NIA registers case to investigate Kabul gurdwara attack

The anti-terror probe agency NIA on Wednesday registered an FIR in a case relating to terror attack on a Gurdwara at Kabul, Afghanistan. The agency said it has registered the case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and under the provisions of Section 6 (8) of the NIA Act and started an investigation into the recent attack.

On March 25, unknown gunmen had stormed into a Gurdwara in the Shor Bazar area in Kabul and fired indiscriminately, killing 27 devotees and injuring several others. An Indian citizen Tian Singh, a resident of Delhi's Greater Kailash Part-1, was also killed in the attack.

About 150 persons were inside the Gurdwara when the attack took place. The proscribed terrorist organisation, Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), had claimed the responsibility for the attack.

In an official statement the NIA said as per the preliminary investigation, one Muhsin from Trikkaripur, Kasargod, Kerala, and others who had joined ISKP, are suspected to have been involved in the attack.

Source: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/nia-registers-case-to-investigate-kabul-gurdwara-attack-64179