Indore, Apr 11: The Madya Pradesh Police on Thursday arrested an activist of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India from Rishala area of the city, police said.

Hfiz Yusuf has been an active worker of SIMI and has played significant role in collecting funds for the outfit, sources informed. He has been working in a mobile shop in Indore.

Cases have been registered against him for illegal activities and aiding anti-national elements, police said.

In its ongoing drive against the banned outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Madhya Pradesh police today arrested two more activists from this district.

Besides, two more people are being interrogated Superintendent of Police Pramod Verma said four people had been brought to police station for interrogation on April 8. After intense grilling, Feroz Mohammed and Azhar Khan were arrested yesterday.

Both were presented before court, which sent them judicial custody up to April 17. The duo admitted that they joined SIMI through SIMI activist Afzal Parvez, who was arrested in Indore in recently.

Shabeer and Nadim were being interrogated.

So far, police have arrested about 50 SIMI activists and supporters from various parts of Madhya Pradesh including 22 from Indore, in the past fortnight.