
New Delhi : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday searched multiple locations in Jharkhand's Bokaro district in connection with the February 2024 attack on security forces by cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist) terrorist organisation.
NIA teams conducted searches at the premises of suspects and overground workers (OGWs) at eight locations, and seized digital devices such as laptop, mobile phones and memory cards, along with SIM cards, pocket diaries and incriminating documents. The suspects/OGWs whose premises were searched were associated with members of CPI (Maoist) and used to provide logistical support and facilitate extortion of levy money, as per NIA investigations.