NIA files chargesheet against 2 accused in IS-sponsored Mangaluru blast case
The case was registered on November 23, 2022 under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC and sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.
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As per the NIA investigations, Shariq and Syed, along with an online handler, had planned the explosion as a part of a conspiracy to establish Caliphate (Shariya Law). The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Wednesday filed a chargesheet against two accused in the Islamic State (IS) sponsored pressure cooker blast that took place in Mangaluru in November last year.
One of the accused, Mohamed Shariq, was carrying the pressure cooker IED in an auto-rickshaw when it exploded on November 19, 2022. According to the NIA, he had planned to plant it at the Kadri Manjunatha Temple in Mangaluru, with an aim to create terror among the Hindu community. However, the low intensity bomb accidentally exploded on the way.
The case was registered on November 23, 2022 under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC and sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.
Shariq was arrested by the NIA in July this year, along with co-accused Syed Yasin.
As per the NIA investigations, Shariq and Syed, along with an online handler, had planned the explosion as a part of a conspiracy to establish Caliphate (Shariya Law). In pursuance of the conspiracy, Shariq had prepared the pressure cooker IED and Yasin had provided the material support for the explosive.
Shariq had first come on the radar of the security forces in November 2020 when he was arrested by the state police for a pro-terror graffiti in Mangaluru city. He and his associates had put up the graffiti in support of the global terror outfit, Islamic State (IS).
Subsequently, Shariq was also named in the Shivamogga IS Conspiracy Case of 2022, in which so far 10 accused have been arrested. Of these 10 arrested, nine, including Shariq and Yasin, were charge-sheeted on June 30, 2023 for radicalising and recruiting gullible Muslim youth, raising funds and further conducting trial blasts to further the anti-India activities of IS.
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