The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday “raided” the houses of five proclaimed offenders and suspects at 21 locations in Tamil Nadu in connection with the murder of PMK functionary Ramalingam in Thanjavur in February 2019.
Among the locations searched was the house of ‘Nellai’ Mubarak, State president of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). The others under the scanner included the absconding accused, Mohammed Ali Jinna, Abdul Majith, Bhurkhanudeen, Shahul Hameed and Nafeel Hassan, all members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI).
The NIA also announced a reward of ₹5 lakh each to anyone providing information leading to the arrest of any of the five absconders. “Several digital devices and documents” were seized during the searches in Thanjavur, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Villupuram, Tiruchi, Pudukkottai, Coimbatore and Mayiladuthurai.
