NIA busts ISIS recruitment network, raids 31 places in TN,Telangana

In a major crackdown on the ISIS radicalization and recruitment campaign and plans, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday raided 31 locations in two southern states Tamil Nadu and Telangana, and seized several digital devices and documents, along with Indian and foreign currency.The anti-terror agency is in the process of examining the data contained in the mobile phones, laptops and hard discs seized during the raids conducted across two Southern States.Several incriminating books in vernacular and Arabic languages were also seized during the searches, in addition to Rs 60 lakh in Indian currency and USD 18,200.

NIA SWOOPS DOWN ON 31 LOCATIONS IN TN & TELANGANA TO FOIL ISIS-INSPIRED RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN pic.twitter.com/PI0OaOiyFU

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NIA investigations have revealed that the ISIS-inspired agent provocateurs were engaged in the propagation of Khilafat ideology, which is inimical to India’s constitutionally established principles of secularism and democracy."The radicalization was being carried out in the garb of holding Arabic language classes conducted through their regional study centers. Such radicalization activities were being flashed online through social media platforms and mobile applications like WhatsApp and Telegram," said the NIA. The case was registered by the NIA's Chennai wing under sections 120B, 121A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 13, 18, 18B of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, which pertains to clandestine operations by a group of individuals to radicalize gullible youth.