The mother of Abdus Subhan Qureshi alias Tauqeer, prime accused in the Delhi and Ahmedabad serial blasts, asked her son to surrender before the authorities irrespective of whether he is innocent or not.

"If my son is found guilty by the court and authorities, then I would not stop them from punishing him. He could be hanged before our eyes," a tearful Zubeda Qureshi said.

Addressing a press conference in south Mumbai, Zubeda said Abdus would never commit such an act considering his upbringing.

"We come from a very good family and have good traditions," she said. "Our children have been brought up well and are living in peace with members of all communities," Zubeda, clad in a black burqa (veil), said.

She also said her son had been staying with his wife separately since 2001 in suburban Mira Road and they had no idea about what activities he was involved in.

"We do not want any more trouble for our family because of him," Zubeda said. None of the other members of the family was present at the press conference fearing action against them, the family's lawyer Mubin Solkar said.

Tauqeer was named by the Gujarat police as being one of the masterminds behind the Ahmedabad serial blasts.

He is also accused of having sent the threatening emails for terror group Indian Mujahideen from Mumbai.

In a written statement signed by Abdus' parents, Usman and Zubeda, they said following the blasts in Ahmedabad and Delhi they found "to their horror" that their son was accused of being involved in the dreadful act.

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