(S.Ravi Seshu)
Since they sounded the war bugle in Naxalbari in 1972, Maoists have been very clear in their agenda and they never supported religious fundamentalists at any cost. There were instances of Maoists issuing warning to Muslim fundamentalists against creating religious terror.
However, National Investigation Agency (NIA), which saved many innocent lives from nefarious activists of ISIS madmen in recent times, came up with a stunning disclosure that the Islamic lunatics had approached naxal groups to understand their modus operandi for perpetrating terror and were also planning to buy firearms from them.
The NIA mentioned this in the supplementary charge sheet filed in a special court in Mumbai against 16 people, including the absconding main recruiter of ISIS in India Shafi Armar, for allegedly indulging in terror-related activities in the country.
The NIA has slapped Armar and 15 others with charges under various sections of Indian Penal Code, Unlawful (Activities) Prevention Act and Explosive Substances Act. The charge sheet against Armar was filed in a Mumbai court yesterday in a different case related to ISIS. The NIA had registered a case in December 9, 2015 against ISIS.
Besides Armar, others who have been charge sheeted included Mohammed Nafees Khan, Mudabbir Mushtaq Shaikh, Abu Anas, Najmul Huda and Mohammed Afzal.
“The accused persons contacted naxalites to understand their modus operandi in committing terror acts and they also had plans to buy weapons from the naxalites,” NIA said in a release.
According to NIA, searches were conducted in January this year across the country during which 18 accused persons were arrested.
NIA claimed that the accused had formed an organization– Junood-ul-Khilafa-Fil-Hind — (a group seeking to establish Caliphate in India with allegiance to the banned ISIS). NIA has not revealed more about Maoist angle but it is expected from Maoists to come up with a statement on this crucial issue.
