Two people associated with the global pan-Islamist and fundamentalist organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir were taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday (June 30).

Two people associated with the global pan-Islamist and fundamentalist organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir were taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday (June 30). The two men who have been detained are Abdul Rehman, also known as Abdul Rahman, and Mujibur Rehman, also known as Mujibur Rahman Altham Sahib. They are both from Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district. The NIA conducted extensive searches at 10 locations across five districts of Tamil Nadu before making the arrests. The Hizb-ut-Tahrir is dedicated to restoring the Islamic caliphate and carrying out the constitution that its founder, Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani, drafted, according to a statement released by the NIA. Watch | India: 3 new criminal laws to replace colonial-era codes × "NIA investigations revealed that they were involved in conducting secret classes to radicalise youth into extremist ideologies, propagating anti-democratic sentiments against the Indian Constitution, law, and judiciary," the statement said. "Today's searches led to the seizure of digital devices (mobile phones, laptops, SIM cards and memory cards) and several incriminating documents, including books and printouts containing the ideology of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, Khilafa, Islamic State and proposed Khilafa government and its funding structures etc.," it added. Also read: Reasi terror attack: NIA raids multiple locations in Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri The NIA statement revealed that the organisation brainwashed the trainees by making them believe that India is presently "Darul Kufr," or the country of unbelievers, and that it is their religious obligation to convert it into "Darul Islam" by estabilishing an Islamic State through jihad. Mobile phones, laptops, SIM cards, memory cards, and other digital devices were confiscated by the NIA during the searches. They also found books and printouts that included ideaology of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, the Khilafa (caliphate), the structures of the Islamic State, and its funders. (With inputs from agencies)

NIA arrests Hizb-ut-Tahrir members, seizes extremist materials in Tamil Nadu raids

The Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested 11 people on Tuesday (May 9) while five other people were nabbed from Hyderabad for their suspected links with the radical outfit Hizb-Ut-Tahrir (HUT), news agency PTI reported citing a spokesperson from the Madhya Pradesh police. With these 16 arrests, police claimed to have busted a module of the HUT.&nbsp;

The spokesperson said the organisation was aiming to topple the democratic system in India and was working to create its cadres in Madhya Pradesh and instigate them for violence.&nbsp;

An official said that the 11 arrested from Madhya Pradesh included a gym trainer, a software engineer, and a teacher. They were booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The official said that of these 11, 10 were arrested from different areas in Bhopal’s Shahjahanabad, Aishbagh, Lalghati and Pipalani areas, while one was nabbed from Chhindwara city.&nbsp;

Following a tip-off from the MP ATS, the Telangana police arrested five people from Hyderabad for their alleged links with the outfit, he added. The official further said that anti-national documents, electronic equipment, and radical literature were recovered from the arrested.&nbsp;

On Tuesday, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said the suspects were under the ATS' radar for the last couple of months, adding that some objectionable literature, laptops, pen drives and hard disks were seized.

"The ATS was closely watching them (detainees) for the last couple of months. They were planning to create disturbance in Madhya Pradesh," Mishra added, the news agency IANS reported.&nbsp;

This crackdown comes after several people were arrested from Bhopal last year for their alleged links with the banned group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), and jihadi literature and electronic devices were seized from them.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

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The Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested 11 people on Tuesday (May 9) while five other people were nabbed from Hyderabad for their suspected links with the radical outfit Hizb-Ut-Tahrir (HUT), news agency PTI reported citing a spokesperson from the Madhya Pradesh police.

The Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested 11 people on Tuesday (May 9) while five other people were nabbed from Hyderabad for their suspected links with the radical outfit Hizb-Ut-Tahrir (HUT), news agency PTI reported citing a spokesperson from the Madhya Pradesh police. With these 16 arrests, police claimed to have busted a module of the HUT. The spokesperson said the organisation was aiming to topple the democratic system in India and was working to create its cadres in Madhya Pradesh and instigate them for violence. An official said that the 11 arrested from Madhya Pradesh included a gym trainer, a software engineer, and a teacher. They were booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The official said that of these 11, 10 were arrested from different areas in Bhopal’s Shahjahanabad, Aishbagh, Lalghati and Pipalani areas, while one was nabbed from Chhindwara city. Following a tip-off from the MP ATS, the Telangana police arrested five people from Hyderabad for their alleged links with the outfit, he added. The official further said that anti-national documents, electronic equipment, and radical literature were recovered from the arrested. On Tuesday, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said the suspects were under the ATS' radar for the last couple of months, adding that some objectionable literature, laptops, pen drives and hard disks were seized. "The ATS was closely watching them (detainees) for the last couple of months. They were planning to create disturbance in Madhya Pradesh," Mishra added, the news agency IANS reported. This crackdown comes after several people were arrested from Bhopal last year for their alleged links with the banned group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), and jihadi literature and electronic devices were seized from them. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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NIA arrests Hizb-ut-Tahrir members, seizes extremist materials in Tamil Nadu raids

India: 16 arrested for links with radical outfit HUT, says Madhya Pradesh Police