Nabbed IS terrorist recruited on behest of Pak’s ISI, has Afghanistan links: Sources – India Today
Sources have revealed that Abu Yusuf, who was nabbed by security forces in Delhi on Saturday, was in contact with Yusuf-al-Hindi, also known as Safi Armar. Yusuf-al-Hindi is the Indian Mujahideen's absconding terrorist who hails from Bhatkal, Karnataka. He has been running the Khorasan module of Islamic State from Afghanistan, in collaboration with Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI.
According to reports, after Indian Mujahideen was exposed in India, Yusuf-al-Hindi built the IS' Khorasan module with absconding terrorists of IM at the behest of Pakistan's ISI. IS Khorasan was given the responsibility of 'shaking Delhi', on behalf of the ISI.
Yusuf-al-Hindi, also known as Safi Armar, had chosen Abu Yusuf for this task. Abu used to stay in touch with other terrorists present in India through the mobile chat apps Telegram and WeChat.
Yusuf-al-Hindi is known to prepare Indian nationals for terrorism by sitting in Afghanistan. He is also under the radar of Indian intelligence service RAW.
Around 15 kg of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) was recovered from the terrorist who was nabbed after a round of firing at Delhis Dhaula Kuan area on Friday night.
Earlier, security forces found an IS flag, explosives and a suicide vest from Abu Yusuf's residence in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur. Other items found from his residence include:
1. One brown colour jacket containing 3 explosive packets which were removed safely.
2. One blue colour check design jacket containing 4 explosive packets which were removed safely
Each explosive packet, removed from jackets, is wrapped with transparent tape which contains explosive & cardboard sheet pasted with ball bearings and electric wires
3. One leather belt containing explosives weighing approximately three kgs
4. Explosive weighing around 8-9 kgs in 4 different polythenes.
5. Three cylindrical metal boxes (Himgange Oil boxes) containing explosive and electric wires wrapped with transparent tape
6. Two cylindrical metal boxes (Himgange Oil boxes) in which ball bearings are pasted
7. One wooden broken box (target practice)
8. One ISIS Flag
9. 30 Ball Bearings of different diameters
10. One packet containing 12 small boxes containing ball bearings
11. Two Lithium batteries of 4V each
12. One Lithium battery 9V
13. Two cylindrical metal boxes (Himgange Oil boxes)
14. One ampere meter yellow colour
15. Two iron blades, attached in parallel to each other, connected to electric wires from both sides
16. One wire cutter
17. Two mobile chargers
18. Table alarm watch attached with electric wires
19. One black colour tape
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