NIA information chargesheet towards three ISIS recruiters

By PTI

BENGALURU: The NIA on Saturday filed a supplementary chargesheet earlier than a particular court docket right here towards three folks for his or her alleged involvement in radicalising and recruiting gullible Muslim youth into the ISIS terrorist group.

They additionally raised and acquired funds to finance the go to of the radicalised youths to Syria, a spokesperson of the National Investigation Agency mentioned.

Muhammad Tauqir Mahmood and Zohaib Manna of Bengaluru, and Mohammed Shihab of Bhatkal in Karnataka have been charged below sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the spokesperson mentioned.

The case was registered by the NIA in September 2020 after examination of Dr Abdur Rahman in a case of the Islamic State Khorasan Province which led to unravelling of an ISIS module, the official mentioned.

During this, names of varied folks liable for radicalising and funding the visits of Muslim youth from Bengaluru and Karnataka to ISIS areas akin to Syria, had emerged, the spokesperson mentioned.

The NIA had earlier filed a chargesheet towards two accused within the case.

Mahmood and Manna had been concerned in radicalising and recruiting gullible Muslim youth into the fold of the ISIS by a “Quran Circle” group, based on the spokesperson.

They had been additionally concerned in elevating and receiving funds to finance the go to of radicalised Muslim youth to Syria, the NIA official mentioned.

Mahmood and Shihab had earlier visited Syria illegally to ascertain reference to ISIS terrorists, the spokesperson mentioned, including that additional investigation within the case continues.