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Anti-Terrorism Squad raids Islamic State member Saqib Nachan’s house in Padgha (Thane)

Nachan, who has been released from prison twice, is the head of the Maharashtra region of the Islamic State

Islamic State terrorist Sakib Nachan

Mumbai – The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) raided the house of Saqib Nachan, the mastermind behind the three serial bomb blasts that took place here in 2002-2003, at Padgha in Thane District. He was earlier released from prison after serving two sentences and is currently the head of the Maharashtra region of the Islamic State. Nachan is creating a network in India for the ‘Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’ (ISIS), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said.

1. The investigating agencies had received information that Nachan was providing secret weapons training in the Padgha area of ​​Bhiwandi taluka, which has been declared a territory of the so-called Islamic State.

2. After his release from prison, he tried to convert some youth to radical ideology. Houses of some others were also raided at this time.

3. Nachan used to provide financial support to the Islamic State in Maharashtra.

4. On the morning of June 2nd, a large Police force arrived in Padgha village, turning the village into a camp.

5. Earlier, Nachan’s son and 16 people associated with the Islamic State, were arrested from this village. Other 4 people were also arrested in a serious case in Pune.

6. Earlier, in simultaneous raids by the Anti-Terrorism Squad in Padgha, Bhiwandi, Thane, Pune and Bengaluru, weapons, mobile phones, laptops, hard disks, money and Hamas flags were found.

Who is Saqib Nachan ?

Saqib Nachan is a former Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist. He was first arrested in the 1991 terrorist attack. Although he was sentenced to life imprisonment, the Supreme Court reduced his sentence to 10 years. As a result, he was released in 2001. In the subsequent 3 serial bomb blasts, 12 people were killed and 125 were injured. He was then sentenced to 10 years again. He was released again in 2017. Nachan, an expert in bomb making and the bomb maker for the 2003 bomb blasts, used to recruit new terrorists from the Borivali area of ​​Kalyan, provide them with financial and legal support; and train them.

Editorial Perspective

In other countries, the punishment to those who commit serious anti-national crimes is never reduced; on the contrary, they are punished severely. It isunfortunate that the Indian judiciary and laws let a terrorist, who was the mastermind behind the bomb blasts, escape not once but twice.

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