National Investigation Agency (NIA): News
31 May 2023
JharkhandPLFI terror-funding case: NIA, police conduct searches; seize arms, explosives
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday claimed to have achieved a breakthrough in a terror funding case involving the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) as it seized a large number of explosives, arms, and ammunition from Jharkhand with the help of the Jharkhand Police.
27 May 2023
JabalpurMP: NIA busts ISIS-linked terror module, arrests 3 in Jabalpur
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday busted a terror module allegedly linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in an intelligence-led joint operation with the Anti Terror Squad (ATS) of police in Madhya Pradesh, reported ANI.
18 May 2023
Lashkar-e-TaibaUS court grants Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's extradition
A court in the United States (US) has officially approved the extradition of Pakistani-origin terror convict and Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India, where he is sought for his reported involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
17 May 2023
Delhi PoliceNIA raids 100+ places in 6 states against terror-gangster-smuggler nexus
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted raids at over 100 places across six states concerning cases related to a nexus of gangsters, Khalistanis, and smugglers, reported PTI.
09 May 2023
Jammu And KashmirNIA raids multiple locations in J&K to dismantle terror network
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids across multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir.
02 May 2023
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: NIA raids 12 locations in terror conspiracy case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at 12 locations in various districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, reportedly in connection with a terror conspiracy case registered in 2022.
04 Apr 2023
Anti-Terrorism SquadKerala train fire: NIA, ATS begin investigating alleged terror angle
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids in Noida and Ghaziabad to nab the accused in the Kerala train fire incident.
21 Feb 2023
PunjabGangster-terror nexus: NIA raids 72 locations across 7 states
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday launched raids in 72 locations across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh.
18 Feb 2023
Popular Front of IndiaNIA raids 7 locations in Rajasthan suspecting PFI links
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided seven locations in Rajasthan on Saturday, suspecting unlawful activities related to the banned Popular Front of India (PFI).
15 Feb 2023
MangaluruCrackdown on ISIS: Multiple raids linked to Mangaluru, Coimbatore blasts
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided the residences and other properties of several people linked to the terrorist organization ISIS in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.
03 Feb 2023
MumbaiNIA receives mail threatening terror attack in Mumbai
The Mumbai office of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) received a mail on Thursday threatening that an individual would carry out a terror attack in the financial capital of India.
30 Jan 2023
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh: Death penalty to Gorakhnath Temple attacker
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Monday awarded a death sentence to Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi, convicted of attacking security personnel at Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, last year.
17 Jan 2023
Dawood IbrahimDawood Ibrahim remarried Pakistani woman: Haseena Parkar's son tells NIA
Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's nephew Ali Shah revealed the fugitive gangster has married again, this time a Pakistani Pathan woman, and changed his address, reported ANI.
29 Dec 2022
Popular Front of IndiaKerala: NIA raids 56 locations linked to PFI members
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided the residences of several leaders belonging to the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) across Kerala starting Wednesday.
23 Dec 2022
UdaipurUdaipur tailor's murder: NIA chargesheets 11 perpetrators including 2 Pakistanis
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday named 11 accused, including two Pakistani nationals, in its chargesheet in the murder case of Udaipur-based tailor Kanhaiya Lal.
20 Dec 2022
Tablighi JamaatAmravati man's murderers are radicalized Islamists of Tablighi Jamaat: NIA
Probing the Amravati pharmacist's June murder, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), in its chargesheet, said the 11 accused in the case were "radicalized Islamists of Tablighi Jamaat."
17 Dec 2022
Bhagwant MannGangster Goldy Brar's US detention top secret: Punjab CM Mann
The status of gangster Goldy Brar—the mastermind of singer Sidhu Moose Wala's murder—remains a "top secret" as a foreign country is involved, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann told NDTV in an interview.
10 Dec 2022
PunjabPunjab: Sarhali Police Station attacked with rocket-propelled grenade, investigation launched
The Sarhali Police Station in Punjab's Taran Tarn area was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), India Today reported on Saturday.
02 Dec 2022
LudhianaNIA arrests Ludhiana court blast prime accused from Delhi airport
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the prime accused in the Ludhiana district court blast case of December 2021 from Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, it said on Friday.
02 Dec 2022
Sidhu Moose WalaGoldy Brar, mastermind of Moose Wala murder, detained in California
Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, who claimed responsibility for the murder of Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala, was detained in California, US around November 20, as per Indian intelligence sources. However, the California police haven't confirmed this.
