New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted coordinated raids at 10 locations across West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Haryana and Gujarat in connection with the Al-Qaida Gujarat terror conspiracy case involving illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

According to an official statement, NIA teams searched premises linked to multiple suspects and associates, seizing several digital devices and incriminating documents now sent for forensic analysis.

The case — registered in June 2023 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, IPC and Foreigners Act — involves four Bangladeshi nationals identified as Mohd. Sojibmiyan, Munna Khalid Ansari alias Munna Khan, Azarul Islam alias Jahangir alias Aakash Khan, and Abdul Latif alias Mominul Ansari.

Investigations revealed the accused illegally entered India using forged documents and had links with the banned terrorist group Al-Qaida. The suspects allegedly collected and transferred funds to operatives in Bangladesh while attempting to radicalize Muslim youth in India.

The NIA had earlier filed a chargesheet against five accused before the Ahmedabad Special Court in November 2023. Thursday’s searches aimed to expose deeper financial and operational links within India and across the border.

Officials confirmed that seized materials would undergo forensic scrutiny to trace evidence of terror financing, recruitment, and communication networks. The agency continues to investigate the group’s fake ID racket and cross-border links, reaffirming its commitment to dismantling terror modules and curbing extremist activity nationwide.