The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted extensive searches at multiple locations across Punjab, Jammu-Kashmir and other states across the country in a case linked to Pakistan-backed cross-border smuggling of arms and narcotics by Khalistani operatives. The agency has recovered several electronic devices and other incriminating materials during the searches, which were conducted yesterday at 18 locations.
The agency teams are examining the seized items to unravel the entire conspiracy behind the smuggling and the radicalization of individuals in Punjab, Jammu-Kashmir, and other parts of the country. These searches were conducted at the premises of suspected individuals connected to Pakistan-based entities in a case registered by the anti-terror agency on 20th December 2024.
NIA investigations have further revealed that these entities have been conspiring via social media platforms, and are in regular contact with foreign-based handlers suspected to be Pro-Khalistani Elements (PKEs), as part of the conspiracy aimed at destabilizing India.
