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January - 15 
Anti-terror intelligence agencies have found instances of medicines from India landing up with the Islamic State (IS), Deccan Chronicle reports on January 16. The agencies strongly suspect that medicines supplied to the Gulf countries were ending up in Syria and Iraq for the use of the terror group.
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Anti-terror intelligence agencies have found instances of medicines from India landing up with the Islamic State (IS), Deccan Chronicle reports on January 16. The agencies strongly suspect that medicines supplied to the Gulf countries were ending up in Syria and Iraq for the use of the terror group.At the recent All-India Police Science Congress in Kerala, a top IPS official of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) noted during a discussion on the IS: “A total of 70 incidents of violence have been reported outside the area of ISIS control in 20 countries including several lone wolf attacks. The targets have been remarkably similar to the ones chosen by other terror outfits targeting India, whether it is the Indian Mujahideen or the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba.” The officer said, “There have been loose ISIS motivated or inspired groups in Hyderabad (one led by one Yazdani), one in Roorkee and lone wolves like in Parbhani. Instances of supply of logistics have come to our notice, particularly in the form of supply of medicines.”According to top IB sources, around 300 individuals in India are on the radar of various Police forces and central agencies for their “proclivity towards the ISIS cause”.So far, around 100 persons have tried to travel to join IS and around 67 have reached the area of operation of the extremist group. Agencies have arrested about 60 persons, including some in Telangana state for linkages to the IS.Explaining the magnitude of the problem, an IB officer said, “Over 70 lakh Indians work in the Gulf and West Asia and remain vulnerable to radical propaganda.” Several expats from Hyderabad based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia have joined the IS, as has one person from Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh who was based in Kuwait. Analysis by the police has revealed that recent IS recruits from India were young - about 90 per cent in the 18-33 age group. More specifically, half the recruits from India were in the 23-28 age group. About 70 per cent had a technical background and 50 per cent were graduates.
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February - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 9, formally charged an employee of TV evangelist Zakir Naik’s now banned outfit Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) for radicalising a Kerala boy to join the Islamic State (IS), reports Hindustan Times. Arshi Qureshi was a guest relations manag
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 9, formally charged an employee of TV evangelist Zakir Naik’s now banned outfit Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) for radicalising a Kerala boy to join the Islamic State (IS), reports Hindustan Times. Arshi Qureshi was a guest relations manager at the IRF when he came on the radar of Mumbai Police for indoctrinating Ashfak Majeed who used to visit him quite often. Majeed’s father approached the Mumbai Police after his son went missing in August 2016.The case was later transferred to the NIA given its international ramifications. “The case relates to the indoctrination of… Ashfak Majeed, and his associates, into extreme Jihadi ideology by a group of like-minded youths from Kasaragod district of Kerala and some members of the Islamic Research Foundation, Mumbai, who motivated and radicalised Ashfak and his associates to join the IS,” the NIA said in a statement.The NIA charged that Qureshi used to give lectures on violent Jihad to the missing youth. He also financed the travel and stay of some of the missing youths. “Investigation by the NIA has established that the arrested accused Arshi Qureshi was involved in unlawful activities and in spreading hatred against India and was furthering the activities of the IS,” it added.Besides Qureshi, the NIA also charged a Kerala man, Abdul Rashid Abdulla, the alleged ringleader of 21 men and women from the state who joined the IS in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, in the case. Abdulla is now suspected to be in the IS-held territory in Afghanistan. This is the second chargesheet against Abdulla by the NIA. Earlier, he was charged along with Yasmeen Mohammed Zahid, originally from Bihar, who was caught while taking a flight to Kabul from the Indira Gandhi International Airport with her minor child. She intended to join the IS there.
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February - 9 
The National Investigation Agency NIA on February 9 filed a charge sheet against two persons in connection with its probe in the alleged indoctrination of Kerala youths to join terror group Islamic State (IS), reports Times Now. The agency filed the charge sheet in a special court here against Arshi
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The National Investigation Agency NIA on February 9 filed a charge sheet against two persons in connection with its probe in the alleged indoctrination of Kerala youths to join terror group Islamic State (IS), reports Times Now. The agency filed the charge sheet in a special court here against Arshi Qureshi (47) alias Arshid, a resident of Thane, Maharashtra who has been arrested by the agency, and Abdul Rashid Abdulla (30), hailing from Kasaragod in Kerala, who is absconding. The NIA said it has charged the two for "their involvement in unlawful activities and in spreading hatred against India and for providing support to the proscribed terrorist organisation IS by furthering its activities", under various sections of the Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act-UAPA."The case relates to the indoctrination of complainant's son Ashfak Majeed and his associates into extreme jihadi ideology by a group of like-minded youths from Kasaragod district of Kerala and some members of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) Mumbai who motivated and radicalised Ashfak and his associates to join the ISIS...Investigation by the NIA has established that Qureshi was involved in unlawful activities and in spreading hatred against India and was furthering the activities of the ISIS," it said.
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February - 18 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team investigating the case related to the radicalisation of Kerala youths by terror groups, has found key accused Shajeer Mangalassery had created a group titled ‘The Gate’ on the Telegram app for coordinating terror activities in South India, New
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team investigating the case related to the radicalisation of Kerala youths by terror groups, has found key accused Shajeer Mangalassery had created a group titled ‘The Gate’ on the Telegram app for coordinating terror activities in South India, New Indian Express reports on February 19. Shajeer, a hardcore Islamic State (IS) ideologist, is the 13th accused in the Kanakamala secret terror camp case. Earlier, the agency had arraigned seven persons as accused in the case.Shajeer is suspected to be fighting for the IS in the Nagarhar province in Afghanistan. He was one of the leaders of the South Indian module of the IS, which was busted at Kanakamala. Holed up in the IS stronghold in Afghanistan, he had been in contact with the IS operatives in Kerala through Telegram and regularly posted comments on his Facebook page. According to an NIA officer, seven Telegram groups were created by the local IS activists, and their administrators are different persons. Currently, the agency is trying to retrieve information from the accounts.
