National Counter-Terrorism Conference inaugurated in New Delhi

¨     National Counter-Terrorism Conference has been inaugurated in New Delhi by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

¨     The conference was organised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

¨     Nine NIA personnel have been honoured with the Sewa Padak and Veerta Padak for their contributions to counter-terrorism.

¨     NIA’s Updated Crime Manual, Organised Crime Network Database, and Lost and Recovered Weapon Database have been unveiled by him.

¨     Terrorism has been described as the biggest enemy of humankind, requiring collective efforts to combat it.

¨     The conference has been described as the country’s strategic thought platform for counter-terror operations.

¨     A whole of government approach followed to develop synergies among various stakeholders.

¨     The two-day conference served as a meeting point for operational forces, technical, legal and forensic experts.

¨     Senior police officers from States and Union Territories, Central agencies and subject experts attended the conference.