Lucknow. On the evening of April 3 last, Murtaza, a youth who attacked security personnel from Banke outside Gorakhnath Math in Gorakhpur, has claimed to have confirmed links with the terrorist organization ISIS. According to the UP Police, Murtaza was associated with this terrorist organization for a long time and he had not only taken an oath of committing terrorist activity, but also sent a substantial amount as help to foreign organizations affiliated to ISIS. Let us inform that Murtaza had seriously injured two PAC jawans by attacking them from Banke outside Gorakhnath Math.
Regarding Murtaza’s connection with ISIS, UP’s ADG Law and Order Prashant Kumar told that in the year 2013, Murtaza had taken oath of an organization promoting a terrorist organization. The organization merged with ISIS in 2014. It has also been revealed about Murtaza that he was collecting videos and other information related to AK-47 rifles, carbine and missile technology through the Internet. According to Prashant Kumar, the investigation also revealed that Murtaza was also closely associated with ISIS terrorists through Facebook, Twitter and Telegram. In the year 2014, Murtaza was also in touch with the propaganda activist Masroor of the terrorist organization who was arrested by the Bangalore Police.
Murtaza, accused of attacking the policemen deployed in the security of Shri Gorakshanath temple, was interrogated by UP ATS in connection with the terrorist organization ISIS activists, taking the oath of ISIS and providing financial assistance to ISIS supporters. @PrasantK_IPS90 key byte pic.twitter.com/nM6NkxWeIp
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According to the ADG, Murtaza used to read videos, audios and jihadi literature related to various terrorist organizations, their propagandists and those promoting terrorist activities. In the year 2020, he took the oath of ISIS organization. He also sent about 8 and a half lakh rupees abroad for terrorist organizations. According to Prashant Kumar, it was found during interrogation of Murtaza that he had reached Gorakhnath Math in the form of a lone wolf i.e. a lone attacker and carried out the attack.