The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed its first chargesheet against an alleged Islamic State (ISIS) member on charges of conspiracy and for committing terror acts and recruiting yout
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed its first chargesheet against an alleged Islamic State (ISIS) member on charges of conspiracy and for committing terror acts and recruiting youths to join the outfit. The chargesheet has been filed for the alleged offen-ces punishable under sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Indian Penal Code. The chargesheet was filed before district judge Amar Nath against Naser Packeer, who was arrested in December last year after being deported from Sudan. The NIA claimed the accused was involved in a conspiracy to recruit Muslim youth in India to join ISIS and shift them to Iraq and Syria to carry out terror attacks and wage war in middle-eastern countries and in India. The chargesheet was filed before the court during in-chamber proceedings.
“Accused Naser had used the web-based social media platforms and joined a number of chat groups and had connected with his associates within and outside India. Naser, along with other associates, was involved in a conspiracy to recruit Muslim youths in India to join ISIS, transfer them to Iraq and Syria to commit terror attacks and wage war in the middle-eastern countries as well as in India,” the chargesheet stated.
The court has now fixed June 9 for considering the chargesheet filed by the NIA and extended the judicial custody of the accused till that date. The agency had filed an FIR in the matter on December 9 last year against unknown persons on inputs received from the ministry of home affairs.
Naser was apprehended by Sudani authorities on October 5 for concealing his identity and trying to join ISIS in Syria. He was subsequently deported to India on December 10, 2015.
