• Ahead of Independence Day, the NIA detains a "active ISIS member" from Delhi

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    Ahead of Independence Day, the NIA detains a "active ISIS member" from Delhi




     Digital
    Desk: After conducting searches at Batla House in New Delhi, the National
    Investigating Agency (NIA) announced on Sunday that it has detained an accused
    for allegedly being involved in the activities of the Islamic State (ISIS)
    module case.



     



    According to the NIA, the suspect,
    identified as Mohsin Ahmad, was taken into custody on Saturday. Ahmad, a
    resident of Patna, is said to have been a "active member of the ISIS"
    by the investigating agency. "He was detained for his involvement in
    soliciting donations for ISIS from supporters both inside and outside of India.
    He was transferring these cash in the form of bitcoin to Syria and other
    locations in order to support ISIS operations, according to the NIA.



     



    "Today (06.08.2022), the NIA
    searched the accused Mohsin Ahmad's home in Batla House, New Delhi, and then
    detained him in connection with the case involving the internet and offline
    activities of ISIS. The NIA registered the complaint on its own initiative on
    June 25. The agency added that additional inquiries were ongoing.



     



    The NIA had earlier this week nabbed
    three people in Karnataka for their alleged connections to ISIS handlers. The
    anti-terror agency conducted a statewide raid last Sunday that included the
    detentions in Karnataka.



     



    The raids in Karnataka took place in
    the Tumakuru district and two locations in the Bhatkal area of the Uttara
    Kannada district. State police officials claimed that the NIA had requested
    assistance from the local police in two cases.



     



    Sajid Makrani, a Maharashtrian, was named as the suspect.
    According to authorities, he is a third-year student at a Tumkuru unani
    college.



     In the case involving ISIS activities, the agency searched
    13 suspects' homes in six states, including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar,
    Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh. On June 25, the NIA suo-motoly filed
    the case in Delhi under sections 153A and 153B of the IPC as well as sections
    18, 18B, 38, 39, and 40 of the UA (P) Act.