Saifullah was not associated with IS says Rajnath Singh !!!

(Pi Bureau)

 

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament on Wednesday that he had never said that Saifullah, a Kanpur resident who was killed in an encounter with the police in Lucknow last month for alleged terror activities, was associated with the Islamic State (IS).

 

He said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was still investigating the Ujjain-Bhopal train blast case, and some people had come to the conclusion that the accused belonged to the IS on the basis of the materials recovered from his house.

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During the operation when the alleged suspect was killed , large amount of arms and ammunition and a hand-painted signature black flag of the IS were recovered from the spot.

 

Saifullah was killed in a joint gunfight with the Uttar Pradesh police and ATS on March 7, after three of his associates were arrested in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly planting a bomb on a train at the Bhopal station.

 

After claiming that the module had links to the IS-Khorasan in Afghanistan, the Uttar Pradesh police retracted its statement, saying the group was “self-radicalised and inspired by the IS”.

 

 

Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said 80 persons suspected to have been influenced by the IS ideology had been held in the country, but there was no input to that say IS had established a base in India.