Kozhikode: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted raids in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in connection with the Pakistan-backed Ghazwa-e-Hind module case. According to a press release, the central agency seized incriminating documents and digital devices, including mobile phones and SIM cards, in the case.
In Kerala, the raid was conducted in Kozhikode. As per reports, the inspection was held near South Beach in Kozhikode Town, in the house of migrant workers.
The raids also revealed links of the suspects, whose premises were searched, with Pakistan-based handlers. According to NIA, these suspects were in contact with the handlers and were involved in propagating the radical, anti-India idea of Ghazwa-e-Hind.
The raids were conducted in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, Gir Somnath district of Gujarat and Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, apart from Kerala.
According to NIA, the case was initially registered on July 14, 2022, in Patna, Bihar following the arrest of Marghoob Ahmad Danish, who was the admin of a WhatsApp group called 'Ghazwa-e-Hind', which was 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. Aimed at radicalising 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," stated the release.
As per the NIA probe, Marghoob was trying to motivate the group members with an ulterior objective of raising 'Sleeper Cells' for carrying out terrorist activities across India. Investigations in the case are continuing.
