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January - 2 
The preliminary forensic analysis of the evidences from 10 arrested Islamic State [IS]-inspired outfit—Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam [HuHI], has revealed that the operatives had gathered powerful explosives to cause large casualties, reports The Indian Express on January 2. The group was in advanced stage
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The preliminary forensic analysis of the evidences from 10 arrested Islamic State [IS]-inspired outfit—Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam [HuHI], has revealed that the operatives had gathered powerful explosives to cause large casualties, reports The Indian Express on January 2. The group was in advanced stage of carrying out multiple blasts. The forensic report has also suggested that the explosives’ chemical compositions which are used in firecrackers (such as potassium nitrate, potassium chlorate, sulphur, sugar, arsenic sulphide, aluminium powder) have been used in the earlier to make home-made explosives by terrorists for fabrication of Improvised Explosive Devices [IEDs].
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January - 7 
Gujarat continues to toped in seizures of counterfeit currency between 2015 and 2018 among the 17 bordering states, reports Times of India on January 7. According to a report of the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), post-demonetisation, in 2017 and 2018, Gujarat seized fake Indian Currency Notes
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Gujarat continues to toped in seizures of counterfeit currency between 2015 and 2018 among the 17 bordering states, reports Times of India on January 7. According to a report of the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), post-demonetisation, in 2017 and 2018, Gujarat seized fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 101.6 million as compared to INR 39 Million and 2016. In 2018, Gujarat seized 27,724 fake notes of INR 11.5 million. West Bengal led in the value of counterfeit seizure with total value of INR 14 Million. Gujarat, which shares land and sea borders with Pakistan, topped the counterfeit currency seizure charts in 2017 when a little above INR 90 Million was recovered. West Bengal, which shares its border with three countries — Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan — in the same year seized INR 61.9 Million worth of FICN. Top Police officials claim that cops in Gujarat were alert and prevented the FICN from entering the market. A Police official stated that ‘Most of the fake currency cases suggested that they had roots in West Bengal and Bangladesh. These fake notes are routed to bigger cities of Gujarat and thereon supplied to metros like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore to weaken the economy’. In 2018, Gujarat registered a total of 50 FIRs and booked the same number of the accused in cases of fake currency seizures.
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January - 9 
A recent study indicate that India has witnessed a 457% rise in cybercrime incidents under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 from the year 2011 to 2016, reports The Economic Times on January 9. Symantec Corp, a cyber security form ranked India among top five countries to be affected by cyber
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A recent study indicate that India has witnessed a 457% rise in cybercrime incidents under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 from the year 2011 to 2016, reports The Economic Times on January 9. Symantec Corp, a cyber security form ranked India among top five countries to be affected by cybercrime, between 2012-17, the number of internet users grew at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 44%, of which India is placed third after US and China. According to the study Using latest technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Facial Recognition, Internet of Things (IoT) etc., to identify and catch suspects/criminals, have gained much awareness among various law enforcement agencies. However, the implementation of these technologies is not on a National level but on a State level, which makes it crucial for the central government to fund and support state level law enforcement agencies to utilize technologies to upgrade their policing methods.
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January - 10 
Even though Delhi had the highest threat perception, it remained out of bounds for terrorists in 2018, reports Times of India on January 10. Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value INR 3.878 million was recovered in the city. The anti-terror unit also cracked down on gunrunners operating
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Even though Delhi had the highest threat perception, it remained out of bounds for terrorists in 2018, reports Times of India on January 10. Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value INR 3.878 million was recovered in the city. The anti-terror unit also cracked down on gunrunners operating out of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. In 2018, Special Cell seized 422 pistols, three carbines, four revolvers and 2,777 cartridges. In a major operation in northeast Delhi, a factory producing illegal arms was busted and more than 50 weapons were seized. Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik launched an all-women SWAT team. Patnaik also launched “Parakram vans” that will be manned by heavily-armed, NSG-trained commandos.
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January - 11 
Legal trouble for Bengali Hindu migrants, who have taken shelter in India, may not be over, with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) recommending that those seeking citizenship will have to first prove that they are victims of religious persecution while applying for citizenship, reports Assam
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Legal trouble for Bengali Hindu migrants, who have taken shelter in India, may not be over, with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) recommending that those seeking citizenship will have to first prove that they are victims of religious persecution while applying for citizenship, reports Assam Tribune on January 11. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, was passed by the Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) early this week and is now pending passage in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament). Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) told Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) stated that If they had not declared so at that time of their arrival in India, it would be difficult for them to make such a claim now. JPC report said that when asked to state the fate of other people belonging to minority communities who have come to India from the three countries (Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan) under reference due to religious persecution but have not declared so at the time of their arrival in India, the Intelligence Bureau submitted that any future claim would be enquired into, including through Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) before a decision is taken. So far only 31,313 people have formally declared that they came to India due to religious persecution. The IB Director deposed: “Yes, because they have claimed, they have applied. There will be many others who might have come and they might have already taken citizenship by various means. They might have obtained passport, ration card. All other documents they might have obtained and they might have already registered themselves in the voters list. So, for all practical purposes, they are already citizens of this country. Tribunals are already there to identify if any of them has obtained it by fraudulent means. The Bill is for those who have applied and who have claimed that they have been persecuted in their respective country.” The Committee then enquired whether all those who had applied would be granted citizenship once the Bill was passed or further verifications would be carried out. In response, the IB Director submitted: “Sir, as and when the Bill is passed, one thing can be thought of is that all those who have applied, who are here for a number of years, we can make one more verification whether during their stay in India if anything adverse has come to the notice of the security agencies whether it is IB, local police, local intelligence and those who have come for any activities or there is notice of any activities which is prejudicial of the nation, their case can be scrutinised. But that we will examine separately.” When the Committee desired to hear the views of RAW, its Joint Secretary deposed in evidence: “... our only concern has been that the agencies, which are inimical to us should not have a legal framework within which they can exploit our situation and infiltrate their own people into our own country. That is a matter of great concern for us.”The Committee enquired whether it was absolutely necessary to confer citizenship on the migrants as conferring political rights had larger implications and whether it would be prudent to accord refugee or temporary resident status to the migrants.In reply, the MHA submitted as under: “Conferment of citizenship to foreign migrants living in India with valid documents ensures more facilities and power to exercise franchise and feel their responsibilities towards the nation. Since India is not a signatory to the UN Convention, 1951 or its Protocol of 1967, it may not be prudent to treat them as refugees if rules permit that they could be allowed to acquire Indian citizenship.”On the same issue, the Legislative Department submitted: “The proposed Bill does not directly confer citizenship on these persons, it merely provides these persons the opportunity to be considered for the grant of certificate of naturalisation. It has become necessary to exempt these persons from being treated as ‘illegal migrants’ in order to ensure that they may avail of the opportunity to be considered for naturalisation under Section 6 read with the Third Schedule to the said Act.”In response to another related query, the MHA apprised as under: “As of now, illegal migrants have not been conferred with Indian Citizenship. However, after enactment of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, it will enable illegal migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh to apply for Indian Citizenship under Section 5 (1) (a) (Registration) and 6 (Naturalisation) of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Application is required to be submitted through the District Authorities.”
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January - 14 
Intelligence agencies and Police are now studying the alarming rise in the number of educated people joining terrorism in India, reports India Today on January 14. According to an official, ‘education institutions - colleges and universities - are being targeted to radicalise and recruit bright youn
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Intelligence agencies and Police are now studying the alarming rise in the number of educated people joining terrorism in India, reports India Today on January 14. According to an official, ‘education institutions - colleges and universities - are being targeted to radicalise and recruit bright young men studying there’. In November, Delhi Police Special Cell, along with Jammu and Kashmir Police, arrested three youngsters who allegedly owe allegiance to the Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK). Ehtisham Bilal (20), a native of Khanyar in old Srinagar who joined Sharda University (Noida) in 2017, is a case in point. Bilal, who had reportedly joined ISJK, returned home on December 2 last year. Senior officers in the Special Cell also claimed that in October, they arrested two youths in south Kashmir. One of them, Parvez Rashid, was studying BTech in Amroha in western Uttar Pradesh. Not just students, trained engineers are also among the educated people who join the terror outfits. A senior official stated that ‘While recruiting, terrorist groups give first preference to the engineers because they are the ones who have technical expertise and would help in high profile operations and also upgrading the outfit’. The official further said due to these technologies being used by the terror outfit, it becomes impossible for any agency to pick up any clue of the operation. According to the antiterror agencies, at least 62 per cent of the Islamic terrorists are educated. An official also added that ‘information is so easy to get today and it is splashed all over the web. Speeches of Anwar Al Awlaki are most popular. Groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Indian Mujahideen (IM) and the Al-Qaeda (AQ) have managed to put up a lot of information on their websites which is easily accessible and with time they have managed to get enough number of readership’.To make matters worse, these groups have intentionally put out misleading material online. What is worrying is that unlike WhatsApp which can be intercepted, Telegram and Signal are next to impossible to be tracked. Islamic State in India keeps doing talent hunt online.
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January - 21 
Ahead of Canada’s federal elections, a section of Sikh community with separatist agenda have begun 'Prove it or Remove it’ campaign to pressurise the Government for removal of Khalistani extremism component from 2018 report on the terrorism threat to Canada, reports Times of India on January 21. A l
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Ahead of Canada’s federal elections, a section of Sikh community with separatist agenda have begun 'Prove it or Remove it’ campaign to pressurise the Government for removal of Khalistani extremism component from 2018 report on the terrorism threat to Canada, reports Times of India on January 21. A large number of Khalistan supporters, who support the ruling Liberal Party have reservations on continuing to extend their support to Liberals in the upcoming elections if the Khalistan extremism component is not withdrawn. In the recently released 2018 public report on the terrorism threat to Canada, the Government has expressed concern over pro Khalistani Sikhs in Canada and admitted that some individuals in Canada continue to support extremist ideologies and movements. The report also mentioned about the 1985 Air India bombing which claimed 331 lives. Barring this incident of terrorism, the report doesn’t point to any current incident of violence or terrorism associated with the Sikh community in Canada.
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January - 29 
Kolkata Police in 2018 confiscated Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR eight million and arrested 30 people in connection with it, reports Times of India on January 29. The accused were based in Malda District as well as Jharkhand and Rajasthan. The Special Task Force (STF) is also worried ab
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Kolkata Police in 2018 confiscated Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR eight million and arrested 30 people in connection with it, reports Times of India on January 29. The accused were based in Malda District as well as Jharkhand and Rajasthan. The Special Task Force (STF) is also worried about FICN dealers trading in illegal firearms. The Police believe that some criminals from both West Bengal and Bangladesh are contacting Munger (in Bihar) based workers to complete the assembling of weapons and paying them with FICN. STF official stated, “It seems that the accused were sending weapons in Bangladesh in lieu of the FICN. This is a win-win situation for both. While the FICN dealers could escape the glare of security forces on the border, those operating here could release the FICN received in smaller lots. This minimizes the chances of their arrest”.
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January - 30 
Fifteen States and Union Territories, including Delhi, have sought fresh ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for continuing involvement of its members in unlawful activities, reports Indian Express on January 31. According to sources, a fresh ban will be brought for five more years
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Fifteen States and Union Territories, including Delhi, have sought fresh ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for continuing involvement of its members in unlawful activities, reports Indian Express on January 31. According to sources, a fresh ban will be brought for five more years after January 2019. The Police from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Kerala are learnt to have provided details of conviction against top SIMI leaders Safdar Nagori, Abu Faisal, among others. The last time it was banned was under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on February 1, 2014, for a period of five years. The ban was confirmed by a tribunal on July 30, 2014. According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) officials, SIMI cadres have been under probe in 21 cases, including rioting at Mumbai’s (Maharashtra) Azad Maidan in 2012. The state police have provided a list of five cases registered in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and two cases in Gujarat.
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January - 31 
Economic Times on January 31, reports that Bengaluru (Karnataka) registered the highest number of cybercrime cases in 2018. In the year, 5,035 First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered in the city. Additionally, according to Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis, 2,945 cases were
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Economic Times on January 31, reports that Bengaluru (Karnataka) registered the highest number of cybercrime cases in 2018. In the year, 5,035 First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered in the city. Additionally, according to Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis, 2,945 cases were registered in the state till September 2018 and most of them were in Mumbai. In Delhi, as per Delhi Police, in 2017, only 84 FIRs were registered at the cybercrime cell. In Chennai, as per reports, 5,703 complaints have been received by the cybercrime cell in the past five years.
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February - 7 
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) report state that at least 33 alleged Pakistani terrorists have crossed into India from the Punjab and Samba-Kathua sectors in Jammu &Kashmir since October 2017, reports The Print on February 7. The NIA report suggests that the terrorists may have infiltrated th
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A National Investigation Agency (NIA) report state that at least 33 alleged Pakistani terrorists have crossed into India from the Punjab and Samba-Kathua sectors in Jammu &Kashmir since October 2017, reports The Print on February 7. The NIA report suggests that the terrorists may have infiltrated through the same sector that the attackers, who carried out the Pathankot Air Base attack and the Nagrota Army camp attack had used. According to the report, the standard operating procedure is to sneak in a group of five terrorists at a time. The Over Ground Workers (OGW) of terrorists help them with travel, stay and other logistics. Following the interrogation of two modules of arrested alleged OGWs, it was found that five terrorists had crossed over on the night 23-24 October 2017. On the intervening night of 30-31 December 2017, a group of another five terrorists crossed the border. This was followed by another group on the intervening night of 14-15 January 2018, 13-14 March, 13-14 April, 13-14 May and a group of three terrorists in the intervening night of 11-12 September 2018. Multiple intelligence inputs have revealed that over the past several months, Pakistan is changing its focus to the international border for infiltration. NIA report also details new launch pads that have allegedly been set up by Pakistan opposite the Jammu region. These launch pads have been set up opposite Kathua and Baniyal, Hiranagar, Samba and R.S. Pura sectors.
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March - 6 
Indian intelligence agencies prepared a detailed report on the existing terror infrastructure near military installations in Pakistan, sources said, reports The New India Express on March 6.The report will be shared at international platforms to tell the world how Pakistan-sponsored terrorism is a g
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Indian intelligence agencies prepared a detailed report on the existing terror infrastructure near military installations in Pakistan, sources said, reports The New India Express on March 6.The report will be shared at international platforms to tell the world how Pakistan-sponsored terrorism is a growing threat, they said.This comes soon after India shared with the international community details of the Indian Air Force (IAF) strike on the Balakot terror camp on February 26.The idea is to expose Pakistan before the world as a sponsor and promoter of terrorism, the sources said. India will also share the satellite images of the terror hideouts with friendly countries. At least 16 other terror hubs in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and hinterland have been identified, besides Balakot. The terror infrastructure includes communication and control stations and offices of terror units that continue to abet terrorism in India.These terror hubs are in the vicinity of Pakistan Army camps and are training grounds for militants planning to orchestrate terror strikes in India, sources said, quoting the report.Training imparted include sniping, water combat, putting together improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and using drones. The report said there are six training centres or launch pads where terrorists are being groomed for carrying out commando-style operations and infiltration. Report further said that the six training centres where terrorists are being groomed for carrying out commando-style operations and infiltration are located in Boi, Laqa-e-Gair in Pakistan and Deolin, Khalid Bin Walid and Garhi and Dopatta in PoK. Five other Balakot-like terror camps or centres: three in Mansera and two in Punjab in hinterland Pakistan; PoK has 11 such camps — five each in Muzzafarabad and Kotli and one in Barnala
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March - 16 
India, Pakistan and the other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will take part in a joint anti-terrorism exercise to be held later in 2019 by the SCO, reports The Indian Express on March 16. The decision to hold the joint exercise ‘Sary-Arka-Antiterror 2019’ was announced
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India, Pakistan and the other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will take part in a joint anti-terrorism exercise to be held later in 2019 by the SCO, reports The Indian Express on March 16. The decision to hold the joint exercise ‘Sary-Arka-Antiterror 2019’ was announced during the 34th meeting of the SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) council held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Delegations of the competent authorities of India, Kazakhstan, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the RATS Executive Committee attended the meeting. Chaired by Russia, the meeting also declared plans to hold the first stage of the joint border operation “Solidarity 2019-2021,” the 7th meeting of the heads of the border services, and training workshops on identifying and preventing the use of the Internet for terrorist, separatist and extremist purposes. RATS is a permanent organ of the SCO which serves to promote cooperation of member states against the three evils of terrorism, separatism and extremism. It is headquartered in Tashkent. The next meeting of the Council of the RATS SCO is scheduled to be held in Russia in September 2019.
