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Mahesh

05/07/22 06:37 AM IST

The functioning of the National Investigation Agency

In News 
  • The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into the killing of tailor Kanhaiyya Lal (48) in Rajasthan’s Udaipur over a social media post supporting suspended leader Nupur Sharma.
About NIA 
  • The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was constituted under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008.
  • It is a central agency to investigates and prosecutes offences:
  • Affects the sovereignty, security and integrity of India, security of the State, and friendly relations with foreign States.
  • Against atomic and nuclear facilities.
  • Smuggling in High-Quality Counterfeit Indian Currency.
  • It implements international treaties, agreements, conventions and resolutions of the United Nations, its agencies and other international organizations.
  • Its objective is also to combat terror in India.
  • It acts as the Central Counter-Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency.
  • Headquarters: New Delhi
  • Branches: Hyderabad, Guwahati, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Kolkata, Raipur and Jammu
How NIA can take a probe ? 
  • As provided under Section 6 of the Act, State governments can refer the case pertaining to the scheduled offences registered at any police station to the Central government (Union Home Ministry) for NIA investigation.
  • Central government directs the agency: After Assessing the details made available, the Centre can then direct the agency to take over the case.
  • State governments are required to extend all assistance to the NIA.
  • Outside India: Where the Central government finds that a scheduled offence has been committed at any place outside India to which this Act extends, it can also direct the NIA to register the case and take up an investigation.
  • Can investigate allied offences: While investigating a scheduled offence, the agency can also investigate any other offence that the accused is alleged to have committed if the offence is connected to the scheduled offence.
Source - The hindu 

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