NIA sleuths in Kerala to probe missing youth who may have joined ISIS
The NIA will also send a request under the MLAT (Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty) to Bangaladesh, Germany, New Zealand and US to gather evidence against IS suspect Musa (Mohammad Masiuddin), arrested in West Bengal this year said a source.
In Short
- NIA teams have arrived in Kerala to probe missing youths case
- NIA will also send a request other countries to gather evidence
- Central Government had issued orders for transfer of investigation of two cases
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) teams have arrived in Kasargod and Palakkad in Kerala to probe the case of 21 missing youths believed to have joined ISIS. The NIA teams will take custody of those arrested by Kerala police earlier.
The NIA will also send a request under the MLAT (Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty) to Bangaladesh, Germany, New Zealand and US to gather evidence against IS suspect Musa (Mohammad Masiuddin), arrested in West Bengal this year said a source.
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The 25-year-old was picked up from Burdwan railway station when he was traveling to Birbhum district onboard the Viswabharati Fast Passenger train from Howrah railway station.
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The Central Government had issued orders for transfer of investigation of two cases, one in Kasargod and the other in Palakkad, to the NIA in August.
The Govt of Kerala had forwarded reports to the Central Govt on these two cases and stated that these were fit to be investigated by the NIA.
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It was in July this year that reports of 21 youths missing from Kasargod and Palakkad districts of Kerala emerged. The missing youths including women and children are believed to have joined the ISIS. Although some of the missing men have messaged their families, none of them have returned yet.