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February - 26 
One of the youth among the 21 persons from Kasaragod District of Kerala suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS) in June 2016, identified as Hafeesudheen T K, was reportedly killed in a drone attack at an IS-stronghold in Afghanistan on February 25, reports The Times of India. The information
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One of the youth among the 21 persons from Kasaragod District of Kerala suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS) in June 2016, identified as Hafeesudheen T K, was reportedly killed in a drone attack at an IS-stronghold in Afghanistan on February 25, reports The Times of India. The information on Hafeesudheen's death reached the relatives in Padanna village in Kasaragod District on February 26 through a ‘Telegram app’ message from the account of Ashfaq Majeed, who is also a member of the 21-member group that joined the terrorist outfit.According to Afghan media, at least six leaders of the Islamic State (IS) were among 47 other militants killed in an air and ground operations carried by the Security Forces (SFs) in Haska Meean and Bati Kot Districts of Eastern Nangarhar Province. As many 25 other IS cadres were also wounded in operation, the reports said.However, the Kerala Police have intimated the relatives of Hafeesudheen that there is no immediate possibility to confirm the news. The Nangarhar Province is out of bound even for Afghan Government agencies and National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought the help of Interpol to get the details of the Indians in the IS.
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February - 28 
A day after the startling message to his close relatives that Hafeezuddin (26), a native of Padanna village in Kasaragod District, who was among the 21 suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS), was killed in a drone strike, the local Police are groping in the dark about the information, repor
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A day after the startling message to his close relatives that Hafeezuddin (26), a native of Padanna village in Kasaragod District, who was among the 21 suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS), was killed in a drone strike, the local Police are groping in the dark about the information, reports The Hinduon February 28. The Kerala Police are still ascertaining the veracity of the information even as a ‘WhatsApp’ message said to have been received by a relative of the ‘slain’ youth showed the photo of his body lying on the ground, Special Branch Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) V.T. Assainar said. “The local police could not as yet ascertain the whereabouts of the persons who went missing under mysterious circumstances in June last year and are said to have joined the IS later,” Assainar said, adding that only Central agencies like the National Investigation Agency (NIA) could get any information, a stance maintained by Superintendent of Police (SP) K.G. Simon too.
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April - 13 
At least two of over 20 people from Kerala who were lured by the Islamic State (IS) are feared killed in US's superbomb attack on Afghanistan's Nangarhar late on April 13, reports India Today. The Pentagon confirmed that the US dropped GBU-43 bomb, the largest non-nuclear weapon in its arsen
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At least two of over 20 people from Kerala who were lured by the Islamic State (IS) are feared killed in US's superbomb attack on Afghanistan's Nangarhar late on April 13, reports India Today. The Pentagon confirmed that the US dropped GBU-43 bomb, the largest non-nuclear weapon in its arsenal, on the IS tunnel in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.Indian intelligence agencies said that the last known location of Indian IS recruits was Nangarhar, the region where the US military dropped its 'Mother Of All Bombs' (MOAB) targeting secret tunnels of the terror group. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is now planning to send a team to Afghanistan to ascertain the fate of Indians affected in the US bomb attack.
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April - 30 
Two Keralites who allegedly joined terror groups in 2016, have reportedly been killed in air strikes by the United States (US) in Syria and Afghanistan, The Hindu reports on May 1. They were identified as Yahya and Abu Thahir, both hailing from Palakkad District of Kerala. Yahya had reportedly joine
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Two Keralites who allegedly joined terror groups in 2016, have reportedly been killed in air strikes by the United States (US) in Syria and Afghanistan, The Hindu reports on May 1. They were identified as Yahya and Abu Thahir, both hailing from Palakkad District of Kerala. Yahya had reportedly joined Islamic State (IS) and Abu Thahir the al Qaeda, Police said. They were among 21 people from Kerala, including women and children, who travelled to West Asia and went missing in 2016. Police said they received an information on April 30, night about the death of Thahir in Syria. A message received by a social worker in Kasargod said: “Yahya has been martyred while fighting in Afghanistan.” “He was killed while fighting the U.S. forces,” the message read. It, however, did not say when he was killed.
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May - 7 
A Kasargod resident exposed Pro-Islamic State (IS) messages being circulated via WhatsApp messaging services hailing the terror group, oneindia.com reports on May 8. A pro-Islamic State message being circulated via WhatsApp was brought to the notice of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after a
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A Kasargod resident exposed Pro-Islamic State (IS) messages being circulated via WhatsApp messaging services hailing the terror group, oneindia.com reports on May 8. A pro-Islamic State message being circulated via WhatsApp was brought to the notice of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after a complaint was filed. Haris Mastan, in his complaint, alleged that messages promoting the Islamic State were circulated in WhatsApp groups. He claimed to have received the message on May 6, in a group where he was added as one of the 200 members. Mastan has alleged that the message was in Malayalam and propagated the ideology of the IS. He first filed a complaint with the Kasaragod Police who informed the Police top brass and the NIA. The message was circulated in a group named 'Message to Kerala'.In his complaint, Mastan has said that he was added to a group along with 200 other members on WhatsApp. When he asked what the purpose of the group was, he was sent a pro-IS message based on which he lodged the complaint. The administrator of the mass message group is believed to be a man from Palakaad, Abu Isa who is reported missing. However, some media reports claimed that the group was started by Abdul Rashid, a native of Kasargod using a foreign number.In a voice message shared on the group, Mastan claims that a man identified himself as Abdul Rashid, one of the 22 people who was reported missing from Kerala in 2016. He had reportedly joined the IS and shifted to the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. In the message, Mastan claimed, the speaker also dismissed information released by the National Investigation Agency about the IS recruits' death.Authorities are now in the process of identifying the other members of the group. Some have also been questioned. All messages exchanged on the group have been traced and documented by probe officers. The admin number is said to be from Afghanistan. The complainant alleged that he was added to the group without intimation. No official statement has come from the NIA in this matter.
