Gangsters-terrorist nexus case: NIA conducts multi-state raids

In a fresh crackdown against gangster nexus the National Investigation Agency NIA on Tuesday morning launched massive multistate raids covering Uttar Pradesh Punjab Delhi Rajasthan and Haryana sources saidThe raids are being conducted at the residential and other premises linked to gangsters in more than six districts across these four states and Delhi in an ongoing case aimed to dismantle and disrupt the emerging nexus between terrorists gangsters and drug smugglers based in India and abroad sources addedThe raids are focussed on gang nexus linked to Laurence Bishnoi Neeraj Bawana and Tillu Tazpuriya and Goldy Brar who are already under the lens of the antiterror agency These searches were planned after the questioning of several gangsters by the NIAIn October the NIA arrested an advocate here and a gangster from Haryana following a mega search operation conducted during the day at 52 locations across north Indias four states and DelhiThe arrested advocate was identified as Asif Khan a resident of Gautam Vihar in Usmanpur area of North East Delhi The agency sleuths arrested him after they recovered four weapons and a few pistols in semiknocked down condition alongwith ammunition from his house during searches conducted at his residenceDuring the interrogation the NIA said it was revealed that Asif was in touch with jailed gangsters The NIA also arrested one Rajesh alias Raju Mota who hails from Basaudi Sonepat Haryana Mota according to the NIA has multiple criminal cases registered against himAlso Read Ankita Bhandari murder case Uttarakhand Police SIT considering narco test against all three accusedThe gangster nexus works both inside and outside the Jail and the gang members actively assist gangsters and criminals in carrying out various types of criminal and illegal activities the agency saidIn September NIA also conducted searches at 52 locations in Punjab Haryana Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan and Delhi as well as the National Capital Region NCRThe searches earlier conducted included the premises of Sampat Nehra of ChuruRajasthan Naresh Sethi notorious gangstercriminal of Jhajjar in Haryana Surender alias Cheeku of Narnaul in Haryana Naveen alias Bali of Bawana in Delhi Amit alias Dabang of Tajpur in Outer Delhi Amit Dagar of Gurugram in Haryana Sandeep alias Bandar Salim alias Pistol of NorthEast Delhi Qurban and Rizwan Khurja of Bulandshahr in UP and their associatesDuring the searches NIA has seized pistols and revolvers ammunition few weapons in semiknocked down condition and other incriminating documents digital devices details about benami property created through proceeds of crime cash gold bars and gold jewellery and threat lettersThe NIA crackdown followed the launch of investigations against this nexus by the antiterror agency after the reregistration of two cases earlier registered by Delhi Police on August 26 this year A few of the most desperate gang leaders and their associates based in India and abroad who are spearheading and carrying out such terror and criminal activities were identified and bookedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever