Terrorist attack

"Mohamed Shariq had conspired with co-accused Syed Yasin and a foreign-based IS online handler to promote IS terror activities in India with the aim to terrorise the society through IED attacks. He was also involved in fundraising activities for IS," the NIA said.

Bowbazar is one of the most crowded areas of Kolkata. At the time of the explosion, about 125 people were believed to be living in the two apartment blocks that collapsed.

The ISIS magazine claims the attack proves online radicalisation works, downplays formal responsibility, celebrates antisemitic bloodshed in Australia, and mocks Western intelligence, while urging decentralised jihadist violence against Jewish and Christian communities beyond Australia worldwide.

Police say the father and son of Pakistani origin, Naveed Akram and Sajid Akram, used legally owned weapons at a crowded Jewish celebration, while investigators probe intelligence gaps, IS symbolism, explosive threats, and whether existing counter terrorism frameworks failed to prevent one of Australia’s deadliest attacks.