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The Special Court of the National Investigation Agency successful Bengaluru has sentenced a cardinal accused successful a panic radicalisation and recruitment lawsuit linked to the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and Taliban outfits to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment.
The tribunal besides imposed a good of ₹63,000 connected Maharashtra nonmigratory Hamraz Worshid Shaikh, who pleaded blameworthy during the proceedings that commenced successful April 2026.
According to the NIA, the case, registered successful April 2023, pertains to radicalisation and recruitment activities carried retired successful enactment of Taliban and TTP ideology. In October 2023, the bureau had chargesheeted Hamraz on with different accused, Mohammad Arif, whose proceedings is inactive underway.
Investigations revealed that Hamraz was allegedly radicalised done Pakistani and Afghan contacts during his enactment successful Saudi Arabia betwixt 2019 and 2022. The probe besides identified an online handler known arsenic “Hanzala”, who allegedly utilized an Instagram relationship titled “Kashmir Pages” to radicalise individuals online.
The NIA further stated that aft returning to India, Hamraz allegedly conspired with co-accused Arif to place and enlistee susceptible younker by propagating extremist ideology associated with Taliban and TTP. The accused were besides alleged to person formed a panic pack with the volition of joining TTP successful Afghanistan to wage jihad and warfare against India.
