The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today busted a Tamil Nadu based terrorist organisation named ‘Ansarulla’. The organisation was allegedly planning terror attacks in the country with the aim of establishing ‘Islamic rule’ in India. As part of the investigation, the NIA conducted raids at the residences and the offices of three members of the organisation namely Syed Mohammad Bukhari, Hassan Ali and Harish Mohammad.
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The agency conducted searches at the residence and office of Bukhari located in Chennai. It also raided the residences of Ali and Mohammad in Nagapattinam. A case has been filed against the three for conspiring to wage war against the government of India by forming a terrorist group.
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The NIA recovered 9 mobile phones, 15 SIM cards, 7 memory cards, 3 laptops, 5 hard discs, 6 pen drives, 2 tablets, and 3CDs/DVDs. Apart from these, the agency also found documents including magazines, banners, notices. posters and books. The three accused are also being interrogated by the NIA.
According to the case filed by the NIA, the three accused had conspired and conducted preparations to wage war against the government of India by forming the terrorist outfit Ansarulla.