Banned outfits working under bogus names in Kerala: NIA

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe NationalInvestigation Agency (NIA) has received clues that bannedIslamic outfits like SIMI were carrying out extremistactivities under bogus names in several parts of Kerala.Reports of such activities were mainly from northerndistricts of Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode and Malappuram, itwas stated at the third regional co-ordination meeting of theNIA South Zone held yesterday at the police headquarters here,police sources said. There was also possibility of Maoist infiltration into thestate as the extremists believed that Kerala would be a safehaven for them, the meeting observed and wanted the state tobe cautious against such threats. NIA Additional Director General N R Wasan, who attended themeeting, said the agency would share data on terrorists andterrorism with all Anti-Terrorism Squads (ATS) and SpecialTask Forces (STF) in different states. State Director General of Police Jacob Punnoose saidwithout inter-state co-ordination, investigation intoterror-related cases would be extremely difficult. In some cases, investigations would have to be extended tointernational level to find out those trying to indoctrinateour citizens to indulge in extremist activities, he said. The meeting discussed issues including information sharing,cases under investigation, terror financing and circulation offake Indian currency notes, the sources said. It was attended by police officials dealing withterrorism-related cases from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu andKerala. Representatives of central intelligence agencies, CBI, RBI,Financial Intelligence Unit, Revenue Intelligence, EnforcementDirectorate, Narcotics Control Bureau and top officials of NIAalso attended, the sources said.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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