Zakir Naik, who is currently facing a lot of criticism after two terrorists arrested in recent Dhaka Attack, confessed to have been inspired from his speeches, was under the the scanner of the investigative agencies. In the latest development, the police has arrested an employee of the preacher’s Islamic Research Foundation, Arshid Qureshi for indoctrinating Kerala youths to join ISIS. The IRF has confirmed the news. The NGO said the Qureshi was working as a guest relations manager in Mumbai.

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The police official who is investigating a case of missing 21 youths from Kerala who are suspected to have joined the ISIS, Palarivattom has recorded the statements of Ebin Jacob, 25, brother of Merin alais Mariam, a woman who is missing along with her husband Bestin Vincent alias Yahia, reports said.

Sources said that Jacob has alleged that he and his sister was forcefully converted to Islam by his brother-in-law Bestin along with Qureshi. Both the accused have been booked under the section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and under section 153 (A) of Indian Penal Code (IPC). He has been caught from his house at Nerul in Navi Mumbai.

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However, Islamic Research Foundation has dismissed all allegations by saying that it does not support forceful conversions and Qureshi was not assigned to convert people. A person close to IRF said, “Firstly forceful conversions in Mumbai is not possible. Second allegations suggest that the youths were indoctrinated for IS in 2014. Nobody was aware of IS till that time. How can Qureshi sent them to the terrorist organisation two and a half years ago? We think at this point it is just an allegation by some third person.”

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By Prajakt K.