Kochi: The Kochi NIA court has declared Riyas Aboobacker, a native of Kollengode, Palakkad, guilty of planning a series of blasts in Kerala. Aboobacker was found guilty under sections 38 and 39 of the UAPA and 120B of the IPC.
Riyas Aboobacker, a native of Kollengode, Palakkad, was the sole accused in the case, and he was arrested by the NIA on May 15, 2018, from Kasaragod.
The NIA has found that the terrorist was a follower of Sri Lankan Easter bombing mastermind Zahran Hashim and had planned for a similar series of blasts in Kerala too. The NIA has also collected evidence against him for attempting to hire youth for the terrorist group through social media. This case was also part of the Kasaragod IS case.
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