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March - 19 
According to Diplomatic sources, Four Mi-25 gunship helicopters promised by India to Afghanistan in July last year are likely to be delivered this June, reports The Print on March 20. India had promised to supply the four attack choppers in July last year. The delivery, however, did not take place o
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According to Diplomatic sources, Four Mi-25 gunship helicopters promised by India to Afghanistan in July last year are likely to be delivered this June, reports The Print on March 20. India had promised to supply the four attack choppers in July last year. The delivery, however, did not take place owing to a “time-consuming process” — India will procure the choppers from Russia and then supply them to Afghanistan through Belarus. During the visit of Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib to India in January, India is believed to have assured him of the delivery in two tranches — the first pair to be supplied by April and the remaining by June. Afghanistan is also expecting the supply of Chinook choppers from the US around the same time. In December 2016, India had supplied four Mi-25 choppers to the Afghan Air Force (AAF). All four helicopters were financed by India.
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March - 19 
Intelligence agency sources on March 19 claimed that Pakistan-based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar and Haqqani Network (HN) had a meeting one month ahead of the Pulwama attack, reports India today. Intelligence agencies claimed that the meeting was to plan a sui
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Intelligence agency sources on March 19 claimed that Pakistan-based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar and Haqqani Network (HN) had a meeting one month ahead of the Pulwama attack, reports India today. Intelligence agencies claimed that the meeting was to plan a suicide attack in India. Sources claimed that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) mediated the meeting between JeM chief and Haqqani Network in Bahawalpur.
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March - 27 
The two suspects, Khairul Mandal and Abu Sultan, are said to have confessed to being members of Jamiat-ul-Mujaheedin (JuM) and Islamic State (IS) of Bangladesh both banned in Bangladesh, and had Buddhist targets in mind, reports the New Indian Express. Earlier South Asia Terrorism Portal had reporte
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The two suspects, Khairul Mandal and Abu Sultan, are said to have confessed to being members of Jamiat-ul-Mujaheedin (JuM) and Islamic State (IS) of Bangladesh both banned in Bangladesh, and had Buddhist targets in mind, reports the New Indian Express. Earlier South Asia Terrorism Portal had reported that the Anti-Terrorism Squad of Bihar Police had arrested them on March 24. “We have reasons to believe that they could be connected to the remnants of the module which attacked the Bodh Gaya-based UNESCO recognized Mahabodhi site on July 7, 2013 with ten explosions, which injured five persons. The Indian Mujahideen group had hit the place with sleeper cells traced to Jharkhand,” said a top official.
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March - 28 
An alert has been issued for terror groups asking them to shut down terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), fearing action by the Indian Army, reports India Today on March 28. Based on intelligence picking up chatter and technical surveillance, agencies have learnt of a meeting held on Marc
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An alert has been issued for terror groups asking them to shut down terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), fearing action by the Indian Army, reports India Today on March 28. Based on intelligence picking up chatter and technical surveillance, agencies have learnt of a meeting held on March 16 in Nikial, PoK, opposite Rajouri that was attended by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) representatives from Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Ashfaq Barwal. Instructions were sent out to shut down terrorist camps in the area amid Indian Army targeting Pakistani posts and terror camps in retaliation to ceasefire violations by Pakistan. Camps and offices of terrorists have also been closed in Kotli and Nikial area in the region opposite Sunderbani and Rajouri, respectively. The four terror camps that have been shut down have been identified to be controlled by Ashfaq Baral of the Lashkar. Two other Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camps are in Pala and Bagh area, while another one in Kotli was being run by Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). According to details provided by India to Pakistan, there were 11 such camps operating in Pok that includes five each in Muzzafarabad and Kotli clusters and one in Barnala.
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April - 2 
Mohali State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) On April 2 arrested Daler Sigh alias Bunty from Nana Sahib Gurudwara in Panchkula District, who is allegedly an accomplice of five suspected Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants who were arrested on March 30, reports Times of India. Daler Sigh was on
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Mohali State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) On April 2 arrested Daler Sigh alias Bunty from Nana Sahib Gurudwara in Panchkula District, who is allegedly an accomplice of five suspected Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants who were arrested on March 30, reports Times of India. Daler Sigh was once lodged in Tihar jail in Delhi, where he came in contact with several arms supplier and was planning to arrange weapons for suspected militants. They were in touch with foreign based Khalistani militants and were planning to kill Hindu leaders who were responsible for incidents of sacrilege of Guru Grand Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs.
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April - 3 
Rupinder Singh, alias Raju, a youth wanted by the state special operation cell of the Punjab Police in a suspected terror-related case, is missing from Niwarsi in Kurukshetra District of Haryana, reports The Tribune on April 4. He was reportedly involved with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). He wa
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Rupinder Singh, alias Raju, a youth wanted by the state special operation cell of the Punjab Police in a suspected terror-related case, is missing from Niwarsi in Kurukshetra District of Haryana, reports The Tribune on April 4. He was reportedly involved with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). He was missing since March 30.
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April - 8 
In a major relief to a Pakistani national who was caught with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Munabao railway station in 2013, a single bench of Rajasthan High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to release and deport him, reports Times of India on April 9. The order is dat
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In a major relief to a Pakistani national who was caught with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Munabao railway station in 2013, a single bench of Rajasthan High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to release and deport him, reports Times of India on April 9. The order is dated March 12, 2019, and since the prosecuting CBI was yet to file an appeal against it in the Supreme Court, the accused continues to be lodged at Alwar retention centre. Accused Mohammad Yousuf (65) had come to India along with his wife and children via Thar Express on February 23, 2013. During checking at Munabao railway station, he was found in possession of 60 fake Indian currency notes in the denomination of Rs 500. Of these, 40 were found counterfeit. “As the accused is terminally ill, we requested the court to hear the case. On March 12, the single bench comprising Justice Pankaj Bhandari observed that there was no merit in the appeal filed by the CBI. The court asked CBI to deport the accused and maintained the lower court order of acquittal,” said Chauhan. However, the court had also added a condition that he should be deported if not wanted in another case. “I was told that he is yet to be released even after the court’s order,” Chauhan added.
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April - 8 
The Kolkata Police has seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 5 lakh from the city's Maidan area and arrested two persons in this connection on April 8, reports Business Standard. The counterfeit notes were in the denomination of Rs 2,000, a senior police officer said."Base
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The Kolkata Police has seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 5 lakh from the city's Maidan area and arrested two persons in this connection on April 8, reports Business Standard. The counterfeit notes were in the denomination of Rs 2,000, a senior police officer said."Based on a tip-off, the Special Task force of Kolkata Police arrested Sanju Saha and Mohammed Umar from the intersection of the city's Gosto Paul Sarani and Leslie Claudius Sarani in Maidan police station area. "Altogether, 250 counterfeit notes in the denomination of Rs 2,000 were recovered from their possession," he said. Saha is a resident of Malda, while Umar hails from Bihar. Both were booked under different sections of the Indian Penal Code, the officer added.
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April - 18 
A joint search operation was launched by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) at various railway stations here, after Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) threatened to target railway stations in Punjab and Rajasthan, reports New Indian Express on Apr
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A joint search operation was launched by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) at various railway stations here, after Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) threatened to target railway stations in Punjab and Rajasthan, reports New Indian Express on April 19.The letter was sent to the Punjab Railway Board Manager by the JeM's‘area commander’Masoor Ahmed on April 18.
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April - 21 
India has so far managed to nip planned attacks by radicalized and Islamic State (IS) inspired modules at the planning or close-to execution stages by monitoring IS-related activities reports Times of Indiaon April 22. Indian Government maintains that IS has not been able to make much of a mark in I
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India has so far managed to nip planned attacks by radicalized and Islamic State (IS) inspired modules at the planning or close-to execution stages by monitoring IS-related activities reports Times of Indiaon April 22. Indian Government maintains that IS has not been able to make much of a mark in India due to the strong family system. Often, parents deter their children from turning towards radicalization. There have been cases when parents have alerted the agencies including National Investigation Agency (NIA) on their "wayward" and "radicalized" children. Indian Agencies too have kept a balanced approach to dealing with radicalization, often preferring to counsel radicalized youth unless they are on the verge of collecting resources including explosives for planned attacks. It has even tracked Indians settled abroad following IS propaganda and has got them deported, followed by either their counseling or arrest where required. "We prefer to let off radicalized youth after counseling and then track them to see if they continue to be enamored by IS. If we feel that they are still radicalized enough and may be headed for IS territory or are plotting attacks here in furtherance of IS ideology, that is when we go for their arrest," said an intelligence officer.
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April - 22 
Security in southern states, particularly in churches and other religious places has been strengthened following the terrorists’ attack in Sri Lanka which has left 290 people dead, including eight Indians, and over 500 injured, officials said on April 22, reports Times of India. Security has also be
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Security in southern states, particularly in churches and other religious places has been strengthened following the terrorists’ attack in Sri Lanka which has left 290 people dead, including eight Indians, and over 500 injured, officials said on April 22, reports Times of India. Security has also been stepped up in sensitive locations in major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru, and Goa, which is a major tourist destination, as a precautionary measure. Additional security arrangements in churches and other major religious sites in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have been made in the wake of the multiple blasts in Sri Lanka on April 21.
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April - 23 
India had alerted Sri-Lanka of possible terror hits at churches and preliminary findings suggest the slain suicide bomber and chief of the National TauheedJamathWhavanHashim alias ZahranHashim had attempted to carry out blast at the Indian embassy and at the US embassy earlier this month, reports Da
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India had alerted Sri-Lanka of possible terror hits at churches and preliminary findings suggest the slain suicide bomber and chief of the National TauheedJamathWhavanHashim alias ZahranHashim had attempted to carry out blast at the Indian embassy and at the US embassy earlier this month, reports Daily Pioneer on April 23. However, given the tight security at these two installations, the bomber decided to hit three luxury hotels and two major churches taking a toll of over 200 and injuring about 500 others. The National Tauheed Jamat is a breakaway faction of Sri Lanka TauheedJamat, branch of Tamil Nadu Tauheed Jamat under the scanner of the Intelligence agencies at least since 2016. Sources in the security agencies said the Indian embassy in Sri Lanka is heavily fortified and armed with anti-aircraft batteries of a Central paramilitary force and has put in place a tight security cordon and sophisticated access control paraphernalia. Hashim is said to have undergone treatment earlier for mental illness and wanted to become a social worker in 2011. However, Hashim joined religious groups like the Sri Lanka TauheedJamat and subsequently got in touch with the Islamic State (IS) especially those based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and went on to become the ‘chief’ of Khorasan Sri Lanka of IS. Hashim has a follower base of nearly 400 radicals and the attack on the churches could be a tactical ploy to deflect attention of the aggrieved Buddhists against the Muslims who are lesser in number in the island nation than the former, sources said. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Colombo might have provided facilitation for logistics supplies to Hashim through its terror proxies like the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) and its humanitarian assistance arm Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) that has been presence in Sri Lanka since the 2005 tsunami. The JuD had purchased a number of orphans for the purpose of radicalization from Sri Lanka and other countries hit by tsunami.The terror targets which include three luxury hotels-Shangri La, Kingsbury and Cinnamon Grand-and St Anthony Church Zion Church and St Sebastian church were identified after the failed bids at the Indian and American missions in Colombo.
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April - 25 
Intelligence inputs regarding a possible terror attack in Sri Lanka was shared by Indian agencies with their Sri Lankan counterparts earlier this month after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) completed its probe into an Islamic State (IS) inspired module planning to kill prominent leaders in S
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Intelligence inputs regarding a possible terror attack in Sri Lanka was shared by Indian agencies with their Sri Lankan counterparts earlier this month after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) completed its probe into an Islamic State (IS) inspired module planning to kill prominent leaders in South India, officials said in New Delhi, reports The Hindu on April 26. The input was sent through diplomatic channels to the island nation after a thorough investigation pertaining to the ISIS case in Coimbatore was carried out by the NIA, which has filed a charge sheet against seven people.
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April - 25 
Seven states, including all south Indian ones, were put on alert late on April 25 after the Bengaluru police received a tip-off about a possible terror attack on multiple cities and the gathering of a group of terrorists in Tamil Nadu’s Ramnathapuram, reports Hindustan Times. A caller claiming to be
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Seven states, including all south Indian ones, were put on alert late on April 25 after the Bengaluru police received a tip-off about a possible terror attack on multiple cities and the gathering of a group of terrorists in Tamil Nadu’s Ramnathapuram, reports Hindustan Times. A caller claiming to be a lorry driver said major cities in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Goa, Maharashtra and Puducherry would be hit by terror attacks… (which) will take place on trains, said the letter issued by Karnataka director general of police to the states mentioned in the tip.“He also claimed that there are 19 terrorists present at Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu,” the letter added.
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April - 28 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a West Bengal native in connection with a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket busted at Vishakhapatnam in 2018, and recovered four fake Rs 2,000 notes having a face value of Rs 8,000 on April 28, reports Deccan Chronicle. The NIA said that Sa
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a West Bengal native in connection with a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket busted at Vishakhapatnam in 2018, and recovered four fake Rs 2,000 notes having a face value of Rs 8,000 on April 28, reports Deccan Chronicle. The NIA said that Saddam alias FirojShaik, 22, was arrested in his native village of Kumbhira in Malda district of West Bengal. “Saddam had produced the fake notes through his associates from across the border and facilitate circulation of the notes in Bengaluru and other nearby locations,” said the NIA.
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April - 29 
Charges were framed against Yasin Bhatkal, alleged co-founder of the terror organization Indian Mujahideen (IM), in the 2010 German Bakery blast case at a trial court in Pune on April 29, reports Times of India. Bhatkal alias Mohammed Ahmed Siddibappa was produced before the court amid tight securit
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Charges were framed against Yasin Bhatkal, alleged co-founder of the terror organization Indian Mujahideen (IM), in the 2010 German Bakery blast case at a trial court in Pune on April 29, reports Times of India. Bhatkal alias Mohammed Ahmed Siddibappa was produced before the court amid tight security. Charges were framed against him under various sections of the IPC, Explosive Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, said special prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Bhatkal, wanted in over 40 terror cases, from the Indo-Nepal border in 2013.
