(a) whether some activists of the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)
have been apprehended recently;
(b) if so, the total number of SIMI activists arrested during each of the last
three years and in the current year till date, alongwith the items seized from
them, State-wise;
(c) whether these activists have joined hands with Laskar-e-Taiba and they are
receiving financial assistance from foreign countries; and
(d) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to check such nexus and to curb
the activities of SIMI?