In March 2022, NIA had busted a human trafficking racket operating in the border areas of Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and other parts of the country.
Despite funding terror activities in the Kashmir valley at the peak of insurgency, killing Kashmiri Hindus and forcing them out of their homes, many 'liberals' in India have had a soft spot for Yasin Malik
The crackdown on hawala operators has increased since Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested NCP leader Nawab Malik over his alleged links to Dawood Ibrahim.