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Updated October 12th, 2021 at 15:22 IST

NIA raids premises of suspected Maoist supporters in Tamil Nadu

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was carrying out searches in the houses of suspected supporters of Maoists in Coimbatore and nearby Pollachi, police said on Tuesday.

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was carrying out searches in the houses of suspected supporters of Maoists in Coimbatore and nearby Pollachi, police said on Tuesday.

According to police, NIA sleuths conducted the searches at the house of Dinesh, a dentist who was arrested by the Kerala Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in February last for his suspected Maoist connections and lodged in a prison in the neighbouring state since then.

Similarly searches were carried out at the residence of Danish, who was also arrested for his alleged involvement in various UAPA cases and has been since jailed in Kerala, police said.

Further, NIA officials searched the house of Santhosh, reportedly involved in Maoist activities and absconding for the last five years, at Angalakurichi in nearby Pollachi, they said.

A good number of police personnel were posted in front of the houses where the searches were on.

Searches were also being conducted in other locations in the state including in Theni. 

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Published October 12th, 2021 at 15:22 IST

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