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NIA raids in UP, Delhi over new IS module

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ANI Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) [India]

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting searches at 16 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, an NIA official said.

The raids are in connection with a new Islamic State (IS) module styled as Harkat ul Harb-e-Islam, informed NIA spokesperson Alok Mittal.

The officials of the terror investigating agency are carrying out the searches in Amroha, Mittal added.

Further details in the matter are awaited.

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First Published: Dec 26 2018 | 1:00 PM IST

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