NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday carried out searches in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as part of its probe into a terror conspiracy by the banned outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), which allegedly aims to radicalise Muslim youth, officials said.
The agency conducted searches at three locations in Bhopal and two in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, in connection with the ongoing investigation into HuT’s activities and its network of operatives.
The searches were part a case registered by the NIA as part of its efforts to destroy various terrorist and radical networks and outfits trying to spread mayhem across India, that relates to an HuT conspiracy to radicalise and recruit vulnerable Muslim youth, according to a statement issued by the probe agency.
"The youth were being motivated to spread violence in a bid to overthrow India's democratically-elected government and establish an Islamic State governed by Shariah law," it said.
The NIA teams seized digital devices during the searches, which will be sent for forensic analysis, the statement said.