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NIA starts search operation in many cities in Tamil Nadu, case related to 2022 car bomb blast
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday launched coordinated searches at multiple locations in Tamil Nadu in a suspected terror module case. Police sources gave this information. There was a DMK councilor in Coimbatore on the agency's radar. Sources said the premises of various persons are being searched in Chennai, Coimbatore, and Tenkasi. More information is awaited in the case.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday raided 30 locations in Tamil Nadu and Telangana in the ISIS radicalization and recruitment case.
NIA officials conducted the searches at 21 locations in Coimbatore, three in Chennai, and one location in Tenkasi – all in Tamil Nadu. Besides, the agency conducted searches at five locations in Hyderabad, Telangana, agency sources told ANI.
The searches have been conducted at the premises of persons linked to the case after fresh evidence was found about an ISIS module, which may have links with the Coimbatore suspects.
Earlier this month, the NIA had arrested an accused linked to the ISIS-inspired car IED bombing in Coimbatore for his involvement in the 2022 terror attack. He was identified as Mohammad Azaruddin alias Azar. He was the 13th person to be arrested in this case. NIA took over the case on 27 October 2022 and registered the case again.
