The Special Task Force of the Madhya Pradesh police arrested as many as thirteen Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activists including its all India chief, Safdar Nagori, from a house in Indore on March 27. They were wanted in connection with several cases of bomb blasts and other anti-national activities. Several arms and ammunitions including seven pistols as well as incriminating documents were recovered from their possession1.

• 1. “SIMI chief among 13 held in Madhya Pradesh crackdown”, Indian Express, March 28, 2008, at http://www.indianexpress.com/story/289387.html