ISIS module case: 6 accused planned to recruit gullible youths, says NIA

The six people arrested in the ISIS module case were actively supporting the proscribed terrorist organization and were propagating its ideology among gullible Muslim youths the National Investigation Agency NIA said in its chargesheet filed recently before a court hereThe accused planned to commit terror acts in India said the National Investigation Agency chargesheet which was filed on Thursday against six people held in July 2023 during multiple raids in Maharashtra in the ISIS module caseThey have been identified as Tabish Siddiqui Zulfikar Ali Sharjeel Shaikh and Aakif Ateeque Nachan Zubair Shaikh and Adnanali SarkarThe 4000page chargesheet which was filed in the court of Special NIA Judge A K Lahoti has 16 protected witnessesIt is revealed during investigation that the accused planned to commit terror acts to show support to ISIS in India and meetings were held in Borivali in Thane districtIt is evident from the statement of witness that the accused had several meetings in Chhoti Masjid PadghaBorivali wherein they used to plan the recruitment of gullible Muslim youth for Islamic State ISIS furthering the activities of Islamic State propagating the ideology of Daesh ie ISIS and to carry out violent jihad the chargesheet saidAlso read Maharashtra reports 70 new Covid19 cases Positivity rate at 209 per centAs per the chargesheet it is a terror module with international linkages whereby the accused have undergone radicalization towards the concept of violent jihad and are willing to undertake Hijrat migration to land of jihad for participating in the terror activities of ISISThey are all members of the proscribed ISIS outfit and had hatched a conspiracy to further the terrorist activities of the organisation with the intention to strike fear and terror among the people and threaten the security of India its secular ethos and culture as well the democratic system of governanceFurther the accused were sharing DIY Do It Yourself kits with their contacts and were found to be raising funds to finance their terror plans and designs the chargesheet saidAs per the chargesheet they recruited youths and trained them in fabrication of IEDs and weapons small arms for which they have shared relevant material including DIY kits amongst themselvesFurther on the directions of foreignbased handlers of ISIS they created media content which was then published in the magazine of Voice of Hind in order to further the activities of said proscribed organization it addedThe case was registered by NIA on June 28 2023 against Tabish Siddiqui and others following information received by the Ministry of Home Affairs MHA regarding a conspiracy hatched by them to disturb the unity integrity security and sovereignty of the country and to wage a war against the Government of India by promoting the terrorist activities of ISISFurther investigations in the case are continuing in accordance with the provisions of section 1738 of the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPCThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever