The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday said it has achieved a conviction rate of 94.39 per cent in 2022 even as it registered 73 new cases during the year which is a 19.67 per cent increase from the 61 cases registered in 2021 and it is an all-time high for the agency.
The fresh cases registered in 2022 include 35 cases of jehadi terror in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal.
As many as 11 cases were registered in Jammu and Kashmir, 10 in Left Wing Extremism or Naxal related issues, five cases in the Northeast, seven cases related to the banned terror outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), four in Punjab, three cases of gangster-terror-drug smuggler syndicate, one case of terror funding and two Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) related cases, the NIA said in a statement.
The agency filed 59 chargesheets in 2022 against 368 persons and 456 accused persons were arrested, including 19 absconders. Two accused have been arrested upon deportation and one accused has been arrested after extradition, it said.
“Judgments have been pronounced in 38 cases in 2022, all of which have ended in conviction. 109 persons have been convicted to rigorous imprisonment and fine. Six life sentences have also been awarded. Overall conviction rate as on date is 94.39%,” it said.
In 2022, eight persons have been designated as individual terrorists under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and necessary action against them is being taken by the NIA, it said.