The two are Abdul Rashid Abdulla (30), a resident of Kasaragod district in Kerala, and Yasmeen Mohammad Zahid (29), a resident of Delhi. Main conspiratorThe NIA said its investigation had established that Rashid was the main conspirator behind motivating a number of young people from Kasaragod to leave India along with their families to join the IS. “He had conducted classes at Kasaragod and other places in support of the terrorist organisation and its ideology of violent jihad. The investigation has revealed that the conspiracy had been in operation since July 2015,” the statement said. “Investigation has established that Rashid had raised funds for the terrorist organisation and transferred such funds to Yasmeen, who utilised it for her activities with the intention of supporting the organisation.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2017 19:01 UTC