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March - 1 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case against Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) on March 1, reports The Times of India. The decision was taken after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) directed the
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case against Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) on March 1, reports The Times of India. The decision was taken after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) directed the NIA to take up the case against the ABT operatives, after the arrest of Bangladesh national Umar Farukh alias Mahi alias Ali alias Mohammad Aftab Khan on February 28. On November 21, 2017, the Kolkata Special Task Force (STF) arrested three terrorists of ABT who revealed that they had come to Kolkata to procure arms. The ABT is a proscribed terror outfit in Bangladesh.
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March - 3 
One of the founding member of the Indian Mujahideen (IM)—Abdul Subhan Qureshi, a mastermind of the 2008 serial blasts in Ahmedabad (Gujarat), has been sent to 20 days custody of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch on March 3, reports Ahmedabad Mirror. A
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One of the founding member of the Indian Mujahideen (IM)—Abdul Subhan Qureshi, a mastermind of the 2008 serial blasts in Ahmedabad (Gujarat), has been sent to 20 days custody of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch on March 3, reports Ahmedabad Mirror. Abdul was flown to the Ahmedabad on a transfer warrant and presented before the court on next day. He was arrested on January 23 by the Special cell of Delhi Police.
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March - 3 
The Indian Intelligence agencies suspected a conspiracy to settle down 40,000 Rohingya refugees in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas Districts, reports Zee News on March 4. Around 40,000 Rohingyas who are spread-out at diffe
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The Indian Intelligence agencies suspected a conspiracy to settle down 40,000 Rohingya refugees in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas Districts, reports Zee News on March 4. Around 40,000 Rohingyas who are spread-out at different locations in India, reportedly instructed to settle down in two Districts of the West Bengal—a state ruled by the Trinamool Congress, read a report sent to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) regarding the matter. Around 40 organisations have been under Intelligence’s suspicions who are involved in ‘settling down’ the Rohingyas illegally, and also gathering funds from across the country. These organisations had asked the people of nearby villages to donate their land to Rohingya settlement purposes, claimed the report. "Many of the Rohingyas figure in the suspected sinister designs of Islamic State (IS) and other extremists groups who want to achieve their ulterior motives in India including that of flaring up communal and sectarian violence in sensitive areas of the country.", read an affidavit filed by the Central Government in the Supreme Court of India’s registry over the issue.
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March - 5 
After Mirai and Reaper, the Cybersecurity agencies has detected a new malware—Saposhi, with a capability to overtake the electronic devices and turned them into ‘Bots’, reports The Hindu on March 6. The ‘Bot’ devices can
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After Mirai and Reaper, the Cybersecurity agencies has detected a new malware—Saposhi, with a capability to overtake the electronic devices and turned them into ‘Bots’, reports The Hindu on March 6. The ‘Bot’ devices can be misused for any purposes and have the capability to paralyse any industry that depends on information systems. Saposhi was detected 15 days ago and currently under monitoring. So far studied, Saposhi has similar capabilities like of Reaper—that took over millions of devices at the rate of 10,000 devices per day, said an unnamed senior Cyber Police official.
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March - 5 
One of the founders of Indian Mujahideen (IM) and mastermind behind 2008 Ahmedabad blasts—Abdul Subhan Qureshi (48) has confessed to senior officials of the Crime Branch that Riyaz Bhatkal—another founding member of IM had visited A
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One of the founders of Indian Mujahideen (IM) and mastermind behind 2008 Ahmedabad blasts—Abdul Subhan Qureshi (48) has confessed to senior officials of the Crime Branch that Riyaz Bhatkal—another founding member of IM had visited Ahmedabad city thrice in two months before the blasts, reports The Times of India on March 6. Riyaz stayed in Ahmedabad with Abdul Subhan Qureshi and Kayamuddin Kapadia at a rented bungalow in Danilimda in Ahmedabad District, Gujarat where the bombs were assembled, said an unnamed senior Crime Branch officer. Before his arrest, Subhan Qureshi hid his real identity and worked at a local school as an English teacher. Later, he had travelled to Saudi Arabia twice on a passport issued with a fake identity. A probe on his Saudi Arabia trips is ongoing, said an unnamed senior Crime Branch officer.
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March - 5 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed of a common link between 2014 Burdwan blast and 2018 Bodh Gaya ‘Improvised Explosive Devices’ (IED) explosion, where two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leaders—Kausar and Salahu
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed of a common link between 2014 Burdwan blast and 2018 Bodh Gaya ‘Improvised Explosive Devices’ (IED) explosion, where two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leaders—Kausar and Salahuddin were “main conspirators” in Bodh Gaya blast and “absconded” in Burdwan case, reports The Times of India on March 6. During the investigation, the NIA found that six men who were radicalise at Madrasas controlled by JMB, were tasked by Kausar and Salahuddin (both Bangladeshi nationals), to carried out the blast at Bodh Gaya’s Buddhist pilgrimage. All six arrested members suspected to met Kausar and Salahuddin in an unnamed city in Southern India. In a recent interview to JMB’s media wing, Salahuddin had declared himself as the head of JMB’s India operations.
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March - 6 
Iqbal Kaskar’s lawyer Shyam Keswani on March 6, said in the Court that notable gangster Dawood Ibrahim is willing to come back to India and face all charges imposed against him, reports Hindustan Times. As per the statement of Keswani about Daw
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Iqbal Kaskar’s lawyer Shyam Keswani on March 6, said in the Court that notable gangster Dawood Ibrahim is willing to come back to India and face all charges imposed against him, reports Hindustan Times. As per the statement of Keswani about Dawood’s willingness to come back to India, have two conditions. Therefore, the matter is under investigation, said Inspector (Thane Anti-Extortion Cell) Vikas Ghodke. Dawood’s brother— Iqbal Kaskar whose proceedings were ongoing in the Court by his lawyer Keswani, has been sent to Police custody till March 9.
