NIA officer investigating terror cases in Northeast given extension

Senior NIA officer G P Singh, probing terror cases in Jammu and Kashmir and in the Northeastern region, was Monday given two years extension, according to an official order.

Singh, a 1991 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is working as Inspector General (Intelligence) in the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved an extension in his services for two years beyond November 4, 2018, the order issued by the Personnel Ministry said.

The NIA is looking into cases of terror financing and hate speeches in Jammu and Kashmir involving certain separatist leaders.

Among them is the case involving Aasiya Andrabi, chief of the banned Dukhtaraan-e-Milat outfit, for allegedly waging war against the country and delivering hate speeches in Jammu and Kashmir.