The National Investigation Agency (NIA) produced Mohsin Ahmad, an alleged active member of ISIS, before the NIA court in the Patiala House Court complex on Monday. The agency said on Sunday that Mohsin was arrested on Saturday from his residence in Delhi for alleged involvement in the collection of funds for the terrorist outfit from sympathisers in India as well as abroad and sending it to Syria and other places in form of cryptocurrency.
The NIA arrested Mohsin during a search operation conducted at his present residence at Japani Gali, Jogabai Extention, Batla House, New Delhi. He was arrested in a case pertaining to the online and on-ground activities of ISIS. The case was registered suo-moto by the NIA on 25 June this year.
“Ahmad is a radicalised and active member of ISIS. He has been arrested for his involvement in the collection of funds for ISIS from sympathisers in India as well as abroad,” said the NIA.
The anti-terror agency further said that the arrested accused was sending these funds to Syria and other places in the form of cryptocurrency in order to further the activities of ISIS, and added that further investigations into the case are in progress.
In July this year, the NIA conducted searches at 13 premises of suspects in six states in connection with activities pertaining to ISIS. The raids were conducted in six states, including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh. The agency conducted searches in Bhopal and Raisen districts in Madhya Pradesh; Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, and Ahmedabad districts in Gujarat, Arariya district in Bihar, Bhatkal and Tumkur.