ISIS module case: Accused Saqib Nachan dies in Delhi hospital; suffered brain haemorrhage

ISIS module case suspect Saqib Nachan passed away in a Delhi hospital on Saturday, days after suffering a brain haemorrhage , PTI reported citing an official. He had been receiving treatment at a private hospital in the national capital for the past four days, according to the official.

The former Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) office-bearer was being held in Tihar prison and was shifted to a hospital on June 24 after his health worsened, an official said.

Doctors later confirmed that Nachan had suffered a brain haemorrhage, the official said. His condition deteriorated further on Saturday, and he passed away at 12.10pm.

The official added that his body would be released to his family after the post-mortem, with his last rites scheduled for Sunday in Borivali village near Padgha.

Nachan was first convicted by the Supreme Court in 1997 for plotting terror attacks in collaboration with Khalistani groups in 1990. He was later sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a series of bomb blasts between 2002 and 2003, including attacks at Mumbai Central, Vile Parle, and Mulund stations that left several dead and injured.

After completing his sentence, Nachan was arrested in 2012 for the attempted murder of a VHP activist but was released on bail in 2014. In 2023, he was again arrested by the NIA for allegedly administering oaths of allegiance (bayath) to recruits of ISIS.