NIA files chargesheet against three in ISIS Kerala module case
New Delhi, September 9
The NIA filed charge sheet against three ISIS terrorists held from Kerala.
The accused identified as Mohammed Ameen alias Abu Yahya from Malappuram, Kerala, Mushab Anwar from Kannur and Rahees Rasheed from Kollam were held by NIA.
The NIA had registered a suo-moto case against seven known and other unknown accused persons under sections 120B, 121 & 121A of IPC & sections 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38 & 40 of UA (P) Act on 05.03.2021 pertaining to the terrorist activities of one Mohammed Ameen alias Abu Yahya r/o Kerala and his associates, who have been running various ISIS propaganda channels on different social media platforms including 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 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.
The accused Mohd Ameen was also involved in raising and distributing funds in connivance with co-accused Rahees Rasheed and Kashmir based accused Mohammad Waqar Lone alias Wilson Kashmiri and his associates for propagating ideology and violent activities of proscribed terrorist organization ISIS in India, NIA added.
During investigation it was found that accused Mohammed Ameen alias Abu Yahya , Mushab Anwar and Rahees Rasheed were affiliated with banned terrorist organization ISIS and were also involved in radicalization, recruitment, terror funding and grooming like-minded gullible Muslim youth to join proscribed terrorist organization ISIS through different secured social media platforms.
The NIA is further investigating the case.
