Ex-SIMI office-bearer Saquib Nachan dies in Delhi hospital

Saquib Nachan, an accused with alleged links to the terror outfit Islamic State (ISIS), passed away at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. He was convicted for his involvement in the bomb blasts in Mumbai in 2002 and 2003.

ANI on Saturday reported, citing sources, that Nachan died in the Delhi Hospital. According to media reports, Nachan was a former office-bearer of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).

As per the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Saquib Nachan was a habitual offender in several previous terror cases and was also a self-styled Amir-e-Hind for ISIS in India.