By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Nov 13: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted searches at 10 locations across five states, including Meghalaya, in an Al-Qaida Gujarat terror conspiracy case allegedly involving illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, officials said on Thursday.
NIA teams conducted searches at premises on Wednesday linked with various suspects and their associates in Meghalaya, West Bengal, Tripura, Haryana and Gujarat, an agency spokesperson said in a statement.
The NIA official said several digital devices and documents were seized that have been sent for forensic analysis.
The case was registered in 2023 and centres around four Bangladeshi nationals — Mohd. Sojibmiyan, Munna Khalid Ansari, Azarul Islam, and Abdul Latif — had illegally infiltrated into India from Bangladesh using forged Indian identity documents, the NIA alleged.
“They were found to be connected with the proscribed Al-Qaida terrorist organisation. The men were involved in collection and transfer of funds to Al Qaida operatives in Bangladesh, and were also found to be actively motivating Muslim youth,” the statement said.
Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma confirmed the development and said that NIA is conducting investigation in multiple places including Meghalaya in connection with the recent bomb blast case in New Delhi.
Refusing to divulge details, he said that the NIA is trying to collect more information in connection with the incident.
He said the state government is fully cooperating with the agency in whichever way possible.
