The investigating agency had found out that Rahman allegedly toured Syria and visited an ISIS medical camp in early 2014 for the treatment of the terrorists for 10 days and returned to India.
The anti-terror National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an ophthalmologist from a medical college in Bengaluru, for alleged links to ISIS operatives. 28 years old Abdur Rahman, according to investigating officers, was working on a medical app for helping terrorists.
The investigating officers on Tuesday said Abdur Rahman, who worked at the MS Ramaiah Medical College, was arrested on Monday in connection with the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) case being probed by the NIA.
Delhi Police Special Cell had initially had registered the ISKP case, in March after the arrest of a Kashmiri couple — Jahanzaib Sami Wani and his wife Hina Bashir Beigh. They were picked from Okhla Vihar, Jamia Nagar in the national capital.
Linked with the ISKP, an affiliate group of ISIS, the couple was allegedly involved in subversive and anti-national activities and were in touch with a member of the Abu Dhabi module of the ISIS, Abdullah Basith, who was arrested in a separate NIA case and lodged in Tihar jail.
“During interrogation, arrested accused Rahman confessed that he was conspiring with accused Sami and other Syria-based ISIS operatives on secure messaging platforms to further ISIS activities. He was in the process of developing a medical application for helping the injured ISIS cadres in the conflict zones and a weaponry-related application for the benefit of ISIS fighters,” Sonia Narang, the NIA spokesperson said.
The investigating agency had found out that Rahman allegedly toured Syria and visited an ISIS medical camp in early 2014 for the treatment of the terrorists for 10 days and returned to India.
Searches at three of his premises were carried out after his arrest, and a mobile phone and laptop containing incriminating material, Sonia Narang said.
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