Bengaluru, May 20 -- A special NIA court in Bengaluru has sentenced a Maharashtra-based man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 63,000 for maintaining links with banned terror outfits Taliban and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and allegedly recruiting youth for extremist activities.

The convicted accused has been identified as Hamraj Vorshid Sheikh. According to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), he was found to be in contact with international operatives associated with the Taliban and TTP and was allegedly involved in spreading extremist ideology among vulnerable youth.

The case was registered in April 2023 under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against Hamraj and anothe...