Chennai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested an ambulance driver from here for allegedly recruiting people for the ISIS, officials said.
The sleuths of the NIA received information that people were being recruited for ISIS, a banned movement from various districts of Tamil Nadu. Following this, the officials conducted searches at more than 15 places in Chennai and Mayiladuthurai today, they said.
According to officials, a search was conducted at an apartment building on Alagappa Road, Purasaivakkam in Chennai.
The sleuths of the NIA arrested a young man named Alfasith, aged 26 from Mayiladuthurai. He was arrested on charges of recruiting and propagating to the people for the banned ISIS movement, officials added.
It is understood that during the interrogation conducted with him, it was revealed that Alfasith was working as a driver in a private ambulance service company in Purasaivakkam and was involved in illegal activities.
"Also, the arrested Alfasith is being interrogated at the National Investigation Agency office in Chennai to find out how many persons are sent to the ISIS movement by him and who is involved in this along with him," officials added.
It is also understood that the NIA officials conducted raids at 15 places including Alfasith's hometown Tirumullaivasal in the Mayiladuthurai district.