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May - 17 
Abdul Rashid, a fugitive Islamic State (IS) preacher from Kerala, has sent out a warning to India, claiming the Islamic Caliphate will expand and reach India in the near future, asianetnews.tv reports on May 18. A native of Trikaripur in Kasaragod District of Kerala, Rashid was part of a 21member gr
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Abdul Rashid, a fugitive Islamic State (IS) preacher from Kerala, has sent out a warning to India, claiming the Islamic Caliphate will expand and reach India in the near future, asianetnews.tv reports on May 18. A native of Trikaripur in Kasaragod District of Kerala, Rashid was part of a 21member group, including women and children, that went missing from Kerala last year and later joined the IS in Afghanistan. He is currently functioning as the leader of the terror outfit's Kerala members in the Nangarhar Province, and is sought by the National Investigation Agency (NIA)."We have lots of people in India, and we tell them wait, we are coming. The Islamic State is growing far faster than you can imagine. The aim is for the whole world to be ruled by the law of Allah, so he alone is worshipped, not false gods,” the Indian Express quoted Rashid as saying. However, the youth admitted that it is impossible to wage ‘offensive jihad’ in India at the moment. He has called jihadists in the country to travel to Afghanistan and help the terror outfit consolidate the Caliphate, instead of plotting attacks inside India. “Today, it is impossible to wage offensive jihad in India. Perhaps we can carry out one or two lone wolf attacks, or a strike here or there, but not true offensive jihad. First, we have to consolidate the Caliphate, and then expand its frontiers,” the fugitive pointed out. “Islam spread by the sword, not by peace. The Prophet Muhammad, the Caliph Abu Bakr Siddiq, and those that followed them, conquered the world by the sword, not by doing dawah. Hypocritical scholars misguide the people. Muslim leaders in India claim that it is possible for Muslims to practise their faith 100% in India we can pray, fast, go for hajj, and so on. But the hypocrites stay silent on the Quranic commandment for Muslims to engage in offensive jihad," he added.
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June - 18 
A street in Thuruthi ward of Kasaragod municipality that was recently named 'Gaza', a reference to the disputed strip of land between Israel and Egypt, under Palestinian self-rule, has got intelligence agencies interested, The Times of India reports on June 19. The agencies are looking at po
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A street in Thuruthi ward of Kasaragod municipality that was recently named 'Gaza', a reference to the disputed strip of land between Israel and Egypt, under Palestinian self-rule, has got intelligence agencies interested, The Times of India reports on June 19. The agencies are looking at possible radical influence behind the naming, considering the locality's proximity to Padane from where the majority of the 21 youths from Kerala, who have gone missing since 2016 and are suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS) hail. The road adjacent to Thuruthi Juma Masjid was named 'Gaza' last month and was inaugurated by Kasaragod District panchayat president AGC Basheer. "I was not the person who was supposed to inaugurate the street as the area falls under the municipality's jurisdiction. But I had to step in at the last moment," Basheer said.
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June - 29 
Days after news of the massive Islamic State (IS) recruitment drive from north Kerala's villages in mid-2016 shocked the state, Kerala police launched a de-radicalisation drive named Operation Pigeon aimed at preventing a repeat of a Padanne-like situation, The Times of India reports on June 30.
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Days after news of the massive Islamic State (IS) recruitment drive from north Kerala's villages in mid-2016 shocked the state, Kerala police launched a de-radicalisation drive named Operation Pigeon aimed at preventing a repeat of a Padanne-like situation, The Times of India reports on June 30. What started as a focused drive in "certain areas'' in Kasaragod District, spread across the state with various agencies mining social media to prepare a list of "vulnerable Malayali youth'. The tally at the end of initial online recce came to 350. All Districts except Pathanamthitta reported footprints of recruiters who had "made more than preliminary contacts with them''. The state intelligence sleuths formed a special task force with personnel from NIA and IB. "Kannur district topped with 118 names followed by Malappuram (89) and Kasaragod (66),'' a top source told. While Kozhikode had 25 youth with ``deep interest'', Palakkad reported 16. ``It was single digit for the rest. And there was not even one girl in this list of 350,'' he said. A common factor binding all 350 youth, apart from their rigid religious routine, was their education background. "All are in the twenties. Many are pursuing engineering and medicine. We can't say even one of them was an illiterate,'' DGP B S Mohammed Yasin, head of state intelligence, said while confirming the campaign. The special team touched base with community elders and parents of these youth as a first step. "The response was very positive. But for their support, we wouldn't have been possible to roll out this campaign,'' he said. The police organised individual and collective counselling sessions for the youth. The sessions were handled by specially-trained personnel from NIA and IB, sources said. Operation Pigeon's first phase saw a majority of the youth realising that "the route was not as easy as they were made to believe''. But about 30 youngsters were firm in their commitment. We continue to engage them ``without ruffling any feelings'', sources said. The best part of the campaign, a senior officer said, was that not even one mosque committee or a single parent protested against police's frequent visits.
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July - 1 
Intelligence agencies have found out that at least five persons from Kerala's Malabar region have been killed while fighting for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria in the past four months, reports The Times of India on July 2. With this the number of Malayalis killed in the IS stronghold has risen
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Intelligence agencies have found out that at least five persons from Kerala's Malabar region have been killed while fighting for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria in the past four months, reports The Times of India on July 2. With this the number of Malayalis killed in the IS stronghold has risen to 10. According to report, information on the death of Sibi from Kanjikkode in Palakkad District reached his relatives two days ago. Further details of Sibi, who was working in Bahrain, is not immediately available. It is suspected that he had links with Yahya alias Esa, who left to join the IS in July 2016. Another person killed in Aleppo in Syria is Muhadis, hailing from Vandoor in Malappuram District. It is suspected that he was killed in the military operations in Aleppo in last February. Sources said that his brother Manaf, who was working in Bahrain, came to Malappuram one month ago to tell the family about the death of Muhadis. Another person hailing from Chalad in Kannur District is also suspected to be killed in Syria. Two more people, one from Vadakara in Kozhikode District and another from Kondotty in Malappuram District, are also believed to have been killed in Syria. All these people are branded as 'Bahrain group' in the Police circles. Sources said that the group which joined the IS in Syria, unlike the 21-member group in Afghanistan, were the frontline soldiers of the terror organization. "The Syrian group was engaged in actual fighting while the group in Afghanistan was helping the jihadis in various capacities. The members of the Afghan group got killed in the surprise attack by the US forces," they said. Earlier it was reported that, Hafisudeen, Murshid and Yahya from Padanna in Kasaragod district and Shajeer Mangalassery Abdulla have been killed in Nangarhar in Afghanistan in the last two months. Abu Thahir from Palakkad, who joined the Jabahat al-Nusra, an ally of the IS, was killed in Syria last month.
