A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court has found a man, Subahani Haja Moideen, from Kerala who had joined the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq guilty of waging war against India, indiatimes.com reports on September 28. Moideen, a native of Idukki District of Kerala was arrested by NIA in 2016 following a crackdown in Tamil Nadu. He suspectedly joined IS in 2015 and was trained in Iraq and Syria. He took part in waging war against the Government of Iraq. NIA also suspected that Moideen may have had detailed knowledge about the 2015 terror attacks in Paris. A French investigation team on September 23, reached Viyyur prison in Kerala's Thrissur to interrogate Moideen in connection with the 2015 terror attacks in Paris. He has also revealed to the NIA that he saw the attackers of the Paris attack visit his camp in Mosul, Iraq.
The special NIA court convicted Moideen under IPC Sections 120(B) (Criminal Conspiracy), Section 125 (waging war against Asiatic power in alliance with the Government of India) and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Section 20 (Punishment for being member of terrorist gang or organisation). It also held him guilty under Section 38 (Offence relating to membership of a terrorist organisation) and 39 (Offence relating to support given to a terrorist organisation).