The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one more person for his alleged links with an Islamic State-inspired module.
The accused has been identified as Zufri Jawhar Damudi, a resident of Bhatkal in Karnataka.
Earlier this week, the agency had arrested four persons associated with the module from Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir. They were identified as Obaid Hamid, a resident of Srinagar; Muzammil Hassan Bhat, a resident of Bandipora; Ammar Abdul Rahman from Mangalore and Shankar Venkatesh Perumal alias Ali Muaviya, a resident of Bengaluru.
The NIA has accused them of their role in raising funds, radicalising and motivating more people to join ISIS.
The module was detected about a year ago when the intelligence agencies came across an Instagram channel named “Chronicle Foundation”, comprising over 5,000 members from different parts of the world. They allegedly indulged in Islamic State-related propaganda.
In March, the agency had arrested the module’s alleged head, Mohammed Ameen (Malappuram), along with Mushab Anuvar (Kannur), and Rahees Rashid (Kollam).
