CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out searches at nine locations in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as part of the investigation following the arrest of five men with alleged Islamic State (IS) links in Mayiladuthurai in February.
Several electronic devices including laptops, mobile phones and hard disks apart from pamphlets with IS messages were seized, said NIA sources adding that the gadgets would be sent for forensic analysis.