The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday said it has”successfully untangled more threads in the ISIS Jabalpur module case with the arrest of the fourth accused in the conspiracy to unleash terror in the country.”
The accused, identified as Kasif Khan, is a resident of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, and had been inspired and motivated by the ideology of the banned terrorist organisation ISIS to spread mayhem in the country. Khan had been working closely with his three associates, Syed Mamoor Ali, Mohammad Adil Khan and Mohammad Shahid, who were arrested by the NIA earlier in May this year. Khan along with others, was involved in organising Dawah programs to brainwash and radicalise gullible Muslim youth to work for the ISIS, a transnational militant Islamist group, which has been involved in carrying out major terror attacks across the world.
The NIA had registered the ISIS Jabalpur module case on May 24, 2023 after it learnt that the accused persons were actively disseminating ISIS propaganda through the social media and on-ground Dawah activities.“The accused had conspired to carry out violent terror attacks in India on behalf of ISIS with the ultimate aim of establishing an Islamic State. NIA investigations had revealed that the module had been conducting meetings/Dars to plan terror attacks.
They had also been engaged in motivating and recruiting youth, procuring deadly weapons, collecting funds and disseminating ISIS propaganda material,” the agency said in a statement.
The NIA alleged the conspiracy was being planned and ISIS propaganda was being spread by the accused through various social media platforms.”ISIS has been trying to spread its wings across India by establishing localised terror modules,” it said.