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Pune ISIS module-linked terrorist Rizwan Abdul Ali arrested by Delhi Police
ISIS-linked terrorist Rizwan Abdul, with a ₹3 lakh bounty, arrested in Delhi
The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested Rizwan Abdul Haji Ali, a resident of Daryaganj, for his alleged links to the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's (ISIS) Pune module. Rizwan Ali in an alleged ISIS module operative.
The arrest on Thursday comes less than a week before Independence Day. Rizwan Ali had a ₹3 lakh bounty on his head, placed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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In March, the NIA attached four properties in Pune as "proceeds of terrorism" in connection with an ISIS module case. These properties, located in Kondhwa, Pune, were linked to 11 accused, including three who were absconding. The properties were allegedly used for IED fabrication, training, and planning terrorist activities.
The attached properties, which are residential houses and flats, were linked to Mohammed Imran Khan, Mohammed Yunus Saki, Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam, and others.
The NIA claimed that they were involved in an ISIS conspiracy to carry out attacks in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and other parts of India, including IED training and raising terror funds through armed robberies.
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In December 2023, the NIA filed charges against six accused in the Maharashtra ISIS terror module case, uncovering a larger conspiracy with international ties and a network spreading ISIS ideology in India. The charge sheet, submitted to the NIA Special Court in Mumbai, included Tabish Nasser Siddiqui of Mumbai, Zulfikar Ali Barodawala alias "Lalabhai", Sharjeel Shaikh and Aakif Ateeque Nachan of Borivali-Padgha, and Zubair Noor Mohammad Shaikh alias "Abu Nusaiba" and Adnanali Sarkar of Pune.
"They are all members of the proscribed ISIS outfit and had hatched a conspiracy to further the terrorist activities of the organisation, with the intention to strike fear and terror among people and threaten the security of India, its secular ethos and culture and the democratic system of governance," the NIA spokesperson had said.
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In October last year, Delhi Police also arrested three ISIS terrorists, including Mohammad Shahnawaz, who was on the NIA's most wanted list, accused of being part of ISIS sleeper cell in Pune.
