New Delhi, Dec 12: FBI Director Christopher A. Wray on Tuesday visited the National Investigation Agency (NIA) headquarters here and met Director General Dinkar Gupta to discuss a host of issues, including activities of terrorist-organised crime networks, ongoing investigations into the attack on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, and investigation of cyber-terror and cyber-crimes of various kinds.
A NIA spokesperson said that Wray, who was leading a high-level FBI delegation, held extensive discussions with Gupta and senior officials of the agency, during which candid and wide-ranging discussions were held.
As the NIA chief highlighted the “active nexus between the terrorist outfits and terrorist elements with members of Organised Crime Syndicates, which was spreading to the US as well”, the FBI Director said that a blending of lines between terrorists and criminals was now visible in the cyberspace as well.
“Terror incidents like 9/11 and the Mumbai attacks have changed the way in which nations respond to terror threats,” Wray observed, emphasising on the need to take the partnership and cooperation between the FBI and the NIA to the next level to deal with the constantly evolving challenges and threats of terrorism.
During the meeting, the NIA chief pointed out that “threats in the cyber domain were increasing”. (IANS)
