IM man gives cops slip from hospital, held after chase

An Indian Mujahideen member, accused of helping the terror outfit in 2008 Delhi and Ahmedabad bombings, tried to escape from the JJ Hospital premises here where he was taken for check up, police said today.
Anwar Abdul Ali Gani Bagwan's luck ran out soon as he was overpowered by police constables who were earlier escorting him and common people after a chase.
The incident occurred on November 15, when Bagwan (33) was taken to the state-run hospital in Central Mumbai after he complained of some issues with his eyes.
When they reached the premises of the hospital, he pushed police constables and started running, a police official said today.

By the time Bagwan crossed the road, the constables were joined by bystanders in the chase. He was overpowered and taken into custody.
An offence has been registered against him by J J Marg Police in this regard, Senior Inspector Dileep Shinde said.

Bagwan, an undertrial, is lodged in Arthur Road prison here. He was arrested by Crime Branch in 2009.
The MBBS doctor was accused of using the IM funds for hiring flats at posh Koregaon Park area in Pune as the bases for IM members.
He allegedly procured sedatives and anaesthetics from a hospital in Pune and used them to train IM cadres in kidnapping for seeking ransom to fund terror activities. He had allegedly received terror training in Bhatkal.

According to police, Bagwan allegedly let IM use his apartments in Pune to the terror outfit's media wing which had sent emails to news channels just minutes before the bomb blasts struck Delhi and Ahmadabad.
In an 1,800-page chargesheet filed before the MCOCA Court in 2009, the Mumbai Police had charged 21 alleged terrorists of the Indian Mujahideen group, including Bagwan, for being involved in the planning and execution of bomb blasts across the country, of forming an organised crime syndicate for terror-related activities, and of hacking into WiFi accounts to send emails claiming responsibility for the Ahmedabad and Delhi blasts.

On July 26, 2008, a series of multiple bomb blasts hit Ahmedabad, within a span of 70 minutes.
Similarly, Delhi was struck with a series of five synchronised bomb blasts at various locations on September 13, 2008. Scores of people were killed in these bombings.