NIA Attaches House Used by Al-Qaeda Member to Prepare for Terror Attacks

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a house in Uttar Pradesh that was allegedly being used by an active member of the al-Qaeda, an official said on Wednesday.

The house on the Ring Road in Dubagga was attached as “proceeds of terrorism" after it came to light that Minhaj, a member of the al-Qaeda and its offshoot Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind, was making preparations for carrying out terror attacks, an NIA spokesperson said.

The accused was using the property for various terror-related activities, including fabrication of IEDs and petrol bombs, to carry out terrorist attacks in the state, the official said and added that the house belonged to Minhaj’s father Siraj Ahmad.