Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Aug 6: It is learnt that the officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have been watchful of the activities of a lady of former MLA, the late Idinabba's family as they suspect her to be having links with the ISIS.

The NIA officials had taken into custody Ammar Abdul Rahman, grandson of Idinabba, on Wednesday. On Thursday they questioned the wife of another grandson of Idinabba who had undergone religious conversion. She reportedly is under the NIA radar for nursing sympathy for the NIA and mopping funds. It is said that she also used to spread sympathy for the ISIS through an Instagram webpage named Chronicle Foundation.

B M Idinabba's son's residence

The lady, who hails from Virajpet, was originally a Hindu. Six years ago, when undergoing dental degree course in the city, she got to know the third son of B M Basha and married him after duly converting into Islam. She not only changed her name but also is alleged to have maintained contact regularly with the ISIS through social websites.

NIA has prima facie found that Ammar Abdul Rahman had regular contact with a group belonging to Kerala-based Muhammed Ameen. He and his brother's wife used websites to try to attract young men form Karnataka, Kerala and Kashmir towards ISIS. It is said that on the basis of this information, the lady was questioned.

However, the NIA has not officially announced the arrest of the lady, even though it did so in the case of Ammar Abdul Rahman.

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