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July - 12 
A high security alert has been issued at airports, as the Indian youth including Keralites who joined Islamic State (IS) may return after the IS continues to lose grip over Iraq, reports Mathrubhumi on July 13. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched an extensive investigation on &lsquo
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A high security alert has been issued at airports, as the Indian youth including Keralites who joined Islamic State (IS) may return after the IS continues to lose grip over Iraq, reports Mathrubhumi on July 13. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched an extensive investigation on ‘IS recruit’ after a man from Kannur (Kerala) arrested in New Delhi with suspected IS links on July 11. There are reports that IS-joined Indian youth may use forged documents to return the country. The NIA has directed the Immigration departments at airports across the country to remain on high alert. The NIA had already sent the list of those who left the country to join IS. The list includes 183 youth from Kerala in which 95 are in Namgarhar in Afghanistan and rest are suspected to be at Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.Among the Keralites in the list, 88 are from Kasragod, 33 from Kannur, 28 from Malappuram, 19 from Kozhikode, six from Kollam and five from Palakkad. The NIA has revised the list including those who went missing after reaching Gulf countries. Following NIA warning, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has issued a ‘Red-corner notice’ to the immigration departments at the airports across the country. Besides, Indian embassies in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and UAE have been told to remain on high alert while issuing documents especially to those who lost passports. It must be noted that Subahani Haji of Thodupuzha in Idukki District in Kerala, had returned from Syria in 2015 and worked as IS agent till he was arrested in 2016 by NIA.
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July - 23 
In the recent times, Kerala has fast emerged as a hot bed of terror-related activities with many having close links with the Islamic State (IS), Zee News reports on July 24. What is certainly an alarming situation for the Indian security agencies, many residents of Kerala are believed to have forged
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In the recent times, Kerala has fast emerged as a hot bed of terror-related activities with many having close links with the Islamic State (IS), Zee News reports on July 24. What is certainly an alarming situation for the Indian security agencies, many residents of Kerala are believed to have forged strong links with the IS. Though the agency didn't confirm the number of IS recruits, it, however, quoted the sources saying that suspects have gone to Syria to join the dreaded terror outfit.
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August - 10 
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court (SC) on August 10 ordered the Kerala Police to hand over to the NIA the probe records of a case concerning the alleged conversion and radicalisation of a Hindu girl, and her marriage to a Muslim, reports The Hindu. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar said t
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Meanwhile, the Supreme Court (SC) on August 10 ordered the Kerala Police to hand over to the NIA the probe records of a case concerning the alleged conversion and radicalisation of a Hindu girl, and her marriage to a Muslim, reports The Hindu. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar said the NIA had to get involved to gauge whether this was an “isolated case” or part of a radicalisation trend in the southern State, threatening National Security. When the lawyer for Shafin Jahan protested the move, the court promptly recorded its “impression” that he “does not desire the correct and independent view of the controversy”.
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August - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 11 filed a charge sheet against Islamic State (IS) operative Moinudheen Parakadavath, who was a member of outfit called Ansar-ul-Khilafah Kerala (soldiers of the Caliphate as propagated by IS), formed by Shajeer Mangalessary, reports The Times of Ind
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 11 filed a charge sheet against Islamic State (IS) operative Moinudheen Parakadavath, who was a member of outfit called Ansar-ul-Khilafah Kerala (soldiers of the Caliphate as propagated by IS), formed by Shajeer Mangalessary, reports The Times of India. Moinudheen, a resident of Kasaragod District, had also travelled to Tehran (Iran) along with the group leader Shajeer and even met five members of the 22 missing persons from Kerala, who are now in Afghanistan, at the Iran border. He was deported from UAE (United Arab Emirates) on February 15, 2017.He had told the investigators that the eight member group wanted to target several Hindu leaders, Ahmadiyya mosques and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind to "create ripples" in India and mark IS's presence. In one of his conversations in a closed IS group on `Telegram' channel, he had informed NIA officials, that someone posted details of a Jamaat-e-Islami programme to be held in Kochi last year (2016) where Rahul Eashwar, a Hindu orator, was invited as a speaker. "One person suggested that we should target such events. I suggested that Kochi Jewish temple is also close to the venue. Someone suggested that we should use a bike to carry out the attack. But I suggested that we should use a tipper lorry for the attack," Moinudheen said during his interrogation. About the missing 22 persons from Kerala, who are now said to be in Nangarhar in Afghanistan, Moinudheen had said that while he tried to reach IS territory via Tehran in June 2016, he met five of them on the Iraq border. "I was travelling from Abu Dhabi to Tehran with Shajeer Mangalasseri Abdulla, another resident of Kasaragod in Kerala. We reached Tehran in June. After travelling 15 hours from Tehran to the city of Mashhad in Iran, we were informed on chat that there were some Keralites in Mashhad who were also travelling to IS territory and if we would like to meet them," he said. "We met five persons from Kasaragod in Mashhad - Dr Ijas, Marwan, Manzad, Hafeesudheen and one more person whose name I don't remember," he told his interrogators.
