The arrested individuals have been identified as Ummer Farooq (39), Mohammed Thoufiq (24), and Feroze Khan (28).
Reacting to the development, ADGP (Law and Order) Alok Kumar stated that a special probe is being initiated into it. "However, the facts regarding the case will have to be verified," he said.
Additional Solicitor General, S.V Raju alleged that they are not innocent people and involved in actual warfare, and "they want to destroy the country".
The NIA has found a link of the Punjabi pop industry in the case, and questioned Khan.
The NIA has said that the gangs based in India and abroad had hatched a conspiracy to carry out terrorist acts in Delhi and other parts of the country.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence had seized the heroin, concealed in a consignment of semi-processed talc stone, between September 17 and September 19, 2021 at Container Freight Station of Mundra Port.
Three accused, including one Myanmarese national, were arrested and charge-sheeted in the case by the federal agency on April 19.
The NIA had been mulling action against big gangsters like Bishnoi, Kapil Sangwan and Neeraj Bawana and their aides.
In a bolt from the blue, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently announced a bounty for the absconder mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar - declared a 'Global Terrorist' - and his close confidant Chhota Shakeel and three other infamous gangsters, with a total take-away of Rs 90-lakh.
The TRF operatives were working at the behest of Pakistani handlers, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.
Sleuths of NIA carried out raids at multiple places along the IB in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts.
The accused was identified as Mohsin Ahmad, a resident of Batla House in New Delhi.
The official informed that for further examination Malik was admitted to the hospital and is currently hospitalised there.
The case pertains to attack on priest Kamaldeep Sharma at village Bhar Singh Pura, Phillaur, Jalandhar by Kamaljeet Sharma alias Kamal and Ram Singh alias Sona on the directions of Canada-based Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh and Nijjar.
On Friday, the NIA didn't press for their further remand, following which the court sent the accused to jail under 14-day judicial custody.
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