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January - 2 
investigators have said that the IM module led by Yasin Bhatkal may have also been involved in the serial blasts in Mumbai on July 13, 2011, reports Times of India. Mohammed Ahmed Sidibapa alias Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh, who led the IM module, may have been in Mumbai during the blasts, investiga
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investigators have said that the IM module led by Yasin Bhatkal may have also been involved in the serial blasts in Mumbai on July 13, 2011, reports Times of India. Mohammed Ahmed Sidibapa alias Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh, who led the IM module, may have been in Mumbai during the blasts, investigators believe. Initial investigation showed that the Yasin-led IM module was behind the German Bakery bombing in Pune, the blast in Chinnaswami Stadium in Bangalore and the firing on foreign tourists near Jama Masjid in Delhi ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. As reported earlier, in a nationwide investigation, Police Forces, supported by intelligence agencies, had arrested seven IM members. Yasin managed to escape. Investigators also found that Yasin, who is related to brothers Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal, was living in Delhi until recently. Riyaz Bhatkal and Iqbal Bhatkal are now believed to be in Karachi (Pakistan).
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January - 2 
the Ahmadabad city crime branch officials believe that Habib Phalai alias Taiyab, arrested in Uttar Pradesh on December 28 in the Ahmadabad serial blasts case, may be connected to the other accused from Azamgarh involved in various serial blasts across India. Investigators said that Taiyab was invol
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the Ahmadabad city crime branch officials believe that Habib Phalai alias Taiyab, arrested in Uttar Pradesh on December 28 in the Ahmadabad serial blasts case, may be connected to the other accused from Azamgarh involved in various serial blasts across India. Investigators said that Taiyab was involved in the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and was inducted by Mufti Abu Bashar, the first arrested accused in the serial blasts case. "Like Abu Bashar, Habib was inclined towards teaching religion and was working as teacher at a madrassa," said an unnamed crime branch official, adding, "On the insistence of other members, he had attended camps organized by SIMI at Wagamon in Kerala and Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh." Officials added that while Taiyab knew about the blasts, he was not directly involved. "After blasts ripped across the country, he went back to Azamgarh and started leading the life of a teacher," the official said.
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January - 2 
The arrest of two operatives of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) on December 22 has confirmed what Delhi Police have been suspecting for a while now -- that the Punjab-based terror outfit is on the lookout for a major strike to announce its revival, reports Economic Times. "Delhi Police arreste
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The arrest of two operatives of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) on December 22 has confirmed what Delhi Police have been suspecting for a while now -- that the Punjab-based terror outfit is on the lookout for a major strike to announce its revival, reports Economic Times. "Delhi Police arrested two Babbar Khalsa operatives who were planning to assassinate some political and religious leaders. We are investigating to confirm how many people are working with the group," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand said. The Police claimed that these operatives were planning strikes in Delhi and Punjab by reviving the BKI modules. Chand said: "After the end of militancy in Punjab, the remaining BKI operatives went underground. But with the recovery of the RDX from Ambala [Haryana] and the arrest of these two operatives it is clear that the BKI is trying to revive itself." Sarabpreet and Jaswinder Singh, in their early 30s, were arrested in a joint operation by Delhi Police's Special Cell and Crime Branch on December 22. While one was arrested in Delhi, the second was arrested from Ropar District in Punjab.
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January - 6 
Hindustan Times reports that as opposed to 18 people, a majority of whom belonged to banned outfits were arrested in 2010, 25 full-blown terrorists were arrested in 2011. A special team of Delhi Police scanned the length and breadth of the country to bring the Indian Mujahideen (IM) to its knees i
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Hindustan Times reports that as opposed to 18 people, a majority of whom belonged to banned outfits were arrested in 2010, 25 full-blown terrorists were arrested in 2011. A special team of Delhi Police scanned the length and breadth of the country to bring the Indian Mujahideen (IM) to its knees in a blitzkrieg operation.
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January - 6 
The Mumbai Police have received intelligence inputs that some terrorists from the Tibetan region of China may sneak in to India to eliminate the Tibetan spiritual guru, the Dalai Lama, according to Times of India. The intelligence inputs states that a Chinese national of Tibetan origin by the name T
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The Mumbai Police have received intelligence inputs that some terrorists from the Tibetan region of China may sneak in to India to eliminate the Tibetan spiritual guru, the Dalai Lama, according to Times of India. The intelligence inputs states that a Chinese national of Tibetan origin by the name Tashi Phuntsok is likely to enter India to gather intelligence on the Tibetan administration as well as to cause harm to the Dalai Lama. The input further states that six Chinese nationals of Tibetan origin, including Phuntsok, possibly from Chinese secret services, are suspected. "A good number of Chinese youth enter India on business visas, ostensibly for some clandestine activities. It's likely that they may try to visit certain areas prohibited for Chinese like Tibetan camps. The Dalai Lama visits Mumbai and other places in Maharashtra. The threat to him must not be underestimated. Loss of Chinese passport and recovery of unknown Chinese passport need to be reported promptly, so that the concerned agencies can question them. In this regard, the activities of the followers of 'Shugden cult - an anti-Dalai Lama group - need to be kept under strict vigil," the report said. An unnamed Police officer said, "He often comes to Mumbai and even goes to slums and mixes with people. We will have to enhance security cover form him in Mumbai.''
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January - 6 
There is fresh input that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) in alliance with the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), is likely to carry out attacks like 13/7 in Mumbai, Times of India reports. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), DRDO organizations, defence establishments like Mazgoan dock, naval dockyard,
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There is fresh input that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) in alliance with the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), is likely to carry out attacks like 13/7 in Mumbai, Times of India reports. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), DRDO organizations, defence establishments like Mazgoan dock, naval dockyard, ONGC at Uran plant, economic institutions, aviation sector, oil and power sectors etc are vulnerable, the inputs states. Following this the Mumbai Police have alerted the Naval and coast guard and have enhanced the patrolling in the water and have asked the fishing trawlers to stay a safer distance from ONGC and other vital installations.
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January - 10 
Policemen across Mumbai will now be trained in handling the situation effectively at terror sites in case of an attack till well-trained personnel take charge, reports Outlook. Talking about a plan in the pipeline, Arup Patnaik, Police Commissioner, said on January 10, "On terror front, we want to t
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Policemen across Mumbai will now be trained in handling the situation effectively at terror sites in case of an attack till well-trained personnel take charge, reports Outlook. Talking about a plan in the pipeline, Arup Patnaik, Police Commissioner, said on January 10, "On terror front, we want to train our men at 90 Police Stations so that they immediately reach the spot and handle the situation till teams from elite units such as Force One and National Security Guards arrive." He said the lower-run Policemen, who will be the first responders, will also be equipped with advanced weapons soon. The 40,000-strong Police Force already has Quick Response Teams, mandated to immediately reach the terror spot and take positions till commandos arrive. According to a recent intelligence report, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in association with Indian Mujahideen (IM) is planning to carry out attacks in Mumbai and Delhi in near future. Probable targets include ports and vital installations on the coastal front.
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January - 10 
Zee News reports that a red alert was sounded in Kishanganj District on January 10 after intelligence reports suggested that eight Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists had sneaked in there from across the porous Indo-Nepal border, official sources said on January 10. The sources told agency that sleuths
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Zee News reports that a red alert was sounded in Kishanganj District on January 10 after intelligence reports suggested that eight Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists had sneaked in there from across the porous Indo-Nepal border, official sources said on January 10. The sources told agency that sleuths of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) have already visited the District and held a 'secret' meeting with Kishanganj Superintendent of Police (SP) Ranjit Kumar Mishra in this regard. Apart from SSB personnel, District Armed Police personnel too were maintaining strict vigil on the porous border and people moving into the district from Nepal were being thoroughly frisked, the SP said. All the important trains were being escorted with heavy security personnel as personnel of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) were deployed in railway stations in the District. Vigil was also being kept on the movement of trains in other Districts of the Seemanchal belt: Purnia, Araria, and Katihar, sources said. Hindustan Times adds that railway stations along the Bihar-Nepal border have been put on alert after intelligence reports that a group of terrorists have sneaked into the State and could pose a threat to railway facilities in the area. According to intelligence agencies, the terrorists could attack stations near the border like Raxaul, Sugauli, Adapur, Sikta, Narkatiaganj, Betiah and Motihari. RPF's chief security commissioner (Samastipur) S N Arya said that following the threat reports received from the intelligence departments of the State and Central Governments, all railway stations along the Bihar-Nepal border have been put on maximum alert. According to reports, he said that a Pakistani terrorist was arrested in Kathmandu in Nepal last week. To seek his release, a group of seven to eight Afghani terrorists sneaked into the District from across the Nepal border, posing major threat to Railway Stations and trains besides other vital installation along the border, Arya said.
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January - 12 
The Delhi Police on January 12 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 60 million from Dabri area in south-west Delhi, reports Times of India. A team managed to get hold of a tempo near Dabri carrying several gunny bags with cloth packets. The seized currency was packed in cloth bundles w
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The Delhi Police on January 12 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 60 million from Dabri area in south-west Delhi, reports Times of India. A team managed to get hold of a tempo near Dabri carrying several gunny bags with cloth packets. The seized currency was packed in cloth bundles which had cardboard cabinets, similar to the way textile imported from Pakistan is packaged. Officials said that notes were of INR 500 and INR 1,000 denomination. Two suspected Indian nationals, identified as Mohammad Hasan and Abdul, were arrested with the tempo and interrogated. One more person, whose name was not disclosed, was arrested from there. Police is looking for other suspects including a Pakistani national. On the possible route of the consignment, a source said, "It reached Delhi from Surat via road but we are confirming whether it has come through sea route or has been sent through some other channel. Usually Saudi Arabia and Nepal are used for fake currency smuggling in India". Sources said the consignment seemed to have been sent by Iqbal Kana, a Pakistan-based operative close to Dawood Ibrahim. The exact motive of sending such a large haul is being investigated. Sources say intelligence agencies have several inputs about more fake currency being pumped into northern states before the upcoming Assembly elections. Intelligence agencies and Delhi Police had been on the lookout for the consignment after getting a tipoff 10 days ago about a huge haul of FICN being smuggled into the country. Delhi Police Commissioner B K Gupta said, "This is one of the biggest hauls in the country. The seized fake currency was sent from a foreign country. It looks as good as original." It is the biggest single haul of FICN as it may surpass in final count the total amount of FICNs city Police seized in the past five years. The Delhi Police has seized a total of INR 83.9 million FICNs in 210 cases over the past five years. In the past five years, Police seized FICNs with a face value of INR 8, 39, 07,790, USD 5,800 and Euro 2,000 with 2008 topping the list with counterfeit notes of INR 59.1 million. According to Delhi Police statistics, 2007 saw the second highest seizure with FICNs with a face value of INR 10.1 million in 45 cases followed by 2009 (fake notes of Rs 8.83 million in 47 cases) and 2010 (fake notes of Rs 2.84 million in 33 cases). In 2011, FICNs with a face value of INR 2.82 million were recovered in 44 cases. An analysis shows that notes of denomination of 100 appears to be the favourite among counterfeiters as it is the most seized currency in the past five years.
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January - 13 
The Mumbai crime branch seized USD 500,000 in 2011, reports Hindustan Times. “Our investigation also revealed that these fakes had originated from Pakistan,” Joint Commissioner of police (crime) Himanshu Roy said on January 10. He said the crime branch had made out 46 cases of FICN circulation in 20
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The Mumbai crime branch seized USD 500,000 in 2011, reports Hindustan Times. “Our investigation also revealed that these fakes had originated from Pakistan,” Joint Commissioner of police (crime) Himanshu Roy said on January 10. He said the crime branch had made out 46 cases of FICN circulation in 2011 involving the seizure of FICN worth INR 7.4 million, against FICN worth INR 4.3 million through 61 cases in 2010. The bulk of these FICN found their way into the country through the porous Indo-Bangladesh border, he said.
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January - 13 
A Delhiite had allegedly travelled to Pakistan to meet a ‘notorious counterfeiter’ Iqbal Kana and procure Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), Delhi Police claimed on January 13 after seizing FICNs with a face value of INR 22.4 million and arresting two persons from two separate places in the city, r
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A Delhiite had allegedly travelled to Pakistan to meet a ‘notorious counterfeiter’ Iqbal Kana and procure Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), Delhi Police claimed on January 13 after seizing FICNs with a face value of INR 22.4 million and arresting two persons from two separate places in the city, reports Times of India. Two persons -- Ash Mohammed and Zeeshan Khan -- were arrested from Karol Bagh and Dabri on January 12 while they were ferrying the FICNs in two separate tempos, Arun Kampani, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), said. It was earlier reported that INR 60 million had been seized. Interrogation revealed that Zeeshan’s father Hasan, a resident of Dabri in South West Delhi, had left recently for Faisalabad in Pakistan to meet Kana for facilitating the delivery of the consignment that was intercepted by the Special Cell team. Investigators, meanwhile, believe that the seized FICNs was sent by Kana, who is suspected to have close links with Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). Police sources said the wrappers seized from the clothes used to conceal FICNs had the names of five companies -- Safari Textiles Mills, Four Star Sidiki Processing Mill, Maharani Collection, Kohinoor Suiting and Usmaan Naiem Fabrics -- based in Pakistan's Faizalabad. Hindustan Times adds that FICNs recovered by the Delhi Police were printed at a Government printing press in Karachi. The seizure was made following an intelligence input. The input came after three men, including an Indian businessman and a Filipino national, were arrested in Kathmandu on December 21, 2011. Investigators following the fake currency trail into North India, especially Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, zeroed in on a Nepal-based Indian national, known only by his last name Khanna, who has not been arrested so far. Khanna, officials say, has a Nepalese assistant, Raju, and Pakistani handlers, Aftab Batki and Iqbal Kana (also known as Shahid), according to Times of India. Officials say Batki and Kana sometimes use the sea route to land fake currency in Gujarat and Maharashtra. In Delhi, the currency first makes its way to some dealers in Lajpat Nagar and parts of South Delhi, from where it is routed to smaller dealers.
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January - 13 
Hindustan Times reports that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in 2011 pumped Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 16 billion into the country in an effort to fund its terror activities and destabilise the Indian monetary system. Sources said an ISI officer, Aslam Chaudhary, was understood to
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Hindustan Times reports that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in 2011 pumped Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 16 billion into the country in an effort to fund its terror activities and destabilise the Indian monetary system. Sources said an ISI officer, Aslam Chaudhary, was understood to be the main person within the ISI, handling the printing of FICN. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been able to link the FICN seized in India in the past to Pakistani security presses by comparing the chemicals of genuine Pakistani notes and FICN seized in India. It is in recognition of extent of the damage to the monetary stability that the Government has decided to amend the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, to count production, smuggling or circulation of high quality counterfeit Indian currency as a terrorist offence. Once enacted, this will mean people convicted of circulating counterfeit currency can be sentenced to life imprisonment. It will also empower investigators to attach properties of the smugglers even before their conviction.
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January - 15 
Hindustan Times reports that alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants Salman alias Chotu and Shahzad Ahmed alias Pappu have allegedly confessed to the Bangalore Police that they had got explosives for the 2008 Delhi serial blasts from Udupi, a coastal town in Karnataka. Both Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)-tr
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Hindustan Times reports that alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants Salman alias Chotu and Shahzad Ahmed alias Pappu have allegedly confessed to the Bangalore Police that they had got explosives for the 2008 Delhi serial blasts from Udupi, a coastal town in Karnataka. Both Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)-trained Salman and Shahzad, natives of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and arrested by Delhi Police in 2011, are co-accused in the Chinnaswamy Stadium blast case in 2010. In their confessional statement, they allegedly told the Bangalore anti-terrorism cell that their associates Mohammed Saif (now in jail) and Khalid (absconding) went to Udupi on August 31, 2008, and brought the explosives to Delhi on September 3, 2008. The Delhi blasts took place on September1 3, 2008.
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January - 15 
The Election Commission of India (EC) has received specific intelligence reports that money is being pumped into Uttar Pradesh (UP) from West Asia through hawala (illegal money transfer) channels for the forthcoming state elections, reports Live Mint. According to EC officials, the money from Saudi
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The Election Commission of India (EC) has received specific intelligence reports that money is being pumped into Uttar Pradesh (UP) from West Asia through hawala (illegal money transfer) channels for the forthcoming state elections, reports Live Mint. According to EC officials, the money from Saudi Arabia and Dubai is being routed through illegal channels into constituencies such as Aligarh, Gorakhpur, Saharanpur, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar. State Police has seized INR 350 million of unaccounted cash this week in UP.
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January - 15 
A report compiled by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Finance Ministry states that there has been a 400 percent increase in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) transactions in Indian's financial channels, reports Times of India. The states that during 2010-11 financial year (till March
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A report compiled by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Finance Ministry states that there has been a 400 percent increase in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) transactions in Indian's financial channels, reports Times of India. The states that during 2010-11 financial year (till March 2011), the agency detected "4, 23,539 incidents of fake Indian currency notes with a value of over Rs 35 crore". There were 1, 27,781 incidents during the 2009-2010 fiscal.
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January - 16 
Mumbai Mirror on January 16 (today) reported that the three men who planned and executed serial blasts in Mumbai and Delhi High Court blast in 2011, were holed up in an apartment in Byculla, not more than 15 minutes' walk from the Anti-Terrorist Squad's Nagpada headquarters, till just a few weeks ag
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Mumbai Mirror on January 16 (today) reported that the three men who planned and executed serial blasts in Mumbai and Delhi High Court blast in 2011, were holed up in an apartment in Byculla, not more than 15 minutes' walk from the Anti-Terrorist Squad's Nagpada headquarters, till just a few weeks ago. The report quoting reliable sources said, the trio - comprising two Pakistanis and India's most wanted Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh of Indian Mujahideen (IM) - during their stay in Mumbai, found time to travel to Delhi to plant a bomb near Delhi High Court. The safe house, an apartment on the third floor of Habib building near Byculla Railway Station, is now locked and its owner a woman has been detained by the ATS for questioning. An unidentified man who had negotiated the apartment's lease, has also been picked up.
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January - 18 
Security agencies have been put on a high alert after Intelligence Bureau (IB) warned the Delhi Police last week that a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, identified as one Rehman, may have gained entry into the city to carry out a terror strike during the upcoming Republic Day (January 26) celebratio
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Security agencies have been put on a high alert after Intelligence Bureau (IB) warned the Delhi Police last week that a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, identified as one Rehman, may have gained entry into the city to carry out a terror strike during the upcoming Republic Day (January 26) celebrations, reports Asian Age. Sources said Rehman is believed to be heavily armed and carrying sophisticated weapons and gadgetry and may have specifically entered Delhi with a mission to disrupt R-Day celebrations.“We don’t know his location. There are active Indian Mujahideen [IM] sleeper modules in the city and Rehman may try to get in touch with their members to carry out a terror strike on the upcoming Republic Day celebrations. We are taking every measure to disrupt any attempt to strike the city,” an unnamed top special cell official said. The Police are also monitoring the activities of suspicious “Naxal [Left Wing Extremist] sympathisers” and many NGOs are being watched closely. “The Naxals have found a safe haven in the city and they too may plan to disrupt the upcoming celebrations. We are taking every measure to prevent any such attempt,” the source said.
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January - 18 
The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) now appeared to have changed the route for the proliferation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in India, according to Pioneer. ISI handlers now prefer the Thailand route that is not so policed. Sources said the FICNs are being routed to Bangladesh from Thail
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The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) now appeared to have changed the route for the proliferation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in India, according to Pioneer. ISI handlers now prefer the Thailand route that is not so policed. Sources said the FICNs are being routed to Bangladesh from Thailand and then to India from many points of the Indo-Bangla border. Indian security agencies have managed to block many routes of ISI sponsored smugglers, but the strong presence of the Dawood Ibrahim gang in Thailand is aiding the smugglers. The notes are now printed at Quetta (Balochistan) in Pakistan under the close supervision of ISI handlers ISI shifted to this route after 26/11. Earlier, the ISI used to print notes in Sialkot (Punjab) and Karachi (Sindh) and then push the same in the Indian markets by exploiting the porous Indo-Nepal border. The problem about this menace, according to the experts, emanates from the exports of paper from the European countries. According to an estimate, India imports 98 percent of its currency papers from various European countries and it is here where ISI modules move in. It seems ISI exploits to its advantage by accessing the security features in form of watermark, special magnetic thread and other key security features. Deccan Chronicle reports that the ongoing investigations by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other multiple agencies into the recent smashing of an international FICN racket has once again not just confirmed the nexus between the underworld and the ISI but also revealed that Aftab Batki, a key associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, is the mastermind behind the entire network. Batki has once again been directed by the ISI top-brass to revive his syndicate of FICN operatives in UAE, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and even Thailand.
