Chennai: Sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have arrested an Islamic State (IS) terror suspect in Mayiladuthurai.
The suspect, A Mohammed Ashiq, 25, was arrested at Needur near Mayiladuthurai. He allegedly had sworn allegiance to the terror organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in 2018 and was wanted as a prime suspect for plotting to kill a few leaders in Coimbatore.
Reports quoting NIA sources said a group of seven people from different parts of Tamilnadu formed a group in Coimbatore and swore allegiance to the terrorist organisation ISIS. They conspired to kill leaders based in Coimbatore, thereby threatening the communal harmony and the security and sovereignty of the country.
The group was charged under IPC 143 (Unlawful assembly), IPC 120b (Criminal Conspiracy) and several sections under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).