New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches in 50 different locations in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Delhi in a bid to disrupt the growing nexus of gangsters, drug smugglers, traffickers, terrorists based in India and abroad.
According to reports, the searches were conducted in Fazilka, Faridkot, Muktsar Sahib, Moga, Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Mohali Districts of Punjab, East Gurugram, Bhiwani, Yamuna Nagar, Sonepat and Jhajjar districts of Haryana, Hanumangarh and Ganganagar districts of Rajasthan and Dwarka, Outer North, North West, North East and Shahdara districts of Delhi/NCR.
The agency carried out search operations on the premises of Goldy Brar, Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, Varindar Pratap, Vikram Brar, and Gaurav Patyal.
The agency seized six pistols, one revolver, and one shotgun along with ammunition. Further, the NIA teams have seized drugs, cash, incriminating documents, details of Benami property, and various threat letters.
The NIA added that “The recent sensational crimes and extortion calls by criminal syndicates and gangsters to businessmen, professionals including doctors had created a widespread scare among the people.”
The counter-terror agency said these gangs were using cyber-space to publicize these crimes to create terror among the public at large.
The NIA investigations also revealed that such criminal acts were not isolated local incidents. Still, there was a deep-rooted conspiracy amongst terrorists, gangsters, and drug smuggling cartels and networks, who were operating from both within and outside the country.
“Many gang leaders and members had fled from India and were operating from foreign countries, including Pakistan, Canada, Malaysia, and Australia.”
(With Agency Inputs)