“Uttar Pradesh: Rs 25,000 each reward announced to nab Aligarh Muslim University students Abdul and Faizan for ISIS module link”, Opindia, December 16, 2023:
“On 8th December Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad declared a monetary award of Rs 25,000 each on two Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students for their affiliation with the terror group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The accused have been identified as 25-year-old Abdul Samad Malik of Sambhal and 24-year-old Faizan Bakhtiyar from Prayagraj. They were reportedly residents of the VM Hall hostel of the institution and were pursuing master’s degrees in social work from there.
The two are also connected to the Students of Aligarh Muslim University (SAMU) and used to participate in propaganda for ISIS. Authorities recently busted the network of the terror outfit in the country. According to police on 15th December, nine members of the terror group’s module have been arrested from Uttar Pradesh and other states since 2nd October.
Abdullah Arsalan and Maaz bin Tariq, members of the ISIS Pune module, were taken into custody on 3rd November, as per Additional Director General (ADG) ATS Mohit Aggarwal. The module comprised multiple Aligarh Muslim University students……”
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