Madhya Pradesh police on Thursday (August 21) claimed that July 26 Ahmedabad serial blasts was carried out to avenge the arrest of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader Safdar Nagori by his cadres.

TIMES NOW accesses the interrogation report of Madhya Pradesh police on Nagori, in which Nagori talks about how he transformed SIMI's profile from a dormant fundamental religious organisation to a militant outfit.

The confession, also disclosed how he along with his trusted aides intensified SIMI's activities in 2001, and trained the youths, the first time SIMI was banned by the Indian government. Nagori told the Madhya Pradesh police that post the ban on SIMI in 2001, how he launched a massive recruitment drive across the country to increase the group’s strength.

SIMI was formed in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, in April 1977. The stated mission of SIMI is the ‘liberation of India’ from western materialistic cultural influence and to convert it into an Islamic society.

SIMI was banned by the Central government in 2002 for its involvement in terror activities in India. However, in August 2008, a special tribunal lifted ban on SIMI. The ban was subsequently stayed by the Supreme Court of India on August 6, 2008.

Key Words: Nagori

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