Srinagar, April 29 (IANS) Jamia Siraj Ul-Uloom was declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) after 17 of its alumni joined terrorist ranks, police said, to put to rest speculations that the action had been taken against a Muslim seminary. Officials said on Tuesday that Jamia Siraj Ul-Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district was declared an unlawful entity under the UAPA after its 17 alumni joined terrorist ranks and were later killed in separate encounters.”As ma…
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New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a bid to rebuild and revive its terror network in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan has been trying to set up a group of completely new overground workers (OGWs). The OGW network, crucial for terror operations in the Valley has largely fallen, following an intense crackdown by the Indian security agencies.An official said that the new OGW network is being set up because most of them, part of the old or existing guard, have police records against them.The ones with police …
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Intelligence agencies have flagged a shift in tactics by Pakistan’s spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), with a growing reliance on low-cost, high-impact terror modules operating across India. Investigations have found that the use of solar-powered cameras for reconnaissance and grenades is the preferred weapon for attacks — marking a departure from more complex, resource-intensive operations involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs).Another change…
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Several terrorist organisations, including the Islamic State (ISIS), have exploited social media’s low-cost, fast, globally connected platforms for ideological propaganda, recruitment, mobilisation, and executing terror attacks. Through these platforms, the terror groups propagate extremist ideology, aiming for mass radicalisation by employing “emotional and psychological manipulation” to influence children as young as 12, a report said on Saturday.“Cyber-enabl…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The fall of the National Thowheed Jamath (NJT), which masterminded the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, came as a major relief for the security agencies. The NJT had not only spread its ideology in Sri Lanka, but was active in the southern states, especially in Tamil Nadu. While the NJT remains largely defunct today, the agencies are keeping close tabs on operatives linked to the outfit, prior to its fall.Intelligence inputs suggest that some former operatives are loo…
Ballari (Karnataka), March 26 (IANS) A 36-year-old man from Ballari was arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police on charges of spreading extremist propaganda through social media and maintaining links with suspected terrorist networks, police stated on Thursday.The accused, identified as Abdul Salam, a resident of Abdul Kalam Street under the jurisdiction of Kaul Bazaar police station, was taken into custody near Dhara Mill following specific intelligence inputs.Police said a team from Andhra Pradesh t…
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…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) In the Faridabad module case, investigators found that the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) had managed to infiltrate a medical institute and rope in doctors to carry out attacks in India.The white collared module had managed to procure over 2,500 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and had planned on carrying out a series of attacks in and around Delhi.The Intelligence agencies have now learnt of another plot whereby the JeM has planned on infiltrating colleges and schools in a bid to…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Israel-US-Iran conflict has raged on for nearly a week now. The operation began with the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following which Iran retaliated and hit both US and Israeli interests in many parts of West Asia.As the war continues, Indian agencies have picked up chatter on several channels aiming at radicalising the youth in India. There has been fresh chatter about starting a radicalisation drive that has been picked up in states…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday unveiled India’s inaugural National Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy, titled ‘PRAHAAR’, marking a major milestone in the country’s long-standing efforts to combat terrorism in all its forms.The Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced the nation’s first comprehensive counter-terrorism policy, titled ‘PRAHAAR’, establishing a structured national framework to address evolving and complex security threats, including c…