The National Investigation Agency (NIA), earlier this week, arrested 14 people after they were handed over to India by Saudi Arabia for allegedly attempting to set up terror outfit ‘Ansarulla’. Shockingly, all of them hail from Tamilnadu and they were allegedly planning to unleash terror in the southern State, which was till recently known as haven of peace. The arrests and the subsequent charges levelled by the NIA have strengthened the theory that Tamilnadu is of late turning into a safe den for anti-socials who hide themselves under multiple masks — activists, experts and minorities. In fact, these men have brought shame to the these sections and actually spoiled their reputation.
It is alleged that the arrested persons were collecting money to set up terror outfit ‘Ansarulla’ in Tamilnadu and were deported from Saudi Arabia recently. The NIA had said it has busted the gang which allegedly conspired, collected funds and made preparations to carry out terrorist attacks in India with the intention of establishing Islamic rule in the country. NIA had also held searches on the premises belonging to the three accused located in Chennai and at Nagappattinam district in connection with the case. According to information, the accused, while being within and beyond India, had conspired and conducted consequent preparations to wage war against the Government of India by forming the ‘terrorist gang Ansarulla’, the NIA had said in a release.
A case was registered 9 July 2019, (Tamilnadu Ansarulla Case) against Syed Bukhari, a resident of Chennai, and Hassan Ali Yunusmaricar and Mohammed Yusuffudeen Harish Mohamed, both natives of Nagappattinam, and others, it said. Various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including criminal conspiracy, waging or attempting to wage war against India, and terror charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act have been slapped against them. During the searches, nine mobile phones, 15 SIM cards, 7 memory cards, 3 laptops, 5 hard discs, 6 pen drives, 2 tablets and 3 CDs/ DVDs besides documents, including magazines, banners, notices, posters and books were seized by the NIA. It’s high time the Central and State security agencies came together to form a strategy to eradicate and eliminate anti-socials and anti-nationals from the soil of Tamilnadu.