“NIA CHARGES FOUR MAOISTS FOR ATTACKING KERALA POLICE’S SOG TEAM”
Why in the news?
“NIA files charges against four CPI(Maoist) members for firing at Kerala Police’s SOG team during a bombing mission.”
Source:wordpress
About Incident Details:
- NIA filed charges against four CPI(Maoist) cadres for firing at Kerala Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) commandos in Wayanad on November 7, 2023.
- Attack occurred during a combing mission by SOG to apprehend armed Maoist cadres in Pe-rya, Wayanad.
- Two CPI(Maoist) members, Thiruvenkidam and Shreemathi, apprehended during the operation.
- Three others, including Latha and Sundari, managed to escape.
About the The National Investigation Agency (NIA):
● National Investigation Agency (NIA): o Central Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency of India. o Established after 2008 Mumbai terror attacks via National Investigation Agency Act 2008. o Operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs. ● Structure: o Headquarters: New Delhi. o Director-General: Heads the organisation (an IPS officer). o Most Wanted List: Maintains ‘NIA Most Wanted List’. ● Regional Offices: o NIA Hyderabad,NIA Guwahati,NIA Kochi,NIA Lucknow,NIA Mumbai,NIA Kolkata,NIA Raipur,NIA Jammu |