NIA raids multiple locations across states in crackdown on terror nexus, drug smugglers
NIA raids were conducted to disrupt and dismantle the emerging nexus between terrorists, gangsters, drug smugglers, and traffickers based in India and abroad.
On September 12, the NIA conducted similar searches at 50 locations in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, and NCR region.
The NIA crackdown followed the launch of investigations against this nexus by the anti-terror agency after the re-registration of two cases, earlier registered by Delhi Police, on August 26 this year.
A few of the most desperate gang leaders and their associates based in India and abroad, who are spearheading and carrying out such terror and criminal activities were identified and booked.
“The recent sensational crimes and extortion calls by criminal syndicates and gangsters to businessmen, professionals including doctors, etc., had created a widespread scare among the people,” the NIA had said earlier.
“These gangs were using cyber-space to publicize these crimes to create terror among the public at large.”
The NIA investigations also revealed that such criminal acts were not isolated local incidents but there was a deep-rooted conspiracy amongst terrorists, gangsters, and drug smuggling cartels and networks, who were operating from both within and outside the country.
“Many gang leaders and members had fled from India and were now operating from foreign countries, including Pakistan, Canada, Malaysia, and Australia,” said the NIA when it first time carried out a mega raid against such gangs.
Ongoing probes by the NIA in cases being investigated by the Agency, such as the killing of Shaurya Chakra Awardee Comrade Balwinder Singh in Punjab also revealed that most of these conspiracies were being hatched from inside Jails of different States and were being executed by an organized network of operatives based in abroad, the NIA has said.
(With inputs from ANI)
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