NIA raids 2 places, 1 held for incriminating posts

Bava Bahrudeen of Tiruvarur district was arrested by the NIA on Thursday, the official of the premier investigation agency said. The case, registered in Madurai, pertains to Mohammed Iqbal using his Facebook account “Thoonga Vizhigal Rendu is in Kazimar Street” to upload posts that denigrated a particular community and fomented communal disharmony among different religions in a manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, he said.

Iqbal conspired with others, including Bahrudeen, in the name of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, to re-establish the Islamic State and implement Sharia globally including in India, the official said.

In furtherance of this conspiracy, they had participated in closed-door ‘bayans’ (meetings) and created multiple accounts on various social media applications to upload posts intended to disclaim and disrupt the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India, he said.

The conspiracy meetings were helmed by Bahrudeen and conducted in Madurai, Erode, Salem and Thanjavur districts, the official added.

In the searches conducted on Thursday in Mannargudi of Tiruvarur district and in Mansur Ali Thaikal area of Thanjavur district, 30 books and handwritten documents containing incriminating literature related to Hizb-ut-Tahrir and establishment of the Islamic State/Khilafat and three digital devices were seized, he said, adding further investigation is on.