SHIVAMOGGA: Days after the Shivamogga district police arrested two youths on the charges of links to terror network ISIS, the SP BM Laxmi Prasad on Friday said the accused had learnt about bomb explosion and planned to detonate bombs to kill innocent people.
The SP told reporters that the accused were connected to their handlers in ISIS through video conferencing platforms on the dark web. The two were picked up by the police while investing a stabbing case while another accused is absconding.
Jabiullah, the prime accused in Prem Singh stabbing case on August 15, has links with Shariq, who is absconding after he was charged under the stringent UAPA. Another two accused, who are arrested, Sayed Yasin and Maaz, are friends with Shariq. During the investigation and search operation at 11 locations in Shivamogga, the cops have recovered 14 mobiles, two laptops, internet dongle and pen drives, the IPS officer said.
While inspecting a site where the two accused are suspected to have conducted bomb trial blast on the banks of Tunga river near Gurupura-Purale area, debris of explosives were found. They did trail blast at Kemmanagundi too, he said, adding Yasin stored components for bomb making at several places.
Yasin was studying PU when he met Maaz Muneer. Later Yasin became friend with Shariq through Maaz Muneer. Shariq influenced Yasin to carry out explosion, he said.
They used to discuss about Jihad. Shariq who is well connected with ISIS handlers shared extremism and radical video and files with the other two. They are member of ISIS's social media groups in social networking sites, he claimed, adding that they had subscribed to ISIS's official social media platform. They professed the ideology of Islamic States and were conspiring to carry out terror activities in India. They strongly belived that they have not get Independence in India, the SP said. The accused argued that the British handed over the power to Indians. If Muslim should have independence in India, the nation should be converted as Islamic state and Sharia laws shoud be in practiced, the IPS officer said.
They believed that to establish this ideology war is inevitable against non believers who are called as Kafirs. Yasin and Shariq who tested explosive planned big and stored live material at various places. They are using crypto currency for financial transaction, he said.
Shariq had sent crypto currency to Yasin to buy explosives. They have also burnt the national flag at the site where they conducted trail blasts, the SP said.