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March - 7 
During the interrogation with Ahmedabad Crime Branch, the co-founder of Indian Mujahideen (IM) and mastermind of 2008 Gujarat blasts—Abdul Subhan Qureshi has revealed that he was living in Nepal for seven years under the fake identity of Abdul
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During the interrogation with Ahmedabad Crime Branch, the co-founder of Indian Mujahideen (IM) and mastermind of 2008 Gujarat blasts—Abdul Subhan Qureshi has revealed that he was living in Nepal for seven years under the fake identity of Abdul Rehman and was taken to jungle of Halol in Panchmahal District in Gujarat, to re-establish terrorist training camp which was there before 2008 Gujarat blasts, reports The Times of India on March 8. Subhan left Ahmedabad 10 days before the blasts and hid in Bihar and Jharkhand before ‘sneaking’ into Nepal in 2009 via Raxual border, said an unnamed Crime Branch official. Subhan had travelled twice to Saudi Arabia forHajj pilgrimage and used the passport issued on the name of Abdul Rehman as a fake identity. A probe about Subhan’s activities in Saudi Arabia is ongoing, said an unnamed official involved in the case.
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March - 7 
In an Islamic Conference schedule to be held on March 9-10, the Chief of Ahle Hadith—a large Sunni sect, on March 7 has proposed to declare Islamic State’s (IS) “terror tactics” as un-Islamic through a fatwa, reports Hindustan
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In an Islamic Conference schedule to be held on March 9-10, the Chief of Ahle Hadith—a large Sunni sect, on March 7 has proposed to declare Islamic State’s (IS) “terror tactics” as un-Islamic through a fatwa, reports Hindustan Times. The fatwa has been endorsed by 40 senior scholars associated with the New Delhi-based Markazi Jamiat Ahle-Hadees Hind, the main body representing the sect, said the appointed leader of the group Maulana Asghar Ali Imam Mahadi Salafi. It is India’s Constitution, the Judiciary system, and the involvement of civil society which are great avenues of justice. This all makes Indian Islamic model the only working model, said former head of Islamic Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia (University) Akhtarul Wassey. In 2007, Uttar Pradesh’s Darul Uloom seminary located in Deoband in Saharanpur District had issued a similar anti-terror declaration, but this is the first time that a prominent Islamic religious-conservative group closely identified with Salafists would rule against the IS.
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March - 7 
The Parliamentary Panel—headed by the senior Congress Leader P. Chidambaram on March 7, claimed that the Panel is concerned over the rise in the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) cases even after the demonetisation, reports Outlook India. No m
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The Parliamentary Panel—headed by the senior Congress Leader P. Chidambaram on March 7, claimed that the Panel is concerned over the rise in the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) cases even after the demonetisation, reports Outlook India. No measures have been taken by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to replace the existing FICN detection machines to detect the cross-border smuggling FICN or to make it compatible for detecting FICNs with new denomination notes, says the Parliamentary Panel. However, the Government of India made a claim the process of demonetisation would diminish the ‘black money’ and counterfeit currency used for illegal activities including terrorism.
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March - 7 
The Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) claimed to have de-radicalised seven Indian youths who were influenced under nine Islamic State (IS) recruiters—including Saifullah, reports The Times of India. The UP ATS have de-radicalis
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The Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) claimed to have de-radicalised seven Indian youths who were influenced under nine Islamic State (IS) recruiters—including Saifullah, reports The Times of India. The UP ATS have de-radicalised seven youths from different locations of the country in last one year. This de-radicalisation programme was initiated by the ATS, said Inspector-General (IG) of ATS Asim Arun. Under the de-radicalisation programme, a Sub-Inspector (SI) rank officer was made in-charge and family members of such youths were taken into confidence. These youths were not found involved in any terror activity and had merely been influenced by IS ideology, explained Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of ATS Umesh Srivastava. On March 8, 2017, The UP ATS had killed Saifullah after a 12-hour operation in Haji colony of Dubagga in Lucknow District. The intelligence input about Saifullah’s hideout was provided by Telangana Police officials. Other eight IS recruiters are currently lodged in a jail in Delhi and their judicial trial is ongoing.
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March - 8 
An Afghan national—Rehman Dawlat, wanted by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for radicalising four Indian youths from Kalyan in Maharashtra to join Islamic State (IS), was shot dead by the Afghanistan Forces, reports Hindustan Times o
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An Afghan national—Rehman Dawlat, wanted by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for radicalising four Indian youths from Kalyan in Maharashtra to join Islamic State (IS), was shot dead by the Afghanistan Forces, reports Hindustan Times on March 9. Confirming the news of Rehman’s death, several Indian law-enforcement agencies, including Maharashtra ATS, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), visited us to record his wife—Yasmeen’s statement and none of the agencies does any kind of harassment. They [agencies] asked questions and left after verifying the statements, said a close relative of Rehman.
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March - 8 
As a part of ongoing probe on terror-related cases, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 8 raided Jamia Arabia Seminary in Hathaura of Banda District in Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), reports Hindustan Times. The NIA had some specific Intelligence
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As a part of ongoing probe on terror-related cases, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 8 raided Jamia Arabia Seminary in Hathaura of Banda District in Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), reports Hindustan Times. The NIA had some specific Intelligence inputs and requested to provide Police personnel for their operation in Hathaura, said Superintendent of Police (SP) (Banda District) Shalini. The Seminary with nearly 15,000 students is one of the leading Islamic Seminaries in the State and was established in 1952. The NIA had some information about the people who studied at the Seminary. The raid caused anger among the students who held the protest, said an unnamed source. The raid was a part of ongoing investigation of a terror network which was busted in December 2017 with the arrest of Tauseef Malik from Kashmir. Tauseef was a third-year student at the Jamia Arabia Seminary and lived its Darul Taleem hostel, said the unnamed source. The NIA officials searched Tauseef’s room and recovered his records, during several hours of search and probing of Tauseef’s roommates, some Kashmiri students and the hostel warden.
