NIA arrests one more person for links with IS-inspired module
The Hindu
The accused has been identified as Zufri Jawhar Damudi, a resident of Bhatkal in Karnataka.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one more person for his alleged links with an Islamic State-inspired module. The accused has been identified as Zufri Jawhar Damudi, a resident of Bhatkal in Karnataka. Earlier this week, the agency had arrested four persons associated with the module from Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir. They were identified as Obaid Hamid, a resident of Srinagar; Muzammil Hassan Bhat, a resident of Bandipora; Ammar Abdul Rahman from Mangalore and Shankar Venkatesh Perumal alias Ali Muaviya, a resident of Bengaluru.More Related News

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