Bhopal-Ujjain train blast: Handler was IS operative from Kashmir says NIA

The probe into the Bhopal-Ujjain train blast has led the NIA to Kashmir and Hyderabad.

An 18 year old from Kashmir is now under the scanner of the National Investigation Agency which is probing the Bhopal-Ujjain train blast. It has now come to light that an 18 year old handler from Kashmir had contacted had contacted members of the Islamic State inspired module through a Telegram channel and directed them to carry out the attack.

NIA sources say that the handler had also informed that he was into sharing videos of the IS. Following these revelations, the NIA conducted raids and searches in Kashmir. The 18 year old was however not found. NIA officials say that Atif Muzzafar an accused arrested in connection with this case came in contact with the handler when he had gone to Kashmir.

Atif was attempting to cross over into Pakistan and had stayed in Kashmir for a while.
Atif told his interrogators that he was also given the numbers of a Syrian based handler. He had tried to contact that person and even tried moving into Syria. However after repeated failed attempts, Atif decided that he would run an IS inspired module in India itself.

The NIA is also looking for a person in Hyderabad who too had contacted Atif through Telegram. The man from Hyderabad is said to have waited for the module members at a railway station after the blast.

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