The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an active ISIS member from the Batla House area of the national Capital.
The "radicalised" individual Mohsin Ahmad, hailing from Patna, was collecting funds for the global terror group and was arrested during searches here in connection with the ISIS module case.
“Yesterday (06.08.2022), the NIA conducted a search in the residential premises of accused Mohsin Ahmad, son of Mohd. Shakil Ahmad presently residing at F- 18/27, Japani Gali, Jogabai Extension, Batla house, New Delhi and permanent resident of New colony, ITI women, Digha, Dinapur cum Khagaul, Patna, Bihar and subsequently arrested him in the case pertaining to online and on ground activities of ISIS,” the agency said in a statement on Sunday.
The case was registered suo-moto by the NIA on June 25.
“Accused Mohsin Ahmad is a radicalised and active member of ISIS. He has been arrested for his involvement in collection of funds for ISIS from sympathisers in India as well as abroad. He was sending these funds to Syria and other places in the form of cryptocurrency in order to further the activities of ISIS. Further investigations in the case are in progress, it said.
On July 31, the anti-terror agency had carried out searches at 13 premises of suspected persons across six states -- Bhopal and Raisen in Madhya Pradesh, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari and Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Arariya in Bihar, Bhatkal and Tumkur City in Karnataka, Kolhapur and Nanded in Maharashtra and Deoband in Uttar Pradesh.