Man arrested in US on jihadi suspicions is RSS activist

Mumbai: Malad filmmaker Vijay Kumar, arrested at Houston airport on Friday for carrying books on Islam, jihadi literature and brass knuckles, is an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist. He has given several lectures on religion across India and even abroad.
Kumar, 40, was detained at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston after the authorities found his movements suspicious. He was found in possession of jihadi literature, brass knuckles and a handgun manual.
He was released on a $5,000 bond on Wednesday after a five-day detention.
Kumar resides at Interface Heights in Mailed, but is a native of Delhi. His family lives in Grumman. His advocate Naive Tamale said, “Kumar was an RSV pracharak for 10 years.
Later, he began making music videos and documentaries. He is now a life member of Delhi-based Patriots’ Forum (an organisation set up by retired IAS and IPS officers, and judges). He has got nothing to do with Islam and jihad.
Kumar’s neighbours at Interface Heights know little about him, but enough to say he was never the type to raise suspicion. A neighbour said, “His house often remains locked for weeks, but he has never troubled anyone in the colony.”
26/08/10 Deeptiman Tiwary/Mumbai Mirror

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