Chauhan, accused of supplying arms to spread terror, was on the run for the last 14 years after he was named as one of the accused in that case, registered by City Crime Branch in November 2003, it said. According to ATS officials, he was part of a larger conspiracy of spreading terror in the state to avenge the killing of Muslims during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. "Chauhan used his connections to acquire arms and ammunitions from MP-based dealers and then supplied these arms to other accused. In 2003, the city crime branch had registered a case under Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Act against the perpetrators and subsequently arrested around 60 accused while around 35 are still at large, the official said. Since the case was handled by the crime branch, Chauhan will be handed over to them for further probe, the release said.

Source: dna February 05, 2017 14:01 UTC