The arrested suspects are identified as Rakib Imam Ansari, a 29-year-old BTech and MTech graduate from Aligarh Muslim University, taken into custody on Friday; Naved Siddiqui (23), pursuing a BSc from Aligarh Muslim University; Mohd Noman (27), holding a BA (Honours) from the university; and 23-year-old Mohd Nazim, a graduate from Sambhal, detained on Saturday, as stated by the UP ATS in a Sunday release.
The ATS disclosed the seizure of banned ISIS literature, along with mobile phones and pen drives, from the apprehended individuals.
“The accused were allegedly linked to the banned terror outfit ISIS and working to overthrow the elected government through “violent terror jihad” and establish ‘Sharia’. The accused were distributing ISIS-related literature for the purpose among like-minded people and associating them with the terror group,” the release stated.
They were mentally and physically preparing people for “terror jihad” through online platforms and planned to carry out a major action in the state and the country, it added.
1) Four students of Aligarh Muslim University arrested for alleged ISIS links:
Raquib – Btech
Naved – BSC
Gaffar – BA
Nazim – also from AMU2) Zulfikar Ali, a senior manager at a multinational IT company with annual salary of Rs 31 lakh, arrested by NIA in Pune ISIS module case. pic.twitter.com/lYkZrYJ6s0
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) November 12, 2023
According to the release all the accused came in contact with each other during meetings of the Students of Aligarh Muslim University – a students’ union – and were trying to connect new people with ISIS under its garb.
Earlier on November 8, ATS of Uttar Pradesh arrested a suspected terrorist under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) from Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, the police said.
The accused, identified as Wajihuddin, was arrested near the Supela police station area of Durg’s Smriti Nagar on October 7 (Tuesday).
“UP ATS team had come here yesterday morning. For the arrest, they had asked for cooperation from us. They have arrested an accused. They have taken him on transit remand. It’s a case of the UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act),” Abhishek Jha, Additional Superintendent of Police, Durg said.
As per the Durg Police, Wajihuddin was an active member of ISIS and has been pursuing Ph.D. from AMU while staying in the SBI Colony in Durg.
The accused was nabbed during a joint search operation carried out by Supela police and UP ATS in Durg.
During the course of the investigation, it was found that Wajihuddin and some members of the group engaged in anti-national activities.
