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NIA arrests 15 alleged IS operatives after raids in Maharashtra and Karnataka
Updated On: 10 December, 2023 04:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
NIA names former SIMI member Saquib Nachan, formerly convicted in serial blasts, as the ‘mastermind’ of IS module
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NIA and police personnel examine a shipment at the Air Cargo section of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport as part of Saturday’s crackdown
In a significant follow-up to its sweep against alleged operatives of the Islamic State (IS) earlier this year, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested 15 alleged IS operatives in simultaneous raids across 44 locations in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Significantly, the arrested accused include Saquib Nachan, earlier convicted in connection with serial blasts in Mumbai in 2002 and 2003.
Formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the transnational Salafi jihadist organisation is now known as the IS or as Da’ish, its acronym as per its name in Arabic. Its missions include jihad—holy war against infidels, and establishment of the Khalifat, a proposed Universal Caliphate to rule the world that forms the basis of the concept of jihad.
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