The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against two terror accused persons – from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, respectively – in a conspiracy case. The duo was arrested in May this year in a joint operation by the counter intelligence cells and the central agencies.
According to an official release by the NIA, the two accused, identified as Siraj Ur Rahiman of Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh and Syed Sameer of Hyderabad in Telangana, were arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police on May 16 and 17 respectively.
Siraj, son of an assistant sub-inspector of police in Vizianagaram, got attracted towards extremist activities and left his job in Hyderabad and returned to Vizianagaram to avoid suspicion. Investigators claimed that Siraj procured explosive materials online and manufactured an improvised explosive device (IED) and conducted a trial of the same in the forest area of Alluri Sitarama Raju district.
In the chargesheet, filed before the NIA Special Court, Visakhapatnam, the investigation agency named them for their involvement in radicalising and preparing gullible youth across India through social media platforms to carry out terrorist attack at various places in the States of A.P. and Telangana and across the country.
Both Siraj Ur Rahiman and Syed Sameer have been charged under various sections of BNS, Explosive Substances Act, and UA (P) Act.
The NIA, which took over the case from Andhra Pradesh Police, uncovered sufficient evidence establishing that the accused were inspired by ISIS ideology and were actively involved in spreading radical content through various social media groups and channels, targeting hundreds of gullible youth across India.
Investigations revealed that the accused had created several social media groups on platforms such as Instagram and Signal, which were used to promote unlawful activities threatening the unity, integrity, security and communal harmony of the country, the NIA said.
Published – November 11, 2025 09:17 pm IST
