National Investigation Agency searches 7 places in Coimbatore

Chennai/New Delhi: The NIA on Wednesday searched seven places in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu including the residence of a social media friend of the Sri Lankan terrorist who masterminded the April suicide bombings in the island nation. The searches are part of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into a new Islamic State module in India, officials said. An NIA official in New Delhi told that the case was registered 10-12 days ago. He added that one of the persons whose premises were searched was Mohammad Azharuddin. (IANS)

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