agencies NEW DELHI, Dec 18: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at 19 locations in South India by busting a "highly radicalised jihadi terror group," sources said. The raids have been underway since this morning. The anti-terror agency is conducting these raids in close coordination with the state police forces. The sources, privy to the development, did not share the inputs about the exact location and about the jihadi group due to some operational reasons. Of the 19 places being searched by the NIA, the majority of them are linked to suspects affiliated with the jihadi group. As per inputs, the terror group is engaged in anti-India activities and has learned to plan attacks, recruiting youths, said the sources.
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