The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) on Wednesday carried out raids at two areas in Varanasi and Delhi in reference to ISIS ‘Voice of Hind’ module case and arrested a 24-year-old “extremely radicalised” man, who, the company mentioned, was engaged in recruitment of Indian youths on behalf of the ISIS for waging struggle in opposition to the Indian State.
“The arrested man, Basit Kalam Siddiqui of Varanasi, was indulging in content material creation, publication and dissemination of ISIS propaganda by way of ‘Voice of Khorasan’ journal. On the instructions of his ISIS handlers in Afghanistan, he was making an attempt to manufacture an explosive ‘black powder’ and gaining information on use of different deadly chemical substances for use for the fabrication of IEDs. He was additionally imparting coaching on making of explosives, by way of a number of Telegram teams he operated, for finishing up terrorist assaults in opposition to very important installations and the civilian inhabitants. He was additionally getting ready to undertake ‘hijrat’ to Khorasan for becoming a member of ISIS terrorists in fight,” a spokesperson of the NIA mentioned.
Throughout searches, the NIA seized incriminating articles equivalent to handwritten notes associated to fabrication of IEDs and explosive substances, cell-phones, laptops, and pen-drives. “The case was registered suo motu by the NIA on July 29 final 12 months, and the case pertains to the conspiracy by ISIS, a proscribed terrorist organisation, to radicalise and recruit impressionable youths in India to wage violent jihad in opposition to the Indian State by finishing up acts of terror,” the spokesperson mentioned.
“After the busting of the ‘Voice of Hind’ module by the NIA and arresting six accused, together with one Amir of ISJK, underneath a revised technique, the net propaganda was being pushed by way of a brand new on-line journal ‘Voice of Khorasan’,” the spokesperson mentioned. The NIA had earlier filed one most important and a supplementary chargesheet within the NIA Particular Courtroom, Delhi, on this case in opposition to the six arrested accused.