Lok Sabha Question No. 1890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: National Investigation Agency
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1890

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03 RD  MARCH, 2020/ PHALGUNA 13, 1941 (SAKA)

NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY

1890.

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI SELVAM G.: DR. HEENA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the main objective of setting up of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and its achievement since its inception;

(b) the details of branches/units of the NIA functioning at present/proposed to be set up in the country, location and State-wise;

(c) the details of cases being investigated by the NIA since its inception along with the present status of the cases, State-wise;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  functioning  of  the  NIA  in  the country, if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and

(e)  whether  NIA  has  adequate  staff  strength  for  effective  functioning  and  if not, the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a):          The  National  Investigation  Agency (NIA) was created in pursuance to enactment  of    NIA  Act,  2008  with  a  mandate  to  investigate  and  prosecute terrorism  related  cases  having  national  and  international  ramifications  and other crimes affecting sovereignty, security and integrity of the country. The achievements of NIA since its inception are as under:-

## LS.US.Q.NO. 1890 FOR 03.03.2020

| Total cases registered by NIA     | 319 Cases   |
|-----------------------------------|-------------|
| Charge-sheet filed by NIA         | 237 Cases   |
| Closure report filed by NIA       | 15 Cases    |
| Cases transferred to State Police | 03 Cases    |

## (b):   The details of branches/ Units of NIA functioning at present are as under:-

|   S.No. | Hqrs/Branches                 | State/UT        | Jurisdiction                                                               |
|---------|-------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | NIA Hqrs, New Delhi           | Delhi           | All India including States which are not covered by any branch office.     |
|       2 | NIA Branch office, Hyderabad  | Talangana       | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & Karnataka                                      |
|       3 | NIA Branch office, Guwahati   | Assam           | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura. |
|       4 | NIA Branch office, Lucknow    | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh & Bihar.                        |
|       5 | NIA Branch office, Mumbai     | Maharashtra     | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Daman & Diu and Dadar Nagar Haveli.             |
|       6 | NIA Branch office, Kochi      | Kerala          | Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Lakshadweep.                            |
|       7 | NIA Branch office, Kolkata    | West Bengal     | West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.                 |
|       8 | NIA Branch office, Jammu      | Jammu & Kashmir | Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladhakh.                            |
|       9 | NIA Branch office, Raipur     | Chhatisgarh     | Chhatisgarh & Jharkhand.                                                   |
|      10 | NIA Branch office, Chandigarh | Chandigarh      | Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory of Chandigarh.       |

## LS.US.Q.NO. 1890 FOR 03.03.2020

(c):    Since its inception and till date, the Central Government has entrusted 319 cases to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for investigation. Out of total cases registered, in 237 cases charge-sheets have been filed. Judgement has  been  pronounced  in  62  cases  in  which,  56  cases  have  resulted  in conviction.  Total  276  persons  have  been  convicted  in  these  cases.  The conviction  rate  is  90.32%.  The  State-wise  details  of  these  cases  is  at annexure.

(d) & (e):   The manpower, financial and infrastructure requirements of NIA are reviewed  from  time  to  time  and  steps  are  taken  to  bolster  the  effective functioning of NIA.

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## ANNEXURE

## LS.US.Q.NO.1890 FOR 03.03.2020

## Details of cases being investigated by NIA since its inception (State-wise)

| Sl. No.           | Name of State     | No. of cases      | Charge sheet filed   | Under investigation   | Judgement pronounced   | Case transferred to State Government   | Closure Report filed   |
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1                 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 06                | 04                   | 01                    | 01                     | 00                                     | 01                     |
| 2                 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 03                | 02                   | 00                    | 00                     | 00                                     | 01                     |
| 3                 | ASSAM             | 23                | 19                   | 03                    | 08                     | 00                                     | 01                     |
| 4                 | BIHAR             | 16                | 15                   | 01                    | 07                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 5                 | CHHATTISGARH      | 04                | 02                   | 02                    | 00                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 6                 | GOA               | 02                | 02                   | 00                    | 02                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 7                 | GUJARAT           | 08                | 06                   | 01                    | 01                     | 00                                     | 01                     |
| 8                 | HARYANA           | 03                | 02                   | 01                    | 01                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 9                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 01                | 01                   | 00                    | 01                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 10                | JHARKHAND         | 13                | 10                   | 02                    | 02                     | 01                                     | 01                     |
| 11                | KARNATAKA         | 08                | 07                   | 01                    | 01                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 12                | KERALA            | 35                | 29                   | 07                    | 14                     | 01                                     | 01                     |
| 13                | MADHYA PRADESH    | 02                | 02                   | 00                    | 00                     | 01                                     |                        |
| 14                | MAHARASHTRA       | 20                | 18                   | 02                    | 01                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 15                | MANIPUR           | 15                | 08                   | 03                    | 01                     | 00                                     | 03                     |
| 16                | MEGHALAYA         | 01                | 01                   | 00                    | 00                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 17                | MIZORAM           | 03                | 02                   | 01                    | 01                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 18                | NAGALAND          | 07                | 05                   | 02                    | 00                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 19                | ODISHA            | 03                | 01                   | 00                    | 00                     | 00                                     | 01                     |
| 20                | PUNJAB            | 24                | 15                   | 09                    | 01                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 21                | RAJASTHAN         | 04                | 03                   | 00                    | 01                     | 00                                     | 01                     |
| 22                | TAMIL NADU        | 11                | 08                   | 03                    | 01                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 23                | TELANGANA         | 10                | 05                   | 03                    | 05                     | 00                                     | 00                     |
| 24                | TRIPURA           | 01                | 00                   | 00                    | 00                     | 00                                     | 01                     |
| 25                | UTTARAKHAND       | 01                | 01                   | 01                    | 01                     | 00                                     |                        |
| 26                | UTTAR PRADESH     | 13                | 09                   | 03                    | 01                     | 00                                     | 01                     |
| 27                | WEST BENGAL       | 20                | 16                   | 02                    | 07                     | 00                                     |                        |
| UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES    | UNION TERRITORIES     | UNION TERRITORIES      | UNION TERRITORIES                      | UNION TERRITORIES      |
| 28                | DELHI             | 24                | 21                   | 02                    | 04                     | 00                                     | 01                     |
| 29                | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 37                | 22                   | 14                    | 00                     | 00                                     | 01                     |
| 30                | PUDUCHERRY        | 01                | 01                   | 00                    | 00                     | 00                                     |                        |
|                   | Total             | 319               | 237                  | 64                    | 62                     | 03                                     | 15                     |