NIA arrests man on charge of conspiring to carry out suicide attack in Kerala

The National Investigation Agency (nia) has arrested a man on the charge of conspiring to carry out a suicide attack in Kerala. An NIA spokesperson said, 29-year-old Riyas A, also known as Riyas Aboobacker or Abu Dujana, a resident of Palakkad was picked up in connection with the Islamic State terror module case.

The spokesman said, the arrested man



is a follower of Sri Lankan Easter bombing mastermind Zahran Hashim. During the interrogation, Riyas disclosed that he has been following speeches of Hashim for more than a year and has also followed the speeches of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. Riyas will be produced before an NIA court in Kochi today.