Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Bihar, Dakshina Kannada District in Karnataka area, India on Sun 5th March 2023

Four teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 5, conducted raids at four locations in Dakshina Kannada District in Karnataka to nab four terror suspects, identified as Mohammad Sinan, Iqbal, Sarfaraz Nawaz and Noufal who were involved in terror funding to plant bombs during an event of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bihar, news9live.com reports. The NIA teams raided the houses of all the four accused and arrested them from Nandavara near Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada District. Preliminary reports suggest that the suspects were part of a terror activity that was supposed to be conducted during Prime MinisterÕs visit to Patna. Although it is unclear as to which visit of PM Modi to Patna was being targeted, there are claims that it could be either the 2013 visit or 2022 visit. According to NIA investigation in this matter, large sums of money were being sent by the accused to multiple bank accounts based in Bihar. Investigation also suggests that the fund transfers were being made from Karnataka. Incriminating documents were seized from the accused during the arrest operation.