India, June 28 -- Alleged Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) operative Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan died in Delhi on Saturday after suffering a brain haemorrhage, an official said.

Hindustan Times had on Thursday reported that Nachan, who was convicted for his role in the 2002-03 Mumbai blasts, was on ventilator support after suffering a brain stroke earlier this week.

Tihar jail authorities admitted him to the Deendayal Upadhyay Hospital in Delhi on Monday, following which his family members were informed. After the ISIS leader's health deteriorated on Wednesday morning, he was shifted to the Safdarjung Hospital, his lawyer Samsher Ansari said.

Doctors, according to news agency PTI, said that his condition worsened on Saturday, addin...