NIA court sends Chennai-based ‘ethical hacker’ to 7 yrs in jail in ISIS case Follow Newsd On
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) A Delhi court has sentenced Mohammad Naser, a BTech (IT) graduate and certified ‘ethical hacker’ from Chennai, to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment besides slapping a fine of Rs 40,000 on him in connection with the ISIS conspiracy case.
The court pronounced the judgement on Wednesday.
An NIA official said that Naser, who was working as web developer and graphic designer in Dubai, had in 2014 got radicalised and motivated to join the ISIS by some lectures delivered on YouTube by Islamic scholars namely Anjem Choudary and Abu Barra.
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Updated Dec 17, 2020 | 19:41 IST
The case was registered by the NIA in December 2015 under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Representational Image. | Photo Credit: IANS
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After concluding the investigation, the NIA filed charge sheets against 16 accused, including Naser, on June 3 this year
The 15 other accused were earlier sentenced to up to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by the special court on October 16
New Delhi: A special court of the National Investigation Agency has convicted a B.Tech graduate from Chennai in a terror conspiracy case for pledging his allegiance to the Islamic State terror group of West Asia in order to fight alongside it in Syria.
NIA court convicts BTech graduate from Chennai in ISIS conspiracy case
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Published: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 18:10 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 17: A special court of the National Investigation Agency has sentenced and convicted one accused, Mohammad Naser in an ISIS conspiracy case.
This case was registered by the NIA in 2015 and pertains to the criminal conspiracy hatched by the ISIS to establish its base in India by recruiting Muslim youth into the outfit. A few known and other unknown Indian youths expressed their solidarity, allegiance and support to the ISIS in different forms and left Indiafor abroad and joined the outfit.
The NIA charged 16 accused in the case. In the same case 15 accused had already been convicted and sentenced to ten years in jail in October.