The search operation is going on at 16 locations.

Reports said as many as ten persons have been detained in this  connection.

Officials said the  new ISIS module was allegedly planning to carry out blasts in north India especially in the national capital.

The agency has conducted searches across 16 locations in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi in connection with its probe into the new ISIS module called ‘Harkat ul Harb e Islam’.

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has confirmed a joint operation with the NIA in Amroha. Five persons have been arrested in Amroha, said the UP ATS.

The searches are going on, NIA spokesperson said.