Tumakuru (Karnataka), June 8 (IANS) The investigation into the alleged terror-related social media network busted by Karnataka’s Tumakuru police has revealed that the Pakistan-based handler had instructed the arrested youths to build a larger group and recruit 50 to 60 members, promising financial support for their activities, police said on Monday.According to investigators, the handler, identified as Rana, allegedly radicalised the accused through Instagram and other social media platforms, gr…
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Tumakuru (Karnataka), June 6 (IANS) The investigation into the case involving the arrest of two individuals for their alleged links with a Pakistan-based person through social media, and for engaging in activities considered prejudicial to India’s national security and sovereignty, has revealed that the youths attempted to organise others against the nation and carry out disruptive activities, police said on Saturday. Karnataka’s Tumakuru Police arrested two youths, Allabakash (23), a reside…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) In a setback to former Popular Front of India (PFI) Chairman E. Abubacker and other office-bearers of the banned outfit, a Delhi court has ordered framing of charges against them in a National Investigation Agency (NIA) case alleging a conspiracy to overthrow the secular democratic Government of India and establish an Islamic Caliphate by 2047 through violent means. Dismissing the discharge pleas moved by several accused, Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma of the …
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) The Counter Intelligence Kashmir wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday carried out raids at multiple places across the Valley in connection with terror-related cases.Officials said that the Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) started searches at eight locations across six districts of the union territory in connection with an ongoing investigation into Pakistan-sponsored terrorist networks, sleeper cells and activities related to recruitment, radicalisation and…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on the bail plea filed by Athar Khan, one of the accused in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, after orally observing that WhatsApp chats placed on record prima facie indicated his active involvement in the alleged conspiracy.A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain made the observations while hearing submissions on behalf of Khan, who has challenged a trial court…
Srinagar, May 25 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out raids at multiple locations across parts of Kashmir in connection with an ongoing investigation, official sources said. According to sources, searches are being conducted in several areas of Srinagar and Shopian districts as part of the agency’s continued crackdown linked to alleged terror activities and anti-national networks.One of the raids was conducted at Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Imamsahib. The Centre had e…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday granted six months’ interim bail to Delhi riots accused Tasleem Ahmed and Khalid Saifi in the larger conspiracy case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), while referring to a larger bench the question of whether prolonged incarceration and delay in trial can justify the grant of bail despite the statutory embargo contained in Section 43D(5) of the anti-terror law. Observing that different Benches of the apex court have expr…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The killing of Hamza Burhan whose original name was Arjumand Gulzar Dar, dealt a major blow to the propaganda agenda of the Al Badr and Jaish-e-Mohammad in Jammu and Kashmir.Burhan was killed in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) by unknown gunmen. Activity by the Pakistan-backed terrorist groups in J&K has almost come to naught and this has created a sense of desperation.In a bid to radicalise the locals in the Valley, groups such as the Al Badr and Jaish-e-Mohammad ha…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to Salim Malik alias Munna in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, holding that his role was akin to that of certain co-accused who have already been enlarged on bail by the Supreme Court.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain observed that the allegations against Malik placed him in the category of a “local-level facilitator” rather than a key conspirator involved in conceptualisi…
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Pakistan-backed spy involved in clandestinely passing confidential security-related information to Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) as part of an anti-India terror conspiracy, the central investigation agency said in a statement on Wednesday. The Kolkata resident, Zafar Riaz alias Rizvi, had a Look Out Circular issued against him, and proceedings were also underway to declare him a Proclaimed Offender (PO) when he…