Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) A chilling incident in Mira Road in Mumbai’s western suburb on Tuesday has sent shockwaves through the region after a 31-year-old man, identified as Zaib Zubair Ansari, allegedly attacked two security guards after questioning their religious identity and demanding they recite religious verses (Kalma). Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has confirmed that the incident is being treated as a case of “self-radicalisation” and a suspected “lone wolf…
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Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) In a significant relief to four accused in the 2006 Malegaon bomb blast case, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed and set aside a special court order framing charges against them.A division bench led by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar delivered the verdict while allowing appeals filed by Rajendra Chaudhary, Lokesh Sharma, Dhan Singh and Manohar Ram Singh Narwaria.The High Court had earlier observed that a prima facie case existed for interference with the order …
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has questioned a NEET aspirant from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in connection with an alleged terror radicalisation network with links to Mumbai, officials said on Thursday.They further mentioned that multiple electronic devices have been seized, and the youth has been summoned again for further questioning on April 22.In a coordinated operation with the Uttar Pradesh ATS, Maharashtra ATS officials conducted a search at a residence …
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained two more individuals for questioning in connection with its investigation into a 21-year-old engineering student arrested for alleged links to extremist organisations, officials said on Sunday. Computer science engineering student Ayan Yusuf Sheikh was earlier arrested by the ATS for his suspected association with the Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed and the global extremist outfit Islamic State of Iraq an…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) A raid conducted by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Mumbai to uncover an online network of terrorist activities in the state, along with the arrest of engineering student Ayan Shaikh for alleged links with the Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Islamic State (ISIS), has led to several significant revelations on Friday. According to the ATS, preliminary investigations revealed that Shaikh had been living in Mumbai for the past…
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 21-year-old engineering student, Ayan Sheikh, for his alleged links to Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the proscribed global terrorist organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), officials said on Thursday. Sheikh has been booked under Sections 38 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), along with Sections 152, 196, and 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Acc…
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Sadanand Date, an IPS officer from the 1990 batch, on Saturday took over the Maharashtra Director General of Police from the incumbent Rashmi Shukla, whose tenure concluded on January 3. Date will have been appointed to the post for two years, irrespective of his retirement date. He will turn 60 in December next year. “The Maharashtra Police Force will become even more capable with his leadership and experience,” said the DGP office in a post on X.The state government on…
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Former National Investigation Agency (NIA) director general Sadanand Date has been appointed as Maharashtra’s director general of police (DGP) for a two-year term, the state government announced on Wednesday. Date, a 1990 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, will take over from incumbent Rashmi Shukla when she completes her tenure on January 3.According to the government order, Date has been appointed to the post for two years, irrespective of his retirement date. H…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The ongoing investigations by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) into an Al-Qaeda case have revealed that servers and control centres in Afghanistan had been used extensively for spreading radical ideology. These details cropped up during the interrogation of Zubair Hangargekar, who was arrested for his alleged links with Al-Qaeda. The probe found that he was highly radicalised by the ideology of Al-Qaeda.The electronic devices seized from him revealed that he wa…