Al-Qaeda terrorists arrested from West Bengal and Kerala by NIA | Big Umbrella
Nine Al-Qaeda terrorists arrested on Saturday morning from West Bengal and Kerala by The National Investigation Agency after multiple searches in the two states. Among the 9 arrested terrorists, 6 were from Murshidabad in West Bengal and 3 were from Ernakulam. According to the NIA, these 9 militants were involved in a sabotage plan.
The National Investigation Agency stated that Al-Qaeda militants had been active in various Indian states for some time. These active members worked on interstate modules. Their main goal was to kill innocent civilians. The terrorists had planned sabotage in various significant places of the country. Their aim was to create fear and panic in the minds of the masses through terrorist activities and sabotage.
Al-Qaeda’s operatives in this interstate module have been monitored by the National Investigation Agency for a long time. A special team of the NIA searched several places in West Bengal and Kerala. Eventually, 9 people were arrested from Murshidabad and Ernakulam. The NIA has started an investigation in an attempt to find out how they plotted sabotage in some places.
Several people have been arrested from multiple districts of Kerala in the last year including ISIS terrorists. Later, as the investigation progressed, it was found that ISIS had spread its teamwork in different parts of Kerala. Several of them have already been arrested.
Originally published at https://www.bigumbrella.co.in on September 19, 2020.
