Indian diaspora becoming increasingly vulnerable to jihadis: IB chief

The IB chief also expressed concern over the possible impact of a glamourised image of the ISIS on a section of Indian youth and called for evolving new strategies to counter this. “This and al-Qaeda activities have the potential of creating a jihadi mindset among a section of youth in India. This has to be countered,” he said.

The IB chief also said that India should seek cooperation in intelligence sharing with neighbouring countries like Nepal, Myanmar, Saudi Arabi and Malaysia to countre the growing menace of Islamic terror. He was speaking at the second day’s session of the 49th All India Conference of DGPs and IGPs in Guwahati on Sunday which was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Rajnath Singh and chief ministers of seven Northeastern states.

“Prominent members of social organizations, clerics and seminaries have already condemned jihadi activities in India as un-Islamic. We now need to formulate a collective response involving community leaders to reject all kinds of jihadi propaganda,” Ibrahim said.

Referring to terror groups using neighbouring countries’ soil to target india, the Intelligence Bureau chief said that while Pakistan-sponsored terror is well-known, detection of a Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) module in West Bengal has led to unearthing of jihadi operatives targeting India.

“Several modules of Indian Mujahideen and SIMI have been also identified and neutralized, while joint operation by central paramilitary forces and Punjab Police have led to arrest of prominent leaders of some Khalistani groups too,” he added.