Chennai: Taking over the probe into a terror plot allegedly hatched to target US and Israeli consulates in South India, National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed an FIR in a special court in Chennai.
The FIR naming arrested suspected ISI agent Zakir Hussain was filed in the Special Court for bomb blast cases in suburban Poonamallee, the designated court for NIA cases in the state, police said.
NIA had taken over the probe from the Tamil Nadu Police.
Incriminating documents, including photographs of vital installations, were allegedly seized from him.
The Tamil Nadu government consented to transfer the case to the national agency as probe had to be done in foreign countries including Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
Also, a metropolitan magistrate court in Chennai on May 27 had issued a non-bailable warrant against Mohammad Hossaini, an accomplice of Hussain, arrested in Malaysia last month and his extradition process is on.
This is the second case that will be handled by the NIA in Tamil Nadu. The first case was against Thameen alias Ansari alias Thameem Ansari, a resident of Thanjavur and a case was registered on May 1, 2013 by the NIA.
The NIA FIR also named Siddque and Boss alias Sha (Accused No.2 and 3), police said.
Ramesh Reddy, Superintendent of Police, NIA Hyderabad, is the Investigating Officer.
The FIR naming arrested suspected ISI agent Zakir Hussain was filed in the Special Court for bomb blast cases in suburban Poonamallee, the designated court for NIA cases in the state, police said.
NIA had taken over the probe from the Tamil Nadu Police.
Incriminating documents, including photographs of vital installations, were allegedly seized from him.
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The Tamil Nadu government consented to transfer the case to the national agency as probe had to be done in foreign countries including Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
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Also, a metropolitan magistrate court in Chennai on May 27 had issued a non-bailable warrant against Mohammad Hossaini, an accomplice of Hussain, arrested in Malaysia last month and his extradition process is on.
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This is the second case that will be handled by the NIA in Tamil Nadu. The first case was against Thameen alias Ansari alias Thameem Ansari, a resident of Thanjavur and a case was registered on May 1, 2013 by the NIA.
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The NIA FIR also named Siddque and Boss alias Sha (Accused No.2 and 3), police said.
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Ramesh Reddy, Superintendent of Police, NIA Hyderabad, is the Investigating Officer.
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