The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday led multiple searches at 16 different locations in 7 districts of Assam in connection with the ULFA recruitment case, informed an NIA official.

According to the information, digital devices, live ammunition and incriminating documents and literature related to ULFA (an illegal terrorist organisation) were seized during the searches.

Meanwhile, NIA conducted multiple searches including at Kamrup, Nalbari, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sadiya, Charaideo and Sibasagar.

NIA initiated the probe pertaining to the activities of ULFA including recruitment of youth in ULFA, extortion of money for strengthening ULFA and radicalization of youth for unlawful activities and their training at camps based across the Indo-Myanmar border in Myanmar.

The case was registered suo-motu by NIA on May 18, 2022.
Further investigations in the case are in progress. (ANI)