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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Bengaluru, April 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) members held a protest near the Bangalore International Centre in Domlur locality on Tuesday, opposing the Karnataka government’s permission for the release of a book on JNU activist Umar Khalid, who is currently lodged in the Tihar Jail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots case. The Police detained the protesters.The protesters raised slogans against the Congress-led state…
Bengaluru, April 27 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP delegation met Bengaluru Police Commissioner, Seemanth Kumar Singh, on Monday and submitted a memorandum demanding the cancellation of an event supporting Umar Khalid, citing concerns over peace in Bengaluru city. Umar Khalid is currently under arrest under anti-terrorism laws.“We urge you to consider our request in the interest of the city and cancel the event,” the BJP said.The delegation included Bengaluru Central MP P.C. Mohan, BJP State Spoke…
Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) Senior religious leader and chief cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Monday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir administration for declaring a seminary unlawful, alleging “harassment and disempowerment of Kashmiri people”. He also questioned the ‘silence’ of the elected government.Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on X today, “First we have multiple agencies chasing citizens under one pretext or another. Then properties of locals are confiscated. Students protesting alleg…
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court’s Division Bench of Justice Arijit Bandopadhyay and Justice Apurba Sinha Roy, on Tuesday recused from hearing the case on whether Sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 would be applicable in the case related to violence at Beldanga in minority-dominated Murshidabad district in January this year.The matter had now been referred to the Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice, Sujay Paul.While recusing from hearing the mat…
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 …
Vijayawada, April 6 (IANS) The accused in the Vijayawada terror network case were allegedly working to expand the activities of AQIS and ISIS in India on the direction of foreign handler Al-Hakeem Shukoor, officials said on Monday.Five accused, including a woman, revealed details of their plans during the questioning by Andhra Pradesh Police and the Counter-Intelligence Cell during the last five days.Out of the 12 accused arrested in the case, five were grilled by the officials during the five-d…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Student activist Sharjeel Imam is set to surrender before Tihar Jail authorities on Monday upon the expiry of the 10-day interim bail granted to him by a Delhi court in connection with the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Imam had been granted interim bail by the Karkardooma Court from March 20 to March 30 to attend his younger brother’s wedding and to take care of his ailing mother, subject to stringent conditions.Additional Sessions…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) A Delhi court sentenced Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), drawing strong and divergent reactions from political leaders across party lines.Additional Sessions Judge, Chander Jit Singh delivered the sentence after concluding arguments on the quantum of punishment. Andrabi, the chief of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, had earlier been convicted on charges including waging war against the country and criminal…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The security agencies are closely monitoring online chatter by terror operatives and their sympathisers as the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala get ready for elections.Intelligence inputs suggest that plans are afloat by sympathisers of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and those linked to the Islamic State, to try and disrupt the elections.The agencies say that sympathisers and cadres of both the PFI and Islamic State are working closely to undertake a strike in …