Madhya Pradesh News: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Madhya Pradesh Police has taken a major action. ATS has arrested a suspected terrorist from Khandwa border. This terrorist was plotting to attack the security forces, for which he had also done a recce. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has congratulated the police on this action. Bhopal IG ATS Dr. Ashish gave this information in a press conference held at Police Headquarters Bhopal.
Dr. Ashish informed that on Thursday (July 4) morning, Madhya Pradesh ATS arrested terrorist Faizan father Hanif Sheikh (34 years) associated with banned organization Indian Mujahideen IM from Khandwa from his residence Kanjar Mohalla, Saluja Colony Khandwa. A large amount of Jihadi literature related to IM, ISIS and other terrorist organizations, 4 mobile phones, 1 pistol and 5 live cartridges, membership forms of SIMI organization have been seized from the terrorist.
was promoting on social media
Jihadi literature, videos and photos of various terrorist organizations like Indian Mujahideen, ISIS, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba etc. have been found in the mobile phones and digital devices seized from his possession. The arrested terrorist has also been found to be in contact with members of the banned organization SIMI. The terrorist was propagating the ideology of IM/ISIS by posting jihadi posts related to Indian Mujahideen on his social media Facebook ID.
Along with this, it was also posting videos of Mujahideen training camps running in Pakistan, speeches of Masood Azhar, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba and propagating the story of Kandahar plane hijacking and statements of Mullah Omar. Along with this, posts related to Ansar Ghazwa Tul Hind (AGH) were being circulated through social media.
Lone wolf attack was planned
Faizan had planned to carry out a lone wolf attack, for which security force personnel and their families were being monitored and reconnoitered. By carrying out such an attack, he wanted to prove himself to be a great Mujahid like Yasin Bhatkal of Indian Mujahideen and SIMI gang leader Abu Faisal. To execute his plan, he was collecting pistols and cartridges by contacting local illegal arms dealers and people from outside the state. Further interrogation is being done by taking the accused on police remand in the case. Information about his other associates is also being found out.
indian mujahideen
- Indian Mujahideen (IM) was declared a banned organisation by the Government of India in the year 2013 due to violent extremist activities.
- The aim of the organization is to establish an Islamic state in India through violent means.
- IM has been involved in the bomb blasts in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune etc. places in India from 2005 to 2013.
IM contacts from Madhya Pradesh
- A strong network was established by IM kingpin Riyaz Bhatkal with the help of SIMI members from MP for recruitment and training in the organisation.
- In the Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case caused by SIMI and IM terrorists, MP’s SIMI kingpin Safdar will be arrested in the year 2022.
- Three accused including Nagauri have been sentenced to death and the other five accused have been given life imprisonment.
- In the year 2015, five youths associated with ISIS were arrested from Ratlam.
- In 2017, three accused from Uttar Pradesh involved in the bomb blast in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train were arrested.