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July 20 was a bright day in the investigations of Akshardham terror attack. Gujarat police’s Organization for Counter Terrorist Operations (OCTOPUS) took into its custody the suspect involved in supposedly terror attack of Gandhinagar’s Akshardham Temple that took place in the year 2002.

Akshardham Temple attack

This suspect’s name is Shoukatullah Ghouri, who arrived from Saudi Arabia yesterday only. The moment he arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, OCTOPUS arrested him and issued a non-bailable warrant on his name. At the time of arrest, he was with his wife and four children. The family had arrived from Jeddah.

Gouri serves as a religious cleric in on of the mosques in Jeddah. After his arrest, Gujarat police took him away to some unknown destination. His family was also severely interrogated by Gujarat police and their passports and other important educational documents were also seized.