New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain, an accused in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots “larger conspiracy case”, has moved a Delhi court seeking interim bail on medical grounds. Hussain, who is facing charges under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, has sought interim relief citing his health condition.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Courts has issued notice o…
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Jammu, March 18 (IANS) After the elimination of the top commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit, Saifullah, last month, police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district have planned a wider crackdown on the ground network and support system of terrorism in the district.Official sources said working in complete synergy with each other, the J&K Police and the security forces have successfully identified the network of overground workers (OGWs) that has been active for the last m…
Washington, March 17 (IANS) Ukraine has rejected allegations against six of its citizens detained in India, saying there is “no established” evidence linking them to unlawful activity. Indian authorities are probing a wider case tied to Myanmar. There was no immediate response from the Trump administration on the arrest of an American citizen on the same charges.“As of now, no facts are proving the involvement of the said Ukrainian citizens in unlawful activities on the territory of India …
Patna, March 12 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against two more accused in a 2022 case related to an alleged conspiracy by the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) to disrupt peace and communal harmony through unlawful and anti-national activities.The chargesheet was submitted on Wednesday before the NIA Special Court, taking the total number of accused arrested and chargesheeted in the case to 20.According to the NIA investigation, the two ac…
Jammu, March 10 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday disengaged services of three workers of Jal Shakti Department for their alleged involvement in anti-national activities.Officials said Showkat Ahmad Zargar, a resident of Iqbal Mohalla Bijbehara in Anantnag district, who was working as a Daily Rated Wager (DRW) in Bijbehara, has been disengaged from service with immediate effect.An FIR No. 53/2019 was registered against him under Section 307 RPC, 7/27 Arms Act and Sections 16 and…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A court here on Monday granted interim bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam, who is facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 North-East Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case, to attend his younger brother’s wedding and take care of his ailing mother. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Courts allowed Imam’s plea and granted him interim bail for 10 …
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday granted interim bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam, who is facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 North-East Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case, to attend his brother’s wedding and take care of his ailing mother. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Courts allowed Imam’s plea and granted him interim bail for 10 days, f…
Jammu, March 7 (IANS) Two mobile phones were recovered by jail authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district from a parcel sent for an inmate in the jail, officials said on Saturday. Officials added that two mobile phones were recovered from a parcel meant for an inmate lodged at a jail in Doda district.The recovery was made by authorities during routine checking of parcels delivered at the district jail in Bhaderwah.”The parcel was meant for delivery to an inmate, who has been lodged in the …
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…
Visakhapatnam, March 3 (IANS) A Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Visakhapatnam has convicted seven accused and sentenced them to imprisonment in a 2015 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case. The court has passed varied simple imprisonment (SI) sentences, ranging from 7 to 10 years, along with fines against the arrested accused under different provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the NIA said in a release on Tuesday.The accused, hailing from Assam, W…