NIA court sentences TTP radicalisation case accused to 7 years RI
A key accused in a terror radicalisation case linked to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment by a Special Court in Bengaluru. Hamraz Worshid Shaikh, who pleaded guilty, was also fined ₹63,000. The case involves activities aimed at recruiting individuals to support Taliban and TTP ideology, with investigations revealing his radicalisation through contacts during his stay in Saudi Arabia.
- ▪Hamraz Worshid Shaikh was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for his role in a terror radicalisation case.
- ▪He pleaded guilty during the trial that began in April 2026 and was fined ₹63,000.
- ▪Investigations revealed he was radicalised through contacts in Saudi Arabia between 2019 and 2022.
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The Special Court of the National Investigation Agency in Bengaluru has sentenced a key accused in a terror radicalisation and recruitment case linked to the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and Taliban outfits to seven years of rigorous imprisonment.The court also imposed a fine of ₹63,000 on Maharashtra resident Hamraz Worshid Shaikh, who pleaded guilty during the trial that commenced in April 2026.According to the NIA, the case, registered in April 2023, pertains to radicalisation and recruitment activities carried out in support of Taliban and TTP ideology.
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