Ranchi, Nov 5 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) inaugurated a new branch office here in Jharkhand on Thursday.

Y C Modi, Director General of NIA, inaugurated the office in the presence of Jharkhand Director General of Police M V Rao and other senior officers of the state administration and central agencies.

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The NIA had set up a camp office at Ranchi in June 2017 which has now been upgraded to a full-fledged branch office headed by an SP-rank officer.

The jurisdiction of the NIA Ranchi branch extends to the states of Bihar and Jharkhand.

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Currently, the NIA Branch Office, Ranchi, is investigating 14 cases related to terror funding, Maoist insurgency and human trafficking, an official statement said.

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