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Kerala Muslim group denies terror links

The Kerala-based Muslim group, the National Democratic Front (NDF), has denied links with terror groups after sacking a member who spoke to a terrorist before he was shot dead in Indian Kashmir.

  • IANS
  • Published: 23:43 October 29, 2008
  • Gulf News

New Delhi: The Kerala-based Muslim group, the National Democratic Front (NDF), has denied links with terror groups after sacking a member who spoke to a terrorist before he was shot dead in Indian Kashmir.

NDF founder chairman E. Aboobacker said the group took action against the member, Abdul Jaleel, after the Kerala Police arrested him on October 18 in Kannur for suspected links with a Jammu and Kashmir militant group.

The 37-year-old Jaleel allegedly had contacts with the terrorists in Indian Kashmir and they had contacted him on his mobile phone seeking help, the police said after arresting him.

"The NDF is an organisation, which consists of thousands of members. The moment the police arrested one of our members for having telephonic contacts with the terrorist killed on October 9, we expelled him.

"We welcome any kind of investigation. We don't have any terror links. We work for the unity and integrity of the country," Aboobacker said.

Probe demand

He insisted the government had no right to ban the NDF on the strength of the arrested man's links. "A ban should be served only after proper investigation. Otherwise we won't accept it."

The Kerala Police have confirmed the killing of four youngsters from Kerala in Indian Kashmir. The state police have said that the youths were recruited by Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives.

A senior Kerala Police official said one of the Muslim youths killed in Jammu and Kashmir also had links with the NDF.

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