NewsIndiaKnow about Indian Mujahideen, India's first home grown jehadi terror outfit
Know about Indian Mujahideen, India's first home grown jehadi terror outfit
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Shakeel Ahmed started a controversy by claiming that it was the 2002 Gujarat riots that led to the formation of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM). Hitting back, the BJP said
The change in names is believed to signal a change in tactics as SIMI affiliated militants attempt to garner more support from India's Muslim community rather than be seen as a group consisting of foreigners.
The name was first used in November 2007 in a press release claiming responsibility for multiple bomb attacks in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh which killed 17.