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New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has delivered an impressive 100 percent conviction rate for 2024, marking a year of significant accomplishments in its ongoing battle against terrorism, extremism, and organised crime.
According to NIA’s year-end report, the agency registered 80 cases in 2024, making a total of 210 arrests across various criminal categories. The majority of these cases involved LWE (28 cases) and North-East insurgency (18 cases), with other key areas including Jammu and Kashmir jihadi activities, explosives, human trafficking, and the terror-gangster nexus.
In 2024, the NIA registered a diverse range of cases, including seven related to J&K jihadi activities, six involving explosive substances, and five focused on human trafficking. Four other jihadi cases, four linked to Khalistani terrorism, and two ISIS-related cases were also registered. The agency further addressed cases in gangsters, cyber terrorism, FICN (Fake Indian Currency Notes), and other categories.
The NIA’s performance in 2024 was underscored by 68 convictions across 25 cases and the charge sheeting of 408 accused individuals. The agency also attached 137 properties and assets worth Rs 19.57 crore, part of its sustained efforts to dismantle terrorist, gangster, and other criminal networks.
The agency’s record performance included the conviction of 68 individuals in 25 cases and the filing of charge sheets against 408 accused. NIA also attached assets worth Rs 19.57 crore in 2024 as part of its efforts to disrupt terror networks and criminal operations.
LWE cases accounted for the highest number of arrests, with 69 individuals detained in relation to 28 LWE cases. The NIA also focused on North-East insurgency, particularly operations targeting the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-I). In a major crackdown, the NIA arrested several individuals linked to ULFA-I’s call for an Independence Day boycott and its alleged planting of IEDs across Assam.
One of the key highlights of 2024 was the agency’s successful action against the growing terrorist-gangster nexus. In total, 14 individuals were arrested in connection with Khalistani terrorism, and 13 arrests were made in gangster-related cases. The agency conducted 662 searches across all types of cases, a significant increase in its operations.
NIA’s agility in solving high-profile cases was evident throughout the year. In the murder of VHP leader Vikas Prabhakar, the agency swiftly charge-sheeted six individuals, including the Pakistan-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) chief, Wadhawa Singh.
