The chargesheet mentioned the names of Tabish Nasser Siddiqui of Mumbai, Zulfikar Ali Barodawala alias “Lalabhai”, Sharjeel Shaikh and Aakif Ateeque Nachan of Borivali-Padgha, and Zubair Noor Mohammad Shaikh alias “Abu Nusaiba” and Adnanali Sarkar of Pune, the official said on Thursday.
“They are all members of the proscribed ISIS outfit and had hatched a conspiracy to further the terrorist activities of the organisation, with the intention to strike fear and terror among people and threaten the security of India, its secular ethos and culture and the democratic system of governance,” the NIA spokesperson said.
The accused were arrested in July during multiple raids conducted by the NIA in Maharashtra. The 400-page chargesheet, filed in the court of Special NIA Judge A K Lahoti, has 16 protected witnesses.
The agency also recovered incriminating material related to “Hijrah” (migration) to Syria from the accused. It also found propaganda magazines, such as “Voice of Hind” and “Voice of Khurasan”, published by the ISIS.
“Further, the accused had been sharing DIY (do-it-yourself) kits with their contacts. The accused were also found to be raising funds to finance their terror plans and designs,” the official added.
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Published: 28 Dec 2023, 06:28 PM IST
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