"During the interrogation the detained persons admitted that high profile people were on the hit list. They had planned to target public and religious places. These peoples were in touch with each other and also their handler in Syria through a chat app… National Investigation Agency with the help of intelligence agencies had been keeping a close watch on these people for the last month," Sanjeev Kumar Singh told reporters.
Daesh, outlawed in many countries including the United States and Russia, overran large areas of Syria and Iraq in 2014 and declared a caliphate in the areas under their control. The group has gained much notoriety for conducting suicide bombings and other attacks worldwide as well as for recruiting young people via social media.
