Cadres and leaders of banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) — which was declared an ‘Unlawful Association’ — are still working to fulfil their agenda of Islamic rule, a few states have told the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) which is seeking details of the involvement of the terror group’s leaders in cases across the country ahead of the ban ending in January.
According to sources, some states have said SIMI leaders and members have made micro-organisations and are working jointly. Leaders of Popular Front of India, another banned organisation, are also associated with SIMI and are working as an umbrella organisation to direct smaller organisations, the sources added.
As per sources, apart from the involvement of former SIMI members in UAPA cases, state governments also found that they are “still indulging in unlawful activity and other activities prejudicial to the integrity and internal security of the nation or with a potential to threaten the secular fabric of the country”.
If the government finds that a banned organisation continues to indulge in unlawful activities, a fresh ban may be imposed and the involvement of its leaders is presented in front of the UAPA tribunal.
Now, data is being collected about SIMI and all FIRs have been sought from the state police regarding its leaders’ involvement along with assessment and recommendations for a fresh ban.
Importantly, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), in a chargesheet filed against two ISIS members, has said one accused — Abdul Rakib Qureshi — was involved in promoting the proscribed organisation’s terrorist activities. Qureshi was convicted for life earlier in a UA(P)A case for his acts of terror and association with SIMI.
Probe also revealed that Qureshi and Mohammad Saddam, the other accused, had knowingly associated themselves with ISIS with the intent to further its activities. Saddam entered into a criminal conspiracy with Qureshi to recruit people, target prominent personalities and also to send the recruits abroad for executing ISIS-led terror actions and activities.
Similarly, in another case linked to PFI, the anti-terror agency said: “During the ongoing investigations, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) apprehended Anwar Rashid, a former member of the banned organization Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). Anwar Rashid’s arrest is linked to his involvement in a criminal conspiracy, alongside FIR-named suspects Athar Parvej, Manjar Parvej, and others, all working towards advancing the agenda of the Popular Front of India (PFI). Their aim has been the pursuit and establishment of an Islamic Rule in India by the year 2047.”
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