Kochi NIA courtroom sentences two Coimbatore natives in IS recruitment case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court in Kochi has sentenced Mohammed Azarudeen and Sheik Hidayatullah of Ukkadam, Coimbatore, for eight years of rigorous imprisonment within the Kerala-Tamil Nadu Islamic State (IS) recruitment case.

N. Seshadrinathan, the Special Judge, awarded the convicts rigorous imprisonment of eight 12 months every on three counts. However, the punishment shall run concurrently, the courtroom held on Monday (September 29, 2025).

The particular courtroom had discovered the 2 responsible of recruiting and propagating the ideology of the IS.

The two have been discovered responsible of offences punishable beneath Sections 38, 39 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and Section 120 B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) learn with Section 38 and 39 of UAPA Act.

Prosecution case

The prosecution case was that the convicts grew to become energetic members of proscribed associations, specifically IS/Daesh, which is a banned organisation. They acquired related to IS, propagated the actions of IS, garnered help to IS and for that function, they fashioned a WhatsApp group, used social media platform, performed secret courses to draw weak youths to IS.

They downloaded voluminous posters, movies and hyperlinks that have been associated to IS actions displaying violence, IS coaching, manufacture of bombs, killing of hostages and the best way to use social media safe with out giving room to authorities to establish them and their acts. They additionally downloaded movies and speeches of Islamic radical leaders to realize their aim, the prosecution contended.