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August - 18 
With the country ranking second globally for online searches on the Islamic State (IS), the Kerala Police have been on a high alert to spot the potential homegrown recruits who are being radicalised online, reports The Hindu on August 19. A senior officer with the Kerala Police said a good number of
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With the country ranking second globally for online searches on the Islamic State (IS), the Kerala Police have been on a high alert to spot the potential homegrown recruits who are being radicalised online, reports The Hindu on August 19. A senior officer with the Kerala Police said a good number of these searches on the outlawed outfit were from the State, also alluding to the possible radicalisation of youths through the Internet. “We have prioritized about 60 user accounts associated with or sharing extremist material and have zoomed in to examine the persons of interest closely,’’ the official said. The majority of these groups intend to propagate the ideology of Islamic terrorism by posting communally flared up videos and pictures coupled with vitriolic messages, while there are also a few that espouse the cause of a Hindu Rashtra and Left Wing Extremism (LWE). The department has succeeded in sneaking into some of these groups using fake profiles. Besides the social media accounts, the Police are also monitoring their Internet usage patterns and the kind of websites they are surfing to trace their interaction with the terror outfit’s propagandists in West Asia.According to officers, the number of these groups almost remained stable over the past several months. They, however, have noticed a recent trend of some of the members of these groups making one-to-one communications on their individual capacity as well. Besides monitoring their activities, the Police often disrupt their messages and even delete whole of their contents and post counter-messages. Besides, tracking the handlers of these pages and booking them under Indian Penal Code (IPC) 153(A) may not be practical given that the majority of them are settled abroad, report said.
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August - 29 
Weeks after he went missing, a Kerala youth, identified as Najeeb (24) has sent a Telegram app message to his family that he has escaped from among the kafirs (unbelievers) and soon would become Shaheed (martyr), reports The Indian Express on August 30. The message has raised suspicion that the MTec
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Weeks after he went missing, a Kerala youth, identified as Najeeb (24) has sent a Telegram app message to his family that he has escaped from among the kafirs (unbelievers) and soon would become Shaheed (martyr), reports The Indian Express on August 30. The message has raised suspicion that the MTech student of Malappuram, has moved out of country. Police on August 28 registered a missing case following a complaint from his mother, Khamarunnisa, a school teacher. Police sources said they could not trace Najeeb, who has not been home for weeks. A message informing that he has met with true jihadis which was sent to his mother via Telegram messenger triggered suspicion about the youth. The message further said: “There is no meaning in living with kafirs and I have escaped from the world of kafirs.’’ Najeeb advised his mother not to inform Police. Following this message, the mother filed a complaint.Intelligence sources said they suspect the youth might have joined the Islamic State (IS), going by the nature of his message. “However, we could not confirm it. All airports have been alerted and probe is on. We began the probe today (August 29). We have not got any details regarding his whereabouts,’’ a source said. Najeeb’s father is employed in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) and he had completed his education there. He is an MTech student in Vellore in Tamil Nadu. Informing his family in Kerala that he was going for some special coaching programmes, Najeeb had recently moved to Hyderabad in Telangana. Police sources said the family had recently noticed changes in his behaviour. He had been close to his family, particularly mother. But recently, he had become aloof.
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September - 11 
The Centre is mulling a crackdown on 'radical' outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), including banning it under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), over alleged involvement of its cadres in terror activities, sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) said on September
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The Centre is mulling a crackdown on 'radical' outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), including banning it under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), over alleged involvement of its cadres in terror activities, sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) said on September 11, reports The Times of India. "We have enough material on PFI's terror links. The time has come to act and carry out a crackdown on it," an unnamed senior UMHA official said days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) submitted a dossier to the ministry detailing four terror cases in which its PFI cadres have been chargesheeted or convicted under UAPA. The cases relate to chopping of a professor's hand in Idukki, Kerala; holding of a training camp in Kannur from where swords and country-made bombs were allegedly seized; murder of Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Rudresh in Bengaluru; and the Islamic State Al-Hindi Module case in which accused from Kerala and Tamil Nadu planned to hit targets in south India.
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October - 2 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) held a series of meetings last week to review the terror cases involving Popular Front of India (PFI's) cadre which are being probed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Police forces of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, The Times of India reports on O
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) held a series of meetings last week to review the terror cases involving Popular Front of India (PFI's) cadre which are being probed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Police forces of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, The Times of India reports on October 3. PFI, which claims to be an NGO, could face action under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-UAPA, if the UMHA concludes that it is sufficiently linked with cases of jihadi terror and promotes Islamic fundamentalism. UMHA sources said there is enough material against PFI, including a dossier from NIA detailing role of its cadres in six terror cases probed by and inputs from states where the organisation's members face allegations of religious extremism, terror and 'forced' conversions to justify a ban.However, NIA recently added to its dossier that originally cited four terror cases involving PFI cadres — chopping of a professor's hand in Kerala's Idukki District, a training camp in Kannur where NIA seized swords and ingredients for making IEDs, murder of RSS leader Rudresh in Bengaluru and the Islamic State Al-Hindi Module case in which IS-inspired youth from Kerala and Tamil Nadu planned to target prominent people and places in South India. Two more cases involving alleged PFI cadres were cited — that of Hadiya alias Akhila Asokan's "forced" conversion and the 2017 IS-Islamic State/Daesh Chennai case where linkages to PFI have surfaced.
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October - 6 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 6 questioned a 26-yer-old youth, identified as Amir in Mettupalayam in Coimbatore Rural District of Tamil Nadu for his suspected links with the militant group Islamic State (IS/ISIS), reports The Times of India. The youth, who is running a mobile sa
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 6 questioned a 26-yer-old youth, identified as Amir in Mettupalayam in Coimbatore Rural District of Tamil Nadu for his suspected links with the militant group Islamic State (IS/ISIS), reports The Times of India. The youth, who is running a mobile sales and service shop, was picked up by a NIA team from Kochi in Ernakulam District of Kerala on October 6th morning. Amir, who has no criminal record in the local police stations, was taken to Mettupalayam station and questioned him. NIA officials recovered a mobile phone and five SIM cards from him. After questioning him for hours, the officials let him go. He was asked to appear before them in Kochi on October 9.
