The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday carried out searches at two locations in Karnataka and Maharashtra in a case related to the activities of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) aimed at radicalising youth to indulge in acts of terrorism and Had to provoke , an official said.
Following the searches, the NIA is probing two suspects in a terror conspiracy case, a spokesperson for the federal agency said. and documents.
“Inputs revealed that these two suspects were associated with banned terrorist organizations on encrypted communication platforms with foreign-based online handlers. They conspired to radicalize youth on social media platforms and incite them to indulge in acts of violence.” were involved in.” and terrorism,” the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said the case was initially registered at Tilaknagar police station in Bengaluru on July 24 last year and was re-registered by the NIA on November 30.
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