ISIS Terror Module Case: 13 Arrested As NIA Raids Over 40 Places In Maharashtra, Karnataka

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday (9 December) conducted raids across Maharashtra and Karnataka, and arrested 13 people in connection with the ISIS terror module case.

Over 40 locations in Maharashtra are currently undergoing raids, including areas in Thane, Pune, and Mira Bhayandar. The majority of these locations are situated in Thane's rural area (31) and city (9), both of which are located adjacent to Mumbai. Additionally, two raids are taking place in Pune, and one is underway in Mira Bhayandar.

The arrests have reportedly been made in Pune.

The NIA sleuths, along with local police officials, also carried out raid in one place in Karnataka.

The case relates to a criminal conspiracy hatched by accused persons and their associates, who had pledged to the violent extremist ideology of proscribed terrorist organizations including Al-Qaeda and ISIS and had formed a terrorist gang.

In August last year, Aakif Ateeque Nachan, a suspect allegedly involved in the making of explosives was apprehended. This marked the sixth arrest made in this particular case.

Last month, the agency apprehended five individuals - Tabish Nasser Siddiqui from Mumbai, Zubair Noor Mohammed Shaikh, also known as Abu Nusaiba, and Adnan Sarkar from Pune, along with Sharjeel Shaikh and Zulfikar Ali Barodawala from Thane.