New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday said it has arrested a member of the new Islamic State (IS) module "Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam", which was allegedly planning a terror attack in Delhi and adjoining areas.

The 24-year-old accused, Muhammad Absar, was arrested by the NIA on Friday evening after it carried out searches at three locations in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut and Hapur with the help of the state police.

Absar is a resident of Meerut and teaches at Jamia Hussainia Abul Hassan in Hapur, a NIA statement said.

The agency said that Absar had visited three places in Jammu and Kashmir in May and August 2018 along with another accused Iftekhar Sakib in connection with the terror conspiracy.

"The accused wil...