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January - 18 
The Centre on January 18 sounded an alert about a plan by a leader of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to target Salman Rushdie if the author goes ahead with his plan to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, according to Economic Times. The alert, addressed to Government of Rajasthan.
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The Centre on January 18 sounded an alert about a plan by a leader of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to target Salman Rushdie if the author goes ahead with his plan to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, according to Economic Times. The alert, addressed to Government of Rajasthan. Union Ministry of Home Affairs claimed that SIMI leader Saquib Nachan, who is one of the accused in the 2003 Mulund blast case in Mumbai, was "exploring the option of targeting Rushdie during his visit". Nachan, has been on bail since January 2011.
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January - 19 
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested three Indians for allegedly passing strategic information about national security and military installations to Pakistan, reports PTI. All the three, residents of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer Districts in Rajasthan, were allegedly giving information
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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested three Indians for allegedly passing strategic information about national security and military installations to Pakistan, reports PTI. All the three, residents of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer Districts in Rajasthan, were allegedly giving information about the movement and locations of various military set ups and installations to handlers in Pakistan. "Following information from our sources, we had put the accused under surveillance and had summoned one Gulam Rasool (45), who is also the mastermind of this espionage game and resident of Baap area in Jodhpur, through notice under the Official Security Act on January 17," CID Superintendent of Police (SP) S Parimala said. Based on his information, his nephew Majid (40), and aide Allabax (50) were arrested on January 19 from Amritsar (Punjab) and Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) respectively. Both of them were carrying important information with them and were said to cross the border from Attari to deliver it to their handlers in Pakistan. Parimala told that Majid was carrying two memory cards with him which contained vital information about Army locations and exercises, whereas Allabax was carrying written documents and maps among other papers. Rasool, who is believed to be spying for the past one year, has also been found in possession of a diary with phone numbers of various Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) personnel and other officials. After his arrest, Rasool reportedly admitted to passing vital information about different military bases like Khajuwala, Nasirabad, Lathi, Chandhan and Phalodi's Air Force station besides the troops positioning in East Jaisalmer. He also admitted receiving money in return of this information. Parimala said that they frequently changed their mobile numbers to talk to their handlers in code words.
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January - 19 
Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is making a bid to get into the country’s illegal mining and coal business, especially in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar where the illicit trade is estimated to be worth over INR 10 billion, reports The Asian Age. According to the Indian intelligence agencies
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Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is making a bid to get into the country’s illegal mining and coal business, especially in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar where the illicit trade is estimated to be worth over INR 10 billion, reports The Asian Age. According to the Indian intelligence agencies, Dawood’s associates are trying to influence top Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-Maoist) leaders in Nepal to pressure their compatriots in India to help him establish a presence. This time Dawood is offering a lot more money, plus the latest arms and ammunition as well as sophisticated explosives to the Maoists for their help. The report warns that the possibility of the Maoists agreeing to help Dawood this time is “very high... as they have suffered severe reverses in the past few months, and are in need of more resources — money and sophisticated arms.”
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January - 19 
Interrogation of two people arrested from Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir on January 17 after the busting of a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket in New Delhi on January 12 has revealed that the busted FICNs racket was on for over a year, reports Indian Express. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Spec
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Interrogation of two people arrested from Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir on January 17 after the busting of a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket in New Delhi on January 12 has revealed that the busted FICNs racket was on for over a year, reports Indian Express. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Arun Kampani said the two men, Yakub Ali and Ghulam Mohammed, arrested for allegedly transporting FICNs worth INR 22.4 million after receiving the consignment from Pakistan confessed they had been operating for a year. Kampani said Ghulam and Ali worked as transporters in Jammu. “Ghulam was the owner of a trading company while Ali was his employee. They have been in this racket for the past one year. We are still interrogating them.” Police sources said Ghulam told them that he owned the Khawaja Trading Company and used it as a front to smuggle FICNs from Pakistan. The two men, sources said, admitted they were the first point of contact for Iqbal Rana who transported FICNs into India through the borders of Rajouri and Poonch. “Yakub and Ali have been working as transporters for quite some time. No one suspected them and they were known to people at the border. The fake currency was concealed in packages of clothes and stored in a godown. They would wait for the right time to send it to Delhi by train,” an investigating officer said.
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January - 19 
Investigators probing the Indian Mujahideen (IM) Bihar module, part of which was busted by the special team of Delhi Police in 2011, has found that the chief of IM operations in India, Yasin, had been making frequent trips to several areas of Bihar towards the beginning of this decade for recruitmen
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Investigators probing the Indian Mujahideen (IM) Bihar module, part of which was busted by the special team of Delhi Police in 2011, has found that the chief of IM operations in India, Yasin, had been making frequent trips to several areas of Bihar towards the beginning of this decade for recruitment to the terror cause, reports Times of India. Yasin, popularly known as Doctor Imran across the three Bihar districts of Samastipur, Darbhanga and Madhubani, had a lot of acquaintances whom he invited over to Delhi. Yasin merely re-established contact with those who came to Delhi in search of jobs. "We believe that he was in need of men, who were equally motivated and also in want of money. Thus, he chose his men very carefully,'' added the source. This, he claimed, also showed that Yasin could have already kept other modules ready. "He is one leader who did not let the left hand know what the right hand was up to,'' an officer said. Sources have also confirmed that at least two members of the present module were present near L-11, Batla House, the encounter site on September 13, 2008, though till then they had no knowledge of the exact role played by the Azamgarh module. "We believe that these men were not part of any bombings prior to 2010, but we have evidence which suggest that they assembled as early as December 2008 and decided to take forward the IM agenda,'' said a source. Earlier, investigators had believed that the Bihar module had only become active after the Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) module, operating under Atif Ameen, was busted in the Batla House encounter in September 2008.
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January - 19 
Police officials revealed on January 19 that during their stay at Habib Mansion, right behind the Byculla Police Station, IM operative Yasin Bhatkal and Pakistanis Tabrez and Bakas had reconnoitered several vital installations in the city, reports Mid Day. The Pakistani duo, along with Bhatkal, had
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Police officials revealed on January 19 that during their stay at Habib Mansion, right behind the Byculla Police Station, IM operative Yasin Bhatkal and Pakistanis Tabrez and Bakas had reconnoitered several vital installations in the city, reports Mid Day. The Pakistani duo, along with Bhatkal, had visited Siddhivinayak temple in Prabhadevi, Lalbaughcha Raja in Lalbaug, and even the Mantralaya -- all three bustling with human activity at any given hour. They planned to bomb one of these, but decided against it after seeing the heavy security arrangement and the CCTV cameras.
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January - 23 
Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), the aggressive political group behind the recent failed Bangladesh coup, has been active in India for at least two years, reports Times of India. According to sources in the Muslim community and security establishment, HuT that advocates a Caliphate (Islamic state) and has fi
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Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), the aggressive political group behind the recent failed Bangladesh coup, has been active in India for at least two years, reports Times of India. According to sources in the Muslim community and security establishment, HuT that advocates a Caliphate (Islamic state) and has figured in several controversial developments around the world has been active among Indian Muslims. The group has a particularly strong presence in the national Capital, Delhi and largely among students. A senior Muslim leader said he was worried about the growing clout of HuT among his community members. "I am aware of them organizing seminars and protests in Delhi," he said. A source in the security establishment said HuT may have started operations in India around 2010, but seems to have lost the momentum. According to HuT's website, its India chapter organized a demonstration in June, 2010, against Israel's alleged atrocities. The demonstration was at Batla House, New Delhi that was attended by about 1,000 people. "My information is that they are not operating as a group in India because they are a political organization. Intellectual and political debate is a permissible norm but to espouse violence is absolutely not acceptable," said Abdul Rashid Qureshi, a Supreme Court lawyer who is active in Muslim forums. HuT is banned in several countries like Pakistan, Turkey, Russia, Germany etc, and it was banned in Bangladesh in 2009.
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January - 23 
A key accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, Major (retd) Ramesh Upadhaya (60), will contest the Uttar Pradesh assemble polls from Bairia constituency, an official said, reports Times of India. Upadhaya was arrested in 2008 for his alleged involvement in the Malegaon blast on September 29, 2008, i
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A key accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, Major (retd) Ramesh Upadhaya (60), will contest the Uttar Pradesh assemble polls from Bairia constituency, an official said, reports Times of India. Upadhaya was arrested in 2008 for his alleged involvement in the Malegaon blast on September 29, 2008, in which six persons were killed and over 100 injured. He was accused of conspiring with prime accused Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit. Upadhaya, currently lodged in Taloja Central Jail in Raigad District of Maharashtra, is contesting on Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha ticket. Upadhaya's son Vishal Upadhaya filed the nomination papers on his father's behalf on January 23. "He had filed an application before the MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act) court seeking permission to sign the election nomination papers last week. It was granted, so the rest of the things would follow," Rohini Salian, special public prosecutor for the National Investigation Agency (NIA), said.
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January - 23 
The Delhi Police has been advised to keep an eye on the wholesale markets to break an international counterfeiter's network that spans "from Karachi to Chandni Chowk", reports Hindustan Times. Sources in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) said Iqbal Kana, who is suspected to push at least FICNs worth INR
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The Delhi Police has been advised to keep an eye on the wholesale markets to break an international counterfeiter's network that spans "from Karachi to Chandni Chowk", reports Hindustan Times. Sources in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) said Iqbal Kana, who is suspected to push at least FICNs worth INR 16 Billion into India every year, has a tremendous presence in the markets of Jama Masjid and Sadar Bazaar.
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January - 24 
The investigations into the bogus SIM cards racket led the Police to the accused in the July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blast case (also known as 13/7), reports DNA. “Our sources told us about Indian Mujahideen (IM) members using SIM cards procured through bogus documents. We came across Ganesh Tikole,
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The investigations into the bogus SIM cards racket led the Police to the accused in the July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blast case (also known as 13/7), reports DNA. “Our sources told us about Indian Mujahideen (IM) members using SIM cards procured through bogus documents. We came across Ganesh Tikole, a telecom service provider agent in Mumbai. He used to give customers’ documents to Naqi, who would fudge them to get prepaid SIM cards of other telecom companies,” said an unnamed officer. He added that investigations revealed that IM members from Pune (Mahrashtra), Bihar and Mumbai (Maharashtra) were connected through such SIM cards. “On December 2, last year [2011], an ATS team left for Darbhanga in Bihar and was on Naqi Ahmed’s trail for his role in the SIM card racket,” said the officer.
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January - 24 
the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) recovered 400 documents provided by Tikole through which prepaid SIM cards were bought by the IM module members. “Tikole has supplied around 700 documents to the module members in the past three years as per our investigations. A case was registered by the
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the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) recovered 400 documents provided by Tikole through which prepaid SIM cards were bought by the IM module members. “Tikole has supplied around 700 documents to the module members in the past three years as per our investigations. A case was registered by the ATS on December 28, in which Imran, who is none other than Yasin Bhatkal, was shown as a wanted accused,” the officer said. “In 2010, the Mumbai police did a survey of 26, 450 SIM cards which were randomly selected. It was found that 8,909 of them, which means more than 33 per cent, were bogus,” ATS chief and Additional Director General (Maharashtra) Rakesh Maria said, adds The Hindu. According to DNA, eight persons have been arrested by the ATS in the 13/7 case so far. The arrestees include Abdul Wahab, Mumtaz Jalauddin Khan and Qamar-e-Alam, who were arrested from Mohali (Punjab), Bihar natives Nasim Waris Khan and Adil Rashid Khan, who were arrested from Pune, Naqi Ahmed Shaikh, Nadeem Shaikh and Ganesh Tikole, who were arrested from Mumbai. Times of India adds that three persons, including IM founding member Yasin Bhatkal and two suspected Pakistanis, Tabrez and Waqqas, who are wanted in the case, are absconding. The Hindu adds that ATS chief and Additional Director General (Maharashtra) Rakesh Maria said, “By August 22, we knew that there was an IM hand in the blasts,” adding the arrest of Haroon Rashid Naik (33) in August 2011 in a fake currency case gave the ATS leads about the economic trail of the blasts. The ATS suspects that Haroon is involved in the planning of the 13/7 conspiracy.
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January - 25 
The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) on January 25 made its ninth arrest in a fraudulent SIM card case, according to Indian Express. The accused was identified as Shivkumar Hanumanta (23) from Dadar. Three of the accused in the SIM card case have been booked for their alleged involvement in th
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The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) on January 25 made its ninth arrest in a fraudulent SIM card case, according to Indian Express. The accused was identified as Shivkumar Hanumanta (23) from Dadar. Three of the accused in the SIM card case have been booked for their alleged involvement in the July 13, 2011 Mumbai serial blasts case (also known as 13/7). Naqi Ahmed and Nadeem Akhtar were arrested by the ATS and Imran alias Yasin Bhatkal has been named as a wanted. The ATS claimed the Indian Mujahideen (IM) is believed to have used these fraudulently procured SIM cards for mobile connectivity. “We have recovered 2,200 documents, which include photographs and identity proofs,” said Additional Director General of Police (ATS) Rakesh Maria. On the fresh arrest, he said, “He (Hanumanta) would promise people from poor and middle class background talk time of Rs 40 at a discounted price of Rs 30.” Hanumanta is an agent, like Ganesh Tikole (arrested earlier), who collected profiles. DNA reports that prior to executing the 13/7 blasts in Mumbai, IM operatives Yasin Bhatkal and Riyaz Bhatkal bargained extensively on the amount to be spent to execute the terror attack. Though Yasin demanded INR 1.7 million to bomb three places in Mumbai, he was paid only INR 1.2 million by IM leaders, investigations have revealed. “Naqi paid Rs 1 lakh as deposit for a rented room in Byculla’s Habib Mansion. The remaining 50,000 is believed to have been used by the two planters on food and travelling,” the officer said. The Police are yet to ascertain what happened to the remaining Rs 10.50 lakh. IM founder Riyaz Bhatkal also took 10 percent from the ‘salaries’ of his module members in the name of jihad and used it for his own benefit, the officer said. “Bhatkal had stashed Rs26 lakh in his bank accounts and Rs11.40 lakh in cash were found in his Mangalore home when it was raided by the police in September 2008. He is believed to have used that money for investing in real estate in Mangalore,” he added. Further, Maharashtra ATS revealed that the hawala money to fund the attacks was routed through UAE, reports One India. An unnamed ATS official said, "The hawala money utilised to engineer the triple blasts was routed through UAE. We have all the details as to how the money was channelized via UAE and who sponsored it."
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January - 29 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has undertaken two major Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) cases in the State, after some Pakistan links were established in both the cases, reports IBN Live. The NIA has undertaken the investigation of the FICNs seized from Karipur and Nedumbassery Internati
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has undertaken two major Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) cases in the State, after some Pakistan links were established in both the cases, reports IBN Live. The NIA has undertaken the investigation of the FICNs seized from Karipur and Nedumbassery International Airports worth 7.25 million and 2.41 million, respectively. “The NIA has got a good lead in the FICN case investigation. The agency could unearth the link connecting these two cases during the investigation of previous counterfeit cases registered in Hyderabad,” the NIA officials said. The First Information Report (FIR) on these two cases will be submitted before the Ernakulam NIA Court within four days, they said. At present, these two cases were being investigated by the Organised
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January - 29 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) informed that Muhammed Shameer, a native of Kannur in Kerala, who was arrested in Delhi, in connection with the 2008 Bangalore Blast case, on January 25 was a vital link for the inflow of money for terrorist purposes, according to City Journal. Shameer is a pi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) informed that Muhammed Shameer, a native of Kannur in Kerala, who was arrested in Delhi, in connection with the 2008 Bangalore Blast case, on January 25 was a vital link for the inflow of money for terrorist purposes, according to City Journal. Shameer is a pivotal member of Jam-I-Yyathul Ansarul Muslimeen (JIAM), a subsidiary organization of Indian Mujahideen (IM). He has connections with terrorists in India and abroad. He was a close aide of Thadiyantavide Nazir (IM leader) and Sarfraz Nawaz. It is understood that NIA has collected more information about Shameer's terrorist connections. He has been active right from the Bangalore Bomb Blast. His name was in the Most Wanted List of Union Home Ministry. He was caught by Abu Dhabi Police following NIA's plea and was later brought to New Delhi. Earlier, it was reported he was arrested with the help of Lookout Circular (LOC) issued against the suspect by the Bangalore Police
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January - 30 
Sri Lanka political sources said that several Government coalition parties are in a dialogue aiming to join hands against the power devolution proposals expected to be set forth. Sources said that the National Freedom Front (NFF) led by Minister Wimal Weerawansa and Sinhala Buddhist party Jathika H
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Sri Lanka political sources said that several Government coalition parties are in a dialogue aiming to join hands against the power devolution proposals expected to be set forth. Sources said that the National Freedom Front (NFF) led by Minister Wimal Weerawansa and Sinhala Buddhist party Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) are in talks about the power devolution proposals that the Government is to set forth. Both parties have expressed their concerns regarding the Government's views on going beyond the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to seek a solution for the ethnic problem. Government coalition party People's United Front (MEP) led by Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has also concerns over devolution of power, sources said. These parties that are traditionally against power devolution are likely to join hands with the Marxist People's Liberation Front (JVP) mainstream led by Somawansa Amarasinghe.
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February - 9 
In another case regarding FICN, Kerela Police is now probing the possibility of FICN rackets operating from Maldives in the last couple of years, reports Deccan Chronicle. Large amounts of fake Indian currency originating from Pakistan might be coming into the state through Maldivian hands, sources
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In another case regarding FICN, Kerela Police is now probing the possibility of FICN rackets operating from Maldives in the last couple of years, reports Deccan Chronicle. Large amounts of fake Indian currency originating from Pakistan might be coming into the state through Maldivian hands, sources said.
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February - 12 
In 2010-11, several bunds (embankments) and check-dams were built in Jugail gram panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) with INR 13.I million from Mahatma Gandhi National Renewal Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) funds. Since then, most of these have been washed away or deve
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In 2010-11, several bunds (embankments) and check-dams were built in Jugail gram panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) with INR 13.I million from Mahatma Gandhi National Renewal Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) funds. Since then, most of these have been washed away or developed large cracks. And many of those who worked on the construction are still waiting for their wages.
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February - 14 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) suspects the role of state-sponsored agencies behind the printing of FICN. The high quality of duplication exhibited in the fake currency notes seized at Taliparamba of Kerala shows the involvement of a state-sponsored racket, a report submitted by NIA to the Kera
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) suspects the role of state-sponsored agencies behind the printing of FICN. The high quality of duplication exhibited in the fake currency notes seized at Taliparamba of Kerala shows the involvement of a state-sponsored racket, a report submitted by NIA to the Kerala high court on February 14 said. NIA is currently probing the international links in the fake currency racket and investigation has revealed that the racket operated through Dubai and Abu Dhabi to bring the currency to India.
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February - 26 
February 26 that the increasing number of villagers in the border areas of Rajasthan acting as spies for Pakistan has compounded problems for security agencies. The villagers are being lured or forced to turn into spies by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) when they go to meet their relatives in
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February 26 that the increasing number of villagers in the border areas of Rajasthan acting as spies for Pakistan has compounded problems for security agencies. The villagers are being lured or forced to turn into spies by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) when they go to meet their relatives in Pakistan. The revelation came to the fore during interrogation of three Rajasthan residents, Allahbux, Majid and Gulam Rasool, who were caught at Ganganagar and Amritsar recently for spying for Pakistan. They claimed that a spy named Jafria Chuda and three other persons, deported to Pakistan from India in 2011, lured them into it. ISI is using several Pakistani spies like Jafria Chuda to make Indian passengers their resident agents. Spies Allahbux, Majid and Gulam Rasool during interrogation confirmed this. Jafria had given INR 50000 to Gulam Rasool for spying, sources said. Sources said that ISI is threatening Pakistani residents to blackmail their Indian relatives to spy for Pakistan and threaten them with dire consequences if they refuse. Also, Indian passengers are being harassed there in the name of interrogation.
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February - 26 
February 26 that the Indian Navy's action against the Somalian pirates off the Gulf of Aden has resulted in the seas on the Indian side being declared a safe area for merchant ships. "Many ships have been taking the route off the Indian coast after the Indian Navy's strong action against the Somalia
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February 26 that the Indian Navy's action against the Somalian pirates off the Gulf of Aden has resulted in the seas on the Indian side being declared a safe area for merchant ships. "Many ships have been taking the route off the Indian coast after the Indian Navy's strong action against the Somalian pirates," said Captain Pottengal Mukundan, Director- International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC). Captain Mukundan said that there have not been any incidents of Somali type hijacking in Indian territorial waters though in the last year (2011), 450 crew members have been taken hostage in Somali hijackings of 28 vessels. The IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre has been monitoring piracy worldwide since 1991.
