Indian Mujahideen

Indian Mujahideen is the name of a militant Islamist group in India, that has claimed responsibility for several attacks against civilian targets in India.^[1] Recently being addressed as NIM - Non-Indian Mujahideen because of their Anti-India Attacks.^[2]

Believed to be a "shadow amalgam of the SIMI and Lashkar-e-Toiba", the Indian Mujahideen have been declared a "terrorist" organization, and membership in the group has been banned in India.^[3]

Investigators believe that Indian Mujahideen is one of many groups composed of lower-tier SIMI members. According to the Indian Intelligence Bureau, SIMI took new titles because the top leadership of SIMI have been detained and would be available for interrogation.^[4] The change in names is also believed to signal a change in tactics as SIMI-affiliated militants attempt to garner more support from India's Muslim community rather than be seen as a group consisting of foreigners.^[5]

Two days after the 13 May 2008 Jaipur bombings, the Islamic extremist group^[6] sent an e-mail to Indian media in which they claimed responsibility for the attacks^[7] and said they would "demolish the faith (Hinduism) of the infidels of India".^[8]

The biggest and boldest attack to date by the group was the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, where it gained national notoriety with a casualty count towards 50.

This group also claimed to be responsible for the 2008 Delhi serial blasts.

Attacks claimed by Indian Mujahideen

The emails sent by Indian Mujahideen claimed that they were responsible for the following terror incidents. One warning email was received 5 minutes before the first blast in Ahmedabad. Another was received soon after the first blast of the Delhi bombings. The timing makes it impossible for any other groups to have sent the two emails.

• 23 November 2007 Uttar Pradesh serial blasts
• 13 May 2008 Jaipur bombings
• 25 July 2008 Bangalore serial blasts
• 26 July 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts
• 13 September 2008 Delhi serial blasts

Suspected leaders

It is suspected that these are the major leaders of the Indian Mujahideen group^[32].

• Abdus Subhan Qureshi Alias Tauqeer, 36, sought: A software engineer from Mumbai. An expert in bomb-making and is an expert hacker.

• Safdar Nagori, 38, under arrest: Architect the transformation from SIMI to Indian Mujahideen.

• Mufti Abu Bashir, 28, under arrest: A preacher from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.

• Qayamuddin Kapadia, 28, sought : A trader of Vadodara, he started the first-ever mosque of the Ahle Hadis Tanzeem in Vadodara a few years ago.

• Sajid Mansuri, 35, under arrest: A graduate in psychology and formerly a marketing executive.

• Usman Agarbattiwala, sought, 25: A PG diploma holder from Vadodara in human rights

• Alamzeb Afridi, 24, sought: A jobless youth from Ahmedabad. He purchased bicycles and then planted them in Ahmedabad after tying bombs.

• Abdul Razik Mansuri, 27, sought: An embroidery unit owner.

• Mujib Shaikh, 25, sought: A stone polishing artisan.

• Zahid Shaikh, 27, sought: A mobile phone repair shop owner from Ahmedabad.

• Amil Parwaz, sought: A native of Ujjain. Believed to be involved in the court bomb blasts in Uttar Pradesh in November 2007.