Overview
- NIA teams searched locations in West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Haryana and Gujarat on November 12–13 as part of a coordinated operation tied to the Gujarat‑origin case RC‑19/2023/NIA/DLI.
- Digital devices and documents recovered in the multi‑state searches have been sent for forensic examination, according to the agency.
- In Tripura’s Unakoti district, officers searched the homes of Paritosh Shil and Ranu Pal over alleged identity‑document fabrication, seizing phones and bank records.
- Shil said he was questioned for hours and has been asked to appear at the NIA’s Ahmedabad office on November 20 for further inquiry.
- The probe builds on findings that four Bangladeshi nationals entered India using forged IDs and were linked to Al‑Qaida activities, with no fresh arrests reported during the latest searches.