No nexus between Naxals and ISIS: MHA
28 April 2016 6:02 AM IST
No nexus between Naxals and the Islamic State (IS) has come to the notice of the Indian government so far, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary replied in the negative when asked “if it is a fact that a nexus between the Islamic State and various Naxal groups of the country has come to notice, as supporters in country have been caught trying to carry out a big attack in by taking training and weapons from the naxalites.”
He said among the agencies probing cases related to ISIS, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested 25 people, Telangana Police six, Madhya Pradesh Police five, Maharashtra and Delhi Police four each, Tamil Nadu Police three, Karnataka Police and Rajasthan Police one each.
“... no terror attack by ISIS has been reported in the country,” he said.
The minister said a few incidents of unfurling of flags of the ISIS by some “misguided youth” were noticed on different occasions in Jammu and Kashmir in the recent past.
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