The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against two accused in the Shivamogga Islamic State (IS) conspiracy case on Thursday. The case relates to the conspiracy hatched to further the activities of the Islamic State by carrying out acts of arson sabotage and violence in Karnataka.
According to ANI, “National Investigation Agency re-registered the case in September 2022 and took over the investigations of the case registered by Karnataka Police after the stabbing of one Prem Singh at Shivamogga (Karnataka) on August 15, 2022 by accused Zabiulla and others.”
“Maaz Muneer Ahmed (23 years) and Syed Yasin (22 years) of Shivamogga have been charged under sections 120B, 121A and 122 of IPC, 1860, sections 18, 18B, 20 & 38 of UA (P) Act, 1967 and sections 4 (i) & 5 of ES Act, 1908 and section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, NIA said, as per ANI.
Last month, the NIA conducted searches at six locations in Karnataka in the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Davanagere and Bengaluru in connection with the Shivamogga Islamic State (IS) conspiracy case. The NIA said that two IS operatives were arrested following the raids.
"Investigation has revealed that the accused Maaz Muneer radicalised his close associate and college-mate Reshaan Thajuddin. And the two accused, Reshaan Thajuddin Sheikh and Huzair Farhan Baig received funds from their IS handler through crypto-wallets for furthering the terrorist activities of the Islamic State," said the NIA.
The case relates to conspiracy hatched by the accused to further the terror activities of Islamic State (IS), a banned terrorist organisation, and to endanger the unity, security and sovereignty of the country.