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October - 22 
Indian security agencies are looking for information about a doctor, believed to be from of Kerala, who recently featured into a propaganda video of Islamic State (IS), India Today reports on October 23. Abu Muqatil al-Hindi, who appears to be in his mid-forties and speaks with a thick accent, is se
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Indian security agencies are looking for information about a doctor, believed to be from of Kerala, who recently featured into a propaganda video of Islamic State (IS), India Today reports on October 23. Abu Muqatil al-Hindi, who appears to be in his mid-forties and speaks with a thick accent, is seen exhorting medical professionals from across the world to join the healthcare services at the IS-held zones of Syria in the name of Islamic brotherhood. Agencies point out to another doctor in the same video, named Abu Yusuf al-Australi who turned out to be Dr Tareq Kamleh from Adelaide (Australia) who joined the terror outfit in 2015. "We strongly suspect al-Hindi to be at the helm of recruiting jihad-sympathisers from India," a top security official told Mail Today on condition of anonymity. "Shahjahan Velluva Kandy from Kannur (Kerala), who was deported from Turkey after he was caught trying to sneak into ISIS territory, had revealed during questioning that at least six persons from the state have joined ranks in Syria," the official said.A senior officer said the video presents a rare strategy of IS, where instead of taking pride in their brutal actions as earlier they are employing a positive PR campaign to tout their medical successes. "But make no mistake. They still thrive on hatred for un-Islamic administrations," the official said. The video also focuses on civilian victims of the air strikes and the heroics of Raqqa's fighters. According to information available with Indian authorities, till last year, 21 men, women and children from Kerala left for Afghanistan via Iran to live in the IS-controlled territory. Some of them are learnt to have been killed in drone attacks.
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October - 25 
five Kerala youths, Shahanad (25) of Chalad, Rishal (30) of Valapattanam, Shameer (45) of Pappinissery and his son Safwan (20), Shajil (30) of Koodali (all I Kannur District) were among those who were reportedly killed in Syria and Afghanistan, adds The Hindu. In the neighbouring Kasaragod District,
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five Kerala youths, Shahanad (25) of Chalad, Rishal (30) of Valapattanam, Shameer (45) of Pappinissery and his son Safwan (20), Shajil (30) of Koodali (all I Kannur District) were among those who were reportedly killed in Syria and Afghanistan, adds The Hindu. In the neighbouring Kasaragod District, five of the 21 people from Padanna who had gone to Afghanistan had been confirmed dead, Police said adding that two youths from neighbouring Vadakara in Kozhikode District were also reportedly dead. Police also identified Manaf and Shameer of Valapattanam and Abdul Qayyoom of Mayyil in Kannur District as an IS fighter still in Syria.
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November - 8 
Spokesman’ for the banned Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), a breakaway faction of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Asad Mansoor, announced on November 8 that Mukaram alias Omar Khorasani and his followers had been “banished from the Jamaat”, reports Daily Times. He said a
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Spokesman’ for the banned Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), a breakaway faction of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Asad Mansoor, announced on November 8 that Mukaram alias Omar Khorasani and his followers had been “banished from the Jamaat”, reports Daily Times. He said a detailed ‘policy statement’ would be issued later, asking supporters not to take any sort of step, which could hurt their activities. JuA therefore faces a rift as Mukarram and his fighters are set to announce their own group. Mukarram was one of the close confidants of the JuA ‘chief’ Omar Khalid Khorasani. Mukarram, belongs to Pandeyali tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), was the main character behind the JuA’s activities with his position as head of the group’s intelligence unit. He was member of the group’s central ‘shura’(or council). Some militant sources say that several ‘commanders’ are likely to join Mukaram. They include Jehad Yar Mehsud, ‘commander’ Muslim Yar Momand, ‘commander’ Rashid Mama, Saad alias Wuraf Khan, ‘commander’ Imran and Salman.
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November - 9 
The trial in the first Islamic State (IS)-related case registered in Kerala, in which 15 persons from Kasaragod District migrated to Afghanistan to join the terror group, began at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Kochi on November 9, reportsThe New Indian Express. NIA-II Court judge
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The trial in the first Islamic State (IS)-related case registered in Kerala, in which 15 persons from Kasaragod District migrated to Afghanistan to join the terror group, began at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Kochi on November 9, reportsThe New Indian Express. NIA-II Court judge Santhosh Kumar examined three witnesses on the first day of the trial. The lone arrested person, Yasmeen Mohammed Zahid of Bihar was produced at the court as part of the trial.“The witnesses examined by the court on the first day include the brother of Abdulla Abdul Rashid of Kasaragod, his aunt and a village officer, who is an official witness. Abdul Abdulla Rashid is the prime accused in the case and his brother has deposed some crucial matters regarding the case before the judge. As many as five witnesses will be examined on Friday,” an NIA officer said. Though there are 16 accused persons in the case, the NIA had filed the first chargesheet against Rashid and Yasmeen. The probe against the other accused is still proceeding. There are 68 prosecution witnesses in the case. The witness examination will be completed on December 4. NIA prosecutor Arjun Ambalapatta appeared for the investigation agency.