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February - 28 
Daijiworld reports that there is an apparent change in the way LeT is functioning recently. LeT, a guerrilla outfit has been trying to engage local boys, holding passports, after its foreign cadres started coming under pressure from the security forces. Economic Times adds that the outfit has succe
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Daijiworld reports that there is an apparent change in the way LeT is functioning recently. LeT, a guerrilla outfit has been trying to engage local boys, holding passports, after its foreign cadres started coming under pressure from the security forces. Economic Times adds that the outfit has successfully nurtured indigenous jihadis and is sending solitary bombers on terror missions after training in Pakistan. LeT has lured educated youths from Kashmir and north India into its fold. Though they are sent to Pakistan for training, they are not sent in batches to unleash mayhem. They are dispatched in ones and twos after specific training in hi-tech equipment and bomb-making.
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March - 2 
Reports that Kerala Government on March 2 submitted before the Kerala High Court that Susan Nathan has close connections with some extremists in the State, including the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) and should be deported. It was also pointed ou
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Reports that Kerala Government on March 2 submitted before the Kerala High Court that Susan Nathan has close connections with some extremists in the State, including the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) and should be deported. It was also pointed out that the publisher of her next book had played a role in the hand-chopping case of Professor T.J. Joseph of the Newmans College in Thodupuzha (Kerala) in 2010. Susan Nathan (62) is a British-born Jewish writer.
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March - 4 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Ehtesham Malik has revealed that he was assembling a 'capsule bomb' to carry out attacks at Chandni Chowk in Delhi. A police officer said they are yet to come across capsule bombs in previous blasts. Capsule bombs can inflict casualties. The explosive is put in a capsu
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Ehtesham Malik has revealed that he was assembling a 'capsule bomb' to carry out attacks at Chandni Chowk in Delhi. A police officer said they are yet to come across capsule bombs in previous blasts. Capsule bombs can inflict casualties. The explosive is put in a capsule, which is attached to a detonator. The probe also threw up evidence of links between Pakistan-based Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and LeT. Ehtesham was mentored by JuD leader, Hanzala. JuD is the political arm of Lashkar, arranging finances in the garb of charity for LeT to carry out terror operations across India, the sources said. Hafiz Saeed is said to be a senior leader of JuD.
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March - 10 
According to enforcement agencies, Dubai is now the new and major printing centre for Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), IBNLive reported on March 10. The notes are printed in denominations of INR 500 and INR 1,000. Earlier, Pakistan was a big, direct source of funnelling of FICN into the Indian econ
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According to enforcement agencies, Dubai is now the new and major printing centre for Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), IBNLive reported on March 10. The notes are printed in denominations of INR 500 and INR 1,000. Earlier, Pakistan was a big, direct source of funnelling of FICN into the Indian economy. Intelligence sources revealed, “The recent seizures have also indicated that the quality of currency notes coming from Dubai is superior unlike the earlier scanned ones. It has become very difficult for detection, especially for the common man.” Due to international pressure, sources added that printing of FICN has stopped in Pakistan and now the major FICN conspirator, Aftab Batki has shifted his base to Dubai.
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March - 12 
Reports that investigations into the recent smashing of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) module by intelligence agencies has revealed that there is a growing concern among the top hierarchy of terror outfits about the sudden drop in militant activities in India, particularly in the Kashmir Valley and other m
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Reports that investigations into the recent smashing of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) module by intelligence agencies has revealed that there is a growing concern among the top hierarchy of terror outfits about the sudden drop in militant activities in India, particularly in the Kashmir Valley and other major cities. This frustration was now creeping into the LeT ranks and they are now more determined than ever to carry out a ‘big strike’. Highly-placed intelligence sources said Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, founder of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and a key LeT ideologue, has categorically told Abu Hamza, the operational chief of LeT in India, to launch a spate of attacks in important Indian cities and to prepare a separate blueprint for increasing violence in Kashmir during the coming summer season. The two LeT militants arrested from Delhi (February 28) and one from Hazaribagh (Jharkhand, February 27) hve revealed that they were in contact with Hamza and were receiving instruction directly from him.
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March - 13 
Among the six charge sheeted, three have been arrested- Wasim Akram Malik, Amir Abbas Dev, and Abid Hussain Bhawani, while three others who are allegedly members of the HM Amir Kamal, Junaid Akram Malik, and Shakir Hussain Seikh alias Chota Hafiz are absconding, reports The Hindu. They have been cha
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Among the six charge sheeted, three have been arrested- Wasim Akram Malik, Amir Abbas Dev, and Abid Hussain Bhawani, while three others who are allegedly members of the HM Amir Kamal, Junaid Akram Malik, and Shakir Hussain Seikh alias Chota Hafiz are absconding, reports The Hindu. They have been chargesheeted under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Explosive Substances Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
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March - 13 
In its charge sheet the agency claimed that the conspiracy to organise a “spectacular terrorist attack” on the Delhi High Court using a powerful remote controlled IED blast was hatched between June and September 2011 at Kishtwar District of Jammu and Kashmir.
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In its charge sheet the agency claimed that the conspiracy to organise a “spectacular terrorist attack” on the Delhi High Court using a powerful remote controlled IED blast was hatched between June and September 2011 at Kishtwar District of Jammu and Kashmir.
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March - 14 
A Pakistani judicial commission on March 14 reached India to collect evidence and question officials as part of efforts to prosecute Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other suspects charged with involvement in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11), rep
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A Pakistani judicial commission on March 14 reached India to collect evidence and question officials as part of efforts to prosecute Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other suspects charged with involvement in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11), reports Rediff News.
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March - 14 
On March 14 reported that March 31, 2012 has been fixed for the hanging of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant, Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is a convict in the assassination of former Chief Minister of Punjab Beant Singh on August 31, 1995. Rajoana will be hanged inside the Patiala Central Jai
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On March 14 reported that March 31, 2012 has been fixed for the hanging of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant, Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is a convict in the assassination of former Chief Minister of Punjab Beant Singh on August 31, 1995. Rajoana will be hanged inside the Patiala Central Jail.
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March - 14 
The new Pakistan border infrastructure that has come up between 2004 and 2011 includes 886 bunkers, 261 morchas, 398 towers and 143 BoPs. India and Pakistan in November 2003 declared a joint ceasefire along the 198-km International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, the 778-km Line of Control and the 150-
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The new Pakistan border infrastructure that has come up between 2004 and 2011 includes 886 bunkers, 261 morchas, 398 towers and 143 BoPs. India and Pakistan in November 2003 declared a joint ceasefire along the 198-km International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, the 778-km Line of Control and the 150-km Actual Ground Position Line in the Siachen Glacier-Saltoro Ridge region.
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March - 15 
Abu Bilal, one of the two Pakistani bombers who had planted IED outside the Delhi High Court last September, is suspected to be none other than the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Ghulam Sarwar, whose name had first figured in an attack on an Army Major General last year. According to an official, t
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Abu Bilal, one of the two Pakistani bombers who had planted IED outside the Delhi High Court last September, is suspected to be none other than the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Ghulam Sarwar, whose name had first figured in an attack on an Army Major General last year. According to an official, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has strong clues and some tentative evidence to show that Bilal is none other than the LeT terrorist Sarwar. Hailing from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Sarwar's name had first popped up on security radar last year when he was identified as the mastermind behind the Udhampur blast on May 2, targeting Major General D S Pathania, the commandant of the Northern Army Command's base hospital.
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March - 15 
One module was detected by the Delhi police and several of its members have been arrested, one among them, Qateel Siddique, is suspected to be involved in the Pune’s German bakery blast in February 2010, which killed 17 people. The second module includes Naquee Ahmed and Nadeem Sheikh, both arrested
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One module was detected by the Delhi police and several of its members have been arrested, one among them, Qateel Siddique, is suspected to be involved in the Pune’s German bakery blast in February 2010, which killed 17 people. The second module includes Naquee Ahmed and Nadeem Sheikh, both arrested in the 13/7 case, along with Waqqas and Tabrez — the alleged planters who are absconding. Bhatkal started visiting Bihar around 2008, and slowly started indoctrinating and recruiting people.
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March - 19 
On March 19 handed over to Bangladesh a list of 51 camps and 22 Indian insurgent group leaders to Bangladesh for action against them who are operating from that country. During the four-day Border Coordination Conference between the two countries, the Border Security Force (BSF), according to Direct
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On March 19 handed over to Bangladesh a list of 51 camps and 22 Indian insurgent group leaders to Bangladesh for action against them who are operating from that country. During the four-day Border Coordination Conference between the two countries, the Border Security Force (BSF), according to Director General U K Bansal, handed over to their Bangladeshi counterparts a list of the camps and insurgents present in their territory.
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March - 21 
Ahmed was a cadre of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), a Kashmiri militant group, which was planning an attack in Hyderabad, Police claimed. Probe revealed that Ahmed had asked Shabir to carry the weapons to Hyderabad and promised to pay him INR 300,000. Yasin, a Hyderabad businessman dealing in marble,
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Ahmed was a cadre of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), a Kashmiri militant group, which was planning an attack in Hyderabad, Police claimed. Probe revealed that Ahmed had asked Shabir to carry the weapons to Hyderabad and promised to pay him INR 300,000. Yasin, a Hyderabad businessman dealing in marble, was also involved in the conspiracy. Ahmed and Yasin were sentenced to seven-year jail and INR 10,000 fine.
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March - 21 
Indian militant groups are using a video of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for recruiting, said intelligence sources, UPI reports. Both Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) are using the video, said intelligence officials. One official, speaking on condition of anonymi
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Indian militant groups are using a video of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for recruiting, said intelligence sources, UPI reports. Both Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) are using the video, said intelligence officials. One official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he had seen the bin Laden video and it was “highly provocative.” “In one of the speeches, Osama is even seen as saying that jihad was the only option to improve the quality of life of people in the Kashmir Valley. The Kashmiri youth are also shown videos of Taliban commander Mullah Omar,” added another unnamed official.
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March - 21 
Shabir belongs to Kashmir's Tilgay and Ravindra is a resident of New Delhi. They were sentenced to 10-year jail and INR 10,000 fine. They were arrested in Ajmer on December 26, 2005. Shabir was a member of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and was involved in terrorist activities. Police fou
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Shabir belongs to Kashmir's Tilgay and Ravindra is a resident of New Delhi. They were sentenced to 10-year jail and INR 10,000 fine. They were arrested in Ajmer on December 26, 2005. Shabir was a member of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and was involved in terrorist activities. Police found an AK 47 rifle, 15 detonators and 299 live bullets hidden in a false ceiling of the truck in which they were travelling.
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March - 22 
A Delhi Police team is to soon fly to Bangkok (Thailand) to interrogate Sedaghatzadeh Masoud, arrested in connection with the February 14 Bangkok blast case and who has links with the Iranian national who stuck a bomb on an Israeli embassy car in Delhi on February 13 (also known as 13/2 attack). Pol
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A Delhi Police team is to soon fly to Bangkok (Thailand) to interrogate Sedaghatzadeh Masoud, arrested in connection with the February 14 Bangkok blast case and who has links with the Iranian national who stuck a bomb on an Israeli embassy car in Delhi on February 13 (also known as 13/2 attack). Police officials on March 21 said that Delhi Police have also got more leads to the terror attack obtained during the interrogation of journalist Sayed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi, who was arrested by the special cell of Delhi Police on March 6 in Delhi. The three Iranians linked to the Israeli car bombing are Houshang Afshar Irani, Seyed Ali Mahdiansadr and Mohammadreza Abolghasemi. Irani, the man who stuck the explosive on the Israeli embassy car on February 13, had left the city on the same day for Malaysia, while the other two left the city two days before the blast, sources said.
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March - 22 
Police officials are suspecting that diplomatic channels may have been used to smuggle explosives into India for the 13/2 attack, Daily Bhaskar reported on March 23. Diplomats and embassy officials are exempted from security checks and it is possible that these channels might have been used to bring
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Police officials are suspecting that diplomatic channels may have been used to smuggle explosives into India for the 13/2 attack, Daily Bhaskar reported on March 23. Diplomats and embassy officials are exempted from security checks and it is possible that these channels might have been used to bring in the explosives from Iran.
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March - 23 
Interpol has issued Red Corner notices against four Iranians on March 23 wanted in connection with the bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat on February 13 in Delhi (also known as 13/2). The Interpol issued the look-out notices against four Iranians - Houshang Afshar Irani, Syed Ali Mahdiansadr, Mohamm
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Interpol has issued Red Corner notices against four Iranians on March 23 wanted in connection with the bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat on February 13 in Delhi (also known as 13/2). The Interpol issued the look-out notices against four Iranians - Houshang Afshar Irani, Syed Ali Mahdiansadr, Mohammadreza Abolghasemi and Masoud Sedaghatzadeh - on the request of the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI). Masoud Sedaghatzadeh was arrested by the Malaysian Police from Kuala Lumpur airport on February 15 for February 14 Bangkok blasts. An Interpol Red Corner notice is the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant. It requests provisional arrest of wanted persons with a view to extraditing them.
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March - 23 
Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) on March 23 claimed to have information on two persons suspected to have played a role in the triple blasts in Mumbai on July 13 last year (also known as Mumbai 13/7 blasts). The two suspects were identified around the second week of March, said a senior ATS of
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Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) on March 23 claimed to have information on two persons suspected to have played a role in the triple blasts in Mumbai on July 13 last year (also known as Mumbai 13/7 blasts). The two suspects were identified around the second week of March, said a senior ATS official. The officer said that Naquee Ahmed, who is being interrogated for his role in the blasts, revealed information on one of the two suspects. The ATS has withheld the identities of the persons as well as their role in the blasts. Crucially, the ATS has also learnt that Waqaas and Tabrez, who are suspected to have planted the bombs, and top Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal, could still be holed up in the country.
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March - 24 
According to a March 24 report in Times of India, a fresh twist appeared in the September 8, 2006 Malegaon blast investigations as the NIA (National Investigation Agency), begins to suspect that Hindu fundamentalists might have used Muslim hands to execute the blast. While a claim to the effect that
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According to a March 24 report in Times of India, a fresh twist appeared in the September 8, 2006 Malegaon blast investigations as the NIA (National Investigation Agency), begins to suspect that Hindu fundamentalists might have used Muslim hands to execute the blast. While a claim to the effect that Hindutva radicals behind the terrorist attack may have used Muslim hirelings was made by Swami Aseemanand, inputs gathered by investigators appears to have led the Agency to wonder whether what appeared to be an outlandish theory has some basis.
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March - 24 
According to Indian agencies, Dawood Ibrahim (1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused) has at least 20 fake passports, 8 of which were issued in Mumbai, Chhota Rajan has 8, and Chhota Shakeel 6 and the simplicity with which fake passports can be acquired is a major reason for gangsters' ability to slink a
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According to Indian agencies, Dawood Ibrahim (1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused) has at least 20 fake passports, 8 of which were issued in Mumbai, Chhota Rajan has 8, and Chhota Shakeel 6 and the simplicity with which fake passports can be acquired is a major reason for gangsters' ability to slink across borders and elude the Police.
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March - 26 
Further adds the group was originally working under Dr Abu Faizal, a former resident of Mumbai, who was connected with both SIMI and the Indian Mujahideen (IM). Faizal’s gang robbed banks to fund terror activities. The three suspects were allegedly hatching a plot to assassinate the judge of the All
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Further adds the group was originally working under Dr Abu Faizal, a former resident of Mumbai, who was connected with both SIMI and the Indian Mujahideen (IM). Faizal’s gang robbed banks to fund terror activities. The three suspects were allegedly hatching a plot to assassinate the judge of the Allahabad High Court who had delivered a verdict on the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid case.
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March - 26 
Munna, a resident of Indore, is said to be involved in the 2008 Ahmadabad blasts and is wanted by the Madhya Pradesh Police for killing Khandva ATS constable Sitaram Tiwari and a lawyer who had tried to help the constable in 2011. He also reportedly killed a two-wheeler rider whose bike he had snatc
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Munna, a resident of Indore, is said to be involved in the 2008 Ahmadabad blasts and is wanted by the Madhya Pradesh Police for killing Khandva ATS constable Sitaram Tiwari and a lawyer who had tried to help the constable in 2011. He also reportedly killed a two-wheeler rider whose bike he had snatched to escape the scene after killing Tiwari and the lawyer. Abrar was part of a terrorist training camp in Vagamon in Kerala, which was held in 2007 and his name was mentioned by some of the accused though his whereabouts were untraced.
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March - 27 
On March 28 reported that the arrest of 2008 Ahmadabad serial blasts accused Mohammad Abrar Babu Khan by ATS on March 26 is being viewed as a significant development by Central intelligence agencies with officials claiming that the dreaded terrorist was controlling the entire network of IM and banne
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On March 28 reported that the arrest of 2008 Ahmadabad serial blasts accused Mohammad Abrar Babu Khan by ATS on March 26 is being viewed as a significant development by Central intelligence agencies with officials claiming that the dreaded terrorist was controlling the entire network of IM and banned SIMI in western and central India. The Maharashtra ATS has in a report sent to the Centre on the arrest stated that Khan was in constant touch with top leaders of IM and SIMI - like Abdul Subhan Qureshi alias Tauqeer, Yasin Bhatkal and Abu Fazal. With Khan’s arrest, sources said, the terror network in Central and Western India has been severely crippled.
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March - 27 
The terror module was attempting to set up bases in Aurangabad, Jalna and Buldhana Districts of Maharashtra and recruit people in the State. They were also planning to assassinate some prominent Hindu leaders in Maharashtra. Investigators suspect that the module could have targeted foreigners in Aur
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The terror module was attempting to set up bases in Aurangabad, Jalna and Buldhana Districts of Maharashtra and recruit people in the State. They were also planning to assassinate some prominent Hindu leaders in Maharashtra. Investigators suspect that the module could have targeted foreigners in Aurangabad for ransom. The ransom would be used to finance terror activities. This method has been used by the IM, sources revealed.
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March - 28 
on March 28 reported that the Delhi Police will send letter rogatories (a formal judicial request for probe in other country) to three countries - Iran, Thailand and Malaysia in the ongoing investigation of the February 13, 2012, attack on an Israeli embassy car in Delhi (also known as 13/2 Israeli
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on March 28 reported that the Delhi Police will send letter rogatories (a formal judicial request for probe in other country) to three countries - Iran, Thailand and Malaysia in the ongoing investigation of the February 13, 2012, attack on an Israeli embassy car in Delhi (also known as 13/2 Israeli embassy car bombing). Sources said that Intelligence officials will ask Iran for more details on bombers like their address, occupation and family details. The three bombers, Houshang Afshar Ali, Mohammad Reza Abolghasemi and Syed Ali Mahdian Sadr, escaped to Tehran after the attack. Police will also seek details of investigations and statements of arrested persons, including operation head Sedaghatzadeh Masoud from Thailand and Malaysia. This is the first time that India will be sending a request for probe to Iran.
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March - 28 
Referring to the arrests of Imran and Jenab, sources said that Kana had dispatched the seized FICN from Pakistan to Dubai, from where his close associate, one Mohd Ashraf, sent the consignment to another operative in Bangalore. The Bangalore associate had then forwarded the consignment to the accuse
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Referring to the arrests of Imran and Jenab, sources said that Kana had dispatched the seized FICN from Pakistan to Dubai, from where his close associate, one Mohd Ashraf, sent the consignment to another operative in Bangalore. The Bangalore associate had then forwarded the consignment to the accused, who are members of Kana's core group in India, for further circulation. NIA has been able identify the entire chain and is trying to zero in on the Bangalore associates, sources said.
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March - 28 
The agency got the clue about the two Delhi accused - arrested on March 28 - while investigating the January case. The arrests were made over a two-month period after the NIA had unearthed a big racket and arrested 14 people - including leaders of the gang operating out of Malda in West Bengal - dur
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The agency got the clue about the two Delhi accused - arrested on March 28 - while investigating the January case. The arrests were made over a two-month period after the NIA had unearthed a big racket and arrested 14 people - including leaders of the gang operating out of Malda in West Bengal - during a nationwide swoop in January. Four persons including the Indian mastermind Morgen Hussain were arrested from Malda, whereas four others were arrested in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), three in Tamil Nadu and one each in Gulbarga (Karnataka), Moradabad (UP) and Delhi. In the January case, NIA had found that the FICN were being smuggled into India via Bangladesh through the porous border of West Bengal.
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March - 29 
In a breakthrough in the 13/7 serial blasts case, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has identified the man who planted the explosive at Dadar (Mumbai) on July 13, 2011, which killed one person and injured 10, reports The Times of India on March 30 2012. The suspect, according to Police sour
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In a breakthrough in the 13/7 serial blasts case, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has identified the man who planted the explosive at Dadar (Mumbai) on July 13, 2011, which killed one person and injured 10, reports The Times of India on March 30 2012. The suspect, according to Police sources, is on the run in south India and teams of Policemen have been dispatched to apprehend him. However, senior Police officials refused to reveal the identity of the suspect.
