SAQUIB Nachan, a former office-bearer of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and an accused in the Pune ISIS module case, died at Delhi’s Safdarjung hospital after he suffered a haemorrhagic stroke in Tihar jail.

A senior official at Tihar jail confirmed: “Saquib Nachan died at 11.30 am on June 28 during treatment at Safdarjung hospital.”

Nachan was initially rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital in Delhi on June 22. Later, on June 25, he was shifted to Safdarjung hospital for advanced medical treatment. His condition worsened on Saturday.