Threat to NIA Officials from Khalistani Groups, Terror Outfits, Ensure Enough Security, MHA Tells States | Exclusive – News18

Reported By: Ankur Sharma

Reported By: Ankur Sharma

Last Updated: October 05, 2023, 10:53 IST

Terrorist organisations like PFI, Mujahideen Gazwatul Hind, RPF/PLA, in connivance with Pakistan’s ISI, have been making efforts to gather details about officers of Intelligence businesses, together with NIA. (PTI)

The missive additionally talks about direct menace from Al-Badr to focus on NIA officers in Kashmir amid senior Indian officers going through the warmth from Khalistani teams overseas

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written a letter to all states to supply sufficient safety to officers of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) who’ve been receiving threats from terror teams in addition to Naxals.

The contemporary communication — which sought ample cowl particularly throughout raids and in distant areas — additionally revealed that terror outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), in connivance with Pakistan’s ISI, is attempting to collect details about NIA officers other than different Intelligence models of India.

The missive additionally talks about direct menace from Al-Badr to focus on NIA officers in Kashmir amid senior Indian officers going through the warmth from Khalistani teams overseas.

Top sources in Intelligence businesses mentioned there are inputs that officers could be focused, particularly throughout raids. The NIA, up to now 10 days, has performed greater than 100 raids linked to Naxals and Khalistan terror teams in several components of the nation.

Though the ministry had written to all state administrations in 2014 to supply safety to NIA officers throughout their visits, the contemporary letter was despatched on Tuesday on account of rising menace.

“Keeping in view the nature of the function entrusted to the NIA, its officers/personnel issue summons and interrogate the suspected persons in the terrorism related cases. In discharge of their various duties, including investigations and collection of evidence, NIA officers have to visit remote locations and militancy affected areas which can render them vulnerable to threats,” a senior authorities official informed News18 whereas quoting the letter.

It has been reported by the ministry that terrorist organisations like PFI, Mujahideen Gazwatul Hind, RPF/PLA, in connivance with Pakistan’s ISI, have been making efforts to gather details about officers of Intelligence businesses, together with NIA.

“According to a recent input, a PoK-based terrorist has tasked Al-Badr terrorists to target NIA personnel in Kashmir Valley. Sikhs For Justice has also threatened a cycle of violence against high dignitaries and officers of security agencies, including NIA,” the official mentioned.

A senior NIA official mentioned up to now few raids, it was discovered that there wasn’t sufficient safety for the personnel.

Last week, NIA performed raids in 62 areas in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in a case linked to Maoists. Similarly, on September 27, the company performed an enormous multi-state crackdown on the terrorists-gangsters-drug smugglers nexus, linked with a ‘listed terrorist’. A complete of 53 areas had been raided in the course of the day-long operation. Apart from these two large raids, NIA has additionally performed raids in J&Ok.

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