Lucknow: A 19-year-old student of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Aligarh on Thursday for allegedly being a member of terrorist organisation ISIS.
The agency arrested Faizan Ansari after carrying out searches at his house in Lohardaga district of Jharkhand and his rented room in Aligarh.
During the searches conducted on July 16-17, electronic devices and incriminating materials/documents were seized, an NIA official said.
“Through social media platforms, Faizan along with his associates and other unknown individuals had hatched a conspiracy to support ISIS activities in India and spread the terror outfit’s propaganda. The conspiracy was aimed at carrying out terror attacks in India on behalf of ISIS,” the official said.
The official added that investigations revealed that Ansari and his associates had pledged their allegiance to ISIS, also known as Islamic State.
“Ansari was also active in radicalizing neo-converts and attracting them to the terrorist fold for enriching the cadre base of ISIS in India. He was in contact with foreign-based ISIS handlers, who were guiding him on recruitments to the banned outfit,” the official said.
“Along with other members of ISIS, he was planning violent actions and was contemplating doing ‘Hijrat’ (migration) to an ISIS conflict theatre abroad,” the agency said.
The case was registered by the NIA on July 19 under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
