The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting searches at 16 locations across Assam, West Bengal and Keralam in connection with cross-border terror conspiracy linked to radicalisation in Assam by Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK), an offshoot of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, radicalisation case of Assam.
Of the 16 locations where the NIA searches are underway, 10 are in Assam, five in West Bengal and one in Keralam, officials said.
The searches are aimed at gathering evidence related to alleged radicalisation activities and suspected cross-border links associated with the IMK network. Investigators are also examining the activities and links of individuals suspected to be connected with the case.
The NIA is probing the IMK network’s activities in Assam and its suspected links with entities operating across the border.
Further details regarding the premises searched and any recoveries made during the operation are awaited.
