Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist Sabhauddin, alleged to be behind the attack on the Indian Institute of Science along with prime accused Abu Hamza, has revealed that their initial plan was to attack the Indian Space Research Organisation in Bangalore.
Sabhauddin, who was arrested in Lucknow on Sunday, is also considered to be the man who triggered the attack on the Central Reserve Police Force camp in Uttar Pradesh on New Year's Day.
During his stay in Bangalore, Sabhauddin, a student of Presidency College in the city, visited the ISRO campus on numerous occasions. It was during this time that he came in contact with Abu Hamza, the main accused in the IISc attack.
He allowed Hamza to stay at his rented place, which was near the college campus and together they planned the attack on the IISc.
Sabhauddin decided against an attack on the ISRO, as he failed to break through the security cordon. The terrorist said he had been assigned the job of conducting an attack at ISRO and hence he strived day and night to break through the security. They had planned to load RDX in a jeep and ram it into the building. However, the plan had to be dropped due to the tight security.
