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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicNational Investigation Agency

Topic: National Investigation Agency

‘Faceless hybrid terrorists’: How Pakistani groups create unrest in Kashmir, according to NIA

NIA says new cadres being inducted don't have a record with police or intelligence agencies, and are locals. They carry out attacks and then mingle with populace.

How a heroin racket linking Afghanistan, Pakistan to India’s Punjab, UP & Tamil Nadu was busted

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

White residue, ‘Talc’ WhatsApp group, hawala — how Rs 21,000-cr Mundra drug bust was ‘cracked’

NIA chargesheet, accessed by ThePrint, tells the story of an audacious heroin racket with links from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, to Punjab, UP, Tamil Nadu.

NIA chargesheet in Mundra drugs case claim key accused had links to ‘terror outfits in Pakistan’

Nearly 3,000 kgs of heroin had been seized from Gujarat's Mundra Port in September last year. Monday's chargesheet was filed against 16 accused, including Afghan & Iranian nationals.

NIA asks Germany to help track Indian collaborators of Sikh ‘terror operative’ Multani

Security agencies in December had intercepted a series of calls in which Multani was allegedly heard discussing smuggling of arms & ammunition from across the border, for attacks in India.

LeT wanted to set train afire, target sleeping passengers: NIA Darbhanga blast chargesheet

The LeT operatives were acting on the directions of a Pakistan-based handler, says the chargesheet in the case of the 17 June explosion at Darbhanga station in Bihar.

SC rejects NIA’s plea challenging Bombay HC’s bail to Sudha Bharadwaj in Bhima Koregaon case

'We see no reason to interfere with the high court order,' said the bench while refusing to consider the submissions raised by NIA.

NIA files chargesheet against 3 for hurling bombs at West Bengal MLA’s office

The case pertains to hurling of several bombs adjacent to the office gate of MLA Pawan Kumar Singh in September, targeting him and his family members, an NIA official said.

NIA probes its own gallantry-awardee SP for ‘espionage, extortion’ in Khurram Parvez case

According to a NIA source, SP Arvind Digvijay Negi allegedly leaked sensitive information to Khurram Parvez, a J&K human rights activist booked under UAPA.

Sachin Waze files plea in NIA court seeking transfer from Bhiwandi hospital to Mumbai

Former Mumbai police officer Waze is the prime accused in Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case. His plea will be heard by the NIA special court on Thursday.

On Camera

Swraj Paul was the original NRI powerbroker. Helped Indira’s return, shaped India Inc

When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

India and France to jointly develop and manufacture 120 kN engine for homegrown AMCA

The new engine, set to be developed over the next 10 years, will power the second tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. First set will be equipped with GE 414 engines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?