On June 22, 2011 Ahmedabad Mirror reported that city Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested the key accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts Danish Riaz. He was arrested at Vadodara railway station and was brought to the city. Riaz was involved in planning and executing the serial blasts. According to CB officials, Danish Riaz alias Safi, resident of Bariatu in Ranchi, was in Vadodara to meet someone, however, the reason behind his visit is yet to be ascertained. It is to be noted that this was Raiz’s first visit to Gujarat, and therefore police are suspecting a major operation underway, supposedly targeting the forthcoming Rathyatra. Riaz was working with a software company and is an active member of Students Islamic Movement of India (Simi) and Indian Mujahideen (IM).

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