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April - 29 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 29 said it had arrested a 29-year-old resident of Palakkad in Kerala, allegedly planning a suicide attack in the state, reports The Hindu. In a statement, the NIA said it arrested Riyas A., who goes by the aliases RiyasAboobacker and Abu Dujana, as pa
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 29 said it had arrested a 29-year-old resident of Palakkad in Kerala, allegedly planning a suicide attack in the state, reports The Hindu. In a statement, the NIA said it arrested Riyas A., who goes by the aliases RiyasAboobacker and Abu Dujana, as part of its probe into the ‘ISIS Kasargod case’ filed in July 2016 after 15 young men from the district disappeared and later joined the Islamic State (IS), 14 in Afghanistan and one in Syria. It said he followed the videos and speeches of the mastermind of the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, Zahran Hashim. “During interrogation, he disclosed that he had been in online contact with the absconding accused Abdul Rashid Abdulla, alias Abu Isa, for a long time and was following his audio clips, including the one he had circulated on social media platforms instigating terror attacks in India,” the NIA said. The terror accused said he was also in online contact with Abdul Khayoom, alias Abu Khalid, who is accused in the Valapattanam ISIS case and is believed to be in Syria, the NIA said. “He said he had been following speeches/videos of Zahran Hashim of Sri Lanka and Zakir Naik. He admitted that he wanted to carry out a suicide attack in Kerala,” the NIA statement read. “During interrogation, he disclosed that he has been in online contact with the absconding accused Abdul Rashid Abdulla, alias Abu Isa, for a long time and has been following his audio clips, including the one he had circulated on social media platform instigating terror attacks in India,” the NIA said. The terror accused said he was also in online contact with Abdul Khayoom, alias Abu Khalid, who is accused in the “Valapattanam ISIS case” and is believed to be in Syria, the NIA said. “He said he has been following speeches/videos of Zahran Hashim of Sri Lanka and Zakir Naik. He admitted that he wanted to carry out a suicide attack in Kerala,” the NIA statement read.
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April - 30 
Islamic State (IS) affiliate group on April 30named one Abu Muhammed al-Bengali as its new emir in ‘Bengal’, and further issued a direct threat to carry out terror strikes in India and Bangladesh, reports Times of India. “If you think you have silenced the soldiers of the Khilafa in Bengal and Hind
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Islamic State (IS) affiliate group on April 30named one Abu Muhammed al-Bengali as its new emir in ‘Bengal’, and further issued a direct threat to carry out terror strikes in India and Bangladesh, reports Times of India. “If you think you have silenced the soldiers of the Khilafa in Bengal and Hind and you are certain about that then listen we men are never to be silenced… And are thirst for revenge is never to be faded away (sic),” the IS poster released in Bengali, English and Hindi reads.
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May - 1 
The United Nations (UN) on May 1 designated Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’, Masood Azhar as a ‘global terrorist’ after China lifted its hold on a proposal to blacklist him, reports Daily Excelsior. The UN Committee listed Azhar on May 1, 2019 as being associated with Al-Qaeda for “par
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The United Nations (UN) on May 1 designated Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’, Masood Azhar as a ‘global terrorist’ after China lifted its hold on a proposal to blacklist him, reports Daily Excelsior. The UN Committee listed Azhar on May 1, 2019 as being associated with Al-Qaeda for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of”, “supplying, selling or transferring arms and related material to”, “recruiting for”, “otherwise supporting acts or activities of”, and “other acts or activities indicating association with” the JeM. However, there was no mention of the deadly February 14 Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which was claimed by the JeM. A United Nations Security Council (UNSC) designation will subject Azhar to an assets freeze, travel ban and an arms embargo. An assets freeze under the sanctions committee requires that all states freeze without delay the funds and other financial assets or economic resources of designated individuals and entities. “Big, small, all join together. Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist in @UN Sanctions list. Grateful to all for their support,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddintweeted. “This is for us a significant outcome because we have been at it for several years. The first effort that we made in this regard was in 2009. More recently, we have been persistent, diligent and in a subterranean manner making all our efforts towards this goal. Today that goal stands achieved,” Akbaruddin said. “All in all it’s been a happy day, a good day for all this who would like to pursue the approach of zero tolerance for terrorism,” he said.
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May - 2 
Pakistan has issued an official order to freeze the assets of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and impose a travel ban on him on May 2 after the United Nations (UN)declared him a global terrorist, reports The Indian Express.The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) ordered all
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Pakistan has issued an official order to freeze the assets of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and impose a travel ban on him on May 2 after the United Nations (UN)declared him a global terrorist, reports The Indian Express.The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) ordered all non-banking financial institutions and regulating authorities to block all investment accounts of Azhar.
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May - 2 
The Enforcement Directorate on May 2 attached assets worth INR7.3 million in connection with a terror financing and money laundering case linked to global terrorist Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Pakistan-based proscribed group Falah-e-Insaniyat (FIF), reports The New Indian Express. On May 2, a provision
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The Enforcement Directorate on May 2 attached assets worth INR7.3 million in connection with a terror financing and money laundering case linked to global terrorist Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Pakistan-based proscribed group Falah-e-Insaniyat (FIF), reports The New Indian Express. On May 2, a provisional order was issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and a residential flat and shop in Delhi, and cash and bank balance belonging to a person named Mohd Salman were attached in a case being probed against FIF, which is a front for terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the agency said. The ED had filed a criminal case in this regard in February after taking cognisance of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) FIR. In the case, the NIA had carried out searches in the past and had seized over four dozen SIM cards, phones and INR 1.56 crore cash, and arrested four people, including Salman. Salman, who was based in Delhi, was in "regular touch with a Dubai-based Pakistan national, who in turn was connected with the deputy chief of the FIF", the ED and NIA have claimed. Salman, at present, is lodged at the Tihar jail in connection with the NIA case. He is alleged to have received funds from FIF operators through Hawala and he and others were reported to have received money illegally from various persons, including those in Pakistan and the UAE, the ED had said earlier.
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May - 2 
The Enforcement Directorate on May 2 filed its first direct charge sheet against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on charges of laundering criminal money to the tune of INR 193 crore and allegedly creating illegal real estate assets worth crores in India and abroad, officials said, reports The New Indian
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The Enforcement Directorate on May 2 filed its first direct charge sheet against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on charges of laundering criminal money to the tune of INR 193 crore and allegedly creating illegal real estate assets worth crores in India and abroad, officials said, reports The New Indian Express. The agency filed the prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) before a special court in Mumbai and said Naik's "inflammatory speeches and lectures have inspired and incited a number of Muslim youths in India to commit unlawful activities and terrorist acts. His thoughts created disharmony amongst various faiths and created hatred amongst people following different faiths," it said. This is the second charge sheet in the case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), but the first against Naik that specifically underlines his role. The agency claimed its probe revealed that "most of the incriminating speeches of Naik were delivered during the 10-day Peace Conference organised by the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) in Mumbai during the period between 2007-2011." The IRF is owned and promoted by Naik. "The said conference was planned, organised, funded and promoted by the IRF and people of other religions were openly converted into Islam by Naik," it charged. "Investigation has also revealed that Naik was also involved in suspicious unaccounted cash transactions," it said.
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May - 2 
The February 14 Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) terror attack played a role in designation of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar as global terrorist by the United Nations (UN), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, asserting that Pakistan was making claims over the listing to divert atte
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The February 14 Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) terror attack played a role in designation of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar as global terrorist by the United Nations (UN), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, asserting that Pakistan was making claims over the listing to divert attention from the ‘huge diplomatic’ setback it has suffered, reports Daily Excelsior. The assertion came after Pakistan claimed that it agreed to Azhar’s listing after all ‘political references’, including attempts to link him to the Pulwama attack, were removed from the proposal to designate him a global terrorist. “The designation is not based on the basis of a specific incident, but on the basis of evidence which we have shared with members of the UN’s 1267 Sanctions Committee, linking Azhar to several acts of terrorism,” MEA spokespersonRaveesh Kumar said at a media briefing. He said the notification broadly covers all terrorist acts. “Elements are being introduced by Pakistan to divert attention from this huge diplomatic setback,” Kumar said
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May - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 2 carried out searches at 20 locations in Tamil Nadu in connection with the February 5 murder of PattaliMakkalKatchi (PMK) functionary Ramalingam in Thanjavur in which members of Popular Front of India (PFI) have been named as accused in the case, repor
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 2 carried out searches at 20 locations in Tamil Nadu in connection with the February 5 murder of PattaliMakkalKatchi (PMK) functionary Ramalingam in Thanjavur in which members of Popular Front of India (PFI) have been named as accused in the case, reports The Indian Express. The raids, sources said, were conducted at Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Trichy and Karaikal in connection with the case. NIA recently took over the case from the local police. “Searches were conducted in the houses of the arrested accused, absconding accused persons, and four offices of PFI,” an NIA statement said. The agency recovered 16 mobile phones, 21 SIM cards, three laptops, nine hard disks, seven memory cards, 118 CDs/DVDs, one tab, seven diaries, two PFI banners and one DVR, it claimed. “Besides these, one sword, one sharp-edged knife and cash to the tune of Rs 2 lakh were recovered from three different houses, and about 100 incriminating documents have also been seized,” NIA claimed. Thanjavur Police had arrested 10 people. “Six other accused are still absconding,” the NIA statement said.
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May - 3 
Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Superintendent Ravindrasinh Pardeshi, filed an affidavit before the tribunal on May 3 justifying the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports The Indian Express. Pardeshi submitted information on the Mumbai local train bombings of July 2006, in which alleg
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Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Superintendent Ravindrasinh Pardeshi, filed an affidavit before the tribunal on May 3 justifying the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports The Indian Express. Pardeshi submitted information on the Mumbai local train bombings of July 2006, in which alleged SIMI operative Ethesham Siddiqui was convicted by court. He said that alleged terror operative Abdul Subhan Qureshi alias Tauqeer, arrested last year and allegedly involved in several terror cases including the 2006 Mumbai train bombings, was also associated with SIMI.Besides, Pardeshi told the tribunal that Mirza Himayat Inayat Baig, convicted in the 2010 German Bakery blast in Pune, was convicted under the UAPA Act for his links with SIMI.Moreover, Pardeshi told the court about the fake currency case of 2011, in which an alleged SIMI operative was arrested.Also, Pardeshi submitted details of the bomb blast of July 16, 2014 near the Faraskhana–Vishrambag police station in Pune. Investigation and CCTV footage revealed the involvement of five alleged SIMI operatives. Three of the accused died in an encounter with police in Madhya Pradesh while two died in Telangana, he told the tribunal. Pardeshi said that information from MP police revealed these accused were SIMI operatives.Pardeshi told the tribunal that SIMI continued to indulge in terror activities even after 2014, so the ban on the outfit was essential.DCP Ganesh Shinde of Special Branch (SB-1), CID, Mumbai City, also deposed before the tribunal, justifying the ban on SIMI. He cited a 2001 case from Dharavi in which an alleged SIMI operative was arrested and incriminating material like pamphlets in Urdu and other languages were recovered.He also cited the conviction of SIMI general secretary Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in the 2003 Mulund train blast case. He then told the tribunal about a suspect, an alleged SIMI operative, arrested in connection with the 2002 Ghatkopar bomb blast, who was later discharged.Justice Gupta then slammed the police officials for submitting details of cases in which the suspects were discharged and asked police to submit relevant information, mainly pertaining to SIMI’s terror activities after 2014.Justice Gupta said that none appeared on behalf of the organisation (SIMI).Also, no public witness appeared before the tribunal, despite the public notice.
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May - 3 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigation into the Islamic State (IS) links of Non-resident Keralites (NRKs) found that a Koduvally native with his family had reached till Istanbul airport to join the terrorist group in 2017, reports The New Indian Express on May 4. ShaibuNihar alias Abu
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigation into the Islamic State (IS) links of Non-resident Keralites (NRKs) found that a Koduvally native with his family had reached till Istanbul airport to join the terrorist group in 2017, reports The New Indian Express on May 4. ShaibuNihar alias Abu Mariyam was grilled by the NIA recently in which details of IS sympathisers among NRKs were revealed.Shaibu was intercepted from Qatar by the Interpol after which he was forced to return to India. On his arrival at Calicut airport, he was arrested by the NIA last month. In the interrogation, Shaibu revealed he along with seven other members working in Bahrain had decided to join the IS. The agency suspects they were frequent visitors to Al Ansar Salafi Centre in Bahrain where they were radicalized.“There were attempts to attract Keralites working in Middle-East countries to IS ideology. The exact number of Keralites who joined the IS while working in Middle-East countries is yet to be ascertained. The interrogation of Shaibu has helped us in getting details of IS propaganda activities among NRKs,” an officer said.Shaibu of Thamarassery; Mansoor of Kondotty; Mansoor of Vadakara; Shahnad of Kannur; FajidHamsa of Koilandy; Ashraf Moulavi of Vaniyambalam; Safeer Rahman of Perumbavoor, and Muhadis of Vaniyambalam are the members of the module. Of this Shahnad, Manzoor of Kondotty, Mansoor of Vadakara and Muhadis were reportedly killed in Syria.The NIA found Shaibu handed over 3,000 Bahrain Dinar to Safeer Rahman, another member of the module, to reach Syria. Similarly, he also gave financial assistance to Muneer of Thalassery. Muneer was arrested by the police in Saudi Arabia for propagating IS ideology.
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May - 4 
Sources further added that Bodh Gaya (Bihar) blasts were carried out by activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the persons involved in it did not receive training in any terrorist camp. The youths involved in the attack decided to take revenge against the attacks against Rohi
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Sources further added that Bodh Gaya (Bihar) blasts were carried out by activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the persons involved in it did not receive training in any terrorist camp. The youths involved in the attack decided to take revenge against the attacks against Rohingya in Myanmar, and they learnt bomb making through internet and tried it out in a jungle near Ranchi (Jharkhand).
