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NIA Carries Out Multi-State Raids in Hizb-ut-Tahrir Radicalization Probe

The agency seized digital devices for forensic analysis as part of efforts to dismantle HuT’s network that seeks to radicalize vulnerable Muslim youth

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Overview

  • On June 14, NIA teams searched three locations in Bhopal and two in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, targeting suspects linked to the HuT Bhopal case
  • Investigators confiscated laptops, smartphones and storage media that will undergo detailed forensic examination at a central lab
  • Officials say HuT operatives have been recruiting and indoctrinating Muslim youth to overthrow India’s elected government and impose Shariah law
  • The raids follow the earlier detention of Mohsin Khan in Bhopal and last week’s NIA operations across the Kashmir valley against Pakistan-backed terror modules
  • The agency has pledged further action in the coming days as part of its wider campaign to dismantle banned terrorist and radical networks