NIA chargesheets key accusedin case regarding sharing of IS content material on-line

The accused, A. Alfasith, hailing from Mayiladuthurai district, has been chargesheeted beneath Sections 153A and 505 of the Indian Penal Code, and Sections 13 and 39 of UAPA Act earlier than the NIA Special Court in Poonamallee.

Alfasith was intently related to radicalised Islamists and die-hard supporters of IS, together with Mohemmed Ashik and Sathik Batcha, who had been concerned in a number of terror-related circumstances in Tamil Nadu, the NIA alleged.

In a press launch, NIA mentioned throughout investigation, it discovered enough proof establishing that Alfasith and his associates circulated incriminating IS-related movies, paperwork, and pictures via social media platforms, focusing on a whole bunch of younger Muslim boys. They had created a number of WhatsApp and Telegram teams, comparable to “Islamic State” and “Black Flag Soldiers,” to advertise illegal actions threatening the unity, safety, and communal concord of the nation.

Their agenda was to unfold IS ideology and radicalise the susceptible youth. Investigations additional revealed that Alfasith adopted the actions of the worldwide terrorist group IS and had downloaded incriminating movies and paperwork from an IS-operated Telegram Channel ‘nashida33’ (Al Wala Val Baro).

NIA is constant with its investigation to uncover the bigger conspiracy behind the case.