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  • May 04, 2024
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“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