3 held for circulating ISIS propaganda
Srinagar, July 12
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested three people from South Kashmir for allegedly being involved in a conspiracy of the banned terrorist organisation, ISIS, to radicalise and recruit impressionable youths in India to wage violent jihad.
A spokesperson said on Monday that Umar Nisar, Tanveer Ahmad Bhat and Rameez Ahmad Lone, all from Achabal in Anantnag, were placed under arrest on Sunday night after the agency carried out searches at seven places. The case was registered on June 29.
During the search, the NIA seized incriminating documents, multiple digital devices and T-shirts with the ISIS logo. Preliminary examination revealed that they were active cadres of ISIS, the spokesperson added. — PTI
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