The Anti Terrorist Squad of Uttar Pradesh police had found that the accused had been in contact with Mehnhi Masood, a terrorist and propaganda activist with ties to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The ATS is stuck in mystery with accused Ahmed Murtaza Abbasi - is he a clever radical on a bigger mission or is he mentally ill like his family claims?
On Sunday, Murtaza Abbasi had forcibly tried to enter the premises of Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur and attacked two constables with a sharp-edged weapon.
Earlier, he had received two alleged death threats within a span of fewer than 24 hours from ISIS Kashmir.
Security has been beefed up outside Gambhir's residence, DCP, Central District, Shweta Chauhan said.
The case originally registered at the Chandera police station, in Kasargod district, was re-registered by the NIA on August 24, 2016. Nashidul Hamzafar was named as the 16th accused in the case.
On Sunday, a petition was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to stop the publication, circulation, and sale of former Union Minister Salman Khurshid's book for its alleged remarks on Hindutva.
The petitioner contended that the recently-launched book "Sunrise over Ayodhya: Nationhood in our times" authored by Khurshid compared Hindutva to radical jihadist groups like ISIS And Boko Haram.
The book, Sunrise Over Ayodhya Nationhood in Our Times, by former Union minister Khurshid on the Ayodhya verdict was released on Wednesday.
Congress leader Salman Khurshid in his book 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood in Our Times' said that Sanatan dharma and classical Hinduism known to sages and saints were being pushed aside by a robust version of Hindutva, by all standards a political version similar to the jihadist Islam of groups like ISIS and Boko Haram of recent years.
After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the ISIS-K is believed to be a threat to the group in the region.
In his remarks to the UN Security Council briefing on Syria (Political) on Tuesday, Joint Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Srinivas Gotru said the long-term security and stability in West Asia can only be achieved by preserving the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the war-ravaged country.
According to ISIS-K propaganda, Logari, the terrorist who conducted the suicide attack at Kabul airport on August 26, was arrested in India five years ago, in 2016.
In response, Pakistan - long accused by US officials of aiding the Afghan Taliban - has hinted that Islamabad deserves more public recognition of its role in helping people now fleeing Afghanistan, even as it has downplayed fears of what Taliban rule of the country could mean, the report added.
At present, a dozen names are being considered to be appointed as new government officials, said Taliban member.
The attack on Saturday local time came amid what the White House called indications that IS planned to strike again as the U.S.-led evacuation from Kabul airport moved into its final days.
Thousands of Afghans are still gathering outside the airport in Kabul hoping to leave the country, even after a devastating suicide attack on Thursday killed 169 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members and amid warnings of more attacks.
People the world over want to know why Islamic State (K) carried out this bloodbath near Kabul airport. IS(K) operates from Pakistan and it has close links with the Haqqani terror network.
Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport on Thursday which killed more than 100 people, including 13 US troops. The Islamic State group (ISIS) claimed responsibility of the Kabul airport suicide attack.
The bench noted that the accused had been in prison for more than five years and the trial court had put stringent conditions on his bail. The trial court had passed the order to release him on bail on March 17, 2020.
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