NEW DELHI – The Indian NIA today arrested two men alleged to be linkedwith ISIS from Hyderabad as part of its larger probe into Indianyoungsters being radicalised to carry out terror strikes on behalf of thebanned international outfit.
A force spokesperson said they have arrested Hyderabad-based MohammedAbdullah Basith (24) and Mohd Abdul Qhadeer (19) to “ascertain the detailsof the ongoing conspiracy and also their role in furthering the ISISideology to carry out terrorist acts in India”.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing a case since 2016 whereit is alleged that the members of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)”were involved in a conspiracy to identify, motivate, radicalise, recruitand train Indian Muslim youth on behalf of the proscribed outfit ISIS tocarry out terror activities.” Two accused arrested by the NIA in this caseearlier have been sent to 7 years in jail after they pleaded guilty of thecharges while trial against Adnan Hassan is ongoing.
During further investigation, a fresh input was received from reliablesources that Basith, who was connected with accused Adnan Hassan and someof his associates are in regular touch with each other and conspiring tofurther the activities of ISIS, a proscribed terrorist organisation inIndia,” an NIA spokesperson said. The central agency subsequently conductedraids at 7 locations in Hyderabad on August 6 as part of these fresh leads,he said.