On September 19, nine Al-Qaeda terrorists were arrested in National Investigation Agency (NIA) led multiple raids in Kerala and West Bengal, reports NDTV. NIA conducted 11 raids in Murshidabad District of West Bengal and Ernakulam District in Kerala and arrested six terrorists from Bengal and three terrorists were arrested from Kerala. A large quantity of incriminating materials including digital devices, documents, jihadi literature, sharp weapons, country-made firearms, a locally fabricated body armour, articles and literature used for making home-made explosive devices have been seized from the possession of the arrested terrorists. According to NIA, as reports in Times Now, Pakistan-based Al-Qaeda trained terrorists were planning to undertake terrorist attacks at vital installations in India with an aim to kill innocent people and strike terror. These arrested terrorists who were actively engaged in fund-raising were radicalized on social media and were planning to travel to Delhi to procure arms and ammunition. The arrested terrorists were identified as Murshid Hasan, a resident of Ernakulam, Kerala, Iyakub Biswas, a resident of Ernakulam, Kerala, Mosaraf Hossen, a resident of Ernakulam, Kerala, Najmus Sakib, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal, Abu Sufiyan, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal, Mainul Mondal, a resident of Murshidabad West Bengal, Leu Yean Ahmed, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal, Al Mamun Kamal, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal, Atitur Rehman, a resident of Murshidabad, West Bengal.