Seven-day police custody for Siraj and Sameer
They have also been preparing the ground to inquire the accused in a secret place to obtain the key information regarding their conspiracy behind the making of IEDs and links with the terrorists and their sympathizers. On the other side police especially National investigation agency (NIA) officials have already seized the bank accounts of Siraj suspecting that he received huge funds from terror organizations. They found that the two have developed close contact with Soudi Arabian organizations which have funded a lot to plan for blasts in Vizianagaram and some other places.
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