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March - 30 
The Central and State intelligence agencies have sent inputs to Police of eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) Districts that a few families are involved in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), The Times of India on March 31 reported. FICNs being pumped to 40 Districts of UP from Indo-Nepal bord
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The Central and State intelligence agencies have sent inputs to Police of eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) Districts that a few families are involved in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), The Times of India on March 31 reported. FICNs being pumped to 40 Districts of UP from Indo-Nepal border, the report added. Police have sought assistance from Intelligence Bureau (IB) and State intelligence agencies to bust the modules.
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March - 30 
The Times of India on March 31 reports that National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA), an offshoot of Assam based Adivasi People's Army (APA) has become active in Alipurduar Subdivision of Jalpaiguri District and Tufanganj area of Cooch Behar District. The group has influence among the plantation work
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The Times of India on March 31 reports that National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA), an offshoot of Assam based Adivasi People's Army (APA) has become active in Alipurduar Subdivision of Jalpaiguri District and Tufanganj area of Cooch Behar District. The group has influence among the plantation workers in different tea, gardens in Kokrajhar, Chirang and Udalguri Districts of Assam. A small section of militant left APA and formed NSLA after January 24, 2012 surrender of APA. In 2011, the Alipurduar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district had witnessed more than a dozen abduction cases. Only four of these cases were reported to Police.
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April - 8 
The Times of India reports that Somali pirates held hostage the families of 17 Indians, who were among a crew of 22 on MT Royal Grace, a Nigeria-bound oil tanker, captured off the coast of Oman on March 4. Manu Chauhan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of East India Shipping Agency which recruited five
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The Times of India reports that Somali pirates held hostage the families of 17 Indians, who were among a crew of 22 on MT Royal Grace, a Nigeria-bound oil tanker, captured off the coast of Oman on March 4. Manu Chauhan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of East India Shipping Agency which recruited five of the Indian crew members, told The Times of India the ship's Dubai-based owners, Oyster Cargo and Shipping Company, had informed the Government's DG (shipping) and was also keeping families of the crew members updated. Talks were continuing between the East India Shipping Agency and Somali pirates for the release of the firm's crew. According to reports, apart from the Indians, the ship had three Nigerians and one Pakistani and Bangladeshi national each. With this, Somali pirates are now holding 21 vessels and have 289 hostages.
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April - 12 
Expired tank ammunition from a Central Ordnance Depot in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) has landed in the hands of Naxalites [Left-Wing Extremists] who are capable of recycling them for launching attacks on Security Forces, reports IBN Live. Documents accessed by Express Buzz reveal that the Army has ini
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Expired tank ammunition from a Central Ordnance Depot in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) has landed in the hands of Naxalites [Left-Wing Extremists] who are capable of recycling them for launching attacks on Security Forces, reports IBN Live. Documents accessed by Express Buzz reveal that the Army has initiated disciplinary proceedings against Lieutenant Colonel SC Pandey, who was posted in the Central Ordnance Depot (COD), Jabalpur, on charges of selling unserviceable T-72 tank ammunition on the sly to a scrap dealer in Agra in November 2011. These 125 mm Fin Stabilized Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot (FSAPDS) ammunition has found its way into the hands of Naxals operating in Jharkhand — a fact revealed by a witness during the Summary of Evidence. The FSAPDS ammunition is considered to be the most lethal kinetic-energy cartridge, capable of destroying all known armoured tanks. It is also capable of enhancing the fire power of the T-72 tank. As a senior serving officer pointed out, the expired ammunition sold to the scrap dealer cannot be fired using a gun barrel by the Naxals, but they can make high-intensity IEDs with it, that can easily destroy a small tank.
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April - 16 
The Times of India reports that Riyaz Bhatkal, the founder of the terror group Indian Mujahideen (IM), allegedly obtained a passport under the alias of Shahrukh Khan from Ranchi on January 21, 2010, intelligence sources said. "The Intelligence Bureau had flashed an alert to airports across the globe
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The Times of India reports that Riyaz Bhatkal, the founder of the terror group Indian Mujahideen (IM), allegedly obtained a passport under the alias of Shahrukh Khan from Ranchi on January 21, 2010, intelligence sources said. "The Intelligence Bureau had flashed an alert to airports across the globe about Riyaz Bhatkal carrying a passport with the alias of Shahrukh Khan," sources said. Riyaz is suspected of having several passports bearing different names. He has travelled to Dubai and Pakistan several times from Indian airports as well as from Nepal, sources said. Intelligence officers are checking whether Riyaz had used the Ranchi passport while flying abroad. "Every time Riyaz flies abroad, he uses a different passport," they said.
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April - 17 
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will revise the procedure for authentication of currency notes by banks before it goes to customers, reports The Economic Times. The move is aimed at curbing the hazard of increasing number of counterfeit currencies in circulation. "Banks are advised to streamline the
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will revise the procedure for authentication of currency notes by banks before it goes to customers, reports The Economic Times. The move is aimed at curbing the hazard of increasing number of counterfeit currencies in circulation. "Banks are advised to streamline their system in a manner which will make them bear the risk of counterfeit bank notes rather than the common man who unknowingly comes in possession of such notes," RBI said in its Annual Monetary Policy statement. The number of counterfeit notes in circulation has risen to 4, 30, 000 in 2010-11 from 3, 89, 000 in 2008-09, according to RBI data, even as the number of such fake notes at RBI's vault has declined to 45,235 notes from 52,620.
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April - 18 
The Times of India reported that the investigation into the July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blast case (also known as 13/7) revealed that the two Pakistani bombers staying in Byculla's Habib Apartments used as many as 18 SIM cards and six handsets. Police sources from the Kalachowkie unit of the Anti-Te
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The Times of India reported that the investigation into the July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blast case (also known as 13/7) revealed that the two Pakistani bombers staying in Byculla's Habib Apartments used as many as 18 SIM cards and six handsets. Police sources from the Kalachowkie unit of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) said that two suspected 13/7 bombers-who have been identified in court documents as 'A' and 'B', but are believed to be Pakistanis named Waqqas and Tabrez-were provided 18 SIM cards by co-accused Naqi Ahmed. "We suspected that the bombers changed SIM cards to avoid telephonic surveillance during their stay in Mumbai. We are still collecting the call records of these SIM cards," an unnamed Police official said.
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April - 20 
The Times of India reports that increased cooperation between India and the US on detection and tracking of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) is likely with terror funding, cyber crime, intelligence sharing being discussed between Union Home Secretary R K Singh and US Deputy Secretary for Homeland S
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The Times of India reports that increased cooperation between India and the US on detection and tracking of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) is likely with terror funding, cyber crime, intelligence sharing being discussed between Union Home Secretary R K Singh and US Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security Jane Holl Lute in New Delhi on April 20. While both sides remained tight-lipped on the details of the day-long discussion, sources said that the US and India were likely to share technical know-how and intelligence on the detection of bulk smuggling of FICN. According to a recent confidential Government report, four in every 1,000 currency notes in circulation in India are fake amounting to as much as INR 32 billion in 2010. The white paper on the status of FICN, prepared jointly by the Intelligence Bureau, Research & Analysis Wing, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Central Bureau of Investigation had expressed concern on the trend saying it was seriously affecting the credibility of the rupee as legal tender. FICN that flowed into India in 2010 from abroad were in the range of INR 15 billion- INR 17 billion, the white paper said.
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April - 23 
According to the Piracy Bill introduced in Parliament on April 23, pirates arrested by the Navy or the Coast Guard on the high seas or in India's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which stretches to 200 nautical miles from the coast, could face even the death penalty, reports The Times of India. "Pir
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According to the Piracy Bill introduced in Parliament on April 23, pirates arrested by the Navy or the Coast Guard on the high seas or in India's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which stretches to 200 nautical miles from the coast, could face even the death penalty, reports The Times of India. "Piracy has spread well into the Arabian Sea, around 1,100 nautical miles from Somalia's coast. Piracy is estimated to have become a USD 12 billion sophisticated global industry, with deepening links with terrorism," said an official. The new bill seeks to address piracy related problems by defining what constitutes piracy, setting up designated sessions courts for speedy trials and providing for extradition and laying down stringent punishment.
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April - 23 
The investigators feel that the attack on an Israeli diplomat, Tal Yehoshua Koren, on February 13, 2012, in New Delhi was carried out by Tevhid-Selam-Quds, an organization that is being handled out of Iran, according to The Times of India. "Its operatives are trained and equipped with weapons, ammun
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The investigators feel that the attack on an Israeli diplomat, Tal Yehoshua Koren, on February 13, 2012, in New Delhi was carried out by Tevhid-Selam-Quds, an organization that is being handled out of Iran, according to The Times of India. "Its operatives are trained and equipped with weapons, ammunition and explosives, especially in handling of TNT and C4," said a source. The group has a history of carrying out terrorist attacks on Israel in other countries like those in Turkey, including the murder of Israeli security officer Ehud Sadan. Police has identified three Iranians, Houshang Afshar Irani, Mohammad Reza Abolghasemi and Seyed Ali Mahdian Sadr, allegedly involved in bombing of diplomat Tal Yehoshua Koren's car.
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April - 23 
the Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) is short staffed, says report. This has caused problem and delay in the investigation and analysis of DNA samples in many important cases, including the 13/7 blasts case. Anti-terrorism squad (ATS) officers, who are probing the serial blasts, had collecte
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the Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) is short staffed, says report. This has caused problem and delay in the investigation and analysis of DNA samples in many important cases, including the 13/7 blasts case. Anti-terrorism squad (ATS) officers, who are probing the serial blasts, had collected tooth brush, towels, computer discs, hair and clothes from the flat in Habib Apartment in Byculla in Mumbai (Maharashtra), where the two suspected Pakistani bombers, Waqqas and Tabrez stayed before and after the blasts. Kalina FSL had around 350 personnel till February, 2012 when the contract of 150 staff was over. Sources say the work is delayed due to shortage of manpower. The Kalina and Nagpur FSL receive around 800-1,000 cases to test samples every year.
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April - 29 
Kerala Government wants the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to continue in the context of its continued presence in the State despite the ban, according to Daily Bhaskar. The report prepared by the Internal Security Wing to be submitted to the tribunal handling matters related with
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Kerala Government wants the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to continue in the context of its continued presence in the State despite the ban, according to Daily Bhaskar. The report prepared by the Internal Security Wing to be submitted to the tribunal handling matters related with SIMI, headed by Justice V.K. Shali, says that though the Police had not come across incidents of secret meetings or training camps as had happened before 2008, several raids had yielded pamphlets and other materials. State Power Minister Aryadan Muhammad, on April 29, said that operatives of extremist organisations had been infiltrating into certain mainstream political parties. “These are very dangerous organisations,” he said. He further commented, “I can name these organisations. They are the NDF (presently Popular Front of India), SDPI… then SIMI… Most of these organisations come under the Jama’at-e-Islami,” he added. According to intelligence agencies, the preliminary plans of most of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terror attacks carried out in Indian cities in 2008 were prepared at the SIMI camp held at Panayikkulam near Kochi (Kerala) on August 15, 2006. SIMI had also held a training camp at Vagamon hill resorts in Idukki District in December 2007 in preparation for terror strikes.
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April - 29 
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has got information regarding Pakistan intelligence agencies smuggling Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) from Dubai and Middle East into Andhra Pradesh, according to Asian Age. Earlier, FICN used to be pumped in from Dubai, but Hyderabad has suddenly beco
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has got information regarding Pakistan intelligence agencies smuggling Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) from Dubai and Middle East into Andhra Pradesh, according to Asian Age. Earlier, FICN used to be pumped in from Dubai, but Hyderabad has suddenly become the new point for injecting counterfeit currency. After Bangladesh, Dubai has become the latest hub for High Quality FICN. According to official sources, “In the year 2010-2011, FICN worth Rs. 35 crore [INR 350 milion] were seized. Pakistan is behind this”.
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April - 30 
LeT ‘supreme commander’ of operations, Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, who is in a Rawalpindi jail (Pakistan), has been networking using a private VoIP on his smart phone with LeT militants. According to intelligence source, "Lakhvi's compound serves as Lashkar's alternative headquarters," It was his impriso
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LeT ‘supreme commander’ of operations, Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, who is in a Rawalpindi jail (Pakistan), has been networking using a private VoIP on his smart phone with LeT militants. According to intelligence source, "Lakhvi's compound serves as Lashkar's alternative headquarters," It was his imprisonment, sources said, that stopped LeT militants from using emails and phones and restrict communication to VoIP.
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April - 30 
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on April 30 named Maharashtra based Khair-e-Ummat Trust as one of the fronts/pseudonymous organisations of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), The Hindu reports. The MHA’s “background note on the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI),” mentions four more
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on April 30 named Maharashtra based Khair-e-Ummat Trust as one of the fronts/pseudonymous organisations of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), The Hindu reports. The MHA’s “background note on the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI),” mentions four more organisations as being SIMI ‘fronts' at the national level Tahreek-e-Ehyaa-e-Ummat (TEU), Tehreek-Talaba-e-Arabia (TTA), Tahrik Tahaffuz-e-Shaaire Islam (TTSI) and Wahdat-e-Islami. The MHA has not banned these groups.
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April - 30 
The report, 'Securing Our Cyber Frontiers', by Nasscom and Data Security Council of India (DSCI) suggested setting up a national structure for cyber security, which would clearly define the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders. It has also recommended establishing a National Threat Intelligenc
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The report, 'Securing Our Cyber Frontiers', by Nasscom and Data Security Council of India (DSCI) suggested setting up a national structure for cyber security, which would clearly define the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders. It has also recommended establishing a National Threat Intelligence Centre, which would integrate all existing information sources.
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May - 1 
The Government is yet to provide soldiers with basic protective gear like modular bullet-proof vests or ballistic helmets, reports The Times of India on May 2. The project to acquire 1, 86,168 bullet-proof jackets for soldiers has come to a big naught. Similarly, the case for ballistic helmets with
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The Government is yet to provide soldiers with basic protective gear like modular bullet-proof vests or ballistic helmets, reports The Times of India on May 2. The project to acquire 1, 86,168 bullet-proof jackets for soldiers has come to a big naught. Similarly, the case for ballistic helmets with internal communication gear is yet to make any progress.
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May - 2 
Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racketeers operating from abroad are using air route in addition to the Pakistan-Nepal-Bangladesh-West Bengal land route to smuggle FICN to India. Seized FICN in all cases are of high quality and comply with nearly 10 out of the 14 security parameters. According to i
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Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racketeers operating from abroad are using air route in addition to the Pakistan-Nepal-Bangladesh-West Bengal land route to smuggle FICN to India. Seized FICN in all cases are of high quality and comply with nearly 10 out of the 14 security parameters. According to intelligence officials, migrant labourers from Andhra Pradesh flying to Gulf countries for work are being used for smuggling Pakistan-printed FICN into Hyderabad.
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May - 2 
May 2 reported that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has found traces of Research Department Explosive (RDX) along with other explosives in a flat in Habib building at Byculla in Mumbai, where Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants suspected to have been involved in the July 13, 2011 Mumbai blas
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May 2 reported that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has found traces of Research Department Explosive (RDX) along with other explosives in a flat in Habib building at Byculla in Mumbai, where Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants suspected to have been involved in the July 13, 2011 Mumbai blasts (also known as 13/7) stayed. ATS Chief Rakesh Maria commented, “The original components of the explosive were ammonium nitrate, nitrite and TNT. Now, in the house, we found TNT, other explosive material and also traces of RDX”. He further said that “there was no RDX” at the blast sites.
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May - 2 
On May 2 that Taqi Ahmed, a key suspect in the 13/7 serial blasts case, is believed to have told investigators that his first contact with IM militants happened at a cricket ground in Darbhanga in Bihar during a local match in the summer of 2009. The alleged link was Ghayur Jamil, accused of Chinnas
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On May 2 that Taqi Ahmed, a key suspect in the 13/7 serial blasts case, is believed to have told investigators that his first contact with IM militants happened at a cricket ground in Darbhanga in Bihar during a local match in the summer of 2009. The alleged link was Ghayur Jamil, accused of Chinnaswamy stadium blast (April 17, 2010) in Bangalore (Karnataka) and Jama Masjid firing (September 19, 2010). Ghayur had introduced Taqi to Mohammad Qateel Siddiqui and eventually IM co-founder Ahmed Zarar Siddibappa alias Yasin Bhatkal alias Imran by 2009 end.
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May - 2 
Sources said Hanif carries information on the activities of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). He was in charge of Dawood's operations in Gujarat, the state that for long was the chosen route to smuggle in drugs and arms from Pakistan.
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Sources said Hanif carries information on the activities of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). He was in charge of Dawood's operations in Gujarat, the state that for long was the chosen route to smuggle in drugs and arms from Pakistan.
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May - 4 
A Central Intelligence Bureau alert has warned of a possible Lashkar-eToiba (LeT) orchestrated terror strike in four states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab and Haryana, as The Times of India, reports on May 5. Ahmedabad and Jamnagar are the two Gujarat cities that are possible targets, according to
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A Central Intelligence Bureau alert has warned of a possible Lashkar-eToiba (LeT) orchestrated terror strike in four states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab and Haryana, as The Times of India, reports on May 5. Ahmedabad and Jamnagar are the two Gujarat cities that are possible targets, according to top state police officials. According to intelligence alert, LeT has already conducted recce and could carry out terror attacks soon. What sets this terror input apart is that it carries specific details about possible targets.
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May - 6 
According to the State Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), the licence belongs Rajkot-based oil tanker driver, Hitesh who regularly goes to the Reliance Refinery in Jamnagar for loading and unloading works.
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According to the State Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), the licence belongs Rajkot-based oil tanker driver, Hitesh who regularly goes to the Reliance Refinery in Jamnagar for loading and unloading works.
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May - 6 
Interrogation of the arrested 13/7 bomb blasts suspects has revealed that the two Pakistanis militants who are involved in the attacks along with Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant, Yasin Bhatkal, had been using stolen cellphones, reports The Times of India on May 7. The purpose of using stolen mobiles
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Interrogation of the arrested 13/7 bomb blasts suspects has revealed that the two Pakistanis militants who are involved in the attacks along with Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant, Yasin Bhatkal, had been using stolen cellphones, reports The Times of India on May 7. The purpose of using stolen mobiles was to mislead the Police.
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May - 6 
On May 7 that the five Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists, who are believed to be camping in Gujarat and may target oil refineries, are suspected to have entered the State much before the Central Intelligence Bureau (IB) alerted the local Police. Director General of Police (DGP), Chitranjan Singh said
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On May 7 that the five Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists, who are believed to be camping in Gujarat and may target oil refineries, are suspected to have entered the State much before the Central Intelligence Bureau (IB) alerted the local Police. Director General of Police (DGP), Chitranjan Singh said, “The IB alert said the five suspects were given a driving licence. In the alert, we were told that the holder of the licence must be traced. The motive was to see the licence holder’s involvement with the suspects... The alert specified that the suspects may target the refineries in Gujarat. The licence holder was grilled for several hours. We are trying to find out how the licence reached the suspects, as alleged.”
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May - 7 
Five Pakistan-trained militants who received terror training in Pakistan surrendered to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in April 2012 after reading about another terror recruit's change of heart in The Times of India (TOI), claims the daily. Following the appearance of the report, five ot
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Five Pakistan-trained militants who received terror training in Pakistan surrendered to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in April 2012 after reading about another terror recruit's change of heart in The Times of India (TOI), claims the daily. Following the appearance of the report, five others, all between the ages of 19 and 22, separately turned themselves in to the ATS. Four of the five, officers said, had travelled as a cell and the last independently. Officers said the boys were paid INR 100,000 each for choosing to undergo terror training.
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May - 7 
National Security Guard (NSG) has decided to have a large commando base in Gujarat after it failed to set up such a centre in West Bengal, according to The Times of India. The central government has accorded an 'in principle' approval to a request made by the Gujarat government to set up a regional
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National Security Guard (NSG) has decided to have a large commando base in Gujarat after it failed to set up such a centre in West Bengal, according to The Times of India. The central government has accorded an 'in principle' approval to a request made by the Gujarat government to set up a regional centre of the NSG in the state which will cover the entire western and northern flank of the country. An NSG regional centre will have all the training and combat exercise facilities for the counter-terror and counter-hijack crack commandos of the force, which are at present only available at its centre in Manesar in Gurgaon (Haryana).
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May - 7 
The 'black cat' commando force, in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, had planned to get two large regional centres in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Kolkata (West Bengal) for stationing more than 5,000 personnel each for operational and logistical purposes during terror attack like e
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The 'black cat' commando force, in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, had planned to get two large regional centres in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Kolkata (West Bengal) for stationing more than 5,000 personnel each for operational and logistical purposes during terror attack like emergencies.
