A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court on Monday sentenced two Coimbatore residents to eight years of rigorous imprisonment for recruiting and spreading the ideology of the banned terrorist organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

The court convicted Muhammad Azharudeen (27) of Anbu Nagar, Ukkadam, and Shiek Hidayathulla alias Firoz Khan (35) of South Ukkadam, under provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) Sections 38 (membership of a terrorist organisation) and 39 (supporting a terrorist organisation) . The sentences will run concurrently.

The case was registered in 2019 after intelligence inputs revealed that Azharudeen and his associates were actively engaged in propaga

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