NIA Files Supplementary Chargesheet Adding 7 and College Society in Tamil Nadu ISIS Case

Overview

• Filed in a Chennai court on Friday, the supplementary chargesheet names seven individuals and the Kovai Arabic Educational Association.
• All seven are described as students of Madras Arabic College principal Jameel Basha, who was earlier chargesheeted as the alleged key conspirator.
• Mohammed Hussain and Irshath, previously named in the case, now face additional charges in the latest filing.
• The filing cites sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as the probe continues.
• The wider investigation traces to the 2022 Coimbatore car-bomb case and was taken up suo motu by the NIA in August 2023, with many blast accused linked to Kovai Arabic College run by the charged society.