Aurangabad arms case Brothers were not absconding but living in plain sight

Aurangabad | Tuesday | 17th December, 2019

Summary:

The family of Iliaz and Aijaz Khan, brothers arrested in the Aurangabad arms haul case, has claimed that contrary to the claims of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), the accused were never absconding and had been living in plain sight all these years. The Maharashtra ATS recently arrested Iliaz Akram Shaikh and Aijaz Akram Shaikh from Burhanpur and Delhi respectively. Afzal Khan, the brother of the accused said, "Aijaz was living in Burhanpur (MP) since 2007. The ATS case is that both accused had links to the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul and were absconding since it was registered. The ATS booked the brothers under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and they were produced in a Mumbai court on Saturday..