Hyderabad: Law enforcers in Andhra Pradesh are frantically trying to locate a tiny and hitherto unheard of village that is apparently being used by a religious sect as a base for its allegedly anti-India operations.

Huzurnagar, which does not appear on any map of Andhra Pradesh, is reportedly being used as a base by the `Deendar Anjuman’, the Muslim sect that has been accused of involvement in the recent bomb blasts in Christian institutions Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Interrogation of 22 arrested Anjuman functionaries reportedly revealed that the organization is brainwashing youths against India and training them in arms handling in Huzurnagar.

Police has launched a search for the mysterious Huzurnagar in the Krishna, Guntur, Khammam and Nalgonda districts after receiving hints that the village could be in any of the four areas. It is believed that Anjuman activists, led by one Khalique-uz- Zaman, had established Huzurnagar after converting locals to Islam. Police sources say Huzurnagar is most likely the code name for a village in Krishna district.

Khalique-uz-Zaman was reportedly arrested on July 21 along with three other important functionaries of the Anjuman at Vijyawada and on the basis of information provided by them four other activists of the organization, allegedly involved in the manufacture of the bombs, were arrested in Khammam district.

The state government, meanwhile, is considering approaching the Pakistani government through the Center for the arrest of Deendar Anjuman chief Zia-ul-Hasan and his son Zahid Pasha in connection with the explosions. Investigations have apparently revealed that Hasan visited Hyderabad in November last year to allegedly hatch the plan for the explosions while Pasha was in the state last month to supervise the operations. A proposal to set up a special court to try the blast cases is also under consideration.

The directors general of police of Andhra Pradesh, Karantaka and Maharashtra are due to meet shortly to coordinate their efforts in the blast probe. Investigations have apparently revealed that the Anjuman is active in all three states. The police feel there is a deep-rooted conspiracy to destabilize India through such blasts.

H.J. Dora, the Director General of Andhra Pradesh Police, has gone on record to say that the Anjuman has a sinister design to unleash mayhem and destabilize India to pave the way for the head of the sect, who is based in Pakistan, to invade India with an army of 'Pathans'. Hasan, during his visit to Hyderabad, had given a call for a 'jehad' (holy war) against India. The main aim of the Anjuman, police sources claim, is to cut off southern India from the northern parts of the country to help Pakistan in case of war.

It has also been learnt that an Anjuman plan to trigger an explosion at a Roman Catholic mission church in the Wyra town in Khammam district was thwarted due to timely police action. Anjuman activists arrested in Khammam railway station told the police that they were given charge of conducting the blast following the explosion in a church in Guntur on June 25. The activists reportedly said they could not execute the plan as police had stepped up the vigil around places of worship.

Meanwhile, the Deendar Anjuman headquarters in Hyderabad continues to deny any involvement in the blasts. General secretary Jafer Sadiq said sect leader Hasan and his friends, who are Pakistani nationals, visit Hyderabad to participate in the annual memorial ceremony for the Deendar Anjuman founder. He said the fact that some sect members had been arrested in connection with the blasts did not mean the Deendar Anjuman itself was involved.