Two persons grilled in TN over IS connection

The two allegedly posted content on Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter, supporting the activities of the IS.

Coimbatore, Aug 4: After its raids across several places in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has questioned two persons in Coimbatore for allegedly supporting the Islamic State on social media.

Based on posts on some social media platforms, NIA officials zeroed in on the duo in the city and were carrying out an inquiry, they said.

The two allegedly posted content on Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter, supporting the activities of the IS. The questioning was going on at the residence of one of the two persons on Thursday, police said, adding adequate police personnel were deployed in the area.

The National Investigation Agency earlier conducted searches on three operatives suspected to be part of the Islamic State in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Raids were conducted at Coimbatore and Alappuzha while probing its ISIS Omar-al-Hindi module case.

NIA Inspector General Alok Mittal had said that certain persons from Kerala and Tamil Nadu were in touch with the members of the ISIS terror module and have been radicalized on the ideology of ISIS.

PTI