Multiple teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches in five states as well as the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir in a terror conspiracy case linked to ISIS and other terrorist organisations. The agency searched a total of 21 locations in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and J&K. The NIA, which took over the case from Kayar police in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu in June this year, seized several digital devices, including mobile phones, along with incriminatory documentary materials during the searches, according to an official statement. The case emanated with the arrest of one Akhlathur alias Mohammed Akhlque Mujahid, who allegedly conspired with others to commit terrorist acts in India, it said. “The conspiracy was aimed at gathering men and material support to wage jihad against India by joining forces with proscribed terrorist organisations,” the NIA statement said. “Probe has revealed, the spokesperson said the accused was in contact with these terror outfits through social media platforms. He was further found to have connections with multiple entities in Pakistan, and Syria,” it said.
