The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Bengaluru-based man, Muhammad Tauqir Mahmood, on October 23, for suspectedly radicalising and recruiting gullible Muslim youth and illegally sending them to Syria to join the terror group Islamic State (IS), reports India Today. According to the NIA, Muhammad Tauqir Mahmood, in association with co-accused persons, had raised funds, radicalised and recruited gullible Muslim youth of a Quran Circle group and illegally sent them to Syria to join IS. In 2013, Mahmood along with his associates also visited Syria illegally to liaise with the IS leadership and offered support from Indian Muslims, the NIA said. Further investigation in the case continues, the NIA said.