Madurai (Tamil Nadu): National Investigation Agency with the help of Madurai City Police arrested Mohammed Iqbal alias Senthil Kumar for allegedly posting on his Facebook page in 2020 with posts insulting certain communities, against caste and religious harmony thus sabotaging public peace and inciting religious riots. NIA investigation revealed that he is a member of the banned Hizb-ut-Tahrir movement in India and is accused of various conspiracies with Bawa Bahruddin alias Manna Bawa.
Iqbal along with Bawa conducted secret meetings in Madurai, Erode, Salem and Thanjavur to brainwash people and enroll them in the banned Hizb-ut-Tahrir outfit.