The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday raided over 20 locations, which are suspected to be linked with anti-national activities, across Tamil Nadu including Chennai and Coimbatore. The sites are suspected to be the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) training centres in the region.
The raids are reportedly underway in 21 locations in Coimbatore, 3 locations in Chennai, 5 locations in Hyderabad/Cyberabad, and 1 location in Tenkasi.
According to PTI, a Coimbatore councillor of the state-ruling party DMK was among those under the anti-terror agency’s radar.
Visuals shared by news agency ANI show NIA officials along with Tamil Nadu police raiding locations at one of the sites.
#WATCH | NIA conducts raids at 30 locations in both Tamil Nadu and Telangana in ISIS Radicalization and Recruitment case. The raids are underway in 21 locations in Coimbatore, 3 locations in Chennai, 5 locations in Hyderabad/Cyberabad, and 1 location in Tenkasi.(Visuals from… pic.twitter.com/KcCiO7SZ6u
— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2023
This comes days after NIA, in one of its anti-terror operations, arrested one suspect during multi-state raids in connection with a case linked to a module of the proscribed ISIS terror group in Jharkhand.
The raids were conducted as a follow-up to the July arrest of Aligarh Muslim University student Faizan Ansari, who had come in contact with radicalised individuals during his stay near the institution campus, a federal agency spokesperson said.
The official said the searches were conducted on the premises of suspects at nine locations across six states and led to the arrest of Rahul Sen alias “Omar” alias “Omar Bahadur”.
“A host of incriminating material, including electronic/digital devices (laptops, pen drives, mobile phones), one knife, a veil and several ISIS-related documents were seized,” the spokesperson said
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