Home Minister Amit Shah directs law enforcement agencies to undertake measures to bring back fugitives involved in terrorist & smuggling activities

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the law enforcement agencies of the country to undertake dedicated measures to bring back fugitives involved in terrorist and smuggling activities. Mr Shah was speaking after inaugurating a two-day National Security Strategies Conference -2025 in New Delhi yesterday.
 
The Minister stressed on enhancing inter-agency coordination between Central and state law enforcement agencies, besides recalibrating the approach towards disrupting domestic nodes of the terror-criminal nexus. Reviewing terror financing mechanisms, Mr Shah directed the agencies to unearth terror modules by analysing inputs pertaining to financial irregularities.
 
He asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to set up a forum with stakeholders across the spectrum to come up with solutions to counter the use of encrypted communication by terror networks. He also asked the Ministry to ensure that only indigenous technology was used by Police organisations.
 
 
The first day of the Conference focused on the role of external actors who are inimical to the interests of the nation and their domestic linkages including involvement in Narcotics trade; challenges posed by illegal use of encrypted communication apps and other latest technologies, use of technology for crowd management and security of uninhabited islands. The issues related to financing of terror were also deliberated at the meeting.
 
 
The Conference was held in hybrid format, combining physical and virtual modes. It witness the participation of around 800 officers from across the country who deliberated on various subjects related to national security. The second day of the Conference today will focus on civil aviation and port security, counter terrorism, Left Wing Extremism and countermeasures for Narcotics trafficking.