This is the first time the NIA had proactively sought the properties of terrorists to be ‘forfeited to the State’ under section 26 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention)Act after being attached as proceeds of terrorism," the NIA said in a statement.
The NIA Special Court in Bihar's Patna on Tuesday convicted 46-year-old Munna Singh for the charges filed against him by the anti-terror agency under sections various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The sentence against him w
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against two active members of an Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group’s active module operating from Assam in a conspiracy to spread terror and violence in India.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday listed a hearing for September 21, in a plea filed by Jyoti Jagtap, accused in the Bhima Koregaon case under the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), challenging an order of the Bombay High Court which declined her bail last year.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested one more person in connection with the unlawful activities of a terrorist module with allegiance to Hizb-Ut-Tahrir (HuT), an international fundamentalist organisation, operating in Bhopal and Hyderabad.
This case was lodged for alleged terror activities under sections related to Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) by the Special Cell of Delhi police. Later on, the investigation was taken up by the Nation Investigation Agency (NIA).
The residential property belongs to Bikramjit Singh alias Bikram Singh alias Vicky and Maninder Singh alias Mani. The property has been attached under section 25(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 after its designation as 'proceeds of terrorism', said the NIA.
As per the statement, the process for attachment of property belonging to the accused falling within the ambit of proceeds of terrorism was initiated by SIU Shopian under section 25 of the UA(P) Act.
FIRs were registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by Delhi Police Special Cell regarding the March 2023 attack in Canada and San Francisco (US). The case has now been transferred to the NIA, the Delhi Police sources revealed.
As per the press note, the chargesheet was filed under sections 307, and 302 of the Indian Penal Code, sections 7/27 of the Arms Act and sections 13, 16, 18, 20 and 38 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.