Born: 1989;

Place of Birth: India;

Gender: Male;

Nationality: Indian;

General Info:
Syed Ali Navas is a 33-year-old Islamic State terrorist born in Tamil Nadu. Navas was introduced to Khaja Moideen by his neighbour and close friend Abdul Shameem.

Khaja motivated him for the cause of Jihad and indoctrinated him. Syed is also accused for the murder attempt of BJP leader MR Gandhi, 68, on April 21, 2017.

The probe found that the SIM cards were used by the accused for terrorist activities. The NIA later took over the probe and found that the SIM cards were supplied to Islamic State operatives Khaja Moideen and Liyakath Ali.

Moideen along with the others had used these SIM cards to organise conspiracy meetings, recruit persons, collect prohibited arms and ammunition, procure jungle training equipment, raise funds and harbour their associates.

They were also making and testing IEDs, used the dark web for communications with their foreign based handler as part of the preparations to wage Jihad.

They were also trying to establish a province of the Islamic State in the forests of south India.

The NIA said that Syed Ali Navas is highly tech-savvy. He had assisted Moideen in using the dark web, encrypted communication to communicate with a foreign based handler and had also participated in conspiracy meetings and arranged safe hide-outs.

In order to further this conspiracy, he had also procured explosive materials and gadgets to experiment with IEDs.