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Karen Aisha Hamidon: The radical lady who lured Indian Muslims into ISIS
The NIA is also on the look out for several operatives and she could help track them, the NIA officer also informed.
A team of the National Investigation Agency will travel to Philippines to question a key recruiter of the Islamic State, Karen Aisha Hamidon. She was arrested recently for her alleged role in radicalising scores of youth and luring them into the ISIS.
The NIA will send a proposal to the Union Home Ministry seeking permission to travel to Philippines and question Hamiidon.
A
major
recruiter
handling
India
operations
and
also
an
expert
in
setting
honey
traps,
Hamidon
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.
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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