The quizzing of Gorakhnath temple attack accused Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi has revealed that he was trying to develop a `jihadi app’ at the behest of terror groups.

Earlier, Abbasi had confessed to having carried out the attack as he was unhappy with the harassment of Muslims through the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens, hijab issue etc.

Well placed sources said that during Abbasi's quizzing, it came to the fore that he was designing a ‘jihadi app’ named `Jarima’ at the behest of ultra outfits.

The word 'Jarima' in Arabic means oppression.

Abbasi used to exchange messages through the Pir2Pir application to design this Arabic-language jihadi app, which has been frequently used by Islamic ultras.

The purpose of the application was to connect such people who wanted to come on the path of jihad or who felt that Muslims were being oppressed. For this, Abbasi was getting help from terrorists.

After completing a degree course in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Abbasi also pursued a course in application development.

The investigation also highlighted a `honey trap’ angle.

It is learnt that Abbasi's leaning for radical thought started with an email, which came from a girl from an ISIS camp in Syria. Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi told interrogators that he had also transferred money several times in the account of the girl. He was also preparing to go to the terror outfit ISIS.

Abbasi disclosed that the girl from an ISIS camp in Syria sent an email and also her photo and promised to meet him in India. In turn, Abbasi sent Rs 40,000 to her. They started communication through e-mail and thus Abbasi came in contact with ISIS terrorists. It is also being said that he was about to go to Syria via Nepal.