Mangaluru Auto Blast Accused Was In Touch With ISIS Handlers: Police

Mangaluru, Karnataka:

The accused in the Mangaluru autorickshaw blast was “inspired by ISIS terror group” and used dark web to contact his handlers, the police said today, claiming a big breakthrough in the case. Karnataka top cop Alok Kumar said Shareeq worked under multiple handlers, one of them from Al Hind, a terror outfit influenced by ISIS.

“Shareeq’s immediate handler was Arafat Ali, an accused in two cases. He was in touch with Mussavir Hussain who is an accused in Al-Hind module case. Abdul Matin Taha was one of the main handler of Shareeq. But Shareeq in touch with 2-3 others yet to be identified,” Karnataka top cop Alok Kumar said.