Updated on Monday, April 07, 2008, 00:00 IST

Zeenews Bureau

Guna, April 07: The ongoing crackdown against the banned Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) continued in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, with the police detaining five suspected activists of the outfit for interrogation.

Sub Divisional Police Officer Awdhesh Pratap said that the police detained the five after interrogating top SIMI leaders who were arrested recently.

Meanwhile in Indore, one more SIMI activist was arrested for his alleged involvement in illegal activities and for aiding anti-India elements.

The arrested SIMI worker was identified as Naved Irfan, police said, adding he was arrested from Khajrana area of the city.

Thirteen top SIMI leaders, including its former chief Safdar Nagori, were arrested from a house in Indore on March 27 where they were holed up to conduct the meeting of the banned outfit.

Since then over a dozen SIMI workers have been arrested from different cities in the state.