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The searches were carried out through close coordination and operational assistance of the police from Karnataka, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi, the official said. The official said NIA had registered a case against the ISIS-inspired Ballari module on December 14, 2023. It has, since then, been working closely with the state police forces and central agencies to track and apprehend members of this module.
NIA raided 19 locations spread across Karnataka, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi. | Latest News India
The official said the raids also led to the seizure of explosive raw materials, such as sulphur, potassium nitrate, charcoal, gunpowder, sugar and ethanol, sharp-edged weapons, unaccounted cash and 'incriminating' documents, along with smartphones and other digital devices
The agency raids 19 locations in four states
The early morning crackdown against the terror group in Ballari and Bengaluru in Karnataka, Amaravati, Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra, Jamshedpur and Bokaro in Jharkhand and Delhi, led to the foiling of a plan by the accused to carry out terror acts, especially improvised explosive device blasts.