Mumbai Special Court convicts ISIS Terrorist in Parbhani ISIL Case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court, Mumbai on May 26, 2022, convicted and sentenced one ISIS terrorist, Mohammed Shahid Khan @ Lala, in the Parbhani ISIL Case of Maharashtra.

The case pertains to a conspiracy hatched by ISIS operatives in Syria for radicalizing Indian youth through the Internet wherein an Improvised explosive device (IED) was fabricated locally in their direction.

Lala has been sentenced to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 45,000/- under Sections 13(unlawful activities), 16(terrorist acts), 18(conspiracy), 20(member of a terrorist organization), 38(support to a terrorist organization), 39(offense relating to support given to a terrorist organization) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Section 120-B(criminal conspiracy) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 4(attempt to cause an explosion), 5(making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances), 6(abets or is accessory to sections under the act) of Explosive Substance Act, 1908.

As per the NIA press release, the case was initially registered on July 14, 2016, at Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Police Station, Mumbai, Maharashtra and was re-registered by NIA on September 14, 2016. On completion of the investigation, a charge sheet was filed on October 7, 2016.

One accused Naser Bin Yafai (Chaus) has already been convicted of 7 years of Rigorous Imprisonment by NIA Special Court, Mumbai on May 6, 2022, in this case.