Urfi Masood Syed appointed special prosecutor for NIA cases

The government has appointed Urfi Masood Syed as a special public prosecutor to handle nine cases being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a special court in Mohali, Punjab.

These cases include serious incidents like the 2017 Bhopal-Ujjain train blast, narco-terror cases, and the 2019 Tarn Taran bomb blast.

The Principal District and Sessions Court in Bhopal has been designated as a special NIA court for the Bhopal-Ujjain train blast case, with jurisdiction extending across Madhya Pradesh.

Additionally, the court of the District and Additional Sessions Judge-XV in Patna has been designated as a special court for NIA cases in Bihar, with jurisdiction throughout the state.

These decisions were made in consultation with the respective high court chief justices.