Aligarh: 2 people arrested for planning ISIS module in Muslim University

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s anti-terrorism squad said it has detained two men, aged 22 and 25, who allegedly planned to set up an ISIS-inspired module in the Muslim University of Aligarh (AMU). .
Amas Ahmed alias Faraz Ahmed of Prayagraj, an AMU alumnus, was arrested by an Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) team on Monday in Aligarh, while Abdul Samad Malik of Sambhal, who was pursuing his master’s in Trabajo Social (MSW) . , .Program in the University, presented before the Tribunal.

The ATS said he had submitted a document inspired by the ideology of terrorist group ISIS and was leading an anti-national conspiracy to establish a “caliphate”. Both of them got a reward of Rs 25-25 thousand.

In a statement issued here on Monday, Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said an FIR was registered in this case last year and seven people were arrested in November after the ATS received information. About the conspiracy.

Last November, the ATS had arrested three people for their links to the Aligarh module of ISIS. ATS said, from the accounts of Abdullah Arsalan, Maaz bin Tariq and Wajihuddin.

According to the statement, a few days later, Rakib Imam Ansari, Naved Siddiqui, Mohammad Noman and Mohammad Nazim were arrested by the ATS in connection with the case.