NIA suspects seven more Keralites

Materials revealing their role in propagating ISIS ideology found

March 17, 2021 07:06 pm | Updated March 18, 2021 10:46 am IST - KOCHI

A view of National Investigation Agency (NIA), in New Delhi. File

A view of National Investigation Agency (NIA), in New Delhi. File

Seven Keralites have been named by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as suspected to be involved in waging jihad for the proscribed organisation, ISIS.

Besides the three persons, Mohammed Ameen of Malappuram, Mushab Anuvar of Kannur and Rahees Rashid of Kollam, who were arrested the other day, the agency has listed Irshad Thekke Koleth of Kasaragod, Shifa Haris and Mizha Sideeque of Kannur, and Rahul Manoharan alias Rahul Abdullah of Anchal in the list of suspects.

The agency said it was after the Central government receiving credible information on the formation of a module to radicalise individuals that the case was booked against them. The module, which was headed by Ameen, was having allegiance with the terrorist organisation, ISIS, it said.

The NIA was asked to probe the case as the Centre was of the view that the provision of the scheduled offence under the National Investigation Act, 2008, could be invoked against the accused, considering the gravity of the information received, according to the agency.

The search operations conducted on the 12 premises of the suspects, including the nine in Kerala, two in Karnataka and one in New Delhi on March 15, the NIA said it seized 16 mobile phones, 17 SIM cards, 10 memory cards, eight pen drives, two hard dics and two modems. Mohammed Ameen was arrested from New Delhi. In Bangalore, searches were conducted on the residential premises and dental clinic of Rahees Rasheed, it said.

The searches on the premises of Mushab Anuvar and Rahees Rashid yielded incriminating materials revealing their role in actively propagating the ideology of ISIS to recruit co-conspirators. Materials revealing the intention of the duo to wage jihad on behalf of ISIS in India was also recovered, according to NIA.

The agency had obtained a transit warrant from the NIA Court, Kochi, the other day to take Mushab Anuvar and Rahees Rashid for producing them before the NIA Special Court, New Delhi. It had also obtained the permission to hand-cuff the accused during the transit to New Delhi.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.