Manipur hostage killing handed over to NIA: CM Biren Singh
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday confirmed that the case involving the killing of six hostages in Jiribam has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday confirmed that the case involving the killing of six hostages in Jiribam has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a wanted accused in a 2020 Kashmir narco-terror case linked with a conspiracy of the banned Pakistan-based terrorist organisations engaged in drug trade to raise funds for promoting terrorism, the agency said on Wednesday.
The central agency took over the investigation from the Manipur Police following instructions from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The property of Adil Manzoor Langoo was attached in connection with the brutal killing of two non-locals at Srinagar's Shala Kadal in February this year.
In an ongoing operation targeting suspected links to the terrorist group Al-Qaeda, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has executed a coordinated series of raids across Tripura and Assam.
After the Supreme Court rejected the NIA's petition regarding the investigation in the Jheeram Ghati massacre case, former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Raman Singh asserted that the matter will be investigated immediately after the formation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state.
Hailing the Supreme Court for rejecting the NIA plea on the Jheeram Ghati massacre case, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the "political conspiracy" behind the attack will now be exposed.
A team from the NIA Jammu Branch nabbed 22-year-old Zakir Hussain of district Kathua, the eighth accused to be arrested in the case after taking over the case from the Kathua Police.
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has gained notoriety for his advocacy of a separate state for Sikhs in Punjab.
The NIA conducts nationwide raids in 10 states to address human trafficking cases, targeting suspects with international connections.
