ISIS terror accused has Delhi riots link, say police; fourth man detained in case

Sources told The Indian Express that the suspect, Muaz (29), was detained from Aligarh Sunday. He studied MA in English Literature at AMU.

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Three men were arrested by the Special Cell, Monday (Express File Photo)

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Arshad Warsi (29), one of the alleged suspects arrested by the Special Cell along with two of his associates in connection with the Pune-ISIS terror module case, also features in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots chargesheet, The Indian Express has learnt.

The chargesheet, filed in 2020, mentions Warsi’s name and indicates that though he wasn’t made an accused, he was in touch with persons allegedly involved in the riots “conspiracy”, including JNU student Sharjeel Imam. Police are now investigating Warsi’s alleged involvement in the riots.

Warsi, Shahnawaz Alam (31), and Mohammad Rizwan Ashraf (28) were arrested Monday from Lucknow, Jaitpur in Delhi and Moradabad respectively. Police had said iron pipes, chemicals, time devices, pistol cartridges, and bomb-making manuals, among other items used to make explosives, were recovered from Shahnawaz’s possession. Special Commissioner of Police HGS Dhaliwal had told the media that the three men were “heavily religiously indoctrinated”.

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Warsi, a Jharkhand resident, studied B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). He was pursuing his PhD in ‘Islamic Principles in Management’ from Jamia Millia Islamia.

Meanwhile, a fourth person has been detained by the Special Cell in the case. Sources told The Indian Express that the suspect, Muaz (29), was detained from Aligarh Sunday. He studied MA in English Literature at AMU.

He is accused of “sheltering” the other accused and helping them with their “bomb-making strategy”. As per police, Muaz rented a small portion of his Aligarh home to a man named “Harif”, an aide of Shahnawaz.

Muaz’s family said they don’t know Shahnawaz and only know Harif as a student who came from Delhi. They said Harif went by another name, Abud Jana, while renting the place. Nida, Muaz’s sister, said, “We rushed to Delhi… a few officers assured us they would release him but we are scared… He has no connection with those three men…”

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