A 24-year-old youth in Salem, who was interrogated by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Q branch for more than 10 hours, was arrested late on Saturday night, for alleged links with the terror outfit Islamic State (IS).
On Saturday, the IB and Q branch police came to Fort, a densely populated area in Salem City, and nabbed A. Ashik (24) of A. Pallipatti in Dharmapuri district. The IB took him to an undisclosed location in the district and interrogated him for more than 10 hours. After completion of the inquiry, the IB and Q branch handed him over to Salem Town police on Saturday night.
The town police registered a case under Sections 121 (waging, attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India), 122 (collecting arms, etc., with the intention of waging war against the Government of India), 125 (waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India) of the India Penal Code (IPC), and Under Sections 18 (punishment for conspiracy), 18 (A) (punishment for organising terrorist camps, 20 (punishment for being member of terrorist gang or organisation), 38 (offence relating to membership of a terrorist organisation) and 39 (offence relating to support given to a terrorist organisation) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. On Saturday midnight, the accused Ashik was produced before the Court and remanded in Salem Central Prison.
