The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted raids at multiple locations across three states in connection with an Islamist group named “Ghazwa-e-Hind”.
The searches were carried out at five locations in Bihar’s Darbhanga and two places in Patna; Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly; and Gujarat’s Surat. The agency seized digital devices, SIM cards, and incriminating documents.
The case came to light after the arrest of Marghoob Ahmad Danish alias Tahir, of Patna by the Bihar Police, which registered it on July 14, last year. The NIA took over the case and re-registered it on July 22, last year.
“The accused was found to be a member of the Ghazwa-e-Hind module, which was operated by Pakistan-based operatives, with the objective of ‘radicalizing’ impressionable youth for the establishment of Ghazwa-e-Hind over Indian territory,” said the NIA.
