National Investigation Agency ropes in tax officials to probe LoC trade

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has roped in tax officials to probe trans-LoC trade and alleged receipt of money by separatists groups in the Kashmir valley, believed to be the main source of terror financing, officials said today. The Centre has allowed the deputation of officers of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) in the NIA to help the investigators probe the multi-layered trade transactions, they said. The federal agency to probe terrorism-related cases had in December registered a case to look into the barter trade at the…

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