NIA files chargesheet against ISIS India chief Shafi Armar

Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency has filed a charge sheet against ISIS India chief Shafi Armar alias Yousuf-Al-Hindi for conspiring to carry out attacks in Delhi and Uttarkhand.

The National Investigation Agency charge sheet has confirmed that Shafi Armar, who was suspected to be the handler of the recent busted ISIS Hyderabad module, is alive in Syria.

The National Investigation Agency which filed charge sheets against five other ISIS suspects apart from Shafi Armar said, "Shafi Armar was a resident of Bhatkal in Karnataka and is at present working for ISIS in Syria. He has been charge sheeted for criminal conspiracy, unlawful activities and under the Explosive Substances Act. The case was initially registered by the Special Cell of New Delhi on January 18, 2016 and was transferred to National Investigation Agency.

In the charge sheet NIA said, “The investigation has established that the six accused set up a terrorist gang owing allegiance to the ISIS and as per the direction of their handler Shafi Armar conspired to carry out terrorist acts by assembling and planting IEDs to terrorise the people.”

The charge sheet has been filed against Akhlakur Rehman, Mohammed Azeem-ushan, Md Osama and Md Meraj, all residents of Roorkee in the Haridwar district of Uttarkhand, Mohsin Ibrahim Sayyed, a resident of Malad West in Mumbai and Yusuf-Al-Hindi alias Shafi Armar.

A book was retrieved from the mobile phone of accused Akhalqu titled Bomb Banane Ke Asan Tariqa which instructs how to assembly IEDs using explosive material extracted from matchsticks.

“This gang purchased matchboxes in bulk and extracted the matchstick heads. It was recovered from accused Azeemushan,” NIA alleged. It also said the accused went to attend meetings in Lucknow and Deoband to execute their plans. The National Investigation Agency said that investigation will continue in the case.