Archive · 28 May 2025
Men Sent to Jail for Alleged Bomb Plot in Visakhapatnam
Two men, Siraj and Sameer, were arrested for allegedly planning bomb blasts in India.
They were taken to jail after police questioned them about the bombs and their connections to people in the Middle East.
The police are also looking into how they got money.
The arrest happened after a terror attack and a counter-attack.
The police think they might need to question them more to find out more.
Siraj-Ur-Rehaman and Syed Sameer were arrested for planning blasts.
They were sent to Visakhapatnam Central Jail.
The accused were in police custody for a week.
Top officials from various agencies interrogated the accused.
Police are investigating funding sources and links to Middle East individuals.
- Who
- Siraj-Ur-Rehaman and Syed Sameer.
- What
- Siraj and Sameer were sent to jail after being accused of planning blasts using IEDs.
- When
- May 28, 2025, with police custody ending on Wednesday.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam Central Jail.
- Why
- They were accused of making explosive devices and planning attacks.
- Accused
- Siraj-Ur-Rehaman and Syed Sameer
- Charges
- Making IEDs and planning blasts
- Location of planned attacks
- Vizianagaram and other places in the state
- Custody
- Visakhapatnam Central Jail
- Involved agencies
- NIA, Counter Intelligence, ATS
- Event relevance
- Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor