Yasin Bhatkal
Yasin Bhatkal | |
|---|---|
| Born | Syed Mohammed Ahmed Zarar Siddibappa 15 January 1983 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Shahrukh, Yusuf |
| Education | Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen, Bhatkal |
| Occupation | Co-founder of Indian Mujahideen |
| Years active | 2007–2013 |
| Known for | 2010 Pune bombing 2010 Bangalore stadium bombing 2011 Mumbai bombings 2012 Pune bombings 2013 Hyderabad blasts |
| Criminal status | Death row |
| Spouse |
Zahida Irshad Khan (m. 2010) |
| Allegiance | Indian Mujahideen |
| Convictions | Waging war against nation, criminal conspiracy and murder (19 December 2016) |
| Criminal charge | Sedition, criminal conspiracy |
| Penalty | Death penalty |
Date apprehended | 28 August 2013 |
| Imprisoned at | Tihar Jail, Delhi |
Syed Mohammed Ahmed Zarar Siddibappa (born 15 January 1983), known as Yasin Bhatkal, is an Indian Islamist terrorist, who was the co-founder and leader of the proscribed terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen (IM). Yasin along with Riyaz Bhatkal and Iqbal Bhatkal (brothers, unrelated to Yasin), among others, founded the terrorist organisation around 2005. The jihadist group has carried out several attacks against civilian targets in India and Yasin was notably personally involved in the 2010 Pune bombing, 2010 Bangalore stadium bombing, 2011 Mumbai bombings, 2012 Pune bombings and the 2013 Hyderabad blasts.
He is believed to have taken arms and explosives training at a terrorist training camp in Pakistan. He was listed on the NIA Most Wanted until his arrest on the India–Nepal border near Raxaul (close to Motihari), Bihar on 28 August 2013. He has been sentenced to death by a National Investigation Agency special court in Hyderabad on 19 December 2016 for his involvement in the 2013 Hyderabad blasts and is currently incarcerated at the Tihar Jail in Delhi.