LUCKNOW, May 30 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday carried out coordinated searches at about a dozen locations across four states, including Uttar Pradesh, in connection with a cross-border arms, ammunition and improvised explosive device (IED) smuggling case linked to the Indo-Pak border, senior NIA officials said in a press note.

The searches were conducted at four locations in Uttar Pradesh, two in Rajasthan, two in Bihar and three in Maharashtra as part of the investigation into a wider terror conspiracy aimed at triggering blasts in different parts of the country.

According to the NIA, several digital devices were seized during the operation and are being sent for forensic analysis to trace the full network involv...