Police claimed that the arms sent by the Hizbul Mujahideen were meant for Mujeeb to carry out terror attacks in Hyderabad. Seven accused, including Mujeeb, were arrested while nine others still remain at large. The trial began in 2007.

Mujeeb was earlier sentenced to life imprisonment for gunning down additional superintendent of police Krishna Prasad in 1992. The Andhra Pradesh government released him on remission on Independence Day in 2004.

After release from prison, he allegedly reactivated his links with the Hizbul Mujahideen and other terror groups. Police claimed that he also produced several CDs in which he appealed for funds for his terror operations.

Mujeeb had also received a satellite phone from Hizbul Mujahideen leaders in Pakistan to contact the outfit's operatives in Kashmir. Police had recovered the satellite phone and booked him under Indian Telegraph Act.