NIA carries out searches in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra in ISKP case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday carried out raids at five places in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in connection with Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) case. The agency searched four locations in Seoni in Madhya Pradesh and one in Pune. NIA teams searched the houses of suspects, Talha Khan at Pune and Akram Khan, at Seoni. The case was initially registered by the Delhi Police special cell after the arrest of a Kashmiri couple from New Delhi, said NIA, adding "the couple was found to be affiliated with ISKP". During investigations, the federal agency said, the role of another accused, Abdullah Basith, emerged. Basith is already lodged in Tihar Jail in another case.