Pune ISIS Module Case: NIA Attaches 4 Properties In Kondhwa

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached four properties in Kondhwa, Pune, as 'proceeds of terrorism' in connection with the Pune ISIS module case.

The NIA attached several properties, including a flat in Chetna Garden Society, another in Fazale Rehman Residency, two flats in Saibaba Nagar and Mitha Nagar in the Kondhwa area. These properties are linked to arrested terror accused, who were using them as shelters for their suspected ISIS-related activities.

Details of case

According to sources, the main accused and mastermind of the Al-Shufa module of ISIS, Imran Khan, Mohammed Yusuf Khan, Mohammed Yunus Mohammed Yakub Saki, Shahnawaz Alam and other accused, resided in these premises and operated their terror activities from there.

The said attached property was arranged by the arrested Qadir Dastagir, who provided shelter to Imran Khan and others when they were on the run in the ISIS Ratlam module case in year 2022, while NIA was on the lookout for them.

In this said premises, the ATS first recovered chemical powder for explosives, charcoal, a dropper, a soldering gun, a thermometer, a multimeter, batteries, a clock, some circuits, a pistol, and bullets, which they later transferred to the NIA.

According to sources, several meetings were organised in these premises, where a Majlish was regularly convened to discuss various topics, including Sharia rule, the current operational situation, and planning. The accused allegedly planned to replicate the same strategy used by the attackers in the 26/11 attacks in the attached property.

Additionally, the attached property was used as a workshop for manufacturing, training, and testing IEDs in April 2022. Following Imran Khan's instructions, accused individuals Shamil Nachan and Akif Nachan traveled to Pune, carrying hidden explosive chemicals and processed explosive powder to participate in the fabrication of IEDs. Shamil and Akif stayed in the attached premises and hid the explosive materials there. Subsequently, all the accused joined the IED workshop.

Shamil Nachan, Md Imran, Md Yunus Saki, Kadir Dastgir Pathan, Seemab Quazi, Zulfikar Ali Barodawala, Akeef Nachan, and several others have been arrested and charge-sheeted in the 'Pune ISIS module case'.