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May - 7 
TOI on April 3, 2012, had published the story of a twenty-something terror operative who approached the ATS and confessed getting terror training in Pakistani militant camps. He told the agency that he had no wish to kill anyone or hurt the country. The M.Com graduate was later given an INR 25,000-a
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TOI on April 3, 2012, had published the story of a twenty-something terror operative who approached the ATS and confessed getting terror training in Pakistani militant camps. He told the agency that he had no wish to kill anyone or hurt the country. The M.Com graduate was later given an INR 25,000-a-month job on the Police's recommendation.
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May - 8 
Commenting on the situation along the borders, the Report stated that the ceasefire on the borders is holding out with a few aberrations. There were 56 cases of ceasefire violations along the borders during 2011, as compared to 57 in 2010.
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Commenting on the situation along the borders, the Report stated that the ceasefire on the borders is holding out with a few aberrations. There were 56 cases of ceasefire violations along the borders during 2011, as compared to 57 in 2010.
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May - 8 
Gayur Ahmad Jamali, 21 and Mohammad Adil, 40, were arrested from Darbhanga and Madhubani in Bihar. Mohammad Qateel Siddiqi, 27, was arrested in Delhi. Abdur Rahman, 19, of Darbhanga, was arrested in Chennai and Ahsan was arrested from Nalanda in Bihar. Delhi Police claims that they were involved in
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Gayur Ahmad Jamali, 21 and Mohammad Adil, 40, were arrested from Darbhanga and Madhubani in Bihar. Mohammad Qateel Siddiqi, 27, was arrested in Delhi. Abdur Rahman, 19, of Darbhanga, was arrested in Chennai and Ahsan was arrested from Nalanda in Bihar. Delhi Police claims that they were involved in the Pune German Bakery blast on February 13, 2010, the blast at Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium during an IPL match on April 17, 2010 and firing and explosion in a car outside Jama Masjid on September 19, 2010 ahead of Commonwealth Games.
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May - 8 
Reports that there were 56 ceasefire violations by Pakistan in entire Jammu and Kashmir in 2011. “South of Pir Panjal ranges, which has 272-km of Line of Control (LoC), there were 39 ceasefire violations in 2011 and from January 1 to April 30, 2011 there were 11 such violations,” said Army sources.
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Reports that there were 56 ceasefire violations by Pakistan in entire Jammu and Kashmir in 2011. “South of Pir Panjal ranges, which has 272-km of Line of Control (LoC), there were 39 ceasefire violations in 2011 and from January 1 to April 30, 2011 there were 11 such violations,” said Army sources. “Similarly, from January 1 to April 30 this year there have been eight ceasefire violations and if we include one more violation that happened in Nangi Tekri area in Poonch on May 5, then the number goes up to nine. Though the marginal decline does not show any trend but Pakistan’s intentions are still the same-- to somehow keep the pot boiling in Jammu and Kashmir”, they added. Similarly, there were 12 infiltration bids on the LoC south of Pir Panjal ranges in 2011.There have been six infiltration attempts south of Pir Panjal ranges in 2012 so far. The number stood at seven during the corresponding period in 2011, the sources said. “There is no change on the ground vis-à-vis ceasefire violations and infiltration bids. To put it more accurately, Pakistan is still up to its task,” they said.
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May - 8 
The All Party Huriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M), the moderate faction of separatist APHC, led by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq is on the verge of split following serious differences among its constituents over what is being alleged as hijacking of the amalgam by some of its leaders, reported Daily Excelsior
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The All Party Huriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M), the moderate faction of separatist APHC, led by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq is on the verge of split following serious differences among its constituents over what is being alleged as hijacking of the amalgam by some of its leaders, reported Daily Excelsior. The statement of former chairman Abdul Gani Bhat on 1948 United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir has increased the rift as senior separatist leaders Shabir Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Ahmad Khan and Mohammad Azam Inqulabi raised objections over it in a meeting on May 8. Bhat while addressing a public rally at his hometown Boitingoo in Sopore area of Baramulla District on May 6 had said that the UN resolutions cannot be implemented for resolving Kashmir issue in view of the prevailing situation in the sub-continent and around the globe.
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May - 8 
The Ministry of Defence in its latest annual report has said that though the security situation in the State has been stable for the past some time, the nexus between the Pakistani elements, terrorists and the separatists continued with their attempts to foment trouble, Daily Excelsior reported. "Th
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The Ministry of Defence in its latest annual report has said that though the security situation in the State has been stable for the past some time, the nexus between the Pakistani elements, terrorists and the separatists continued with their attempts to foment trouble, Daily Excelsior reported. "There has been overall reduction in the level of violence during the past one year, but elements who formed part of this nexus continued with their sustained efforts to disturb peace in the State", the report said, adding, "their basic aim is to internationalise the Kashmir issue and they would adopt all possible means required to achieve this purpose".
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May - 8 
The report stated that the Pakistan's support to the ongoing proxy war continued unabated and the terrorist infrastructure, both in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) also remained intact. Infiltration attempts into Jammu and Kashmir by terrorists from across the border are continuing. Als
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The report stated that the Pakistan's support to the ongoing proxy war continued unabated and the terrorist infrastructure, both in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) also remained intact. Infiltration attempts into Jammu and Kashmir by terrorists from across the border are continuing. Also, the activities of certain militant groups, who continued to be engaged in building up capabilities are being closely monitored.
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May - 9 
According to the ED charge sheet of 2009, had received close to INR 500,000 from Dubai just two days prior to the blasts. The Adjudicating Authority for PMLA, in 2009, had attached Dar's four bank accounts which had a cumulative balance of slightly under INR 600,000 as "proceeds of crime" under the
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According to the ED charge sheet of 2009, had received close to INR 500,000 from Dubai just two days prior to the blasts. The Adjudicating Authority for PMLA, in 2009, had attached Dar's four bank accounts which had a cumulative balance of slightly under INR 600,000 as "proceeds of crime" under the PMLA.
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May - 10 
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) officers on May 9 found out that Yasin Bhatkal, who heads terror group Indian Mujahideen (IM), invested INR 1.4 million in the under-construction Poonam Paradise in Nalla Sopara (east) of Thane District in Maharashtra in 2010, according to Mumbai Mirror. The in
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Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) officers on May 9 found out that Yasin Bhatkal, who heads terror group Indian Mujahideen (IM), invested INR 1.4 million in the under-construction Poonam Paradise in Nalla Sopara (east) of Thane District in Maharashtra in 2010, according to Mumbai Mirror. The investment was made through Naquee, who is now in ATS custody for stealing the bikes used to plant the bombs at Zaveri Bazaar, Dadar Kabutarkhana and Opera House (Mumbai) on July 13, 2011.
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May - 10 
Yasin's fellow bomb planters Wakas and Tabrez, who shared an apartment with him at Byculla till a day before the serial blasts worked at the Poonam Paradise site as a supervisor and sales executive.
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Yasin's fellow bomb planters Wakas and Tabrez, who shared an apartment with him at Byculla till a day before the serial blasts worked at the Poonam Paradise site as a supervisor and sales executive.
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May - 12 
Investigations into the arrest of Pune time-bomb planter, Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Qateel Siddqiui, revealed that he had shared a cab with three other persons while travelling to Mumbai from Pune with the bomb, according to The Times of India. He came to Mumbai and disposed of the bomb into
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Investigations into the arrest of Pune time-bomb planter, Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Qateel Siddqiui, revealed that he had shared a cab with three other persons while travelling to Mumbai from Pune with the bomb, according to The Times of India. He came to Mumbai and disposed of the bomb into the sea off Worli in February 2010. Police said the bomb was assembled by Siddiqui and his mentor, Yasin Bhatkal, a wanted IM operative.
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May - 12 
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has claimed that alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Mohammed Qateel Mohammed Jafar Siddiqui has confessed that he conducted a recce of the Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Temple in Pune and showed the places he visited, and the spot where he unsuccessfully trie
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Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has claimed that alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Mohammed Qateel Mohammed Jafar Siddiqui has confessed that he conducted a recce of the Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Temple in Pune and showed the places he visited, and the spot where he unsuccessfully tried to place a bomb, as reported on May 12, by Expressindia.com. They said he also showed them the place he had stayed in Pune.
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May - 12 
The ATS also said as the attempt to bomb the temple failed, Siddiqui allegedly went to Mumbai along with the bag carrying explosives in a four-wheeler. Then he took a car on rent for travelling in Mumbai. He went to Delhi later along with Yasin Bhatkal. Siddiqui claims that he dumped the explosives
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The ATS also said as the attempt to bomb the temple failed, Siddiqui allegedly went to Mumbai along with the bag carrying explosives in a four-wheeler. Then he took a car on rent for travelling in Mumbai. He went to Delhi later along with Yasin Bhatkal. Siddiqui claims that he dumped the explosives in the sea.
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May - 14 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has confirmed that Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Gujarat are on the terror radar of Pakistan-based groups, as reported on May 14, by Hindustan Times. Regarding the “false” Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) alert, top government sources confirmed that foreign agencies have tipped
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has confirmed that Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Gujarat are on the terror radar of Pakistan-based groups, as reported on May 14, by Hindustan Times. Regarding the “false” Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) alert, top government sources confirmed that foreign agencies have tipped off New Delhi that Mumbai and Gujarat are on the target list. “The advisory about the terror attack is correct but photos given out are false,” said an unnamed senior official.
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May - 15 
Dawood was named as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in October 2003, and in June 2006, he was named as a drug trafficker. Also in June 2006, the Dawood group was named as a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker.
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Dawood was named as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in October 2003, and in June 2006, he was named as a drug trafficker. Also in June 2006, the Dawood group was named as a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker.
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May - 16 
Investigators believe that Faseeh Mehmood, an engineer from Darbhanga (Bihar) who was arrested by the Saudi Arabian Police on May 13, is the Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) original link to Bihar, reports Indian Express. According to sources, Mehmood, attended an IM programme in Bhatkal (Karnataka) around
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Investigators believe that Faseeh Mehmood, an engineer from Darbhanga (Bihar) who was arrested by the Saudi Arabian Police on May 13, is the Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) original link to Bihar, reports Indian Express. According to sources, Mehmood, attended an IM programme in Bhatkal (Karnataka) around 2005 and left India after the crackdown on the organisation in 2008. He was introduced to the Bhatkal brothers- Riyaz and Iqbal, by another IM member. Investigators claim Mehmood later did “talent-spotting” for IM. He is one of the nearly dozen Indian terror suspects who investigators believe are in Saudi Arabia.
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May - 16 
Police are likely to issue red-corner notices against the two Pakistani suspected bombers), Waqqas and Tabrez, in the July 13, 2011, bombings in Mumbai (also known as 13/7. “Details of the red-corner notice will be forwarded to the CBI, which will send it to its Interpol wing," said a Police source.
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Police are likely to issue red-corner notices against the two Pakistani suspected bombers), Waqqas and Tabrez, in the July 13, 2011, bombings in Mumbai (also known as 13/7. “Details of the red-corner notice will be forwarded to the CBI, which will send it to its Interpol wing," said a Police source. The officials further said, "With the help of intelligence agencies, we are trying to find out their addresses in Pakistan. The red-corner notice will contain their address, name, photograph, cases against them and their description. We have got their description from the other accused who were in touch with these Pakistanis”.
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May - 16 
The contraband includes fake Indian currency notes [FICN], readymade garments, foodgrains, cattle, cigarettes and medicines, narcotics (including phensedyl syrup).”
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The contraband includes fake Indian currency notes [FICN], readymade garments, foodgrains, cattle, cigarettes and medicines, narcotics (including phensedyl syrup).”
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May - 16 
The Indian Government has adopted a multi-pronged approach for effective domination and to check illegal activities, including infiltration on India-Bangladesh border, reports Canindia.com. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliament) on May 16, Minister of State of Home M. Rama
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The Indian Government has adopted a multi-pronged approach for effective domination and to check illegal activities, including infiltration on India-Bangladesh border, reports Canindia.com. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliament) on May 16, Minister of State of Home M. Ramachandran said, “Twenty four persons have been arrested and Rs. 71.45 crore worth smuggled goods seized on Indo-Bangladesh border in 2011-12. The contraband includes fake Indian currency notes [FICN], readymade garments, foodgrains, cattle, cigarettes and medicines, narcotics (including phensedyl syrup).”
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May - 16 
The steps in this direction include construction of border fencing and patrolling of roads, floodlighting and constructing additional border out posts, induction of force multipliers and Hi-Tech surveillance.
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The steps in this direction include construction of border fencing and patrolling of roads, floodlighting and constructing additional border out posts, induction of force multipliers and Hi-Tech surveillance.
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May - 16 
The United States’s (US) Department of the treasury's office of Foreign Assets Control on May 16 (today) designated terrorist Dawood Ibrahim’s two close aides, Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim "Tiger" Memon as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers for their roles as part of 'D Company', a criminal gr
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The United States’s (US) Department of the treasury's office of Foreign Assets Control on May 16 (today) designated terrorist Dawood Ibrahim’s two close aides, Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim "Tiger" Memon as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers for their roles as part of 'D Company', a criminal group run by Dawood.
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May - 16 
Waqqas and Tabrez are facing three cases of murder. They have not been identified in the court documents and mentioned only as A and B. The duo is also accused of making the bombs.
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Waqqas and Tabrez are facing three cases of murder. They have not been identified in the court documents and mentioned only as A and B. The duo is also accused of making the bombs.
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May - 17 
A senior intelligence official commented, “After the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks there has been a great deal of exchange of information and cooperation on terror and organised crime, particularly the activities of the D Company, between Indian and US agencies. Shakeel and Tiger Memon were declared n
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A senior intelligence official commented, “After the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks there has been a great deal of exchange of information and cooperation on terror and organised crime, particularly the activities of the D Company, between Indian and US agencies. Shakeel and Tiger Memon were declared narcotics smugglers because of this. We are hopeful the US will now move to the next level in initiating action against Shakeel.”
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May - 17 
Indian intelligence agencies want the United States (US) to declare Chhota Shakeel, Dawood Ibrahim aide a “specially designated global terrorist” like his mentor, as reported by Asian Age on May 18. It is for this reason that Indian intelligence agencies clearly stated in the comprehensive dossier o
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Indian intelligence agencies want the United States (US) to declare Chhota Shakeel, Dawood Ibrahim aide a “specially designated global terrorist” like his mentor, as reported by Asian Age on May 18. It is for this reason that Indian intelligence agencies clearly stated in the comprehensive dossier on Shakeel handed over to the US that “Chhota Shakeel is now the main person in Dawood Ibrahim’s gang coordinating with terrorist organisations, including Lashkar-e-Tayyaba [Lashkar-e-Toiba] (LeT) and the Taliban, which in turn have links with Al Qaeda”.
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May - 17 
Mahmood is believed to be among nine most wanted IM men based in Saudi Arabia. Sources said his interrogation could shed light on the funding received by Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh, the head of IM in India.
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Mahmood is believed to be among nine most wanted IM men based in Saudi Arabia. Sources said his interrogation could shed light on the funding received by Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh, the head of IM in India.
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May - 17 
Mohamed Merah, the terrorist who was killed by the French Special Forces in Toulouse on March 22, 2012 had also planned to attack the Indian Embassy in Paris, French daily Le Monde reported, according to The Hindu. Quoting sources from the Central Directorate of Internal Intelligence and the Specia
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Mohamed Merah, the terrorist who was killed by the French Special Forces in Toulouse on March 22, 2012 had also planned to attack the Indian Embassy in Paris, French daily Le Monde reported, according to The Hindu. Quoting sources from the Central Directorate of Internal Intelligence and the Special Forces who took part in the 32-hour siege of Merah, Le Monde alleges his Taliban handlers in Pakistan had ordered him to attack the Indian mission in Paris. “That was the target given him by the Taliban who prepared him for jihad during his training in Pakistan in the summer of 2011,” Le Monde reported.
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May - 17 
The dossier states: “There is enough evidence to prove Chhota Shakeel is virtually controlling the entire narco-terror operations of Dawood Ibrahim and providing financial and logistical support to operatives of both Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and the Taliban... There is a strong case for declaring Chhota Sh
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The dossier states: “There is enough evidence to prove Chhota Shakeel is virtually controlling the entire narco-terror operations of Dawood Ibrahim and providing financial and logistical support to operatives of both Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and the Taliban... There is a strong case for declaring Chhota Shakeel a global terrorist in view of his increasing support to terror outfits that operate globally.” Interestingly, India had provided incriminating evidence to the US on Dawood Ibrahim as well, after which it declared him a “specially designated global terrorist” in 2003.
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May - 19 
Crime Investigation?Department (CID) Chiefs of southern and neighbouring States on May 19, agreed to set up branch secretariat at nine places in order to exchange all criminal intelligence and to have real time coordination and cooperation in various operations pertaining to breaking organised crime
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) Chiefs of southern and neighbouring States on May 19, agreed to set up branch secretariat at nine places in order to exchange all criminal intelligence and to have real time coordination and cooperation in various operations pertaining to breaking organised crime networks, according to Deccan Herald. A decision to this effect was taken at the two-day CID chiefs’ conference in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and it was agreed to set up branch secretariat at Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Bangalore (Karnataka), Pune, (Maharashtra) Cuttack (Odisha), Puducherry, Goa, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and at Hyderabad. The proposed branch secretariat will help in operations pertaining to breaking organised crime networks, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) gangs, cyber offenders, narcotic offenders, immigration offenders, etc.
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May - 20 
On May 20 reported that the state intelligence agencies have intensified search for Shaikh Najeehullah alias Najeeh, an alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative from Hyderabad, suspecting that he might have entered Andhra Pradesh with some sinister designs. Mohammed Abdul Khaja alias Amjad, an accuse
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On May 20 reported that the state intelligence agencies have intensified search for Shaikh Najeehullah alias Najeeh, an alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative from Hyderabad, suspecting that he might have entered Andhra Pradesh with some sinister designs. Mohammed Abdul Khaja alias Amjad, an accused in the 2005 Begumpet Task Force office blast case, had told his interrogators in 2010 that Najeehullah who was receiving training in the handling of arms and ammunition in Pakistan was smuggled by his handlers into Jammu and Kashmir from the side of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). He was allegedly helped by a Pakistani national Pervez in crossing the border. Amjad also told the Police at that time Najeehullah, after completion of his training, had stayed at the residence of Abdul Shahed Bilal, another Hyderabadi. Bilal and his brother who were living in Karachi (Pakistan) at that time were reportedly bumped off by Pakistani agents later. It is not known what task was given to Najeehullah when he was first pushed in to India.
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May - 21 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Mohammad Qateel Mohammad Jafir Siddiqui, has reportedly revealed information about the hideouts in Bihar where IM ‘operational head’ Yasin Bhatkal and he used to go after committing crimes, as reported by Expressindia.com on May 22. The remand application submitted
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Mohammad Qateel Mohammad Jafir Siddiqui, has reportedly revealed information about the hideouts in Bihar where IM ‘operational head’ Yasin Bhatkal and he used to go after committing crimes, as reported by Expressindia.com on May 22. The remand application submitted to the magistrate court by Assistant Police Commissioner Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Samad Shaikh stated, “The accused (Siddiqui) is ready to show us these places and we need to travel with him to Darbangha and nearby rural areas where these hideouts are located”.
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May - 21 
Police have claimed to have stumbled on to a hawala (illegal money transfer) network which the Indian Mujahideen (IM) had used to park money in India and carry its 2010 terror attacks. According to the Police, the same network is also extensively used by the betting mafia to park their money outside
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Police have claimed to have stumbled on to a hawala (illegal money transfer) network which the Indian Mujahideen (IM) had used to park money in India and carry its 2010 terror attacks. According to the Police, the same network is also extensively used by the betting mafia to park their money outside the country.
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May - 21 
Shaikh claimed in the remand application that Siddiqui was a member of IM and was in contact with members of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), who are Pakistani citizens. "He is not cooperating with the ATS on this and we will have to interrogate him with the help of other intelligence organisations in the cou
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Shaikh claimed in the remand application that Siddiqui was a member of IM and was in contact with members of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), who are Pakistani citizens. "He is not cooperating with the ATS on this and we will have to interrogate him with the help of other intelligence organisations in the country," Shaikh said. The ATS also stated in the remand application that they wanted to analyse the call details of Siddiqui and his accomplices.
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May - 22 
The chargesheet mentions that IM leaders Riyaz Bhatkal, Iqbal Bhatkal and Amir Reza Khan (based in Karachi, Pakistan) came to Delhi after the 2008 Batla House encounter and held a meeting in Shaheen Bagh with its operatives, including the India chief of the group, Ahmad Zarar Siddi Bappa alias Yasin
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The chargesheet mentions that IM leaders Riyaz Bhatkal, Iqbal Bhatkal and Amir Reza Khan (based in Karachi, Pakistan) came to Delhi after the 2008 Batla House encounter and held a meeting in Shaheen Bagh with its operatives, including the India chief of the group, Ahmad Zarar Siddi Bappa alias Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh. The meeting took up the revival strategy for the organization.
