New Delhi: A man who allegedly funded ISIS sympathisers in India has been arrested In Kuwait based on a tip-off shared by the National Investigation Agency or NIA.
Abdulla Hadi Abdul Rehman Al Enezi of Kuwait had allegedly sent $1000 to four young men in India, including Areeb Majeed from Panvel in Maharashtra, who joined the ISIS in May 2014 but returned months later.
Arib left Mumbai along with four friends on May 24, 2014. He returned in November that year and has been in custody since. He is being prosecuted for several offences.
During questioning, he told his investigators that while he and three other ISIS sympathisers were in Iraq in early 2014, they had asked their ISIS handler for some money to go to Syria after which Al Enezi sent $1000 to them from Kuwait.
NIA had written to the Kuwait government about him, following which he was interrogated and then arrested. Kuwait government has now informed the NIA that Al Enezi has admitted to sending the money and funding terrorist activities.
NIA interrogators might travel to Kuwait to question Al Enezi.
Arib was the first Indian graduate from terror group ISIS' training school as a fidayeen or suicide bomber. A civil engineer by training, he had told his interrogators that he was trained to be a suicide bomber, but made three failed attempts before he returned.
Abdulla Hadi Abdul Rehman Al Enezi of Kuwait had allegedly sent $1000 to four young men in India, including Areeb Majeed from Panvel in Maharashtra, who joined the ISIS in May 2014 but returned months later.
Arib left Mumbai along with four friends on May 24, 2014. He returned in November that year and has been in custody since. He is being prosecuted for several offences.
NIA interrogators might travel to Kuwait to question Al Enezi.
Arib was the first Indian graduate from terror group ISIS' training school as a fidayeen or suicide bomber. A civil engineer by training, he had told his interrogators that he was trained to be a suicide bomber, but made three failed attempts before he returned.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
ISIS Is No Longer A Threat, Says Iraq PM Raid By US, Iraqi Forces Kill 15 ISIS Members In West Iraq Pakistan's ISI "Undeniably Complicit" With Terrorists: Ex US Security Advisor 9 Dead, 2,800 Hurt As Pagers Explode Across Lebanon, Hezbollah Blames Israel IndiGo Flight Tailstrike Leaves Huge Dent During Take-Off From Delhi Airport "Wear Proper Undergarments": Delta Airlines' New Memo For Flight Attendants Russian Group Behind Fake Kamala Harris Hit-And-Run Story: Microsoft Live Updates: J&K To Vote In First Assembly Elections In A Decade Today Donald Trump Says He Will Meet With PM Modi Next Week Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.