NIA court convicts three in ISIS Valapattanam case

Story by  ATV | Posted by  Nakul Shivani | Date 13-07-2022
Three persons have been convicted for providing support to ISIS
Three persons have been convicted for providing support to ISIS

 

Ernakulam

A special NIA court in Kerala's Ernakulam has convicted three terrorists for providing support to ISIS.

The court convicted Midlaj, Hamsa and Abdul Razak under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Indian Penal Code.

The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on July 15.

The three were members of a proscribed terrorist organisation and were attempting to travel out of India to join ISIS in Syria.

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The case was initially registered on October 25, 2017, at Kerala's Valapattanam police station and taken over for investigation by the NIA on December 16, 2017.