The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a student of Aligarh Muslim University for allegedly conspiring to carry out violent terror attacks in the country on behalf of terror outfit Islamic State. The agency arrested the alleged ISIS operative after extensive searches in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. It has seized several electronic devices and incriminating materials and documents from his house in the Lohardaga district of Jharkhand.
 
NIA said, the accused Faizan Ansari had hatched a criminal conspiracy, along with his associates through social media platforms to support ISIS activities in India and disseminate the outfit’s propaganda over various social media platforms. It said, the conspiracy was aimed at carrying out violent terror attacks in India on behalf of ISIS. The investigations have revealed that Faizan and his associates had pledged their allegiance to the Islamic State. He was also actively in the process of radicalizing neo-converts and attracting them to the terrorist fold for enriching the cadre base of ISIS in India. He was also in contact with foreign-based ISIS handlers, who were guiding him on recruitment to the banned outfit.