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October 6, 2023 9:45 PM

Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla assures full support from Home Ministry to fight against terrorism

The two-day Anti-Terror Conference organized by the National Investigation Agency concluded in New Delhi today with a resolve by the NIA and all Anti-Terror Squads and Counter Terrorism units of all the states to intensify coordinated efforts to counter terrorism threats. The key directions given by Home Minister Amit Shah while inaugurating the Conference yesterday included design of a common training module, and multidimensional use of the various national databases to Investigate, Prosecute, ...

September 27, 2023 9:12 PM

NIA conducts raids at multiple locations in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and UP in connection with Khalistani-gangster nexus

In a crackdown on the Khalistani-gangster nexus, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) today raided multiple locations in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The raids were conducted in 53 locations across these States, aimed at dismantling the terror-gangster-drug smuggler nexus, weapon suppliers, financiers, and logistics providers associated with various hardcore gangs and their operatives. In an official statement, NIA said Pistols, ammunition, la...

September 1, 2023 6:56 PM

NIA raids at multiple places, seize digital devices in connection with Teherik-e-Taliban terror recruitment case

National Investigation Agency, NIA has made significant seizures in connection with conspiracy by Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, and Teherik-e-Taliban to recruit and radicalize youth in order to spread terror in India. The seizures were made during multiple raids across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. A host of incriminating digital devices were recovered during the searches. NIA is examining the devices to track those involved in the conspiracy and thwart their e...

August 29, 2023 10:54 AM

NIA arrests two wanted absconding accused from Rajasthan

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two wanted absconding accused, including the kingpin, in the 2022 case relating to seizure of explosives and Improvised Explosive Devices material from Rajasthan. According to the NIA, both the accused Mohammad Yunus Saki and Imran Khan were produced yesterday before the NIA Special Court in Jaipur. NIA expects their arrest to lead the agency into establishing the missing links in the case and unearth the outfit’s linkages to active membe...

August 2, 2023 12:32 PM

NIA arrests another person in car bomb blast case took place in Coimbatore in October 2022

The National Investigation Agency, NIA, has arrested another person in the car bomb blast case which took place in Coimbatore in October last year. The prime accused was killed in the terror explosion triggered by a vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device, IED. Mohammed Idris, a resident of Coimbatore, has been arrested for conspiring with other accused persons to commit the ISISI-inspired terror attack. The attack had taken place in front of the ancient Arulmigu Kottai Sangameshwarar Th...

July 4, 2023 7:44 AM

NIA busts Maharashtra based ISIS module; Arrests four persons for promoting terrorist activities

National Investigation Agency (NIA) has busted a Maharashtra-based ISIS module by arresting four accused for promoting terrorist activities at the behest of ISIS. According to the NIA, four accused were arrested after extensive raids by the NIA in Mumbai, Thane, and Pune. The accused have been identified as Tabish Nasser Siddiqui, Zubair Noor Mohammed Shaikh, Sharjeel Shaikh and Zulfikar Ali Barodawala. NIA teams seized several incriminating materials, such as electronic gadgets and sev...