Dr Michael Aranha, who runs a clinic in Himayathnagar, Hyderabad, was admitted to a hospital with serious injuries to his head and chest. The assault on the Doctor had cracked four of his ribs and damaged his lungs.
It appears certain people believe that the exemplary work carried out by the NIA is rather a political gimmick and instance of rising Islamophobia. Others believe that the entire thing was a sham
Zakir Musa, a former Hizbul Mujahideen commander also a close aide of dead terrorist Burhan Wani. Zakir Musa had left the Hizbul in May 2017 and had claimed to lead Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, a local affiliate of al-Qaeda
The districts of Kannur and Kasargod in Kerala have claimed notoriety in recent years for being the hotbed of ISIS recruitment and radicalisation activities.
Zakir Musa may have been arrived in Punjab not only to save his life from the onslaught of security forces but also to revive Sikh terrorism in Punjab backed by Pakistan's ISI.
The LeT commander Azad Ahmad Malik who has been shot down during the operation was involved in the assassination of Kashmiri Journalist Syed Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar.