Overview
- The Venjaramoodu police registered a UAPA FIR based on a 16-year-old’s complaint alleging coercion to join ISIS.
- The boy says his mother and her partner exposed him to Islamic State videos in the UK and pressured him to enlist with the group.
- The probe is led by the Attingal DYSP under district oversight, and the NIA has begun a preliminary inquiry following the state police chief’s recommendation.
- The mother denies the allegations, calling them fallout of a marital dispute, and police say they will corroborate the minor’s account before further action.
- Staff at a religious study centre in Attingal flagged behavioural changes after the boy returned from the UK, his uncle then took him to police, and he is now with paternal relatives.