Burdwan blast probe: NIA team visits Enforcement Directorate office

Kolkata, Oct 28: After taking charge of the Burdwan blast probe on October 10, a team of National Investigation Agency visited the Enforcement Directorate's office for sharing information between the two agencies.

"Today, three officers from the Terror Funding Cell of the NIA in Delhi came to our office to chart out future coordination, sharing information and working out a road map for an effective probe into the Burdwan blast," a top source in the ED told PTI.

He said that shortly after the blast, which took place on October 2, a team of ED officials had visited the blast site to ascertain the funding module and whether any money laundering offences were involved.

It was decided that there would be regular meetings between officials of both the ED and NIA for better investigation of the case. A team of ED officials left for the blast site today, along with NIA officials, he said.

Yesterday, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval along with senior Home Ministry officials visited the blast site, which was preceded by the visit of NIA DG Sharad Kumar.

PTI