Guna Apr 7: In the ongoing crackdown against banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), five suspected activists of the outfit were detained by police for interrogation here on Monday.

They were detained following questioning of arrested SIMI leaders, sub divisional police officer (SDOP) Awdhesh Pratap Singh told reporters.

Meanwhile, police arrested one more SIMI activist from Indore for allegedly indulging in illegal activities and aiding anti-national 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.