The Darul Uloom Haqqania in Pakistan is often called the ‘University of Jihad’. This madrasa was founded by Maulana Abdul Haq, a pre-partition alumnus and teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband, and led by his son, Sami-ul-Haq, a key Taliban supporter who mobilised students for the Afghan ‘jihad’ in the coming years.
Najibul is accused of giving shelter to Bangladeshi infiltrators in India, getting their identity cards made, and helping them raise money. He has been in jail for the past ten months. Due to the evidence presented by ATS, his bail has also been rejected by the High Court.
Mohammad Talha Mazhar hails from Saraikela in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur. He is a student at the Darul Uloom Madrasa in Deoband, in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
Accused Abdul Awwal was involved in opening accounts in a private bank in the name of illegally migrating Bangladesh and Myanmar citizens in order to obtain funds from a Delhi-based NGO's FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) accounts.