MYSORE: The two Pakistani nationals suspected to be Al-Badr militants and who were arrested in Mysore following a shootout on Friday, had received funds from the United Arab Emirates and the U.S. for their operations.

This came to light during investigation and a scrutiny of their bank accounts by the police. The suspected militants Mohammad Fahad and Mohammad Ali Hussain are in police custody and the investigating officers are now trying to trace the source and the person who remitted the money and the relationship with the suspected militants.

Commissioner of Police Praveen Sood said Fahad had opened an account with ICICI Bank and the funds were transferred through official channels via the Western Union Money Transfer mechanism.

"The ICICI bank and the Western Union staff were working to trace the source from where the funds were transferred through backward processing of accounts," Mr. Sood said.

The two had received about Rs. 8 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh during their stay in Mysore and the remittance was frequent.

Two more held

The city police arrested two more persons on charges of abetting crime and assisting the suspected militants by helping them procure genuine domicile certificate and ration card based on bogus documents. The accused are Ismail (18) and Rafeeq (20) of Rajivnagar.

Ismail had impersonated himself as Mohammad Koya — an alias for Mohammad Fahad — and sworn before a judge in court while seeking a birth certificate that he was Mohammad Fahad. Since the swearing in was to be in Kannada and Fahad does not know the language, Ismail helped him and facilitated in securing the birth certificate which was issued by the Mysore City Corporation.

Rafeeq helped the suspected militants secure a driving licence which was necessary for proof of address and domicile status. The commissioner said Rafeeq and Ismail fell in the category of regular touts and agents who helped get documents for a commission. "Whether the two were aware of the objectives of the two Pakistani nationals or their antecedents is something we need to investigate and ascertain," Mr. Sood said. This takes the total number of arrests in connection with the case to five.

The commissioner said the team which visited Chennai to retrieve information had learnt that Fahad had also obtained a driving licence from that city.

Narco analysis

Reacting to the official denial issued by Al-Badr in Jammu and Kashmir stating that the two persons nabbed in Mysore did not belong to their organisation, Mr. Sood said, " We do not expect Al-Badr to accept the fact that the two persons nabbed here belong to their organisation. We will prove it with evidence in the court of law," he added.

The police had also sought court permission to carry out narco analysis on Fahad and Hussain to ferret out more information. "Seeking permission for narco analysis is a lengthy process and we have already applied for it," he said.

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