On Saturday, National Investigation Agency teams raided 41 sites across Maharashtra and Karnataka in an ongoing Islamic State terror conspiracy investigation, arresting up to 15 people.
Those arrested were from Pune and had ties to the Islamic State.
According to the details, the raids were taking place at some locations in Karnataka, while in Maharashtra, they were taking place in Pune, Thane Rural, Thane City and Mira Bhayandar.
According to NIA sources, they uncovered a larger conspiracy with international connections and the involvement of foreign-based ISIS handlers in the ongoing case.
The investigation has revealed a complex network of individuals committed to spreading ISIS’ radical ideology across India.
They said that this network took an oath of allegiance (Bayath) to the self-styled Khalifa (leader) of ISIS and was involved in the fabrication of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
They added that the network wanted to commit terrorist activities on Indian territory.
