NIA carries out raids in Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh
The Hindu
The agency has reportedly seized incriminating Maoist literature, laptops, memory cards, pen drives, and some correspondence with the underground Maoists during their searches.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday morning launched simultaneous searches at 14 locations in Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh in cases related to furthering the activities of the proscribed CPI(Maoist), confirmed NIA officials in New Delhi.
In Hyderabad, the teams are searching the residences of surrendered top Maoist leader Ravi Sharma and woman rights activist Bhavani at Nagole. Another team are raiding the house of Martyrs Relatives and Friends Committee leader Padma Kumari.
Another team of the NIA was also conducting searches at Osmania University student leader Arunaklatha at Baghlingampally.