DHANBAD, April 24 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Jharkhand Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), assisted by local police, carried out simultaneous raids at multiple locations across Deoghar on Thursday, detaining two suspects for questioning, officials said.

Acting on specific intelligence inputs about a possible weapons trafficking module operating in the region, the agencies launched a well-planned search operation, targeting key locations including Nandan Pahad's Nandi Nagar locality and an area near Barmasia Mor.

According to people close to the development, the first suspect was picked up from Nandi Nagar, where he had been staying at his maternal uncle's residence for the past few days. "The second individual was detained s...