Post recovery, NIA to take Mangaluru blast accused into custody: Report
Shariq was allegedly inspired by the terror outfit Islamic State. He was a native of Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district. He was planning to set up a similar IS base in Shivamogga town.
FollowThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) is set to take Mangaluru cooker blast accused Mohammed Shariq into custody following his recovery, sources privy to the case said.
According to reports, Shariq, who was undergoing treatment in the Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru for burn injuries, is learnt to have recovered from the injuries.
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Following his recovery, the NIA has decided to take him into custody for questioning. Shariq was injured when the cooker bomb he was allegedly holding while travelling in an autorickshaw on November 19 in Mangaluru exploded.
Along with him, the auto-rickshaw driver too was wounded. Shariq had sustained 40 percent burn injuries.
As his survival was necessary to probe the matter, he was shifted to the Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru for further treatment.
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Shariq was allegedly inspired by the terror outfit Islamic State. He was a native of Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district. He was planning to set up a similar IS base in Shivamogga town.
In 2022, the alleged IS-inspired terror module was busted when a group went on a rampage and after vandalising some public properties, one of its members stabbed a man.
Those arrested later revealed their plans and also confessed that they had carried out an experimental blast on the banks of Tunga river. While many people were arrested, Shariq gave the police and security agencies a slip and emerged only on November 19.
(With inputs from PTI)
