Pramesh S Jain
NIA officials on Saturday arrested Muhammad Tauqir Mahmood,33 from Bengaluru linked to ISIS terror outfit case.
NIA had registered a case against the accused , Muhammad Tauqir Mahmood,Zuhab Hameed@ Shakeel Manna,Irfan Nasir & Mohd Shihab for having affiliation with the banned terrorist organisations ISIS/ISIL/Daesh.
NIA had earlier arrested two accused Ahamed Abdul Cader and Irfan Nasir who were charge-sheeted on April 2021.
Investigation revealed that Muhammad Tauqir Mahmood in association with co-accused persons had raised funds,radicalized and recruited gullible Muslim youth of a Quran Circle group and illegally sent them to Syria to join ISIS.
Earlier In 2013,Muhammad Tauqir Mahmood along with his associate had also visited Syria illegally to liaise with Daesh leadership and had offered support from Indian Muslims.Further investigation in the case continues said a NIA official.