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May - 6 
According to a report, a special group headed by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)'s Muzzamil Bhat from Sialkot in Pakistan and his lackeys made forays into Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka between 2005 and 2007, knowing well that these areas could be used to further their agenda and to target India, repo
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According to a report, a special group headed by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)'s Muzzamil Bhat from Sialkot in Pakistan and his lackeys made forays into Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka between 2005 and 2007, knowing well that these areas could be used to further their agenda and to target India, reports The New Indian Express on May 7. The Indian state had been following Islamic militancy in Sri Lanka since 2004.The tipping point in the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Sri-Lanka had LeT foot prints all over it. Muzzamil Bhat one of the planners of 26/11 and is reported to be the architect of the Chittisinghpora massacre. The entire construct of this planto use these countries as a launch pad to train terrorists was part of his larger architecture.The FBI in its 26/11 charge sheet named Bhat as D, a key LeT military commander, who was involved in the Chittisinghpora massacre in Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of President Bill Clinton's visit to India in March 2000. In its second chargesheet, filed in a Chicago court, the FBI named an ISI officer, Major Iqbal, and four LeT operatives - SajidMajeed, Abu Qahafa, Abu Alqama and the unknown Lashkar member 'D'. About 'D' the charge sheet states that after the arrest of Zaki-ur-RehmanLakhvi in Pakistan in connection with the 26/11 attacks, he became the overall operational commander of LeT. According to FBI, 'D', who is yet to be arrested by Pakistan, was a handler of David Coleman Headley. Headley told Indian investigators that Muzzamil was involved in the Chittisinghpora massacre. In turn, Headley also said Muzzamil was most trustworthy lieutenant of Lakhvi and apart from Chittisinghpora killings of Sikhs; he planned the Akshardham temple attack in September 2002.Bhat, on the other hand, is a planner and his understanding was that with Indian intelligence and security forces keeping a close vigil on southern India in those years, he reckoned that taking the training camps offshore would be a better idea. Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was already active in southern India, they had set up a southern chapter across the four states, while Bhatkal had become a new centrifuge.Muzzamil arrived in Sri Lanka and quickly realized that there was traction amongst Tamil Muslims after the Tsunami, and in Bangladesh among the Rohingyas between 2004-2008.But Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) which was extremely active in both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka did not allow Bhat or his henchmen to stabilize their operations. In 2011, ably abetted and assisted by Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) officer Amir Zubair Siddiqui (Counselor in the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo), a new name popped up on the radar - Zakir Hussain - who began to actively consort with and recruit Tamil Muslims on the island. The plan was to recruit them and attack diplomatic missions in Chennai and Bangalore, but RAW once again found the scent and pursued them to cut off their feed stock of financing, explosives and weapons.Once RAW had blown his cover, NIA moved in to charge sheet Siddiqui who was then visa counselor at the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo. Siddiqui was arrested for allegedly conspiring to attack vital establishments in India and was quietly withdrawn before the NIA's request under Mutual Assistance Legal Treaty (MLAT) reached Colombo.The terror plot was uncovered after the NIA police personnel arrested an ISI agent Mohammed Zakir Hussain (37) through the 'Q' Branch of the Tamil Nadu police in 2013. The reason was that he was gathering details about vital installations in Tamil Nadu and sent photographs to Siddiqui. Hussain used his counterparts Sivabalan and Mohammad Salim to circulate Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the state.During questioning, Hussain also confessed that he had also used Rafeeque (29) to pump in FICN in the state.A much larger network of Maldivians, Sri Lankan Muslims and Malaysian Tamils was discovered through this overarching probe.
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May - 6 
Former Intelligence Officer Gopal B Hosur stated that Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which had orchestrated terror attacks in India, including Mumbai and Bengaluru, had engaged its operative Abu Hamza to set up bases in various parts of the country, reports The New Indian Express on May 7.Ham
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Former Intelligence Officer Gopal B Hosur stated that Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which had orchestrated terror attacks in India, including Mumbai and Bengaluru, had engaged its operative Abu Hamza to set up bases in various parts of the country, reports The New Indian Express on May 7.Hamza hired a man from Bihar and they carried out the December 28, 2005 attack at the Indian Institute of Science, killing mathematics professor MunishChanderPuri of IIT-Delhi and injuring four, Gopal B Hosur, former ADGP in the department said."The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had engaged Abu Hamza to plant terror in various parts of India. He in turn found Sababuddin from Bihar to carry out terror operations Sababuddin got admission to a local college in Bengaluru only to get an identity card. His intention was to set up a base and to survey the city," Hosur said.Hosur said he came to know of LeT's role in the IISc attack after interrogating Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the terrorist nabbed alive after the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
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May - 6 
Mohammed Sabir alias Ayub, the fugitive accused, among the most wanted in terrorism cases in Kerela, is settled in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi and using that country’s passport to travel to Dubai. Sabir is an accused in the Kalamassery bus burning case, the trial of which will commence at the N
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Mohammed Sabir alias Ayub, the fugitive accused, among the most wanted in terrorism cases in Kerela, is settled in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi and using that country’s passport to travel to Dubai. Sabir is an accused in the Kalamassery bus burning case, the trial of which will commence at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) court soon, reports The New Indian Express on May 7. “We’ve information that he’s frequently travelling between Dubai and Rawalpindi using a Pakistani passport. As he’s holed up in Pakistan, like Indian Mujahideen (IM) founder Riyaz Bhatkal and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, extraditing him to India is a daunting task,” an officer said. A native of Marakkarkandi in Kannur, Sabir left India for Dubai when agencies started a manhunt for the suspects having links with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) after four Keralites were killed in Kashmir in an encounter with security forces in 2008.He along with ThadiyantavidaNazeer were the main men for LeT in south India. While Nazeer was traced to a hideout in Bangladesh, Sabir fled to Dubai using a fake passport. “During an interrogation of a terror suspect in 2016, we got information that Sabir met some Keralities in Dubai. From there he moved to Pakistan,” an officer said.Sabir came on the agencies’ radar after he allegedly hatched a plot to murder former Chief Minister E K Nayanar in 1999.A lookout notice and Interpol red corner notice are pending against him.
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May - 7 
An Islamic State (IS) suspect with alleged links to RiyasAboobackeralias Abu Dujana,a member of IS’ Kasargod module in Kerala who was arrested last week and was deported from Doha on May 7 evening, an Intelligence Bureau official familiar with the development said, reports Hindustan Times on May 8.T
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An Islamic State (IS) suspect with alleged links to RiyasAboobackeralias Abu Dujana,a member of IS’ Kasargod module in Kerala who was arrested last week and was deported from Doha on May 7 evening, an Intelligence Bureau official familiar with the development said, reports Hindustan Times on May 8.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took the custody of the man, identified as Faisal, as soon as he was brought to Delhi.The official said, Faisal, also a native of Kerala, had been in regular touch with Aboobacker, who was arrested last week. The latter was allegedly planning suicide attacks in Kerala after being inspired by the mastermind of Sri Lanka bombings, Maulvi Zahran Bin Hashim, leader of National TowheedJama’at (NTJ).Agencies suspect that IS members, including Aboobacker, Faisal, Abdulla (in Afghanistan) and others were planning something big in India as well.Members of Coimbatore module and Kasargod module of IS in Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively, were either in touch with Sri Lanka attacks mastermind or followed his speeches.Zahran Hashim and another Sri Lanka bomber, Mohammad Azaan, had travelled to India in 2017 and 2018 to discuss the plans of Islamic State.The NIA has claimed Aboobacker followed speeches/videos of Zahran Hashim for more than a year and had also followed the speeches of Zakir Naik.“Riyas revealed that he was also having online chat with Abdul Khayoom alias Abu Khalid (suspect in the Valapattanam ISIS case) who was believed to be in Syria,” the NIA stated in a statement last week.
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May - 7 
Nearly 10% of mock attacks launched during India’s largest ever coastal security exercise in January 2019 were successful in breaching the multilayered defenses, three officials with knowledge of the matter said on condition of anonymity, reports Hindustan Times on May 8. “It is still possible to sn
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Nearly 10% of mock attacks launched during India’s largest ever coastal security exercise in January 2019 were successful in breaching the multilayered defenses, three officials with knowledge of the matter said on condition of anonymity, reports Hindustan Times on May 8. “It is still possible to sneak in despite a massive infrastructure upgrade,” said one of the officials.The two-day exercise – Operation Sea Vigil – was simultaneously undertaken on the eastern and western coast to check coastal safety measures put into place after the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.The officials said small boats, which are less that 20 metres in length, and are yet to get Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) remain a primary cause of concern. An AIS automatically provides information about a vessel to other ships and to coastal authorities. India has about 250,000 such small boats, according to figures available with the Indian Navy.The potential threat from smaller rogue boats is likely to be addressed as a satellite-guided friend or foe identification system of the Indian Space Research Organisation with a two-way messaging system in all local languages is finally ready for induction within the next three or four months.The system was successfully tested on about 1,100 smaller fishing boats in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry recently. “The transponders will be inducted soon,” a second official said.The ill-equipped maritime police forces of coastal states are also a cause of concern for the Indian Navy, which is the lead agency for coastal security. “Serviceability [or availability of boats] is as low as 50%,” said a third official.Only half the boats are available when required and policemen posted to the state maritime police wings get shifted after two to three years. “Sea training starts all over again,” said the second official cited above.The Navy has suggested to state police forces to enlist sailors, who are about to retire, to man their maritime wings. “Instead of training a new batch of policemen every three years, superannuating sailors could be inducted into the state maritime police forces,” the second official said. The third official, who is also involved in analyzing Operation Sea Vigil, blamed lack of adequate training, motivation and non-availability of boats with state maritime police wings for the success of mock attacks.
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May - 7 
Two of the Sri Lankan suicide bombers, Ilham Ahmed Mohammad Ebrahim and his older brother Inshaf Ahmed, who had led the fidayeen attacks in Shangri-La and Cinnamon Grand Hotel which claimed 253 lives and injured more than 500 people, had travelled to Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi with
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Two of the Sri Lankan suicide bombers, Ilham Ahmed Mohammad Ebrahim and his older brother Inshaf Ahmed, who had led the fidayeen attacks in Shangri-La and Cinnamon Grand Hotel which claimed 253 lives and injured more than 500 people, had travelled to Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi with valid passports on business in 2012, reports The New Indian Express on May 8. Indian investigating agencies have confirmed that two of them did, in fact, visit India in 2012 on business visas, but the duo did not receive any kind of training.Their father Mohammed Ibrahim, who was subsequently arrested, is a spice tycoon and his company Ishana Exports Pvt Ltd, based in Colombo, is listed in Trade India’s list of verified exporters offering quality spices and copper tubes, top sources in central intelligence agencies said.“Ishana has business interests in various cities from Kerala to Delhi. Seven years ago, Inshaf and Ilham had come on a business trip. They neither visited Kashmir nor did they participate in any training camp in India as has been alleged by the Sri Lankan army chief,” the source said.Highly placed sources have said that Sri Lanka has not yet shared any leads or information that link that attackers to India or their travel.Indian agencies have sought information from their counterparts in the island nation on the timeline and travel details of the terrorists to India along with their photographs. “Since the army chief has made a specific statement on the travel of some of the suicide bombers to India, they should be in possession of the information, which is critical for the security of the region. Sri Lanka has so far not provided any details. Hence, it (Senanayeke’s statement) remains in a realm of speculation,” said a highly placed source.
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May - 8 
An 18-year-old United States (US) national on May 8 pleaded guilty to the charges supporting and recruiting fighters for Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which carried out the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attack, reports The New Indian Express on May 9. Michael Kyle Sewell, from For
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An 18-year-old United States (US) national on May 8 pleaded guilty to the charges supporting and recruiting fighters for Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which carried out the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attack, reports The New Indian Express on May 9. Michael Kyle Sewell, from Fort Worth, Texas, was arrested in February, has admitted to encouraging an individual, identified in court documents only as coconspirator 1, to join the LeT.According to the guilty plea, Sewell provided the coconspirator, who he spoke to on social media, with contact information for an individual he believed could facilitate the coconspirator's travel to Pakistan to join the LeT. Unknown to Sewell and the coconspirator, the facilitator was an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent.Sewell and the co-conspirator discussed what the co-conspirator should say to the undercover agent who posed as the facilitator, in order to gain the facilitator's trust and be permitted to join the LeT.
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May - 8 
Controversial Islamic preacher ZaikNaik has said he is ready to return to India if the Supreme Court gives an assurance that he would not be arrested till his conviction, report The Indian Express on May 9. Naik is living in Malaysia after fleeing from India in 2016. He has been given permanent resi
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Controversial Islamic preacher ZaikNaik has said he is ready to return to India if the Supreme Court gives an assurance that he would not be arrested till his conviction, report The Indian Express on May 9. Naik is living in Malaysia after fleeing from India in 2016. He has been given permanent resident status by the Malaysian government.“Before the BJP government came, you could speak against the government, and at least 80 per cent of the times you would get justice. Today, the chances are 10-20 per cent.“Moreover, if we see the history, more than 90 per cent Muslims who faced terror charges have been let free after 10-15 years. So if I look at an average, I will be behind bars for about 10 years, and my entire mission would get disrupted. Why should I be a fool,” he said.The preacher said the NIA can question him in Malaysia if they want. When asked whether he will return to India if he has an assurance of justice, Naik said, “If there is an assurance from the Supreme Court of India, that if DrZakirNaik comes, they will not arrest me till I am convicted, I will come.”The preacher was booked by the NIA after his name cropped up during the probe of a terror attack on Gulshan’s Holey Artisan Bakery (cafe) in Dhaka’s posh diplomatic area, claimed by the Islamic State (IS) terror group.The NIA had registered a case against him and his organisation Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) under anti-terror laws and for allegedly promoting enmity between groups on the basis of religion and race.
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May - 9 
Central intelligence and security agencies which have been tasked to look for possible Islamic State (IS) modules in Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the wake of the April 21 suicide bombings in Sri Lanka have identified over two dozen radical Islamic preachers in these two states who are spreading venom in
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Central intelligence and security agencies which have been tasked to look for possible Islamic State (IS) modules in Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the wake of the April 21 suicide bombings in Sri Lanka have identified over two dozen radical Islamic preachers in these two states who are spreading venom in the name of religion and their speeches and motivating young people to join the jihad or holy war, two top counterterrorism officials said, reports Hindustan times on May 10. There are 25-26 Islamic preachers who regularly give provocative lectures on religious fundamentalism, hand out jihadi literature, belittle other religions in their speeches and encourage young Muslims to propagate the Sharia law.Somego far enough to support the activities of global terror outfits like Al-Qaeda (AQ) and IS.
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May - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Popular Front of India (PFI) member Mohammad Faruk, a resident of Trichy, in connection with the murder of catering contractor Ramalingam in February this year, reports Hindustan Times on May 10. The NIA had earlier carried out searches at 20 loca
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Popular Front of India (PFI) member Mohammad Faruk, a resident of Trichy, in connection with the murder of catering contractor Ramalingam in February this year, reports Hindustan Times on May 10. The NIA had earlier carried out searches at 20 locations, including the houses of accused persons on May 2, in connection with the case during which incriminating material had been seized. A NIA spokesperson said that Mohammed Faruk, 48, was summoned and interviewed and simultaneously search was also conducted at his residence on May 9 during which some digital evidences were seized. “Faruk will be produced before the special NIA Court on May 11. He and other accused had hatched a criminal conspiracy to commit a terror act following which they chopped off the hands of Ramalingam, who later succumbed to injuries on February 6. Accused persons in this case are PFI/SDPI cadres. Tamil Nadu Police had earlier arrested 10 accused in this case. Six other accused are still absconding,” the NIA spokesperson added.
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May - 9 
Twitter suspended 166,513 accounts for promoting terrorism in the July-December 2018 period, saying there's a steady decrease in terrorist groups trying to use the platform owing to its "zero-tolerance policy enforcement", reports Business Standard on May 10."We have received government information
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Twitter suspended 166,513 accounts for promoting terrorism in the July-December 2018 period, saying there's a steady decrease in terrorist groups trying to use the platform owing to its "zero-tolerance policy enforcement", reports Business Standard on May 10."We have received government information requests from 86 countries. The United States (US) now comprises only 30 per cent of global government information requests and 35 per cent of all global accounts specified in the same category," informed Gadde. The second highest volume of information requests were submitted by Japan (24 per cent of global information requests). Requests from the United Kingdom (UK) (13 per cent), India (6 per cent), Germany (6 per cent) and France (5 per cent) together account for 30 percent of all global information requests, and 29 per cent of all global accounts specified. "We received roughly 8 per cent fewer global legal requests to remove content, impacting approximately 2 per cent fewer accounts, compared to the previous reporting period," said Gadde.
