The Latest Breaking News from Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi

Internet activity, PayPal transfers: UP police lay out their case against Gorakhnath attack suspect

He “wanted to establish Islam’s superiority as endorsed by the terrorist outift ISIS” because he “was influenced by the notion of global jihad” that “those who don’t believe in Islam are idol worshippers or kafirs” and so “should be killed and sent to hell”.

Newslaundry · Sep 20, 2022

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The Hindu · Apr 17, 2022

UAPA slapped on Gorakhpur temple attack accused

The ATS cited inputs it got from interrogation as well as electronic and financial transactions for imposing relevant sections of the UAPA against the accused Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi

The Hindu · Apr 16, 2022

Gorakhpur temple attack accused acted like IS-inspired 'lone wolf': UP ATS

LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (UPATS) sleuths said on Tuesday that Gorakhnath temple attack accused Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi seemed to be inspired by the lone wolf attack pattern of the Islamic State (IS). The ATS sleuths interrogated Murtaza after finding several IS videos in his laptop.

The Times of India · Apr 5, 2022

Gorakhnath temple attack: An IIT grad, attacker was out of job, says ATS

LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR: Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi is an engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay and was currently out of job, according to investigators.

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Terror angle not ruled out in Gorakhnath temple attack

LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR: A day after IIT Bombay graduate Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi attacked two PAC jawans at the gate of Gorakhnath Temple, security agencies said on Monday that terror angle has not been ruled out in the case.

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2022