Bengaluru: In a swift operation, sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have detained Swapna Suresh and her accomplice Sandeep Nair in the city for their alleged involvement in the Kerala gold smuggling case, a source said on Saturday. “The NIA officials have taken Swapna and her aide (Sandeep) into custody from a city house […]
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NIA makes 7th arrest in Pulwama attack case
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested seventh person in connection with the last year’s terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district in which 40 CRPF personnel were martyred. Bilal Ahmed Kuchey, a resident of Hajibal of the Kakapora area in the Pulwama district, was taken into custody on July 5 for harbouring […]
NIA arrest another accused in 2019 Pulwama attack case
New Delhi: In a major breakthrough in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack case in which 40 CRPF troopers were killed, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said it has arrested one more accused who was in touch with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) members in Pakistan. An NIA spokesperson here said that it has arrested Mohammad Iqbal […]
NIA takes 22-year-old woman LeT handler into custody, to bust female spy ring
New Delhi: To bust the ring of female spies, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken into 10-day custody a 22-year-old Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) handler, who was in touch with several handlers in Pakistan, including 26/11 Mumbai blast mastermind Hafiz Sayeed, according to sources, here on Friday. Taken into custody few weeks back, Tania Praveen was […]
Woman held for planning terror acts tests corona positive in NIA custody
New Delhi: Kashmiri woman Hina Bashir Khan, who along with her husband, was arrested for instigating protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and planning a terror attack, has tested corona positive in the custody of National Investigation Agency (NIA). The court has directed the agency to shift her to Delhi’s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital. […]
Bhima Koregaon: HC seeks NIA response on Navlakha’s plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response from the National Investigation Agency over a petition filed by Bhima Koregaon case accused and activist Gautam Navlakha seeking interim bail citing his old age and medical ailments. A single judge bench of the High Court presided over by Justice Anup Jairam Bhambani issued notice […]
NIA arrests father-daughter duo for sheltering Pulwama bomber
Srinagar: Four days after the National Investigation Agency made a major breakthrough in the Pulwama terror attack case over a year after the bombing, arresting one person who had sheltered the suicide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar, the NIA on Tuesday arrested two more people in the case – a father-daughter duo – who had also provided […]
Pulwama attack: NIA arrests father-daughter duo
Srinagar: Four days after the National Investigation Agency made a major breakthrough in the Pulwama terror attack case over a year after the bombing, arresting one person who provided shelter to the suicide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar, the NIA on Tuesday arrested two more people in the case, sources said. An NIA source related to […]
Congress attacks govt over bail to Pulwama ‘accused’
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday hit out at the Centre over bail to Pulwama accused Yusuf Chopan, saying the National Investigation Agency failed to file a charge sheet in the case in which 40 CRPF troops were killed in a suicide attack on Feb 14 last year. Demanding resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah […]
Ahmed Patel slams NIA over bail to Pulwama attack accused
New Delhi: After the Pulwama attack accused got bail, the Congress here on Thursday slammed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for its lacklustre approach to the case and said it was an insult to the Pulwama martyrs. “Shocked to know that the Pulwama accused got bail because the NIA is so busy that it failed to […]