New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted searches at five locations in five states in connection with the ongoing investigation into the 2025 Gujarat cyber terrorism attack case during 'Operation Sindoor'.

The searches were carried out in Junnar (Pune, Maharashtra), Nadiad (Kheda, Gujarat), Ramagundam (Karimnagar, Telangana), Gopalganj (Bihar) and Delhi, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the case (RC-01/2025/NIA/AMD) registered on June 25, 2025.

As per the NIA, the accused in the case had attempted "sophisticated DDoS attacks against 54 websites of Central government entities, targeting critical computer resources and Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) during the period of ...