The photograph of Islamic State’s (ISIS) Khorasan module terrorist Saifullah, who was gunned down in Thakurganj, Lucknow on March 7, has been released by the Uttar Pradesh ATS (Anti-Terrorism Squad) on March 8. The Uttar Pradesh ATS said that Saifullah belonged to the Khurasan module of the Islamic Sate and had linked with the Bhopal-Ujjain train blast in Madhya Pradesh.
In a joint operation by Uttar Pradesh police and Madhya Pradesh Police eight arrests were made. The three of the accused — Danish, Mir Hussain and Atish Muzaffar — were arrested from Pipariya in MP. Two more, Mohammad Faisal and Mohammad Irfan, were nabbed from Jajmau near Kanpur, while another, Alam, was arrested from Etawah in UP.
#LucknowTerrorOp: Photo of ISIS Khorasan module terrorist gunned down in Thakurganj pic.twitter.com/G6D7CWCimG
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 8, 2017
The father of the arrested suspects from Kanpur—Faisal and Mohammad Irfan, said “the accusations on my sons are false. Faisal took care of a shop and Imran is married. He has a daughter.”
Accusations false. Faisal took care of a shop & Imran is married has a daughter: Father of terror suspects Imran & Faisal arrested in Kanpur pic.twitter.com/9gvnrtoMJh
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 8, 2017
“Danish also my son; has left home as I have scolded him for not working,” father of the arrested suspects added.
Danish also my son;he left home as I scolded hm fr nt working-Father of terror suspect Danish arrested in MP&Imran,Faisal arrested in Kanpur pic.twitter.com/6LTe9byjC7
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 8, 2017
ISIS Khurasan module is a big fraction of Tehreek-e-Taliban of Pakistan (TTP) which operate in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
