NIA arrests duo for running ISIS propaganda to radicalise youth on social media

The NIA was investigating a case pertaining to terrorist activities of one Mohammed Ameen and his associates, who have been running various ISIS propaganda channels on different social media platforms.

Kannur: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday (August 17) arrested two persons for allegedly running ISIS propaganda on social media to radicalise and “recruit gullible Muslim youth” for the outfit. The agency arrested Mizha Siddeeque and Shifa Harris, both residents of Kerala’s Kannur district. The NIA was investigating a case pertaining to terrorist activities of one Mohammed Ameen and his associates, who have been running various ISIS propaganda channels on different social media platforms such as Telegram, Hoop and Instagram for propagating the violent Jihadi ideology of ISIS and radicalising and recruiting new members for the ISIS module".