An NIA court in Rajasthan has sentenced a terrorist to seven years in prison. (representative)
New Delhi:
An NIA special court in Rajasthan has sentenced an ISIS-affiliated terrorist to seven years in prison for conspiring to commit terrorist acts in the country, an official said on Tuesday.
The Special Judge of NIA Court Jaipur sentenced Mohammed Sirajuddin alias “Siraj” in a case registered in 2016 under various sections of India’s Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, a federal agency spokesperson said. .
The case relates to promoting the ISIS ideology and Siraj influencing others through social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram to join the banned terror group and indulge in terrorist activities, the spokesman said.
Sirajuddin, who hails from the Gulbarga area of Karnataka, was caught inciting the youth to violent and terrorist acts.
“He lived in Jaipur and used online chats and messages to advocate and spread the ideology of ISIS, also known as Islamic State, in different parts of the world,” the spokesman said.
The official said he also arranged online discussions and meetings between active ISIS operatives and assisted in planning and carrying out violence and terrorism in the country.
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