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National Investigation Agency (Cellebrite procurement)

Phone extraction tool procurement by Indian law enforcement and the lack of rules on device searches, New Delhi

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Home Minister cleared NIA's Make in India waiver to buy Cellebrite's top phone-cracking tool, IFF finds

Procurement records reviewed by the Internet Freedom Foundation show a Rs 4.98 crore NIA contract and fifteen Cellebrite listings by Indian agencies in 2026, with no law yet governing how seized phones are searched.

8 November 2026 · 2 min read