With the arrest of the five men from Hyderabad, a probable Paris-style terror attack by the Islamic State (ISIS) ahead of Eid may have been averted.
Early on Tuesday morning, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out fresh raids on three new locations in Hyderabad and recovered live ammunition. The NIA now has now made fresh new revelations on how the group has been operating in Hyderabad.
Following the raid on Tuesday, the NIA recovered 17 rounds of 9mm bullets during the search in Barkas in Hyderabad. Two more searches were conducted in Talab Katta and at an internet cafe near Bhawani Nagar.
The NIA on June 29 had arrested five men and detained six others including a techie. The five persons arrested were Mohammed Ibrahim Yazdani, Habeeb Mohammed, Mohammed Ilyas Yazdani, Abdullah Bin Ahmed Al Amoodi and Muzaffar Hussain Rizwan. NIA found that all the five were in touch with ISIS and were planning a terror attack.
It has now been revealed that among the five, four of the ISIS men from Hyderabad had even given themselves specific roles. According to the NIA, ISIS member Rizwan was given the title of Mahasib (account keeper), while Ibrahim Yazdani acted as Raa'bit - responsible for all communications. Ilyas Yazdani acted as their religious guide, while Habeen Mohammed took the role of Askari - responsible for weapons and arms.
After busting the terror module, the NIA sleuths had also recovered weapons, ammunition, urea, acid, some chemicals, electronic gadgets and other incriminating material besides ₹15 lakh in cash from their possession.
According to a report in DNA, ISIS were planning a major attack in the city as one of the suspects had various police stations pinned on a map. However, more startling is the fact that the ISIS men from Hyderabad were asked to use Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) for the attacks.
Nicknamed 'the Mother of Satan,' TATP was most recently used during the November 2015 attacks in Paris. TATP can be made using household products, including Hydrogen Peroxide, which is used as an anti-septic and for bleaching and disinfecting.
