The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at seven locations in Thrissur and Kozhikode districts of Kerala to track the whereabouts of a fugitive obelonging to the banned terrorist organisation Jund Al Aqsa.
The houses of Mohammed Faaz, Mohammed Ihthisham, Abdul Sameeh, Rayees Rehiman, Nabeel Mohammed, Mohamed Shaheen and Mohammed Ameer were searched by the agency.
The case was originally registered suo-motu by NIA as RC-01/2019/NIA/KOC on January 9, 2019 under various Sections of the Indian Penal Code relating to criminal conspiracy and provision relating to neglect of wife, children or parents besides relevant Sections Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against six accused persons Hashir Mohammed, native of Ernakulam, Sidhikul Akbar, native of Malappuram, Muhammed Irfan, native of Kannur, Thaha Mohammed, native of Shimoga district, Karnataka; Sultan Abdulla, native of Kozhikode district, Kerala and Fayez Farooq, native of Thrissur district, Kerala.