Real-world context. A fictional investigation.
This story combines the real-world context of ISIS recruitment and radicalisation investigations with a fictional detective story.
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The documented context
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has reported cases alleging efforts to recruit young people for ISIS and spread its ideology through online groups. Two official reports are linked below.
The fictional case
Kiran, his family, the training centre, the altered-video blackmail and the rescue are fictional. Zoomed Vinay is the creator’s fictional hero persona. These scenes do not reconstruct either cited case, and the NIA has not verified or endorsed this comic.
Reading the sources
The cited releases describe the NIA’s allegations and investigative findings, not court verdicts. The story concerns the actions of an extremist cell, not a religious community.
How to read
Read left to right, then down. Time captions mark changes of day. Akka means elder sister; Amma means mother; Abba means father.
Content note
18+: coercion, confinement, non-graphic violence, injury and trauma. Artwork created with AI image generation.
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A fictional investigation with real-world context from the linked NIA releases. Read the introduction and source notes for the distinction.
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The real-world context.
NIA: Aurangabad ISIS conspiracy case — 12 July 2024
NIA reported charges against two accused and alleged a conspiracy to recruit young people for ISIS, with online groups and links to an overseas handler. This is background context, not evidence of the fictional workshop or blackmail plot.
NIA: Tamil Nadu radicalisation case — 26 July 2025
NIA reported a chargesheet and alleged circulation of ISIS material through WhatsApp and Telegram groups to radicalise young people. This release does not describe Kiran or Vinay’s investigation.