New Delhi (NVI): Jalees Ansari, a convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, who was out on parole but disappeared on Thursday morning, was arrested by the UP Police in Kanpur today.
The 68-year-old convict, also known as ‘Doctor Bomb’ — for his alleged expertise in making bombs — was arrested by the police when he was coming out from a mosque in Kanpur, UP DGP OP Singh said. The officer added that Ansari has been brought to Lucknow.
The convict, who is currently serving a life imprisonment in Rajasthan, was out on a parole. According to police, Ansari had filed an application in the Supreme Court and was granted parole in December for 21 days.
He was produced at a police station in Mumbai, following which he got out on parole so that he can stay at his home in the city. He was granted parole on the condition that he has to mark his attendance at Agripada Police Station every day. On Wednesday, he came to the police station to mark his attendance but didn’t turn up on Thursday. Following this, his son lodged a missing complaint on Thursday at Agripada Police station.
