The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has apprehended a merchant in connection with the sale of a SIM card that was used to contact the terrorist group ISIS, or Islamic State, ANI reported. TN:A mobile phone SIM card seller apprehended by NIA in connection with sale of 5 SIM cards from which one SIM card was used to contact ISIS - ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2017A Times of India report identified the man as 26-year-old Amir, a mobile store owner from Tamil Nadu's Mettupalayam with no known criminal record. Only last month, the NIA arrested a suspected ISIS operative, Shakul Hammed, in Chennai. Amir, whom police have been tracking since March, now needs to re-appear before the NIA on Monday, the report said. NOTE: The image of NIA officials used at the top of this page was chosen for representational purposes.

Source: India Today October 06, 2017 14:00 UTC