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May - 10 
On May 10, Sri Lanka’s Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake stated that threat of more Islamist militant attacks had been contained and the security services had dismantled most of the network linked to the Easter Sunday bombings. He stated that ‘Up to now the investigations do not go
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On May 10, Sri Lanka’s Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake stated that threat of more Islamist militant attacks had been contained and the security services had dismantled most of the network linked to the Easter Sunday bombings. He stated that ‘Up to now the investigations do not go beyond many areas, so we don’t have to worry about the situation; it is controllable, it is contained. ’He also added that the investigators had established that the plotters had links to Islamic State, but said the authorities were still trying to establish how deep those contacts were. Sri Lankan authorities have said the bombings were believed to have been carried out by two little-known domestic Islamist groups, the National Tawheed Jamaath (NTJ) and Jamathei Millathu Ibrahim (JMI). Islamic State has claimed responsibility. The Commander stated that ‘Definitely there is an Islamic State (IS) link. That doesn’t mean it was a direct IS hit. But we are trying to establish how deep it is in order to plan our (military) operations’. Investigators from eight countries, including the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Interpol, are helping Sri Lanka with the investigation. According to him, India, China, United States, Israel, Australia and the United Arab Emirates were looking to provide high grade military technology, including communication and surveillance equipment, to deal with future threats. He further stated that Senanayake said the bombers had mostly used local explosives but may have also sourced some from southern India, likely Tamil Nadu.
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May - 11 
According to intelligence officials, Chinese designed weapons enter the north-eastern Indian states from Myanmar and are then finding their way to the hilly border of Mizoram with Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), reports Northeast Now on May 12. Bangladesh’s security apparatus is worried o
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According to intelligence officials, Chinese designed weapons enter the north-eastern Indian states from Myanmar and are then finding their way to the hilly border of Mizoram with Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), reports Northeast Now on May 12. Bangladesh’s security apparatus is worried over flow of illicit arms entering its territory from India’s Northeast and West Bengal state. In one such seizure near Mizoram’s only airport Lengpui (Mizoram), more than thirty AK series rifles were recovered in March 2013. Bangladesh intelligence says that in the last two years, the arms cartel linking Burmese producers with end-users in Bangladesh have become active again. According to an intelligence official, ‘While sophisticated weapons reach Bangladesh through Northeast India, countrymade weapons manufactured in Bihar are entering Bangladesh through West Bengal’s border Districts ofMaldah (West Bengal) and Murshidabad (West Bengal)’. while the AK rifles ends up with Islamist militants and underground groups in CHT, the country made weapons ends up with local gangsters and political activists. A former Chakma insurgent leader in CHT frequently visits India because he was connected with the weapons trafficking.
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May - 13 
Fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with face value of Rs 2,00,000 were seized in Kolkata in West Bengal and two Tamil Nadu residents have been arrested in this connection on May 13, reports India TV. the Special Task Force on Monday intercepted two Tamil Nadu-based FICN racketeers near the Shaheed Mi
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Fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with face value of Rs 2,00,000 were seized in Kolkata in West Bengal and two Tamil Nadu residents have been arrested in this connection on May 13, reports India TV. the Special Task Force on Monday intercepted two Tamil Nadu-based FICN racketeers near the Shaheed Minar monument in central Kolkata. A total of 100 fake notes of Rs 2,000 denomination each have been seized from Mani Govindan, 27, and VeluMallapan, 29, both residents of Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri district.
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May - 13 
Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal, whose son Sayyed Azhar died in the 2008 Malegaon blast, filed a plea before a special court on May 13, seeking directions to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to assist the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the ongoing trial, reports The Indian Express. “The A
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Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal, whose son Sayyed Azhar died in the 2008 Malegaon blast, filed a plea before a special court on May 13, seeking directions to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to assist the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the ongoing trial, reports The Indian Express. “The ATS has not been present during the trial proceedings while ATS witness statements are being recorded by this court. It is unfortunate that the investigating agency that recorded material statements and drew panchnamas against the present accused is not interested in the trial proceedings without any cogent reasons,” the application filed by Bilal through lawyer Shahid Nadeem states. “The NIA and ATS must work in symphony for a fair prosecution. Instances such as tracing documents and witnesses have been a herculean task and without the assistance of ATS officers, it becomes even more difficult to deal with such instances, often leading to delays and adjournments,” the plea states. The court has directed the NIA to file its reply on the application on May 20. SPP AvinashRasal has been representing both the NIA and the ATS in the trial since 2015.
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May - 14 
An object resembling an improvised hand grenade and containing explosive material was found on the premises of the Air Force School at Lohegaon in Pune in Maharashtra on May 14 morning, said Police, reports The Indian Express. While the device was defused by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BD
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An object resembling an improvised hand grenade and containing explosive material was found on the premises of the Air Force School at Lohegaon in Pune in Maharashtra on May 14 morning, said Police, reports The Indian Express. While the device was defused by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), both police and the Indian Air Force (IAF) authorities have launched a probe in the case. “The BDDS dog indicated the presence of an explosive material on the soil around the object. Explosive vapor detector was used, which confirmed the presence of explosive substance inside the object. After primary conclusion that the object was some type of an improvised hand grenade, the decision to defuse it was taken,” said a senior police officer. “We have sent the samples of the soil, explosive mixed soil and pieces of the outer body of the object for further analysis. Prima facie, the explosive substance resembles what’s used in firecrackers…,” added the officer. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Branch) Mitesh Ghatte said, “Though the object looked like a grenade, the composition and inner structure was not that of one…”
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May - 14 
At least three Islamic State (IS) suspects arrested in India in 2015 and 2017 were in contact with an online entity called Aadhil AX from Sri Lanka who could be software engineer Aadhil Ameez, arrested last month in Colombo for providing technical and logistical support to the bombers in the April 2
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At least three Islamic State (IS) suspects arrested in India in 2015 and 2017 were in contact with an online entity called Aadhil AX from Sri Lanka who could be software engineer Aadhil Ameez, arrested last month in Colombo for providing technical and logistical support to the bombers in the April 21 Easter terror attack, reports The Hindu on May 15. Aadhil was monitored by Indian intelligence agencies three years ago for links with IS suspects. Two IS suspects, Ubed Mirza and Kasim Stimberwala, arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad in 2017 were allegedly in touch with Aadhil through WhatsApp. Both Stimberwala and Ubed are in judicial custody in Surat and have been charge sheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which accused them of plotting a lone wolf attack in Ahmedabad. Ubed is a lawyer while Stimberwala is a medical technician and both were arrested by Gujarat’s ATS. As per the charge sheet filed by the NIA, Ubed, in 2017, had a WhatsApp chat with one Aadhil but ATS officials said did not find any other actionable intelligence. “Except a few chats on social media, no other material or connection or link has been found,” said a Gujarat police official said. A source said another IS suspect, Mohammad Naser, deported from Sudan in 2015 was also in online contact with Aadhil AX from Sri Lanka. It is not clear if the Indian authorities shared the information with the Sri Lankan authorities.
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May - 14 
The United Nations (UN) has sanctioned Islamic State (IS)’ South Asia unit, a terrorist group formed in 2015 by a Pakistani national and a former commander of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), for its links with Al-Qaeda (AQ) and involvement in several deadly attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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The United Nations (UN) has sanctioned Islamic State (IS)’ South Asia unit, a terrorist group formed in 2015 by a Pakistani national and a former commander of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), for its links with Al-Qaeda (AQ) and involvement in several deadly attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan that killed over 150 people, reports Business Standard on May 15.The United Nations Security Council's 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee on May 14 sanctioned Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIL-K), which is also known as 'ISIS' South Asia Branch, ISIL Khorasan, Islamic State's Khorasan Province' and 'South Asian Chapter of ISIL'.
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May - 15 
India became one of the signatories to the Chirstchurch Call for Action to remove extremist and violent online content, reports Times of India on May 16. The global document, spearheaded by French President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand PM JacindaArdern, signed in Paris on May 15 brought together
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India became one of the signatories to the Chirstchurch Call for Action to remove extremist and violent online content, reports Times of India on May 16. The global document, spearheaded by French President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand PM JacindaArdern, signed in Paris on May 15 brought together governments and technology giants to commit to action that would weed out such content from online spaces like Facebook etc. The idea, which germinated during Macron’s visit to Wellington in April, culminated in the release of a global document on Wednesday at an event attended by leaders of Britain, France, Canada, Ireland, Senegal, Indonesia, Jordan and the European Union as well as tech giants like Twitter, Google, Microsoft among others. India was represented by Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The document “outlines collective, voluntary commitments from governments and online service providers intended to addressthe issue of terrorist and violent extremist content online and to prevent the abuse of the internet as occurred in and after the Christchurch attacks.” Facebook, which has come under sustained criticism for refusing to battle the growing menace pledged to tighten restrictions and committed $7.5 million to fund research for technology to remove such content. The Christchurch killer posted the video of his massacre on Facebook. Increasingly, terror attacks in many parts of the world are happening as a result of online radicalization. Interestingly, the Christchurch Call for Action is a rare instance where governments and private sector have made similar pledges with the same intent. Of course, this will run into objections from free speech activists, but increasingly there is a growing concern among countries about the need to regulate online content. This was brought home quite starkly during the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, as well as the Holey Artisan Bakery attack in Dhaka in 2016.
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May - 16 
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on May 16 arrested one person in Ahmadabad in Gujarat while busting a network operating across India, China, Pakistan and Myanmar that had been engaged in smuggling high-end drones, reports The Hindu. Accusing the arrested person Chinmay Anand of being t
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on May 16 arrested one person in Ahmadabad in Gujarat while busting a network operating across India, China, Pakistan and Myanmar that had been engaged in smuggling high-end drones, reports The Hindu. Accusing the arrested person Chinmay Anand of being the network’s kingpin, the DRI also seized high-end drones and recovered other equipment that is normally used in espionage and surveillance. According to the DRI, the drones were supplied by Chinese companies, based on orders received from Pakistan-based firms, to a warehouse in Dehong, in China’s Yunnan province. From Dehong, which is located close to Myanmar’s eastern border, the drones were smuggled into Myanmar and from there to India. While all transportation up to Imphal was by various modes of road transport, the final leg from Imphal to Ahmedabad was done using domestic airlines by mis-declaring the prohibited cargo as camera stands, household goods, electronic items, etc. to elude detection by Indian agencies. The seized articles include 85 high-end drones of DJI Mavic, DJI Phantom and MI brands. Besides, 27 DJI Mavic Air Fly More Kit and 34 DJI Ronin S Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for DSLR and mirror-less cameras used in film shootings were also recovered. The agency contended that the racket had been going on since 2017 and that drones worth10 crore had already been smuggled into and supplied in the country. “Illegal drones in private hands can pose a threat to national security as they can be used for espionage and sabotage purposes by the enemy states and anti-national and terrorist groups,” the DRI asserted.
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May - 21 
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on May 21 apprehended a Pakistani fishing vessel off Gujarat and seized 200 kg heroin, worth 600 crore in the international market, reports The Hindu. According to Additional Director General K. Natarajan, Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard), late on May 20 received
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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on May 21 apprehended a Pakistani fishing vessel off Gujarat and seized 200 kg heroin, worth 600 crore in the international market, reports The Hindu. According to Additional Director General K. Natarajan, Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard), late on May 20 received intelligence input from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and other agencies that a Pakistani fishing boat was to deliver narcotics off Gujarat and that it was to be received by an Indian boat. The ICG swiftly diverted its ships to effect interception of the boat. In the early hours of May 21, one of the Coast Guard ships intercepted the Pakistani fishing boat Al-Madina off Jakhau in the Arabian Sea. “Despite evasive manoeuvres carried out by the crew of Al-Madina and rough sea conditions, it was successfully intercepted within Indian waters. During the hot pursuit, the crew threw bags containing suspicious material into the sea. The Coast Guard team, upon boarding the vessel, took the crew into custody and retrieved the material,” Mr. Natarajan said. “On initial checking 195 packets containing 200 kg of heroin has been found. The Pakistani vessel crew are being subjected to interrogation and rummaging is being carried out by various agencies,” Mr. Natarajan said.
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May - 21 
A pro-Islamic State (IS) hacker group, cyber revenge army, brought down the police website in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on May 21, declaring a "cyber war", a police official said, reports Sputnik News. A few hours later the website was restored, a Karnataka police official added. "This
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A pro-Islamic State (IS) hacker group, cyber revenge army, brought down the police website in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on May 21, declaring a "cyber war", a police official said, reports Sputnik News. A few hours later the website was restored, a Karnataka police official added. "This is beginning of our cyber war on you infidels and this hacking is in retaliation for the Daesh soldiers and for their support", the message read on the website before it was restored.
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May - 22 
An army man, earlier arrested from Mhow in Madhya Pradesh for passing on critical information about the country’s defence apparatus to his Pakistani handlers, was ‘honey-trapped’ by a young woman who was involved in a similar case in Jhansi a few years back, reports New Indian Express on May 23 .The
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An army man, earlier arrested from Mhow in Madhya Pradesh for passing on critical information about the country’s defence apparatus to his Pakistani handlers, was ‘honey-trapped’ by a young woman who was involved in a similar case in Jhansi a few years back, reports New Indian Express on May 23 .The 28-year-old junior clerical staff posted at Mhow, who hails from the district of Vaishali in Bihar, is currently in police remand till May 26 for passing sensitive Army details on a day-to-day basis, investigators said. Based on investigations and interrogation of the arrested man, it has come to the fore that his Pakistani handlers used a young woman, aged around 25, to honey-trap the accused. The woman, a well-trained Pakistani operative, posed as an Indian national, Prishi Agrawal, to lure him into explicit chats over social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Facebook. She later began asking him to provide details on defence installations, locations, besides movement and exercises of the Indian Army. The probe has revealed a strong possibility of the woman being the same person who honey-trapped another Army man posted at Jhansi’s Babina Cantonment, who was arrested back in 2014. According to sources, investigators have also zeroed in on the money which was deposited into bank accounts of the arrested army man and aides over the last two years by his Pakistani handlers through their men in other parts of India. Three years back, MP Police’s Anti-Terror Squad had busted a Pakistani spy ring facilitated by a series of Chinese sim box exchanges in various cities of the state, including Bhopal, Jabalpur and Gwalior, that was used for phone frauds. The money earned was parked in bank accounts in MP’s Satna and Rewa districts before being handed over to operatives based in Old Delhi. Part of the money earned through phone frauds was also sourced to hawala operators and a few dry fruit traders in northern India, including Jammu and Kashmir. It was then routed to spies.
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May - 22 
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on May 22 took up terror strikes at Pulwama and Sri Lanka and urged member nations of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for greater counter-terror cooperation, reports The Hindu. Addressing the ministerial meet of SCO at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, the Ext
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on May 22 took up terror strikes at Pulwama and Sri Lanka and urged member nations of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for greater counter-terror cooperation, reports The Hindu. Addressing the ministerial meet of SCO at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, the External Affairs Minister said that India remains committed to regional connectivity and peace in Afghanistan. “Our heart goes out to our brothers and sisters of Sri Lanka, who have recently witnessed the ghastly act of terrorism. Our wounds of Pulwama attack were still raw and the news from the neighborhood has made us more determined to fight firmly [and] resolutely against this menace,” said Ms. Swaraj addressing a gathering which included her Pakistan counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Ms. Swaraj said that India is open to strengthen the Regional Anti-Terror Structure or RATS of SCO to fight terrorism and security challenges in the region. Taking up the situation in Afghanistan, the Minister said that India wants Afghanistan to be “united, peaceful, secure, stable, inclusive and economically vibrant”. “I wish to once again underscore the importance India attaches to SCO Afghanistan Contact Group and welcome an early conclusion of the Draft Roadmap of further actions of the Contact Group,” said Ms. Swaraj in her speech.
