Chief of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Maulana Asim Umar, has asked Indian Muslims to start jihad by killing senior Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. In his statement, Umar said the state and its departments were equally responsible for the incidents against Muslims in India. Read: US adds al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent to ‘terror’ listAccording to counter-terror officials, Umar was a native of Sambhal in UP before leaving India for Pakistan in 1999. He said Indian Muslims should follow the example of their brethren in Syria, adding that they should look at the example of Europe where one single Mujahid after another has disturbed the entire continent. Target IPS and IAS officers, cause them financial losses,” said the statement.

Source: Hindustan Times July 04, 2016 02:48 UTC