NIA Arrests Two Members Of ISIS Sleeper Cell From Mumbai Airport

MUMBAI, INDIA - MAY 18: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two terrorists, allegedly attached to the sleeper cell of banned terror outfit (ISIS) from Mumbai airport, the duo were produced at the Special NIA Court, on May 18, 2025 in Mumbai, India. The duo were wanted in a 2023 case related to fabrication and testing of IEDs in Pune, Maharashtra, they said. The accused, identified as Abdullah Faiyaz Shaikh alias Diaperwala and Talha Khan, were intercepted by the Bureau of Immigration at the Mumbai International Airport Terminal 2 last night when they tried to return to India from Jakarta, Indonesia, where they had been hiding, the officials said. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)