NIA Takes Over Probe into Online Radicalisation by Pak-Based Gangster
· India · Hindustan Times, The Hindu
The National Investigation Agency has registered a case to investigate the online radicalisation of Indian youths by Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti and Inter-Services Intelligence agents. The central government declared the Shahzad Bhatti Network a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in September. The central probe stems from an April FIR registered by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad, which led to the arrest of two Indian residents in April. Investigators allege that the network used social media to radicalise youths and offer financial incentives to disturb communal harmony and internal peace. The agency's First Information Report also names several Pakistan-based ISI operatives, including Abid Jatt, Major Hamid, Major Iqbal, and Major Anwar.
Why it matters
This high-level terror probe targets cross-border sleeper cells and recruitment channels actively attempting to radicalise Indian youths via social media.
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