NIA cracks down on Al-Qaida funding, radicalisation network across 5 Indian states

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at 10 locations across five states in connection with an Al-Qaida Gujarat terror conspiracy case allegedly involving illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, officials said on Thursday.

According to the agency, the searches were conducted at premises linked to various suspects and their associates in West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Haryana and Gujarat. The teams seized several digital devices and documents, which have been sent for forensic examination.

The case, registered in 2023, pertains to four Bangladeshi nationals — Mohd. Sojibmiyan, Munna Khalid Ansari, Azarul Islam and Abdul Latif — who allegedly infiltrated into India using forged Indian identity documents.

The NIA alleged that the accused were linked to the banned Al-Qaida terror outfit and were involved in raising and transferring funds to its operatives in Bangladesh. They were also accused of attempting to radicalise and motivate Muslim youth in India, the agency said.

A charge sheet in the case was filed on November 10, 2023, before a special NIA court in Ahmedabad, officials added.

With inputs from PTI