Fayaz Kagzi Explained

Fayaz Kagzi^[1] (16 April 1982 – 4 July 2016) was an expert bomb maker and suicide bomber from Maharashtra, India.^[2]

Initially recruited by the Students Islamic Movement of India (Indian Mujahideen), he later joined the Pakistani militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba along with Zabiuddin Ansari.^[3] A native of Beed district in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, Kagzi was wanted in India for various terrorist offences including the 2006 Karnavati Express blast,^[4] 2006 Aurangabad arms haul, 2010 German Bakery blast, 2012 Jangli Maharaj road serial blast^[5] and fled to Pakistan in 2006.

He was reported dead on 4 July 2016 after detonating explosives near the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.^[6] A DNA test confirmed the identity of the bomber as Fayaz Kagzi who is suspected to have joined ISIS.^[7]

External links

• CBI Wanted Notice
• NIA Wanted Notice

Notes and References

1. News: Ansari, before he became Abu Jundal . The Indian Express . 26 June 2012 . en-IN.
2. News: Bombings focus attention on SIMI networks . The Hindu . 27 July 2008 . en-IN.
3. Web site: Top LeT man, wanted by Indian law enforcement agencies, behind July suicide bombing near Jeddah US Consulate . Dnaindia.com . 2016-08-12 . 2018-12-14.
4. Web site: Ansari, before he became Abu Jundal. Indianexpress.com . 26 June 2012. 2018-12-14.
5. Web site: 'Sleeper cells with Pak nationals waiting in the wings'. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2013-02-23 . 2018-12-14.
6. Web site: Bomber killed, two policemen wounded in blast outside US consulate in Jeddah . Cnbc.com . 2016-07-04 . 2018-12-14.
7. Web site: How DNA samples from a Beed family identified a suicide bomber in Saudi. Indianexpress.com . 2 May 2018. 2018-12-14.