NIA raids 20 places in 6 states in PFI's Phulwari Sharif case; seizes substantial cache of crucial evidence
PFI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out extensive search operations at twenty different locations in six states in connection with a case linked to Bihar's Phulwari Sharif terror conspiracy case.
The Bihar's Phulwari Sharif terror case is being probed by the agency for the last one year.
These searches were carried out at premises in various regions, including Fazalpur, Shaheen Bagh, Okhla, and Chandni Chowk in Delhi; Bhopal district in Madhya Pradesh; Thane and Mumbai in Maharashtra; Tonk and Gangapur City districts in Rajasthan; and in the regions of Lucknow, Siddharth Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Kanpur, and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Additionally, searches were conducted in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
These operations were part of an ongoing investigation into cases linked with the PFI, and their involvement in unlawful and anti-national activities.
During the searches, a substantial cache of crucial evidence in the ongoing case was found, said the NIA, adding «This evidence includes various digital devices such as laptops, mobile phones, SIM cards, memory cards, pen drives, and hard discs.»
«Furthermore, incriminating documents have been recovered during the operations,» the NIA also said.
Additionally, the agency further said, a significant amount of Indian currency, with a face value of Rs 8.5 lakhs has been seized in connection with the instant case.
The case was initially reregistered at Phulwari Sharif Police Station in Bihar's Patna district on July 12 last year.
