CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against two accused in a terror conspiracy case involving the Hizb-Ut-Tahrir (HuT) terrorist organisation, the agency said on Tuesday.
In its charge sheet before the NIA Special Court, Poonamallee, Chennai, Abdul Rehman alias Abdul Rahman and Mujibur Rehman alias Mujibur Rahman Altham Sahib have been charged under various sections of the IPC and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Charges include conspiring and preparing to undertake terrorist acts to promote the HuT ideology in Tamil Nadu and other places.
NIA investigations have revealed that the accused had conspired with self-styled office bearers of HuT to propagate the outfit’s ideology, aimed at establishing an Islamic Caliphate in India and enforcing the Sharia-based draft constitution written by HuT founder Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani.
As per the NIA investigation, the accused were actively involved in recruiting Daris/students to HuT’s secret classes.
They had also conducted Bayan (religious exposition) classes and had made several short films to further the organisation’s anti-India ideology on social media platforms.
They had further organised an exhibition to showcase the military might of Islamic nations that would be invited (Nussrah) to overthrow the legally established government in India through violent jihad and war.
Further investigations are under way in the case.
The case was initially registered by the Greater Chennai Police’s Central Crime Branch (CCB) in May this year and transferred to NIA later.