Hizb-ut-Tahrir terror case: NIA conducts searches in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

The case was registered by NIA as part of its efforts to destroy various terrorist and radical networks and outfits trying to spread mayhem across India. File
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“Three locations were extensively searched in Bhopal and two in Jhalawar as part of the agency’s continuing probe into the activities of HuT and its members in the case,” said the agency, adding that the case was registered in 2023. The NIA teams seized digital devices during the searches.

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The case, registered by NIA as part of its efforts to destroy various terrorist and radical networks and outfits trying to spread mayhem across India, relates to the HuT conspiracy to radicalise and recruit “vulnerable Muslim youth.”

“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,” the NIA said.