PATNA: Suspected Bangladeshi terrorist Khairul Mandal, who was once arrested from the vicinity of Patna Junction on March 24 together with his affiliate Abu Sultan, reportedly told officers of anti-terrorism squad (ATS) of Bihar Police during interrogation that his master was once handling him from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
A senior ATS officer said Khairul, who owed allegiance to Islamic State Bangladesh (ISBD), a fear outfit, has printed the identify of his handler.
“Khairul’s claims are being verified. He told us that he was once working at the directions of his handler, whose main target was once to create sleeper cells of ISBD in India for wearing out terror assaults,” the officer said, including, Khairul was once meant to go away for Syria by means of India to sign up for ISIS, an international terror organisation, however his handler instructed him no longer to do so in the intervening time as he might be arrested due to tight security in view of Lok Sabha elections in the country.
In course of investigation, the ATS came to grasp that Khairul had stayed at Bodh Gaya for a minimum of 11 days and conducted recce of Mahabodhi temple and Gandhi Maidan. Several election rallies are to be organised by way of quite a lot of political parties at Gandhi Maidan in Gaya. The Gaya constituency will move to polls in the first phase on April 11.
On Khairul’s confession, an ATS group from Bihar arrested Shariyat Mandal, a day-to-day bet, from Pune on Wednesday. The three suspected terrorists are currently on 10-day police remand.
Another senior officer of state police headquarters said Khairul was once in contact with a number of people in India thru social media and immediate messaging platforms.
“Call details and forensic stories of Khairul’s cellular phone are awaited,” he said.
A senior ATS officer said Khairul, who owed allegiance to Islamic State Bangladesh (ISBD), a fear outfit, has printed the identify of his handler.
“Khairul’s claims are being verified. He told us that he was once working at the directions of his handler, whose main target was once to create sleeper cells of ISBD in India for wearing out terror assaults,” the officer said, including, Khairul was once meant to go away for Syria by means of India to sign up for ISIS, an international terror organisation, however his handler instructed him no longer to do so in the intervening time as he might be arrested due to tight security in view of Lok Sabha elections in the country.
In course of investigation, the ATS came to grasp that Khairul had stayed at Bodh Gaya for a minimum of 11 days and conducted recce of Mahabodhi temple and Gandhi Maidan. Several election rallies are to be organised by way of quite a lot of political parties at Gandhi Maidan in Gaya. The Gaya constituency will move to polls in the first phase on April 11.
On Khairul’s confession, an ATS group from Bihar arrested Shariyat Mandal, a day-to-day bet, from Pune on Wednesday. The three suspected terrorists are currently on 10-day police remand.
Another senior officer of state police headquarters said Khairul was once in contact with a number of people in India thru social media and immediate messaging platforms.
“Call details and forensic stories of Khairul’s cellular phone are awaited,” he said.
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