NEW DELHI: The Indian intelligence institution is learnt to have intercepted essential monetary transactions with hyperlinks to needed Islamic preacher Zakir Naik suggesting {that a} Malaysia-based Rohingya outfit may be in a sophisticated stage of orchestrating a terror strike within the nation by a bunch led by a girl.
The intelligence suggests {that a} woman-led group, who has been educated in Myanmar, may try a strike in an Indian metropolis within the subsequent few weeks.
Late on Friday, the intelligence institution alerted the police and state intelligence bureaus of Delhi, Haryana, UP, Bihar and West Bengal to step up surveillance, a supply confirmed.
An intel doc, seen by TOI, states {that a} slew of suspicious India-centric transactions to the tune of round 2 lakh {dollars} have been tracked to Kuala Lumpur primarily based Rohingya chief Mohammed Naseer and controversial Islamic cleric Zakir Naik.
The intel doc states {that a} Chennai-based suspect, in all probability a hawala seller, had obtained part of this fund. Digging deeper, the sleuths have been in a position to deduce {that a} group was to infiltrate India in mid or finish of December by Bangladesh.
The origin or any id associated particulars of the girl who supposedly educated in Myanmar for this strike is unclear however it’s suspected that she was despatched to Myanmar from Malaysia early this 12 months, a supply stated.
Within the communication to the states, doubtless targets talked about are Ayodhya, Bodhgaya, Punjab and Srinagar. The company additionally suspects that a couple of conduits belonging to In style Entrance of India may prolong help to the group for logistics and therefore watch may be stepped up on components related to the outfit, it states.
Intelligence sources stated that sleuths have been attempting to determine if a Rohingya militant group which got here beneath the scanner final 12 months for elevating funds for Rohingya refugees in Malaysia was concerned within the present set of transfers. Naik is needed by Indian authorities since 2016 on costs of cash laundering and inciting extremism by hate speeches.
