New Delhi, Sep 16
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday searched multiple locations in eight states across India in the Vizianagaram ISIS case linked with the conspiracy to spread terror through the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), backed by radicalisation and recruitment of vulnerable youth through various social media platforms, an official statement said.
According to the NIA press statement, several digital devices, documents, cash and incriminating materials were seized during the massive, coordinated searches conducted at 16 locations.
"The simultaneous searches were planned by the NIA in coordination with Andhra Pradesh Police and meticulously carried out in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Delhi,” it said.
Arif Husain, alias Abu Talib, was nabbed on August 27 while he was attempting to flee to Riyadh.
Investigations in the case are continuing under various sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, the Explosive Substances Act, 1908, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.