Bhopal, a 34-year-old man arrested for allegedly plotting "lone wolf" attacks on security forces was helping the families of eight SIMI activists killed in an encounter with police in 2016, a senior Anti-Terrorism Squad official said. Madhya Pradesh. on Monday.
Last week, the ATS arrested Faizan Sheikh, a mechanic influenced by the ideologies of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) and the Islamic State (IS), from the communally sensitive city of Khandwa.
"Sheikh was meeting and assisting the families of SIMI activists killed in an encounter with police. He carried out acts to carry out lone wolf attacks on police personnel in Khandwa city," said the inspector general (IG -ATS) Ashish.
The accused was arrested on July 4 and taken to ATS custody for five days, he said.
The IG, however, denied that Sheikh wanted to avenge the death of SIMI activists with plans to attack the police.
Sheikh was highly radicalized by the ideology of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), he said.
The ATS recovered four mobile phones, one pistol, live cartridges, literature and videos of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, IM and IS from Sheikh.
He has been booked under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the official said.
According to ATS sources, Sheikh was desperate to get arms and ammunition to carry out the lone wolf attacks on security personnel to establish himself as bigger than IM co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and the jailed SIMI and terrorist agent of IM, Abu Faisal, also known as Doctor, who is currently in Bhopal Jail.
Sheikh was allegedly in touch with arms dealers and SIMI agents outside Madhya Pradesh, sources said.
He was on the radar of the ATS for being in regular contact with members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), they said.
Last week, the ATS arrested Faizan Sheikh, a mechanic influenced by the ideologies of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) and the Islamic State (IS), from the communally sensitive city of Khandwa.
"Sheikh was meeting and assisting the families of SIMI activists killed in an encounter with police. He carried out acts to carry out lone wolf attacks on police personnel in Khandwa city," said the inspector general (IG -ATS) Ashish.
The accused was arrested on July 4 and taken to ATS custody for five days, he said.
The IG, however, denied that Sheikh wanted to avenge the death of SIMI activists with plans to attack the police.
Sheikh was highly radicalized by the ideology of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), he said.
The ATS recovered four mobile phones, one pistol, live cartridges, literature and videos of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, IM and IS from Sheikh.
He has been booked under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the official said.
According to ATS sources, Sheikh was desperate to get arms and ammunition to carry out the lone wolf attacks on security personnel to establish himself as bigger than IM co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and the jailed SIMI and terrorist agent of IM, Abu Faisal, also known as Doctor, who is currently in Bhopal Jail.
Sheikh was allegedly in touch with arms dealers and SIMI agents outside Madhya Pradesh, sources said.
He was on the radar of the ATS for being in regular contact with members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), they said.
