New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of alleged Indian Mujahideen media cell head Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy in the 2008 Delhi serial blasts case, holding that the gravity of the terror allegations, the material collected against him, and the advanced stage of the trial outweighed the long period of his incarceration as an undertrial. A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain dismissed Peerbhoy’s appeal challenging a trial court order r…
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Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) Following the Gujarat High Court’s decision to uphold the death sentences and life imprisonment for 49 accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, retired Deputy Commissioner of Police Abhay Chudasama, who was part of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch investigation, said the case was solved through extensive fieldwork, coordinated investigations and the collection of a vast body of evidence from across the country.Recalling the circumstances at the time on Tuesday, C…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) When Narendra Modi first took over as Prime Minister in 2014, there was extensive focus on the northeastern states. While developmental works were sanctioned, plenty of emphasis was given to security considering that these were bordering states. The tightening of security in these states not only kept the borders secure, but also led to a collapse in the cultivation of marijuana. Now, this security crackdown in the Northeast drives demand for marijuana from Nepal.The mar…
Bhopal, June 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Anti‑Terrorism Squad (ATS) has dismantled a major anti‑national network allegedly operating with support from Pakistani handlers. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a long‑term conspiracy to destabilise India through radicalisation, targeted killings and youth recruitment. Speaking to the media, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said the state police would “smoke out such vipers”.The arrested individuals are Mohammad Faraz, a resident of K…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) On June 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who first took oath of office on May 26, 2014, will complete 4,399 consecutive days in office, surpassing India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s record of 4,398 days and becoming the country’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister.Some of the toughest decisions among several changes in terms of policy taken by the Modi government were in the realm of national security. Under its watch, home-grown terror groups such as the Ind…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) On June 9, 2024, Narendra Modi took the oath of office for a historic third term as Prime Minister, following the victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the general elections. During the 2014 campaign, Narendra Modi, then Chief Minister of Gujarat, had emphasised on the need to fight terror. In fact, it was a major issue at that time as India was witnessing bomb attacks almost on a daily basis. It was the Indian Mujahideen which carried out one audacious at…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Investigations by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Faridabad terror module and the Red Fort blast case have revealed a larger plot for multiple bomb making factories and high-intensity blasts across India.The Faridabad module mainly comprising of doctors, is one of the most sophisticated terror modules that the country has ever seen. Had this module not been busted and 2,900 kilograms of fertiliser meant for bomb making not been seized, then…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) In recent months, the agencies have busted several modules linked to the ISI, Pakistan. One thing in common that the police found was the mention of Ghazwa-e-Hind or the destruction of India as the main theme of all these modules. ISI-backed modules have been busted in recent months in Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar. In each of these modules, the police found Ghazwa-e-Hind literature.An Intelligence Bureau official said that this looks like a pattern. Al…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A plot to carry out blasts in railway stations across the country has been unearthed by the Indian security agencies, which have learnt that the ISI has been setting up several micro modules in various parts of the country to carry out these attacks.These modules are relatively smaller and comprise just four to five persons, an official said.These modules resemble the ones that the Indian Mujahideen had set up under Yasin Bhatkal. The first module of the Indian Mujahide…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Dawood Ibrahim is back in the news following the release of Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Dawood is shown as a bedridden man, and this is contrary to the scores of images that one gets to see in which the 1993 blasts accused is shown as a young man.For the ISI, Dawood is a massive asset as he controls both the narcotics and fake currency syndicates. While both these businesses are thriving even today, the fact is that the ISI had to step in a couple of years to prevent the s…