“He was connected with ISIS for the last many years and was directly in touch with ISIS commanders. Huzafa had promised Khan, an owner of a small cosmetic shop, he would call him to Khorasan and he had passports made of his wife and four children. He learnt to make IEDs while he was in touch with Huzafa, who was killed in a drone attack, Kushwaha said. Khan had planned a terror strike in the national capital on August 15 but could not do so due to heavy security arrangements, he added. “A terror strike has been averted through this operation and I think a major incident has been avoided,” Kushwaha said.

Source: Hindustan Times August 22, 2020 11:40 UTC