A 19-year-old student of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for working for the Islamic terror outfit ISIS.
The NIA arrested the accused, identified as Faizan Ansari alias Faiz, after conducting searches at his house and his rented accommodation in two different states. The searches were conducted on July 16 and 17 in the Lohardaga district of Jharkhand and a rented room in UP’s Aligarh.
“Faizan had hatched a criminal conspiracy, along with his associates and other unknown individuals, through social media platforms to support ISIS activities in India and disseminate the outfit’s propaganda over various social media platforms. The conspiracy was aimed at carrying out violent terror attacks in India on behalf of ISIS,” the NIA said in a statement.
“Investigations have revealed that Faizan and his associates had pledged their allegiance to the Islamic State. He was also active in the process of radicalizing neo-converts and attracting them to the terrorist fold for enriching the cadre base of ISIS in India,” the NIA further said.
Along with other members of ISIS, Faizan was planning violent actions and was contemplating doing ‘hijrat’ to an ISIS conflict theatre abroad, the NIA added.
