NIA Special Court Ernakulam Sentences ISIS Terrorist Subahani Haja Mohideen to Life Imprisonment
28 Sep 2020 21:09:41
NIA Special Court at Ernakulam sentenced dreaded ISIS terrorist Subahani Haja Mohideen, aged 35 yrs, r/o Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, in Omar Al-Hindi Module Case to life imprisonment and fine of Rs. 2,10,000. Earlier, on 25.09.2020, the Court had convicted the accused u/s 120B and 125 of IPC and sections 20, 38 and 39 of the UA (P) Act.
Background of the matter is that this case was registered by NIA on 1st October, 2016, based on credible information that certain youth had entered into a conspiracy and were making preparations to carry out terrorist attacks in India to further the objectives of proscribed terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/ Daish. On 3rd October, 2016, searches were conducted at the house of Subahani Haja Mohideen in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, which led to seizure of incriminating material indicating his travel to the theatre of conflict in West Asia and he was arrested on 5th October, 2016.
Forensic examination of the clothes used by the accused during his stay with the Islamic State and the forensic medical examination of his body established that he was in the war zone in Iraq. It was also established that Subahani Haja Moideen, after returning to India on 21 st September, 2015, had attempted to procure explosive chemicals from Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, based on instructions from his handlers in Islamic State, to carry out terrorist attacks in India, on behalf of ISIS/ Daish.
Investigation also revealed that Subahani Haja Moideen had exited India from Chennai and reached Turkey on 8th April, 2015. He had then illegally crossed over to Iraq through land border and joined the Islamic State using kunya name Abu Jasmine Al-Hindi. After undergoing religious and arms training with ISIS/ Daish in Iraq, he was deployed with ISIS' military formation Umar Ibnu Khatab Khatiba, headed by the French national Abu Suleiman Al-Francisi, who was later killed.
Subahani Haja Moideen was also associated with Pakistani national Mohammed Usman Ghani, while being in the Islamic State. Mohammed Usman Ghani was subsequently arrested and is now incarcerated in France, for his involvement in 13/11 Paris attacks of 2015.
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