The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday raided the residential premises of an absconding accused in the Hizbul Mujahideen terror conspiracy case.
The accused has been identified as Riaz Ahmed, a resident of Kishtwar in Jammu & Kashmir. The NIA has announced a reward of ₹3 lakh for information leading to his arrest.
The case, registered initially by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad in Lucknow on September 12, 2018, was taken over by the NIA on September 24, 2018. It was alleged that one Kamruk Zaman and others had planned to carry out terror attacks in Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country.
