NIA Raids: Bengaluru Jail Radicalization Spreads Across Seven States
NIA Raids: Bengaluru Jail Radicalization Spreads Across Seven States.
NIA Raids: Follow the latest updates on NIA’s crackdown on radicalization within Bengaluru jail, with raids spanning 17 locations in seven states.
Learn about the charge-sheeted individuals and the alarming connections to terrorist activities.
Large-scale NIA action concerning radicalization of inmates in Bengaluru jail, including raids at 17 locations across seven states.
Concerning the radicalization of inmates in Bengaluru jail, the NIA is conducting searches at 17 locations across seven states.
Raids have been going on in Bengaluru and other states including Tamil Nadu since this morning. These raids are related to suspects involved in a terrorist conspiracy.
On January 12 this year, the National Investigation Agency charge-sheeted eight people, including a life convict and two absconders, in Bengaluru.
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has a conspiracy of jail radicalization to carry out a ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack.
NIA Raids: Case registered against these accused.
The accused included in the chargesheet also include T Naseer of Kannur district of Kerala, who has been serving life imprisonment in Bengaluru Central Jail since 2013.
Salman Khan and Junaid Ahmed, also known as JD, are thought to have left the country.
Syed Suhail Khan, also known as Suhail, Mohammad Umar, also known as Omar, Zahid Tabrez, also known as Zahid, Syed Mudassir Pasha, and Mohammad Faisal Rabbani, also known as Sadath, are the others.
All eight accused have been chargesheeted under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Substances Act, and Arms Act.
What is the whole matter?
The case was registered by the Bengaluru City Police on July 18, 2023, following the seizure of arms, ammunition, hand grenades, and walkie-talkies from the possession of seven accused persons.
The recovery was made when all seven people had gathered at the house of one of the accused.
In October 2023, the NIA assumed control of the case’s investigation. In the year 2017, accused T. Naseer came in contact with other accused.
Salam was in jail in a POCSO case. Intending to radicalize and recruit them into Lashkar, Naseer had managed to shift all of them to his barracks after carefully evaluating their potential.
Initially, he was able to radicalize and enlist Salman and Junaid to support Lashkar’s operations. After this, he along with Junaid conspired to radicalize and recruit other accused.
