Islamic State bomber detained in Russia for attempting attack in India was recruited through Telegram

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New
Delhi,
Aug
22:
An
Islamic
State
suicide
bomber
who
was
targeting
an
Indian
leader
was
detained
by
the
Russian
Federal
Security
Service
(FSB)

“Russia’s
FSB
identified
and
detained
a
member
of
the
Islamic
State
international
terrorist
organisation
banned
in
Russia,
a
native
of
a
country
in
the
Central
Asian
region,
who
planned
to
commit
a
terrorist
act
by
blowing
himself
up
against
one
of
the
representatives
of
the
ruling
circles
of
India,”
the
authority
said
in
a
statement.

The
statement
also
added
that
the
detained
was
recruited
by
one
of
the
Islamic
State
suicide
bomber
in
Turkey.

Islamic
State
suicide
bomber
planning
attack
on
India’s
leadership
elite
detained
in
Russia

The
terrorist
detained
can
be
heard
saying
in
the
video
that
he
was
supposed
to
take
revenge
in
India
for
‘insulting
the
Prophet.’

He
took
an
oath
of
allegiance
to
the
Emir
of
the
Islamic
State.
After
that
he
was
given
the
task
of
leaving
Russia.
He
was
to
complete
the
necessary
documents
and
fly
to
India
and
commit
a
high-profile
act
of
terror.

Further
it
was
found
that
he
was
recruited
by
one
of
the
Islamic
State
leaders
in
Turkey.
The
recruitment
was
processed
remotely
on
Telegram.
They
also
held
personal
meetings
in
Istanbul.

According
to
the
Indian
Home
Ministry,
the
Islamic
State
is
using
various
internet
based
social
media
platforms
to
propagate
its
ideology.
The
agencies
are
closely
monitoring
the
cyberspace
to
keep
a
track
on
the
activities
of
the
outfit
which
is
banned
in
India.

The
National
investigation
Agency
(NIA)
too
has
carried
out
a
series
of
raids
in
recent
years
and
busted
scores
of
Islamic
State
modules.