Family terms terror suspect 'obedient' son
New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- A day after the Delhi Police's Special Cell announced the arrest of a 19-year-old member of an ISIS-inspired terror module from Sadiq Nagar in south Delhi, the suspect's family has described him as an "obedient" and "family-oriented" son. The father of the suspect, identified as Md Adnan, a government employee, refused to believe his son was part of an "interstate terror module".
"He's not very bright but he's hardworking. We shifted here from Eta in 2022 because of my job. I don't know what police are saying but my son was not part of any group and was not making any bomb. We have seen his devices," Adnan's father Md Saleem said.
On Friday, police said they busted a suspected terror module affiliated to ISIS and arrested Md Adnan and 20-year-old Adnan Khan from Bihar. Additional commissioner of police (special cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah said the accused were carrying out online radicalisation, recruitment, and preparations for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) for attacks on crowded places. Police stated Md Adnan admitted to taking a pledge of allegiance to ISIS chief Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, and officers recovered a video showing him in "ISIS attire".
During a visit to Md Adnan's family house, a Type-2 government accommodation in Sadiq Nagar, his father and elder sister were present. The father expressed disbelief and shock, saying he has been "suffering" for almost ten days. Contrary to police claims that Adnan left school after Class 10, his father said he is in Class 12 at a Malviya Nagar government school.
"I last saw him on October 16 evening. He left home saying he was going for namaz, but he didn't return. I searched for him everywhere. After sometime, 10-12 policemen showed up and said my son posted about terror activities and is indulging in wrong activities. I was shocked," Md Saleem said.
The family stated that 8-10 policemen searched their house and took a black suit bought for Adnan for Eid, an old phone, an alarm clock, and a wristwatch. "There was no ISIS connection. I gifted him the suit for Eid," said Saleem.
Around midnight, police brought Adnan home briefly. "His mother was begging. I was shocked but I composed myself and asked Adnan if he had done anything," Saleem recounted. "He told me 'Abba, I have only chatted with Adnan Khan. I have never met him. I'm not involved in anything'."
"How can they link my son to some Bhopal based person, saying they were planning terror activities? My son has never left Delhi. If he was making a bomb or such plans, I would have disowned him. He was not even part of any social media group," the father concluded....
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