New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) When the Faridabad module was busted initially, it was being linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). However the probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) found that the module operated under the banner of the Al-Qaeda affiliated Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), which is a lesser known terror outfit in India when compared to the JeM. According to the NIA, the module led by Umar Un Nabi, a doctor by profession, had used the name of the Jaish briefly to attract the youth…
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Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) Director General of Police (DGP), Nalin Prabhat, said on Thursday that Jammu and Kashmir Police is fighting the menace of narcotics with the same determination with which it is fighting Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.The DGP on Thursday highlighted the achievements made during the first month of the ongoing ‘Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyaan’ at a Press conference here.The DGP said that Jammu and Kashmir Police is fighting the menace of narcotics with the same determination and s…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The experiment that the ISI conducted with the Khalistan modules is now being replicated across other networks as well. The idea of bringing gangsters and terrorists together to further operations in India is increasingly becoming a new norm, investigations have revealed.An official said that the ISI does not want terror groups and gangsters to operate separately. The Pakistan spy agency realises that it would be best to get the two together so that the resources are com…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Lashkar-e-Tayiba has been infected by the Jaish-e-Mohammad bug. Both outfits have been witnessing internal discord and while the Jaish-e-Mohammad has been attempting to rebuild its infrastructure, that is not the case with the Lashkar-e-Tayiba.Both these terror groups had faced immense losses when the Indian armed forces carried out ‘Operation Sindoor’ to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed in Kashmir.Officials say that the Lashkar-e-Tayi…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Migration remains a sensitive issue between India and Bangladesh, which have recently sought to reset ties on several fronts following Tarique Rahman’s victory. Bilateral relations had strained after the fall of the Awami League government.Ties, which deteriorated under the interim government, improved significantly after Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won the elections. Officials said migration is a sensitive issue and would be handled maturely by the t…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The name of Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti has surfaced repeatedly in multiple investigations linked to terror recruitment, radicalisation, and espionage activities in India over the past several months. More than a dozen cases have reportedly been registered against him by various agencies.Bhatti, a Lahore-based gangster, has allegedly been operating out of Dubai for several years while frequently travelling between Pakistan, the UAE and other countries in the M…
Srinagar, May 12 (IANS) The J&K Police said on Tuesday that they have arrested two persons with arms, ammunition and posters of the proscribed terror outfit, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), during checking in Srinagar district.Officials said a police team intercepted two persons on a bike near the Baba Dem area of Srinagar during routine checking. They said the duo was stopped and during the search, police recovered one pistol, three magazines, 21 live rounds, two mobile phones and 10 LeT posters fro…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The hit jobs by unidentified gunmen continue to rock both the ISI and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Pakistan. Unknown persons have killed a senior LeT commander as well as a low-level official linked to the ISI.Those killed have been identified as Mir Shukr Khan Raisani and Mohammad Iqbal. The LeT has lost several top commanders in recent months thanks to hit jobs by the unidentified gunmen.Raisani was a top LeT commander and was killed at Quetta in Balochistan. Just a da…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The statement by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Md Nurul Huda, in which he backs Mamata Banerjee’s decision not to resign, while attacking the BJP, comes just days after the Intelligence agencies had warned of possible provocations in West Bengal. Huda goes on to urge Banerjee not to accept the Assembly election results, but also to declare West Bengal as an independent nation.The agencies say that the statement is not just a one-off. It is strategically planned and is aimed at…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The central Intelligence agencies have yet again flagged the growing network of spies working for the ISI in India. There have been plenty of arrests post Operation Sindoor, but the fact is that there is a long way to go before the rot is cleaned up.Officials say that the nature of hiring has changed dramatically. The ISI has been tapping both high-profile and ordinary persons to be part of the espionage network, the official said. While the high-profile ones, such as inf…