A team of Intelligence officials has found that the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) has chalked out plans to have terror explosions in Kochi and Kozhikode along with some select Indian cities. Officials from various Intelligence agencies agree that top leadership of the SIMI has several Keralaites. The Intelligence gathering wing has also found out that some leaders from Kerala were in the team of SIMI leaders who had met epresentatives of the Afghan warlord Mullah Omer. Sources said the meeting was held at Belgaum, Karnataka & decided to have further studies on the geography and the population density of Kozhikode and Kochi. It is also learnt that the organization was asked to give a detailed game plan on operation by the Afghan reps. The recent meeting of the top brass of the Indian Intelligence agencies in the State draws significance in this context. It may be recalled that two highly qualified computer engineers, Shibil and Kuttiamu were arrested in Bhopal and Bangalore respectively after tip-offs to the police. Both these engineers were found to be hardcore activists of the SIMI and Intelligence agencies point out that all the banned organsiations are utilizing highly skilled youngsters who are doing their studies in good colleges after passing the entrance examinations with flying colours.
The Malappuram and Kozhikode district police officials have also been alerted on the possibility of a SIMI-orchestrated attack in Kochi and Kozhikode. The presence o
