NEW DELHI – Indian Agencies claim arresting atleast 127 Daesh/ISISterrorists across the country, Media report had revealed.
Ministry of Home Affairs had denied the presence of Daesh (Islamic State)in the country for many years, maintaining that peace-loving Indian Muslimswould not get involved with the terror organization. Since the second halfof 2018, however, a large number of suspects linked to Daesh have beenarrested across India.
Admitting the growing presence of Daesh (Islamic State) in the country;India’s apex terror investigative body National Investigative Agency (NIA)said on Monday, that the agency had arrested at least 127 people and has alist of as many suspects to be arrested shortly.
The accused in a majority of the Daesh cases were radicalised by watchingvideos made by Islamic Preacher Zakir Naik, according to the NIA.
“To date, the NIA has arrested a total of 127 people from different partsof the country in connection with ISIS ties. The largest number of peoplewere arrested in Tamil Nadu (33), Uttar Pradesh (19), Kerala (17),Telangana (14), Maharashtra (12), Karnataka (8) and Delhi (7),” NIA chiefYogesh Chandra said on Monday.
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A total of 125 suspects trying to spread their wings in Bihar, Maharashtraand Kerala are on the radar, he added.
Based on the interrogation of several of the accused, it was confirmed thatone of the common factors in the radicalisation of these persons was Naik,another senior NIA official claimed.
