Overview
- The Venjaramoodu police registered the case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after a complaint involving a 16-year-old from Vembayam.
- The complaint alleges the boy was encouraged toward the Islamic State by his mother and another adult, with exposure to radical content while living in the United Kingdom.
- Staff at a religious study centre in Attingal reported behavioral changes after the boy returned to India, prompting the current probe.
- The investigation is led by the Attingal Deputy Superintendent of Police with oversight from the Thiruvananthapuram Rural District Police Chief, and the NIA has sought case information.
- Police say they will test the complaint’s credibility and look at the biological father’s possible role, while the mother denies the allegations and attributes the claim to a marital dispute.