NIA chief talks about cases probed by agency since inception

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been entrusted with 250 cases since its inception 10 years ago, the agency's Director General Y C Modi said Friday. Of the 250 cases, 97 pertain to jihadi terrorism, 41 to North-East insurgency, 37 to fake Indian currency, 25 to Left-wing extremism, while the remaining relate to terror gangs etc, he said, speaking at the inauguration of an office and a residential complex of NIA here.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the facilities. The NIA was formed in the aftermath of the terror attacks (26/11) in Mumbai. The NIA Act was enacted on December 31, 2008.