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NIA Steps In as Kerala Police Probe Teen’s ISIS-Recruitment Allegation Under UAPA

Police say they will test the 16-year-old’s statement through digital forensics before any further action.

Overview

  • An FIR under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was filed at Venjaramoodu after the boy’s uncle brought him to police.
  • The Attingal deputy superintendent is leading the local investigation with oversight from the rural district police chief.
  • The teen alleges his mother and her partner exposed him to Islamic State videos in the UK and urged him to join.
  • Kerala’s police chief has recommended a handover to the National Investigation Agency, which has begun a preliminary check for wider links.
  • The mother denies the allegation as part of a marital dispute, and the boy is with paternal relatives after a religious study centre flagged concerns.