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May - 22 
The first objective states, "the aim of their tanzeem (group/organization) is to carry out bomb blasts and shootouts in India to take revenge against the atrocities being meted out to the Muslim communities by the kafirs and spread the message of jihad". The second objective "of tanzeem is to implem
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The first objective states, "the aim of their tanzeem (group/organization) is to carry out bomb blasts and shootouts in India to take revenge against the atrocities being meted out to the Muslim communities by the kafirs and spread the message of jihad". The second objective "of tanzeem is to implement the Islamic law in India" and, lastly, it wants "to weaken the Indian economy by way of circulation of fake currency and discouraging foreign investment through violence".
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May - 23 
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram called for adopting legal course for all Kashmiri militants, who were returning from Pakistan and PoK via Nepal unless they fell in the category of Rehabilitation Policy adopted by the Jammu and Kashmir Government. Nearly 150 persons, including militants, their Paki
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Union Home Minister P Chidambaram called for adopting legal course for all Kashmiri militants, who were returning from Pakistan and PoK via Nepal unless they fell in the category of Rehabilitation Policy adopted by the Jammu and Kashmir Government. Nearly 150 persons, including militants, their Pakistani wives and children have returned from Pakistan and PoK during past one and a half years especially after the announcement of Rehabilitation Policy by the State Government, which had been approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The MHA approved Rehabilitation Policy had fixed four routes—Poonch-Rawlakote, Uri-Muzaffarabad (both on Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir), Wagah International Border in Amritsar, Punjab and Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi for return of the militants. However, the militants from these four routes could return only with Pakistan permission as two LoC routes required permits approved by Designated Authority of PoK while two other routes needed Pakistan passports and visas. The Screening Committee had received 800 applications from families of the militants of Jammu and Kashmir camping in Pakistan and PoK for past several years but cleared only 175 of them.
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May - 25 
Apart from the above mentioned named, the 10 names in the chargesheet also include Naquee Ahmed, Nadeem Shaikh, Kanwar Pathrija and Haroon Naik who are facing trial under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other laws.
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Apart from the above mentioned named, the 10 names in the chargesheet also include Naquee Ahmed, Nadeem Shaikh, Kanwar Pathrija and Haroon Naik who are facing trial under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other laws.
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May - 25 
The chargesheet filed by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) before a special Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act Court on May 25, states that the serial bombings that hit Mumbai (Maharashtra) on July 13, 2012 (13/7) were planned and coordinated by Indian Mujahideen (IM) leaders from Pakistan.
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The chargesheet filed by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) before a special Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act Court on May 25, states that the serial bombings that hit Mumbai (Maharashtra) on July 13, 2012 (13/7) were planned and coordinated by Indian Mujahideen (IM) leaders from Pakistan.
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May - 25 
The chargesheet says that "the entire criminal conspiracy was hatched by Riyaz Bhatkal and Yasin Bhatkal of IM. The banned terrorist group, it adds, was created by Pakistani spy agency ISI "to spread terror in this country". Riyaz and his brother Iqbal Bhatkal "operate from Pakistan with the help of
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The chargesheet says that "the entire criminal conspiracy was hatched by Riyaz Bhatkal and Yasin Bhatkal of IM. The banned terrorist group, it adds, was created by Pakistani spy agency ISI "to spread terror in this country". Riyaz and his brother Iqbal Bhatkal "operate from Pakistan with the help of their associates based in India by imparting instructions to them" via electronic means through Yasin. Riyaz and Yasin are two of the wanted accused named in the chargesheet. Among the remaining wanted accused are two suspected Pakistani nationals identified as Waqqas Ibrahim Shaikh and Danish alias Tabrez, Shaikh Mohammadd Tahsin Akhtar, currently believed to be on the run in Andhra Pradesh; and an Indian-born hawala (illegal money transfer) operator based in Dubai named Muzzafar Kola.
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May - 25 
The nearly 4,800-pages-long document names at least 10 accused and says that the objectives behind the bombings at Opera House, Zaveri Bazar and Dadar were to "create instability in the state" and to "weaken the country's economy".
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The nearly 4,800-pages-long document names at least 10 accused and says that the objectives behind the bombings at Opera House, Zaveri Bazar and Dadar were to "create instability in the state" and to "weaken the country's economy".
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May - 27 
Among the 641 witnesses listed by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in the July 13, 2011 (13/7) Mumbai (Maharashtra) triple blasts case chargesheet, at least eight men who were working in the Sakhli Street Byculla workshop of accused Naquee Ahmed's brother Rafi Ahmed at that time claim to have spotted
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Among the 641 witnesses listed by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in the July 13, 2011 (13/7) Mumbai (Maharashtra) triple blasts case chargesheet, at least eight men who were working in the Sakhli Street Byculla workshop of accused Naquee Ahmed's brother Rafi Ahmed at that time claim to have spotted the two accused, Naquee and Nadeem Akhtar, meet and interact with one Imran and two others in February 2011, reports The Times of India. The Police believe that Imran is an alias used by the main conspirator of the blasts, Indian Mujahideen (IM) leader, Yasin Bhatkal.
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May - 27 
Another witness included in the chargesheet is a key maker who allegedly made duplicate keys for two bikes. The ATS has said that of the four bikes stolen by Naquee and Nadeem, two were used to plant bombs at Opera House and Zaveri Bazaar. The police have recovered the duplicate keys. In his stateme
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Another witness included in the chargesheet is a key maker who allegedly made duplicate keys for two bikes. The ATS has said that of the four bikes stolen by Naquee and Nadeem, two were used to plant bombs at Opera House and Zaveri Bazaar. The police have recovered the duplicate keys. In his statement, the key maker said that two young men came to his shop in the first week of July 2011 and one of them asked him to make duplicate keys on urgent basis for a Honda Activa and a Unicorn Motorbike.
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May - 27 
ATS sources said, "Kola has been associated with Dossa and his absconding brother Mohammed Dossa. On Kola's instructions, hawala [illegal money transfer] operator Kanwar Pathrija (arrested in the 13/7 blasts case) allegedly handed over Rs. ten lakh [INR 1 million] to one Shivanand, who later turned
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ATS sources said, "Kola has been associated with Dossa and his absconding brother Mohammed Dossa. On Kola's instructions, hawala [illegal money transfer] operator Kanwar Pathrija (arrested in the 13/7 blasts case) allegedly handed over Rs. ten lakh [INR 1 million] to one Shivanand, who later turned out to be Yasin Bhatkal”. "With this link, we now cannot rule out underworld help in this terror attack," the source added.
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May - 27 
KZF (Khalistan Zindabad Force) militant, Sandip, arrested on May 20, admitted to have received training in Lahore (Pakistan), .
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KZF (Khalistan Zindabad Force) militant, Sandip, arrested on May 20, admitted to have received training in Lahore (Pakistan), .
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May - 27 
KZF militants are allegedly active in Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Nawanshahr Districts of Punjab. According to Police sources, “During preliminary investigation it was found that Sandip had attended a training camp in Pakistan for a month last year. He, along with other members of the gang, has been try
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KZF militants are allegedly active in Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Nawanshahr Districts of Punjab. According to Police sources, “During preliminary investigation it was found that Sandip had attended a training camp in Pakistan for a month last year. He, along with other members of the gang, has been trying to revive terrorism in Punjab by recruiting young boys for the organization”.
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May - 27 
Link between underworld and Indian Mujahideen (IM) has surfaced with Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) naming Dubai-based Muzaffar Kola, an associate of jailed 1993 serial blasts accused Mustaffa Dossa, as a wanted accused in July 13, 2011 (13/7) Mumbai (Maharashtra) triple blasts case.
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Link between underworld and Indian Mujahideen (IM) has surfaced with Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) naming Dubai-based Muzaffar Kola, an associate of jailed 1993 serial blasts accused Mustaffa Dossa, as a wanted accused in July 13, 2011 (13/7) Mumbai (Maharashtra) triple blasts case.
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May - 27 
Most of these FICNs were taken to East Godavari and West Godavari District by agents like Srinu for circulation. Soon after the FICN consignments arrive at the airport, Vamshi received the passengers and collected the notes later on calling the agents and handing over them the fake notes.
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Most of these FICNs were taken to East Godavari and West Godavari District by agents like Srinu for circulation. Soon after the FICN consignments arrive at the airport, Vamshi received the passengers and collected the notes later on calling the agents and handing over them the fake notes.
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May - 27 
The investigators are baffled as to why the scanners installed at Dubai and Hyderabad airports have failed to detect the FICN bundles brought by the passengers.
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The investigators are baffled as to why the scanners installed at Dubai and Hyderabad airports have failed to detect the FICN bundles brought by the passengers.
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May - 28 
As added by Hindustan Times, Saudi Arabia is to deport Fasih Mehmood, resident of Barsmela village in Darbhanga District of Bihar to India next week on the basis of an Interpol RCN.
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As added by Hindustan Times, Saudi Arabia is to deport Fasih Mehmood, resident of Barsmela village in Darbhanga District of Bihar to India next week on the basis of an Interpol RCN.
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May - 28 
Credible information available with Indian intelligence agencies suggests that Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), has directed the Indian Mujahideen (IM) to launch a fresh spate of high value terror attacks in the country.
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Credible information available with Indian intelligence agencies suggests that Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), has directed the Indian Mujahideen (IM) to launch a fresh spate of high value terror attacks in the country.
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May - 28 
Government sources said the process for deportation of Mehmood, a key aide of IM terrorist Riyaz Bhatkal was started by Karnataka Police on May 25.
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Government sources said the process for deportation of Mehmood, a key aide of IM terrorist Riyaz Bhatkal was started by Karnataka Police on May 25.
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May - 28 
Intelligence inputs also suggest that the ISI is using Bhatkal brothers, Riyaz and Iqbal, who in turn have directed Yaseen Bhatkal, the India chief of IM, to carry out this operation.
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Intelligence inputs also suggest that the ISI is using Bhatkal brothers, Riyaz and Iqbal, who in turn have directed Yaseen Bhatkal, the India chief of IM, to carry out this operation.
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May - 28 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on May 28, approached Interpol to get Red Corner Notice (RCN) issued against suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Fasih Mehmood, who was allegedly involved in Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium blast (April 17, 2010).
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on May 28, approached Interpol to get Red Corner Notice (RCN) issued against suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Fasih Mehmood, who was allegedly involved in Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium blast (April 17, 2010).
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May - 28 
The Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has issued notices to five major telecom companies asking “why they should not be charged under sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for providing SIM cards to the suspected terrorists without proper verification process”, as reported by
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The Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has issued notices to five major telecom companies asking “why they should not be charged under sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for providing SIM cards to the suspected terrorists without proper verification process”, as reported by Daily Bhaskar on May 29. The notices have been given to the CEO’s of these telecom companies and have been asked to appear personally before the ATS to submit their explanation.
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May - 29 
India has handed over to Pakistan a list of four precise coordinates, with locations and addresses, of terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, reports Hindustan Times. The information is part of a list of 49 most-wanted given by Home Secretary R.K. Singh to his Pakistani counterpart Khwaja Siddiqui during the May
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India has handed over to Pakistan a list of four precise coordinates, with locations and addresses, of terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, reports Hindustan Times. The information is part of a list of 49 most-wanted given by Home Secretary R.K. Singh to his Pakistani counterpart Khwaja Siddiqui during the May 24-25 secretary-level talks in Islamabad. According to the list, Dawood has four known residential addresses in Pakistan, two each in Karachi and Islamabad. In Islamabad, the UN-designated al-Qaeda associate stays in an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) safe house on Bhoubhan Hill, 20 kilometres on the road to Muree. His other residence in the city is House no 29, Street no 22, P-6/2 in Margalla Road of Islamabad. In Karachi, Dawood’s addresses are Moin Palace near Abdullah Shah Ghazi Dargah in Clifton and 6/A Khayaban Tanzeem Phase V Defence Housing Area.
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May - 29 
Sajjid Majid, another top LeT ‘commander’ and 26/11 principal planner, has been referred to in the list in comprehensive details. The document says Majid underwent plastic surgery after the 26/11 attacks to change his appearance. Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founders and brothers Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatka
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Sajjid Majid, another top LeT ‘commander’ and 26/11 principal planner, has been referred to in the list in comprehensive details. The document says Majid underwent plastic surgery after the 26/11 attacks to change his appearance. Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founders and brothers Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal and Mohsin Choudhary, main accused in the February 2010 German Bakery blast in Pune, are new entrants from the last list given in March 2011. All three are staying in Karachi and part of the ‘Karachi project’, the ISI-backed offensive directed at unleashing terror attacks in India.
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May - 29 
The Indian agencies for the first time have given Pakistan technical evidence against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, as reported on May 30, by The Times of India. This evidence shared at the recent Islamabad meeting of the two Home Secretaries (May 24-25), top intelligence sources said,
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The Indian agencies for the first time have given Pakistan technical evidence against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, as reported on May 30, by The Times of India. This evidence shared at the recent Islamabad meeting of the two Home Secretaries (May 24-25), top intelligence sources said, was in the form of phone intercepts where Saeed is heard talking to top LeT ‘commanders’ like Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Abu Al Qama. Both Lakhvi and Qama are in a Rawalpindi jail for their involvement in the November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai attacks.
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May - 29 
The Indian document also has the Pakistani passport details of Dawood’s wife Mahajabeen, son Moeen and daughters Mahrukh and Mehreen. His brother Anis Ibrahim’s passport shows that he lives in Islamabad and the other brother Mustaqim in Karachi. Dawood has three Pakistani passports.
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The Indian document also has the Pakistani passport details of Dawood’s wife Mahajabeen, son Moeen and daughters Mahrukh and Mehreen. His brother Anis Ibrahim’s passport shows that he lives in Islamabad and the other brother Mustaqim in Karachi. Dawood has three Pakistani passports.
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May - 29 
The sources said the phone conversations between Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Abu Al Qama were about stepping up terror activities in India. Senior officials claim in the wake of this evidence there is no doubt not only about Saeed’s involvement in terror activities, but also that he enj
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The sources said the phone conversations between Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Abu Al Qama were about stepping up terror activities in India. Senior officials claim in the wake of this evidence there is no doubt not only about Saeed’s involvement in terror activities, but also that he enjoys the full backing of the Pakistani establishment. This is perhaps why Saeed can be heard talking to jailed militants who have access to cellphones. The source further added information of giving voice samples of the accused. The National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) cracked LeT’s use of “Voice Over Internet Protocol” (VoIP) to communicate with its men in India after Western intelligence tip offs that Lakhvi and Qama were using VoIP to pass on messages.
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May - 31 
reports said that a Mitsubishi Outlander car bearing Maharashtra's registration No. MH02AY 7867 might be linked to September 7, 2011, blast outside Delhi High Court, which had been planned and executed by a Kishtwar based module of different militant outfits. The car, which was seized from Kishtwar
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reports said that a Mitsubishi Outlander car bearing Maharashtra's registration No. MH02AY 7867 might be linked to September 7, 2011, blast outside Delhi High Court, which had been planned and executed by a Kishtwar based module of different militant outfits. The car, which was seized from Kishtwar town in the night of May 29, has been seized by Kishtwar Police and was traced to missing Bollywood and Lollywood actor Laila Khan's family. "As Parvez Ahmed, who had brought the car from Mumbai to Kishtwar during the days of blast remained untraced, Police quizzed his family members and some other suspects to reach to him. As Parvez was evading arrest after seizure of the car, police have intensified searches for him'', sources said. Sources said the preliminary investigations by Police have revealed that the car had been brought to Kishtwar few days before the blast and there was every possibility that it might have been used by the militants. “Had it not been so, Parvez Ahmad would have come out and disclosed details about the Outlander car'', Police said, adding the National Investigating Agency (NIA), which had been conducting investigations in Kishtwar blast, has been sounded about seizure of the car.
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June - 1 
The Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) said that Indian Mujahideen (IM) is a creation of Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence (ISI), reports The Times of India. This was mentioned in the 13/7 triple blasts charge sheet. This is the first time that any police agency in the country has openly sai
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The Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) said that Indian Mujahideen (IM) is a creation of Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence (ISI), reports The Times of India. This was mentioned in the 13/7 triple blasts charge sheet. This is the first time that any police agency in the country has openly said that IM has been created by the ISI. Several police agencies had earlier said that IM was a splinter faction of the Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), which was banned in 2001. The IM was banned on June 2, 2010. In its 4,478-page charge sheet against the four arrested accused filed before a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) court on May 25, the ATS said, "The IM has been expressly created by (the) ISI of Pakistan ostensibly to spread terror in this country through Indian front outfits." Tags
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June - 3 
Forensic investigations into the 13/7 Mumbai blast cases revealed that the accused relied on the internet to find out developments in the case, reports The Times of India. The Police found several computer files which show that the accused were keeping daily tabs on the investigations. Pictures of t
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Forensic investigations into the 13/7 Mumbai blast cases revealed that the accused relied on the internet to find out developments in the case, reports The Times of India. The Police found several computer files which show that the accused were keeping daily tabs on the investigations. Pictures of the nine accused in the 2006 Malegaon serial blast cases were also found in their computer. Investigations show that the Opera House bomb was planted at 1.30pm while the Zaveri Bazar bomb was planted at 6pm. The anti-terrorism squad (ATS), probing the triple blasts, had seized a computer and several DVDs from Habib Mansion in Byculla (East). The room was taken on rent by arrested accused, Naqi Ahmed and Nadeem Akhtar, and was reportedly used by Indian Mujahideen (IM) leader Yasin Bhatkal alias Imran and two suspected Pakistani bombers. The Police also found a Tata Photon, a USB connection to use internet, attached with the seized computer. The forensic analyzer, in the report, stated that they also found contents in Muslim language. But observers say there is no specific language in India which could be called a Muslim language. The hard disc analysis showed that the suspected accused had been surfing net to read stories about bombs blasts across the country. Moreover, pictures related to blasts in Mumbai and Pune's German Bakery was found in the hard disc.
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June - 5 
Hindustan Times on June 5, reported that, investigations into the 13/7 Mumbai serial blasts has led government agencies to Haryana’s Mewat District, known as the birthplace of the Tabhligi Jamaat religious movement. It is learnt that some of the most wanted terrorists in the country have used the D
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Hindustan Times on June 5, reported that, investigations into the 13/7 Mumbai serial blasts has led government agencies to Haryana’s Mewat District, known as the birthplace of the Tabhligi Jamaat religious movement. It is learnt that some of the most wanted terrorists in the country have used the District, as a safe haven or a transit point. During the interrogation, arrested IM operatives have disclosed that top IM terrorists Riyaz Bhatkal and Haroon Rashid Abdul Hamid Naik had stayed at Mewat to escape arrest. Ahmad Zarar Siddibappa, alias Yasin Bhatkal, too, has narrowed down on the District, Police sources said. Yasin had stayed in Mewat after his cover in Darbhanga (Bihar) and Delhi was busted by the Delhi Police special cell along with the Intelligence Bureau (IB), added police sources. Mewat has been the place where most top IM terrorists have sought refuge after they conducted the blasts at Varanasi in 2006, and Jaipur and Delhi in 2008. Police sources further said Riyaz’s presence was last reported in 2008, after which he crossed over to Pakistan. Apart from the district’s proximity to the Capital, the area is on National Highway No 71-B and provides connectivity to West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
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June - 5 
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has claimed that the funds received by Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal from Dubai through the hawala (illegal money transfer) channel were used to send recruits to Pakistan to receive terror training, as reported on June 5, 2012 by dnaindia.c
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has claimed that the funds received by Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal from Dubai through the hawala (illegal money transfer) channel were used to send recruits to Pakistan to receive terror training, as reported on June 5, 2012 by dnaindia.com. Apart from being used in the July 13, 2011 (13/7) blasts, the funds were also used to pay the deposit for the Habib Mansion flat in Mumbai. The ATS, in its chargesheet, said, “During the course of investigation it has transpired that Yasin Bhatkal has utilised the money received by him through hawala for paying the deposit of the rental room in Mumbai and other places. The funds were also distributed to other members for the purpose of causing terrorist acts and sending Muslim youths to Pakistan for terror training”. Until now, the investigators had claimed that only Bhatkal, alias Shivanand, was in touch with arrested Delhi-based hawala operator Kawalnayan Pathreja. However, investigations have now revealed that Wakas Shaikh, one of the planters in the case, was also in touch with Pathreja. “We had seized two broken mobile phones and two pocket diaries from Pathreja’s residence, but one of the diaries contained a page of the month of July wherein the name of Wakas Shaikh was written by Pathreja. This means Wakas was in touch with him and some dealing had taken place in the month of July between them,” said the officer. Further, Investigations revealed that suspected Pakistani bomber Waqqas (Wakas Shaikh) had helped his co-accused steal two Activa scooters from Grant Road and V P Road areas a day before the explosions, as reported by The Times of India. Last week, the ATS arrested Naqi Ahmed and Nadeem Akhtar for stealing two bikes and two Activa scooters. In its chargesheet, the ATS said that Waqqas had accompanied Ahmed and Akhtar when they went to steal the vehicles. According to sources, Waqqas had joined a gym in Byculla and went there regularly to work out. "He stayed in a rented room in Habib Mansion in Byculla for almost nine months with the other suspected Pakistani bomber, Tabrez. Waqqas also participated in assembling of the bomb in the rented room. On the day of the blasts, Waqqas and Tabrez went to Opera House on one of the stolen scooters around 1.30pm and the former planted the bomb there near a hawker. The bomb was not fitted into this scooter," said a source
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June - 5 
Sahar Samay reported on June 5, 2012 that according to US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, "There is ongoing conviction among US officials that sanctuaries in Pakistan have allowed Afghan militants to sustain their insurgency and that elements of the ISI continue to support them”. The C
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Sahar Samay reported on June 5, 2012 that according to US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, "There is ongoing conviction among US officials that sanctuaries in Pakistan have allowed Afghan militants to sustain their insurgency and that elements of the ISI continue to support them”. The CRS said ISI is also regularly linked to anti-India terrorist groups, including the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), responsible for the November 26, 2008 (26/11) attack on Mumbai. "Some reporting has cited Afghan insurgent commanders claiming that in the latter months of 2011 the ISI increased its direct contacts with the Taliban, vigorously encouraging more violence, and even supplying them with new high powered explosives manufactured in Pakistan," said the CRS, which as the name suggests, is the independent research wing of the US Congress. CRS said that the classified NATO report, detailing information gathered through thousands of interrogations of captured Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants, was leaked in January 2012 and reportedly indicates that Afghan insurgents continue to receive direct support from the ISI. The report further offers that, "Pakistan's manipulation of the Taliban senior leadership continues unabatedly," and "Senior Taliban leaders meet regularly with ISI personnel, who advise on strategy and relay any pertinent concerns of the government of Pakistan."
