Kerala: Terror suspects were asked to behead BJP, RSS members, shoot video
The men were arrested on October 2 while planning to attack an RSS rally, as well as kill politicians.
The men were arrested on October 2 while planning to attack an RSS rally, as well as kill politicians.
New Delhi: Six men who were part of an Islamic State-inspired group and were arrested from Kerala earlier in October, had allegedly been asked by their Afghanistan-based handler to behead at least three persons, two belonging to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and one of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
According to a report in the Hindu, the men were also asked to record their gruesome acts on video.
One of the accused — Abu Basheer, 29, alias Rashid, a mechanic — had been asked to procure swords for the murders.
The men had been under watch from security agencies for four months, and were arrested on October 2 as they assembled at a hilltop in Kannur to plan attacks on an RSS rally in Tamil Nadu, and on politicians.
One of the accused — Manseed alias Omar al Hindi, 30, a Kerala resident working in Qatar — made an unscheduled visit to India in the last week of September, which alerted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and led to the arrests.
(This story first appeared in Deccan Chronicle)