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NIA interrogating TR Zeliang

By AT News |


NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency probing the terror funding cases in Nagaland is interrogating former chief minister TR Zeliang on Saturday.

According to sources, NIA claimed to have gathering convincing evidence to substantiate the allegations of helping NSCN(K) getting government money.

The Opposition leader along with his secretary are arriving at the NIA office premises at 9.30 where the NIA team probing the terror funding allegations is questioning the duo.
NIA issued a summon to the Nagaland Opposition leader and his secretary to reach its headquarters based in the capital at 10 in the morning.

Zeliang claimed to have received a summon in the name of NIA a couple of weeks back and sought time to appear before it in view of the assembly session which concluded on Monday.

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