After giving him an extension for the second time, the Ministry of Home Affairs has cleared the proposal to grant Z-category security to NIA director-general Sharad Kumar. It was done based on the threat assessment by intelligence agencies. Kumar will be among the few DGs who will get the second highest security cover. Set up after the November 2008 Mumbai attack, the federal agency looks after all key terror cases, and its officers are given security from time to time based on a review by IB.
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By IndianMandarins - 2016-12-24 11:58:04
After giving him an extension for the second time, the Ministry of Home Affairs has cleared the proposal to grant Z-category security to NIA director-general Sharad Kumar. It was done based on the threat assessment by intelligence agencies. Kumar will be among the few DGs who will get the second highest security cover. Set up after the November 2008 Mumbai attack, the federal agency looks after all key terror cases, and its officers are given security from time to time based on a review by IB.
