Six suspected ISIS operatives sent to three-day NIA custody

Six suspected terror operatives, alleged to have links with ISIS, were today sent to three days NIA custody by a special court after the probe agency said they were needed to be confronted with the accused arrested in connection with another terror case.
According to sources, during an in-camera proceeding, District Judge Amarnath sent accused Mohd Azeemusan, Mohd Osama, Akhlaq ur-Rehman, Meeraj, Mohsin Ibrahim Sayyed and Mohd Mustaq Seikh to NIA custody on the agency's plea which said probe into the case, which has been transferred to it from Delhi Police, was at a crucial stage.
The sources said National Investigation Agency (NIA) told the court that in order to unearth larger conspiracy of ISIS, further custodial interrogation of these accused, who were in judicial custody, was required.

Earlier, these six accused were arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police in a case for allegedly having links with ISIS. The Home Ministry had later transferred the case to NIA.
In its remand application, the NIA said, "The accused are likely to be confronted with the accused of another case being handled by the NIA and with the certain incriminating points which have been cropped up recently in the instant case."
"The arrested accused are to be taken to the various scene of crimes in order to know the facts and circumstances of hatched criminal conspiracy, more information is likely to be gathered in this regard," it said.

The NIA's plea further said the accused were to be put on

more relevant questionnaire regarding photos, audio, videos and miscellaneous data received by the forensic experts.
The NIA submitted before the court that during the course of investigation, larger conspiracy of ISIS activities in India and abroad including recruitment of resident and non- resident Indians by the outfit was yet to be ascertain.
It also informed the court that during the custodial probe conducted by the Delhi Police, certain names, codes and mobile numbers of some active members and motivator of ISIS, were disclosed by them.
These members were involved in furtherance of activities of their ideologies using Internet-based communications like Facebook, Skype and other platforms to lure youths in joining the proscribed terrorist organisation, it claimed.

It said that identities of these members were required to be ascertained.
"During the course of investigation, Delhi Police had seized mobile phone sets, SIMs, laptops and micro SD card from the accused which have been sent for forensic analysis and the results are still awaited," the NIA said.
The Delhi Police's Special Cell had registered the FIR in January under the sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC. Later the case was transferred to the NIA and a fresh FIR was registered.