NIA Arrests Nine Terrorists in Links with Al-Qaeda; Weapons & Firearms Seized

The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) arrested nine terrorists from West Bengal's Murshidabad and Kerala's Ernakulam, in links with Al-Qaeda on September 19. Several items including weapons, jihadi literature, country-made firearms, and body armours have been seized. “As per the preliminary investigation, these individuals were radicalised by Pakistan-based al-Qaeda terrorists on the social media,” the NIA said in a statement, adding several attacks have been averted because of these arrests.