NIA conducts raids in UP, Delhi in connection with a new ISIS module 'Harkat ul Harb e Islam'; 10 arrested

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in connection with the new ISIS module.

The new module is called 'Harkat ul Harb e Islam'.

The searches were being conducted at 16 locations in UP and Delhi. Visuals showed officials on the streets of Uttar Pradesh's Amroha.

Of the 10 persons detained by the anti-terror probe agency, five were picked up from the western Uttar Pradesh district of Amroha following a joint operation with the UP Anti-Terrorist Squad, Inspector General ATS Asim Arun said in Lucknow.

Five more were detained from north-east Delhi with the help of Delhi Police's Special Cell, officials told PTI.

"The searches are going on," an NIA spokesperson said.

The group was under NIA surveillance for some time following inputs of their suspicious activities, officials said. 

Visuals from Amroha where NIA is conducting searches in connection with a new ISIS module styled as 'Harkat ul Harb e Islam'. Searches are underway at 16 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. pic.twitter.com/aCp03AYRr6

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