NIA detains 4 ISIS terror suspects in Hyderabad, explosives seized

Hyderabad: National Investigation Agency arrested four terror suspects of ISIS/ISIL in Hyderabad on Friday morning as part of a nationwide crackdown. NIA seized explosives at Tolichowki from one of the suspects identified as Nafeez. Two others have been identified as Majeed and Ubed of Al Kareem colony in Lagarhouse.

TS Director General of Police Mr Anurag Sharma confirmed to Deccan Chronicle that NIA has arrested four suspected linked to ISIS conspiracy case. He however said he couldn’t deny or confirm the seizure of the explosives.

NIA had launched a nationwide crackdown in connection with a conspiracy case booked with them RC-14/2015/NIA/DLI with Delhi branch.

A team of NIA officials from Delhi came to Hyderabad and carried searches across the city and picked up suspects from Madhapur, Masab Tank and Gachibowli.

The case was registered on December 9th in 2015 as per the Ministry of Home Affairs orders by Delhi NIA. Arrests were made in three to other four States. A CI cell official said, “they are looking for more suspects in Hyderabad,”

NIA said, “Credible information has been received by Central Government that the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Dawlah-al Islamiyah fil-Iraq wa-sh Sham (DAISH), an international terrorist organization has been engaged in radicalization of Indian Youths and motivating them to join the terrorist organization as a result of which some Indian nationals have already joined it or are in the process of joining it for committing terrorist acts in the conflict zone of Iraq, Syria and Libya. The ISIL is also contemplating to expand its activities to other parts of the world including India.”