Delhi Police, in collaboration with Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh ATS, has exposed a big terrorist network in the country. Under this module named ‘Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent’, a total of 14 people have been arrested from three states so far. The mastermind of all these people is said to be a doctor from Ranchi, who had the intention of declaring an Islamic state in India.
On Thursday, ATS conducted a surprise raid in an apartment near Bariatu Joda Talab in Ranchi. Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed, who lived there, was arrested. Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed, who was arrested by ATS, was working as a radiologist in Medica Hospital in Ranchi. He is originally from Jamshedpur.
He was working in Medica Hospital, Ranchi for the last six years. He has served as a full timer for three years. Dr. Ishtiaq also has his own clinic in Hazaribagh district. He currently lives in AK Residency located at Joda Talab in Ranchi. He has done MBBS from RIMS, Ranchi.
According to PTI, a Delhi Police statement said, “The module was headed by a man named Dr Ishtiaq from Ranchi (Jharkhand) and had the intention of declaring ‘Caliphate’ within the country and carrying out serious terrorist activities.”
What is Khilafat, what the Ranchi doctor wanted
The successors of Prophet Muhammad are called Caliphs. A person who leads people according to the laws of Islamic religion is called Caliph and his rule is called ‘Khilafat’. ISIS, which is said to be the most dreaded terrorist organization, declared its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as ‘Caliph’ in 2014. He wanted to impose complete Islamic rule in Iraq and Syria. Similarly, Dr. Ishtiaq also wanted to impose Islamic rule in India through terrorist attacks.
