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ISIS: Lady who ran Islam Q&A, Ummah Affairs to target Indian Muslims arrested
The arrest of Karen Aisha Hamidon, one of the main recruiters for the Islamic State is a major boost for the National Investigation Agency. A major recruiter handling India operations and also an expert in setting honey traps, Hamidan was arrested in Philippines by the National Bureau of Investigation.
Active on the social media she is the widow of Philippines based terrorist leader Mohammad Maquid.
NIA sources say that she actively used Telegram, Facebook and WhatsApp to recruit into the ISIS. She targeted not only Indian Muslims, but also others in other parts of the world.
The NIA during its investigations into the various ISIS modules in India found that Hamidan was an active recruiter. Following the probe the NIA sent out a letter rogatory or a judicial request to their counterparts in Philippines. In the request, the NIA mentioned her address as Diego Shilang village in Taguig City, Metro Manila. Details of her phone numbers, her identity as Aisha al-Muslimah and her email id @KarenAishaHamidon were also sent out by the NIA.
While it is unclear if the NIA would seek her extradition, sources say that a team would visit Philippines to question her. A request seeking access to the ISIS recruiter has been made, the NIA also says. The NIA would question her about her recruitment process.
Moreover the NIA is also on the look out for several operatives and she could help track them, the NIA officer also informed.
Her name cropped up when the NIA questioned two operatives from India. One was an Indian Oil Corporation manager, Sirajuddin who was arrested from Jaipur and the other was a 22 year old computer engineer from Tamil Nadu, Mohammad Naseer who was recently deported from Sudan.
The NIA states in a chargesheet that Hamidan had influenced many through social media channels and chat groups. It also said that she had also targeted Muslims in US, UK, UAE, Argentina, Bangladesh and Australia. She would target youth through groups which she called as Islam Q&A and Ummah Affairs.
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