Place of Birth: India;

Gender: Male;

Nationality: Indian;

General Info:
Ahmed Murtaza Abbasi, was allegedly honey-trapped by the Islamic State terrorists. According to the police sources, Abbasi had first received a mail, presumably from a woman.

The woman, who said that she was trapped in an Islamic State camp, and she sent photo of her to Abbasi and sought help.

Abbasi even sent Rs 40,000 to help her, and then the woman promised to meet him in India.

As he continued with the e-mail exchange, Abbasi was prepared to join the Islamic State terrorist group.

Also to mention, Abbasi had sent money to the woman many times.

Abbasi, on April 3 attacked Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel stationed at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur.

As claimed by the police, Abbasi was trying to charge into the temple after raising the slogan of ‘Allahu Akbar’.

When he was scanned at the temple’s entrance gate by police officers, he even tried to snatch the weapons of the PAC staff deployed there.

As per sources, the weapon spotted in his hand at the time of Gorakhnath temple attack was purchased after he came from Nepal.

Two constables were injured in the attack. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is the head priest or mahant of the Gorakhnath temple.