NIA attaches extra property of gangster teams in terror-criminal nexus case

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: The NIA on Tuesday connected 5 extra properties in Haryana and Delhi belonging to 3 main organised crime syndicates after intensifying its investigations towards terrorist-criminal networks. 

The counter-terrorism company had earlier intensified its probe into the organised crime syndicates operated by Pak-based Harvinder Rinda, Lawrence Bishnoi and Bambiha group. According to NIA sources, the properties have been owned by members of the syndicates working within the northern States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi. Tuesday’s attachments comply with comparable attachments of 5 properties (4 in Haryana and 1 in Delhi) on March 4, 2023.

The Properties connected on Tuesday have been discovered to be acquired from funds generated by finishing up various kinds of terrorist and prison extortion actions and have been the ‘proceeds of terrorism’, as they have been getting used for hatching terror conspiracies and execution of crimes.

According to the NIA spokesperson, the properties connected within the operation included the residence of Chhotu Ram alias Bhat at Chautala (district Sirsa), the residence of Jagseer Singh alias Jagga often known as Jagga Sarpanch at Takhatmal (district Sirsa), the property of Virender Singh alias Kala Rana in district Yamuna Nagar and land belonging to Raju alias Mota, resident of  Basaudi in district Sonipat in Haryana and the land of Satyawan Sehrawat alias Sonu at Dariyapur in Delhi.

Through Tuesday’s operation, the NIA has hit the weapons provide chain of this community.

The NIA official mentioned that Virender, Ram and Singh had been offering weapons and arranging logistics, together with secure sanctuaries, to the gang members. Satyawan had additionally harboured gangsters whereas Raju used to launder cash by investing in actual property enterprise and different companies, together with liquor, the official mentioned. They had a significant function to play within the era of funds to assist the operations of terror-crime syndicates.

The counter-terrorism company has carried out over 230 raids and searches throughout Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi NCR, arrested 27 gangster leaders, recovered round 38 weapons, and froze 87 financial institution accounts because it launched its drive towards organised crime syndicates in August 2022.

In addition, Canada-based Arsh Dalla and Pakistan-based Harvinder Rinda have been listed as ‘terrorists’ by the MHA beneath UAPA within the current previous.

The drive goals at crippling the funding of the organised crime community and dismantling their ecosystem by attaching and seizing their properties; derived from ‘proceeds of terrorism and crime’.

The crackdown can be intensified within the coming days, together with Police forces of assorted states, the NIA spokesperson mentioned.

NEW DELHI: The NIA on Tuesday connected 5 extra properties in Haryana and Delhi belonging to 3 main organised crime syndicates after intensifying its investigations towards terrorist-criminal networks. 

The counter-terrorism company had earlier intensified its probe into the organised crime syndicates operated by Pak-based Harvinder Rinda, Lawrence Bishnoi and Bambiha group. According to NIA sources, the properties have been owned by members of the syndicates working within the northern States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi. Tuesday’s attachments comply with comparable attachments of 5 properties (4 in Haryana and 1 in Delhi) on March 4, 2023.

The Properties connected on Tuesday have been discovered to be acquired from funds generated by finishing up various kinds of terrorist and prison extortion actions and have been the ‘proceeds of terrorism’, as they have been getting used for hatching terror conspiracies and execution of crimes.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

According to the NIA spokesperson, the properties connected within the operation included the residence of Chhotu Ram alias Bhat at Chautala (district Sirsa), the residence of Jagseer Singh alias Jagga often known as Jagga Sarpanch at Takhatmal (district Sirsa), the property of Virender Singh alias Kala Rana in district Yamuna Nagar and land belonging to Raju alias Mota, resident of  Basaudi in district Sonipat in Haryana and the land of Satyawan Sehrawat alias Sonu at Dariyapur in Delhi.

Through Tuesday’s operation, the NIA has hit the weapons provide chain of this community.

The NIA official mentioned that Virender, Ram and Singh had been offering weapons and arranging logistics, together with secure sanctuaries, to the gang members. Satyawan had additionally harboured gangsters whereas Raju used to launder cash by investing in actual property enterprise and different companies, together with liquor, the official mentioned. They had a significant function to play within the era of funds to assist the operations of terror-crime syndicates.

The counter-terrorism company has carried out over 230 raids and searches throughout Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi NCR, arrested 27 gangster leaders, recovered round 38 weapons, and froze 87 financial institution accounts because it launched its drive towards organised crime syndicates in August 2022.

In addition, Canada-based Arsh Dalla and Pakistan-based Harvinder Rinda have been listed as ‘terrorists’ by the MHA beneath UAPA within the current previous.

The drive goals at crippling the funding of the organised crime community and dismantling their ecosystem by attaching and seizing their properties; derived from ‘proceeds of terrorism and crime’.

The crackdown can be intensified within the coming days, together with Police forces of assorted states, the NIA spokesperson mentioned.