Hyderabad Isis Operatives

Two key operatives of the Islamic State of Syria and Egypt have been arrested from Hyderabad, sources in the National Investigation agency has said. They are Niamatullah Husseini, 42, who was contributing funds to the Hyderabad cell of the group, and Athaullah Rehman, 30, a motivator and fundraiser.

Investigating a suspected terror module of ISIS in Hyderabad, the NIA today said the accused were tech-savvy and using a modern software to secure their email conversation with their handler in Syria.

Taking forward its probe into the activities of ISIS following the arrest of its five alleged operatives in Hyderabad, the NIA today searched various locations in the city and recovered 17 rounds of ammunition, besides computers and scanners which were used for online communication.

14 people, suspected to be sympathisers of the ISIS, were today picked up for interrogation from across the country in an anti-terror operation by the National Investigation Agency or NIA, sources said. Five were arrested and the other nine suspects were being interrogated.

Two key operatives of the Islamic State of Syria and Egypt have been arrested from Hyderabad, sources in the National Investigation agency has said. They are Niamatullah Husseini, 42, who was contributing funds to the Hyderabad cell of the group, and Athaullah Rehman, 30, a motivator and fundraiser.

Investigating a suspected terror module of ISIS in Hyderabad, the NIA today said the accused were tech-savvy and using a modern software to secure their email conversation with their handler in Syria.

Taking forward its probe into the activities of ISIS following the arrest of its five alleged operatives in Hyderabad, the NIA today searched various locations in the city and recovered 17 rounds of ammunition, besides computers and scanners which were used for online communication.

14 people, suspected to be sympathisers of the ISIS, were today picked up for interrogation from across the country in an anti-terror operation by the National Investigation Agency or NIA, sources said. Five were arrested and the other nine suspects were being interrogated.