A local court on Wednesday granted bail to a 28-year-old man who was arrested in the National Capital on suspicion of having alleged links with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in October. The court said no purpose is being served by keeping him behind the bars.
Mohammad Rahmat Pasha was arrested on October 5 while he was returning to his native Hyderabad after buying country made pistols from Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district. Special Cell’s New Delhi Range, after receiving information, nabbed Pasha on his arrival at New Delhi Railway Station. According to the police he was planning to abduct a politician in the National capital.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Khanagwal granted him bail as the court observed that investigation in this case is completed and no fruitful purpose will be served by keeping him behind the bar. Pasha was asked to furnish a personal bond of Rs 25,000 and a surety of like amount.
According to police, he had come in Delhi to carry out anti-national activity and has links with banned terror outfit Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). He is believed to have links to terror outfit lashkar-e-Tayyeba and Jaish-e-Mohammad and was allegedly influenced by terror propaganda found on the internet related to Islamic State (ISIS), the police had said after his arrest.
The defence counsel of the accused, MS Khan told the court that his client has been falsely implicated in the case and there is no evidence proving his connection with any terrorist organisation. Pasha was also accused in a case under Arms Act.