NIA unit to tackle ISIS, Al Qaeda
There are intelligence reports that both terror groups plan to increase their footprint in Indian subcontinent
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-09-30 02:32 GMT
New Delhi: In an attempt to counter the increasing threat from ISIS and Al Qaeda, the National Investigation Agency plans to set up a specialised unit to tackle these dreaded outfits. There are intelligence reports that both terror groups plan to increase their footprint in the Indian subcontinent.
While Al Qaeda’s top commander Aymen Al Zawahiri recently issued a video threatening India, the ISIS has been targeting Indian youth working in West Asia, trying to recruit them. It is feared ISIS may use them later to develop local contacts within the country.
The NIA had recently approached the home ministry and sought permission to lodge an “open case” against ISIS and Al Qaeda under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and the UN convention on terrorism.
Sources said the NIA feels the case will not just be a preventive measure, but also help in conducting a probe if Al Qaeda or ISIS carry out subversive activity in India.