Attack on Indian High Commission: NIA raids 31 places in Punjab, Haryana

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday raided 31 locations across Punjab and Haryana to unravel and unearth the full contours of the conspiracy behind the March 19 attack on the High Commission of India in London and bring to book various attackers and assailants. “Massive raids were conducted today across the two north-Indian states, as part of NIA’s efforts to unravel the bigger conspiracy behind the London attack,” said the NIA. These searches were conducted in Moga, Barnala, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, SBS Nagar, Amritsar, Mukhtsar, Sangrur, Patiala and Mohali districts in Punjab and Sirsa in Haryana. The raids led to the seizure of digital data containing information related to the accused persons involved in the attack on the High Commission and other incriminating documents and evidence.