Revoke the declaration of ISIS as a terrorist organisation : Jihadi terrorist Saquib Nachan

Jihadi terrorist Saquib Nachan’s petition in SC

New Delhi – Saquib Nachan, the mastermind of the Mumbai serial explosions in 2002 and 2003, has petitioned the Indian Supreme Court in relation to ISIS. He has submitted an appeal to overturn official announcements designating the terror outfit and related groups as terrorist organizations. Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan heard the case on 4th December after he made a virtual appearance in front of the bench from his prison. Justice Kant told Nachan to employ an amicus.

He was named by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2023 as the primary suspect and leader of the ISIS module. He is attributed with administering the “bayath,” or “oath of allegiance to the Khalifa of ISIS,” to young people who were joining the terrorist group.

He was found guilty of the Mumbai Blasts in March 2016 and was released in November 2017 after less than two years because he had been “disciplined” while inside. As a terrorist since 1991, he has also been charged with fighting alongside other Mujahideen (terrorists) during the Afghan Jihad and transferring Indian Muslims to Pakistan for terrorist training.