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NIA arrests founder of ‘ISIS Amroha module’ in Delhi


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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested – Mohammad Faiz, a resident of Delhi’s Jaffrabad area, for a conspiracy to carry out terror attacks in the national capital region (NCR) and Uttar Pradesh by an Islamic State inspired module.
 

Faiz is the founding member of pro-Islamic State module - Harkat-Ul-Harb-E-Islam, also popularly known as ‘ISIS Amroha module’ recently unearthed by the NIA. So far, 14 members of the module including its leader Mufti Mohammad Suhail have been arrested.
 

NIA spokesperson Alok Mittal said Faiz was closely involved in the procurement of arms and ammunition for the group to carry out terrorist acts in and around NCR. Suhail, according to a NIA officer, had even travelled to Tral, Rajouri and Bandipora twice last year and had sought arms training from a Pakistan trained “mujahideen”.
 

The agency had claimed in December 2018, following raids at 17 places in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh that this new ISIS inspired module was at an advanced stage of preparation for carrying out a series of bomb blasts in Delhi with crowded areas and important persons as likely targets.
 

The outfit members, according to the NIA, were “highly radicalised and motivated” and had conducted reconnaissance at several places in Delhi, including the RSS office and the Delhi Police headquarters.
 

The agency had recovered 25 kg of explosive material, including potassium nitrate, potassium chlorate, sulphur and sugar paste, 112 alarm clocks, 51 pipes, mobile phone circuits, remote control switches, steel containers and electric wires from the module members, apart from 90 mobile phones and 134 SIM cards and incriminating IS literature.

 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nia-arrests-founder-of-isis-amroha-module-in-delhi/story-aPp2KU2RuRMywWoGSgfS0M.html

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Thats a good number of people arrested in one raid who were preparing to carry attacks. All the other goods for making bombs and devices used for communciation too is under the custody. A very successful operation by NIA and a signigifcant one. This will definitely help get more information regarding the funding and operations of the gang. Also the tracking network of India including call trackers, intel etc has now more known people to track and get leads by monitoring them even if by any chance they get released. Overall a great job.

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