New Delhi, Nov 12 – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at ten sites across five Indian states on Wednesday, probing an Al Qaida‑linked conspiracy that involves illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.
The NIA targeted locations linked to suspects and their associates in West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Haryana and Gujarat. During the raids, investigators seized a number of digital devices and documents that could show links to terrorism. Those items are now being sent for forensic testing.
The case, recorded as RC‑19/2023/NIA/DLI, was first filed in June 2023 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Indian Penal Code and the Foreigners Act. It centres on four Bangladeshi nationals who illegally entered India using forged identity cards. The men—Mohd. Sojibmiyan, Munna Khalid Ansari (also known as Munna Khan), Azarul Islam (aliases Jahangir and Aakash Khan) and Abdul Latif (also called Mominul Ansari)—were linked to the banned Al Qaida group.
According to the NIA, the four men helped fund Al Qaida operations in Bangladesh. They also helped collect and move money to Al Qaida fighters in that country and encouraged local Muslim youth to join the group. On November 10, the agency filed a chargesheet against five accused people in a special court in Ahmedabad.
Investigators say the probe is still in progress. They are mapping the terror network’s cross‑border presence and financial routes that operate inside India and beyond. The NIA remains committed to exposing the full scale of the organization’s activities and cutting off its funding streams.
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