Coimbatore : The NIA conducted searches at six locations in Tamil Nadu as part of further investigation in the ISIS link case. The case pertains to the criminal conspiracy hatched by six charge-sheeted accused persons and their associates, to further the objectives of ISIS/ Daish by targeting certain Hindu activists in Coimbatore. The accused persons arrested by the Tamil Nadu police in this case in September 2018 and charge-sheeted by NIA in February 2019 had conducted preparations, including reconnaissance of targets, for launching terror attacks, which would have caused communal disharmony and terror in the State.
Coimbatore : The NIA conducted searches at six locations in Tamil Nadu as part of further investigation in the ISIS link case. The case pertains to the criminal conspiracy hatched by six charge-sheeted accused persons and their associates, to further the objectives of ISIS/ Daish by targeting certain Hindu activists in Coimbatore. The accused persons arrested by the Tamil Nadu police in this case in September 2018 and charge-sheeted by NIA in February 2019 had conducted preparations, including reconnaissance of targets, for launching terror attacks, which would have caused communal disharmony and terror in the State.
The investigation has revealed that the charge-sheeted accused persons and their associates were radicalized on the violent extremist ideology of ISIS/ Daish by following the speeches and videos of the Sri Lankan ISIS/ Daish leader Zahran Hashim, over social media platforms. Now searches have been conducted at the houses of the associates of the charge-sheeted accused persons, at two locations in Coimbatore city and also at one location each in Sivaganga, Tiruchirapalli, Nagapattinam and Toothukudi districts. During searches, two laptops, eight mobile phones, five SIM cards, one SD card and 14 documents have been seized.
Seized articles would be subjected to forensic examination. The persons searched are being questioned to verify their association with the charge-sheeted accused persons besides any other role in this crime.