Dr. Zakir Naik is deep trouble as he is trying to prove his innocence and no link to terror bid a man called Arshid Qureshi, a suspected ISIS recruiter found to be Zakir Naik’s foundation member, was arrested in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday.
Arshid is who alleged that have brainwashed youngsters in Kerala and lead them to join the ISIS. Police sources say he was on the payrolls of Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation.
Kerala police had charged him with criminal conspiracy and promoting enmity between different groups. He was arrested on Wednesday night in a joint operation by the anti-terror squad and Kerala police. He has been remanded to four days police custody.
Mumbai-based Zakir Naik is the subject of multiple inquiries in India over allegedly incendiary speeches. He is currently in Saudi Arabia and has said he will not return to India this year.
Member of Zakir Naik’s foundation arrested for recruiting youths to join IShttps://t.co/uIhPqEpyz5
— Janta Ka Reporter (@JantaKaReporter) July 22, 2016
Suspected ISIS recruiter Arshid Qureshi, allegedly linked to Zakir Naik, arrested https://t.co/5nViGlaGLv pic.twitter.com/QHa0NxSJts
— NDTV (@ndtv) July 22, 2016
#Mumbai: #ZakirNaik's 'aide' arrested for trying to lure #Kerala youth to join #Isis https://t.co/Zxu6b1Np00
— IBTimes India (@ibtimes_india) July 22, 2016