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May - 23 
At least 300 fighters from Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), designated a global terror organisation by the United States (US) and the United Nations (UN), are active in war-torn Afghanistan, a Pentagon report has said, reports Business Standard on May 24. The report also identified LeT among th
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At least 300 fighters from Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), designated a global terror organisation by the United States (US) and the United Nations (UN), are active in war-torn Afghanistan, a Pentagon report has said, reports Business Standard on May 24. The report also identified LeT among the three terrorist groups posing the greatest threat to the US and its allied forces in Afghanistan. Among the 20 prominent terrorist organizations active in Afghanistan, LeT ranks fifth in terms of fighters along with Al Qaeda and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, stated the Pentagon report, 'Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom's Sentinel', for the quarter ending March 31. The report said the Department of Defence "identified the Haqqani Network, the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba as groups that present the greatest threat to US and allied forces in Afghanistan". The report also stated that an estimated 300 LeT and 1,000 Islamic Emirate High Council operatives are active in the war-torn country. The ISIS-K, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Haqqani Network (HN) with an estimated 3,000-5,000 fighters each top the list of terrorist groups active in Afghanistan, it said.
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May - 23 
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) allegedly involved in the 2016 terror attack at a cafe in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka was declared as an unlawful association by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on May 23, reports Times of India. A notification issued by MHA said that the outfit was plann
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Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) allegedly involved in the 2016 terror attack at a cafe in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka was declared as an unlawful association by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on May 23, reports Times of India. A notification issued by MHA said that the outfit was planning to set up permanent bases within ten kilometers along Bangladesh border in several Districts of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura. MHA said the outfit has committed and promoted acts of terrorism and has been engaged in radicalization and recruitment of youths for terrorist activities in India. "Therefore, the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen India or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan and all its manifestations have been inserted in the First Schedule to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967," the notification said.
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May - 25 
The Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), Mumbai-based charity trust promoted and controlled by Naik, “allegedly received funds in the form of donations and zakat (a form of alms giving in Islam) from domestic as well as overseas donors from countries like the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrai
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The Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), Mumbai-based charity trust promoted and controlled by Naik, “allegedly received funds in the form of donations and zakat (a form of alms giving in Islam) from domestic as well as overseas donors from countries like the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Malaysia among others” , reports Indian Express on May 26. According to the ED probe report, the IRF maintained various bank accounts in which funds from the donors were deposited. “These bank accounts are held with Citi Bank, DCB Bank Ltd and Union Bank of India,” it said. The agency said its probe found that the total quantum of funds received in the bank accounts of IRF, from 2003-04 to 2016-17, is to the tune of Rs 64.86 crore. “The donors remain unidentified as their names in the receipts are mentioned as ‘well-wishers’. As the donations are made by cash, only the names of the donors are mentioned on the receipts without disclosing their contact details, which raises suspicion of being bogus or sham entries,” the ED report said.
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May - 25 May - 22
A multi-agency probe involving Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Customs and India’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has begun on suspicion of narco-terrorism soon after six Pakistan nationals were arrested in high sea off Gujarat coas
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A multi-agency probe involving Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Customs and India’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has begun on suspicion of narco-terrorism soon after six Pakistan nationals were arrested in high sea off Gujarat coast from a fishing boat from Karachi, reports Times of India on May 25. This incident was earlier reported by South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) on May 22. In a simultaneous operation, three Pakistani and three Nepali nationals were arrested in Kathmandu with Rs 7.6 crore in fake Indian currency notes (FICN) of Rs 2000 denomination. “Those arrested included FICN kingpin Yunus Ansari,” said a senior DRI official. Ansari is known to have links with India’s most wanted don Dawood Ibrahim and Pakistan intelligence agency ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) and has been responsible for running FICN network from Nepal. He is also suspected to have links with proscribed Pakistani terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that has been responsible for several bomb blasts in India. Son of a former Cabinet minister of Nepal Saleem Mia Ansari, Yunus was arrested twice earlier in 2010 and in 2014 based on DRI information for circulating FICN. “In the last few months, maritime route in the Indian Ocean has been exploited by the international organised narcotic smuggling syndicates for trafficking drugs. The other sensitive route has been India-Pakistan border in J&K where DRI had made seizure of heroin and arms and ammunition in a joint operation with Indian army last year,” a senior DRI official said.
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May - 27 
The Government on May 27 set up a tribunal for adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient reason to continue the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a fortnight after it extended for five years the proscription of the terror, reports Business Standard. While extending the ban on
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The Government on May 27 set up a tribunal for adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient reason to continue the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a fortnight after it extended for five years the proscription of the terror, reports Business Standard. While extending the ban on the LTTE, the home ministry had said the group's continued violent and disruptive activities are prejudicial to the integrity and sovereignty of India and it continues to adopt a strong anti-India posture and also continues to pose a grave threat to the security of Indian nationals.
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May - 28 
Indian Intelligence agencies have claimed that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been targeting several retired Police officers and Indian Army veterans to instigate terror in Punjab, reports DNA. A report sent to the Union Home Ministry, mentions a deeply classified plan titled 'Proj
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Indian Intelligence agencies have claimed that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been targeting several retired Police officers and Indian Army veterans to instigate terror in Punjab, reports DNA. A report sent to the Union Home Ministry, mentions a deeply classified plan titled 'Project Harvesting Canada' for this purpose. The report further claimed that a Khalistani terrorist living in Canada has been given the responsibility of 'Project Harvesting Canada'. According to an official in the Home Ministry, this report by the intelligence agencies is being taken very seriously.
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May - 31 
Intelligence inputs suggest that Bangladeshi terrorist group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have joined hands with the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to expand the group’s activities in India, reports Hindustan Times. According to senior home ministry officials, the JMB had plans to mak
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Intelligence inputs suggest that Bangladeshi terrorist group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have joined hands with the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to expand the group’s activities in India, reports Hindustan Times. According to senior home ministry officials, the JMB had plans to make permanent bases within 10 kilometres of the India-Bangladesh border (on the Indian side) in the Districts of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura.
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June - 4 
A tribunal headed by Delhi High Court sitting judge Justice Mukta Gupta will hold hearing from June 5 to 7 at Munnar in Idukki District of Kerala to examine the validity of five-year extension of the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) notified by the Central Government on January 31, 2
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A tribunal headed by Delhi High Court sitting judge Justice Mukta Gupta will hold hearing from June 5 to 7 at Munnar in Idukki District of Kerala to examine the validity of five-year extension of the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) notified by the Central Government on January 31, 2019, reports Live Law on June 4. The Tribunal, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, was constituted by a notification of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on February 21, 2019.
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June - 4 
High alert has been sounded in Navi Mumbai's Uran area after messages in praise of the Islamic State (IS) appeared on one of the pillars of a bridge on June 4, reports India Today.The messages written on the pillar of Khopte Bridge in Navi Mumbai's Uran area of Raigad district praises soldiers fight
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High alert has been sounded in Navi Mumbai's Uran area after messages in praise of the Islamic State (IS) appeared on one of the pillars of a bridge on June 4, reports India Today.The messages written on the pillar of Khopte Bridge in Navi Mumbai's Uran area of Raigad district praises soldiers fighting for the IS and mentioned names of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and other terrorists. One of the messages also mentions the name of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafeez Saeed. Images of rockets are drawn in another.Speaking to India Today TV, Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said, "The messages or inscription drawn below the bridge mentions names of (Arvind) Kejriwal and (MS) Dhoni and also (Abu Bakr al) Baghdadi."Sanjay Kumar added, "We have collected all possible evidence from the spot which includes beer bottles, mugs and other things. Locals have told us that the spot is frequented by youngsters to consume alcohol but we are investigating every possible angle to find out who could have drawn the inscription."Police said they were going through CCTV cameras installed on the nearby roads for clues."The messages are very detailed and also mention time and how each and every mentioned installation can be attacked. The names of personalities and politicians could be code words. So we can't take any chances. Investigations are on in full swing," said a senior officer privy to the investigation.
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June - 13 
A probe has revealed that Zahran Hashim, the mastermind of Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, has emerged as a common link in at least three Islamic State (IS) related cases, including the latest IS module busted in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, reports The Hindu on June 13. National Investigation Agency (NIA
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A probe has revealed that Zahran Hashim, the mastermind of Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, has emerged as a common link in at least three Islamic State (IS) related cases, including the latest IS module busted in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, reports The Hindu on June 13. National Investigation Agency (NIA) official stated that a group of seven persons from different parts of Tamil Nadu formed a terrorist cell with allegiance to IS and had entered into a criminal conspiracy to kill some Hindu leaders of Coimbatore.
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June - 20 
A Pakistani spy who went by the Facebook nickname 'Sejal Kapoor' managed to hack into the computer systems of more than 98 officials from various defense forces and organizations, including the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy, paramilitary forces and state police personnel in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
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A Pakistani spy who went by the Facebook nickname 'Sejal Kapoor' managed to hack into the computer systems of more than 98 officials from various defense forces and organizations, including the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy, paramilitary forces and state police personnel in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Punjab and UP between 2015 and 2018, reports Times of India on June 20. She "trapped" her targets by showing her videos and pictures with the help of a software malware released from a third-party server hosted in a West Asian country. She was involved in the case related to the leak of classified data on BrahMos missile in 2018. Accessed chats show the details of the malware called 'Whisper' used by her. Malware is an abbreviated form of 'malicious software' that is specifically designed to gain access to or damage a computer, usually without the knowledge of the owner. Sejal's Facebook account had cropped up following the arrest of BrahMos senior systems missile projects engineer Nishant Agarwal by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) anti-terrorism squad (ATS) and military intelligence (MI) for passing on classified information about the project to Pakistan spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). "Instantly, after getting downloaded, the malware first prompts the user to key in a code. It's to ensure that the app is not a virus or malware. Immediately after that, it scans all latest attachments sent from the computer in emails or downloads. It then scans all files with photographs, databases of MS Word and MS Excel, by first verifying their encryption keys and then opening their passwords," said a senior intelligence official.
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June - 25 
A total of 155 members and sympathizers of banned terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) have been arrested in the country so far, the Home Ministry stated on June 25, reports TheNew Indian Express.Some instances of individuals from different states joining the IS have also come to the notice of
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A total of 155 members and sympathizers of banned terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) have been arrested in the country so far, the Home Ministry stated on June 25, reports TheNew Indian Express.Some instances of individuals from different states joining the IS have also come to the notice of central and state security agencies, it said.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the state Police forces have registered cases against IS members and sympathizers, and have arrested 155 accused from across the country so far, Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said in a written reply to Lok Sabha(Upper House of Parliament)."The IS is using various internet-based social media platforms to propagate its ideology. Cyberspace is being closely watched in this regard by agencies concerned and action is taken as per the law," Reddy said.Coastal states and Union territories are advised to regularly enhance surveillance and patrolling along the coastline, in view of the threat perception, he said.
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July - 3 
The Security Forces (SFs) have killed 800 terrorists since 2014, of which 249 were in 2018, the Union Government informed the Lok Sabha (lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 3, reports Daily Excelsior. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State in the Defence
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The Security Forces (SFs) have killed 800 terrorists since 2014, of which 249 were in 2018, the Union Government informed the Lok Sabha (lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 3, reports Daily Excelsior. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State in the Defence Ministry Shripad Naik said 104 terrorists were killed in 2014, 97 in 2015, 140 in 2016 and 210 in 2017. “The security forces are combating the terrorists’ activities, both along the Line of Control by eliminating the infiltration bids and in hinterland by carrying out counter-terrorist operations and responding to terrorist-initiated incidents,” Naik said. The minister said sustained operations conducted by the security forces “have resulted in (the) elimination of (a) large number of terrorists”. Replying to a separate question, Naik said firm and decisive response was given by the Army to the ceasefire violations on the India-Pakistan border. In March, April and May, 2019, he said 267, 234, 221 cases of ceasefire violations were reported, respectively.
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July - 6 
There has been increasing unease over a counterfeiting threat to an earlier series of INR 100 notes in the post-demonetization period, reports First Post on July 7. However, freshly minted INR 2,000 and INR 500 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) detected in the banking channel last year (2018) are o
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There has been increasing unease over a counterfeiting threat to an earlier series of INR 100 notes in the post-demonetization period, reports First Post on July 7. However, freshly minted INR 2,000 and INR 500 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) detected in the banking channel last year (2018) are of low quality, reveals an intelligence analysis. While suggesting more sophisticated security features for INR 100 notes, the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to adopt more effective anti-counterfeiting measures with the highest security features and texture in printing currency. It has also called for strengthening counterfeit detection systems at banks. Over 1.13 lakh notes in denominations of INR 100 were detected in the banking channel during the first six months of 2018, while 12,000 notes of the new INR 2,000 denomination and 8,000 notes of the INR 500 denomination were unearthed by banks. Between January and June 2018, a total of 32,000 notes of the INR 2,000 denomination were seized. Intelligence sources claimed that counterfeiters, despite using high-quality printers, are finding it difficult to copy security features of the new INR 500 and INR 2,000 notes. Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which produces FICNs to disrupt India's financial system, has made Bangladesh as its main base to supply counterfeit notes. An analysis of seized FICNs reveals that the ink and paper used by the ISI is of a high quality. Some recent seizures indicated that fake Indian currency was also printed on cigarette paper. The intelligence collected so far has identified at least six Districts bordering Bangladesh that have become important transit points for circulating FICNs to various cities in the country using cash couriers. Around 88 FIRs (First Information Reports) in West Bengal and 60 FIRs in Assam have been filed in this regard. Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Murshidabad in West Bengal; and Dhubri and Barpeta in Assam have turned into hubs for smugglers of FICN. Among these, Dhurbri and Malda have seen the highest number of such crimes. Since people on both sides of the border are very poor, law enforcement agencies are facing a tough time in convincing them to co-operate in disrupting the smugglers' network.
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July - 7 
According to a foreign intelligence agency source, a nexus of Pakistani spy agency Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), a Britain based newly formed jihadist front named Astha (Faith), Islamic State (IS) and most wanted underworld leader Dawood Ibrahim's notorious terror gang are plotting series of ter
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According to a foreign intelligence agency source, a nexus of Pakistani spy agency Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), a Britain based newly formed jihadist front named Astha (Faith), Islamic State (IS) and most wanted underworld leader Dawood Ibrahim's notorious terror gang are plotting series of terrorist attacks inside India during Independence Day (August 15), reports Asian Tribune on July 8. Recently, Astha, which already had links with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) has established links with fugitive terrorist Paresh Barua of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA). Founder of Astha, Mohammad Shahid Uddin Khan sponsored a secret meeting between Salauddin, the current leader of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Paresh Barua and Ghulam Rahman of HM along Nepal-China border. During this meeting, they reportedly discussed terrorist attacks inside India while Paresh Barua has been assigned to arrange required explosives and detonators. Accordingly, an amount equivalent to USD 400,000 was transferred to a person named Gao in Xinjiang province in China, from Shahid Uddin Khan's representative in Dubai (UAE). It is learned that consignments of explosives and detonators will be shipped inside India through Indo-China border during the second week of July. Khan also has reportedly contacted a Kolkata (West Bengal) based transport company for handling the shipment of explosives and detonators. One of the owners of this transport company is linked to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader. For the past few years, Dawood has been expanding his network within Malaysia, Thailand and the UAE through Aziz Mohammad Bhai, who belongs to Ismailiya community. It may also be further mentioned that Aziz Bhai is one of the top three figures in Dawood's trans-national money laundering activities.