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June - 6 
Investigations revealed that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives had used social networking websites, and that's how they managed to stay under the investigators' radar, as reported on June 6, 2012 by rediff.com. The investigators also found that some IM operatives were trying to conduct recruitme
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Investigations revealed that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives had used social networking websites, and that's how they managed to stay under the investigators' radar, as reported on June 6, 2012 by rediff.com. The investigators also found that some IM operatives were trying to conduct recruitments through their Facebook accounts. The IM has been quick in the use of technology when it came to planning and executing their operations. They started out with the use of email, then moved on to chats and later Skype, a video conferencing application. However, when the Police finally realised, the cadres improvised by using the 'save draft' option and the cache to store their messages in accounts which were accessed through a common username and password. The police say that the cadres had started using social networking websites as far back as 2008, but it was only used as backup. However, post 2008, because of strict monitoring by investigators; the cadres started using social networking websites extensively
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June - 11 
With a view to check circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government on June 11, directed banks to be especially alert in order to check the menace and ensure security of automatic teller machines (ATMs) installed on the Indo-Nepal border, reports moneylife.in.
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With a view to check circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government on June 11, directed banks to be especially alert in order to check the menace and ensure security of automatic teller machines (ATMs) installed on the Indo-Nepal border, reports moneylife.in. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohammad Azam Khan said, "We have directed banks to ensure special alertness to check circulation of fake currency (FICN) and emphasise on security of ATMs installed on the Indo-Nepal border". The minister said that the state government was also going to direct the Police to not only arrest those caught with FICN but also arrest the sources from where they got it. The Times of India adds that admitting the menace of FICN, the minister said that there is nothing to hide about the fact that the number of fake currency cases are on the rise in the state. At times, incidents of fake notes from bank ATMs had also come to light, the minister said, adding that in view of this Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had been requested not to allow money into ATMs manually and deploy guards there after their character verification. The Pioneer further reports that the Akhilesh Yadav Government is considering proposing an amendment to the Indian Penal Code (IPC), making banks or ATMs equally responsible if they issue counterfeit currency to any customer. Khan added, “We will amend the IPC and send the amendment to the Central Government for approval”. Khan revealed that 18 cases had been registered so far in connection with counterfeit currency notes in the State.
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June - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) estimates that the face value of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in circulation is over INR 160 billion, Indian Express reported on June 11. “The quantum of fake currency floating around in the country is enough to keep the terrorist machinery well-oiled an
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) estimates that the face value of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in circulation is over INR 160 billion, Indian Express reported on June 11. “The quantum of fake currency floating around in the country is enough to keep the terrorist machinery well-oiled and running. The closest that one possibly gets to a figure is the one calculated by a government committee in 2011 — over Rs 16,000 crore,” says the NIA report. Such notes, believed to have been routed from Pakistan, have been seized not only from India but also from Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Holland, says an NIA report, which also names Denmark, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and the UAE among the countries from where FICN is being sent. “The FICN is being pumped either with the help of active terrorists infiltrating through our borders or with the help of couriers who travel to Dubai, Bangladesh, Nepal and other countries and then supply the FICN to border smugglers in exchange for a proportionate amount of genuine Indian currency,” the NIA report further said.
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June - 12 
Terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has built their own Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) network that allows secure communication over the Internet, free of monitoring from authorities, as reported by therightperespective.org on June 12. The private system, known as Ibotel, is similar to other VOI
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Terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has built their own Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) network that allows secure communication over the Internet, free of monitoring from authorities, as reported by therightperespective.org on June 12. The private system, known as Ibotel, is similar to other VOIP networks like Skype that encrypt audio signals into binary data. But because Ibotel was created privately by tech exports recruited by the terror network, it has so far been impenetrable by Indian authorities. According to a senior government official, “And even if we know their IP addresses and the time and date of their audio or video calls, we remain technologically handicapped because we can’t intercept what transpired between them”.
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June - 13 
The World is observing ‘Anti-Counterfeiting Day’ on 13th June 2012. The latest report by Home Affairs Ministry notifies that large quantities of ‘Fake Indian Currency Note’ (FICN) are pumped into India from countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, and the UAE, as re
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The World is observing ‘Anti-Counterfeiting Day’ on 13th June 2012. The latest report by Home Affairs Ministry notifies that large quantities of ‘Fake Indian Currency Note’ (FICN) are pumped into India from countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, and the UAE, as reported by Zee News on July 13. As per the analysis of Zee Research Group, between 2009 till June 2011 nearly INR 60 crore worth of FICN had been seized by the Government of India. Latest data furnished by the Finance Ministry suggests that private sector banks like ICICI Bank (INR 3.78 lakhs) followed by HDFC Bank (INR 0.43 lakh) and Axis Bank (INR 0.37 lakh) had detected highest number of FICN during April 2011 to Mar 2012. State profiling on FICN suggests that during 2009 till June 2011 period, Maharashtra recovered the highest amount of FICN worth INR 8.49 crore followed by Delhi (INR 8.24 crore) ,Uttar Pradesh (INR 7.71 crore) and West Bengal (INR 6.37 crore). It further added that during 2007-2011, 118 persons were arrested for their involvement in transit of FICN. On figuring out the nationality of the culprits, it was found that 99 were Indians followed by Pakistani (10), Bangladeshi (6), Thai (1), Afghani (1), and Nepali (1).
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June - 17 
The officers of the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) interrogating Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Mohammed Kafeel Ahmed, in connection with July 13, 2011 (13/7) triple blasts in the city, have said that he is the key conduit in what is believed to be a well-spread out hawala (illegal money
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The officers of the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) interrogating Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Mohammed Kafeel Ahmed, in connection with July 13, 2011 (13/7) triple blasts in the city, have said that he is the key conduit in what is believed to be a well-spread out hawala (illegal money transfer) network that channels underworld money to the terror group. Kafeel, the caretaker of a local mosque and well-versed with scriptures, travelled across the country to spot and train fresh recruits into the IM cadre, ATS officials said. The interrogation has also revealed that Kafeel knows how the INR 3.75 crore ransom collected in the 2001 kidnapping of shoe baron Partho Roy Burman in West Bengal was routed through hawala channels. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) believe that the money was used to fund the 9 /11 World Trade Centre attack in US, as well as the attack on the American Center at Kolkata in 2002, and that the kidnapping was carried out by persons who went on to form the home-grown IM. His interrogation has revealed over a dozen names that play a crucial role in the IM set up. Kafeel, along with Muzaffar Kola could throw light on terror financing through hawala networks, said police sources. Kola, whom the ATS alleges to be the key person who channelled INR 10 lakh to 13/7 mastermind Yasin Bhatkal through his hawala network, was also involved in the transfer of ransom money in the Burman case.
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June - 18 
India has asked the US to provide statements of 13 people associated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist David Coleman Headley and his accomplice in November 26, 2008 (26/11 Mumbai terror attack case Tahawwur Hussain Rana as they could be potential witnesses, during the Indo-US strategic dialogue (
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India has asked the US to provide statements of 13 people associated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist David Coleman Headley and his accomplice in November 26, 2008 (26/11 Mumbai terror attack case Tahawwur Hussain Rana as they could be potential witnesses, during the Indo-US strategic dialogue (June 13, 2012) as reported on June 18, by Indian Express. While reminding about the Letters Rogatory sent by India, New Delhi asked Washington to provide statements of 13 people, including Headley's wife Shazia, a few of his friends, close associates of Rana and US government officials known to the LeT terrorist. Sources said, "These 13 people are potential witnesses in the NIA case filed against Headley and Rana”. Further, an official said, "Since extradition of both these accused seemed almost impossible, India has asked the US to explore an option of video-conferencing to depose them for trial”. The US in return told India that they would consider New Delhi's request but conveyed that one or two people are currently based in Canada.
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June - 18 
India has for the first time lodged a strong protest with Pakistan and given concrete evidence proving that Indian Mujahideen (IM), which has been responsible for a series of bomb blasts across the country, is a front of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), as reported on June 18, by Deccan Herald.
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India has for the first time lodged a strong protest with Pakistan and given concrete evidence proving that Indian Mujahideen (IM), which has been responsible for a series of bomb blasts across the country, is a front of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), as reported on June 18, by Deccan Herald. New Delhi has also categorically told Islamabad that LeT was using the Pakistani soil to give training and other logistical support to the IM. The issue was discussed at length during the recently concluded home secretary-level talk in Islamabad. Pakistan’s intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has for long been trying to project that IM was India’s internal problem of 'home grown terror' as most of its members were Indians. The basic idea of ISI, intelligence sources said, behind floating IM was to show that terrorism was India’s own domestic issue and that Pakistan has nothing to do with it. But Indian intelligence and security agencies have now busted that myth giving a complete list during the secretary-level talks to Pakistan of LeT’s terror camps in Pakistan where IM cadre, comprising mostly Indian recruits, were being trained. The details of this elaborate dossier reveals that LeT was using at least five camps in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) to train IM terrorists in use of making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and training of arms and ammunitions. These important camps, which have been on the radar of Indian agencies, are: Bait-ul- Mujahideen at Shawai Nalla; Al Massada, Ibn Taymiyya, Abdullah Bin Masood, Masker Al Aqsa. All these training camps are in Muzaffarabad in PoK. The dossier also states that most of these men are 'launched across the border' mostly through the Maskai-e-Ummalkura which is basically a tent camp used for transit close to the Indian border. The details provided by the Indian side go on to reveal that the top LeT commanders like Abu Muzammil and Abu Sama, are actively involved in training the IM terrorist. These two LeT operatives often cross over into India also to supervise Lashkar operations in the Kashmir Valley, particularly in North Kashmir. In addition, India also reiterated that the two founders of IM, Riaz and Iqbal Bhatkal, continue to live in Karachi under the ISI’s protection. “Information was also provided to Pakistan as to how Indian youth from various parts of the country are taken to Pakistan through Nepal and Bangladesh for training. This is the first time that India has taken up the IM issue with Pakistan so strongly,” a senior home ministry official said. The current chief of IM in India, Yasin Bhatkal, who is still on the run, is also suspected to have been trained by the LeT at these training centres in Muzaffarabad.
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June - 18 
it has been reported on June 18, that the lure of better returns has led several youths in the Mewat region, especially Alwar and Bharatpur Districts of Rajasthan and some parts of Haryana, to shift focus from vehicle lifting to FICNs smuggling. Several youths of the Meo community from Firozpur Jhir
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it has been reported on June 18, that the lure of better returns has led several youths in the Mewat region, especially Alwar and Bharatpur Districts of Rajasthan and some parts of Haryana, to shift focus from vehicle lifting to FICNs smuggling. Several youths of the Meo community from Firozpur Jhirka village are reportedly part of smuggling gangs with agents based in Delhi. A Senior Police officer of Bharatpur District said, "Many people residing in Gopalgarh, Pahari, Islampur, Husheypur and other villagers are in direct touch with the agents supplying counterfeit currency notes”. "They get large consignment from various villagers in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh situated on the Nepal border, while a few villages in Manipur on the Bangladesh border are also active transit routes," a senior Police officer added.
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June - 19 
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant Shakeer Ahmad alias Chhota Hafiz, who was carrying a reward of INR two million on his head and was wanted to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) in connection with September 7, 2011, blast outside Delhi High Court, has sent feelers to the security agencies that h
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Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant Shakeer Ahmad alias Chhota Hafiz, who was carrying a reward of INR two million on his head and was wanted to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) in connection with September 7, 2011, blast outside Delhi High Court, has sent feelers to the security agencies that he was ready for surrender along with some other militants on some conditions, according to Daily Excelsior. Confirming the conversation, top official sources said that Chhota Hafiz was presently hiding somewhere in Warwan hills in Kishtwar District. "Though we would like Chhota Hafiz and other militants to surrender and face trial in Delhi High Court blast and other cases, we continued our efforts to nab them simultaneously anticipating that offer of surrender by the militants could be a ploy to delay police operations’’, they asserted. Chhota Hafiz along with Aamir Kamal alias Kamran and Junaid Akram Malik were wanted to NIA in the Delhi High Court blast. All three carried a reward of INR two milion each on their head — INR 1 million announced by the NIA and an equal amount by the State Government. Sources said Chhota Hafiz, Kamran and Junaid Malik along with another HM militant, Mohammad Shaffi were all camping in upper reaches of Warwan but were putting up separately to avoid getting trapped together by the security forces.
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June - 22 
Home Ministry issued an alert on the possibility of a terror strike by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) modules in the coming weeks, reports Oneindia.in. The alert was issued to both the Mumbai Police and the Odisha Government. There were reports on June 21, which mentioned the possibility of terror strike
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Home Ministry issued an alert on the possibility of a terror strike by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) modules in the coming weeks, reports Oneindia.in. The alert was issued to both the Mumbai Police and the Odisha Government. There were reports on June 21, which mentioned the possibility of terror strikes by terrorist groups, but the Home Ministry on June 22, stated that their alert was based on inputs received from Assam Police with chances of LeT targeting the Puri Rath Yatra in Odisha. The fact that the LeT has been recruiting Assamese youth for terrorist activities since 2001 unravelled the gravity of the situation. Security agencies are taking into consideration this fact and heightened alert. The LeT is understood to be remarkably expanding their base in the North East, especially the Bangladesh border areas that have seen many insurgent activities. The terror alert has been communicated to all State Police officials and has also warned of a possible strike by the LeT in Mumbai (Maharashtra) as well. With the real plan for the strike yet to be known, the security officials are on an overdrive to find out the possible target of the group.
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June - 22 
The Delhi Police arrested suspected key November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) attacks plotter Abu Hamza alias Sayeed Zabi ud Deen alias Zabi Ansari alias Riyasat Ali at the Indira Gandhi International airport, reports IBNLive.com. According to reports, he is an Indian national who went to P
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The Delhi Police arrested suspected key November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) attacks plotter Abu Hamza alias Sayeed Zabi ud Deen alias Zabi Ansari alias Riyasat Ali at the Indira Gandhi International airport, reports IBNLive.com. According to reports, he is an Indian national who went to Pakistan for allegedly training people for the 26/11 attacks. The Times of India adds that he was 26/11 handlers and was arrested on June 22, after being deported from Saudi Arabia. He had given instructions to the terrorists who had carried out attacks in Mumbai. According to reports, Hamza had an active involvement in the planning of Mumbai terror attacks and had helped the terror operatives to identify targets. NDTV further adds that the Police said Hamza is also wanted in many other attack cases in India - like the Chinnaswamy Stadium attack in Bangalore in April 17, 2010 and several terror attacks in Gujarat. The Police also said that Ansari (Hamza) was involved in the July 11, 2006 Mumbai local train bombings. There was also an Interpol notice against him in 2009. Hamza is also alleged to have a hand in the IISC Bangalore attack in December 28, 2005. Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley also named Hamza as the Lashkar's India expert, according to IBNLive.com.
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June - 25 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Abu Jindal (Jundal), who is in Delhi Police's custody, has confessed his active role in the November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai attacks, saying that Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed was present in the Karachi (Pakistan) control room when the 26/11 masterminds wer
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Abu Jindal (Jundal), who is in Delhi Police's custody, has confessed his active role in the November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai attacks, saying that Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed was present in the Karachi (Pakistan) control room when the 26/11 masterminds were controlling the events, as reported on June 26, by IBNLive. According to officials, Jindal was one of the five handlers present in the control room in Karachi. He was directing terrorists carrying out 26/11 attacks at every step. He also coached the 26/11 terrorists to pose as members of fictitious terrorist organistaion- Deccan Mujahideen to misguide the investigation, according to The Times of India. According to IB sources, during the interrogation, Abu Jindal has admitted to handling the attack on Nariman House during 26/11, reports IBNLive. Jindal reportedly told the Police that he was the one who trained the 10 terrorists. As per the details, he was actually involved in guiding and directing the terrorists at every step during 26/11 attack. Jindal has also admitted of travelling along with Ajmal Kasab (the lone terrorist arrested) and other terrorists on the same boat to the Indian border. Kasab's testimony, earlier to Mumbai Police, names Jindal for seeing off the 10 attackers at Pakistan shore. Abu Hamza, Abu Qaafa and Lakhvi were the others. According to NDTV, Jindal has 10 aliases and was sent to Saudi Arabia by LeT to gather funds for another major operation after 26/11. The Times of India quoting sources said, "Abu Jundal knows the Bhatkal brothers - Riyaz and Iqbal, bosses of Indian Mujahideen based in Karachi -- very well. He claims that the Bhatkal brothers used to come to joint meetings of Lashkar and IM. For the Jama Masjid attack, the Bhatkal brothers asked Jundal to provide a man, an expert in firing”. Further confirming the arrest, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on June 25, “The person who goes by the pseudonym of Abu Jundal has been apprehended and has been remanded to the custody of law enforcement agencies”, reports Telegraphindia.com.
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June - 26 
Indian Government sources on June 26, confirmed reports of more terror operatives’ detention in Saudi Arabia, reports India Today. The revelation occurred after the arrest of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist, Abu Jundal was acknowledged by the Government. Suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operati
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Indian Government sources on June 26, confirmed reports of more terror operatives’ detention in Saudi Arabia, reports India Today. The revelation occurred after the arrest of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist, Abu Jundal was acknowledged by the Government. Suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Fasih Mohammad was one of those detained in Saudi, sources said. According to sources, Saudi Arabia has now emerged as the new refuge and platform for Indian terror modules. The suspected IM operatives get detailed briefing from their mentors about their missions while staying in Saudi Arabia. The modus operandi allows Pakistan to brief IM agents without them travelling to the neighbouring country. IM agents then return to India without Pakistan visa on their passports to avoid suspicion.
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June - 27 
A three-day Asia summit on homeland security and counter-terrorism concluded in London on June 27, with a call for more investment in security infrastructure, reports The Hindu. The summit, claimed to be “the first initiative of its kind’’ to bring counter-terror experts, decision-makers, academics
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A three-day Asia summit on homeland security and counter-terrorism concluded in London on June 27, with a call for more investment in security infrastructure, reports The Hindu. The summit, claimed to be “the first initiative of its kind’’ to bring counter-terror experts, decision-makers, academics and diplomats under one roof and attended by experts from India and Pakistan, discussed the “needs and challenges’’ of Asian homeland security in the age of terror. An important component of the summit was to boost global weapons trade in the emerging Asian markets as countries in the region step up spending on homeland security amid fears of increased terror threats. India’s current annual spending on internal security estimated around USD 17 to 18 billion, is expected to go up significantly in coming years, making it one of the most sought-after markets in Asia for western weapons suppliers.
