4th Jan, 2016.

NIA HQrs, New Delhi

PRESS RELEASE
NIA takes over investigation of Pathankot Terror attacks.
The Central Government vide its Order No.11011/2/2016-IS.IV dated
04.01.2016 has directed the National Investigation Agency to take up the
investigation of the three criminal cases registered at local Police Stations in Punjab
in connection with recent terrorist attacks in the district of Pathankot since the
intervening night of 31st Dec, 2015 and 1st Jan, 2016. The details of the 3 cases are
as noted below :
i)

Case FIR No. 01 of 2016 dated 01.01.2016 registered at Police

Station Narot Jaimal Singh, Pathankot under Sections 364, 365,
367,368, 397, 398, 419 and 171 IPC and Section 25 of Arms Act. This
relates to the alleged abduction of an SP ranking Police officer on the
intervening night of 31st Dec, 2015 and 1st Jan, 2016, which is
suspected to have been carried out by same group of terrorists.

ii) Case FIR No. 02 of 2016 dated 01.01.2016 registered at Police Station Narot
Jaimal Singh, Pathankot under Sections 302, 427 and 34 of IPC. This case
relates to the killing of one Akagar Singh,
by unknown persons, and it is
suspected to be handiwork of same group of terrorists.
iii) Case FIR No. 01 of 2016 dated 02.01.2016 registered at Police Station
Division No. 2 Pathankot, under Sections 302, 307, 120B, 121, 121A, 124
and 153 of IPC read with Sections 18, 20 and 38 of the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act, 1967, Section 25 of Arms Act, Sections 3 and 4 of the
Explosive Substances Act. This case relates to the terrorist attack on the Air
Force Station at Pathankot, which as per the FIR, began on 2nd Jan, 2016.
2.
The National Investigation Agency has today registered 3 (three) cases vide
Case no. RC-01/2016/NIA/DLI, RC-02/2016/NIA/DLI and RC-03/2016/NIA/DLI at its
Police station at NIA Hqrs in New Delhi, in connection with the above noted cases. A
20 member team of NIA led by an IG ranking officer has been camping at Pathankot
since 2nd January, 2016 to supervise the on-going investigations. An officer of the
rank of Supdt. of Police, has been appointed as the Chief Investigating Officer of the
cases.

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