The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested one terror accused following raids at multiple locations in the ISIS Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar module case, involving a conspiracy to target vital installations.
Raids were conducted at the houses of various suspects at nine locations in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (formerly Aurangabad) in Maharashtra by the NIA teams. The officials seized several electronic gadgets and incriminating documents related to the case.
The arrested accused has been identified as Mohammed Zoheb Khan, against whom a case was registered by the NIA Mumbai unit based on inputs that he and his associates had pledged allegiance to the ISIS Khalifa and had planned to target various establishments.
The anti-terror agency further alleged that the group was also involved in radicalizing and recruiting gullible youth, both physically and over social media, to join ISIS and promote its violent ideology.
According to NIA investigations, the accused and other suspects were in constant touch with their foreign-based handlers to further the activities of the global terror network, both in India and abroad. They were sharing incriminating videos of ‘Bayath,’ along with materials related to violent jihad and Hijrah to Syria.
The investigations in the case are underway.
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