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| National Investigation Agency राष्ट्रीय अन्वेषण अभिकरण | |
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| Motto | राष्ट्ररक्षणम् आद्यकर्तव्यम् (Sanskrit) Nation’s Protection is the First Duty |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2009[1] |
| Employees | 649[2] |
| Annual budget | ₹200.53 crore (US$23 million) (2023–24 est.)[3] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) | India |
| Operations jurisdiction | India |
| Size | 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,428,627,663 |
| Legal jurisdiction | India |
| Governing body | Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | CGO Complex New Delhi, India |
| 28°35′18″N 77°13′58″E / 28.5884°N 77.2329°E | |
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is a law enforcement agency in India, with specific focus on counter-terrorism. It is under the Ministry of Home Affairs.[4] The primary mandate of the agency is to investigate and prosecute offences that have national and cross-border implications, specifically focusing on terrorism, insurgency, and other related matters. It is empowered to investigate cases that involve threats to the sovereignty, security, and integrity of India.
It has the authority to conduct searches, make seizures and arrests, as well as to collect evidence and maintain a database of terrorist organisations and their members.[5][6]
The agency came into existence with the enactment of the National Investigation Agency Act 2008 by the Parliament of India on 31 December 2008, which was passed after the deadly 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai. Such an attack revealed the failure of intelligence and ability to track such activities by existing agencies in India, hence the Government of India realised the need for a specific body to deal with terror related activities in India, thereby establishing the NIA.[5][7][8][9] Headquartered in New Delhi, the NIA has branches in Hyderabad, Guwahati, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Kolkata, Raipur, Jammu, Chandigarh, Ranchi, Chennai and Imphal.[10] It maintains the NIA Most Wanted list. Its functioning and effectiveness have also been subject to scrutiny, with debates regarding its jurisdiction, accountability, and coordination with other agencies.
- ^ NIA officer Mohammed Tanzil shot dead as children watched "Ahmad, who has been with the NIA ever since the organisation was formed in February 2009..."
- ^ "With shoe-string budget, NIA poorly equipped for counterterrorism". The Times of India. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Notes on Demands for Grants, 2023-2024" (PDF). indiabudget.gov.in.
- ^ "NIA to have new HQ complex on Tuesday". The Economic Times.
- ^ a b "National Investigation Agency: About Us". National Investigation Agency. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
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Actwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ TNN (16 December 2008). "Finally, govt clears central terror agency, tougher laws". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Cabinet clears bill to set up federal probe agency". Ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ PTI (16 December 2008). "Govt tables bill to set up National Investigation Agency". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Branch Offices". National Investigation Agency.