NIA raids 16 locations in Tamil Nadu over ISIS case

NIA raids 16 places in TN in ISIS radicalisation case. Searches on since Tuesday morning based on specific inputs.

These are searches at hideouts of suspects to collect evidence of those promoting ISIS ideology and recruiting members, sources said.

NIA has been investigating cases of radicalisation and recruitment of ISIS across India.

This is a new case registered last year against ISIS sympathisers whose role was exposed during investigation.

On October 21 last year, NIA had arrested three accused in the October 2022 Coimbatore car bomb blast case in TN. NIA investigation in the case found that the three arrested accused had conspired to provide funds for the crime. A separate case registered on radicalisation had led to the arrest and charge sheet of four accused case.