New Delhi, July 02(KNS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted raids at multiple locations across three states in connection with ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’, a radicalized module, being run by Pakistan-based suspects.
 
A total of five locations – 1 in Darbhanga and 2 in Patna in Bihar, 1 in Surat (Gujarat), and 1 in Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), were raided by the NIA in the case RC-32/2022/NIA-DLI. Incriminating material, including digital devices (mobile phones, memory cards), SIM cards and documents, were seized during the raids.
 
The case came to light after the arrest of Marghoob Ahmad Danish @ Tahir, of Phulwarisharif area of Patna district, by the Bihar Police, which registered it as FIR no. 840/2022 on 14th July 2022. The NIA took over the case and re-registered it on 22nd July 2022. Marghoob was chargesheeted on 6th January 2023 under various sections of IPC and UA(P) Act, 1967.
 
The accused was found to be a member of the Ghazwa-e-Hind module, which was operated by Pak-based operatives, with the objective of radicalizing impressionable youth for the establishment of Ghazwa-e-Hind over Indian territory.
 
Investigations revealed that Marghoob was the admin of a WhatsApp Group ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’,  created by a Pakistani national named Zain. He had added many Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Yemeni nationals to the Group with the aim of establishing Sleeper cells in the country for carrying out terrorist activities. The accused had created various social media groups of the ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ on WhatsApp, Telegram and BiP Messenger. He had also created another WhatsApp group in the name of ‘BDGhazwa E HindBD’ and had added Bangladeshi nationals to it.
 
Further investigations showed that various suspects involved in the case were in contact with Pakistan-based handlers and  were involved in propagating the idea of Ghazwa-e-Hind. NIA’s raids today were conducted at the premises of these suspects across three states.
 
Further NIA investigations in the case are in progress.(KNS).