Bengaluru: Bushra, the wife of Mohammed Afzal, one of the suspects arrested for alleged connection with ISIS, claims that her husband is innocent and has nothing to do with terror activities.

Speaking with media persons, Bushra, along with her family, said that around 30 persons claiming to be policemen from Delhi barged into her house at 3am. “They knocked on the door and my husband opened it. As soon as they entered my house, they handcuffed him and asked me to sit in the room quietly. The policemen then put a gun to my husband head, manhandled him and told him to show where the weapons were hidden. Then they ransacked the entire house, but could not find any weapon. My husband is a software engineer and a law abiding citizen. He has never been involved in any anti-social activity in his entire life,’’ she said.

Describing it as a very frightening experience especially for her three-year-old child, Bushra said the police seized her phone and laptop for no reason. “They have taken away the car and the bike which belongs to my husband. I am afraid that they will plant evidence against my husband and frame him,’’ Bushra said.

She added that they asked her to sign on a blank paper after they did not find any evidence of weapons. “I refused and told them to give me a written statement saying that they searched my house. The policemen later made me sign a letter which stated that they did not destroy my property. The paper was suspiciously blank and they purposely made me sign it. My husband is known to the Madrassa teacher, Syed Anzar Shah Qasmi and it appear that on the basis of that connection he has been framed in this case,’’ she said.

According to her, Mohammed Afzal has been working as a project manager at HIS situated in Whitefield. When asked about Afzal attending video conferences at home, she said that he was a project manager and he was bound to attend video conferences organised by his company.