Representative image NEW DELHI: All Central and state law agencies engaged in the fight against terror on Friday agreed on the need to shift towards firmer and more collaborative efforts, backed by a standardised strategy, to counter terrorism in all its forms, particularly cybercrime and financial terrorism . At the end of two-day anti-terror conference organised by NIA here and attended by senior officials of Central and state police forces and agencies, there was broad consensus that the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, though a power legal tool to tackle terror, should be invoked carefully and judiciously to avoid potential misuse and retain its effectiveness in combating terrorism. The participants, which comprised 39 heads of Central and state police entities and 150 delegates from across the country, concurred on the need for a holistic, well-rounded strategy to deal with the menace of terrorism, encompassing the country’s entire counter-terror framework extending from the government down to the police station level.
In his concluding remarks on Friday evening, home secretary Govind Mohan urged the state police forces to engage in capacity-building to effectively combat terrorism. He urged the states to send competent officers to NIA, and added that this would not only help steer the agency’s growth but also enrich the investigation culture back home when these officers return to their state cadre. The NIA will be conducting several more capacity building sess.
