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Since the Ramadan of 2017, these terrorists from Tamil Nadu planned a violent Jihad
India
Published: Sunday, January 24, 2021, 8:59 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 24: Since the Ramadan of 2017, several meetings were organised in Tamil Nadu in which plans were made to undertake violent Jihad, the National Investigation Agency has said.
File Photo of Sri Lankan ISIS/ Daish leader Zahran Hashim
In its chargesheet filed against 10 persons, the NIA said these terrorists had formed a Jihadi gang called Shahadat is our Goal. The probe into the case revealed that the accused persons were radicalised by violent jihadi ideology.
The prime accused Sheik Dawood and Mohamed Rifas had conspired with co-accused and organised meetings at various places in Tamil Nadu, since Ramadan, 2017, with the intention of radicalising and recruiting the co-accused and others for shahadat (getting themselves killed) to establish Islamic rule in India.
Updated Jan 23, 2021 | 16:12 IST
The investigation in the case has established that the charge-sheeted accused persons were radicalised by violent jihadi ideology. Representational Image | Photo Credit: PTI
New Delhi: The NIA on Saturday filed a chargesheet against ten terrorists belonging to a radical group ‘shahadat is our goal’.
The investigation in the case has established that the charge-sheeted accused persons were radicalised by violent jihadi ideology.
The probe agency said that the prime accused Sheik Dawood and Mohamed Rifas had conspired with co-accused and organised meetings at various places in Tamil Nadu, since Ramadan, 2017, with the intention of radicalising and recruiting the co-accused and others for shahadat (getting themselves killed) to establish Islamic rule in India.
NIA files chargesheet against 10 terrorists of Jihadi gang Shahadat is our Goal ANI | Updated: Jan 23, 2021 19:51 IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 23 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed a chargesheet against ten terrorists of a jihadi gang Shahadat is our Goal in a Chennai Court. The probe establishes that accused were radicalised by violent Jihadi ideology. Prime accused Sheik Dawood and Mohamed Rifas had attempted to carry out terror acts by procuring illegal firearms, NIA officials said.
Apart from Dawood and Rifas, NIA has charge-sheeted Muparish Ahamed, Abubakar Siddiq, Hameed Asfar, Ahamed Imithiyas, Mohamed Rashid, Liyakath Ali, Sajith Ahamed and Rizwan Mohammed. They have been booked under sections 120B, 153A, 121A and 122 of IPC, sections 13 and 18 of UA (P) Act and section 25(1)(a) of Arms Act.
Videos and speeches of Sri Lankan Islamic State leader Zahran Hashim were used by jihadi gang Shahadat is our Goal to radicalise youths in Tamil Nadu during 2017-2018 calling for violent jihad to liberate their associates lodged in .