New Delhi: A day after 49 CRPF troopers were killed in a terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday collected materials required for forensic evaluation from the blast site, officials said. An NIA official said: “Considering the status of the scene of crime,[Read More…]
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Centre should stop misusing CBI, NIA for political vendetta: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that it was high time for the Centre to stop misusing agencies like the CBI and the NIA for political vendetta. The former leader made the statement in reaction to the Supreme Court order earlier in the day[Read More…]
NIA arrests JeM operative involved in Nagrota Army camp attack
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) operative involved in the Nagrota Army camp terror attack case from Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), officials said. A senior NIA official said the arrested JeM operative has been identified as Mohammad Ashraf Khandey, a resident of[Read More…]
Approach HC for CBI probe into assault cases, SC tells Agnivesh
The Supreme Court on Monday asked social activist Swami Agnivesh to approach the High Court for a probe by the CBI or the NIA into attacks on him in Jharkhand and Delhi. A bench of Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao also asked the social activist to approach[Read More…]
SC upholds Hadiya’s marriage
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday restored the marriage of Hadiya with Shafin Jahan, setting aside a Kerala High Court order annulling their wedding. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in a brief operative order, however, said that an NIA investigation into the criminal dimension into the[Read More…]
Want to be with husband, says Hadiya as she travels to Delhi
Hadiya, a 24-year-old Hindu woman from Kerala who converted to Islam, on Saturday told newspersons in Kochi airport that she wants to live with her Muslim husband. Hadiya left for Delhi to be present before the Supreme Court on Monday in a case of alleged forced conversion. As she was[Read More…]
Hizbul Mujahideen chief’s son Syed Shahid Yusuf arrested by NIA
The NIA on Tuesday arrested Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin’s son Syed Shahid Yusuf in connection with its probe into terror funding in Jammu and Kashmir, agency officials said. An official told IANS, “Yusuf was arrested today in Delhi after he was called for questioning at the NIA (National Investigation[Read More…]
Seven, including Geelani’s son-in-law arrested for terror funding in Valley
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven people on Monday, for allegedly funding terror groups in Kashmir. Son-in-law of separatist leader SAS Geelani, is also among the seven arrested. Among the arrested are Altaf Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Mehraj Kalwal, Shahid-ul-Islam, Naeem Khan and Bitta Karate. Shah is the[Read More…]
NIA clears way for Sadhvi’s discharge
‘Nineteen cases related to ISIS registered by NIA’
Swami Aseemanand gets bail in Mecca Masjid blast case
Days after getting acquitted in the Ajmer dargah blast case, Swami Aseemanand has been granted bail in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case by a court in Hyderabad. With the latest order, a person who boasted about his involvement in the Saffron terror can soon walk out of jail after[Read More…]
Ajmer dargah blasts: 2 RSS activists get life imprisonment
Samjhauta blast case: NIA court summons 13 Pakistani witnesses
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court summoned 13 Pakistani nationals on Friday in Samjhauta blasts case. These people include those who were either traveling on the train on that day or are related to the people who died in the blasts. The blasts on Samjhauta Express train had happened[Read More…]
NIA takes over probe in Ujjain train blast
75 arrested for alleged links with ISIS: Govt
There was enough evidence against Swami Aseemanand, says Public Prosecutor
Two days after self proclaimed monk and former RSS activist Swami Aseemanand and six others were acquitted in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was still undecided on appealing against a trial court order. Public Prosecutor Ashwini Kumar Sharma said there was enough evidence against Swami[Read More…]
NIA releases two Uri attack suspects
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday released two Pakistani schoolboys, who were arrested in connection with Uri terror attack after no incriminating evidence was found against them. The NIA filed a closure report in the case stating that the two, Faisal Hussain Awan and Ahsan Khursheed, were not involved[Read More…]
NIA charges two with radicalising youth to join IS
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against two persons, Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) employee Arshi Qureshi and alleged Islamic State ‘recruit’ Abdul Rashid Abdullah, in the case of alleged propaganda of Kerala-based youths to join Islamic State. However, the NIA told the court that they do[Read More…]
Malegaon blasts: NIA submits audio, video clips to Bombay HC
Hirakhand train derailment: NIA, CID begin probe; Maoist hand suspected
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Andhra Pradesh CID on Monday started investigation into the derailment of the Hirakhand Express. Nearly 41 people lost their lives while over 53 were hospitalised in the accident that took place near Kuneru station in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh late on Saturday[Read More…]
NIA, CID teams visit Hirakhand train accident site
IRF has Rs 100 cr worth of real estate
Govt organisation in Nagaland funded terrorists, says NIA
NIA files charge sheet against LeT terrorist Bahadur Ali
A charge sheet has been filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) at the NIA Special Court at Patiala House against detained Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Bahadur Ali. “The case relates to conspiracy hatched by Lashkar-e-Taiba, based in Pakistan, to commit terror attacks in India,” said the agency as per a[Read More…]
Hyderabad: NIA charges eight terrorists for ISIS links
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a charge sheet in a special court at Nampally in Hyderabad against eight persons suspected to be ISIS members. They have been charged with conspiring to carry out Paris and Brussels-type attack in the city. According to NIA, the eight were the[Read More…]