The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday said it has arrested two wanted absconding accused, including the kingpin, in the 2022 case relating to seizure of explosives and IED material from district Chittorgarh of Rajasthan, as part of the ISIS-inspired terror conspiracy of the ‘SUFA’ terrorist outfit.
The duo, Mohammad Yunus Saki and Imran Khan alias Yusuf, both residents of Ratlam, were produced before the NIA Special Court, Jaipur on Monday. The NIA expects their arrest to lead the agency into establishing the missing links in the case and unearth the outfit’s linkages to active members and sleeper modules of the ISIS in India, including the Rajasthan terror conspiracy case.
Mohammad Yunus Saki and Imran Khan were actively engaged in spreading the ISIS ideology before their arrests from Maharashtra, the NIA alleged.
The NIA had earlier seized explosives and various components used in the fabrication of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from the possession of the accused, wanted in the case.
“Investigations had subsequently revealed that the two men had procured the materials and substances for fabricating the IEDs with the intent of spreading terror and mayhem in Rajasthan and elsewhere in India,” the agency said in a statement.
The arrested duo was highly trained in IED fabrication and was also involved in training the co-accused in making such devices at the Poultry Farm of the mastermind, Imran Khan.