The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today conducted searches at 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).
The conspiracy was backed by radicalisation and recruitment of vulnerable youth through various social media platforms, the NIA said in a release. Several digital devices, documents, cash and incriminating materials were seized during the massive, coordinated searches at 16 locations.
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Source: United News of India
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