The North News
New Delhi, January 1
The National Investigation Agency has said that 2025 marked a year of significant breakthroughs, highlighting a conviction rate of over 92 percent and major successes in high-profile terror and organised crime investigations. In a year-end statement issued in New Delhi, the agency said one of its most notable achievements was the extradition of Tahawwur Rana from the United States in April. Rana is accused of plotting the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 166 people, a case the NIA described as a critical milestone in the long-running investigation into the 26/11 conspiracy.
The agency also reported progress in probes linked to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack and the Delhi Red Fort area car blast, with multiple arrests made within weeks. Chargesheets were filed against several accused, including members of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and its affiliate, The Resistance Front.
The NIA said it intensified action against Left Wing Extremism as part of the government’s goal to make India free of Naxal violence by March 2026. During the year, it registered nine cases related to LWE and chargesheeted 34 accused, working closely with state police forces and central armed police units such as the CRPF.
According to the agency, a total of 276 people were arrested across 55 cases in 2025, spanning jihadist, Khalistani, gangster and other organised crime investigations. It said 66 convictions were secured during the year, alongside extensive property and asset attachment proceedings against absconding terrorists and criminals.
Nationwide searches targeting terror and organised crime networks led to around 200 arrests, including in cases linked to designated Khalistani terrorists. The agency also reported progress in cracking down on human trafficking networks, including cross-border cases involving the so-called “dunki route” and cyber slavery operations in Southeast Asia.
The NIA said it continued investigations against groups such as ISIS and al-Qaeda, while also pursuing cases related to insurgent outfits in the North East, arms smuggling, fake currency rackets and targeted killings across several states.
It added that the year also saw investments in technological and operational upgrades, including the development of new weapons and organised crime databases and enhanced inter-agency coordination, aimed at strengthening India’s overall counter-terror and investigation framework.