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July - 9 
The number of seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and the cumulative face value of these notes declined from 2015 to 2019 (data till June 6, 2019), according to an answer given in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament), reports The Hindu on July 10. Delhi accounted for the highest qu
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The number of seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and the cumulative face value of these notes declined from 2015 to 2019 (data till June 6, 2019), according to an answer given in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament), reports The Hindu on July 10. Delhi accounted for the highest quantum of FICNs seized between 2015 and 2019. The INR 500 note is the most counterfeited note in terms of numbers. Apart from the national capital, Gujarat and West Bengal registered the highest quantum of FICN seized in the past five years. Though Gujarat topped the cumulative list, it registered a huge decline (86.31%) in the value of FICNs seized in 2018 compared to 2017. Odisha (-96%) and Punjab (-86%) were the other big States to see a decline. Tamil Nadu (505%), Rajasthan (287%) and Karnataka (223%) registered the biggest increases in 2018 from 2017.
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July - 15 
There is a declining trend in the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 15, reports Business Standard. "The data as reported by RBI and seizure of Fake Indian Counterfeit Not
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There is a declining trend in the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 15, reports Business Standard. "The data as reported by RBI and seizure of Fake Indian Counterfeit Notes (FICN) by state police and other agencies as reported by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reveal that there is a declining trend in the circulation of FICN in the country," she said in a written reply. Sitharaman, however, said West Bengal Police reported that the flow of FICNs continues from the Indo-Bangladesh border, particularly in the Malda area (Malda District of West Bengal). "However, all such FICNs were of low quality i.e. computer generated or manipulated," the Minister noted. She also said after the withdrawal of the legal tender status of INR 1,000 and INR 500 currency notes on November 8, 2016, there have been no reported cases of seizure of High Quality FICNs of INR 2,000 and INR 500 denomination till early 2019. "As such, there does not appear to be any appreciable loss now," she said.
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July - 19 
Terror camps across the border in Pakistan are being used to train pro-Khalistani members, Indian intelligence agencies inform the Central Government and Security Forces (SFs), reports DNA on July 20. “There are around 20 to 25 pro-Khalistani members in the camps getting arms and bomb-making trainin
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Terror camps across the border in Pakistan are being used to train pro-Khalistani members, Indian intelligence agencies inform the Central Government and Security Forces (SFs), reports DNA on July 20. “There are around 20 to 25 pro-Khalistani members in the camps getting arms and bomb-making training. There are also 30 new recruits of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba undergoing training. Both the groups are kept together,” the intelligence agencies have said in a message to security establishments. They have also shared the locations of the camps on the other side of the Line of Control (LoC). A senior officer called it a disturbing development. He said never have such a large number of pro-Khalistani members been given arms training. The officer said that India’s ban on the US-based secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), which supports the idea of Khalistan, has also an impact in Pakistan, with “more youths talking about Khalistan and of joining the terror groups”.
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July - 21 
The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is working closely with Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan and has drawn up plans with the Pakistan Army to target Indian and United States (US) assets and interests in the war-torn country, sources said on July 22, reports Hindustan Times. During a recent meeting between Le
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The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is working closely with Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan and has drawn up plans with the Pakistan Army to target Indian and United States (US) assets and interests in the war-torn country, sources said on July 22, reports Hindustan Times. During a recent meeting between LeT operatives and a team of Pakistan Army and the country’s spy agency Inter- Services Intelligence (ISI) in Jaba area of Dangam District in Kunar Province of Afghanistan, the terror group was directed to attack Indian and US assets, the people, including intelligence officials and diplomats in New Delhi and Washington, said on condition of anonymity. LeT commanders were tasked to carry out different types of attacks, including with suicide bombers sent from Pakistan, they added. The move comes at a time when Pakistan is under intense pressure from the US and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to crack down on LeT and other groups such as Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). LeT founder Hafiz Saeed was recently arrested on terror financing charges in Pakistan. This also coincides with reports by the Pentagon and a United Nations (UN) panel about the presence of hundreds of LeT cadres in Afghanistan. The Pentagon report put the number of LeT operatives at 300, while the UN report said 500 fighters are active in Kunar and Nangarhar Provinces alone. “LeT’s presence in Afghanistan has been observed to be steadily on the rise. According to recent inputs, Hafiz Saeed’s son Talha Saeed is taking more interest in operational affairs in Afghanistan,” said an official who didn’t want to be named. The information on LeT activities has been shared with the US and Afghanistan.
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July - 24 
The Government of India on July 24 said that it has provided INR 18.02 crore to State Governments from 2016-17 to 2018-19 as financial assistance for civilian victims of terror and communal violence, reports Business Standard. The Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy stated in Rajya Sab
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The Government of India on July 24 said that it has provided INR 18.02 crore to State Governments from 2016-17 to 2018-19 as financial assistance for civilian victims of terror and communal violence, reports Business Standard. The Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy stated in Rajya Sabha(Upper House of Indian Parliament) that the Ministry is administering a scheme "Central Scheme for Assistance to Civilian Victim/Family of Victims of Terrorist/Communal/LWE Violence and Cross Border Firing and Mine/IED Blasts on Indian Territory" for assistance to civilian victims. "During the years 2016-17 to 2018-19, an amount of INR 5.54 crore, INR 7.98 crore and INR 4.5 crore has been reimbursed to state governments under the Central Scheme for providing financial assistance to a total number of 350,462 and 371 civilian victims respectively," he said. He also said that during 2016-17 and 2017-18, an amount of INR 1.52 crore and INR 3.68 crore has been reimbursed to State Governments for providing assistance to Left Wing Extremist (LWE) affected civilians and Security Force (SF) personnel.
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July - 26 
The Minister for State (MoS) for Home Nityananda Rai stated in the Parliament that December 2020 has been set as the dead line to complete 4096-kilometre-long India-Bangladesh border fencing, reports Northeast Now on July 27. Around 2803.013 kilometres have been sealed and 169.64 Kilometres remain t
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The Minister for State (MoS) for Home Nityananda Rai stated in the Parliament that December 2020 has been set as the dead line to complete 4096-kilometre-long India-Bangladesh border fencing, reports Northeast Now on July 27. Around 2803.013 kilometres have been sealed and 169.64 Kilometres remain to be sealed. A total of 3326.14 kilometre has been sanctioned for fencing.
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July - 29 
Intelligence agencies fear that the terrorists in the jails across the country are converting the common prisoners into jihadis, reports DNA on July 30. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) decided that soon all the states will be asked to separate the terrorists from the inmates and create a s
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Intelligence agencies fear that the terrorists in the jails across the country are converting the common prisoners into jihadis, reports DNA on July 30. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) decided that soon all the states will be asked to separate the terrorists from the inmates and create a separate jail for the terrorists who are being punished in different jails across the country. To keep common prisoners away from them. The Ministry has decided that a high-security prison will be created in every state and all the terrorists would be shifted to those jails. According to the sources, there have been many such cases in the last few days, in which terrorists are either terrorizing common prisoners or have turned many of them into jihadis. According to sources, many Khalistan terrorists in Punjab prisons have been found to be inciting the other jailbirds against the country and brainwashing them. According to intelligence agencies, Jammu and Kashmir jails are at the risk of the highest radicalisation.
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July - 30 
A United Nations (UN) counter-terrorism watchdog set up by the Security Council said in a new report that the terror group, al Qaeda remains ‘resilient’ and continues to consider Afghanistan a safe sanctuary for its leaders and works closely with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Haqqani Network (HN) de
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A United Nations (UN) counter-terrorism watchdog set up by the Security Council said in a new report that the terror group, al Qaeda remains ‘resilient’ and continues to consider Afghanistan a safe sanctuary for its leaders and works closely with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Haqqani Network (HN) despite being overtaken by the Islamic State (IS), reports Hindustan Times on July 30. The Islamic State (IS) itself which has diminished with the loss of its so-called “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq, has evolved into a “mainly covert network” and its leadership is focusing on establishing “establish sleeper cells at the local level in preparation for eventual resurgence”, according to the 24th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team that was submitted to the UNSC al Qaeda Sanctions Committee this month. The reports said that, even in its current form, the Islamic State poses the most “immediate threat to global security” and remains stronger than al Qaeda in terms of its “finances, media profile and current combat experience and terrorist expertise”. But al Qaeda ‘remains resilient”, although there are questions about its leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s health and the group’s succession plan, report said. It “continues to cooperate closely with Lashkar-e-Toiba and the Haqqani Network”, the report said underscoring the threat these Pakistan-based terrorist groups continue to pose for the region and the world. A recent US department of defense reported the existence of hundreds of LeT fighter in Afghanistan.
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August - 1 
The coastline of Gujarat has emerged as an international drug smuggling transit hub in the last two years where contraband worth as much as INR 7,000 crore have been seized in five different incidents, reports The Times of India on August 2. Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) DIG (Deputy Inspector General)
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The coastline of Gujarat has emerged as an international drug smuggling transit hub in the last two years where contraband worth as much as INR 7,000 crore have been seized in five different incidents, reports The Times of India on August 2. Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) DIG (Deputy Inspector General) Himanshu Shukla said that, “Increased deterrence on Punjab border and cancellation of LoC (Line of Control) trade with Pakistan have led to an increase in narcotics smuggling using the Gujarat coast.” Gujarat has turned into a hotbed for smuggling activity after a long time. In the eighties and nineties, the sea routes close to Okha, Salaya, Tuna and Mandvi were used to smuggle gold, electronic goods and even explosives. The Gujarat ATS has intercepted and seized contraband from these same routes, said sources. “There is increased surveillance by United States (US) under Combined Task Force-150 in Gulf of Hormuz. Also, there is strong deterrence by Sri Lankan Navy which shoots smugglers on sight. These, along with the break-up of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) smuggling network have increased the attempts of smuggling using the Gujarat route recently,” sources added. Among other reasons, the Gujarat ATS has found increased demand for drugs expected from some football fans at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in 2022 at Doha, Qatar, to be spurring drug smuggling through Gujarat’s coastal waters. ATS is of the view that they are trying to use India as a transit route to West Asia that will be hosting the FIFA event for the first time.
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August - 4 
The recent seizures of over 1,100 kg of heroin in the Indian subcontinent have left the investigating agencies worried about a spurt in the activities of Pakistan-based drug-trafficking syndicates in the region, reports The Hindu on August 5. The seized heroin is suspected to be of Afghanistan origi
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The recent seizures of over 1,100 kg of heroin in the Indian subcontinent have left the investigating agencies worried about a spurt in the activities of Pakistan-based drug-trafficking syndicates in the region, reports The Hindu on August 5. The seized heroin is suspected to be of Afghanistan origin. An enforcement agency official said that, “Three routes are traditionally used for global distribution of Afghan heroin: the Balkans, Central Asian countries and the Indian subcontinent. Since 2015, there has been a decline in seizures on the Balkans and Central Asian routes. However, they have of late increased in the subcontinent”. The recent inland seizures have also pointed to the role of Pakistan-based syndicates, the official said. A case in point is the seizure by the Customs at the Attari Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Amritsar District of Punjab in June of 532 kg of heroin and 52 kg of other drugs. They had been declared rock salt. The alleged kingpin, Tariq Ahmed Lone of Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested, along with importer Gurpinder Singh. “The consignment was booked in the name of Global Vision Impex, a front for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), in Lahore,” the official said. The seizure came a couple of months after India suspended cross-border trade through Kashmir as the route was being used to push in drugs and weapons. In several cases, the agencies have come across evidence of drug money being used to fund terror activities.
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August - 9 
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has issued an alert in India ahead of Eid (on August 12) apprehending attacks by Islamic State (IS) and Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed terrorist groups, reports India.com on August 11. As per a confidential report issued to state police units and poli
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has issued an alert in India ahead of Eid (on August 12) apprehending attacks by Islamic State (IS) and Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed terrorist groups, reports India.com on August 11. As per a confidential report issued to state police units and police headquarters on August 9, the IB said that ISI-backed jihadi groups may carry out terror acts in Jammu and Kashmir and other places in the country around Eid.
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August - 11 
In a bid to spread its drugs empire, Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company is learnt to have entered into a partnership with Afghan drug lord Haji Lal Jan Ishaqzai, Zee News reports on August 12. According to Indian intelligence agencies, D-Company has already established ground networks in Sudan, Ethiopia, Ke
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In a bid to spread its drugs empire, Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company is learnt to have entered into a partnership with Afghan drug lord Haji Lal Jan Ishaqzai, Zee News reports on August 12. According to Indian intelligence agencies, D-Company has already established ground networks in Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Ghana from where it hopes to carry out operations. With the increasing threat from drug traffickers, Indian security agencies have been working overtime to blunt the massive threat posed. D-Company, looking at generating capital through illegal - but lucrative - heroin trade, has taken the help of Ishaqzai to execute their nefarious plans of pumping narcotics in India and elsewhere. Indian intelligence agencies suspect that Dawood may have contacted Pakistan's Inter-State Services (ISI) to extend cover to Ishaqzai in return for his support in D-Company's drugs trade. Ishaqzai has contacts in Asia and Europe and it is this that may have already been exploited by D-Company. It is through this that D-Company may have also smuggled drugs into India via the Afghan-Pakistan route. It is suspected that drugs are hidden among or inside fruits which are then either smuggled into India via the Wagah-Attari border or through jute bags which are brought in via the sea route and into Gujarat and Mumbai.
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August - 12 
Even as vigil along Odisha coast has been intensified by the Indian Coast Guard, Navy and Police following intelligence inputs of possible entry of anti-nationals following the scrapping of Article 370, coastal security in Jagatsinghpur District are in shambles, New Indian Express reports on August
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Even as vigil along Odisha coast has been intensified by the Indian Coast Guard, Navy and Police following intelligence inputs of possible entry of anti-nationals following the scrapping of Article 370, coastal security in Jagatsinghpur District are in shambles, New Indian Express reports on August 13. Coastal security system has been affected by shortage of manpower, interceptor boats, infrastructure, arms and ammunition, electronic gadgets and adequate training to marine police personnel. The District has three marine Police Stations and none are well-equipped to effectively ensure security of the coastline. Jagatsinghpur SP in-charge Biswanath Mishra said despite staff crunch and shortage of boats in the marine police stations, security has been tightened along the coast to thwart possible influx of illegal immigrants through sea. “The marine police are on high alert and patrolling has been beefed up in coordination with the Coast Guard and CISF to keep a vigil on suspicious movement of vessels,” he said. A three-tier patrolling system has been put in place to secure the coast of Odisha. While the Indian Navy patrols the high seas and carries out aerial reconnaissance with vessel-based aircraft, the intermediate layer comprising the Exclusive Economic Zone (between 12 and 200 nautical miles) is taken care of the Coast Guard. The territorial waters are patrolled by joint patrolling teams comprising personnel drawn from the Customs and State Marine Police.
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August - 13 
Intelligence inputs suggest that in the wake of abrogation of Article 370, Pakistan has directed terrorist organisations to keep a low profile for now and confine themselves to inciting violence through civil unrest without taking direct part in protests, reports Daily Pioneer on August 14. Accordin
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Intelligence inputs suggest that in the wake of abrogation of Article 370, Pakistan has directed terrorist organisations to keep a low profile for now and confine themselves to inciting violence through civil unrest without taking direct part in protests, reports Daily Pioneer on August 14. According to sources, with international power and media keeping close tabs on development in Kashmir and Indian Security Forces (SFs) on high alert, Pakistan can’t take the risk of being caught red handed while sending jihadi elements into the Valley. Apart from strategizing unrest, the Pakistani establishment has also asked its rogue elements to go for snatching weapons from vulnerable posts and patrol teams and make local youths accountable for such incidents. The local terrorist cadre have been instructed to use phones only after Internet is restored to avoid detection. Sources in the security establishment said that latest intelligence reports indicate Pakistan has directed terrorist organisations to incite passions leading to massive protests.