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June - 27 
advisor to the Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf A. Rehman Malik told media persons in Islamabad that no state institutions were involved in the Mumbai strikes. Malik stated, "Abu Jundal is an Indian, he has committed attacks in India, caught in India. India's own Taliban is emerging”. The inter
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advisor to the Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf A. Rehman Malik told media persons in Islamabad that no state institutions were involved in the Mumbai strikes. Malik stated, "Abu Jundal is an Indian, he has committed attacks in India, caught in India. India's own Taliban is emerging”. The interrogation of Abu Jundal, the 26/11 handler, has turned out to be an expose of LeT links with the Indian Mujahideen (IM), Jundal has confessed his links with IM, as reported on June 28, by dnaindia.com. NDTV reported on June 28 that Jundal is the highest ranking Indian in LeT and was recruited in 2005. Jundal has told his interrogators that he was recruited by LeT's ‘commander’ of Jammu and Kashmir range Aslam Kashmiri, as reported on June 28, by The Times of India. He said his friend Fayyaz Kagri was the one who introduced him to Kashmiri. Deccan Herald adds that Jundal confessed that the plan to carry out 26/11 type terror strike was plotted in 2006, however, when the security agencies track down arms, ammunitions and explosives from Aurangabad in Maharashtra it was postponed and then he was asked to come down to Pakistan by his LeT bosses. Further, Delhi Police revealed on June 27, that LeT trained Jundal to fly planes. Lashkar had planned to use him and two others (Fayyaz Kagzi from Beed and Mohammad Rahil Sheikh from Thane) in 9/11-style kamikaze attacks on Indian highrise buildings and big dams. They said Jundal’s interrogation revealed that LeT had revived its ‘naval wing’ and added flight training to its ‘curriculum’.
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June - 27 
It has been reported on June 27, by The Times of India that anti-India terror outfits operating from Pakistan have been trying to lure youth from Kerala under a slogan 'Organise without organisation'. There is a wide network that recruits youth from Kerala for Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). C A M Bashe
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It has been reported on June 27, by The Times of India that anti-India terror outfits operating from Pakistan have been trying to lure youth from Kerala under a slogan 'Organise without organisation'. There is a wide network that recruits youth from Kerala for Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). C A M Basheer, the elusive Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader from Aluva (Ernakulam District), now operating from Saudi Arabia, is the key figure. Salan alias Chottu, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, had told Police that he had seen about 50 youth from South India at a safe house in Sharjah set up by IM leaders Riyaz Bhatkal and Amir Raza Khan. The gang led by Thadiyantavide Nazeer and K P Sabeer identified potential recruits and modules were formed in the 3+1 cluster (three members and one leader). Others include Sarfaraz Nawaz, Fahim Ansari, Sabahudeen and Shuhaib- all hailing from Kerala.
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June - 27 
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said on June 27 that the arrested November 26, 2008 (26/11) attack handler, Syed Zabiuddin alias Abu Jundal, had confirmed the role of Pakistani state actors in the plotting and execution of Mumbai attacks, reports Economic Times. He told media, "When I say state ac
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Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said on June 27 that the arrested November 26, 2008 (26/11) attack handler, Syed Zabiuddin alias Abu Jundal, had confirmed the role of Pakistani state actors in the plotting and execution of Mumbai attacks, reports Economic Times. He told media, "When I say state actors, at the moment, I am not pointing a finger at any particular agency. But clearly there was state support or state actors' support for the 26/11 massacre”. Jundal had earlier revealed that a waaris (heir or pointsman) of the "forces", a possible reference to Pakistan Army and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) had overseen the entire 26/11 operation. The agencies see this as a reference to Sajid Mir, a key coordinator of ISI's Karachi project. Mir, who has allegedly served in the Pakistani Army, was also mentioned by American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley as a key 26/11 handler. The role of Pakistani state actors is also being suspected from the location of LeT's control room in Karachi as pointed out by Jundal. He has disclosed that the control room was located at a point between Malir Cantonment, Quaidabad and Jinnah international airport in Karachi. This area houses VIPs and top officers of the Pakistan Army. Agencies feel that the control room could not have been set up in this upmarket and highly-secured locality without the connivance of Pakistan state actors like the Army and ISI.
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June - 28 
it has been reported on June 28, by India Today that Jundal has been put on a suicide watch. Accordingly, Delhi Police's special weapons and tactics (SWAT) commandoes have been deployed to prevent Jundal from harming himself in the custody. Over 100 commandoes have been deployed around him, while se
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it has been reported on June 28, by India Today that Jundal has been put on a suicide watch. Accordingly, Delhi Police's special weapons and tactics (SWAT) commandoes have been deployed to prevent Jundal from harming himself in the custody. Over 100 commandoes have been deployed around him, while senior special cell officials were also keeping a close watch on him. Apart from revealing Pakistani agencies' roles in various terror attacks in India, including 26/11, Jundal has also disclosed LeT's plans to target various metros in the country.
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June - 29 
After November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai terror attacks, when pressure mounted on Pakistan to arrest Lashkar-e-Toiba's (LeT) ‘operations chief’ Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi from a camp near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), LeT’s Indian command Abu Jundal was bailed out by ISI, as reported on
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After November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai terror attacks, when pressure mounted on Pakistan to arrest Lashkar-e-Toiba's (LeT) ‘operations chief’ Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi from a camp near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), LeT’s Indian command Abu Jundal was bailed out by ISI, as reported on June 29, by The Times of India. After being bailed out, Jundal was asked to stay off the radar and he left for Saudi Arabia in early 2010. He was provided two IDs, one for internal use in Pakistan and one for outside the country. His passport, in the name of Riyasat Ali, was arranged by a senior LeT ‘commander’ and 26/11 plotter Muzammil, and then he fled to Riyadh. During interrogation, Jundal revealed that all LeT members had done some communication practice for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) internet calls and understand the network areas of the targets. The LeT bosses also checked the SIM cards and handsets before the 10 terrorists left for Mumbai and a last-minute drill was also conducted. Special Cell sleuths are scanning Jundal's email IDs and conversations and sources said they have recovered a huge cache of information including "numbers, addresses of various module members and hideouts". With increasing suspicions that state actors have supported LeT to conspire and launch 26/11, the Union Home Ministry (UHM) is unlikely to oblige a Pakistani request to share information about Syed Zabiuddin aka Abu Jundal’s arrest, as reported on June 29, by Deccan Herald. Earlier, on June 26, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram had said that he had received a note from Pakistan Interior Ministry Adviser Rehman Malik seeking information gathered about Jundal. The UHM is concerned that sharing information with Pakistan would hamper investigation. Zee News adds that according to reports, Jundal has revealed on June 28, before the Special Cell of Delhi Police that LeT is running several training camps in Muzaffarabad in PoK. He said that LeT has made paragliding an essential part of the training curriculum of its cadres. Based on his submission, the security agencies are now trying to verify whether Jundal also received paragliding training. Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) moved for his custody and registered an FIR against him and another terrorist Fayaz Kagzi for planning to organise terrorist attacks in India. Earlier, the FIR filed on June 27, is under several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. According to the reports, Jundal was sent to Kathmandu in 2005 for training for two months in arms and explosives. After coming back, he got involved with the February 19, 2006 Ahmedabad blast. Further, Jundal revealed that two days before the 26/11 attack, LeT militants carried out a mock drill in Pakistan, as reported on June 29, by Indian Express. During the drill, he used the same phone number and the same satellite phone set that he would use during 26/11. Meanwhile, according to Bengal Police, he used Bongaon District in West Bengal, to sneak from India into Bangladesh before moving on to Pakistan in 2006. While he was in Bengal, he recruited youths from Murshidabad, Malda and North 24-Parganas Districts. IBNLive reported on June 28, that Abu Jundal was planning to attack the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) Headquarters in Nagpur as well as the USA and Israeli embassies in New Delhi. Sources say he has told the interrogators that Pakistani intelligence agency, the ISI, destroyed the Karachi control room after LeT ‘commander’ Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's arrest (December 7, 2008) following 26/11.
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June - 30 
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) source said that “The Saudi Arabian authorities have finally confirmed to the CBI that Fasih Mehmood is in their custody. The CBI has begun the process to get him back to India soon”, as reported by Hindustan Times on June 30. Mehmood is suspected of having li
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A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) source said that “The Saudi Arabian authorities have finally confirmed to the CBI that Fasih Mehmood is in their custody. The CBI has begun the process to get him back to India soon”, as reported by Hindustan Times on June 30. Mehmood is suspected of having links with the Indian Mujahideen (IM) and playing a role in two terror attacks allegedly executed by it — blast near Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore in April 17, 2010 and blast near Delhi’s Jama Masjid on September 19, 2010. In addition, Indian security establishment is looking at almost half a dozen persons in Saudi Arabia who may have had significant role in terrorism targeted against India, as reported by The Times of India. While most of them may be contacts of Abu Jundal, terror suspect who was deported from Saudi Arabia recently, some of them are Indians who may have been part of the former Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) network. A source said among the key Indian terror suspects they believe to be hiding in Saudi Arabia is C A M Basheer, the former SIMI leader, Sources indicate that Jundal has spoken about four-five of his close Indian associates in Saudi Arabia.
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July - 1 
According to Police intelligence, fake currency racketeer in league with various terror outfits, use international money exchange agencies to transport counterfeit notes, as reported on July 1, by Asian Age. Another change is in the route of bringing in fake currency notes. The Police further claim
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According to Police intelligence, fake currency racketeer in league with various terror outfits, use international money exchange agencies to transport counterfeit notes, as reported on July 1, by Asian Age. Another change is in the route of bringing in fake currency notes. The Police further claim the terrorist groups have a significant role in bringing in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) from Dubai and Kuwait, which are the main transit points.
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July - 1 
Security agencies in India are also trying to get the custody of former Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader C A M Basheer-one of the 50-most wanted criminals, who is an accused in the bomb blast in Mumbai's Mulund railway station on March 13, 2003, and is believed to be in Riyadh.
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Security agencies in India are also trying to get the custody of former Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader C A M Basheer-one of the 50-most wanted criminals, who is an accused in the bomb blast in Mumbai's Mulund railway station on March 13, 2003, and is believed to be in Riyadh.
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July - 1 
The source added that inter-state gangs involved in narcotics traffic and transfer of arms have also been found to be involved in counterfeit currency rackets and they are under the scanner of Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
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The source added that inter-state gangs involved in narcotics traffic and transfer of arms have also been found to be involved in counterfeit currency rackets and they are under the scanner of Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
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July - 2 
A senior Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant, identified only as "major general saheb", and two Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) personnel were among the 10 people present in the control room set up in Karachi to orchestrate the on November 26, 2008 (26/11) terror attack on Mumbai, revealed arrested LeT
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A senior Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant, identified only as "major general saheb", and two Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) personnel were among the 10 people present in the control room set up in Karachi to orchestrate the on November 26, 2008 (26/11) terror attack on Mumbai, revealed arrested LeT operative and key plotter Abu Jundal, an unnamed officer said, reports Times of India. Indian intelligence agencies are still to ascertain the identity of the LeT militant. However, they are convinced that at least two of the 10 people present in the control room, were from the ISI, as per Jundal's revelations. "Till now, Jundal has informed us of some persons present in the control room. He identified one of them as 'major general saheb', whose original name is yet to be ascertained. He seems to be a high-ranking LeT militant. This apart, Jundal has identified Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Muzammil alias Yusuf as those present," an officer in the investigating team told IANS.
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July - 3 
Jundal told the Special Cell of Delhi Police during interrogation that the LeT has brought in an ace Chinese para-glider to northern Pakistan where he has been training militants in paragliding for the past two years. The training is being conducted somewhere in the Baltistan area of north Pakistan
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Jundal told the Special Cell of Delhi Police during interrogation that the LeT has brought in an ace Chinese para-glider to northern Pakistan where he has been training militants in paragliding for the past two years. The training is being conducted somewhere in the Baltistan area of north Pakistan bordering the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. In addition, he confessed that the training began in early 2010 and has been ongoing for the past two years. The LeT had bought around 50 gliders from China and more than a 100 militants have been trained in the past two years.
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July - 3 
Jundal used Paksitani passport to travel to Saudi Arabia and he was also given a Pakistani ID card in the name of Riyasat Ali while he was staying in Pakistan. His visa for Saudi Arabia had been issued on the Pakistani passport.
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Jundal used Paksitani passport to travel to Saudi Arabia and he was also given a Pakistani ID card in the name of Riyasat Ali while he was staying in Pakistan. His visa for Saudi Arabia had been issued on the Pakistani passport.
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July - 3 
Jundal's passport (number - QL1790941) was made on January 28, 2009, valid till January 2014, with his address shown as village Daowkay, Post Office Mohammad Rehman Pura in District Sheikhupura (in Punjab Province). He was shown as the son of one Mohammad Khushi.
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Jundal's passport (number - QL1790941) was made on January 28, 2009, valid till January 2014, with his address shown as village Daowkay, Post Office Mohammad Rehman Pura in District Sheikhupura (in Punjab Province). He was shown as the son of one Mohammad Khushi.
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July - 3 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist and November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai attacks handler Abu Jundal's passport has revealed his present and permanent addresses in Pakistan as Muridke near Lahore, as reported on July 3.
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist and November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai attacks handler Abu Jundal's passport has revealed his present and permanent addresses in Pakistan as Muridke near Lahore, as reported on July 3.
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July - 3 
Recent investigations have also revealed that IM's Bihar module, was not the "latest" but the "oldest" module formed by the terror outfit, as reported on July 4, by The Times of India. "The Bihar module was the first one to come up under the tutelage of Yasin Bhatkal and Mohammad Tariq Anjum Hasan,"
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Recent investigations have also revealed that IM's Bihar module, was not the "latest" but the "oldest" module formed by the terror outfit, as reported on July 4, by The Times of India. "The Bihar module was the first one to come up under the tutelage of Yasin Bhatkal and Mohammad Tariq Anjum Hasan," said a source. "However, as this module was more ideologically inclined and was part of the core group, the other modules, those in Pune and Beed in Maharashtra and Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh were tasked with executing the terror attacks across the country till 2008. It was only when these modules were either eliminated or busted that IM fell back on their recruits from Samastipur-Darbhanga and Nalanda," the source added.
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July - 3 
Sources say Jundal was planning to attack the Nashik Police Academy in Maharashtra, following the successful strike on the Lahore Police Academy in Pakistan allegedly by the Taliban on March 30, 2009, as reported by IBNLive on July 3. Jundal has allegedly confessed that the plans were still on even
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Sources say Jundal was planning to attack the Nashik Police Academy in Maharashtra, following the successful strike on the Lahore Police Academy in Pakistan allegedly by the Taliban on March 30, 2009, as reported by IBNLive on July 3. Jundal has allegedly confessed that the plans were still on even when he was deported from Saudi Arabia and arrested by the Delhi Police upon his arrival at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on June 21.
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July - 3 
Jundal refuses to give information about the involvement of Pakistan’s state agencies, say investigators as reported on July 3 by Business Standard. He further told the investigators that he was initially given the code name Abu Hamza, later changed to Abu Jundal in 2008 because his handlers in LeT
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Jundal refuses to give information about the involvement of Pakistan’s state agencies, say investigators as reported on July 3 by Business Standard. He further told the investigators that he was initially given the code name Abu Hamza, later changed to Abu Jundal in 2008 because his handlers in LeT did not want him to be identified during the investigations into the 26/11 attacks.
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July - 3 
Fasih had, however, remained just a name for investigators till they got hold of Mohammad Tariq Anjuman Hasan, a 31-year-old civil engineer staying at Nalanda’s Bihar Sharif and, allegedly, a founding member and key ideologue of the same home-grown terror outfit. Hasan, who confessed to having joine
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Fasih had, however, remained just a name for investigators till they got hold of Mohammad Tariq Anjuman Hasan, a 31-year-old civil engineer staying at Nalanda’s Bihar Sharif and, allegedly, a founding member and key ideologue of the same home-grown terror outfit. Hasan, who confessed to having joined Simi in 1998 had told investigators that Fasih had been crucial for the outfit since 2003.
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July - 3 
According to sources Fasih Mahmood is one of the founding members of Indian Mujahideen (IM) and that he studied in the same engineering college as Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal- the Bhatkal brothers (founding members and top commanders of IM), who are currently based in Karachi (Pakistan). An engineer by
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According to sources Fasih Mahmood is one of the founding members of Indian Mujahideen (IM) and that he studied in the same engineering college as Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal- the Bhatkal brothers (founding members and top commanders of IM), who are currently based in Karachi (Pakistan). An engineer by profession, 28-year old Fasih is alleged to have been involved in the Chinnaswamy Stadium blast in Bangalore and the shooting incident near Jama Masjid (Delhi) in 2010 and is wanted by both Delhi and Karnataka Police.
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July - 3 
Fasih was one of the five men who transformed the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) into the IM almost overnight a decade ago, Delhi Police sources claim. “Tariq, who was studying there and was just 20 years old at the time, was one. The others were Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal, who are currently
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Fasih was one of the five men who transformed the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) into the IM almost overnight a decade ago, Delhi Police sources claim. “Tariq, who was studying there and was just 20 years old at the time, was one. The others were Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal, who are currently in Karachi, Yasin alias Shahrukh, and Fasih, who has been instrumental in arranging finances for most of the IM’s terror-ops”, according to Police sources. However, The Times of India on July 4, added the name of Aamir Reza Khan among the founding members.
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July - 3 
In late 2010, sources said, Jundal expressed apprehension that he may be targeted in Saudi Arabia. This is when it was decided to make his National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (number 354050-3970947). It was issued on February 24, 2011 and was valid till February 2021. The entry saying 'en
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In late 2010, sources said, Jundal expressed apprehension that he may be targeted in Saudi Arabia. This is when it was decided to make his National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (number 354050-3970947). It was issued on February 24, 2011 and was valid till February 2021. The entry saying 'entitled visa free entry into Pakistan' allowed him freedom to enter Pakistan anytime from anywhere. "This facility is provided to Pakistanis who have high contacts," sources said.
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July - 3 
According to investigators, Jundal has shown no regret for 26/11 attacks, in which 166 people were killed and 238 injured. An unnamed officer commented, "Jundal has no regret for the deaths of 166 people in the 26/11 attack. He explained the deaths, saying that in the way of god people have to sacri
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According to investigators, Jundal has shown no regret for 26/11 attacks, in which 166 people were killed and 238 injured. An unnamed officer commented, "Jundal has no regret for the deaths of 166 people in the 26/11 attack. He explained the deaths, saying that in the way of god people have to sacrifice not only their life but also leave their homes, relatives and family too”. He further added,that the carnage was "a part of his devotion for his religious duty called jihad". The planning for 26/11 was done sometime in 2003, Jundal has said.
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July - 3 
Abu Jundal reportedly used chat services to communicate with his module members, as reported by Daily Bhaskar on July 4. He used the medium to stay off the radar of the intelligence agencies. “He used to chat with his module members from a cyber café in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) through such websites
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Abu Jundal reportedly used chat services to communicate with his module members, as reported by Daily Bhaskar on July 4. He used the medium to stay off the radar of the intelligence agencies. “He used to chat with his module members from a cyber café in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) through such websites,” according to Police sources
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July - 4 
According to Kazmi’s interrogation report, Houshang Afshar Irani, who allegedly stuck a magnetic bomb on the Israeli embassy vehicle carrying Tal Yehoshua Koren, had initially planned to strike on January 22 but deferred it at the last moment. According to Kazmi’s interrogation report, Houshang Afsh
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According to Kazmi’s interrogation report, Houshang Afshar Irani, who allegedly stuck a magnetic bomb on the Israeli embassy vehicle carrying Tal Yehoshua Koren, had initially planned to strike on January 22 but deferred it at the last moment. According to Kazmi’s interrogation report, Houshang Afshar Irani, who flew to Kuala Lumpur from Delhi on the day of the attack, was scheduled to travel to Tehran via Doha on January 22, the original date for the attack. Earlier, investigators had linked the Delhi attack to a botched terror attack in Bangkok on February 14 and blamed it on a module headed by Sadaghatzadeh Masoud, arrested in Kuala Lumpur on February 15 as he tried to flee. Red corner notices have already been issued against the three suspects — Houshang Afshar Irani, Syed Ali Sadr Mahdian and Abolghasemi Mohammad Reza — who are believed to be in Iran.
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July - 4 
The jailed mastermind of November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai attack, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, is still active, commanding the main Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) communication centre from within Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, with one of his five jailed associates, Hanzullah, given the task of reviving terror groups
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The jailed mastermind of November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai attack, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, is still active, commanding the main Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) communication centre from within Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, with one of his five jailed associates, Hanzullah, given the task of reviving terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) through Fahadullah, Pakistani LeT ‘commander’ in Sopore in Baramulla District of J&K, according to Times of India. This came to light after J&K Police neutralized, as reported earlier, a recruitment module of LeT and arrested seven local recruits to the terror outfit on July 3. "Local militants were recruited with the aim of building a network of LeT operatives to be tasked with executing various terrorist acts," said Sopore Superintendent of Police (SP) Imtiyaz Hussain. "They were in criminal conspiracy with one Pakistani terrorist, Fahadullah, who operates from Sopore. Fahadullah was receiving directions from one Hanzullah, a LeT commander based in Pakistani jail," he added.
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