Mastermind of Gujarat blast 2008 Qureshi arrested in Ghazipur, Delhi today

NEW DELHI: India ' s most wanted terrorist and mastermind of the bomb blast in Gujarat 2008 named Abdul Subhan Qureshi has been arrested from Ghazipur by Delhi police today. In this blast, more than 57 people were killed and at least 200 people were injured. Abdul Subhan Qureshi, a software engineer which come back as a bomb-maker often referred to as "India ' s Bin Laden", was arrested after a brief exchange of fire, police said. 46-year-old Qureshi has been accused of planning the blasts in Ahmedabad and Surat on July 26, 2008. As many as 21 bombs were planted in tiffin carriers and motorcycles in busy markets, bus stations and even hospitals where the injured were being treated. Qureshi has been on the most-wanted list of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly planning the blast in Bangalore in 2014, the serial blasts in Delhi in 2010 and the local train bombings in Mumbai in 2006. ' We have found pistols and several documents through Qureshi during the arresting; he was endeavoring to recreate the Students ' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the Indian Mujahideen" said DCP Special Cell, Pramod Kushwaha. Qureshi went to Nepal with fake documents and was living there for many years. He also went to Saudi Arabia between 2013 and 2015 and returned to India to enhance the terror network, said police. Police had been searching for Abdul Subhan Qureshi across India which was also known as the name of ' Tauqeer ' , for the past few years. Qureshi, also described by investigators as a "techie bomber", is closely linked to the banned Students ' Islamic Movement of India. Qureshi who had been studied in Mumbai and reportedly worked in software companies before being recruited by SIMI. Qureshi ' s parents came to Mumbai from Uttar Pradesh for work.