ISIS India Unit Chief Saquib Nachan Dies In Delhi Hospital, Was Convicted In Mumbai Blasts Case
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Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan was convicted for his involvement in a series of bomb blasts that took place in Mumbai between 2002 and 2003.
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) operative, Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan, died in Delhi's Safdarjung hospital on Saturday after suffering a brain haemorrhage, officials said.
He was convicted for his involvement in the bomb blasts in Mumbai in 2002 and 2003 and had been in judicial custody in Tihar Jail since 2023. He was admitted to the hospital a few days ago and was on a ventilator after a brain stroke earlier this week, according to reports.
He was initially admitted to the Deendayal Upadhyay Hospital in Delhi on Monday; however, after his health deteriorated on Wednesday morning, he was moved to Safdarjung Hospital.
The doctors said that his condition worsened on Saturday, after which he died at 12.10 pm, news agency PTI reported.
His body will be handed over to his family after the postmortem. His last rites will be held on Sunday at Borivali near Maharashtra's Padgha, officials said.
The head of the Islamic State outfit's India unit had been in Tihar Jail after the National Investigation Agency arrested him on December 9, 2023, along with 15 other ISIS members from Padgha.
According to the NIA, Nachan — already known for his repeated involvement in terror-related cases — had also declared himself the Amir-e-Hind (leader of India) for ISIS.
In June 2024, the NIA filed a chargesheet against Nachan and 16 other hardcore operatives of the banned global terror group in connection with the Delhi-Padgha ISIS terror module case. The case involves a conspiracy focused on recruiting and radicalizing young people and making improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
According to Nachan's lawyer, he had earlier suffered two brain strokes, back in 2021 and 2023, with the latest one before his NIA arrest.
In 2016, Nachan — who was reportedly a former office-bearer of the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) — was convicted for his involvement in a series of bomb blasts that took place in Mumbai between 2002 and 2003.
(With inputs from agencies)
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