NEW DELHI: Haris Farooqui, the alleged head of ISIS in India who was arrested just lately by the Special Task Force in Assam, purportedly orchestrated plans to hold out bomb blasts in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand with the sinister intention of instigating communal discord. The Assam Police sources have made stunning revelations after chilling particulars emerged from Harish Farooqui’s interrogation following his arrest on Wednesday. Assisted by his associates Shahnavaz from Jharkhand and Professor Wajiduddin from Aligarh, Farooqui allegedly devised a nefarious scheme to sow seeds of division and chaos by orchestrating acts of terrorism in these northern Indian states.
According to sources acquainted with the investigation, Farooqui, in collaboration along with his accomplices, meticulously deliberate to execute bomb blasts in populous areas of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, strategically concentrating on locations prone to incite communal tensions.
Moreover, chilling particulars have emerged suggesting that Farooqui had performed a trial of an improvised explosive gadget (IED) on the Haldwani railway station, indicating a sinister agenda aimed toward inflicting widespread concern and panic among the many public.
Haris Farooqui, Aide Nabbed In Assam
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police just lately apprehended Haris Farooqui and his shut affiliate from Assam’s Dhubri district. Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi, believed to be the top of ISIS in India, and his affiliate Anurag Singh alias Rehan, have been captured in a meticulously executed operation led by the STF crew beneath the steerage of Parthasarathi Mahanta, IGP (STF), and Kalyan Kumar Pathak, Additional Superintendent of Police (STF).
Speaking at a press convention held on the Assam Police headquarters in Guwahati, IGP Mahanta disclosed, “Fifteen days ago, we received intelligence from the central agency regarding potential movements of ISIS leaders in certain areas of the Dhubri Sector. Acting upon this credible information, a special task force was immediately mobilized to take action.”
He additional elaborated, “Our personnel were deployed to key areas of suspected movement, and through focused efforts, we were able to narrow down our focus by the 18th. By the 19th, we received specific intelligence regarding their likely movement.”
Providing insights into the operation, IGP Mahanta revealed, “Consequently, I led an STF team, accompanied by an additional SP, to the Dharmasala area in Dhubri. On the morning of the 18th, we encountered two individuals who appeared to be seeking transportation. Utilizing photographs of top-level ISIS leaders, we identified a match with these two suspects.”
Additionally, Mahanta disclosed that data from sister companies indicated the presence of two high-ranking ISIS leaders in a neighbouring nation, planning to infiltrate India by way of the Dhubri Sector for sabotage actions.
“Based on this intelligence, an STF team was deployed to locate and apprehend the suspects, who were also wanted by the NIA (National Investigation Agency). The operation culminated in the successful apprehension of the accused individuals in the Dharmasala area of Dhubri in the early hours of March 20,” Mahanta acknowledged.
Further investigations confirmed the identities of the arrested people, with Haris Farooqi recognized as the top of ISIS in India and Anurag Singh as his affiliate. Both people are alleged to be extremely indoctrinated leaders of ISIS in India, concerned in recruitment, terror funding, and the planning of terror acts utilizing IEDs throughout a number of areas within the nation.
The STF, Assam, stated that it’ll collaborate with the NIA to proceed with authorized actions in opposition to these fugitives, as a number of circumstances in opposition to them are pending in varied courts, together with the NIA, Delhi, ATS, Lucknow, amongst others.
