NIA searches in J&Ok, Karnataka; 4 arrested in IS case

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The NIA on Wednesday carried out searches at 5 areas in Jammu and Kashmir and Karnataka and arrested 4 individuals for allegedly elevating funds and recruiting for the Islamic State (IS).

According to the NIA, searches had been carried out at three locations in Jammu and Kashmir and one every in Mangaluru and Bengaluru in Karnataka.

The arrested people have been recognized as Obaid Hamid from Sringar, Muzammil Hassan Bhat from Bandipora, Ammar Abdul Rahman from Ullal (Mangaluru), and Shankar Venkatesh Perumal alias Ali Muaviya from Bengaluru.

“They were involved in raising funds and radicalizing and motivating more people to join ISIS,” the NIA mentioned in a press release.

The NIA claimed that digital units together with laptops, cell phones, exhausting disk drives, pen drives, a number of SIM playing cards of varied service suppliers and incriminating paperwork had been seized throughout the searches, the NIA claimed.

The NIA had on March 5 this 12 months registered a case towards seven identified and different unidentified individuals below varied prices of IPC and UAPA.

The case pertains to the alleged terror actions of Mohd Amin alias Abu Yahya from Kerala and his associates, who’re allegedly operating varied propaganda channels of IS on social media platforms like Telegram, Hoop and Instagram for the promotion and recruitment of IS. Were. .

Earlier in March, the company had arrested Mohammad Amin, Dr Rahis Rasheed and Musahab Anwar after conducting raids on this case.

The NIA mentioned in a press release: “During the investigation, it has been realized that after the autumn of the ISIS caliphate in Syria/Iraq, Mohd. Amin dedicated Hijra (spiritual migration) and involvement in terrorist acts in Kashmir in March, 2020. and in addition raised funds in affiliation with Kashmir-based accused Mohammad Waqar Lone alias Wilson Kashmiri and his associates. As a part of the conspiracy, the cash was additionally transferred to Mohd. Banking channels and digital funds on the directions of Mohammad Amin Waqar Lone by the accused within the case by means of statutes.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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