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According to an Intel report, an alert has been issued in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore after six LeT terrorists have been suspected to have entered Tamil Nadu through Sri Lanka. Is Tamil Nadu turning out to be the next potential target of terrorists, especially in the aftermath of the sinister Easter blasts in the neighbouring country?

According to an intelligence report, an alert has been sounded in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu after a group of six Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists have been suspected to have entered the city
 

A special police team arrested six men in Tamil Nadu for posing as police officers and looting Rs 13 lakh from two Keralites 

A 1,200-litre capacity fuel tank of LCA Tejas dropped from sky after the aircraft faced a minor malfunction

According to the FIR registered against the suspected ISIS sympathisers, they had conspired to carry out suicide attacks at temples, churches and places in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, where people gathered in large numbers.

Three chief ministers, including Mamata Banerjee and K Chandrashekhar Rao, gave it a miss to the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of Niti Aayog chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday. For all the top stories of the day, watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

The arrests came days after the NIA carried out raids at seven locations in the city and arrested Mohammed Azarudeen, the alleged mastermind of ISIS Tamil Nadu module

After continued raids and detention, three suspected ISIS supporters have now been detained in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore. This after the arrest of Mohammed Azharuddin who is believed to be an aide to the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka.
 

Even after arresting Sri Lanka Easter Sunday blast accused Zahran Hashim’s friend, Mohammed Azharuddin and detaining six others, the National Investigation Agency continued to conduct raids across Coimbatore.

According to the agency, the suspect has been identified as Mohammad Azharuddin. It is claimed that he was in touch with mastermind Zarhan through Facebook

NIA sources claim that the arrested suspected has been inspired by ISIS ideologies. Raids are underway in 8 locations in Coimbatore.

A team of NIA officials arrived in Coimbatore from Kochi and have been conducting searches in residences of those suspected to have links with the terror group ISIS.

If sources are to be believed, Annamalai, the DCP from Bangalore South, who resigned earlier today is headed to Coimbatore to start an RSS ‘shakha’. Sources say that Annamalai is inspired by the ideology of the organisation.

 

Within 24 hours of victory in general elections, Narendra Modi-led government has banned terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and all its affiliates. Security has been intensified in the coastal areas in Kerala as there is an intelligence report alleging that Islamic state terrorists from Sri Lanka have set sail for Lakshadweep and Minicoy islands. For all this and more, watch MyNation in 100 seconds.