LUCKNOW: Continuing its probe in connection with the ISIS case, the Anti-Terrorist Squad of the UP police arrested Faizan Bakhteyar (24) from Aligarh on Wednesday. A cash reward of Rs 25, 000 was declared on any information leading to his arrest. So far, ATS has arrested eight persons of the module and claimed that they were planning terror attacks in religious places of UP.
Director General, ATS, Prashant Kumar, said that accused Faizan told during interrogation that he had taken the pledge of ISIS from Rizwan Ashraf, a resident of Prayagraj, along with his previously arrested associates, and was preparing a module of Aligarh ISIS and adding other people to it.
“The network of this Aligarh ISIS module was spread in many districts of the state. All these notorious terrorist organizations had taken allegiance to ISIS and were planning to create a major terrorist incident. Faizan was simultaneously doing MSW (MSW) from Aligarh Muslim University,” said Kumar.
ATS recovered a mobile phone which has been sent for a forensic audit, the DG said.
Director General, ATS, Prashant Kumar, said that accused Faizan told during interrogation that he had taken the pledge of ISIS from Rizwan Ashraf, a resident of Prayagraj, along with his previously arrested associates, and was preparing a module of Aligarh ISIS and adding other people to it.
“The network of this Aligarh ISIS module was spread in many districts of the state. All these notorious terrorist organizations had taken allegiance to ISIS and were planning to create a major terrorist incident. Faizan was simultaneously doing MSW (MSW) from Aligarh Muslim University,” said Kumar.
ATS recovered a mobile phone which has been sent for a forensic audit, the DG said.