NIA Files First Chargesheet Against Alleged ISIS Operative

Naser Packeer has been chargesheeted for allegedly recruiting youths to send them to Syria to join ISIS

An ISIS supporter. (Photo: Reuters)

• The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed its first chargesheet against an alleged ISIS operative before a Special Court, for purported offences of conspiracy to commit terror acts and recruiting youths to join the outfit.
  
  
• The agency filed the chargesheet against Naser Packeer, who was arrested in December last year. The accused used social media platforms, joined a number of chat groups, and connected with his associates within and outside India.
  
  
• The court has now fixed 9 June for considering the chargesheet filed by the NIA and extended the judicial custody of the accused till that date. On 5 October 2015, Naser was apprehended by Sudani authorities for concealing his identity and trying to join ISIS in Syria. He was then deported to India on 10 December.
  
  

(With inputs from PTI.)