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March - 9 
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 9 has stated that a probe about the renewal of Farooq Takla’s passport is ongoing, reports Hindustan Times. Farooq Takla—Dawood Ibrahim’s aid is an accused on 1993 Mumbai blasts, had m
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 9 has stated that a probe about the renewal of Farooq Takla’s passport is ongoing, reports Hindustan Times. Farooq Takla—Dawood Ibrahim’s aid is an accused on 1993 Mumbai blasts, had managed to renew his passport in Dubai in 2011 despite of being on Red Corner Notice (RCN) issued by the Interpol. There is a formal process of renewal of passport and it is very clear that he is a fugitive and a wanted criminal by the Government of India (GoI). We were in contact with the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and as a result, they [UAE Government] deported him to India, said the MEA’s Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar. Farooq Takla on March 8 was sent to the judicial custody till March 19 by the ‘Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act’ or TADA Court in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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March - 10 
At a joint press conference, the France’s Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron met the India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10, and emphasised on the strategic partnership of India and France—highlighting that both countries have decided
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At a joint press conference, the France’s Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron met the India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10, and emphasised on the strategic partnership of India and France—highlighting that both countries have decided to work together to eradicate the threat of terrorism and radicalisation, reports The Hindu. India and France have signed 14 key agreements in the strategic areas of security, nuclear energy, education, environment, urban developments, railways and protection of classified information, including an agreement on ‘reciprocal logistical support’ by the Armed Forces of both countries.
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March - 10 
Considering the decision of Pakistan’s Islamabad High Court on March 9 to allow the registration of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed’s Milli Muslim League (MML) as a legitimate political party, India and the United St
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Considering the decision of Pakistan’s Islamabad High Court on March 9 to allow the registration of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed’s Milli Muslim League (MML) as a legitimate political party, India and the United States (US) are likely to discuss an ‘action plan’ against Hafiz Saeed during the meeting of its Foreign and Defence Secretaries scheduled to be in Washington D.C. (US), reports Hindustan Times on March 11. India’s Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra would be travelling to the US as part of ‘2+2’ Dialogue between India and the US on April 18, 2018. The forthcoming meeting would add new names or entities for designation as terrorists or terror groups by the US. In the Dialogue, the two Secretaries would also discuss the developments in Afghanistan, Iran and the Maldives to which LeT spread its branches.
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March - 10 
The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh on March 10 urged the officials of Power, Railways, and Nuclear Energy sectors to perform Cyber-Security audits on continuous basis to contain the vulnerability of a Cyber attack, reports The Ti
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The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh on March 10 urged the officials of Power, Railways, and Nuclear Energy sectors to perform Cyber-Security audits on continuous basis to contain the vulnerability of a Cyber attack, reports The Times of India. Addressing the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel on the 49th Raising Day, Rajnath Singh emphasised on Cyber Security plans to contain the new generation Cyber threats upon India’s critical infrastructure and networks in the power sector, railways, nuclear energy and airports, as there had been Cyber incidents to penetrate the firewall of these establishments. Despite of the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC)—a federal-level division, a new division for Cyber Security was established within the UMHA, to tackle the Cyber threats, said Rajnath Singh.
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March - 11 
In an another Diplomatic tension between India and Pakistan, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan has raided the ‘under construction’ residence complexes of the Indian Diplomats in Islamabad, Pakistan, reports Daily News and
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In an another Diplomatic tension between India and Pakistan, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan has raided the ‘under construction’ residence complexes of the Indian Diplomats in Islamabad, Pakistan, reports Daily News and Analysis on March 12. The ISI-led Pakistani agencies expelled all service providers and later disconnected the water and power supply to the Indian Diplomats’ residential complexes. This action has compelled most families to return to India. The matter was forward to the attention of Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on February 16 by the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria. Despite of Janjua’s assurance, the power supply and other ‘essential’ services were not restored for two weeks, said an unnamed source involved in the developments of the issue.
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March - 11 
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch officials took Abdul Subhan Qureshi alias Taukeer— co-founder and key member of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), to Surat for re-construction of the terror plan, reports The Times of India on March 12. Abdul Qureshi is acc
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The Ahmedabad Crime Branch officials took Abdul Subhan Qureshi alias Taukeer— co-founder and key member of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), to Surat for re-construction of the terror plan, reports The Times of India on March 12. Abdul Qureshi is accused of 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, and had stayed at a rented house in Baruch with other suspects and planned the Surat serial blasts. However, the timers placed in bombs for Surat blasts, were malfunctioned and bombs failed to explode. In Surat, the Crime Branch had their first lead in the 2008 Ahmedabad blasts case after the arrest of Sajid Mansoori who was arrested from Baruch District in August 2008.
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March - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed chargesheet against four accused—Haja Fakkurudeen (42), Khaja Moideen (50), Shakul Hameed (27), Ansar Meeran (29) for their alleged links with Islamic State (IS), reports Mumbai Mirror on March 13.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed chargesheet against four accused—Haja Fakkurudeen (42), Khaja Moideen (50), Shakul Hameed (27), Ansar Meeran (29) for their alleged links with Islamic State (IS), reports Mumbai Mirror on March 13. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has directed the NIA to investigate eight people from Tamil Nadu and a person from Telangana for their alleged activities related recruitment, organising camp, receiving illicit funds and helped new recruits to travel to Syria and join IS. “NIA investigation has revealed that the prime accused Haja Fakkurudeen had organised and attended several conspiracy meetings in India, with his associates, for raising funds and to recruit persons to Daesh (Arabic synonym of IS) in 2014. He had subsequently joined Daesh in Syria along with his family during the last week of January 2014 and has been seen featured in the propaganda video released by the terrorist organisation on social media websites during December 2016,” read a statement released by the NIA.
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March - 12 
Upon credible information, the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA)Mumbai Branch has arrested Dalim Mia, resident of Malda District (West Bengal) and Ashok Kumbar—resident of Belagavi District (Karnataka) for their involvement in the Fak
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Upon credible information, the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA)Mumbai Branch has arrested Dalim Mia, resident of Malda District (West Bengal) and Ashok Kumbar—resident of Belagavi District (Karnataka) for their involvement in the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) supply at several places in Karnataka, Maharashtra and other parts of the country, reports Mumbai Mirror on March 13. The NIA received information about Dalim Mia who was arrested from Pune, Maharashtra. Upon Dalim’s statement, a search operation was carried out with the help of local Police and Ashok Kumbar got arrested. The Police recovered FICNs worth INR 82,000 from Ashok’s possession, said an unnamed NIA official. The recovered FICNs are of fine quality. It is suspected that the FICNs were printed and smuggled from across the border, said NIA’s Spokesperson Alok Mittal.
