Overview
- The chargesheet names Siraz Ur Rahiman of Vizianagaram and Syed Sameer of Hyderabad in a case spanning Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
- The filing was made before the NIA Special Court in Visakhapatnam after the federal agency took over from Andhra Pradesh Police.
- Investigators allege the men promoted ISIS-inspired content to radicalise and recruit youth for violent acts across multiple locations.
- According to the agency, multiple groups were created on Instagram and Signal to spread propaganda and incite unlawful activity.
- The accused face counts under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosive Substances Act following their May 16–17 arrests.