25-05-2025
Siraj-Ur-Rehaman, Syed Sameer being grilled at Police Training College in Vizianagaram
As many as 15 officials of various wings such as National Investigation Agency, Anti Terrorists Squad, Counter Intelligence and other wings continued their investigation on Sunday (May 25, 2025) to know the names of masterminds behind the two accused persons Siraj-Ur-Rehaman and Syed Sameer, who had reportedly planned blasts in Vizianagaram and other soft targets in the State in the backdrop of India's counter attack on Pakistan after the killing of 26 tourists in the Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir on April 22, 2025.
The accused are being grilled every day, ever since they were remanded into one week police custody, a couple of days ago, at the Police Training College in Vizianagaram. The officials who came from Chennai and other places are coordinating with one another and sharing the inputs provided by the two accused persons who were arrested one week ago and later taken into police custody with the permission of a court in Vizianagaram.
As the court directed them not to adopt third degree methods during police custody, the senior cops are confining to a volley of questions. According to sources, the accused informed the officers that they used chat and contact with one another with the support of Magic Lantern and free-open source software, which allows sharing of raw video footage and pictures. The officials took the support of techies to retrieve the data and footage shared by them with others who stayed abroad.
As part of maintaining absolute secrecy, the officials of the intelligence agencies have allowed only select local senior police officials during the interrogation at the PTC , which is currently under the control of National Investigation Agency. The regular employees of PTC are also not being allowed to enter the interrogation rooms. A senior team of doctors from Vizianagaram Government General Hospital checked the health of both the accused persons and said that their blood pressure and other health parameters were normal.
NIA officials are expected to grill the family members of Siraj-Ur-Rehaman, a resident of Abad street of Vizianagaram. The locals particularly neighbours of Siraj's house are worried with the spread of news of his involvement in terrorist activities. Siraj later developed contact with Syed Sameer of Hyderabad and shared vital data with regard to terrorist plots. The cops have not allowed Siraj family members to withdraw the amount from a cooperative bank located near Fort junction. It was learnt that around ₹42 lakh is available in Siraj and his family members' accounts. The bank officials are not allowing the locker to be opened as soon as Siraj was taken into custody in the case.