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March - 13 
A team of Indian Navy would conduct a coastal security campaign in Ernakulam District in Kerala on March 14 and 15, reports The New Indian Express March 14. Representatives of District Administration, Department of Fisheries and Coastal Police would
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A team of Indian Navy would conduct a coastal security campaign in Ernakulam District in Kerala on March 14 and 15, reports The New Indian Express March 14. Representatives of District Administration, Department of Fisheries and Coastal Police would participate in the campaign. The focus area of the campaign would be Coastal Security, lifesaving and communication equipment, and actions to be taken on sight of suspected vessel.
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March - 14 
Five unidentified Islamic State (IS) sympathisers from different location from across India, travelled to Doha (Qatar) in late 2017 with a plan to sneak into Syria and join the IS, were arrested and has been deported to India and undergoing the de-ra
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Five unidentified Islamic State (IS) sympathisers from different location from across India, travelled to Doha (Qatar) in late 2017 with a plan to sneak into Syria and join the IS, were arrested and has been deported to India and undergoing the de-radicalisation process, reports Daily News and Analysis on March 15. These five IS sympathisers belong to Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Pune (Maharashtra) and Bijnour in Uttar Pradesh (U.P.). In November 2017, they were arrested by the Doha Police and their interrogation revealed that one of them [unidentified] had sneak into Syria and come back. The group was deported to India in February 2017. The sympathisers confessed that they use social media to reach out to its potential recruiters. In case if does not work-out, then they planned to sneak into IS-controlled regions such as Syria and Iraq.
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March - 14 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 14, filed charges against a British national of Bangladesh origin—Samiun Rehman who illegally entered India from Bangladesh with a conspiracy of carrying-out terrorist activities, reports Hindust
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 14, filed charges against a British national of Bangladesh origin—Samiun Rehman who illegally entered India from Bangladesh with a conspiracy of carrying-out terrorist activities, reports Hindustan Times. Upon his arrest in September 2017, incriminating materials, alleged chat with al Qaeda operatives were found in his laptop and mobile phone, which signals towards his association with al Qaeda, claimed NIA. Rehman illegally entered India through Beenapole border in West Bengal and stayed at several hideouts in India. His intentions were to establishment of the base of al Qaeda and execute the plan of terror attacks in India. Rehman was arrested in Delhi in September 2017.
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March - 15 
A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) was arrested by customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on March 15 after he was found to be in possession of five pistol-conversion carbine units, reports H
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A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) was arrested by customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on March 15 after he was found to be in possession of five pistol-conversion carbine units, reports Hindustan Times. The Pistol converters can convert pistol into assault rifles. The recovered items include four RONI G1 pistol-carbine conversion units, one RONI B (Beretta M9/92FS) pistol-carbine conversion unit, two L-3 EoTech holographic weapon sight along with some other equipments.The unidentified 45 year old militant was arrested after he landed in New Delhi from Bangkok. A customs official stated that ‘We had information that he might be carrying contraband. He was stopped and nothing suspicious was found in the hand baggage. His registered baggage was scanned and the converters along with several other accessories which help improve the accuracy of fire arms were recovered’. The customs official mentioned above added that the person had frequently travelled between Bangkok and India, but usually landed in Kolkata.
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March - 15 
Addressing the 4th Counterterrorism Conference, the Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh on March 15 has said that radicalisation of the youth is one of the challenging programme, reports Hindustan Times. Many countries have identified
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Addressing the 4th Counterterrorism Conference, the Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh on March 15 has said that radicalisation of the youth is one of the challenging programme, reports Hindustan Times. Many countries have identified this problem and have already taken measures to deal with it. India has cracked some modules that were conspiring for a terrorist attack on Indian soil. Whereas the shift al Qaeda’s network from Middle-east to South Asia and this pose a serious conern, said Rajnath Singh. The Government has kept a keen watch on the growth of IS and their ways of using social media as a key tool for ideological indoctrination, recruitment and networking by targeting young generation and intellectual Muslims, added Rajnath Singh.
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March - 15 
The Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF) on March 15, arrested two persons—Rinku Sheikh (23) and Rakimul Sheikh (24) from a unnamed market in Kolkata in West Bengal and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in denomination of
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The Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF) on March 15, arrested two persons—Rinku Sheikh (23) and Rakimul Sheikh (24) from a unnamed market in Kolkata in West Bengal and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in denomination of INR 500 and INR 2,000 of worth INR 10 lakhs, reports Indian Express. Reportedly, both have come to the market to make purchases with the FICNs. Both were produced before the Court on next day of the arrest, and granted 12 days Police custody, said an unnamed senior STF officer. Rinku and Rakimul are resident of Kaliachak in Malda District of West Bengal.
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March - 15 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against four accused including a Singaporean of India-origin—Haja Fakkurudeen for conspiring and organizing the terror camps, recruitment and training of Islamic State (IS) sympathizer
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against four accused including a Singaporean of India-origin—Haja Fakkurudeen for conspiring and organizing the terror camps, recruitment and training of Islamic State (IS) sympathizers in Tamil Nadu and Telangana, reports The Hindu on March 16. The other persons in the chargesheet are Khaja Moideen (50), Shakul Hameed (27), Ansar Meeran (29) with Sections 120-B and 125 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) imposed on them. Haja Fakkurudeen had organised and attended several meetings in India with his associates, for raising funds and to recruit persons to the IS during 2013-14. He joined the IS in Syria along with his family during the last week of January, 2014, and has been seen in the propaganda video released by IS in December, 2016.
