New Delhi – Assam Police arrested Islamic State’s Chief Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi, from Dhubri region. Along with him, two terrorists have been also arrested. These three had crossed the Bangladesh border and intruded into India.
In a statement, Assam Police said the arrests were made from Dharamsala area by the Special Task Force (STF) following a tip-off.
“The identity of both of them was ascertained… Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi of Chakrata, Dehradun, is the head of ISIS in India. His associate Anurag Singh alias Rehan of Panipat got converted to Islam, while his wife is a Bangladeshi national,” he added.
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. They have been identified as Haris Farooqi @ Harish Ajmal Farukhi of… pic.twitter.com/1Zi4xAHha3
— ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2024
“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,” police said, adding that several cases are pending against them in Delhi, Lucknow and other places.
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