The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sent a request to Singapore under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty for information on Fakkurudeen. Moideen, who has several cases registered against him was in jail when the NIA arrested him in the said case. Though nine suspects including Fakkurudeen were under watch since Hameed was deported, the NIA suo motu registered a case on January 26. Moideen is learnt to have told NIA that he discouraged Fakkurudeen from travelling to Syria. Hameed told interrogators that he joined the Popular Front of India (PFI) in 2012 and met Fakkurudeen in 2013.

Source: The Hindu November 04, 2017 19:52 UTC