Parliament approves Bill to give NIA more teeth

The bill gives powers to the NIA to probe terror attacks targeting Indians and Indian interests abroad.

Delhi Police arrests suspected JeM terrorist Basir Ahmad from Srinagar

The police had announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh on information leading to the arrest of Jaish terrorist Basir Ahmad.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the bill had been passed with 278 members voting in its favour and six against it.

He sought all-party support for bill's passage, said division in House on issue will send out wrong message and boost morale of terrorists.

MoS for Home said NIA probes yielded good results and out of 272 cases registered, judgment delivered in 52 cases, conviction in 46 cases.

According to NIA, the accused, Hassan Ali and Harish Mohamed, collected funds and made preparations to carry out terrorist attacks in India.

Vikas Katheria, Superintendent of Police, National Investigation Agency, is the Chief Investigating Officer of the case.

The Bill was introduced on Monday by Union minister of state for home G. Krishna Reddy.

Khamrei Basumatary was also slapped with a fine of Rs 10,000 by the court in Guwahati.

Bill is likely to be introduced in Parliament’s ongoing Budget Session.