Mumbai: As per media reports India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday carried out searches at 10 premises of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) in Mumbai after registering a case against its founder Zakir Naik and others under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

The searches began this morning with the help of local police after a case was registered by the NIA’s Mumbai branch last night under 153-A of the IPC (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion…and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) and various sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

The action by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) came barely a few days after the Central Government declared Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) as a banned organisation under UAPA.