(MENAFN- NewsBytes) In a joint operation conducted by the Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra ATS, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab Police 3 people operating a suspected ISIS module were arrested from different parts of the country.
The three were arrested from Mumbai, Bijnor and Jalandhar. 6 others are being interrogated.
It is the latest in a series of arrests linked to ISIS.
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In recent times, several Indians have gone abroad to fight alongside ISIS. A few days back 13 Indian ISIS fighters including 2 commanders were killed when the US dropped the MOAB on Afghanistan.
In recent months over 80 people have been arrested across the country for ISIS links according to government data.
Maharashtra, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh continue to be particularly vulnerable to ISIS-penetration.
20 Apr 2017: UP ATS busts ISIS module, arrests 3
In a joint operation conducted by the Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra ATS, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab Police 3 people operating a suspected ISIS module were arrested from different parts of the country.
The three were arrested from Mumbai, Bijnor and Jalandhar. 6 others are being interrogated.
It is the latest in a series of arrests linked to ISIS.
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Despite the recent spate of ISIS related arrests in the country, Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated that there was no evidence that group managed to establish an ideological base in the country. He reassured people that there was "nothing to worry about."
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