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March - 16 
The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a North Korean national identified as Jhung Ho (mid 30s) who entered India illegally through India-Bangladesh international border in North 24 Parganas District in West Bengal, reports The New Indian Expr
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The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a North Korean national identified as Jhung Ho (mid 30s) who entered India illegally through India-Bangladesh international border in North 24 Parganas District in West Bengal, reports The New Indian Express on February17. In preliminary investigation, Jhung Ho revealed that he has a valid North Korean passport but entered India without Indian visa. He had been employed with a North Korean firm that makes mining equipment which is based in Bangladesh. He wanted to see India but could not get the tourist visa therefore he tried the illegal way to enter India. He learned few words of Bengali and English, said an unnamed BSF official. Jhung Ho was handed-over to the Police officials at Swarupnagar Police Station in North 24 Parganas District (West Bengal) where he confessed that he paid good amount to a tout to be taken across the border. Jhung Ho was awarded a Police custody by the local court. The counterparts in Bangladesh confirmed Jhung Ho’s profession but he is unable to satisfy the investigators over his decision to illegally enter India, said an unnamed Police officer at North 24 Parganas District.
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March - 16 
The case of ‘Islamic State (IS) recruitment’ filed against 10 people including a resident of Peringadi near Mahe in Puducherry, has several loopholes and went against the established facts of the modus operandi of IS, reports The Times of
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The case of ‘Islamic State (IS) recruitment’ filed against 10 people including a resident of Peringadi near Mahe in Puducherry, has several loopholes and went against the established facts of the modus operandi of IS, reports The Times of India on March 17. The Kerala Police had filed a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UA(P)A] on the basis of a complaint filed by an unnamed girl against the accused Mohammed Riyaz and his associates for ‘trying to sell-off the girl as a sex slave to the IS operatives in Syria’. Earlier, the girl informed the High Court, that she married Riyaz at Bangalore (Karnataka) and converted to Islam on her own. But now the Police said that the accused had taken the nude photos of the girl and compelled her to depose in favour of Riyaz in the court. The girl was in the custody of her parents, so how is it possible that she was threaten by showing the nude photos of her, said a close friend of Mohammed Riyaz. The case is being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Two of Riyaz’s friends hailing from Paravur in Ernakulam District were arrested and have been released on bail, later. Mohammed Riyaz who was arrested at Chennai (Tamil Nadu) when he arrived from Saudi Arabia, is still in Police custody.
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March - 16 
The Odisha Police on March 16 has arrested five persons—Bhabani Bag, Santosh Saraf, Arabinda Bag, Damodar Chalan, and Rameswar Bag, alleged for involvement in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) production units at Chalanpada area and Chichia ar
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The Odisha Police on March 16 has arrested five persons—Bhabani Bag, Santosh Saraf, Arabinda Bag, Damodar Chalan, and Rameswar Bag, alleged for involvement in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) production units at Chalanpada area and Chichia area in Nuapada District in Odisha, reports The Times of India. Acting on specific inputs, the Police team arrested two persons from Chalanpada unit and the following probing led to the team to Chichia unit. In total, 112 FICNs of denomination INR 100 were recovered from two production units. Another accused is still on large in the same case, said an unnamed Police official from the case. Along with FICNs— a printer, a computer system, five cellphones, a USB drive and other electronic devices had been recovered from the locations.
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March - 17 
The Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on March 17 has arrested three unidentified Bangladeshi nationals on suspicion of their alleged links with Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), reports The Hindu. All three were residing in Maharashtra using the forge
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on March 17 has arrested three unidentified Bangladeshi nationals on suspicion of their alleged links with Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), reports The Hindu. All three were residing in Maharashtra using the forged documents and they were picked-up for the probing from Akurdi and Wanowrie in Pune District, Maharashtra. The probing is ongoing related to their association with ABT and their role in Maharashtra, said an unnamed ATS official.
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March - 20 
39 Indians abducted by the Islamic State (IS) in Mosul in Iraq three years ago have died, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of Indian Parliament) on March 20 (today), reports First Post. "Deep penetrati
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39 Indians abducted by the Islamic State (IS) in Mosul in Iraq three years ago have died, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of Indian Parliament) on March 20 (today), reports First Post. "Deep penetration radar confirmed that all Indians were dead after all bodies were exhumed," Sushma Swaraj said, adding that the mortal remains of the persons were sent to Baghdad. "For verification of the bodies, DNA samples of their relatives were sent there. Four state government — Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar were involved in the process," she said. General VK Singh will travel to Iraq to bring back the mortal remains of the Indians killed, the Minister said. "The plane carrying mortal remains will first go to Amritsar, then to Patna and then to Kolkata."The search for the missing persons carried on for most of 2017, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) claiming no knowledge of their location. In July 2017, after ruckus in the Lok Sabha (the Lower House of Indian Parliament) over the issue of the 39 Indians missing in Mosul, Swaraj said that there is no evidence to substantiate the claim that they have died. "And declaring anyone dead without proof is a sin that I won't commit," she had said. The group of 40 Indian labourers, mostly from Punjab, was taken hostage by the Islamic State when it overran Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, in 2014. The workers were reportedly trying to leave Mosul when they were intercepted. However, one of them escaped by posing as a Muslim from Bangladesh.
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March - 20 
In first of the six cases of Islamic State (IS), the Special Court in Kochi, Kerala has announced to give verdict on March 24, reports The Deccan Chronicle on March 21. In a case where 15 persons from Kasaragod District, Kerala alleged to migrate to
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In first of the six cases of Islamic State (IS), the Special Court in Kochi, Kerala has announced to give verdict on March 24, reports The Deccan Chronicle on March 21. In a case where 15 persons from Kasaragod District, Kerala alleged to migrate to Nangahar Province of Afghanistan to join IS in 2016, the final hearing of the case was completed on March 20. The only person arrested in the case is Yasmin Mohammad Zahid—resident of Bihar who is facing trial at the moment but out on bail.
