New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday searched 16 places across eight states in the Vizianagaram ISIS case linked with the conspiracy to spread terror through the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) backed by radicalisation and recruitment of vulnerable youth through various social media platforms.

The agency claimed to have seized several digital devices, documents, cash and incriminating materials during the massive searches conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Delhi. NIA carried out the search operations in close coordination with Andhra Pradesh Police.

The searches, which marked a significant step by NIA towards dismantling th...