The National Investigation Agency (NIA) launched coordinated raids on Wednesday. Officials targeted a suspected online radicalisation case linked to ISIS and AQIS. The radicalisation case aims to expose a plot to establish an Islamic state in India through violent jihad.
Teams searched 20 locations in a single, synchronised operation. Investigators covered Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat and the Union Territory of Delhi. The agency links the searches to case number RC-01/2026/NIA/VSKP.
Searches Span Nine States And Delhi
Officers seized several digital devices during the operation. Forensic experts will now examine these devices for further clues. The NIA has arrested eleven accused and one juvenile in the radicalisation case so far. Notably, the agency took over the probe from Vijayawada police in May this year. Investigators built today’s search list using technical analysis of seized devices. They also studied connectivity patterns among arrested accused, according to the NIA.
The Radicalisation Case Traces Back To March FIR
Vijayawada police originally registered the case in March. A search at the residence of key accused Rehmatullah Sharif Mohammad triggered the probe. Officers recovered incriminating material linked to AQIS and ISIS during that raid.
The Vijayawada Police search formed the starting point of a much larger probe. The NIA’s Visakhapatnam branch later registered its own case and formally took charge on May 13, after the initial recoveries pointed to a wider radicalisation network. That handover allowed the federal agency expand the investigation beyond Andhra Pradesh, eventually leading to Wednesday’s coordinated searches across nine states and Delhi.
AQIS stands for Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent. Both organisations remain banned terrorist outfits in India. Meanwhile, the NIA continues working to identify others involved in the wider conspiracy.
Investigators found that the arrested accused indoctrinated vulnerable youth nationwide. They allegedly spread violent jihadi content and misinformation online. The accused also stayed in contact with foreign handlers, the agency said, to push the anti-India conspiracy and promote a so-called Caliphate.
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