NIA arrests chief of the Thrissur Module of ISIS

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ET BureauLast Updated: Sep 07, 2023, 12:41 AM IST

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NIA arrested the absconding chief of the Thrissur module of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from Tamil Nadu. Siyed Nabeel was apprehended from Chennai by the NIA's fugitive tracking team, which had been working on the ground for the past few weeks to nab him.

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested the absconding chief of the Thrissur module of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from Tamil Nadu and foiled his plans to flee the country, an official said.

Siyed Nabeel, the chief of the Thrissur-based module of the banned global terrorist group, was apprehended from Chennai by the NIA's fugitive tracking team, which had been working on the ground for the past few weeks to nab him, said an NIA spokesperson.

The official said the accused had planned to escape from the country by using forged documents with Nepal as a transit point.

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