National Investigation Agency raids sixteen locations across three states in terror probe

India’s National Investigation Agency is searching 16 locations—10 in Assam, five in West Bengal and one in Kerala—in a cross-border terror conspiracy investigation involving Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK), described by authorities as an offshoot of the banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh. Investigators are seeking evidence of alleged radicalization activities and suspected links across the border, while examining the network’s activities and the people connected to the case. The operation follows a chargesheet filed three months earlier against 11 accused, whom the NIA alleges sought to expand the group’s presence through clandestine meetings, indoctrination programs, extremist material and online propaganda. The agency has said its earlier investigation uncovered documents and electronic records; details of any findings from the current searches have not been reported.
The 11 accused were charged under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967; the chargesheet was filed before the NIA Special Court in Guwahati.
The NIA’s investigation identified JMB senior member Imam Mahmud Habibullah as the person who established IMK to advance the banned group’s activities in India.
The chargesheet named Nasimuddin as leading IMK operations in Assam and Jagir Mia as heading the outfit in Tripura.
The investigation described the alleged expansion effort as targeting West Bengal and northeastern states including Assam and Tripura, with the aim of radicalising vulnerable youth and extending the group’s network in India.
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