INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
National Investigation Agency said Monday after raids this morning in 19 locations across four states, including Mumbai and Pune in
Maharashtra and Delhi.Caches of explosive materials, such as sulphur, potassium nitrate, and gunpowder, as well as weapons and documents
with details of proposed strikes have been recovered, the anti-terror agency said
The NIA also recovered sharp-edged weapons like daggers, cash, and digital devices.The leader of the Ballari module - Minaz, also known as
each other, planned to use the explosive materials to create IEDs, or improvised explosive devices, to carry out, as yet unspecified, terror
acts.They reportedly also targeted college students to radicalise and recruit.The NIA case against the Ballari module was filed last week
Since then, the agency has been working closely with state police and other central agencies to track down and apprehend the terrorists.Last
week, the NIA raided over 40 locations in Maharashtra and arrested 15 people, one of whom was the leader of a module, and was administering
an oath of allegiance to new recruits
There were also raids in Bengaluru in a related case - one linked to radicalisation by a Lashkar-e-Taiba terroristThe agency also raided
locations in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh, and recovered an Indian Army uniform, as well as arms and ammunition, cash and jewelry,
extorting money from coal traders and other businessmen in Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Odisha to finance their terror
activities.Source: NDTV--Agencies
