The National Investigating Agency (NIA) on December 23, opposed the bail plea of suspected D-Company member, Arif Abubakar Shaikh, who was earlier arrested in May 2022, reports The Indian Express. The NIA claimed that the D-Company, had established a special unit for “striking terror in the people of India” by attacking eminent personalities, including political leaders, businessmen and others”, by using explosives, firearms and other lethal weapons. The NIA further stated that they planned to trigger incidents, that could lead to violence in Delhi, Mumbai and other major cities.