NIA Raids 10 Sites Across 5 States in Gujarat Al-Qaida Conspiracy Probe

Overview

• Searches were carried out in West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Haryana and Gujarat at premises linked to suspects and their associates.
• Investigators seized multiple digital devices and incriminating documents, which have been sent for forensic analysis.
• The case was registered in June 2023 under the UAPA, IPC and the Foreigners Act, with a chargesheet filed on November 10, 2023 before the NIA Special Court in Ahmedabad.
• NIA has identified four Bangladeshi nationals — Mohd Sojibmiyan, Munna Khalid Ansari (alias Munna Khan), Azarul Islam (alias Jahangir/Aakash Khan) and Abdul Latif (alias Mominul Ansari) — who allegedly used forged Indian identity documents to enter India.
• The agency alleges the accused collected and transferred funds to Al-Qaida operatives in Bangladesh and sought to motivate youth, with the probe continuing to map network linkages and financial channels.