The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a motivator, who allegedly worked at the behest of proscribed Islamic State (IS) that played a key role in forming the pan-India Junood-ul-Khilafa-Fil-Hind (JUKFH) module on Wednesday.

The 37-year-old man is a resident of Ranaghar in the state of Rajastham, he was deported to India by the authorities of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The Islamic State module was busted in January last year, in which four suspects were arrested from Hyderabad.

The National Investigation Agency said that Khan Salafi alias Muhammadi Ayan alias Al Wala Wal Bara was the online profiles of the arrested motivator cum coordinator.  His real name Amzad Khan was discovered once he was deported by the officials in Saudi Arabia.

The National Investigation Agency found that Amzad Khan has emerged as one of the principal characters in the conspiracy hatched by suspected Islamic State Indian operations head Yusuf-al-Hindi alias Shafi Armar in forming JUKFH, whose members had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria for carrying out subversive activities in the country.

AMandeep