Terror outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir is bigger than Islamic State, a concern for India

Washington: Radical Islamist group Hizb-ut-Tahrir, which cleverly avoided global scrutiny while spreading its ideology, may become a more dangerous terrorist group than the Islamic State and its presence in South Asia should be a cause for concern for India, a new recent said.

“While IS runs amok in Syria and Iraq, demanding media attention through acts of barbarous cruelty, HuT (Hizb-ut- Tahrir or the Party of Liberation) is quietly building a global infrastructure of radicalised youth and deep-pocketed Arab support in preparation for the global Khilafat,” said the report published in the latest edition of CTX, a US journal.

Citing reports, the journal said HuT has an armed wing called Har-akat ul-Muhojirinfi Britaniya that is training its cadres in chemical, bacteriological, and biological warfare.

Founded in Jerusalem in 1952 and headquartered in London, the group has branches in Central Asia, Europe, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, where it has managed to garner great influence.

“Although HuT has reportedly found a foothold in India, its presence and influence have not made any significant impact,” said the multimedia journal on strategic and security affairs.

HuT, on website, claimed that it had organised a demonstration in 2010 at Batla House in Delhi in protest against Israel’s alleged atrocities.