New York: A court in Chicago, the United States, on Friday awarded a 40-month jail term to an Indian-origin man who provided support to the Islamic State group and also attempted to join it in 2014.
According to reports, 21-year-old Mohammed Hazra Khan is the first Indian-origin person to be sentenced in the US for links to the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS.
Northern Illinois federal court judge John J Tharp ruled that Khan should undergo "violent extremism counselling" and a mental health treatment programme for 20 years after serving his sentence.
"Mr. Khan set off to join and aid a terrorist organization that believes it is appropriate, indeed believes it is holy, to kill anyone who disagrees with its religious dogma," Tharp said.
Khan, who was 19 when he attempted to leave the US to join ISIS in Syria, had in a Chicago court last year admitted to the charges of links to ISIS, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B McCord said in a statement.
Khan was arrested from Chicago's O'Hare Airport by anti-terrorism officers. He was trying to leave the US with his brother and sister, who were then aged 16 and 17, respectively. However, they did not face any charges.
Khan, who was born in New York City and later moved to Chicago with his family, would be allowed to join college next year as remission for good behaviour.
