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'ISIS In India' Head Arrested In Assam: Here's What We Know So Far
ISIS fighters. (Representative image via Twitter).
In a recent development, Haris Farooqi, reportedly the head of ISIS operations in India, was apprehended in Assam's Dhubri district, alongside an associate, following their suspected entry from Bangladesh.
The Special Task Force (STF) detained the pair in the Dharmasala area based on intelligence inputs, as confirmed by Assam Police Chief Public Relations Officer Pranabjyoti Goswami.
“Based on specific input, two top-rung leaders of ISIS in India were apprehended from the Dharmasala area of Dhubri Sector and brought to the STF office in Guwahati. The accused are also wanted accused of NIA,” Goswami said.
They were transported to the STF office in Guwahati after the arrest.
Farooqi, also known as Harish Ajmal Farukhi, hails from Chakrata, Dehradun, allegedly serving as the ISIS leader in India, reported ANI.
His associate, Anurag Singh alias Rehan, originally from Panipat, reportedly converted to Islam, with his wife being a Bangladeshi national.
“Both of them are highly indoctrinated and motivated leaders/members of ISIS in India. They had furthered the cause of ISIS in India through conspiracies to carry out recruitment, terror funding and terror acts using IEDs at several places across India,” the CPRO said.
Multiple cases against them are pending with various law enforcement agencies.
Furthermore, the STF of Assam will transfer the suspects to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for further legal proceedings.
Following the arrest, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma commended the swift action of the state police.
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