Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on September 15, has informed the Parliament that Islamic State (IS) is active in at least a dozen states in India, reports India Today. Minister of State for Home, G Kishan Reddy in a reply in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) said that IS is most active in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and a number of other states. "Investigations by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have revealed that the Islamic State is most active in Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir," Reddy stated. UMHA has stated that the NIA has registered 17 cases related to the presence of IS in the southern states of Telangana, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and has arrested 122 accused persons. Further, UMHA has also stated that Islamic State is using various internet-based social media platforms to propagate its ideology. As a counter measure the cyber space is being closely watched in this regard by the agencies concerned and action is taken as per law.