Last Updated on November 2, 2021 at 2:18 pm
In an important step towards the terror related incidents and activities, Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered the constitution of a specialized agency State Investigation Agency (SIA) for investigation and prosecution of the offences specified under different Acts, covering all terrorism related cases.
An order read that sanction has been accorded to the constitution of a specialized agency to be called the State Investigation Agency (SIA) for investigation and prosecution of the offences specified in Annexure to this order.
Moreover, during the case investigations government has empowered Director General of Police (DGP) to handover a case to the SIA anytime.
Due to the spike in the terror activities recently in J&K, decision to set up the SIA came forward. A number of terror attacks in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are being investigated by the NIA.
The CID, Counter Intelligence (Kashmir) and CID and Counter Intelligence (Jammu), shall also be the Police Stations for the purposes of registration and investigation of terror cases by the SIA. It was ordered that all the officers In-charge of the Police Stations will mandatorily intimate the SIA immediately upon registration of terrorism related cases, including those specified in the annexure to this order and also about such cases where any terrorism linkage surfaces during the investigation.
In the cases where investigation is not transferred to the SIA, the Government has asked the Police Headquarters to ensure that the SIA is kept informed about the progress of investigation at regular intervals, preferably on fortnightly basis.
