Mumbai, May 17 -- In a significant breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested two absconding accused Abdul Fayaz Sheikh and Talha Liyakat Khan who were identified as key members of a sleeper module of the banned terrorist organization ISIS.

According to police, the accused are linked to a 2023 case involving the fabrication and testing of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Pune, Maharashtra.

They were declared proclaimed offenders and the Central agency had earlier announced a cash reward of Rs.3 lakh each for information leading to their capture.

Acting on intelligence inputs, the Bureau of Immigration intercepted the accused at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Terminal 2)...