4 months ago
2
An NIA tribunal successful Kolkata has sentenced a antheral to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment successful a lawsuit linked to a Pakistan-sponsored conspiracy to enlistee and radicalise Muslim youths successful West Bengal for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) panic outfit, officials said connected Thursday (January 22, 2026).
The Special NIA Court, Kolkata, connected Wednesday (January 21) pronounced the condemnation for Sayyad M. Idris of Uttara Kannada territory of Karnataka aft helium was convicted successful the LeT recruitment module lawsuit nether assorted sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, they said.
The accused has besides been fined a sum of ₹70,000, said the officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The probe bureau took implicit the lawsuit from the West Bengal Police successful April 2020 and arrested Idris, on with different person.
Another LeT operative Tania Parvin was arrested by the West Bengal Police from Baduria successful North 24 Parganas successful March 2020, and secessionists’ publications egging connected Muslim youths to articulation ‘jihad’ against India were recovered from her possession.
The proceedings is underway for others accused successful the case, the NIA officials said.
