Palghar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one youth from Boisar in Palghar Taluka in connection with ISIS.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ
He had gone to Saudi Arabia, then resided in Kerala. He was currently living in Boisar.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday searched multiple locations in Mumbai and Bengaluru against suspects allegedly linked with global terror outfits ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
๐ก๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐
The NIA is probing the involvement of the two suspects in a terror conspiracy case and searches were conducted at Thanisandra, Bengaluru and Palghar. Officials detained Hamraj Shaikh, 24, from Boisar in Palghar for conspiracy to spread terrorist activities and disrupt unity, security and sovereignty of the country.
๐ฆ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐๐ผ
Wahid Sheikh, the father of suspect Hamraj Shaikh, said: "At around 8.30 am, NIA team came home and started questioning my son. His laptop and phone have been seized. NIA has told us that he talks to ISIS people. They took him with them. I don't know where they have taken him."
His father said he is not aware of who his son interacts with online.
๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐
The premier anti-terror investigation agency seized various digital devices and documents during the searches and detained a few suspects for questioning.
Intel inputs had led the NIA on the trail of the suspects in contact with foreign-based online handlers affiliated to proscribed terror organisations over encrypted communication platforms. โThe suspects were involved in a conspiracy to radicalise youth over social media platforms and provoking them to indulge in acts of violence and terrorism,โ said a senior NIA official.
๐ก๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
Last month, in the same case, the agency conducted search raids at six places in Karnataka and arrested two suspects. Action was taken in Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Davangere and Bengaluru. The arrested were identified as Reshan Thajuddin Sheikh from Udupi and Huzair Farhan Baig from Varambally, Shivamogga, Karnataka.
The probe in the case revealed that the one Maaz Muneer radicalised his close associate and college mate Reshaan Thajuddin and both received funds from their ISIS handler through crypto-wallets.
As a part of their larger violent and disruptive designs, the radical group also indulged in arson and targeting of vehicles and other establishments, such as liquor shops, godowns and power transformers.
A case was initially registered at Shivamogga Rural police station on Sept 19m 2022, but later the NIA took over the investigation and re-registered the same case on Nov 15 for further action.
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