29 Nov 2022
Sidhu Moose WalaNIA raids 20 places across India to bust gangster-terror nexus
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday, as part of its investigation into the gangster-terror nexus case, began running raids on 20 locations across Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi-NCR, and Haryana.
24 Nov 2022
KarnatakaMangaluru blast case: Unknown terrorist outfit claims responsibility
The autorickshaw blast case in Mangaluru, Karnataka has taken a new twist on Thursday after a little-known terrorist outfit—Islamic Resistance Council—claimed responsibility for the incident, PTI reported.
24 Nov 2022
Sidhu Moose WalaNIA gets Bishnoi's custody in connection with Moose Wala case
A Delhi court on Thursday granted 10-day custody of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a new case filed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
23 Nov 2022
MangaluruKerala 'common link' in Mangaluru and Coimbatore terror blasts
The last week's autorickshaw blast in Mangaluru and the Coimbatore car explosion on October 23 reportedly share a common link, India Today reported, quoting police sources.
21 Nov 2022
KarnatakaMangaluru autorickshaw blast: Accused Shareeq 'inspired by ISIS terror outfit'
The Karnataka Police on Monday claimed a major breakthrough in the Mangaluru autorickshaw blast case, saying that the accused—Shareeq—was "inspired" by the ISIS terror outfit and used the dark web to contact his handlers, said reports.
20 Nov 2022
KarnatakaMangaluru autorickshaw blast case: Police raid accused Shareeq's house
The Karnataka Police on Sunday raided the house of the accused, Shareeq, in the Mangaluru autorickshaw blast case, following the emergence of his terror links.
20 Nov 2022
KarnatakaMangaluru autorickshaw blast an 'act of terror': Karnataka top cop
A day after an explosion in an autorickshaw was reported in Mangaluru, Karnataka, the police on Sunday stated it was not an "accident."
18 Nov 2022
Elgar ParishadElgar Parishad accused activist granted bail, NIA to move SC
The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to Anand Teltumbde, a scholar-activist accused in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case.
18 Nov 2022
Narendra ModiAnti-terror NMFT conference: PM Modi takes veiled dig at Pakistan
Delivering the inaugural address at the third "No Money For Terror (NMFT) Ministerial Conference" in Delhi, PM Narendra Modi said new finance technologies were being used to fund terrorism.
14 Nov 2022
Udaipur'Act of terror': Rajasthan Police on Udaipur railway track explosion
The Rajasthan Police has said that the recent explosion on a railway track in Udaipur was "an act of terror" to create an atmosphere of panic among people, reported India Today.
10 Nov 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaBhima Koregaon case: SC approves activist Gautam Navlakha's house arrest
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Bhima Koregaon case accused Gautam Navlakha to be placed under house arrest for one month observing that there was no reason to reject his medical report.
10 Nov 2022
Tamil NaduCoimbatore car blast: NIA raids 40 locations across Tamil Nadu
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been carrying out raids at 40 locations across Tamil Nadu since Thursday morning.
04 Nov 2022
ISISMere possession of jihadi literature not an offense: Delhi court
A Delhi court while hearing an Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case registered by National Investigation Agency (NIA) said that mere possession of "jihadi literature" does not amount to offense unless the philosophy is used to commit "terrorist acts."
02 Nov 2022
BengaluruEngineering student sentenced to 5-year imprisonment for celebrating Pulwama attack
A special Bengaluru court sentenced an engineering student to a five-year jail term for making disparaging Facebook posts about the Pulwama attack, ANI reported.
27 Oct 2022
CoimbatoreNIA registers case in 'IS-linked' Coimbatore car blast, 6 held
India's primary counter-terrorist task force, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday registered a case in the Coimbatore car blast in Tamil Nadu which occurred on Sunday.
01 Oct 2022
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh5 Kerala RSS leaders on PFI's 'hitlist' get Y-category security
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday provided Y category security to five Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders from Kerala who were on the recently-banned Popular Front of India's (PFI) "hitlist."
29 Sep 2022
Popular Front of IndiaDay after ban, Twitter handles of PFI taken down
Twitter accounts of controversial outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) and several of its leaders were taken down on Thursday.
28 Sep 2022
Popular Front of India#NewsBytesExplainer: What's PFI and why has the Centre banned it?
