The investigation of the Delhi explosion case has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The case is being examined from multiple angles. As part of this, on Wednesday, the NIA conducted fresh searches across five states, including West Bengal and Gujarat, in connection with the Al-Qaeda Gujarat terrorist conspiracy case, which first came to light in 2021. It was revealed that some illegal Bangladeshi immigrants were entering India using fake identity documents to raise funds and carry out propaganda on behalf of Al-Qaeda.
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According to the NIA, on Wednesday, multiple teams of the agency raided ten locations across West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Haryana, and Gujarat. Searches were carried out at the houses of multiple suspects. Several digital devices, forged identity documents, and other items were also seized and sent for forensic examination.
The NIA registered the case in June 2023 under the UAPA, IPC, and the Foreigners Act. It named four Bangladeshi nationals: Mohammad Sajib Mia, Munna Khalid Ansari alias Munna Khan, Azarul Islam alias Jahangir alias Akash Khan, and Abdul Latif alias Mominul Ansari. According to the NIA, all of them had entered India illegally and were working on behalf of Al-Qaeda.
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They had collected money from India and sent the money to Al-Qaeda members in Bangladesh. That's not all; they tried to influence young Muslims into extremist activities in India. At the same time, they were recruiting those youths into militant groups.
