NIA conducts searches at five locations in J&K and Karnataka, arrests four operatives in ISIS Kerala module case
New Delhi, August 5
The NIA along with state police units conducted searches at five locations in Kashmir, Bengaluru and Mangalore in connection with investigation of ISIS Kerala module case.
TheNIA had registered a suo-moto case against seven known and other unknown accused persons under sections 120B, 121 & 121A of IPC & sections 17, 18, 188, 20, 38 & 40 of UA (P) Act in March 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 had conducted searches and had arrested three persons namely Mohd. Ameen, Dr. Rahees Rasheed and Mus’Hab Anwar in this case in March 2021.
During investigation, it has been revealed that after the decline of ISIS Caliphate in Syria/Iraq, Mohd. Ameen had visited Kashmir in March, 2020 for Hijrah (Religious migration) and for engaging in terrorist acts and had also raised funds in association with Kashmir based accused Mohammad Waqar Lone alias Wilson Kashmiri and his associates.
As part of conspiracy, funds were also transferred to Mohd. Waqar Lone by accused in the case through banking channels and digital payment methods on the directions of Mohd. Ameen. Mohd. Ameen and his associates were also radicalizing gullible Muslim youths for joining Jihad and unlawful activities in India and had been successful in expanding the network in Kashmir and part of Kerala and Karnataka.
The NIA conducted fresh searches at the premises of accused who were continuously in touch with Mohammed Ameen and his associates through various groups/channels on encrypted chat platforms and had raised funds for furtherance of activities of ISIS. During searches, several digital devices including Laptops, Mobile phones, Hard Disk Drives, Pen Drives, multiple SIM cards of different service providers and incriminating documents were seized.
The NIA identified the arrested accused as Obaid Hamid from Srinagar, Muzammil Hassan Bhat from Bandipora , Kashmir, Ammar Abdul Rahman from Mangalore and Shankar Venkatesh Perumal from Bangalore. They were involved in raising funds and radicalising and motivating more people to join ISIS.
The NIA is further investigating the case. continues.
