CBI,NIA chiefs to also attend India-Pak talks

The two agencies — CBI and NIA — are supposed to liaison with Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on terrorism and also garner evidence for trial in the Mumbai 26/11 attack case. Post-26/11,the heads of CBI and FIA only met at Interpol meets. Last year,during the Home Secretary level talks in India,then DG FIA Syed Tehsin Anwar Shah met the CBI director.

During the talks,Pakistan is likely to seek the status of investigations into the 2007 Samjhauta blast. The NIA has chargesheeted right wing extremists in the case.

Apart from the bilateral agreement,India will again press for its ‘most-wanted’ list. A new list has been drawn by the Indian agencies of those against whom red corner notices have already been issued by Interpol.

There are 54 most-wanted men who are believed to be hiding in Pakistan.

The Indian side will also supply the dossiers of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed,Illyas Kashmiri,Riyaz Bhatkal and Dawood Ibrahim among others. NIA has gathered fresh evidence against Saeed which is part of the 16-page-dossier. The JuD chief was recently named by US as the ‘mastermind’ of 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

The CBI and NIA chiefs will also press for the execution of pending letter rogatories (LR). There are eight LRs pending in Pakistan for execution,of which two have been issued by NIA — one in 26/11 and another in 2010 LeT suspect Zia-ul-Haq case. The other LRs have been sent by CBI and other agencies.

India is also likely to press for shutting down of printing presses minting counterfeit Indian currency with the help of state actors.