New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed its first charge sheet against an alleged ISIS operative Naser Packeer for recruiting youths to join the outfit and for conspiring to commit terror acts. The probe agency filed the charge sheet in the Delhi court of District Judge Amar Nath.
In December 2015, Packeer was arrested after it was found that he was involved in a conspiracy to recruit Muslim youths in India for ISIS in Iraq and in Syria. The youths were also asked to carry out terror attacks in India.
According to sources, in its charge sheet filed before the court during an in-chamber proceedings, the agency said, "Accused Naser had used the web-based social media platforms and joined a number of chat groups and had connected with his associates within and outside India."
"Naser, along with others, was involved in a conspiracy to recruit Muslim youths in India to join ISIS to wage war in India," the charge sheet said.
The next hearing was fixed on June 9 and the court extended the judicial custody of the accused till that date.
The agency had filed an FIR in the matter on December 9 last year against unknown persons on inputs received from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
On October 5, 2015, Naser was apprehended by Sudani authorities for concealing his identity and trying to join ISIS in Syria.
On December 10, 2015, he was deported to India.
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