Indian counter-terror police have arrested three alleged Islamist radicals suspected of conspiring to stage an attack on India, after they were deported from the United Arab Emirates, an official said Friday. The three Indian nationals were arrested on arrival at New Delhi airport from Abu Dhabi by investigators from the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a federal police unit that probes terror offences.
"The NIA has registered a case against Sheikh Azhar Al Islam, Mohammad Farhan and Adnan Hussain," an NIA official told AFP on condition of anonymity. "They have been charged with conspiracy to carry out strikes in India and outside," he added. He did not say when the arrests took place.