NIA files charge sheet against Zakir Naik
Follow UsThe NIA has filed a charge sheet against Zakir Naik.
Naik has been charged with inciting youths to take up terror activities, hate speech,and promoting enmity between communities.
#FLASH: NIA files chargesheet against Zakir Naik; more details awaited pic.twitter.com/ZuFTzUXFaH
— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2017
#UPDATE: Zakir Naik has been booked under charges of Inciting youths to take up terror activities and hate speech
— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2017
India's security agencies had zeroed in on Naik after one of the men involved in the 2016 attack on the Holey Artisan bakery in Dhaka said he had been influenced by his teachings.
We have collected sufficient oral,documentary,technical,forensic evidence which we've placed before court: NIA IG Alok Mittal on Zakir Naik pic.twitter.com/cT2lI5Tsac
— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2017
We will explore all legal options which are available to us to bring him back so that he faces trial before court: NIA IG on Zakir Naik pic.twitter.com/k84fYWWPB7
— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2017
The charge sheet is 4,000-pages long.
Police said they would explore "all legal options which are available to us to bring him back so that he faces trial before court".
Naik is currently abroad. He fled the country after news broke of the Dhaka terrorist's statement.