New Delhi: After three suspected terrorists were arrested by the Delhi police in the Islamic State (IS) module case on October 2, new developments in the case have put the spotlight on Arshad, a PhD student, and his alleged involvement in the Delhi riots conspiracy case.
The suspected terrorist has also been accused of his key role in the conspiracy of riots in Delhi during the CAA-NRC protest. Following this, the accused has also been connected to the 2020 Delhi riots and for playing a key role in setting up the Shaheen Bagh protest site.
As per sources, the PhD student provided shelter to the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) most-wanted terrorist Shahnawaz, who had escaped from Pune police custody and had a reward of Rs 3 lakh, in Delhi.
On October 2, the Delhi police Special Cell arrested terrorist Shahnawaz along with Rizwan and Arshad, on charges of conspiring to carry out an attack in the country. According to the sources, the three accused were also associated with terrorist organization like ISIS and were allegedly planning terrorist attacks in the country.
As per the police, Shahnawaz Alam alias Abdullah, during interrogation, revealed that he conducted recce of VIP political leader’s routes in Mumbai, Surat, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad, for the planting of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and targeted killings.
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