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November - 10 
A 25-year old woman on November 10 filed a petition in the Kerala High Court accusing her husband of forcing her into marriage and conversion and attempting to sell her as a sex slave to the Islamic State (IS), reports Outlook on November 12. The woman has claimed that her husband Muhammed Riyaz is
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A 25-year old woman on November 10 filed a petition in the Kerala High Court accusing her husband of forcing her into marriage and conversion and attempting to sell her as a sex slave to the Islamic State (IS), reports Outlook on November 12. The woman has claimed that her husband Muhammed Riyaz is a member of Popular Front of India (PFI), which has been under the scanner for its alleged terror links. In her plea, the woman, a native of Kerala who was born and brought up in Gujarat, stated that she met Riyaz in Bengaluru (Karnataka) and the two got into a relationship. Riyaz later recorded a private video and forced the woman to change her religion and marry him using the footage. victim also stated that she was taken to Saudi Arabia and made to join the ISIS in Syria. Somehow, the girl managed to contact her parents and asked them to rescue her. The case will be considered by the court on November 13 (today
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November - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has confirmed that the youths from Kasaragod District of Kerala, who had fled the country last year (2016), have joined the Islamic State (IS) in Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan, reports The Times of India on November 12. In the charge-sheet filed against Ya
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has confirmed that the youths from Kasaragod District of Kerala, who had fled the country last year (2016), have joined the Islamic State (IS) in Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan, reports The Times of India on November 12. In the charge-sheet filed against Yasmin Muhammad, who was arrested at the Delhi airport while she was allegedly trying to leave for Kabul on August 1, 2016, NIA states that some of the youths, who are in Afghanistan, "are still spreading the messages in favour of the IS and are inviting others join the terror organization." There are 15 persons in the charge-sheet who have been charged under Section 120 (B), and Sections 38, 39 and 40 of the Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act (UAPA). NIA took over the case on August 23, 2016 from the State Police after initial investigation. According to the NIA, witnesses have revealed that Abdul Rashid had taken secret classes in support of IS to motivate others 'in the path of violent jihad terming it as holy war, by showing them online propaganda material of ISIS like the Dabiq magazine.' "Investigation by the NIA has established that Abdul Rashid (first accused) along with his wife Sonia Sebastian alias Ayisha had taken secret classes in support of the proscribed organization ISIS and violent jihad, as propagated by it, during last part of Ramadan, sometime in the month of July, 2015," said the chargesheet. The charge-sheet further added that the "mobile communication made by the absconding accused with their relatives, over internet-based social media platforms, have been recovered during investigation and the same establish that the absconding accused Sajid is staying at same place as Murshid." It is believed that two among the youth, Hafeesudeen and Marwan have been killed in the battle. The charge-sheet said, "The mobile phone, SIM Cards and memory cards seized from the possession of accused Yasmin Mohammed were subjected to digital forensic examination. The two memory cards contain pro-ISIS propaganda videos, videos advocating violent jihad, ISIS propaganda material as PDF documents, besides certain communication amongst the accused." The charge-sheet has the passport details and travel information of all the accused.
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November - 13 
A Malayalam audio clip, claiming to be from the Islamic State (IS), has surfaced on the internet calling for war against India and conducting lone-wolf terror attacks on crowds thronging Indian festival events like Kumbh Mela (major Hindu religious festival in North India) and Thirssur Pooram (major
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A Malayalam audio clip, claiming to be from the Islamic State (IS), has surfaced on the internet calling for war against India and conducting lone-wolf terror attacks on crowds thronging Indian festival events like Kumbh Mela (major Hindu religious festival in North India) and Thirssur Pooram (major Hindu Temple festival in Kerala), reports Outlook on November 14. The male voice in the 10-minute clip liberally quotes from the Quran with an authentic Arabic pronunciation. It claims that it is the 50th audio clip from Daulatul Islam (house of believers). “You use your intellect. Poison them in food. Use trucks. Drive over them at Thirssur pooram or at Maha Kumbh Mela. IS Mujahideen are doing it in several parts of the world. In Las Vegas, one of our supporters killed many people at a music concert. At least you should try to derail a train. Or use a knife,” the clip said..Police sources said the audio clip has been transmitted over Telegram Messenger from Afghanistan and its voice belongs to Rashid Abdullah, the leader of the Kasaragod IS module who left to join Islamic State in Afghanistan. He has been chargesheeted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) under IPC (Indian Penal Code) sections 120B r/w 125 and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) Sections 38, 39 and 40. There has also been an Interpol red notice issued against him. The case against him came to light after his father filed a Police complaint last year saying Rashid Abdullah, his wife and son were missing from Kasaragod. The clip in question says that Muslims should go for hijrah (migrate) from Darul Kufr (house of non-believers) to Darul Islam (house of believers). “If you are not able to do that despite your prayers and efforts, then you should financially support Daulatul Islam and Islamic State,” it says. According to sources, Rashid Abdulla's previous audio clips had only urged people to perform hijrah. However, in his 50th clip, he has changed his tone and has made an open call for attacks in India, which he has described as a country where ‘Hindus rule.’ “Many are trying to finish IS and khilafat. We have been reduced to nothing in many parts. But, Daultaul Islam is still active and we will fight until the last man,” the clip adds. Responding to the audio clip, former special Director of Cabinet Secretariat, V Balachandran said, "This is very serious. They are going to take the battle to India from Europe and Middle East."
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November - 18 
Considering the gravity of the growing Islamic State (IS) related activities, the Kerala Police machinery has been forced to change its operational procedures and the State is now in high alert mode, reports The Indian Express on November 19. Ever since the first migration of Malayalees to join IS i
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Considering the gravity of the growing Islamic State (IS) related activities, the Kerala Police machinery has been forced to change its operational procedures and the State is now in high alert mode, reports The Indian Express on November 19. Ever since the first migration of Malayalees to join IS in Syria and Afghanistan was reported in June 2016, Kerala Police have been on the trail of suspected IS operatives in the State. With the latest audio clip of Rashid Abdullah, the leader of the Kasaragod group which left for Syria to join IS, exhorting IS modules to unleash lone wolf attacks in Kerala, the Police have become even more determined to go for an all out offensive drive. State Police chief Loknath Behera said the situation has become very alarming and the Police have taken necessary operational measures to counter IS activities. “We are fully geared up. The entire force has been put on high alert,” he said. Though the State Police have been tracking the activities of dedicated IS cells camouflaged in the form of other organisations, the real, functioning modules in the State were identified after a dedicated Kerala Police started to coordinate with Central agencies in analyzing various communication channels of the suspects. “We have been interacting with Central agencies on various levels to ensure we don’t miss any leads in the investigation into IS activities in the state,” said a senior intelligence officer. A few senior police officers in north Kerala have been specifically tasked with keeping track of the activities of a few suspects flagged for their association with certain organisations clandestinely supporting IS modules in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. “In the past two years, a few suspects have flown to West Asia to raise funds using the cover of some organisations, said the intelligence officer. “The fund is used to strengthen IS activities in Kerala.
