State government departments funding militants in Nagaland: National Investigation Agency

The NIA has recovered incriminating documents during the searches carried out yesterday in various premises allegedly pointing the role of some state government officials for transferring the money, he said. Preliminary investigation has found that the money was being illegally channeled from state government departments to the banned organisations like NSCN (K) and NDFB, the official said.

The money was also being allegedly routed to Naga National Council, a group active in Nagaland, he said. Over 12 state government departments– including tourism, rural department, industry and commerce, urban development, public works department and Directorate of Information and Public Relations– are under the NIA scanner for allegedly transferring the state’s money to the militants groups, the official said.

The NIA will soon question certain Nagaland government officials to ascertain their involvement in the alleged militants fundings from the state’s fund, he said.