An India-based Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist, Syed Ali, also known as Vinjani, who is a scientist, was charged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and presented before an NIA Special Court in Poonamallee, Chennai earlier this month. Syed Ali, whose family hails from Parassala in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, is alleged to have participated in a terror cell formed to establish provinces of the Islamic State in the dense forests of Southern India.
The ‘Q’ Branch CID of Chennai City police station first flagged this case in December 2019, following the detention of Islamic State terrorists Khawaja Moideen and Liyakath Ali from Chennai and Salem. They had been assembling and testing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and carrying out underground communications with handlers outside India through the dark web. They had made meticulous and detailed plans for waging a full-blown jihad inside India.
The jihad terrorists worked toward establishing a wilayah (province) for the Islamic jihad group in the forests of Southern India. The NIA further reveals that they had been hunting for similar hideouts in the woods of Siliguri and Burdwan in West Bengal, Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, and Kolar and Kodagu in Karnataka. Their ultimate motive behind setting up these jihad terror bases across the forests of India was to launch systematic fatal attacks on key government officials, Hindu leaders, political figures, prominent police officers, and judges who were presiding over terrorist cases.
These ISIS terrorists had already hoarded arms and ammunition, bows and arrows, tents, boots, ropes, ladders, sleeping bags and other amenities required for sustaining life in the jungle by the time the NIA foiled their dreadful plans and apprehended the 17-member jihadi squad, which was helmed by Moideen from Cuddalore and one Mehboob Pasha from Bengaluru. The NIA charge sheet affirms that they had also acquired enormous stocks of firecrackers, so as to extract explosive material from them that could be used to prepare IEDs and train young recruits in the jungle.
As a dextrous techie, Syed Ali gave extensive assistance to Moideen and the others involved in the jihad plot to establish these secret conversations via the dark web. In its supplementary charge sheet, the NIA states that the extremely tech-savvy Ali had aided others in using the dark web and sending encrypted messages outside India, and had vigorously participated in the conspiracy meetings. Apart from providing technical support, Syed had also arranged for safe harbors for his jihad terrorist mates, and helped them procure the necessary items and explosive materials to experiment with IEDs. They used forged identification papers in the names of civilians without their knowledge or consent, and fraudulently activated the SIM cards of private service providers. These SIM cards were used to “organise conspiracy meetings, recruit persons, collect prohibited arms and ammunition, procure jungle camping equipment, raise funds and harbour associates,” revealed the NIA spokesperson.
The “scientist” Syed Ali, alias Zubair, alias Anees, alias Abubacker, alias Vinjani, has been charged with the fraudulent use of documents or electronic records, criminal conspiracy, and destroying evidence. He is also being held under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for his membership in terror organizations and providing support to the same. Further, he will be tried under various sections relating to possession of and/or making/assembling of explosives with intent to threaten lives. Measures under the Explosive Substances Act are also applicable to Syed for possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances.
Raja says
The activities of 26.56% population of Kerala (Muslims) has spilled over to Chennai, neighboring state capital of Tamil Nadu. No surprises here, Keralites may be sizable in number in Chennai but are “lost” in Chennai as they pick up Tamil pretty easily.
This case again highlights that terrorists are not necessarily poor or uneducated, contrary may be true.
Infidel says
And the new ruling party in Tamil Nadu – the DMK – is a Dravidian supremacist party that also embraces Atheism. However, they will find, just like Communists elsewhere have, that the muslims are not long term allies
India needs to re-introduce special courts for terrorists that they had for Khalistan terrorists in the 80s. Crack down so hard on them that they even have muslims start fleeing to Pakistan or Bangladesh or Afghanistan – a reverse CAA, if you will
Uma Maheswar Nakka says
You are right sir
Raja says
Thanks for the exchange of thoughts. I couldn’t agree more.
The scoundrels are ever ready to grab an opportunity for power. DMK and AIDMK are also such elements. Some Western anthropologists etc (may be in the 1940’s) discovered that Tamilians of South India are Unique in many ways, are not even remotely close to Africans as generally thought. The derivatives of Tamil languages are Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Tulu. In fact, when I met a dean of an university in Tamil Nadu he was almost indicating that Tamil has super divine origins, being the “oldest language”.
Such is the ignorance and madness/wishful thinking of the people. In the meanwhile these DMKs’ have ruined Tamil Nadu no end for about 50 years. Still reaping what they sowed. !
Infidel says
Raja, from what I understand, only Malayalam is a Tamil derivative: Kannada and Telegu are still Sanskrit derived languages. As far as Tamil’s divine origins, it’s said that its grammatical structure was defined by Lord Shiva himself and vocabulary by Lord Kartikeya, and compiled by Sage Agastya himself. That particular one is mainstream Hindu belief in Tamil Nadu
You’re right that the DMKs have ruined the state, but they are totally personality cult driven. AIADMK is now floundering before the BJP, and I do think that the latter can build a presence in the state at the former’s expense by the next state elections
DavidR says
Does the red tape and bribery of India’s legendary bureaucracy have the same hampering effect on a terrorist’s plans as it does on everybody else’s plans? And when frustrated do they wish they could say God damn it but instead have to say “Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, damn it”?
Mohini says
MSM Headlines
Religious freedom reaches a new low in India-Muslim scientist arrested for camping in the woods
gravenimage says
India: Muslim scientist sets up Islamic State base and plans jihad massacres
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A scientist? So much for the idea that Jihad terrorists are all poorly educated, “disenfranchised”, and have no prospects for the future…
Uma Maheswar Nakka says
This is really alarming