NIA arrests 2 key accused in TN Hizb-Ut-Tahrir case

Chennai/New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested two key accused in the Tamil Nadu Hizb ut Tahrir (HuT) case.

NIA said that the accused, identified as Kabeer Ahmed Aliyar and Bava Bahrudeen @ Mannai Bava, had conspired with others to propagate the HuT ideologies by conducting secret Bayaans. They were also involved in organising an exhibition to showcase the military might of Islamic nations that would be invited (Nussrah) to overthrow the Indian government, established by law, by waging violent jihad and war.

NIA, which had registered the case RC 01/2024/NIA/CHE against six accused persons, had further found during investigations that the accused were influenced by extremist, radical and fundamental...