NIA arrested 24 people for suspected links with ISIS

March 01, 2016 14:17

As many as 24 people were arrested by the NIA for their suspected links with ISIS and the outfit's funding in India is mostly through self-financing mechanism, Lok Sabha was informed today.

Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said the National Investigation Agency and police of some states have registered cases and arrested some active cadres affiliated to ISIS in the recent past.

"So far, NIA has arrested 24 accused (Jammu and Kashmir - 1, Karnataka - 7, Madhya Pradesh - 1, Maharashtra - 7, Tamil Nadu - 1, Telangana - 4 and Uttar Pradesh - 3) in the cases being investigated by the agency," he said in a written reply.

Chaudhary said the ISIS funding in India is mostly through the self financing mechanism.

"However, hawala channel has also been used in one or two instances to raise funds," he said.

The minister said ISIS uses both positive and negative imagery to attract recruits from across the world but it has influenced or attracted very few youths from India.

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