NIA

The amendments to an already draconian law vastly expand the powers of the National Investigation Agency, while eroding safeguards meant to protect citizens.
The Congresss manifesto wants to fix the legal system and protect human rights. The partys track record, sadly, reflects the opposite.
Swami Aseemanand, Lokesh Sharma, Kamal Chauhan and Rajinder Chaudhary were acquitted in the case.
They were produced amidst tight security and with covered faces before Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey who ordered in-camera proceedings in the case.
The group comprises youths in the 20-35 age group with moderate education (barring two), hailing from middle-income group families and allegedly radicalised by an Amroha-based Mufti.
NIA conducted searches across 17 locations in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi in connection with a probe into the ISIS module called Harkat ul Harb e Islam.