NIA sentences Yasmin Mohammed to 7 years in jail for recruiting 15 Indians for ISIS

The NIA (National Investigation Agency) court in Kerala's Kochi today sentenced one Yasmin Mohammed Zahir, a native of Bihar to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for having links with terror group ISIS (Islamic State).

Yasmin Mohammed became the first person today to be convicted in a case related to ISIS links in India.

She has been found guilty of recruiting 15 people from the Kasargod district of Kerala for ISIS and sending them to Afghanistan.

Court has awarded sentence of 7 yrs under Section 125 & 7 years under section 38, 39 & 40 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on accused: Arjun, Public prosecutor after NIA court sentenced ISIS recruiter YM Zahid to 7 yrs in prison pic.twitter.com/zZl0gdjHSt

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A case was first registered against her in May 2016 and she was intercepted from the Delhi airport in July 2016 by the Kerala police.

The NIA also charge-sheeted one Abdul Rashid in the same case. Rashid is the prime accused in this racket and is believed to be in Afghanistan.

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Yasmin Mohammed Zahir has now been charged under Sections 120 and 125 B of IPC along with Sections 38, 39 and 40 pertaining to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

She has been found guilty of waging a war against the nation and other allied countries of Asia.

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