New Delhi: On Monday, Intelligence reports from Russia said that a Central Asian member of the ISIS who was planning a suicide attack in India has been detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia. In a press statement, the FSB said the person travelled to Turkey where he received instructions and training to carry out “a terrorist act by self-detonation against one of the leaders of the ruling circles of India.”
“It has been established that a foreigner in the period from April to June 2022, while on the territory of the Republic of Turkey was recruited by one of the leaders of the International Terrorist Organisation - “ISIS” as a suicide bomber. His indoctrination was carried out remotely through the accounts of the Telegram messenger and during personal meetings in Istanbul by a representative of the terrorist organisation,” stated the Russian press release.
A video released by Russian news agency RIA Novosti on Monday purports to show the man, who identifies himself as 'Azamov', confessing to the plot in Russia.
"In 2022 ... I flew to Russia, from where I was supposed to go to India. In India, I was supposed to be met and given all the necessary things to commit a terrorist attack on the instructions of the Islamic State for insulting the Prophet Muhammad," the detainee said in the video.