Radicalisation at the helm again: Islamic terror videos found on Shivamogga stabbing accused

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New
Delhi,
Aug
29:
Investigations
being
conducted
in
the
Shivamogga
stabbing
case
have
found
that
the
accused
persons
had
videos
of
terrorist
organisations
with
them.

The
probe
relates
to
the
stabbing
of
a
Hindu
man
in
Shivamogga
following
a
poster
row
that
erupted
earlier
this
month.
On
the
basis
of
these
videos,
the
accused
will
be
questioned
and
the
police
will
try
and
ascertain
whether
their
actions
were
based
on
directive
by
Islamic
terror
groups.

Shivamogga
has
been
on
the
boil
this
year.
It
began
with
the
murder
of
Hindu
leader,
Harsha
in
February.
In
August
one
Prem
Singh
was
stabbed
and
the
accused
in
the
case
were
identified
as
Nadeem
(25),
Abdul
Rehman
(25)
and
Jabiullah.

Sources
tell
OneIndia
that
in
all
these
incidents,
the
Islamic
radicalisation
of
the
accused
has
come
to
the
fore.
“We
will
question
these
accused
on
the
basis
of
the
videos
that
have
been
found.
Our
aim
would
be
to
ascertain
the
role
these
videos
had
on
the
crime
and
whether
these
persons
were
acting
on
their
own
or
at
the
behest
of
some
international
terror
group,”
the
source
also
said.

Radicalisation
in
Karnataka:
Shivamogga
violence
is
yet
another
warning
we
mustn’t
ignore

Singh
was
stabbed
after
a
row
over
a
poster
of
Vinayak
Damodar
Savarkar
erupted.
The
poster
was
put
up
at
the
Ameer
Ahmed
Circle
on
August
15.
Two
groups
clashed
over
installing
a
poster
of
Savarkar
and
Tipu
Susan.

Shivamogga
has
been
witness
to
radicalisation
and
violent
incidents
in
the
past.
While
the
Harsha
murder
is
one
such
incident,
in
2010,
a
violent
clash
erupted
following
an
article
written
by
Bangladeshi
author
Taslima
Nasreen.
One
person
was
killed
in
the
incident.

The
finding
of
the
video
is
hardly
surprising,
explains
an
official
considering
the
fact
that
radical
elements
and
terror
groups
have
blended
perfectly
in
these
parts
of
the
state
of
Karnataka.

The
NIA,
which
has
been
probing
most
of
these
incidents,
has
found
that
these
elements
have
been
radicalised
through
online
propaganda
of
the
Islamic
State.
They
also
share
close
ties
with
the
Islamic
radicals
from
Kerala.
In
one
such
probe
the
NIA
found
that
one
Mohammad
Ameen
from
Kerala
was
running
an
Islamic
State
propaganda
channel
in
which
calls
are
made
to
take
up
violent
jihad.
These
videos
also
prescribe
a
way
of
life
that
the
Indian
Muslims
should
lead
while
also
prescribing
compulsory
hijab.

The
hijab
row
too
broke
out
in
Karnataka
where
violent
protests
were
seen
after
an
educational
institute
banned
wearing
the
scarf
in
the
premises.
The
matter
finally
landed
in
the
Karnataka
High
Court
which
upheld
the
ban.
The
Supreme
Court
is
now
seized
off
the
matter.

The
Islamic
radicalisation
of
coastal
Karnataka
and
why
we
must
be
concerned

Shivamogga
and
a
large
part
of
the
coast
in
Karnataka
has
been
witnessing
widespread
Islamic
radicalisation
in
recent
years.
In
July
a
Hindu
leader
Praveen
Nettar
was
murdered
in
coastal
Karnataka.
This
incident
too
had
led
to
violence
in
many
parts
of
the
state.

The
official
cited
above
explains
that
this
has
been
the
primary
modus
operandi
in
these
parts
of
the
state.
Some
are
radicalised,
thanks
to
the
Islamic
State
content.
They
follow
what
is
being
told
and
create
communal
tensions
and
later
on
use
that
to
recruit
and
radicalise
more
Muslims
youths.