HYDERABAD: The National Investigation Agency busted a suspected ISIS terror module last week, detaining 11 people for questioning. After inputs from specific intelligence sources, the agency teams, with assistance from Hyderabad Police and Telangana Counter Intelligence sleuths, conducted searches in Mirchowk, Mogulpura, Bhavani Nagar, Barkas and other places in the Old City of Hyderabad.
"The search operations are still going on," and NIA official said. Three of the 11 youngsters are identified as Abdul, Habeeb, and Farhad. They got in touch with IS handlers operating from abroad through social networking sites like Facebook. Reports said some cash and explosive material were seized from the detained youngsters.
An IS module comprising six persons from Hyderabad was busted during the country-wide raids by the NIA, which included raids in Hyderabad three months ago. The module secured explosive substance and even conducted blast on experimental basis in Narsapur forest of Medak district. Police are verifying if the six Hyderabadis detained recently were connected to the Old module. The detained persons were being interrogated.
