NIA attaches Amritsar property in LeT-linked narco-terror case
The Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) attached a house in Punjab’s Amritsar, linked to an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative, in a transnational
The Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) attached a house in Punjab’s Amritsar, linked to an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative, in a transnational narco-terror network case, with footprints spread across multiple countries. The property has been attached under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. “An NIA team carried out the attachment following the due process of law, in the presence of independent witnesses and with the assistance of local authorities,” the agency said.
The property was registered in the name of the father of accused Ankush Kapoor, “a key operative in India of the narco-terror network spread across Italy, Australia, Iran, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan among other countries”. According to the NIA, its investigations revealed Mr. Ankush Kapoor’s links with a Dubai-based accused connected with the LeT. “Ankush, who was arrested last year, was found to be an important operative of the conspiracy related to smuggling, transportation, storage and distribution of narcotic substances, besides laundering the proceeds of terrorism to the accused in various countries,” the NIA said.
The proceeds from the trafficking of narcotic substances were being used to finance and support terrorist activities in India through a complex and elaborate financial network, the agency said. The NIA had earlier charged Mr. Ankush Kapoor for his role in terror-funding activities, criminal conspiracy, and providing support to unlawful and terrorist networks, in addition to offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and the erstwhile Indian Penal Code.
“A total of 26 accused have so far been charge-sheeted in the case, in which investigation is continuing,” the NIA added.
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