ISIS India Head, Key Associate Arrested In Assam's Dhubri

The identity of both of them was ascertained and it is found that accused Haris Farooqi, alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi of Chakrata, Dehradun, is the head of ISIS in India.

File photo of Haris Farooqi and Anurag Singh.

Source : Special Arrangement

The Assam Police on Wednesday held the ISIS India head and one of his associates in Dhubri district after they crossed over from Bangladesh.

"Information was received from sister agencies that two top rung leaders of ISIS in India who were camping in a neighbouring country would cross over to India at the Dhubri Sector to carry out sabotage activities. Based on the input, an STF team under Sri Parthasarathi Mahanta, IPS, IGP(STF), Sri Kalyan Kumar Pathak, APS, Addl SP, STF and other ranks was deputed to locate and apprehend the said accused persons who are also wanted accused of NIA," a statement of the Assam Police said.

The team proceeded to Dhubri in the evening hours of Tuesday and a manhunt was launched in the International border area to nab the culprits. 

At around 4.15 am on Wednesday, the accused persons were detected at Dharmasala area of Dhubri after they had crossed the international border, the police said.

Both of them were apprehended and brought to STF office at Guwahati.

The identity of both of them was ascertained and it is found that accused Haris Farooqi, alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi of Chakrata, Dehradun, is the head of ISIS in India.

His associate Anurag Singh, alias Rehan of Panipat, got converted to Islam, while his wife is a Bangladeshi national, the CPRO said.

"Both of them are highly indoctrinated and motivated leaders and members of ISIS in India. They had furthered the cause of ISIS in India through conspiracies to carry out recruitment, terror funding and terror acts by means of IEDs at several places across India," the police added.

As per the police, several cases are pending against them at NIA, Delhi, ATS, Lucknow etc. STF, Assam will hand over the accused to NIA for taking up further legal actions against these fugitives.