Even as details regarding the financial transactions -- which financed the November 26 terror attacks -- emerge, another man who the police suspect could be associated with the financing has been put on the radar of investigating agencies.
Khameez Obaid, a resident of Dubai who was arrested by the Hyderabad Police for possessing fake currency worth Rs 2.36 crore, is said to be involved in financing the 26/11 attack in Mumbai. Obaid was held by the Hyderabad Police on August 25, 2007 -- the same day the twin blasts rocked the city.
Obaid will be crucial to the Mumbai Police, who are trying to crack the network which financed the Mumbai terror attack. Sources told rediff.com that Obaid may be interrogated by the Mumbai Police regarding the financial links to the attack.
During interrogation, Obaid is believed to have revealed the names of several people involved in financing terror in India. The Hyderabad cops say it does not appear that Obaid was directly involved in any act of terror -- he confined his operations only to financing.
Obaid had to be re-arrested immediately after his release since a link to the Mumbai attack was emerging. He is believed to be closely linked to Abdul Azeez, the man who funded the Mumbai attack. The Mumbai Police is likely to interrogate him regarding his links to Azeez, who has now been sentenced to life by an Oman court for planning terror strikes in that country.
During interrogation, Obaid revealed that he was part of a Bangladeshi group, which actively financed terror in India. A large chunk of the money, he had been sent across, was from Dubai where he was based prior to his visit to Hyderabad. He is said to have transferred crores of rupees through the sea route to Mumbai, which was later distributed to other parts of the country.
Apart from the Mumbai Police, cops from Bangalore, Delhi and Gujarat are also likely to seek his custody.