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November - 21 
The National Security Guard (NSG) is planning to train their commandos exclusively to deal with ‘lone wolf’ terror attacks using vehicles at public places, reports Zee Newson November 22. The elite Security Force (SF) has taken this decision in the wake of some recent incidents across th
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The National Security Guard (NSG) is planning to train their commandos exclusively to deal with ‘lone wolf’ terror attacks using vehicles at public places, reports Zee Newson November 22. The elite Security Force (SF) has taken this decision in the wake of some recent incidents across the world where terrorists used vehicles to mow down people at crowded places. According to sources, the NSG is likely to send their commandos to European countries to get training to deal with ‘lone wolf’ attacks. This comes amid Indian authorities fearing a possible attack by the Islamic State (IS) on places of religious significance like Kumbh Mela (major Hindu religious festival in North India) and Thirssur Pooram (major Temple festival in Kerala).Following a 10-minute audio clip by an alleged leader of the Islamic State (IS) module in Kerala, released recently, which talked of Las Vegas-like terror attack on Kumbh Mela and Thirssur Pooram, Indian agencies have said that the threats cannot be ruled out, conceding that they need to prepare to counter any such eventuality. Earlier this month, the audio clip was released in Malayalam and it warned of lone wolf terror attack by the Islamic State in the country in the days to come.
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December - 6 
On the basis of the report compiled by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has informed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) that the Kerala-based Popular Front of India (PFI) is making efforts towards expanding their base beyond the state of Kerala, reports Th
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On the basis of the report compiled by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has informed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) that the Kerala-based Popular Front of India (PFI) is making efforts towards expanding their base beyond the state of Kerala, reports The Tribune on December 7. Although the Government is considering banning the organisation, the UMHA have received a detailed report from the IB that PFI may expand its existence in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam and West Bengal, said sources in UMHA.
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December - 15 
French investigative agencies probing the Paris terror attack of 2015 have sought National Investigation Agency (NIA) permission to question an Islamic State (IS) operative, Subahani Haja Moideen arrested in Kerala on terrorism charges, New Indian Express reports on December 16. A communication to t
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French investigative agencies probing the Paris terror attack of 2015 have sought National Investigation Agency (NIA) permission to question an Islamic State (IS) operative, Subahani Haja Moideen arrested in Kerala on terrorism charges, New Indian Express reports on December 16. A communication to this effect was sent after the French agencies had a joint training session with the NIA and other security agencies on terrorist funding at New Delhi in November, 2017. Subahani, who had been residing in Thodupuzha in Idukki District had allegedly fought for the IS at Mosul in Iraq and returned to India in 2015.
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December - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against five men from Kannur in Kerala for allegedly being members of the Islamic State (IS), Indian Express reports on December 18. The men had gone missing from Kannur between 2015 and 2017 and are suspected to be in Syria. In October,
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against five men from Kannur in Kerala for allegedly being members of the Islamic State (IS), Indian Express reports on December 18. The men had gone missing from Kannur between 2015 and 2017 and are suspected to be in Syria. In October, 2017, Kerala Police had booked the five — Midhilaj (26), Abdul Rasak (34), M V Rashid (24), Manaf Rahman (42) and U K Hamsa (57). The central probe agency said it has taken over the case from the Kerala Police.The NIA case against the five was registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for “being members of the proscribed terrorist organisation, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Daesh, and for supporting the organisation by travelling out of India to join the terrorist organisation in Syria and fight on its behalf”. Some of the accused, NIA sources said, had been activists of the Popular Front of India-PFI. According to them, one of the suspects used fake passport to move out of India while one of them is suspected to have died fighting. Abdul Manaf Rahman, from Valapattanam in Kannur, allegedly went to Syria on a fake passport. Manaf allegedly had close links with Valluva Kandy Shajahan, who was arrested by Delhi Police in July after his deportation from Turkey. U K Hamsa is suspected to be behind prompting the youths from Kannur to move to Syria. Hamsa, who lived in Bahrain for two decades, had close links with IS ideologue Abu Thurki, according to Police.
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December - 18 
A youth from Kannur in Kannur District of Kerala, who is allegedly an activist of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and now working in a Gulf country, is under the Police scanner for his suspected links with the Islamic State (IS) operatives from Kerala, reports The Hindu on December 19. Deputy Super
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A youth from Kannur in Kannur District of Kerala, who is allegedly an activist of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and now working in a Gulf country, is under the Police scanner for his suspected links with the Islamic State (IS) operatives from Kerala, reports The Hindu on December 19. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Kannur P.P. Sadanandan, who is probing the IS-related cases, said investigation was under way into the suspected links of K.O.P. Thasleem, PFI activist from Pappinissery (Kannur District), with two youths who had gone to Syria or tried to reach there to join the IS. He said the youths were provided financial assistance by Thasleem, who had also collected funds from various sources in the Gulf. The Police had registered a case against him. The DSP said the Police had already collected evidence that established the money trail linked to the recruitment of youths to the IS in Syria.
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December - 26 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) released the sketches of 21 Indians who reportedly went ‘missing’ from Kerala in June 2016 and some of them converted to Islam to join Islamic State (IS), reports News 18 on December 27. According to press release, the NIA has been investigating th
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) released the sketches of 21 Indians who reportedly went ‘missing’ from Kerala in June 2016 and some of them converted to Islam to join Islamic State (IS), reports News 18 on December 27. According to press release, the NIA has been investigating the disappearance from last one year and marked those with a ‘red mark’ who had been issued notices. The group travelled via different air-routes in division of 6-7 batches. Out of 21 individuals, six are female. At least 19 people had travelled to Tehran (Iran) with further intentions to cross-over the border to Syria or Iraq, said an unnamed NIA source.
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