‘There are indications that he may be hiding at a relative's residence. Several teams are carrying out searches and verification exercises. We are confident of tracing him soon,’ an NIA official said
The agency also searched Saukat Mollah's office as part of the operation. Saukat Mollah's wife and daughter reached the residence while the searches were underway
Simultaneous raids were conducted at 19 locations in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. In Kerala, premises in Kozhikode, Malappuram, Kannur, and Kasaragod were searched. In February 2026, a large quantity of explosives were seized from a lorry at Chemmad in Malappuram.
Searches carried out in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Maharashtra
The juvenile persons had provided active support in installing spy cameras, and transmitting sensitive information, including photographs and videos with geo-tagging, the investigation report says
The syndicate was involved in luring Indian youth to Cambodia on the pretext of legitimate jobs and lucrative salaries, as part of an organised human trafficking racket
The NIA has sought cancellation of their bail primarily on the ground that they attended an event at the Mumbai Press Club on January 19 this year, which violates their bail conditions.
Apart from Dr. Nabi, the others named in the charge sheet are Aamir Rashid Mir, Jasir Bilal Wani, Dr. Muzamil Shakeel, Dr. Adeel Ahmed Rather, Dr. Shaheen Saeed, Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay, Soyab, Dr. Bilal Naseer Malla and Yasir Ahmad Dar
The National Investigation Agency has arrested an alleged “narco-terror” accused after securing his extradition from Portugal. The agency says he played a key role in a terror-financing network linked to Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, involving drug trafficking and hawala channels. Here’s what we know.
According to the NIA, Shera was a key conspirator and handler of an India-based narco-terror module engaged in smuggling heroin from Pakistan