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Last updated: July 19, 2023, 21:06 IST
(above) the five suspects; (Bottom left) Four walkie-talkies, seven handguns, ammunition, two daggers, and other materials recovered from suspected ISIS members. (News 18)
According to the initial plan, the five suspects who were arrested in Bengaluru wanted to carry out “major incidents only”, according to senior sources in the security services. Junaid was working on targets for the ISIS unit in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan
Junaid, one of the five suspects in the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIS) unit arrested from Bengaluru on Tuesday, was the mastermind behind a sinister plan of “major targeted killings and explosive device detonations”, according to senior sources in the security services.
The investigation and technical evaluation revealed that Junaid was working on targets for the ISIS unit in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. “Agencies are checking if Junaid has deputized V.T. Nazir, the Mangalore blast suspect is currently in Bengaluru Central Jail, with whom the suspects were in contact,” the sources said.
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According to the initial plan obtained by the agencies, they wanted to implement “major incidents only”. The sources said that the coming days are likely to witness more arrests.
News18 earlier reported how Junaid was in contact with the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and sent explosives to the accused possibly from the borders of Gujarat or Punjab.
The sources said that the defendants were in possession of hand grenades. After being questioned, four walkie-talkies, seven pistols, ammunition, two daggers and other incriminating items were recovered from Bengaluru.
The police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the accused, including the fugitives.
During a press conference, Bengaluru Police Commissioner P Dayananda said, “All of them are in the age group of 25 to 35 years. They were using digital payment applications for financial transactions.”
in MP
An official said Tuesday that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has damaged a poultry farm in Madhya Pradesh state that is allegedly being used by members of the ‘Sofa’ terrorist group inspired by the Islamic State group.
A spokesperson for the Federal Anti-Terrorism Agency said, Imran Khan’s property in Golaniya village in Ratlam district was attached under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with a plot to commit terrorist acts in Rajasthan.
The official said that the poultry farm was exploited by SOFA members to radicalize new cadres and train them to make explosive devices.
On September 22 last year, the National Intelligence Agency submitted an indictment against Khan and 10 other suspects. Explosives and components used in making improvised explosive devices were seized. The NIA said the case was registered against the newly formed domestic terrorist group, Sofa, in April 2022 in connection with an alleged plot to carry out terrorist acts in Rajasthan.
The spokesman said that the investigations revealed that “Sofa” was strongly inspired by the activities of the global terrorist organization ISIS and tended to “jihadist ideology”. The official said that “Sofa’s members encouraged other youth from the area to join the group to commit acts of terrorism.”
With PTI input
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