Born: 1992;

Place of Birth: Kerala, India;

Gender: Male;

Nationality: Indian;

General Info:
Nashidul Hamzafar was convicted and sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment for joining his associates in the Islamic State terrorist group.

The case relates to the criminal conspiracy hatched by the accused persons from Kasaragod district of Kerala and their associates since Ramadan, 2015, with the intention of joining and furthering the objectives of the Islamic State.

Pursuant to the conspiracy, fourteen accused persons from Kasaragod district had left India or their workplaces in the West Asia between mid-May and early-July 2016, before travelling to Afghanistan, where they joined the Islamic State terrorist group.

Hamzafar had participated in the conspiracy through encrypted social media platforms with the other absconding accused persons in this case.

Hamzafar and his friend also from Wayanad tried to reach Afghanistan via Iran. His friend following family pressure returned from Iran before entering Afghanistan.

However, Hamzafar crossed the border and was caught by Afghan police. He was detained at a jail in Kabul before being extradited to India in September 2018 and was arrested by the National Investigation Agency.

Hamzafar pleaded guilty to all the charges against him following which he was convicted.