US EditionHaryana Preacher Maulvi Ishtiya Detained by J-K Police in ‘White Collar’ Faridabad Terror Module Case
Maulvi Ishtiyaq was detained for links to a terror network tied to banned groups and the Red Fort blast that killed 13, with over 2,500 kg of explosives seized, police said.
- On Wednesday, the Jammu and Kashmir Police detained Maulvi Ishtiyaq, preacher from Haryana's Mewat region, and brought him to Srinagar for questioning as the ninth person apprehended after November 10 raids.
- Investigators say a sophisticated 'white-collar' terror network operated out of Al Falah University, Faridabad, with alleged links to banned outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
- Police seized more than 2,500 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, potassium chlorate and sulphur from Ishtiyaq's rented accommodation at Al Falah University, Faridabad.
- Investigators identified Dr Umar Nabi, Pulwama-based doctor, as the driver of the explosives-laden vehicle linked to the Red Fort blast, and Delhi Police imposed high alert with intensive checks.
- Amid the ongoing probe, Jammu and Kashmir Police say further arrests are likely and Ishtiyaq is expected to be formally arrested soon, while sources say the explosion was triggered in panic after raids.
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Delhi blast: J&K cops detain Haryana maulvi near Al Falah university
Srinagar: A preacher from Haryana who allegedly helped store explosives in his rented home near Faridabad’s Al Falah university was detained and brought to Srinagar early Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir police officials said. Maulvi Ishtiyaq belongs to Mewat and would conduct religious sermons in the Al Falah campus, the centrepoint of an interstate ‘white collar’ terror module with links to the Red Fort blast in which 13 people were killed, the of…
Jammu and Kashmir Police detains Haryana preacher linked to Faridabad 'white-collar' terror module
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday detained a preacher from Mewat in Haryana in connection with the "white-collar" terror module allegedly operating from a university in Faridabad, officials said. The detained cleric has been identified as Maulvi Ishtiyaq who had been staying in a rented house located within the Al Falah University complex in Faridabad. According to officials, it was from Ishtiyaq's rented residence that the police recove…
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