Agency claims those arrested were planning to target places in Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka on behalf of the ISIS
Shamil Nachan, one of the accused named in the charge sheet. File pic
In its comprehensive charge sheet in connection with the Pune ISIS module case, the NIA has revealed that the accused arrested in the case are active members of ISIS and were planning a major terror attack in India to show support to the banned terror outfit. The charge sheet has revealed that the accused were making IEDs using various methods and literature, and were using code words to discuss the chemicals utilised in making explosives. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) charge sheet has named seven accused in the case, identified as Imran Khan, Yunus Saki, Kadeer Pathan, Seemab Kazi, Zulfikar Ali, Shamil Nachan (son of former SIMI member Saquib Nachan ) and Aakif Nachan.