The clarification got here after the counter-terror company on Monday performed searches at 50 locations throughout North India within the investigation of instances towards actions of gangsters with worldwide and inter-state ramifications.
“NIA is conducting searches in the present day at 50 locations throughout North India referring to investigation of instances towards actions of gangsters having critical Worldwide and inter-state ramifications. The case of Sidhu Moose Wala homicide shouldn’t be below investigation by NIA,” stated official sources.
The searches are underway in Delhi, NCR, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and lots of different areas in a just lately registered case towards actions of ‘terror gangs’, who’re concerned in sensational murders to terrorise widespread residents.
Sources stated these gang members are indulged in extortion, drug smuggling, and different organised prison actions to finance their nefarious designs.
The raids, that are being carried out in coordination with state police forces, are being performed on the Tajpur village in Delhi linked to gangster Neeraj Bawana in addition to the residence of gangster Kala Rana in Haryana’s Yamunanagar.
Related searches have been carried out at gangster Vinay Deora’s residence in Punjab’s Faridkot. The company additionally reached Amritsar and Kotkapura, amongst different locations the place the ‘Tillu’ gang is operational.
The NIA raid adopted a case registered below the strict Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act.
Bawana and his gang are answerable for killing outstanding people on goal and instigating terror on social media. Bawana and his gang are engaged in a gang battle with Lawrence Bishnoi. After Sidhu Moose Wala was killed, Neeraj Bawana declared that they might precise revenge on the killers and take authorized motion towards the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
NIA’s motion got here days after the counter-terror company bought a nod from Union Dwelling Ministry to uproot the whole community of organised terror gangs concerned in killings, smuggling and different illegal actions and have been performing like terrorists in numerous states.
Lately, the NIA had ready a file and took permission from the Dwelling Ministry to provoke motion towards these gangs. The gangsters of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have been on the radar of the NIA since then.
Related gangs have been additionally concerned within the killing of Punjab singer Sidhu Moose Wala however this case is being dealt with by state police forces.
The killing of Moose Wala, who was shot lifeless on Might 29 by unidentified assailants in Punjab’s Mansa district, a day after the state authorities curtailed his safety cowl, was a part of a conspiracy of gang chief Lawrence Bishnoi, police had earlier stated. On this case, Bisnoi’s identify got here to the fore because the mastermind behind the killing of the singer. Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, a detailed aide of Bishnoi, can be below investigation in that case.
Moose Wala had fought on the Congress ticket from the Mansa meeting seat within the current meeting election and was defeated by AAP’s Vijay Singla. The 28-year-old famed Punjabi singer was shot at point-blank vary at Jawaharke village of Mansa district and was declared introduced lifeless on arrival on the Mansa civil hospital.
It’s estimated that the killers fired over 30 rounds at Moose Wala, who was discovered slumped within the driver’s seat by locals.
