New Delhi (Sputnik) — A Daesh operative imprisoned in India's eastern city of Kolkata allegedly attempted an escape after slashing the throat of a security guard inspecting his cell with his fingernails. Abu Musa could not escape the prison, as he was overpowered by other security personnel, but he created a ruckus inside the jail by raising pro-Daesh sentiments, according to officials.
"Such terrorists are trained in beheading. He was desperate to kill the guard with his nail, but other jail officials rushed to the spot and overpowered him," West Bengal Prison Minister Ujjwal Biswas told reporters.
16 November 2017, 14:19 GMT
India's premier investigating agency NIA was of the view that Abu Musa was in touch with Daesh operatives based in Syria and had been trying to recruit youths to carry out terror attacks not only in India, but also in neighboring Bangladesh.
17 March 2017, 15:51 GMT
FBI officials had visited the Kolkata prison last year to interrogate Abu Musa, as the US suspects him of being one of the operatives that was instructed by Syrian terrorist Sultan Abdul Kadir Armar to target US nationals based in India.
