Bareilly: There was nothing for more than a decade. Mohammad Usman’s whereabouts had remained a mystery. A resident of Deepa Sarai In Sambhal, he disappeared in 2012 without a trace, without calls, without letters, without track about his destination. Then, on Saturday, silence was shattered. The police suddenly received a letter from the Department of Origin confirming that Usman, now 46, was housed in a prison in Lahore, Pakistan.
The revelation left his family in a state of shock and led Intel’s agencies to investigate whether his disappearance was part of a larger and more sinister network: terrorism.
With the Pakistani Foreign Ministry recently informing the Indian authorities that “last year”, the mystery surrounding Usman has only deepened.
Deepa Sarai has a history of radical connections
Usman had told his family that he was going to Delhi before disappearing. His brother, Mohs Farman, recalled a different timeline: “In 1995, Usman had gone to Delhi, where he learned to repair CA. He remained in contact with the family until 2012, but disappeared after security agencies began to Look for it as an alleged terrorist from Qaida. “
Where was all this while then? Tightened by revelation, the Indian Interior Ministry has now commissioned Sambhal Police With returning to take their movements and determine how it ended in Pakistan. There is also the need to fill the gaps in chronology.
The authorities suspect that Usman may have been linked to a terrorist organization, although concrete evidence has emerged. His wife, reason and other family members have been questioned, but none could explain how he arrived in Pakistan, why route and showing what documents. Meanwhile, the police have intensified surveillance throughout the district, analyzing travel records and monitoring those who have visited Pakistan in recent years.
The Usman case is not isolated. Deepa Sarai has a story of radical connections. The neighborhood was the home of Maulana Elium, also known as Shannu or Sana-Ul-Haq, who became the head of Al-Qaida in the Indian subcontinent before being killed in an American operation in Afghanistan in 2019. Umar disappeared In the 1990s, and intelligence reports indicate that from 10 to 12 young men from Deepa Sarai have disappeared since then, many later emerging in Pakistan.
Sambhal Sp Krishan Kumar Bishnoi confirmed the arrest of Usman to Toi, adding an unexpected detail.
“During the interrogation in Pakistan, Usman mentioned that the former deputy of Sambhal SHAFIQ-UR-RAHMAN BARQ (grandfather of the current deputy of the Samajwadi Zia-Uhman Barq party) lived in his neighborhood and also knew a certain Pozo of Nazeb Haji. However, I didn’t know Barq had died. We are still trying to find out who is Nazeb “
Police have intensified their investigation, collecting data on USman’s finances, communication records and past movements. “His family members have been questioned, and security agencies are investigating all angles,” Bishnoi said. “We are collecting data on mobile numbers, bank accounts and properties. Possible Hawala transactions or high -value bank transactions are also being examined,” he added.
