The Indian government is planning to use its diplomatic channels to frustrate all attempts by the controversial preacher to get citizenship in any country, they said.
The Malaysian authorities were aware about terror cases pending against the controversial Islamic preacher, they said.
Naik is being probed for terror and money laundering charges. He fled India immediately after an investigation against him was initiated.
His present place of stay is unknown and it is believed that he has been shuttling between the UAE, Saudi Arabia, African and Southeast Asian countries, the sources said.
The controversial preacher is accused of spreading hatred through his provocative speeches, funding terrorists and laundering several crores of rupees over the years.
The Interpol was approached against Naik after a year-long probe during which the NIA gathered evidence of his NGO - Islamic Research Foundation - and Peace TV, being used to allegedly promote hatred between different religious groups.
The central government has already banned his NGO and taken his TV channel off air. During the probe, the NIA claimed to have found 37 properties owned by Naik and companies run by him, which are estimated to be worth more than Rs 100 crore.
A Special NIA court in Mumbai, while issuing a non-bailable warrant against Naik, had said that "there are reasonable grounds to believe that Naik is evading arrest and that he will not voluntarily appear before the court or before the agency."
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