National Investigation Agency
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The National Investigation Agency is India’s premier federal counter-terrorism and national security law enforcement body responsible for investigating and prosecuting serious offenses affecting the country’s sovereignty and security.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counter-terrorism agency
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federal law enforcement agency ⓘ investigative agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NIA ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Government of India
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surface form:
Central Government of India
|
| cameIntoForce | 2009-12-31 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 2009-01-01 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| hasSpecialCourts | NIA Special Courts ⓘ |
| headedBy | Director General ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | India ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New Delhi, India
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surface form:
New Delhi
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| headquartersState | Delhi ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Indian airspace
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Indian territorial waters ⓘ Union of India ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of India
offences with links to India outside its territory ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
National Investigation Agency
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
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| motto |
Dharma
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surface form:
Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah
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| mottoLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | The law protects when it is protected ⓘ |
| notableFunction |
collection and sharing of terrorism-related intelligence for investigations
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coordination with state police forces in terrorism cases ⓘ |
| operationalStructure |
branch offices
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headquarters ⓘ specialized investigation units ⓘ |
| parentAgency |
Ministry of Home Affairs, India
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surface form:
Ministry of Home Affairs
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| power |
investigate scheduled offences across India without state consent
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set up special NIA courts for trial of its cases ⓘ take over investigation of scheduled offences from state police ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
counter-terrorism investigations
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investigation of cyber terrorism offences ⓘ investigation of offences affecting friendly relations with foreign states ⓘ investigation of offences affecting sovereignty, security and integrity of India ⓘ investigation of offences against atomic and nuclear facilities ⓘ investigation of offences related to smuggling of arms and drugs funding terrorism ⓘ investigation of offences under anti-hijacking laws ⓘ investigation of offences under anti-piracy laws ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Secretary to Government of India
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surface form:
Union Home Secretary
|
| sector |
internal security
ⓘ
national security ⓘ |
| typeOfCases |
offences under Anti-Hijacking Act
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offences under Atomic Energy Act ⓘ offences under Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Maritime Navigation ⓘ offences under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act ⓘ offences under Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act ⓘ terrorism-related offences ⓘ |
| website | https://www.nia.gov.in/ ⓘ |
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National Investigation Agency Act, 2008