NIA Raids Hazaribagh Home of ISIS Suspect, Seizes Laptop and Printing Gear
The search advances a probe tracing Shahnawaz Alam’s network after his 2023 arrest by Delhi Police.
Overview
- A joint NIA–ATS team searched his Ansar Nagar residence on Thursday, with additional police securing the area.
- Investigators recovered a laptop, a printer and a printing machine, while withholding details on the seized material.
- Officials say the action followed information provided by a doctor previously arrested in the case, according to police sources.
- Authorities are examining whether associates tied to the suspect remain active in Jharkhand as they map possible linkages.
- Alam, a Hazaribagh native, was arrested in October 2023 by the Delhi Police Special Cell in the Pune ISIS module probe after earlier robbery charges and a 2020 bail.