Tag: NIA

A NIA Special Court in Chennai has convicted a Sri Lankan National and sentenced him to five years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) in the Thameem Ansari espionage case in which Pakistan Intelligence Officers were involved. The court has jailed the Sri Lankan national for five years and fined Rs 20,000 after convicting him for spying on Indian defence installations at the… Continue reading "Special NIA court convicts Sri Lankan for espionage"

The National Investigation Agency (NIA)has taken over the case in which three persons were arrested from Bengaluru and a suspected IS terror module was busted by the Tamil Nadu ‘Q’ branch police recently. NIA will probe into the shooting of Special Sub-Inspector Wilson in Kanniyakumari district on January. Abdul Shameem and Thoufiq from Thiruvithamcode, suspected to be part of a… Continue reading "NIA takes over TN terror module case"

Special teams of the Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra police, guided by Central intelligence agencies, neutralised alleged sleeper cells across the country and averted a plot to unleash terror in major cities. Quoting police sources, reports said the Tamil Nadu police have already sent a report to the Union Home Ministry in this regard. “Since provisions under the Unlawful Activities… Continue reading "Sleeper cells arrested, terror plan busted"

National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials today carried out searches at the houses of two persons in Coimbatore in connection with a terror probe. According to reports, raids were also conducted in Trichy and near Nagoor in Nagapattinam district. The searches were conducted on the premises of the duo as they had allegedly been in touch with people associated with a… Continue reading "Terror probe: NIA raids at Coimbatore, Trichy & Nagapattinam"