According to the NIA, the accused had been instructed by their ISIS handler based abroad to pursue robotics courses and gain skills in order to carry out future terrorist attacks in the direction of the Islamic State agenda for India.
According to the agency, Syed Yasin executed a mock explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) along the Varahi River in Shivamogga, burned an Indian National Flag, and made a video to prove his anti-India credentials.
The victim named Prakash stated that he could not identify the assailants as they had worn masks while attacking. He also said that after the attack, the miscreants raised anti-RSS slogans.