The agency carried out searches at 12 locations spread across Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Maharashtra as part of its investigation into a network allegedly connected to Pakistani operative Jasvir Chaudhary and his associates.
The fresh arrests have pushed the total number of accused held in the case to 65, marking one of the biggest coordinated actions in the probe so far.
Agencies believe the strategy mirrored the pattern once adopted by Indian Mujahideen operatives, where explosions would be carried out in phases to maintain fear and uncertainty over long periods.
Another location searched was Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Imamsahib, an institution that had earlier come under the Centre’s scrutiny over alleged links to anti-national activities.
A suspicious package was discovered near Thathaguni in Kaggalipura, close to the NICE Road junction, nearly one-and-a-half hours before Prime Minister Modi’s convoy was scheduled to pass through the stretch.
The agency, during its investigation, uncovered a well-organised human trafficking network engaged in illegal activities, ranging from unlicensed recruitment of Indian citizens abroad to the illicit transfer of victims for criminal operations in Southeast Asia.
Police have apprehended Mudassar for allegedly impersonating as an official of the central agency and taking a minor boy to the national capital after allegedly promising him a job.
The National Investigation Agency has taken over the probe into the violent unrest that shook Beldanga in West Bengal's Murshidabad district after the death of a migrant worker.
A top official source had said that multiple NIA teams had carried out searches at the residential premises in the Darbhanga, Arariya, Chhapra, and Patna districts of Bihar.