The Centre banned the controversial Popular Front of India (PFI) on Wednesday under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
28 Sep 2022
Popular Front of IndiaPopular Front of India (PFI) dissolves after Centre's 5-year ban
Abdul Sattar, Kerala State General Secretary of the Popular Front of India (PFI), announced the disbanding of the organisation on Wednesday.
27 Sep 2022
Popular Front of IndiaNIA's second crackdown on PFI, 200+ places raided across India
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out the second round of its raids on the controversial outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) on Tuesday.
27 Sep 2022
Popular Front of IndiaPFI targeting BJP, RSS; could be banned under UAPA: Reports
The Popular Front of India (PFI) allegedly planned to target senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological parent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), reports said on Monday.
25 Sep 2022
Popular Front of IndiaPFI-linked accounts received over Rs. 120 crore: ED tells court
Speaking before a special court in Lucknow, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said the Popular Front of India (PFI) had received over Rs. 120 crore in its accounts and of its related entities over the years for unlawful activities.
23 Sep 2022
Popular Front of IndiaStone pelting at buses, cops injured during PFI's Kerala bandh
A day after investigation agencies raided over 100 Popular Front of India (PFI) leaders' premises across India, the controversial organization is conducting a dawn-to-dusk strike in Kerala.
22 Sep 2022
Popular Front of India100 arrested in country-wide raids on locations linked to PFI
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a joint operation with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and police carried out raids at the premises linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI) across 10 states and arrested over 100 of its leaders early on Thursday.
12 Sep 2022
DelhiMoose Wala murder: NIA raids 50 locations linked to gangs
Raids by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are underway at 50 locations in north India to crack down on gangsters.
01 Sep 2022
Dawood IbrahimNIA announces Rs. 25 lakh bounty on Dawood Ibrahim
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a Rs. 25 lakh reward for information on "global terrorist" Dawood Ibrahim.
22 Aug 2022
ISISISIS bomber, planning attacks on Indian leader, detained in Russia
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday said that its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the ISIS terrorist group, who was plotting a terrorist attack against one of India's leadership elite, Russian news agency Sputnik reported.
20 Aug 2022
Mumbai PoliceMumbai Police receives '26/11-style' terror attack message from Pakistani number
The Mumbai Police and other security agencies have been kept on their toes after the Mumbai Police traffic control got a threat message about a 26/11-style attack, India Today reported.
19 Aug 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaBhima Koregaon case: SC gives 3-month deadline to frame charges
The Supreme Court (SC) has given the designated National Investigation Agency (NIA) court hearing the Bhima Koregaon violence case a three-month deadline to decide on the framing of charges against the accused under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 for alleged Maoist links.
13 Aug 2022
Uttar PradeshSaharanpur man, tasked to kill Nupur Sharma, produced in court
Mohammad Nadeem of Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur, who was allegedly entrusted by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to kill the suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesman Nupur Sharma, has been presented before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) special court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow.
07 Aug 2022
IndiaNIA arrested IS suspect from Batla House, family denies charges
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an engineering student from New Delhi's Batla House on suspicion of being an active member of the Islamic State (IS), as per The Indian Express.
05 Jul 2022
RajasthanUdaipur killers crafted knives themselves to behead tailor Kanhaiya Lal
The knives used by Riyaz Akhtari and Ghaus Mohammad to slit tailor Kanhaiya Lal's throat in Udaipur last week were allegedly crafted by Akhtari in a factory.
02 Jul 2022
RajasthanUdaipur tailor's killers tried to infiltrate BJP; party refutes claim
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongly denied any connection with the Udaipur killers in the brutal murder of Kanhaiya Lal on Saturday, after the Congress seized on press reports and online posts to make the connection.
02 Jul 2022
UdaipurUdaipur tailor's murder accused attacked outside Jaipur NIA court
The two main accused, Riaz Akhtari and Gos Mohammad, in the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur were attacked by a large crowd outside the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jaipur on Saturday even as there was heavy police deployment.
02 Jul 2022
RajasthanUdaipur killing: Pakistan man instructed accused to 'do something spectacular'
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has determined that the killing of Kanhaiyalal Teli in Udaipur was "meticulously planned" and "instigated" by a person in Pakistan identified as "Salman bhai," reported The Indian Express.
