The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a property of an accused arrested in connection with a Tamil Nadu-based criminal conspiracy allegedly aimed at establishing the Islamic Caliphate in India. The move was aimed at curtailing anti-India activities of the banned Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) terror outfit, the NIA said in a press release on Monday.
The property of Bava Bahrudeen alias Mannai Bava, located at Gandhiji Road in Thanjavur has been attached under Sec. 25 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The land belonged to Hazarat Sams Manssor Peer Avuliya Dargah Trust Board and was ‘sold’ without formal registration to the accused Bava Bahrudeen, the NIA said.
Bava Bahrudeen, along with co-accused, had been allegedly using the property for HuT’s activities since 2015. They were conducting clandestine indoctrination and recruitment activities through secret classes and radicalisation sessions. They had organised Khilafah exhibitions showcasing the military strength of Islamic nations such as Egypt, Iran, Turkey and Pakistan at the property, the NIA alleged.
Bava Bahrudeen had been arrested earlier by the NIA in connection with the conspiracy of self-styled office-bearers of HuT to promote the outfit’s ideology and enforce the constitution written by its founder, Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani.
Published – June 30, 2025 11:48 pm IST
