Terror Financing Crackdown: ED Raids ISIS Module Across Multiple States

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids in multiple states targeting an ISIS-affiliated module involved in terror financing and radicalization. The operation, based in Thane's Padgha village, aimed to dismantle the module's infrastructure, suspected of raising funds, recruiting, and planning attacks in India.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out extensive raids on Thursday across various states, targeting a module connected to ISIS believed to be involved in terror financing and radical activities. This operation focused on dismantling the infrastructure of a ''highly radicalised'' group established in Thane's Padgha village, Maharashtra.

Raids commenced at 40 locations, including Maharashtra's Padgha-Borivali and Ratnagiri districts, along with sites in Delhi, Kolkata, and parts of Uttar Pradesh. Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and central security forces provided assistance during this operation.

The probe stems from a National Investigation Agency (NIA) case which implicated individuals in recruiting, training, and procuring weapons for ISIS. The accused allegedly declared Padgha as a ''liberated zone'' and were planning attacks while raising funds to advance ISIS's agenda in India.