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India Detains Daesh Suspects Planning Attacks Against High-Profile Indians

© AFP 2023 / Money SHARMAA Central Industrial Security Force guard stands outside the office of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi
A Central Industrial Security Force guard stands outside the office of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi - Sputnik International
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India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained a group of alleged supporters of Daesh jihadist group, who are believed to have been planning attacks against high-profile people in the country, NIA's inspector general said Wednesday.

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NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — He added that during the operation, NIA confiscated some 1.5 million rupees ($22,000 at the current exchange rate), two pistols and a large amount of explosive materials as well as communication devices.

"During the interrogation the detained persons admitted that high profile people were on the hit list. They had planned to target public and religious places. These peoples were in touch with each other and also their handler in Syria through a chat app… National Investigation Agency with the help of intelligence agencies had been keeping a close watch on these people for the last month," Sanjeev Kumar Singh told reporters.

Daesh, outlawed in many countries including the United States and Russia, overran large areas of Syria and Iraq in 2014 and declared a caliphate in the areas under their control. The group has gained much notoriety for conducting suicide bombings and other attacks worldwide as well as for recruiting young people via social media.

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