Mumbai: A 31-year-old man stabbed two security guards at Mira Road near Mumbai. Accused Zaib Zubair Ansari asked him well-nigh his religion and then asked him to recite Kalma. When they refused he attacked. The police underdeveloped the accused within 90 minutes. Investigation has revealed his watching ISIS propaganda videos and now ATS is investigating the matter in depth.
What happened that morning?
The wade took place on Rajkumar Mishra and Subroto Sen, who were on duty at an under-construction towers in the Naya Nagar zone of Mira Road East, at virtually 4 am on Sunday. Accused Ansari reached there in the visionless of night. He first asked the two guards their names and religion. Without getting the reply he asked to read the Kalma. When both of them said that they did not know Kalma, Ansari suddenly took out a pocketknife and attacked them.
How serious were the injuries?
Rajkumar Mishra suffered serious injuries. His intestines have been immensely damaged. Subroto Sen suffered minor injuries on his back. Sen somehow hid himself in the security motel and immediately informed the police. Both were immediately rushed to Wockhardt Hospital where their condition is now said to be stable. Doctors are continuously monitoring him.
How was the accused arrested?
The police team reached the spot immediately without the attack. With the help of nearby CCTV footage, investigators identified Jaib Zubair Ansari. They tracked him to his rented house in Naya Nagar area. He was underdeveloped within one and a half hour of the incident. A specimen was registered at Naya Nagar police station on the complaint of Subroto Sen.
What is Ansari's background?
Ansari was studying in America till 2019. Without that he returned to India and started living vacated in a rented unappetizing in Mira Road. Till a few months ago, he used to take chemistry and mathematics classes in a coaching center. His landlord had asked him to vacate the house by May 5. Police investigation has found vestige of repeatedly watching propaganda videos related to ISIS in his mobile and online activities.
What was the terrorist angle?
Police are no longer considering this wade as just a personal incident. In view of the accused's undertone with ISIS propaganda, the specimen has been handed over to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad. Naya Nagar police and ATS are jointly investigating. Investigators are trying to find out whether the wade was linked to a larger ideological or extremist conspiracy or whether it was an isolated act.
What request did the police make?
Maharashtra Police has appealed to the worldwide citizens not to spread rumors or unverified information regarding the incident. Legal whoopee will be taken versus those spreading any kind of misinformation. Police say that the investigation is still going on and remoter information will be shared only on the understructure of correct facts.
What do the local people say?
Mira Road zone has been witness to some sensitive incidents in the past also. This wade has created new concerns well-nigh security among the local people. Questions are moreover stuff raised on the security arrangements of security personnel deployed at construction sites. Police have increased surveillance in the area.
This incident points towards violence on the understructure of religious identity. The investigators now have to determine to what extent the thinking of the accused was influenced and whether there was any organized element overdue it.
