NIA, which took over the case from the local police in October 2023, had earlier filed a chargesheeted naming nine accused, including absconder Junaid Ahmed.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted three more accused in the 2023 Bengaluru prison radicalisation case linked with the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba terror organisation.
Searches were conducted at five locations in Bengaluru and Kolar districts of the state, leading to the arrest of Nagaraj, Psychiatrist in Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, Bengaluru; Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Chan Pasha, and Anees Fathima, mother of an absconding accused.
Kumar, a resident of Begusarai, Bihar, has been charged under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 17, 18, 20, 23, and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and Section 120B of the Explosive Substances Act.
The raids are underway in Bengaluru and Tamil Nadu, among other states, since Tuesday morning, and the places are linked to the suspects, involved in the terror conspiracy linked to the case.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided multiple locations across Bengaluru, Karnataka, in a case relating to radicalization of prisoners by a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist.