ISIS-linked terrorist Rizwan Abdul, key operative of Pune module, arrested in Delhi

The terrorist, identified as 35-year-old Rizwan Abdul Haji Ali, was apprehended with one sophisticated pistol with cartridges in his possession, officials aware of the matter said.

A senior Delhi Police officer said that Ali carried a reward of ₹3 lakh from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his involvement in terrorist activities.

“Ali, a college dropout, against whom the NIA had announced a reward of ₹3 lakh in September 12 last year for his alleged involvement with the ‘Pune ISIS module case’, had attended a “deradicalisation programme” of Delhi Police in 2018, when he was picked by intelligence agencies and the special cell. But he was later let off.