New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against three men accused of plotting a bioterror attack linked to the banned terror organisation ISIS. The conspiracy, according to investigators, aimed at mass poisoning of people in public spaces using ricin, a deadly biological toxin derived from castor seeds and listed under Schedule I of the Chemical Weapons Convention.The main accused, Syed Ahmed Mohiuddin from Hyderabad, along with co-accused …
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Bhuj, April 24 (IANS) A special court in Gujarat’s Kutch district has sentenced six Pakistani nationals to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to smuggle heroin worth over Rs 380 crore into India through its territorial waters. The Sixth Additional Sessions and Special NDPS Court in Bhuj, presided over by Judge V.A. Badhu, held the accused guilty under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.The court observed that the operation was part of a …
Ahmedabad/Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested two individuals in connection with an alleged online radicalisation and conspiracy case, in which discussions included references to “Ghazwa-e-Hind” and potential targeting of multiple groups, including RSS-linked individuals, officials said on Tuesday. The ATS said it has been continuously monitoring anti-national activity on social media and the internet through a combination of human intelligence and tec…
Ahmedabad, April 7 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), in coordination with the Rajasthan ATS, has arrested two men from Rajasthan and seized approximately five kilograms of methamphetamine in a crackdown on an international drug smuggling syndicate. According to officials, Inspector J.M. Patel of the Gujarat ATS received confidential information which indicated that two individuals, Shankarram Rameshram and Salman Lalakhan, were transporting a consignment of methamphetamine from the …
Ahmedabad/Banaskantha, April 5 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), in coordination with the Special Operations Group (SOG) in Banaskantha, has detained a wanted accused from Punjab, allegedly linked to a grenade smuggling and terror network with cross-border connections, officials said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Bikramjit Singh alias Vicky, a resident of Nangal Panwan in Amritsar, was apprehended from a dhaba in Deesa, where he had been working as a casual labourer.Official…
Ahmedabad, March 18 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has uncovered an illegal mephedrone manufacturing unit in Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, following an investigation that began with a seizure in Ahmedabad, officials said on Wednesday.The case originated on March 1, when ATS officers seized 4.6 grams of an illegal narcotic substance from Shafat Ahmed alias Chand Mohammad Farooqi in the Danilimda area of Ahmedabad.Based on this seizure, Sohail alias Bhura Mirza (25) and …
Gandhinagar, March 11 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested 29 terrorists linked to international extremist organisations over the past three years, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi told the state Assembly on Wednesday.Addressing the House, Sanghavi said the arrests were made between 2023 and 2026 after investigators uncovered several alleged anti-national conspiracies, including an Al-Qaeda funding network, a module of the Islamic State Khorasan Province operating from …
Ahmedabad, March 11 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) probing an alleged international etomidate export racket have seized an additional nine kilograms of the anaesthetic drug during the probe, officials said on Wednesday.The total quantity seized in the case was 50 kilograms across India and overseas.According to officials, the fresh recoveries were made during follow-up searches conducted after investigators shared details of the case on Tuesday.During the latest action, the invest…
Ahmedabad, Feb 26 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a man wanted in Punjab for his alleged involvement in a high-profile heroin and arms smuggling case, officials said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Rehmat Ali Sheikh, was apprehended from an embroidery factory in the Rakhial area of Ahmedabad.Police sources said that a case had been registered against Sheikh at Raja Sansi police station in Amritsar, in connection with the smuggling of heroin, hand grenades, and p…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Al Qaeda in the Sub-Continent (AQIS) has devised a new strategy for its India operations. While at first, it was plotting high-profile killings, the AQIS realised that the chances of such operations turning out to be a success are very low.Intelligence agencies have learnt that the module members, during their online discussions, decided that they should be targeting the common people. They feel that such targets are easy to hit as they are not covered by any form of sec…