Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested two suspected terrorists near the train station Mankhurd July 6. The two are said to be part of banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen’s (IM), and allegedly involved in Ahmedabad serial blasts that killed 56 people, 26 July 2008.

Rakesh Maria, director general of the additional police (ATS), Abdur Mohammed Irfan said Shakoor Khan alias Mobin, 32, and Raja Ayub Shaikh Amin, 28, were captured outside a municipal school near the station Mankhurd. “The two were found in possession of a pistol 7.65 mm and 0.32 caliber revolver with four bullets and was booked by the Firearms Act,” says Mary.

“I wanted two, even in cases that threaten e-mail sent to Matunga, Chembur and Navi Mumbai,” adds Maria.

Irfan has come to Mumbai few years ago to try his luck in Bollywood, it soon became the crime. “It started with the lift bag to Kurla railway station, and is a graduate of a stolen vehicle,” revealed Mary. “There were about 25 cases against him.” Ayub was a case of robbery and motor vehicle theft against him.

The duo stole four cars and one Maruti WagonR three 800 – which was used in Ahmedabad and Surat by IM. The cars were stolen at the direction of IM operating Muthalik Afzal Usmani, currently housed in the jail in Ahmedabad. Irfan has come into contact with Usmani in 2005 Arthur Road jail.

“They kept in touch and in 2006 joined Irfan Usmani and his cousin Sheikh, IM,” said Maria. Usmani said the duo in the “task” in April 2008 and ordered them to carry out flights in the first week of July 2008. As a result, cars are stolen in New Panvel, Vashi and Nerul and delivered to Surat and Ahmedabad.

The duo was on the run from the instant messaging module was dismantled by the crime unit. “They lived in Indore, Bareilly, Rampur, Ghaziabad and other places and have been involved in several car thefts,” said Mary.

“This is a very important decision that we now have men who have provided vehicles for terrorists,” he said.

ATS, the crime branch disagree

The latent rivalry between practitioners of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the crime branch of Mumbai police came to a head when hunting for the two co Indian Mujahideen (IM). However, common sense prevailed and a face to face was averted.

Sources said a special unit of the crime unit had been warned about the two terrorists by a trusted informant for nearly four months, and was about to follow the duo down. However, the murder of crime J Dey experienced at this time was obliged to put the operation in hopes of starting a hunt for murderers of Dey.

ATS got wind of crime in the administrative sector of activity and to track down the informant, who sold and soon led to the ATS in their prize catch.

ATS sources however, said the arrests were the result of an operation was launched eight months ago. “We grew up from the pier for our purposes. We are not dependent on other informants as ours, “said a source ATS.

This was not the first time the two agencies had come to head towards a common goal.

A few weeks ago, his struggle for power has become the arrest of some suspects, said the ATS, were involved in a shooting in south Mumbai.

Then the Crime Branch sought to vary from those allegations, “rival” the Agency.