The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) on Wednesday filed its first supplementary chargesheet within the Pune Islamic State (ISIS) module case and named 4 extra accused and added costs in opposition to one other.
With this, a complete of 11 accused have been charged by the NIA within the July 2023 case referring to the seizure of arms, explosives, chemical substances, and ISIS-related literature.
The 4 accused, lately named within the chargesheet, have been recognized as Md Shahnawaz Alam, Rizwan Ali, Abdullah Shaikh and Talha Liyakat Khan. Extra costs have been added in opposition to Shamil Nachan, who was among the many seven accused charged earlier by the anti-terror company.
Md Shahnawaz Alam was arrested by the NIA on November 2, 2023 following his escape from detention after he was apprehended throughout a motorcycle theft in Pune’s Kothrud space. Alam has hyperlinks to the others accused within the case.
All of the accused have been members of the proscribed terrorist organisation, ISIS, and have been concerned in plans to unleash terror in and round Pune as half of a bigger conspiracy to advertise the fear actions of the outfit, as per the NIA.
It was additionally discovered that the accused have been in contact with their foreign-based handler by secret communication apps. They have been elevating funds by finishing up armed robberies and thefts and have been receiving cash from their handlers for finishing up their terror actions.
NIA’s investigation additionally revealed that these males had undergone IED fabrication coaching at Kondhwa in Pune and even performed a managed blast.
That they had scouted areas within the Western Ghats for potential hideouts and checked locations in cities throughout Maharashtra and Gujarat to hold out terror assaults, stated the NIA.
The accused additionally had coaching in capturing whereas getting ready themselves for terrorist strikes, as per NIA findings.
The anti-terror company recovered handwritten notes taken by the accused on the time of their IED fabrication coaching. It recovered a drone, garments, and a knife used throughout the ‘bayath’ (pledge), taken within the identify of the Khalifa of ISIS.
Apart from Shamil Nachan, the others named within the unique chargesheet have been Md Imran, Md Yunus Saki, Kadir Dastgir Pathan, Seemab Quazi, Zulfikar Ali Barodawala, and Akeef Nachan.