On September 28, 2026, Shri Amit Shah inaugurated the PRAHAAR conference focused on seven pillars to combat terrorism. He emphasized the government's 'zero-tolerance' policy and shared significant achievements in mitigating terrorist threats.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, inaugurated the Conference on ‘PRAHAAR – CT Policy and Strategy’ on September 28, 2026, in New Delhi. The conference deliberated upon seven pillars of PRAHAAR: Prevention, Response, Aggregating Internal Capacities, Human Rights, Attenuating Conditions for Terrorism, Aligning International Efforts, and Recovery & Resilience through a whole-of-society approach. In attendance were Union Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary, Heads of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)/Central Police Officers (CPOs), Directors General of Police (DGsP) of 15 States, ATS Chiefs of all the States and union territories (UTs), with others joining virtually.
In his address, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah highlighted that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the Government of India has adopted a 'zero-tolerance' policy against all forms and manifestations of terrorism. He also emphasized the need for consistent efforts to strengthen and improvise the PRAHAAR strategy through continuous analysis of terror incidents and establishing a robust PRAHAAR mechanism over the next 10 years.
Focussing on percolation of the tenets of PRAHAAR up to the Thana level, he stressed the importance of adopting a proactive approach towards every aspect of the PRAHAAR initiative. Mentioning various steps undertaken for mitigating terrorist threats, he advocated institutionalising an automated counter-terrorism response at every level of the framework.
Impressing upon the necessity of a result-oriented approach towards each pillar of PRAHAAR, Shri Amit Shah called for coordination among stakeholders to prevent any delay in action. He also shared significant achievements: from 2019 to 2026, the Modi Government successfully brought back 288 fugitive criminals to India from 36 countries.
As a result of better coordination among agencies, more than 40 modules of Shahzad Bhatti network involved in cross-border smuggling of weapons, explosives and narcotics were busted. More than 100 FIRs were registered and 350 individuals were arrested across 15 states. He also declared Shahzad Bhatti network a terrorist organization under UAPA.
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah also launched a new Extradition Portal, which will synergise and expedite the efforts to bring back fugitives from abroad. He exhorted State Police Forces to establish dedicated teams for working in tandem with Central agencies to bring back fugitives from abroad.
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