The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a charge sheet against two accused for raising funds to carry out terrorist and disruptive activities for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a proscribed terrorist organisation. The accused also attempted to radicalise and recruit gullible Muslim youth in India to join the banned terror outfit to carry out terror activities, the NIA alleged.
The NIA had registered a case against the accused identified as Mohammed Arif, 42, resident of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, who was working as a French translator in Bengaluru and his associate, Hamraz Worshid Shaikh, 27, a resident of Thane, Maharashtra. They have been charged under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Investigations revealed that the accused communicated over encrypted social media applications to conspire with their Syria-based online handler. As per his instructions, the duo had zeroed in on gullible Muslim youth in India and attempted to recruit them by propagating TTP ideology. These youth were also motivated to flee the country and join the TTP for carrying out terror attacks, the NIA alleged. The probe revealed that Arif also made preparations to illegally cross over to Afghanistan through the Iran-Afghanistan border to join TTP along with his family, the NIA alleged.
