New Delhi/Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the investigation into a case involving the recovery of 79 crude bombs and other incriminating materials in West Bengal, where the second and final phase of the Assembly polls is scheduled for April 29, officials said.According to an official statement, the agency has re-registered FIR No. 62/2026 dated April 25, 2026, of Uttar Kashi Police Station under Bhangar Division in Kolkata as RC-25/2026/NIA/DLI dat…
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Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday attended the passing out parade ceremony in Lucknow for the constables of the first-ever batch of 60,244 Constable Civil Police Direct Recruitment Year-2025. In addition to overseeing the parade, the Chief Minister presented awards to those constables who excelled in various categories.Addressing the passing-out parade ceremony, CM Yogi Adityanath said, “The strength, readiness, dedication, and discipline shown by …
Ahmedabad, April 23 (IANS) Inter-agency coordination through real-time intelligence sharing and regular data exchange was in focus as NCB Deputy Director General (Western Region) Maneesh Kumar chaired a meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) for Gujarat with officials of other drug law enforcement agencies, an official said on Thursday.During the meeting, focus was placed on comprehensive investigations in drug cases, including financial probes and terror linkages, along with the iden…
Bengaluru, April 22 (IANS) A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Wednesday sentenced seven accused persons including T Naseer to 7 years imprisonment, in connection with the 2023 Bengaluru prison radicalisation case. Among others who got convicted and sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment included Syed Suhail Khan, Mohammed Umar, Zahid Tabrez, Syed Mudassir Pasha, Mohammed Faisal Rabbani and Salman Khan. They were also imposed a fine of Rs 48,000. The accused persons ha…
Bengaluru, April 21 (IANS) A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Bengaluru, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced a third accused in the 2022 Shivamogga ISIS terror conspiracy case, marking a significant development in the ongoing probe. The accused, Arafath Ali, has been sentenced to six years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) by the NIA special court.Earlier, in November 2025, the court had similarly sentenced two other accused to six years of rigorous imprisonment in connect…
Imphal, April 19 (IANS) A day after the killing of two persons, including a retired Indian Army personnel, a tense situation continued in Manipur’s Ukhrul district for the second consecutive day on Sunday, even as security forces pressed on with combing operations to apprehend the militants involved. A police official said that an FIR has been registered at Litan police station against the suspected Kuki militants in connection with the ambush on civilian private and passenger vehicles at Roudei…
New Delhi/Srinagar, April 18 (IANS) Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a 30-year-old case involving alleged attacks on police personnel, officials said on Saturday. Shah was taken into custody by the NIA’s Srinagar branch on Friday evening and subsequently produced before a court in Delhi, which granted a three-day transit remand to enable the anti-terror agency to take him to Jammu and Kashmir for fu…
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought custody of 12 of the 49 accused arrested in the case of harassing judges assigned to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) work in Mothabari, Malda district. The remaining 37 have been granted judicial custody. The lawyer of the arrested Mofakkerul Islam has filed a bail application. The state police had described him as the ‘mastermind’ of the incident.The hearing of the Mothabari case was held in the Kolkata …
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Radicalisation has become one of the biggest threats facing India. The agencies warn that radicalisation camps can come up at unassuming locations as they largely remain off the radar. The TCS case is one such example where the police found that professional seniority was used as a leverage to allegedly radicalise and also convert vulnerable junior employees between 2021 and 2026.While the probe is ongoing, the agencies are set to look into a larger pattern. More such …
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Indian security agencies are closely monitoring signs of a possible resurgence of the Base Movement in South India, a group linked to Al-Qaeda. The outfit was active during 2015–16 and had carried out low-intensity blasts, largely targeting the judiciary and police.An official has said that several members of the group remain active online and are now attempting to regroup, particularly in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.Recent intelligence inputs indicate that individuals …