The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out searches at six locations and arrested two operatives in connection with the Shivamogga ISIS conspiracy case.
The anti-terror agency conducted these raids in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Davanagere and Bengaluru districts. The two ISIS operatives were arrested subsequent to the searches in the case which was initially registered on 19 September last year at Shivamogga Rural Police Station in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district and re-registered by the NIA on 15 November last year.
The arrested ISIS operatives have been identified as Reshaan Thajuddin Sheikh and Huzair Farhan Baig– both residents of Karnataka. Two other accused persons were arrested in the case earlier.
The case relates to a conspiracy hatched by the accused to further the terror activities of the Islamic State (IS), a banned terrorist organization, and to endanger the unity, security and sovereignty of the country.