The terror accused had been absconding for eight years when he was arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police's 'counterintelligence cell' (CIC) in January 2016 . He was later arrested on transfer warrant by Ahmedabad crime branch in the July 2008 serial blasts case. According to officials of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch, Afridi stated during interrogation that Shafi Armar, an IS operative believed to have been killed in Syria during a US drone strike, had later asked him to carry out attacks on Jewish people in Bengaluru.Gujarat Police officials said it is believed that Armar had recruited many youths, including Afridi, to carry out terror attacks for IS as and when directed. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing IS links, said a senior police officer."Afridi had said that Armar, who was in contact with him on social media under the assumed identity of Abdul Rehman Khan, had asked him to make bombs from easily available stuff like matchsticks, nails, screws and bolts," the Police officer said. Police said Afridi, who had faked his identity as Rafik on social media, used 34 different email IDs to stay in touch with Armar. Read less...
Gujarat Police officials said it is believed that Armar had recruited many youths, including Afridi, to carry out terror attacks for IS as and when directed. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing IS links, said a senior police officer."Afridi had said that Armar, who was in contact with him on social media under the assumed identity of Abdul Rehman Khan, had asked him to make bombs from easily available stuff like matchsticks, nails, screws and bolts," the Police officer said. Police said Afridi, who had faked his identity as Rafik on social media, used 34 different email IDs to stay in touch with Armar. Read less...
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.