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March - 20 
The Indian Intelligence agencies on March 20, after a week of the arrest of three Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) operatives in Pune, has signals the possible shift of Bangladesh-based terror outfit—ABT’s allegiance from al Qaeda to Islamic
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The Indian Intelligence agencies on March 20, after a week of the arrest of three Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) operatives in Pune, has signals the possible shift of Bangladesh-based terror outfit—ABT’s allegiance from al Qaeda to Islamic State (IS), reports The Hindu. After the incidents of Burdwan blasts in West Bengal in 2014, and Bodh Gaya IED explosions in January 2018—both perpetrated by Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), the arrests of ABT operatives is a serious concern, said an unnamed senior Intelligence official. The ATS has specific information that ABT has conducted reconnaissance of several locations in India, including Mumbai (Maharashtra). On the other side, IS has established its presence directly or indirectly in 21 countries, including Bangladesh. ABT is affiliated with al Qaeda and IS originated from al Qaeda itself, therefore the possibility of allegiance of ABT to IS could not be denied. India has always been on the IS hit list; several operatives have been arrested in the past, and several have gone from India to join the IS,” said an unnamed officer involved in the case.However, Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has been cracking down the network of ABT operatives in India. ABT was banned in Bangladesh and taking advantage of bordering India, the ABT operatives entered into India illegally and spread-out in the country, reports The Free Press Journal on March 21. ABT—which is a front organisation of al Qaeda, is a new threat to India. Their members’ success rate in Integrated Explosive Device (IED) blasts in 100 percent, said an unnamed officer. Last week, the Maharashtra ATS has arrested five Bangladeshi nationals who are the members of ABT. They have been booked under Sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UA(P)A] 1967, the Indian Penal Code (IPC), The Passport (Entry into India) Rules 1950, The Foreigners’ Order 1948, and The Foreigners Act 1946.
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March - 20 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has alerted about the activities of individuals returning from Islamic State (IS) controlled regions in Syria, where both transnational organisations—IS and al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) pose n
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has alerted about the activities of individuals returning from Islamic State (IS) controlled regions in Syria, where both transnational organisations—IS and al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) pose new challenges to the Security in the region, reports The Deccan Herald on March 21. Through the misuse of social media and the Internet, the terror outfits are radicalising the youth which in-turn is a biggest challenge in recent times. The outfits use proxy servers to avoid or misled their presence by the Intelligence agencies, read a report titled ‘Central Armed Police Forces and Internet Security Challenges—Evaluation and Response Mechanism’.
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March - 21 
The Armed Forces are facing a shortage of over 52,000 soldiers with the Army topping the list with over 21,000 vacant posts, the Government said on March 21, reports Daily Excelsior. According to the details provided by Minister of State for Defence
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The Armed Forces are facing a shortage of over 52,000 soldiers with the Army topping the list with over 21,000 vacant posts, the Government said on March 21, reports Daily Excelsior. According to the details provided by Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre in the Lok Sabha (the Lower House of Indian Parliament), the Army is reeling under a shortage of 21,383 personnel, while the number of vacant posts in the Navy is 16,348 and 15,010 in the Air Force. Replying to a question, he said 7,680 posts of officers are lying vacant in the Army.
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March - 21 
The Maharashtra’s Home Department on March 21 held meeting with senior Police and Intelligence officials to assess the law and order incidents, mainly post an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in a parcel at a courier facility in Ahme
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The Maharashtra’s Home Department on March 21 held meeting with senior Police and Intelligence officials to assess the law and order incidents, mainly post an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in a parcel at a courier facility in Ahmednagar city, reports Daily News and Analysis. Considering the strategy in dealing with anti-terror activities, the Government of Maharashtra and its Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has kept radar on Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT). All Intelligence agencies are working hard to contain the efforts of terror outfits to radicalise the youth and also to arrest the culprits behind the Ahmednagar’s IED explosion incident, said Minister of State for Home Deepak Kesarkar. In the meeting, the activities of Pakistan-based terror groups, mainly Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), also the activities of indigenous groups—Indian Mujahideen (IM) and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was also discussed.
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March - 22 
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) would probe the Ahmednagar parcel explosion case that occurred on March 20 in which two persons were injured, reports The Indian Express on March 23. The investigation for a terror angle is on-going, as a cr
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) would probe the Ahmednagar parcel explosion case that occurred on March 20 in which two persons were injured, reports The Indian Express on March 23. The investigation for a terror angle is on-going, as a crude-bomb was planted inside a parcel addressed to a Pune-resident social worker Sanjay Nahar. Sanjay Nahar heads an organisation—Sarhad, that works for the welfare of the communities from the cross-border areas of the country. A letter as a trap and the level of deception in the delivery of the parcel pointed towards an angle of terror act. The Nashik unit of the ATS would investigate the case. Along with ATS, a team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) would also looking into the case, said unidentified sources. The preliminary investigation revealed that the letter written in Hindi language was sent by a woman—a student of Sarhad College which was run by the organisation and presently working in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra.
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March - 22 
The Uttar Pradesh Police on March 22 arrested two persons—Mohammad Uzir and Mohammad Miraz—residents of Kariali village in Malda District (West Bengal), from Vijay Nagar area in Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh, and recovered the Fake
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The Uttar Pradesh Police on March 22 arrested two persons—Mohammad Uzir and Mohammad Miraz—residents of Kariali village in Malda District (West Bengal), from Vijay Nagar area in Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh, and recovered the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR two lakhs, reports The Times of India. All recovered FICNs are in the denomination of INR 2,000. The preliminary interrogation has revealed that both of them procured the FICNs from Malda District and after delivering the FICNs to designated person, the duo would get 20 percent amount as a commission, said the Vijay Nagar Police Station’s Station Head Officer (SHO) Naresh Kumar Singh. Considering the sensitivity of the matter, the officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Noida Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had also participated in the preliminary interrogation.
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March - 23 
The United States’ (US) Lawmakers on March 23 has emphasised that the Pakistan-based Dawood Ibrahim led D-Company has varied in many business, including drug proceeds, and emerged as a ‘powerful’ transnational crime-terror organisat
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The United States’ (US) Lawmakers on March 23 has emphasised that the Pakistan-based Dawood Ibrahim led D-Company has varied in many business, including drug proceeds, and emerged as a ‘powerful’ transnational crime-terror organisation, reports The Tribune. According to the US and Indian Intelligence officials, Dawood Ibrahim—a ‘most wanted’ criminal is based in Karachi in Pakistan, but his presence has been declined by Pakistan. Addressing the US lawmakers, Professor Louise Shelley of George Mason University (US) stated that D-Company had historic role as a drug transhipment point and has diversified its business in many other areas.
