One other terror suspect is on the run, the police stated.
Bengaluru:
Two suspected terrorists with hyperlinks to the banned Islamic State (IS) outfit had been arrested from Karnataka’s Shivamogga, police stated.
One other terror suspect is on the run, the police stated.
The police alleged that the three suspected terrorists had explosives and deliberate to hold out bombings throughout the state.
A case has been registered in opposition to the three, recognized as Maaz Muneer Ahmed (22) from Mangalore, Syed Yasin (21) from Shivamogga, and Shariq (24) from Teerethahalli who’s on the run, underneath varied sections of the Indian Penal Code ( IPC) and in addition the Illegal Actions Prevention Act (UAPA).
In keeping with the police, all three wished to additional the reason for ISIS in India.
Shariq and Maaz had been out on bail after being arrested in a terror graffiti case in Mangalore in 2020.
“Intense probe is occurring about their actions. They’re from Shivamogga and Tirthahalli with hyperlinks to Mangaluru,” Karnataka House Minister Araga Jnanendra stated, as quoted by information company PTI.
Shivamogga was underneath the highlight earlier this 12 months after a Bajrang Dal activist was hacked to loss of life in February. In August, clashes broke out within the metropolis over a poster of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Savarkar, leading to a 20-year-old garment retailer worker getting stabbed.
In keeping with the police, the Islamic State hyperlinks of the three accused got here to mild throughout interrogation of suspects in reference to the stabbing.
Additional investigation into the matter is underway.