Overview

• Teams searched locations in Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir under case RC-01/2025/NIA/CHE.
• Nine premises in J&K were targeted, with operations reported in Budgam, Kulgam, Pulwama, Pattan, Kangan and Baramulla.
• Agents seized mobile phones, laptops and incriminating documents that will undergo forensic examination to map financing, recruitment and sleeper-cell support.
• The probe followed the Chengalpattu arrest of Akhlathur alias Mohammed Akhlque Mujahid, whom the agency says engaged with proscribed groups via social media and maintained contacts in Pakistan and Syria.
• No arrests were made during Monday’s action, though several people were detained for questioning, including a Mumbai man who was later released.