New Delhi, May 5 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed charges against three accused persons linked to the proscribed ISIS terrorist organisation in a jihadi bioterrorism conspiracy aimed at carrying out mass poisoning of innocent people in public spaces.
The main accused, Hyderabad-based Dr. Syed Ahmed Mohiuddin, along with co-accused Azad and Mohammad Suhel, both hailing from Uttar Pradesh, have been chargesheeted before the NIA Special Court in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and the Arms Act.
Acting under the guidance of their respective IS-linked foreign-based handlers, the accused operated in a coordinated manner to recruit vulnera...