Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Investigators probing the alleged mass poisoning attempt during a Muharram procession in Mumbai have uncovered what they describe as a meticulously planned operation involving online purchases, AI-assisted research, and thousands of poison-filled capsules prepared over several days. According to Mumbai police sources, 39-year-old Fayaz Premji, a Pune resident who was arrested on June 27 near Rahmatabad graveyard, allegedly intended to poison thousands of people by distribu…
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Jaipur, June 27 (IANS) Alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) sleeper cell operative Babita Dhakad alias Khadija was produced before a Jaipur court on Saturday after the completion of her seven-day Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) remand and was sent to judicial custody. Investigators claim the accused had searched the internet for information related to suicide attacks and was allegedly being groomed by Pakistan-based handlers for terror activities.Babita was arrested by the Rajasthan ATS from Jaipur’s Vatik…
Nagpur, June 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday took a firm stand against the alleged intimidating statements made by the rebel Shiv Sena(UBT) MP Sanjay Patil, who joined the Shinde faction recently, over bomb threat and murder claims.Reacting swiftly to Shiv Sena(UBT) MP Sanjay Raut’s letter to the Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti demanding Patil’s arrest under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) over bomb threat and murde…
Saharanpur, June 25 (IANS) Mohammad Sohail, a resident of Gangoh in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district, who was allegedly plotting to target the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, has been arrested in Karnataka following a joint operation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). The NIA and ATS arrested Sohail in connection with an alleged conspiracy to target the Ayodhya Ram Mandir.According to investigating agencies, the accused had been under surveillance for a cons…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Madhya Pradesh has intensified its crackdown on suspected anti-national activities, continuing raids for the second consecutive day and arresting alleged mastermind and senior agent Naeem Qureshi in a major development in the case.The arrested accused was taken into custody from the Sarangpur area of Uttar Pradesh and later produced before the court, where he was remanded to four days of ATS custody for further interrogation.He is accus…
Bhopal, June 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday lauded the state police for busting an alleged radicalised terror network linked to a Pakistani handler, saying the timely action had prevented a conspiracy that could have posed a serious threat to national security. Referring to the arrest of 35-year-old Mohammad Faraz by the Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), the Chief Minister said the police not only apprehended the suspect but also exposed the wider networ…
Lucknow, June 13 (IANS) In a major success for the security agencies, the UP police and Anti-terrorism squad (ATS) arrested a Bangladeshi national with a Rs 25,000 bounty on his head from Saharanpur on Saturday. The suspect had been absconding for the past 17 years, since 2009 and was nabbed in a joint operation, after evading law enforcement agencies. Authorities recovered a Bangladeshi identity card, a forged Aadhaar card, and some other suspicious documents from his possession.City SP Vyom Bi…
Bhopal, June 12 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday announced a series of measures aimed at strengthening the state’s policing and investigation framework, including a new investigation allowance for police personnel and enhanced cybercrime response mechanisms.Reviewing the Home Department, Chief Minister Yadav said the government was committed to equipping the police force with modern resources to deal with emerging challenges.“In these changing times, necessary resourc…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) In a major crackdown on illegal arms trafficking, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 22-year-old man in Buldhana and recovered a cache of weapons and ammunition, officials said.The arrested accused has been identified as Shubham Pawar (22), a resident of Wardha district in Maharashtra. According to officials, the operation was conducted following specific Intelligence inputs indicating that the accused was attempting to sell illegal pistols in the region.Actin…
Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) Following a major crackdown by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) against a suspected Pakistan-linked terror and smuggling network, seven youths from Sri Ganganagar district have been detained over alleged links to the social media network of Pakistan-based terror operative Shahzad Bhatti.Sri Ganganagar SP Hari Shankar said that over the past 24 hours, the ATS, along with intelligence agencies, carried out raids across multiple locations in Rajasthan to identify individuals sus…