The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at the residence of one M Diwan Mujipeer in Pallivasal North Street, Vellanguli, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, reports oneindia.com on September 22. The case was registered after it had been found that several persons had prepared to form a new militant organisation, Ansarulla. During investigation it was revealed that Diwan Mujipeer was associated with the activities of Ansarulla and three mobiles, four SIM cards and one memory card besides a number of incriminating documents were seized from his house. The action comes after July 9, 2019, when the NIA registered cases against 16 accused for allegedly owing allegiance to banned terrorist organisations — Islamic State (IS), Al Qaeda and Students Islamic Movements of India (SIMI). The accused were allegedly trying to set up a terror outfit named Ansarulla. It was also learnt that some of the accused persons and their associates were in touch with the Sri Lankan National Tawheed Jamaat (NTJ) leader Zahran Hashim and his accomplices, over social media.