National Investigation Agency (NIA) teams have raided 41 locations in Maharashtra and Karnataka early this morning.
This raid has been conducted in the Islamic State terrorist conspiracy case. Raids are still going on at some places in Karnataka.
Whereas in Maharashtra, raids are being conducted in Pune, Thane Rural, Thane City and Mira Bhayandar. NIA sources said they have uncovered a larger conspiracy with international connections and involvement of ISIS in the ongoing case.
The investigation has revealed a complex network of individuals committed to propagating the extremist ideology of ISIS within India.
This network swore allegiance to the self-proclaimed caliphate of ISIS, he said. They were found to be involved in the manufacturing of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
He told that the intention of the network was to carry out terrorist incidents on Indian soil.