The statements of 14 Islamic radicals, who were deported from UAE and later arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA), revealed a ‘meticulous plan to foment unrest’ in Tamil Nadu using terror modules/activities, reports The Times of India on July 17. NIA officials said one of the suspects, Hasan Ali, is an Islamic State (IS) operative assigned to collect explosives, poison, vehicles and knives and also get recruits. Ali and his associate Harish Mohammed were arrested from Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu on July 14 while the other 14 suspects were arrested on July 15. All 16 suspects were produced before a special court at Poonamalee on July 16 and were remanded in judicial custody till July 25. An official of the NIA said the suspects had formed several fronts, such as Wahadat-e-Islami, Jamaat Wahadat-ui-Islam-al-Jihadiya, Jihadist Islamic Unit and Ansarallah, to ‘spread terror’ and ‘establish an Islamic State’ in Tamil Nadu.