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March - 23 
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on March 23 has arrested five persons—Mohammad Mantu, Shahnewaz Ansari, Aslam, Zahid, and Wasim, in Sadarpur village of Gautam Buddh Nagar District in Noida (Uttar Pradesh), and recovered the Fake In
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The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on March 23 has arrested five persons—Mohammad Mantu, Shahnewaz Ansari, Aslam, Zahid, and Wasim, in Sadarpur village of Gautam Buddh Nagar District in Noida (Uttar Pradesh), and recovered the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 13,000 with original currency worth INR 30,000, reports The Times of India. Acting upon specific information, the Noida Police formed the ATS and arrested the FICNs gang members who tried to circulate FICNs in the local market. Preliminary interrogation has revealed that a person—Shahid who is a resident of West Bengal, gave INR one lakh in FICNs in exchange of original currency worth INR 40,000. Along with FICNs, the ATS team also seized a car, five cellular phones and some documents from the arrested persons.
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March - 23 
The West Bengal’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on March 23 recovered the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in INR 2,000 denomination of worth INR 4 Lakhs, from Kaliachak area in Malda District of West Bengal, reports Business Standa
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The West Bengal’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on March 23 recovered the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in INR 2,000 denomination of worth INR 4 Lakhs, from Kaliachak area in Malda District of West Bengal, reports Business Standard. Acting upon specific inputs, the CID team raided the Sujapur bus station in Kaliachak area and arrested two person—Mohibur Rahman (19) and Amir Hossain (20) with FICNs. Both persons are newly involved in the racket, hence further probe in on-going, said an unnamed senior official involved in the case.
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March - 24 
The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) Special Court in Kochi (Kerala) on March 24 has announced the verdict in the ‘Kerala Islamic State (IS) recruitment case’ and sentenced Yasmeen Mohammed Zahid to seven-year imprisonment with
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The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) Special Court in Kochi (Kerala) on March 24 has announced the verdict in the ‘Kerala Islamic State (IS) recruitment case’ and sentenced Yasmeen Mohammed Zahid to seven-year imprisonment with a fine of INR 25,000, reports The Hindu. The case was related to the illegal migration of 15 persons from Kerala to Afghanistan in 2016, with further intentions to join IS. On July 30, 2016, Yasmeen Zahid was arrested from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi, just before travelling to Kabul along with her child. The first accused of the case—Abdul Rashid Abdulla is suspected to have joined IS and living in the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan.
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March - 24 
The Uttar Pradesh Police on March 24 has cracked down a Hawala (illegal money transfers) network in which 10 people from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh respectively, were in contact with people in Pakistan and had opened bank accounts with forge id
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The Uttar Pradesh Police on March 24 has cracked down a Hawala (illegal money transfers) network in which 10 people from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh respectively, were in contact with people in Pakistan and had opened bank accounts with forge identities following their instructions, reports Hindustan Times. Following the preliminary investigation, the Police has arrested 10 people for their involvement in terror-funding activities and recovered INR 52 lakhs from their various bank accounts. Money flowed in from Nepal, Pakistan and Qatar and that flow was controlled by persons in Pakistan, said an unnamed Police official. The arrested persons were involved in the task of supplying money to the sleeper modules and operatives of terror outfits across the country, said Inspector-General (IG) Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Asim Arun. Two of the arrested persons are identified as Sanjay Saroj arrested from Pratapgarh District in Uttar Pradesh and Uma Shankar Singh—arrested from Rewa District in Madhya Pradesh, were in direct-connection with a Pakistan-based handler who reportedly had links with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Both—Uma Shankar and Sanjay used to earn 10 percent of the amount transferred as their commission, said IG Arun.
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March - 25 
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on March 25 arrested eight unidentified Bangladeshi citizens from Kandivali area of Mumbai Suburban District, for staying in India without legal documents, reports The Tribune. Following the preliminary inte
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on March 25 arrested eight unidentified Bangladeshi citizens from Kandivali area of Mumbai Suburban District, for staying in India without legal documents, reports The Tribune. Following the preliminary interrogation, the arrested persons confessed that they are citizens of Bangladesh. Two managed to procure India’s Permanent Account Number (PAN) and Aadhaar Cards. All eight persons are charged under the various Sections of the Passport (Entry to India) Rules, the Foreigners’ Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), said an unnamed Police official.
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March - 27 
The Government officials of India and the United States (US) on March 27 held the 15th meeting of India-US Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (JWG) in New Delhi and emphasised over the need of coordination to counter threats from terrorist groups,
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The Government officials of India and the United States (US) on March 27 held the 15th meeting of India-US Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (JWG) in New Delhi and emphasised over the need of coordination to counter threats from terrorist groups, reports Hindustan Times. The representatives also discussed the international and bilateral cooperation on Justice, law-enforcement, and efforts to counterterrorism, read a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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March - 28 
One of the founder and member of Indian Mujahideen (IM)—Abdul Subhan Qureshi alias Tauqeer likely to be bought to Kochi regarding a probe in Wagamon SIMI camp case, reports The New Indian Express on March 29. Qureshi was in Gujarat Police&rsquo
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One of the founder and member of Indian Mujahideen (IM)—Abdul Subhan Qureshi alias Tauqeer likely to be bought to Kochi regarding a probe in Wagamon SIMI camp case, reports The New Indian Express on March 29. Qureshi was in Gujarat Police’s custody regarding the Ahmedabad serial blasts case. However, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is planning to bring Qureshi to Kochi and produce him before the Kochi NIA Court on April 3, said an unnamed NIA officer. In December 2007, Qureshi was a treasurer of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) when the camp at Wagamon or Vagamon in Kottayam and Idukki District of Kerala. The trial of the case is on-going at the NIA’s court in Kochi.
