Suspected al-Qaeda terrorist Abdur Rahman, who was arrested from Cuttack on December 16, was asked to recruit young boys to work for terror organisations, a senior police official said on Sunday.
“In Bengaluru, Abdur Rehman had met Mohammed Asif, who was arrested from Delhi. Earlier, Asif had received a message from a Pakistani al-Qaeda co-ordinator in which he had been asked to discuss with Rahman for recruitments,” Commissioner of Police RP Sharma said.
Asif (41) is believed to be one of the founding members and the Indian head (Amir) of al-Qaeda in the Indian sub-continent’s (AQIS) motivation, recruitment and training wing.