NIA arrests two youths for having links with ISIS
Hyderabad, Aug 12 (IBNS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday said it has arrested two people in connection with the 2016 Islamic State (IS) module case from Hyderabad.
The two arrested persons have been identified as Mohammed Abdullah Basith and Mohammed Abdul Qhadeer.
"NIA had registered a Case RC-04/16/NIA/DLI dated 28.01.2016 at PS NIA, New Delhi under Section 120B of IPC and 18, 18A and 18 B Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, against Sheikh Azhar ul Islam, Mohammed Farhan Shaikh and Adnan Hassan for the allegations that the said 3 accused persons and their other unknown associates were members of ISIS and were involved in a conspiracy to identify, motivate, radicalise, recruit and train Indian Muslim youth on behalf of the proscribed outfit ISIS to carry out terror activities. All the three accused were subsequently arrested by NIA," read a statement issued by the NIA.
"During further investigation, a fresh input was received from reliable sources that one Abdullah Basith resident of Hyderabad, who was connected with accused Adnan Hassan and some of his associates are in regular touch with each other and conspiring to further the activities of ISIS, a proscribed terrorist organisation in India," it said.
"Both the accused persons Mohammed Abdullah Basith, age 24 years, son of Mohammed Abdul Arif, resident of Hafeezbaba Nagar, Hyderabad and Mohd. Abdul Qhadeer son of Abdul Quddus, age 19 yrs, resident of Chandrayangutta, Hyderabad have been arrested on 12.08.2018 in Hyderabad to ascertain the details of the ongoing conspiracy and also their role played in furthering the ISIS ideology to carry out terrorist acts in India," it said.
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