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NIA conducts raids at 5 locations in Bihar, suspects Naxal funding

The raids were carried out in Jehanabad, Gaya and Aurangabad districts of Bihar in the terror financing network operated by CPI (Maoist) cadres and Over Ground Workers in the Magadh Region

SNS | Patna | September 7, 2022 10:56 pm

NIA conducts raids at 5 locations in Bihar, suspects Naxal funding

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday held searches at five spots in the Naxal terror funding case.

The raids took place in Jehanabad, Gaya and Aurangabad districts of Bihar in the terror financing network operated by CPI (Maoist) cadres and Over Ground Workers in the Magadh Region of Bihar for the revival of the Magadh Zone of CPI (Maoist), a banned terrorist organization.

During the searches conducted at the premises of the accused persons, incriminating materials and documents have been seized, said the agency, adding further investigations in the case are in progress.

The counter-terror agency registered a suo-moto case by the NIA on December 30, 2021.

The counter-terror agency registered a suo-moto case by the NIA on 30 December, 2021.

Apart from this, the NIA filed chargesheet against six members of proscribed terrorist organisation Jamaat-Ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in JMB Bhopal case pertaining to propagating JMB ideology and motivating youth to perform Jihad against India.

(With Inputs from Agencies)