Anti-terror agency arrests sixth accused in Maharashtra ISIS module case

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested the sixth accused in the ISIS Maharashtra Module case..

Aakif Ateeque Nachan was apprehended by the anti-terror agency after it conducted a series of raids in Borivali, Mumbai, and Bhivandi, Thane...

As per the NIA, Aqkif was involved in developing and testing Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) for terror acts and arranging a hideout for two other terror operatives who had already been arrested..

Earlier, five accused were arrested in the Al Sufa terrorist gang or the Ratlam module case, which was registered by the NIA on June 28..

Four other suspects, namely Zulfikar Ali Barodawala, Mohammed Imran Khan, Mohammed Yunus Saki, and Abdul Kadir Pathan, were arrested in connection with the same terror module by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in Pune...

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