NIA raids in three states

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat on Thursday as part of its probe into ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ terror module that was busted in Bihar last year. The houses of eight suspects located in Nagpur in Maharashtra, Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, and Valsad, Surat and Botad districts in Gujarat were searched and material seized that included digital devices (mobile phones & memory cards) and documents.

The case stems from a July 2022 FIR registered by the Bihar Police at the Phulwari Sharif police station in Patna against members of the ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ module that was being operated and controlled from Pakistan. According to NIA, the module aimed to radicalise Indian youngsters with the ultimate objective of conquest of India – Ghazwa-e-Hind.