Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 31: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has wrapped up 2025 with a string of decisive successes, maintaining a conviction rate of over 92 per cent while delivering major blows to terrorism, organised crime and extremist networks across the country.
The year was marked by high-profile extraditions, swift investigations into deadly attacks and large-scale disruption of terror modules operating both within India and overseas. Among the most significant achievements was the extradition of Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a central conspirator in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 166 people. After years of legal battles in the United States, Rana was brought to India in April and taken into NIA custody, advancing the pursuit of justice in one of the country’s most heinous terror cases linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Another diplomatic and operational breakthrough came in November with the deportation of Anmol Bishnoi from the United States. A key associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Anmol had been evading arrest since 2022 and is accused of directing criminal and terror-linked operations from abroad. The agency has moved to fast-track proceedings in the case.
The NIA also completed investigations into several recent terror incidents. It filed a detailed chargesheet in the April 22 Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir, where terrorists linked to LeT and its proxy outfit The Resistance Front targeted tourists in Baisaran Valley, killing 26 civilians. Seven accused were named, including three attackers eliminated by security forces and their Pakistan-based handlers.
In the November 10 car bomb blast near Delhi’s Red Fort that claimed around 15 lives, the agency moved swiftly, arresting nine suspects within weeks and identifying the attack as part of a radical terror conspiracy.
As part of the Centre’s goal to eliminate Left-Wing Extremism by March 2026, the NIA launched multiple probes against senior Maoist leaders, chargesheeted dozens of cadres and worked closely with state police forces and the CRPF to weaken insurgent networks.
During the year, the agency registered 55 new cases and arrested 276 accused across a wide spectrum of threats, including jihadi terror, Maoist violence, Northeast insurgencies, Khalistani extremism and organised crime syndicates. It secured 66 convictions, filed chargesheets against 320 individuals and attached properties linked to absconding terrorists and criminals.
Nationwide operations led to the dismantling of Khalistani, ISIS and Al-Qaeda modules, exposure of human trafficking rackets using illegal migration routes, and disruption of cross-border smuggling involving foreign nationals. The agency also achieved breakthroughs in several targeted killing cases and secured convictions in long-pending matters related to espionage and fake currency networks.
To stay ahead of evolving threats, the NIA strengthened its technological capabilities by creating specialised databases to track stolen government weapons and organised crime networks, and by training officers in cryptocurrency and digital finance investigations.
With expanding infrastructure and deeper inter-agency coordination, the NIA’s performance in 2025 highlights its central role in safeguarding national security and dismantling complex terror ecosystems through sustained, intelligence-driven action.