By PTI
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday arrested alleged terrorists with Islamic State hyperlinks who was planning a terror assault on Independence Day, an official stated right here.
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the police arrested Sabauddin Azmi, a member of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, after questioning him at its Lucknow headquarters, Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Law and Order, Prashant Kumar stated in an announcement.
The suspect, a resident of the of Amilo space of Azamgarh district, additionally goes by the names Dilawar Khan and Bairam Khan, the assertion stated.
A case has been registered towards Azmi, who was in direct contact with an ISIS recruiter, below sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Arms Act, it added.
The ATS has seized supplies utilized in making bombs, an unlawful weapon and cartridges from the accused, the assertion stated.
The UP ATS acquired info that the accused, after being influenced by ISIS ideology, was spreading jihadi concepts and making an attempt to get others to hitch the phobia outfit, it stated.
He was introduced in for questioning and arrested after proof of his hyperlinks with the ISIS have been discovered, the assertion stated.
It stated after connecting with an individual recognized as Bilal on Facebook, Azmi began a dialog concerning the motion being taken in Kashmir and Bilal supplied him the contact of ISIS member Musa, alias Khattab Kashmiri.
Azmi bought in contact with Musa after which with Abu Bakr al-Shami of the ISIS dwelling in Syria, the assertion stated.
According to the police, Shami bought Azmi in contact with Abu Umar, a resident of Murtaniya who began coaching him on the right way to make hand grenades, bombs and IEDs and dealing on a plan to determine an Islamic State in India.
The assertion stated Azmi was planning an explosion on Independence Day.
Azmi was engaged on a plan to focus on members of the RSS, it added.
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday arrested alleged terrorists with Islamic State hyperlinks who was planning a terror assault on Independence Day, an official stated right here.
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the police arrested Sabauddin Azmi, a member of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, after questioning him at its Lucknow headquarters, Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Law and Order, Prashant Kumar stated in an announcement.
The suspect, a resident of the of Amilo space of Azamgarh district, additionally goes by the names Dilawar Khan and Bairam Khan, the assertion stated.
A case has been registered towards Azmi, who was in direct contact with an ISIS recruiter, below sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Arms Act, it added.
The ATS has seized supplies utilized in making bombs, an unlawful weapon and cartridges from the accused, the assertion stated.
The UP ATS acquired info that the accused, after being influenced by ISIS ideology, was spreading jihadi concepts and making an attempt to get others to hitch the phobia outfit, it stated.
He was introduced in for questioning and arrested after proof of his hyperlinks with the ISIS have been discovered, the assertion stated.
It stated after connecting with an individual recognized as Bilal on Facebook, Azmi began a dialog concerning the motion being taken in Kashmir and Bilal supplied him the contact of ISIS member Musa, alias Khattab Kashmiri.
Azmi bought in contact with Musa after which with Abu Bakr al-Shami of the ISIS dwelling in Syria, the assertion stated.
According to the police, Shami bought Azmi in contact with Abu Umar, a resident of Murtaniya who began coaching him on the right way to make hand grenades, bombs and IEDs and dealing on a plan to determine an Islamic State in India.
The assertion stated Azmi was planning an explosion on Independence Day.
Azmi was engaged on a plan to focus on members of the RSS, it added.
