{"id":9270,"date":"2026-04-05T12:12:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=9270"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:12:55","slug":"130038924-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=9270","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Jihadi module with links to foreign handlers&#8217;:  Andhra Pradesh Police bust suspected ISIS-linked network with multi-state links | India News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130038957,imgsize-46154,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/untitled-design-2026-04-05t173552.jpg\" alt=\"'Jihadi module with links to foreign handlers':  Andhra Pradesh Police bust suspected ISIS-linked network with multi-state links\" title=\"&lt;p&gt;Representative image&lt;\/p&gt;\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A suspected terror module with alleged links to foreign handlers and extremist organisations, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/isis\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">ISIS<\/a>, has been uncovered, with investigators claiming the network was involved in radicalising young people in India.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The development comes after Andhra Pradesh Police sent teams to multiple states, Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Telangana and Rajasthan, to arrest around a dozen suspects, including three from Andhra Pradesh, in connection with the case.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>According to an intelligence department source quoted by news agency PTI, the group had links to foreign-based operatives and was actively spreading jihadi propaganda online.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cA jihadi module with links to foreign handlers and extremist organisations like Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has been unearthed, which was engaged in radicalising youth in India,\u201d an intelligence department official said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Prime accused and associates allegedly used online propaganda to target youth<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Investigators have identified prime accused Rahamathullah Sharif as a key figure in the network. Police said Sharif and his associates were allegedly in touch with operatives involved in circulating jihadi content and motivating young people through online videos.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The accused were allegedly sharing extremist material and staying in contact with foreign handlers through social media.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The group is accused of circulating videos featuring Osama Bin Laden, Israr Ahmed Shaik, Zakir Naik and Anwar al-Awlaki in an attempt to influence Muslim youth towards jihad and extremist ideology.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Police also suspect the network was trying to expand by drawing in women through a separate \u2018Khawateen\u2019 wing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Links traced to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria and Bangladesh<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>According to investigators, the group had established contact with handlers based in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria and Bangladesh through more than 40 social media accounts.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Agencies believe the network was working towards facilitating \u2018Hijrat\u2019 and eventually establishing an Islamic State, or \u2018Khilafat\u2019, in India.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Handlers identified as Al-Hakeem Shukoor, Mohammed Huzaifa, Ninja, Hemroxy, Abu Muharib and Abu Balushi allegedly guided the group on militant training and the use of weapons, including sniper rifles. <!-- -->They also reportedly assured the group that arms could be supplied.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Investigators further suspect that some radicalised individuals linked to the module were already undergoing jihadi training in madrasas abroad, while efforts were allegedly being made to recruit more people into the network.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>One of the accused, Sayeeda Begum, was allegedly in contact with operatives in Pakistan as well as in Jammu and Kashmir and was planning to coordinate jihadi activities, PTI reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Probe also covers cyber terror, IED material and anti-India content<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>Investigators said the group was not limited to ideological propaganda and may also have been sharing content linked to cyber terror and bomb-making.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>The accused allegedly circulated material promoting cyber attacks, including plans to hack official websites. Agencies are also examining possible foreign funding channels linked to the network.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>Police further claimed that members uploaded material related to the preparation of black powder and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), while also claiming that firearms would be sourced from Pakistan and Afghanistan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>The group allegedly posted photographs of members wearing masks, displaying ISIS flags and raising slogans such as \u201cOne Ummah\u201d to signal their commitment to the idea of an Islamic State in India.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>Investigators also alleged that the accused shared provocative videos, sang the Indian National Anthem in a derogatory manner using abusive language, and circulated content showing the desecration and burning of the national flag.<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/jihadi-module-with-links-to-foreign-handlers-andhra-pradesh-police-bust-suspected-isis-linked-network-with-multi-state-links\/articleshow\/130038924.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: A suspected terror module with alleged links to foreign handlers and extremist organisations,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9271,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[23305,724,23308,723,719,720,721,12126,23307,23306,722],"class_list":["post-9270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-andhra-pradesh-police","tag-breaking-news","tag-extremist-organizations","tag-google-news","tag-india","tag-india-news","tag-india-news-today","tag-isis","tag-jihad-module","tag-terror-network","tag-today-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}