Chinese interest in NE insurgent groups needs to be probed: IB

New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Director of Indian Intelligence
Bureau Nechal Sandhu, the country's senior most cop, Thursday
said the growing interest of China in insurgent groups in
Northeast needs to be probed at the earliest.
Delivering his lecture at the three-day conference of the
top police brass, Sandhu, a 1973 batch Indian Police Service
(IPS) officer, said there was "fresh evidence of intrusive
interest of China in the affairs of Indian insurgent groups
which needed to be reviewed at the earliest.
He acknowledged the proven investigation techniques of
the police also needed a re-look on account of delay in
solving terror cases.
Sandhu began by his speech at the three-day Directors
General and Inspectors General Conference by saying "as we
meet today, the spectre of terrorism haunts us" and July 13
(Mumbai blasts) and September seven (Delhi High Court blast)
were a reminder of grave threat of terror.
Doing some plain-talking, Sandhu said Indian police
apparatus has not been quick enough to change tactics and
strategies to match up to the terrorists.
He said the proven investigation techniques may have to
be abandoned and a new set of guideines for probing such cases
needs to be developed at the earliest.
On Northeast, he said "we will review the impact in the
region of continuing presence of (Northeastern insurgents
groups) in Myanmar and to some extent in Bangladesh."
The Intelligence Bureau Chief also listed Naxalism as
grave threat to the country and said "it is causing us
concern."