India Levels New Allegations Against Zakir Naik

Sheikh Dr Zakir Naik

The Indian government through the Enforcement Directorate, said it has issued a second summon to Zakir Naik telling him to appear at the agency to answer questions on money laundering allegations. The government has accused Zakir Naik of not showing due regard to the summon, a government source was quoted to have said, “The second summon was sent to Naik soon after the first. If IRF is claiming that it has not received it till today then the summon has also returned back to us.” An IRF legal counsel speaking to Indian news outfit, India Today, said, “We have received the first summon for IRF, for the next week. But no other summon for Zakir Naik per se, yet,” The Enforcement Directorate said it has already gathered information on Zakir Naik’s financial transactions from the NIA (National Investigation Agency). On the November 15 2016, the Indian government announced a five year ban on IRF (Islamic Research Foundation), accusing Zakir Naik of inspiring the July 1 2016 terror attacks in Bangladesh through his lectures on terror, the attack left 22 people dead. Zakir Naik is currently not in India and was not able to attend the funeral of his father (Abdul Karim Naik) who passed away on October 30 2016 at 87. Muslim observers believe the new move by the Indian government is an attempt to tarnish the image of Zakir Naik and Islam and a trick to lure the 50 year old to India after which he will be arrested and made to face more humiliations.