NEW DELHI/KOLKATA/KOCHI, Sept 19 - The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday said it has unearthed a Pakistan-sponsored al-Qaeda terror module in India and arrested nine people planning to undertake attacks at vital installations at multiple locations, including in the national capital and also targeted killings.
Foiling an attempt by the al-Qaeda to unleash terror, the NIA sleuths swooped on recruits �radicalised� by the Pakistan-based operatives of the internationally banned terror group and arrested six men in West Bengal and another three in Kerala, the agency spokesperson said.
Those arrested from Kerala, who are migrant workers, are originally residents of West Bengal.
Acting on a tip-off provided by central intelligence agencies, the NIA, with the help of the respective state police force, carried out raids early on Friday at Ernakulam in Kerala and Murshidabad in West Bengal.
Murshid Hasan, Iyakub Biswas, Mosaraf Hossen were picked up from Ernakulam, while Najmus Sakib, Abu Sufiyan, Mainul Mondal, Leu Yean Ahmed, Al Mamun Kamal and Atitur Rehman were held in Murshidabad, the spokesperson said.
Hasan was leading the gang, he said. � PTI
