NIA joins probe into missing firearms at Secunderabad Army camp
NIA team visits Secunderabad Army camp as probe into 12 missing firearms and ammunition continues.
A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday visited the 20 Madras Regiment premises in Bollarum, Secunderabad Cantonment, as part of an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of 12 firearms and ammunition from the Army establishment.
The team inspected the scene of the incident and held discussions with investigators within the cantonment. The development comes as the scope of the inquiry has expanded, with several Army personnel — including Agniveers, sepoys, and others who had access to the area — being questioned.
Military Intelligence and multiple units of the Telangana police are also assisting in the investigation. The weapons were reported missing after the locks of the Kote and Battalion Magazine were found broken on August 31. The firearms had last been physically accounted for on the evening of August 30.
Authorities have ruled out the involvement of Agniveers in the theft. The investigation is being conducted from within the defence area, with officials maintaining strict confidentiality, citing the sensitive nature of the case and concerns related to national security.