The agency has also arrested 9 Al-Qaeda operatives after the raids conducted in Murshidabad and Kerala.
NIA had learned about an inter-state module of Al-Qaeda operatives at various locations in India including West-Bengal and Kerala. The group was planning to undertake terrorist attacks at vital installations in India with an aim to kill innocent people and strike terror in their minds.
The agency has also informed that a large number of incriminating materials including digital devices, documents, jihadi literature, sharp weapons, country-made firearms, a locally fabricated body armour, articles, and literature used for making home-made explosive devices have been seized from their possession.
The NIA said, "As per the preliminary investigation, these individuals were radicalised by Pakistan-based Al-Qaeda terrorists on social media and were motivated to undertake attacks at multiple places including the National Capital Region."
"For this purpose, the module was actively indulging in fundraising and a few members of the gang were planning to travel to New Delhi to procure arms and ammunition. These arrests have pre-empted possible terrorist attacks in various parts of the country."
As informed by the NIA, the details of the arrested accused are as under:
- Murshid Hasan, currently a resident of Ernakulam, Kerala.
- Iyakub Biswas, currently a resident of Ernakulam, Kerala.
- Mosaraf Hossen, currently a resident of Ernakulam, Kerala.
- Najmus Sakib, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal.
- Abu Sufiyan, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal .
- Mainul Mondal, a resident of Murshidabad West Bengal.
- Leu Yean Ahmed, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal .
- Al Mamun Kamal, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal.
- Atitur Rehman, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal.
The arrested terrorists will be produced before the concerned Courts in Kerala and West Bengal for police
custody and further investigation.