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LUCKNOW: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Basit Kalam Siddiqui (24) from Varanasi on Wednesday. NIA had carried out a search operation in Varanasi on late night of October 18 at the premises of the accused.
During its searches, NIA has seized incriminating articles such as handwritten notes related to fabrication of IEDs and explosive substances, mobile phones, laptops, pen-drives.
NIA said that the name of Basit surfaced during interrogation with six of the similar modules arrested on June 29, 2021.
NIA said that during investigations, it emerged that the arrested accused was actively involved in radicalization and recruitment of radicalized youth on behalf of ISIS from India.
After the busting of the ‘Voice of Hind’ module by NIA and arrest of 6 accused, including the so-called Amir of ISJK, Umar Nisar @ Qasim Khurasani, under a revised strategy, the online propaganda was being pushed through a new online magazine ‘Voice of Khorasan’, the NIA said.
NIA also said that the accused was in active touch with ISIS operational handlers and was indulging in the content creation, publication and dissemination of ISIS propaganda through the magazine ‘Voice of Khurasan’.
He was also imparting training on making of explosives, through several Telegram Groups he operated, for carrying out terrorist attacks against vital Installations and the civilian population, the NIA said.
During its searches, NIA has seized incriminating articles such as handwritten notes related to fabrication of IEDs and explosive substances, mobile phones, laptops, pen-drives.
NIA said that the name of Basit surfaced during interrogation with six of the similar modules arrested on June 29, 2021.
NIA said that during investigations, it emerged that the arrested accused was actively involved in radicalization and recruitment of radicalized youth on behalf of ISIS from India.
After the busting of the ‘Voice of Hind’ module by NIA and arrest of 6 accused, including the so-called Amir of ISJK, Umar Nisar @ Qasim Khurasani, under a revised strategy, the online propaganda was being pushed through a new online magazine ‘Voice of Khorasan’, the NIA said.
NIA also said that the accused was in active touch with ISIS operational handlers and was indulging in the content creation, publication and dissemination of ISIS propaganda through the magazine ‘Voice of Khurasan’.
He was also imparting training on making of explosives, through several Telegram Groups he operated, for carrying out terrorist attacks against vital Installations and the civilian population, the NIA said.
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