India -- Darsgah-Jihad-o-Shahadath (DJS) is a nondescript organisation which has been in focus by the Gujarat police for a few months, according to timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
Several agencies is reported to be looking into its association with the new radical wing of SIMI (The Students Islamic Movement of India). SIMI is considered by Indian officials to be an Islamist fundamentalist organisation.
DJS offers training in self-defense to its cadres. It operates from the Hyderabad and Secunderabad region.
"The organisation trains youngsters in martial arts especially karate and 'lathi'," a senior police official said.
In November 2007, a training camp for SIMI cadres was organised in Kerala. Police sources said many at this camp used pseudo names, hiding their real identity from one another.
The purpose of the training was allegedly to select individuals to be sent for further arms and explosives training outside the country. Also, another group would supposedly be set up to become involved in "mass murder" operations.
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