The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested Mohammad Gufran from Amroha in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the ISIS conspiracy case relating to a sisnister plan to target Delhi-NCR and Uttar Pradesh. Gufran is the 13th accused to have been arrested in the case. During investigation, role of said accused person had surfaced as one of the key conspirators in planning to carry out terrorist attacks in Delhi NCR and UP.
“Arrested accused Mohammad Gufran was inspired by ideology of ISIS which is a proscribed organization under UAPA (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act) and formed a pro-ISIS module namely Harkat Ul Harb-e-Islam with the help of accused persons arrested earlier to wage war against Government of India,” NIA spokesperson said.
Investigation revealed that he was instrumental in procurement of arms and ammunition and also explosives to carry out terrorist attacks in Delhi NCR and UP, the NIA spokesperson further said.
Twelve accused persons have earlier been arrested in the case.
The case relates to a group of pro-ISIS terrorists who formed a terrorist gang which was engaged in acts preparatory to commission of terror attacks with a view to wage war against the Government of India.
“The group was found to be inspired by ideology of ISIS and was conspiring and preparing to target places of importance in and around National Capital Territory of Delhi. It was gathered that Mufti Mohd. Suhail alias Hazrath, resident of Jafrabad, Seelampur, Delhi, was the Amir of pro-IS module who mobilized funds and procured weapons, ammunition and explosive materials to prepare IEDs etc with his other associates, the spokesperson added.
Gufran will be produced before the designated NIA Court, Patiala House, New Delhi on Sunday.
Meanwhile, (the NIA on Saturday carried out searches at three locations in Hyderabad and Wardha in another ISIS-related case known as Abu Dhabi Module case
During the searches conducted in this case, a number of digital devices including 13 mobile phones, 11 SIM cards, onr iPad, two laptops, one external hard disk, six pen drives, six SD Cards and three Walkie Talkie Sets (Kenwood besides a number os suspicious documents have been seized from the houses of the suspects.
“Questioning of the four suspects is going on,” the spokesperson said without an elaboration.