NIA raids multi-states in Ghazwa-e-Hind module case

The searches revealed links of the suspects with Pakistan-based handlers

November 27, 2023

Probe agency NIA conducts raids in Pak-operated Ghazwa-e-Hind terror module case

Multi-state raids conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday led to the seizure of incriminating documents and digital devices, in the Pakistan-backed Ghazwa-e-Hind module case.

The searches also revealed links of the suspects, whose premises were searched on Sunday, with Pakistan-based handlers. These suspects were in contact with the handlers and were involved in propagating the radical, anti-India idea of Ghazwa-e-Hind.

Aimed at radicalizing impressionable youth in the name of the establishment of Ghazwa-e-Hind over the territory of India, the group was being operated by Pakistan-based suspects, according to NIA investigations, an official said.

Apart from mobile phones and SIM cards, several documents were also seized during the NIA crackdown, as part of the ongoing investigations in the case.

The official said that searches were conducted at the premises of suspects in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas, Gujarat’s Gir Somnath, Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh, and Kerala’s Kozhikode.

The case was initially registered as FIR on July 14 last year by Phulwarisharif Police in the Patna district of Bihar, following the arrest of one Marghoob Ahmad Danish a.k.a. Tahir. Marghoob was the admin of the WhatsApp Group ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’, created by a Pakistani national identified as Zain. The accused, Marghoob, had added many persons from India as well as other countries, including Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Yemen, to the group, which was also active on other social media platforms such as Telegram and BiP Messenger.

The anti-terror agency had filed a charge sheet against accused Marghoob Ahmad Danish on January 6 this year.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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