Kerala ISIS module busted: story in points

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» The IS module allegedly was plotting to kill four prominent people in Kerala.

» The group planned to ram truck into a community convention in Kochi.

» The NIA arrested four persons with alleged ISIS links Monday.

» Thodupuzha native Subahani was held from Tirunelveli and three others from Coimbatore.

» Six were arrested from Kannur Sunday.

» The chat group started by the module in Kerala had 12 members, half of them abroad.

» They abandoned the group after cops got whiff of them; were arrested while meeting at Kanakamala in Kannur.

» The organization that coordinated with the Kerala ISIS unit is named Ansar-ul Khilafah.

» The messages sent through the Telegram app were retrieved by the investigation team.

» The group was headed by Manseed, a Kannur native, who went under the assumed name of Sameer Ali.

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