ED freezes ₹7.5 lakh, conducts searches in Bengaluru in ISIS recruitment and terror-funding probe
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted searches at eight locations in Bengaluru under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with an alleged ISIS recruitment and terror-funding module. The ED froze ₹7.5 lakh as proceeds of crime and seized incriminating electronic records and digital devices. The case stems from an FIR filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against five individuals—Irfan Nasir, Ahamed Abdul Cader, Mohammed Tauqir Mahmood, Zuhab Hameed Shakeel Manna, and absconding accused Mohammed Shihab—affiliated with the banned terrorist organization ISIS. According to the NIA chargesheet, the accused allegedly radicalized and recruited impressionable Muslim youth from Bengaluru through a personality development program called Iqra Camp and a weekly Quran Circle, then arranged funds and logistics to facilitate their travel to Syria via Turkey to join ISIS. Funds were raised through individuals, trustees of the Iqra Welfare Trust and GFM Trust, and personal savings. The ED investigation found that these funds were used to finance recruitment activities. Further investigation under PMLA is ongoing.
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