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Naidu's accusation irresponsible: Intelligence sources Bharti Jain | May 2, 2017, 10.25 PM IST NEW DELHI: Even as Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu as well as Telangana government slammed Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for alleging that Telangana Police was "trapping" Muslim youth to join Islamic state through a bogus website of the terror group, ***top sources in the security establishment said it was extremely irresponsible on part of the former chief minister to talk about covert operations purely aimed at tracking online radicalisation and jihadi activity*** [emphasis added]. "Telangana police has done some commendable work in tracking Islamic State-inspired youth across the country through its excellent online resources. This is in line with standard practice followed by intelligence and law enforcement agencies across the world not only for terror surveillance but also to detect and check crimes like child pornography and paedophilia," said an intelligence operative. The officer said it was a regular feature for the state police, Telangana was no exception to use cyber tools to mount surveillance on youth who are using social media to regularly follow Islamic State propaganda online and engage with potential recruiters for the global outfit. "Online tracking is a normal method of counter-terror surveillance. One must remember that it is all being done in national interest. The tricks of the trade must remain a secret and not talked about to gain some cheap political brownie points," said the officer. The intelligence wing of the Telangana police has emerged a pioneer in tracking IS activity, regularly inputing the IB and RAW to track radicalised "lone-wolf" operatives as well as modules in touch with foreign-based handlers. This task is being carried out by other state police forces and central agencies too but the Telangana team seems to have become adept at the task. Top Comment Digvijay singh is a nuisance to the country Balachandran Nair V Almost all the IS modules busted by the Central agencies and NIA so far were first flagged by the Telangana police. "Unlike Digvijaya Singh's claims that they are pushing Muslim youth closer to IS, the Telangana intel wing has prevented many radicalised men and women from joining IS and travelling to Iraq/Syria. Many of them were weaned off with timely intervention and counselling," an intelligence officer pointed out. Sources describe the Telangana 'IS' trackers as a small, motivated lot, who are provided the resources as well as financial incentives to deliver. They often travel abroad, mostly to Gulf countries, to track members of the Indian diaspora working as head-hunters for IS or carrying out online radicalisation. "Many IS operatives were deported to India after months of tracking by these experts, who would then pass off this information to RAW," said a central government officer who has worked closely with the Telangana police. II. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-police-egging-muslim-youth-to-join-isis-digvijaya-singh/articleshow/58470433.cms Telangana police egging Muslim youth to join ISIS: Digvijaya Singh TNN | Updated: May 2, 2017, 09.54 AM IST HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh found himself in the eye of a fresh political controversy when he accused Telangana police of encouraging Muslim youth to join global terror outfit Islamic State, triggering angry reactions from the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the state government and the BJP which asked him to provide evidence to back his claim. In a sensational allegation, Singh tweeted on Monday, "Telangana police has set up a bogus IS site which is radicalising Muslim youths and encouraging them to become IS modules." He said the information which led to the arrest of Shajapur (MP) train blast accused and the encounter in Kanpur the same day had come from Telangana cops. "The issue is whether Telangana police should be trapping Muslim youths in becoming IS modules by posting inflammatory information?" he said, asking chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to respond. The remark triggered a row with the CM's son and IT minister K T Rama Rao responding, "Most irresponsible and reprehensible thing coming from a former CM. I request you to withdraw these comments unconditionally or provide evidence." Throwing his weight behind Telangana, Union I&B minister Venkaiah Naidu too slammed Singh. TRS MLA files complaint against Digvijaya for remark Throwing his weight behind Telangana, Union I&B minister and BJP veteran Venkaiah Naidu said, "He should present evidence or (tender) apology. Telangana police shares information on anti-terror operations with other states. Such baseless charges demoralise the forces." While Rao's sister and TRS MP K Kavitha called Singh's remarks "ridiculous", state police chief Anurag Sharma termed them as an attempt to lower the morale of the hardworking state police. Known for his penchant for controversial comments, Singh's latest sent Congress into silence. AICC spokesman Anand Sharma refused to react and said questions were best addressed to Singh. When asked about evidence, Singh said the proof was in public domain as the accused in Shajapur train blast had posted pictures of the train on a supposed IS website, which was actually operated by Telangana cops who later informed the MP police. Top Comment Whoever Digvijay Singh went it was a disaster for the congress.First he paved the way for BJP to come to power in MP.He was placed in charge of former AP.His wrong briefing to Sonia Gandhi resulted i... Read More Mungara padmanabha Rao Meanwhile, taking objection to Singh's allegations against Telangana police, TRS MLA Maganti Gopinath lodged a complaint against him at Jubilee Hills police station on Monday. "The MLA alleged that Digvijaya Singh has made baseless allegations to defame Telangana government and the state police. He requested us to take appropriate legal action against the Congress leader and we are obtaining legal opinion," Jubilee Hills inspector S Venkat Reddy said. The Majlis Bachao Tehreek has demanded a high-level inquiry into Singh's allegations. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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