Anti-Terror Conference: Send competent officers to NIA for agency’s growth, probe culture, says Union Home Secy to states

During the conference, marked by a series of brainstorming sessions, the spokesperson said, “there was a broad consensus that while UAPA is a powerful legal tool to tackle terror, it should be applied carefully and judiciously to avoid potential misuse and ensure its effectiveness in combating terrorism.”

“The conference focused on the need for a unified approach to deal with terrorism across states in the interest of national security. Consensus emerged during the sessions on the importance of a holistic, well-rounded strategy, encompassing the entire national framework extending from the government down to the lowest levels of policing and investigation,” the spokesperson said.

In his concluding remarks, Mohan called for enhanced capacity-building at the state- level to fight terrorism. The NIA will be conducting several more capacity-building sessions for states, he said, adding that more National Forensic Science University (NFSU) campuses and CFSLs were also in the pipeline.

“The Home Secretary spoke extensively on the role of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) in dealing with financial and cyber-related crimes in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. Taking off from the Union Home Minister’s comments, he reiterated need for all police and investigative agencies and forces to work together,” the spokesperson said.

“The session on case studies in terror investigations proved to be an extremely interesting aspect of the conference, with most participants keenly following the narrative of the high-profile Rameshwaram café blast,” the spokesperson said.