NIA conduct raids in Hyderabad, detains 11 for suspected terror links

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ANI Hyderabad
Last Updated : Jun 29 2016 | 10:22 AM IST

In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained 11 people for suspected terror links in raids which it conducted at several places in Hyderabad this morning.

The raids were conducted following a tip off about suspicious terror-related activities here.

NIA IG Sanjeev Kumar told ANI over telephone that the agency has conducted searches at around 10 locations in the city.

"The searches are still going on. Weapons, explosives' material and huge cash have been recovered so far," he said.

The detained persons are being interrogated for more leads at the moment.

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First Published: Jun 29 2016 | 10:03 AM IST

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