Group formed by Ameen identified persons in Kerala, K’taka for targeted killings, says agency
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Mushab Anvar and Rahees Rasheed, who were arrested for being members of the IS group busted in New Delhi, at the NIA Court in Kochi on Tuesday | Arun Angela
Express News Service
KOCHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) which busted an Islamic State (IS) module in New Delhi is probing the involvement of more Keralites, including two women, in the group. According to sources, NIA has interrogated three persons including the women as part of the probe. The case pertains to an IS module formed by a Malayali named Mohammed Ameen, alias Abu Yahya. The group had identified certain individuals in Kerala and Karnataka for targeted killings. They had also planned to undertake ‘hijrat’ (religious migration) to Kashmir for engaging in terrorist acts.