ISIS In India

NIA arrests two members of ISIS sleeper cell's module from Mumbai airport

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two absconders allegedly part of a sleeper cell of terrorist outfit ISIS from Mumbai airport, officials said on Saturday. The duo were wanted in a 2023 case related to fabrication and testing of IEDs in Pune, Maharashtra, they said. The accused, identified as Abdullah Faiyaz Shaikh alias Diaperwala and Talha Khan, were intercepted by the Bureau of Immigration at the Mumbai International Airport Terminal 2 last night when they tried to return to India from Jakarta, Indonesia, where they had been hiding, the officials said. The NIA team then took them into custody and arrested them, said a statement issued by the probe agency. The two accused had been on the run for more than two years and also had non-bailable warrants issued against them by the NIA Special Court, Mumbai. The NIA had also declared a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh each for information about the two accused. The case relates to a criminal conspiracy by these men, along

Updated On: 17 May 2025 | 11:32 AM IST

Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad arrests nine for links with ISIS: Cops

During the searches, the ATS sleuths seized certain chemicals, acid bottles, sharp knives, mobile phones, hard disks and some SIM cards from the group

Updated On: 23 Jan 2019 | 12:57 PM IST

ISIS ideology converging with extreme-left opinions in India, warns Jaitley

While communism had strong influence West Bengal, Kerala, Jaitley said the effect has been drowning out

Updated On: 24 Sep 2017 | 5:53 PM IST