NIA

September 11, 2025 7:55 PM

NIA Recovers hand grenades, pistol in Amritsar temple attack case

National Investigation Agency (NIA) has recovered three hand grenades and a pistol in the Amritsar temple grenade attack case, exposing the transnational terror conspiracy involving a major arms and explosives syndicate. NIA in a statement said that the agency recovered hand grenades from Village Bhamri in Batala, Punjab and a pistol from the accused Sharanjeet Kumar, which had been provided to him by his foreign-based handlers as part of the conspiracy by terrorist groups to disturb th...

June 28, 2024 5:59 PM

Vizag espionage case: NIA conducts searches at three locations in Gujarat, Maharashtra

Cracking down on suspects involved in the 2021 Visakhapatnam Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence espionage case relating to leakage of classified defence information, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) today conducted extensive searches at three locations in Gujarat and Maharashtra. The residences of the suspects who are believed to have received money from Pakistan to spy on Indian defence establishments, were thoroughly searched by NIA teams at the three locations. Several incriminating...

June 20, 2024 10:37 PM

NIA arrests key operative linked with terrorist Lakhbir Singh Sandhu.

In a crackdown on the proscribed terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) today arrested a key operative linked with designated terrorist Lakhbir Singh Sandhu. The NIA said that multi-state searches were carried out at the premises connected with 10 suspects, which led to the arrest of Jaspreet Singh from district Ferozepur in Punjab. It added that one 32-bore revolver, 69 cartridges of various bores, 100 gm heroin, 100 gm opium, 2,20,500 rupees ca...

June 20, 2024 10:25 PM

Jharkhand: NIA conducts searches at multiple locations in connection with arrest of banned CPI (Maoist) Organization member

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted searches at multiple locations in connection with the arrest of a regional committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist) in Jharkhand. The NIA today said that the searches were carried out over two days at the premises of absconding commanders, armed cadres, over-ground workers and members of the frontal organisations such as MSS and AMM. It said, around 19 different locations spread across districts of Giridih and Bokaro in the State of Jharkh...

October 2, 2023 6:58 PM

NIA conducts multiple raids across 62 locations in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana in Munchingputu CPI (M) conspiracy case

National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted multiple raids across 62 locations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the Munchingputu CPI (Maoist) conspiracy case on Monday. NIA arrested one person and seized weapons, cash, and incriminating material. NIA said that during the searches, a Pistol, along with 14 rounds, were seized from Satya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh and an amount of 13 lakh rupees was seized from one of the premises in Kadapa District, while Maoist literature and doc...

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 17, 2023 7:29 PM

NIA arrests 'most wanted' accused in 2020 Jaipur gold smuggling case

NIA has arrested a most wanted accused against whom a Red Corner Notice and a Look Out Circular has been issued in the case relating to the seizure of 18.56 kilograms of gold bars at the Jaipur International Aiport. The gold bars, valuing over 9 crore rupees in the market, were seized while being smuggled from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2020. The accused is a resident of Rajasthan, who had been absconding since September 2020. NIA had filed a chargesheet against him on 22nd March 2021....

July 11, 2023 4:46 PM

NIA cracks down on newly-floated offshoots of proscribed Pakistan-backed terrorist outfits in J&K

The National Investigation Agency today cracked down on the newly-floated offshoots of proscribed Pakistan-backed terrorist outfits operating in Jammu and Kashmir. The agency conducted raids at five locations in Anantnag, Shopian, and Pulwama and seized several digital devices containing massive incriminating data. The locations raided were residential premises of hybrid terrorists and Overground Workers linked with the newly-formed offshoots and affiliates of several banned Kashmiri t...

July 4, 2023 5:26 PM

NIA attaches house of 2 brothers, accused in Pak-sponsored narco-terror case in Punjab

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached the house of two brothers, accused in a Pak-sponsored narco-terror case, in Amritsar, Punjab. The residential property of the brothers Bikramjit Singh and Maninder Singh has been attached under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The two brothers were earlier arrested by the NIA. According to the NIA, the case relates to a conspiracy hatched by a narco terror module to smuggle large quantities of drugs into India from Pakistan. The drug...