28 May 2022
United Nations (UN)India terms OIC remark on Yasin Malik's conviction 'unacceptable'
India on Friday lambasted the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for condemning the verdict in the terror funding case involving Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik, claiming that the OIC has tacitly supported terrorist operations.
25 May 2022
Jammu And KashmirYasin Malik sentenced to life imprisonment in terror funding case
The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to life imprisonment in a terror funding case.
22 May 2022
LudhianaNIA, Punjab Police crack Ludhiana court blast case, arrest mastermind
The Punjab Police on Sunday claimed to have solved the Ludhiana court blast incident that took place last year.
21 May 2022
West BengalCalcutta HC orders CBI-NIA probe in Malda's religious conversion case
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation and the National Investigation Agency to investigate an alleged forced conversion case in West Bengal's Malda district.
21 May 2022
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Did Nawab Malik conspire with D-Company to usurp Kurla property?
Did the National Congress Party (NCP) senior leader Nawab Malik conspire with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company to usurp property in Kurla Mumbai?
09 May 2022
MumbaiNIA launches crackdown on Dawood Ibrahim gang, hawala operators
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday initiated a massive crackdown on Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company and his accomplices in Mumbai.
02 Mar 2022
Bombay High CourtED discovers Rs 200cr land linked to Nawab Malik's son
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has discovered a Rs 200 crore plot in Mumbai tied to the family of Nawab Malik, the National Congress Party leader and a minister in the Maharashtra government, India TV reported.
08 Dec 2021
Bombay High CourtSudha Bharadwaj to be released in Elgar Parishad case
A special court under the National Investigation Agency on Wednesday set bail conditions for lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj - an accused in the Elgar Parishad case.
02 Nov 2021
KeralaKerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh granted bail
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Swapna Suresh, the main accused in last year's gold smuggling case.
12 Oct 2021
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)NIA raids 5 NCR sites after Rs. 21,000cr drug bust
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) reportedly conducted raids at five locations in the National Capital Region on Tuesday in connection with the Mundra port drug bust.
08 Aug 2021
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: NIA conducts raids in terror funding case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted raids at more than 45 locations in 14 districts across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a terror funding case.
31 Jul 2021
Jammu And KashmirNIA raids in J&K after air base blast, terror case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is leading raids across locations in Jammu and Kashmir.
23 Apr 2021
Mukesh AmbaniAmbani security scare-Hiren case: NIA arrests one more Mumbai cop
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested Mumbai police inspector Sunil Mane in connection with the recovery of an explosives-laden SUV near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence and the murder of businessman Mansukh Hiren, an official said.
14 Apr 2021
Mukesh AmbaniAmbani security scare case: NIA probing 'fake encounter' angle
Investigators suspect that suspended cop Sachin Waze had planned a "fake encounter" of two persons to project their link with the explosives-laden SUV found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence, sources said on Wednesday.
09 Apr 2021
MumbaiWaze sent to judicial custody till April 23
A special NIA court in Mumbai, on Friday, sent suspended police officer Sachin Waze to judicial custody till April 23 in the case of recovery of an explosives-laden SUV from near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's house and the death of businessman Mansukh Hiren.
08 Apr 2021
MumbaiSuspended cop Waze taken to Mumbai hospital for check-up
The National Investigation Agency on Thursday took suspended police officer Sachin Waze to the government-run JJ Hospital in Mumbai for a medical check-up, an official said.
05 Apr 2021
Mukesh AmbaniAmbani security scare: NIA seizes high-end bike
The NIA has seized a high-end bike, suspected to be registered in the name of an alleged woman associate of API Sachin Waze, arrested for his role in planting an explosives-laden SUV near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence, an official said on Monday.
03 Apr 2021
Mukesh AmbaniAntilia bomb-scare: Sachin Vaze's NIA custody extended till April 7
A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Mumbai on Saturday extended the agency's custody of suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze until April 7.
01 Apr 2021
Mukesh AmbaniAmbani security scare: NIA searches hotel in Mumbai
The NIA conducted searches at a hotel in south Mumbai on Thursday in connection with its probe into the case of an explosives-laden SUV found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence and the murder of businessman Mansukh Hiren, an official said.
31 Mar 2021
Mukesh AmbaniSachin Waze's driver parked explosives-laden vehicle near Ambani residence: NIA
The National Investigation Agency has found that the driver of arrested Mumbai cop Sachin Waze had parked the explosives-laden vehicle near the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani in February.