Overview

• The NIA on June 18 arrested four suspects – Ahmed Ali, Jawahar Sathik, Raja Abdullah alias MAC Raja and Sheik Dawood.
• The four join four others previously detained and chargesheeted for recruiting youth into jihad through classroom and social-media channels.
• Investigators allege the group was radicalised by Madras Arabic College founder Jameel Basha, who covertly injected Salafi-Jihadi doctrine into Arabic language lessons.
• Prosecutors say the cell promoted Khilafat ideology and martyrdom to spur violence and establish an Islamic state.
• Authorities link these activities to the October 2022 Coimbatore car bomb attack by self-styled ISIS operative Jamesha Mubeen and plan further probes to dismantle the network.