Al Sufa News Today

Aakif Nachan, Tabish Nasser Siddiqui, and others arrested over ISIS links hatched a conspiracy to further the terrorist activities of the group, disturb the unity, integrity, security, and sovereignty of the country, as well as wage a war against the Government of India, says an NIA FIR exclusively accessed by News18

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had requested a 9-day custody extension for the suspects, citing the need for further interrogation to ascertain their respective roles.

According to the latest information, Zulfikar and the other accused, who are currently in ATS custody, allegedly taught Mohammad Imran Khan and Mohammad Yunus Saki how to make bombs

According to ATS sources, Zulfikar Ali, one of the four arrested by the NIA on July 3, could be the mastermind of the terror module. Agencies have found that two of the five accused in this case are engineers, some of them earning a hefty package

According to the ATS, material such as “chemical powder, charcoal, thermometer, dropper, soldering gun, multimeter, small bulbs, batteries, alarm clock," required for making bombs, were seized from Khan and Saki during investigation.

Prosecution lawyer Vjay Fargade sought S N Kazi's custody for further investigation in "terror funding".

According to the police, the accused are “members of the Al Sufa” group linked to ISIS.

Riyaz Ansari is said to be an active terrorist associated with the organisation Al Sufa. Ghaus Mohammad, the other accused went to Pakistan in 2014.

Home minister Narottam Mishra said here on Saturday that it was too early to say anything on certain terror outfits' connection with Khargone violence.

Collector reviews preparations of event to be held at Jamboree Maidan