The NIA, which took over the investigation from the Karnataka Police, has said in its chargesheet filed in the case that the blast was part of an ISIS terrorist plot. (PTI file photo)The Bengaluru zonal office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday provisionally attached Rs 29,176 kept in the bank account of Syed Yasin, one of the accused in the 2022 case in which a pressure-cooker bomb accidentally exploded in an autorickshaw in Mangaluru. The agency said the bomb was meant to be planted at the Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple.“Investigations conducted revealed that the ISIS online handler named ‘Colonel’ had given training over Wicker app/ Telegram etc. to the main accused Mohammad Shariq alias Premraj and other accused persons, to make improvised explosive device (IED)/Bomb and also arranged funds through certain mute accounts and also through crypto currencies which were at times encashed by Syed Yasin and Mohammad Shariq, through PoS agents, for a commission and at some instances the encashed cryptocurrencies were routed through the fraudulently opened mule accounts in FINO Payments Bank,” ED said in a statement on Wednesday, citing the investigation done by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).The NIA, which took over the investigation from the Karnataka Police, has said in its chargesheet filed in the case that the blast was part of an ISIS terrorist plot.According to ED, Rs 2,86,008 was deposited by different cryptocurrency dealers in the mule accounts and Rs 41,680 was collected in cash from point-of-sale agents as part of the terror plot. The amounts were used for buying items online to assemble the improvised explosive device (IED), hiring hideouts in Mysuru city and other places, and also for conducting reconnaissance at various places in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. The bomb was supposed to be planted at the Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple, the agency said in its statement.Also, the police had seized Rs 39,228 from Mohammed Shariq at Father Muller Hospital in Mangaluru.On November 19, 2022, Mohammed Shariq, 24, suffered 40 per cent burns after an IED he was carrying in a bag kept on his lap while travelling in an autorickshaw accidentally went off in Mangaluru. It exploded as the bomb timer was set for 09 seconds, instead of 90 minutes, according to the NIA. The police arrested Shariq after the blast.Another accused in the case, Maaz Munir, allegedly provided details of the mule accounts to Shariq to receive payments sent by the online handler, “Colonel”.Story continues below this adFurther investigation in the case is in progress, the agency said.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:Mangaluru