Safdar Nagori
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Safdar Nagori | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) |
| Alma mater | Vikram University |
| Organization | Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) |
| Title | General-Secretary of SIMI |
| Criminal charges | Possession of illegal arms, ammunition and explosives Plotting terrorist activities |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Father | Gahiruddhin Nagori |
| Relatives | Kamruddin Nagori (brother) |
Safdar Nagori (born 1969) was the General-Secretary of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), an Islamist organization designated as a terrorist organization by the Government of India.
On 27 February 2017, a court in Indore sentenced Nagori to life imprisonment for possession of illegal arms, ammunition and explosives, and plotting terrorist activities.
Nagori was born in Mahedpur village in the Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh in 1969. His father Gahiruddhin Nagori worked in the Ujjain Police Crime Branch, and retired at the rank of Assistant Sub Inspector in 2005.[1] Safdar Nagori graduated with a Masters in Journalism from Vikram University, Ujjain in 1999 and was a merit holder. While at the university, he became state president of SIMI.[1] His brother Kamruddin Nagori, was the chief of the SIMI's operations in Andhra Pradesh.[2]
Beliefs and ideology
In an interview with Sayantan Chakravarty in April 2001, five months before SIMI was banned by the government, he expressed his views.[3]
Let me explain the concept of Jihad as detailed in the Quran. It is not when an individual is harmed but when an entire community finds itself collectively persecuted that the cry for Jihad is given. ... Warn. If nothing works then one is forced to revolt, take to arms.
...When we are told that there is a rashtrapita [Father of the Nation] in Gandhi, and another great statesman in Jawaharlal Nehru, we feel it is a direct attack on our fundamentals. Nehru wanted Muslims to recognise Ghulam Ahmed Qadiani as our Prophet. He was forcing us to alter our religious belief and we have no regard for such a man.
(In response to the question "you have openly eulogised Osama bin Laden") Not once, but dozens of times. We believe that he has shown great character in standing up to the Americans, the biggest terrorists in the world.
(In response to the question "At SIMI meetings speeches of Qazi Hussain Ahmad, the Jamaat-e-Islami chief in Pakistan, are played. Why?") We link up with him in Pakistan through phones and the speeches are amplified for the audience. The Qazi wants us to take Islam to non-Muslims.
When SIMI was banned in September 2001, Safdar Nagori told BBC that allegations that the organization had links with Islamic militant separatist groups were baseless.[4]