NIA arrests two ISIS women operatives in ISIS Kerala Module case

New Delhi, August 17

The NIA arrested two ISIS women operatives from Kannur in Kerela in the ISIS Kerala module case.

The duo were identified as Mizha Siddeeque and Shifa Harris.

The NIA had registered a suo-moto case under sections 120B, 121 & 121A of IPC & sections 17, 18, 188, 20, 38 & 40 of UA (P) Act on 05.03.2021 pertaining to terrorist activities of one Mohammed Ameen alias Abu Yahya of Kerala and his associates, who have been running various ISIS propaganda channels on different social media platforms such as Telegram, Hoop and Instagram for propagating the violent Jihadi ideology of ISIS and radicalizing and recruiting new members for the ISIS module.

The NIA investigation has revealed that accused Mizha Siddeeque is affiliated with ISIS. She had travelled to Tehran along with her associates to join ISIS in Syria. 

On instructions of accused Mohammed Ameen, she had created a page on Instagram to propagate, motivate, radicalise and recruit gullible Muslim youth for ISIS. She had also radicalized other accused in the case namely her cousin Mus’Hab Anwar, Shifa Harris and was motivating them to join ISIS. 

The officials added that Shifa Haris alias Ayesha has affiliation with ISIS and on directions of accused Mus’Hab Anwar and Mizha, she had transferred funds to Mohammad Waqar Lone alias Wilson Kashmiri for supporting ISIS activities. Shifa was willing to perform Hijra to ISIS controlled territory for joining ISIS.

The NIA is further investigating the case. 

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