more-in The National Investigation Agency arrested a Chennai resident for allegedly propagating the Islamic State ideology and involvement in a conspiracy to stage terror attacks in parts of Tamil Nadu. The NIA in a statement accused Shakul Hameed and eight others of hatching a conspiracy to launch the attacks to further the activities of the proscribed terrorist organisation. A case was registered suo motu against the nine accused at the NIA police station in Delhi on January 26. “The accused people and their associates, with the intention of furthering the activities of the proscribed terrorist organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Daesh, had hatched a criminal conspiracy from 2013 onwards and formed a terrorist gang which had raised and received funds, organised meetings, recruited and facilitated the travel of some persons to Syria to join the ISIS/ Daesh,” the statement said. Investigation had revealed that main accused Haja Fakkurudeen, a Singaporean citizen of Indian origin and native of the Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, joined the IS in Syria in January, 2014, along with his family, the NIA said. Fakkurudeen had visited India twice between November, 2013 and January, 2014, when he had had conspiracy meetings along with co-accused Khaja Moideen, Shakul Hameed and others at various places in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with the intention of recruiting more people into the IS, it said. In pursuance of the conspiracy, Shakul Hameed had attempted to migrate to IS-controlled territory in Syria in August, 2015 through Turkey, where he was intercepted by Turkish authorities and deported to India, it added. He would be produced before the NIA special court in Chennai, the statement said. On September 15, accused Khaja Moideen alias Abdullah Muthalif, son of Chinna Thambi Ambalam of Cuddalore district was remanded in this case by a NIA special court in Chennai.

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