New Delhi, June 14 || In a crackdown on radical networks, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday carried out searches at multiple locations in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in connection with the Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) terror conspiracy case, the probe agency’s statement said.
The raids were conducted at three premises in Bhopal and two in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, as part of the agency’s investigation into the case, also known as the HuT Bhopal case.
The searches aimed to gather further evidence on the activities of members of the banned outfit.
According to the NIA, several digital devices and other incriminating materials were seized during the operations.
“These items will undergo detailed forensic examination to aid in the ongoing investigation,” NIA said.
The case pertains to a larger conspiracy by Hizb-ut-Tahrir to radicalise and recruit vulnerable Muslim youth across India.
The recruits were allegedly being indoctrinated with extremist ideology and motivated to resort to violence to topple the country’s democratically elected government and establish a state governed by Shariah law, NIA said.