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March - 29 
A joint operation—‘Kuber’, led by the Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Income Tax Department on March 29, cracked down a Hawala (illegal money) network and arrested a man—Banwari, with unaccounted cash of worth INR
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A joint operation—‘Kuber’, led by the Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Income Tax Department on March 29, cracked down a Hawala (illegal money) network and arrested a man—Banwari, with unaccounted cash of worth INR 4 crores from a Delhi-Ahmedabad bound private bus near Manoharpur area on the outskirts of Jaipur, Rajasthan, reports Daily News and Analysis. It came to the notice that huge amount of illegal money was sent and received at intervals. On March 28, the team was informed that a consignment was being sent from Delhi in a private bus bound to Ahmedabad. The teams of ATS and Income Tax Department raided the bus and recovered illegal money, said Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of ATS Vikas Kumar. The preliminary investigation has revealed that the ‘kingpin’ in the case is a resident of Bhilwara District of Rajasthan and has association with a political party.
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March - 29 
As per the claims of Kerala Police, four people from Kerala’s Kasaragod District who joined Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan reportedly have been killed in a bomb attack, reports Hindustan Times on March 30. The ‘killed’ people inc
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As per the claims of Kerala Police, four people from Kerala’s Kasaragod District who joined Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan reportedly have been killed in a bomb attack, reports Hindustan Times on March 30. The ‘killed’ people included Shihaz, his wife—Ajmala and their child, along with another person—Mohammed Mansad. The Police have been waiting for more information, said an unnamed Police officer. Including these four, the total number of deaths of Kerala natives after joining IS in Afghanistan has risen to eight, after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had confirmed death of four people, last year. Though, the State Police has no confirmation from the NIA in this matter.
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March - 29 
The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on March 29 has busted an international syndicate of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and arrested two persons—Dilip Shah (32), a resident of Nepal and, Anand Dass/Das (48)—a resident of West Be
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The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on March 29 has busted an international syndicate of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and arrested two persons—Dilip Shah (32), a resident of Nepal and, Anand Dass/Das (48)—a resident of West Bengal and recovered FICNs worth INR 4.50 lakhs in the denomination of INR 2,000, in Delhi, reports Daily News and Analysis. Acting upon specific information, Delhi Police’s special cell mounted the surveillance on the movements of the accused. During the interrogation, it was revealed that the FICNs were moved into India from Nepal and Bangladesh borders, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Special Cell P.S. Kushwah.
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March - 29 
The Pune’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on March 29 has claimed that the documents recovered from arrested Bangladesh citizens on March 17, has revealed their involvement in assisting the members of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT)—reportedly a
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The Pune’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on March 29 has claimed that the documents recovered from arrested Bangladesh citizens on March 17, has revealed their involvement in assisting the members of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT)—reportedly a ‘front face’ of al-Qaeda in Bangladesh, reports The Indian Express. Earlier (on specified date), the Pune ATS had arrested two Bangladeshi citizens—Mohammad Aahat Ali and Mohammad Hassan Ali and recovered Debit Cards with a forge identity of ‘Sopan Biswas and Tushar Biswas’. Along with fake identities, the ATS team recovered four Aadhaar Cards, three Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards, 34 empty casings of SIM cards, six cellular phones with memory cards, several money transfer receipts, and a diary that has records of monetary transactions with ABT operatives, said Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of ATS Sunil Darekar.
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March - 31 
Acting upon specific information, a team of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)- Visakhapatnam unit on March 31 has intercepted two unidentified person travelling in East Coast Express bound to Hyderabad (Telangana) and recovered five packe
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Acting upon specific information, a team of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)- Visakhapatnam unit on March 31 has intercepted two unidentified person travelling in East Coast Express bound to Hyderabad (Telangana) and recovered five packets of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in denomination of INR 2,000 worth of INR 10.20 Lakhs, reports The Times of India. In interrogation, the arrested persons claimed that the FICNs were handed over to them by an unidentified person who bought it from Bangladesh at ‘Farakka’—a location few kilometres away from Malda District, West Bengal. In preliminary investigation, it has been revealed that the duo belongs to Bengaluru (Karnataka) and had intentions to exchange FICNs during the forthcoming State elections in Karnataka. Both accused are charged with various sections of the Customs Act 1962.
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March - 31 
The Bihar Police on March 31 arrested an unidentified man in West Champaran District of Bihar and recovered the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of worth INR 1.22 Lakhs, reports Business Standard. The man had obtained FICNs from Malda District in W
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The Bihar Police on March 31 arrested an unidentified man in West Champaran District of Bihar and recovered the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of worth INR 1.22 Lakhs, reports Business Standard. The man had obtained FICNs from Malda District in West Bengal. He was wanted in many FICN cases in Bihar, West Bengal, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. The FICNs were in denomination of INR 2,000 and INR 500, said the Superintendent of Police (SP) of West Champaran District Jayant Kant.
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March - 31 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a counter-affidavit in the Madras High Court against a bail plea of Chennai-based M. Shakul Hameed aka Salavudeen (27)—an Islamic State (IS) sympathiser who migrated to Syria in 2015 but later depor
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a counter-affidavit in the Madras High Court against a bail plea of Chennai-based M. Shakul Hameed aka Salavudeen (27)—an Islamic State (IS) sympathiser who migrated to Syria in 2015 but later deported to India by the Turkish authorities, reports The Hindu on March 31. If the appellant (Hameed) is released on bail, he would likely to get involved in IS-sympathising activities and may also escape from India. Other accused in the same case are still absconding and they have to be secured to contain the threat to India, read the counter-affidavit.
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March - 31 
The Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 31 has convicted two members of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)—Abu Faizal (28) and Ikrar Sheikh (36) under the sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 395 (da
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The Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 31 has convicted two members of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)—Abu Faizal (28) and Ikrar Sheikh (36) under the sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 395 (dacoity) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced life imprisonment to both of them in 2010 Dacoity case, reports BusinessStandard. The accused had committed the dacoity and looted gold jewellery worth INR 1.46 crores and INR 41,000 in cash at Manappuram Finance Limited’s branch at Hamidia Road in Bhopal on August 23, 2010.
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*Data till , June 08, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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