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August - 18 
India’s west coast is reportedly the new ‘favourite’ for Pakistan-based drug cartels to traffic drugs to Europe, Canada, and the United States, vice.com reports on August 19. The 1,600-kilometre coastline of the state of Gujarat is the key location to smuggle drugs because of its vast expanse covere
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India’s west coast is reportedly the new ‘favourite’ for Pakistan-based drug cartels to traffic drugs to Europe, Canada, and the United States, vice.com reports on August 19. The 1,600-kilometre coastline of the state of Gujarat is the key location to smuggle drugs because of its vast expanse covered with hundreds of unmanned jetties. In fact, since July 2018, Indian agencies have seized over 2,200 kilogram of heroin in Gujarat’s coast, worth more than INR 60 billion, all attributed to Pakistan and Afghanistan-based drug cartels. Gujarat reportedly became a preferred spot because other traditional routes, such as the one around Iran, shut down after international authorities tightened vigilance. Earlier, the drug cartels chose what they call the ‘Golden Crescent’—referring to Asia’s two key opium-producing regions, which overlap Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan—to traffic drugs to the West. But this has now come under a close watch from maritime task forces of countries such as the US and Australia. This has been leading to Pakistani cartels increasingly looking to India as a trade route. Reports also point out that the plentiful opium crop harvest of approximately 10,000 tons in Afghanistan this year (2019) the highest over the last few years, may have accelerated the drug trafficking cases. “We only know about the large seizures,” said a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official.
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August - 26 
The latest input from the Intelligence Agencies reveal that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is planning a series of bomb blasts in India, newsnation.in reports on August 27. According to the input, ISI has given stern orders to different terrorist groups and sleeper cells to start terro
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The latest input from the Intelligence Agencies reveal that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is planning a series of bomb blasts in India, newsnation.in reports on August 27. According to the input, ISI has given stern orders to different terrorist groups and sleeper cells to start terror activities and plan serial blasts in India. The Intelligence agencies have given their inputs to different state Police including Delhi.
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August - 27 
A report by the central intelligence agencies, suggest that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists have been making attempts to establish a base in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, and is planning to carry out a major terror attack there, Zee News reports on August 28. The report by the intelligence agencies men
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A report by the central intelligence agencies, suggest that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists have been making attempts to establish a base in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, and is planning to carry out a major terror attack there, Zee News reports on August 28. The report by the intelligence agencies mention that a terrorist named Umar Madni, along with another Nepal-based terrorist, stayed in Varanasi for four days in the month of May. They brainstormed over how the LeT network could be strengthened in the area. The terrorists also discussed the modus operandi for carrying out a major terror attack in the holy town. They camped in Varanasi for the purpose from May 7 to May 11 at a rest house. During the course of his stay, Umar Madni met several people in this regard. Umar Madni functions as a recruiter of the LeT and over the past few months, he has incessantly been trying to radicalise several youths to join the outfit. Varanasi is the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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August - 28 
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is planning to carry out a major terror attack and is trying to set up a base in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh for the purpose, reports DNA India on August 29. Sources have told that some LeT terrorists have travelled to Varanasi over the past few months to explore the feasibility of
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Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is planning to carry out a major terror attack and is trying to set up a base in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh for the purpose, reports DNA India on August 29. Sources have told that some LeT terrorists have travelled to Varanasi over the past few months to explore the feasibility of setting up a base in the area to carry out anti-India activities. The report by the intelligence agencies mention that a terrorist named Umar Madni, along with another Nepal-based terrorist, stayed in Varanasi for four days from May 7 to May 11. They brainstormed over how the LeT network could be strengthened in the area.
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August - 30 
In view of the intelligence inputs of Pakistan-trained commandos entering India via Harami Nala (Kutch District) from Gujarat, the Border Security Force (BSF) has deployed its Creek Crocodile Commandos in the area, reports News Nation on August 31. The state has been put on a high alert following in
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In view of the intelligence inputs of Pakistan-trained commandos entering India via Harami Nala (Kutch District) from Gujarat, the Border Security Force (BSF) has deployed its Creek Crocodile Commandos in the area, reports News Nation on August 31. The state has been put on a high alert following intelligence inputs that Pakistan-trained SSG commandos or terrorists would try to enter Gulf of Kutch and Sir Creek area using small boats.
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August - 31 
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on August 31, conveyed his concern to Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock over the delay in issuance of Red Corner Notices (RCN) against fugitives like terror accused Zakir Naik, reports NDTV. Shah also emphasised the need for initiating a long-term strategic action
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on August 31, conveyed his concern to Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock over the delay in issuance of Red Corner Notices (RCN) against fugitives like terror accused Zakir Naik, reports NDTV. Shah also emphasised the need for initiating a long-term strategic action plan against drug trafficking, international terrorism, dirty money and money-laundering. Earlier on August 30, Stock also met Union Home Secretary, A K Bhalla, who too urged him to take action on pending requests for RCN, including against Zakir Naik, reports The Times of India. According to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), during 2016, 2017 and 2018, RCN requests sent to Interpol by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) were 91, 94 and 123, respectively, and notices published by Interpol were 87, 84 and 76, respectively. Till July 15, 2019, as many as 41 requests have been sent to Interpol and 32 have been published. The people against whom the Interpol is yet to issue an RCN include Zakir Naik, accused of inciting and radicalising youths to carry out terror attacks. Naik is currently based in Malaysia.
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September - 3 
Less than one per cent Police Personnel in Gujarat have received in-service training, reports The Times of India on September 4, quoting from The Status of Policing in India Report 2019. The report also says Gujarat Police department spent 1.24 per cent of its total Police expenditure on training an
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Less than one per cent Police Personnel in Gujarat have received in-service training, reports The Times of India on September 4, quoting from The Status of Policing in India Report 2019. The report also says Gujarat Police department spent 1.24 per cent of its total Police expenditure on training and only 0.9 per cent of Police in the state have been able to get in-service training. Similar condition prevails in Maharashtra. Police officials at the level of Deputy Superintendents and Indian Police Service (IPS) ranks are trained more at 43.2 per cent and 32.5 per cent, respectively. Gujarat also lags behind in training Police in new technology, cybercrime and forensic. States like Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Bihar among others have better training record of their Police force in evolving technologies.
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September - 4 
The final date for repatriation of the 4,447 Bru families lodged in relief camps in Tripura to Mizoram will be finalised at a meeting in New Delhi on September 6, reports Eastern Mirror. The meeting will be attended by Ministry of Home Affairs, Mizoram and Tripura governments, leaders of the Mizoram
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The final date for repatriation of the 4,447 Bru families lodged in relief camps in Tripura to Mizoram will be finalised at a meeting in New Delhi on September 6, reports Eastern Mirror. The meeting will be attended by Ministry of Home Affairs, Mizoram and Tripura governments, leaders of the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF), and members of civil societies. Eight attempts had been made to repatriate the Brus, staying in six camps in Tripura after fleeing from Mizoram since late 1997. Only around 1,681 Bru families have returned to Mizoram so far since 2010 and were resettled in Mamit, Kolasib and Lunglei Districts. Additionally, Tripura Info reports on September 4 that repatriation of Bru refugees is likely to be differed again. Though the final reparation was scheduled to be conducted in October, it may get delayed as the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has not sanctioned money to meet the repatriation expenses. At least 26,128 people from 4,278 families were identified as bona fide residents of Mizoram.
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September - 8 
Intelligence Bureau (IB) has alerted the Government about the deployment of additional Pakistani troopers along the border near Rajasthan and said Islamabad has released Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar to carry out terror attacks, reports Hindustan Times on September 9. According to the
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Intelligence Bureau (IB) has alerted the Government about the deployment of additional Pakistani troopers along the border near Rajasthan and said Islamabad has released Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar to carry out terror attacks, reports Hindustan Times on September 9. According to the input, Pakistan is planning “big action” in Sialkot-Jammu and Rajasthan sectors in the coming days in response to lifting of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. The IB report also alerted the Government about the deployment of additional Pakistani troopers along the border near Rajasthan.
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September - 10 
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) of the United States (US), unearthed a drug racket which involves two Indians, Vicky Goswami, husband of Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni and Ali Punjani, ex-husband of another Bollywood star Kim Sharma, being aided by Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, reports The Times of India o
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Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) of the United States (US), unearthed a drug racket which involves two Indians, Vicky Goswami, husband of Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni and Ali Punjani, ex-husband of another Bollywood star Kim Sharma, being aided by Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, reports The Times of India on September 11. The report of the DEA reveals that Vicky Goswami, a drug lord working for the D-Company in South Africa, later shifted his base to Kenya from where he smuggled huge quantities of mandrax, cocaine, hashish, heroine and ephedrine. Goswami also revealed names of South African peddlers, many of them having close ties with Dawood Ibrahim gang.
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September - 11 
The intelligence agencies have intercepted several codes being used by the Pakistani Army and terrorists to communicate and plan actions against India, reports DNA India on September 12. The intercepted codes are being used to notify militant groups including Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e- Toiba
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The intelligence agencies have intercepted several codes being used by the Pakistani Army and terrorists to communicate and plan actions against India, reports DNA India on September 12. The intercepted codes are being used to notify militant groups including Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT), Al Badr and others. In a recent development, the Pakistan Army has directed the Signal Corps move VHF (very high frequency) radio stations near the Line of Control (LoC). These VHF has been used to play ‘Quami Taranas’. From August 12 onwards terrorists have been using these Quami Taranas very actively. The call signs used for communication by the Pakistan army and terrorists intercepted by the Indian intelligences are — JeM (66/88), LeT (A3) and Al Badr (D9).
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September - 15 
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started receiving the Spice-2000 bombs from the Israeli firm at the Gwalior airbase (Gwalior District) in Madhya Pradesh, reports livemint.com on September 16. The IAF has signed an over INR 250 crore contract with Israel in June 2019 for acquiring more than 100 Spice-
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started receiving the Spice-2000 bombs from the Israeli firm at the Gwalior airbase (Gwalior District) in Madhya Pradesh, reports livemint.com on September 16. The IAF has signed an over INR 250 crore contract with Israel in June 2019 for acquiring more than 100 Spice-2000 bombs. These explosives were used for the first time in the Balakot airstrikes against a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist camp in Pakistan
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September - 17 
Locals in Pakistan have claimed that hundreds of tribal Pashtuns have been transported into Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to carry out anti-India activities, reports Times Now News on September 18. These individuals are being used to strengthen the jihadi t
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Locals in Pakistan have claimed that hundreds of tribal Pashtuns have been transported into Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to carry out anti-India activities, reports Times Now News on September 18. These individuals are being used to strengthen the jihadi terror groups to carry out attacks on India. The developments within PoK come a day after India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that one day 'India will have physical jurisdiction over PoK'. On September 17, Indian Army sources had suggested that Pakistan Army was using dormant routes to push terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir.
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September - 18 
A meeting was held on September 18, by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) regarding the law and order situation in Delhi in the wake of recent terror threats, reports dnaindia.com. Earlier, in the month of August, intelligence agencies had issued a high alert, warning of terror threat in seve
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A meeting was held on September 18, by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) regarding the law and order situation in Delhi in the wake of recent terror threats, reports dnaindia.com. Earlier, in the month of August, intelligence agencies had issued a high alert, warning of terror threat in seven states, including Delhi. It was reported that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was planning to carry out terror attacks in Delhi and other states. Following the warning, high alert was sounded in Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. There had also been reports suggesting that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was plotting to carry out major attack in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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September - 18 
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) patronised jihadist outfits are plotting series of bomb attacks on temples within West Bengal and adjacent areas during the religious festival Durga Pura, reports weeklyblitz.net on September 19. The plot was revealed when an intelligence agency intercepted telephon
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Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) patronised jihadist outfits are plotting series of bomb attacks on temples within West Bengal and adjacent areas during the religious festival Durga Pura, reports weeklyblitz.net on September 19. The plot was revealed when an intelligence agency intercepted telephone conversation between one of the members of Islamic State (IS) in India and a Dubai-based Pakistani national named Akhlaq Qamar. Qamar is a suspect to be one of the prime handlers of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN). Recently there have been regular communications between IS in India, Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), as per intelligence reports. Salauddin, who currently holds a key position in JMB is reportedly maintaining liaison with Pakistani ISI as well as jihadist outfits. In 2014 Salauddin, a condemned convict fled a prison van near Mymensing district in Bangladesh and crossed the border. Since 2014, he has been living in India. It is further learnt that Salauddin is constantly changing his location while he mostly stays in the northeastern states. For the past several years, a secret nexus is being built between the jihadists in India as well as separatist groups such as the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) 'chief' Paresh Baruah has been coordinating with HM, JMB and IS.
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September - 24 
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), in collaboration with Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is arranging a squad to target Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, reports The Times of India on September 25. Communication between Pakistan-based JeM ‘operative’ Shamsher
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Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), in collaboration with Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is arranging a squad to target Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, reports The Times of India on September 25. Communication between Pakistan-based JeM ‘operative’ Shamsher Wani and his handler in the form of a handwritten note was intercepted and accordingly an alert has been issued to Police in 30 “vulnerable” cities including Jammu (Jammu District), Amritsar (Amritsar District) in Punjab, Pathankot (Pathankot District) in Punjab, Jaipur (Jaipur District) in Rajasthan, Gandhinagar (Gandhinagar District) in Gujarat, Kanpur (Kanpur District) and Lucknow (Lucknow District) from Uttar Pradesh.
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September - 25 
Intelligence agencies have warned about plans of international terror outfits including Al Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) affiliated terror modules to attack Jewish and Israeli communities in India during their holiday season Rosh HaShanah (September 29 and October 1), Yom Kippur (October 8 and Octobe
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Intelligence agencies have warned about plans of international terror outfits including Al Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) affiliated terror modules to attack Jewish and Israeli communities in India during their holiday season Rosh HaShanah (September 29 and October 1), Yom Kippur (October 8 and October 9) and Sukkot (October 13 to October 22), reports The Times of India on September 26. "Al Qaida and terrorist cells affiliated with IS are looking to mount attacks on Israeli targets worldwide. In view of the same, the possible targets in India may include Israeli Embassy in New Delhi, synagogues, Jewish schools, restaurants and hotels frequented by Israeli nationals in New Delhi and other cities," according to the input.
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September - 25 
Pakistan-origin drones dropping heavy arms and ammunition in Punjab have alarmed security agencies in the national capital Delhi, reports India Today on September 26. Intelligence inputs suggest that terror outfits such as Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) can use Unmanned Aerial Vehi
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Pakistan-origin drones dropping heavy arms and ammunition in Punjab have alarmed security agencies in the national capital Delhi, reports India Today on September 26. Intelligence inputs suggest that terror outfits such as Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) can use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to drop bombs and target crowded areas, dignitaries and vital installations. "Intelligence agencies have learnt from terror communication intercepts that UAVs can be used for attacks. Conversations on WhatsApp, e-mails, Facebook and Telegram have pointed towards plans of aerial attacks in the city. They also mention details of recently purchased drones from the online market," said an official. A Delhi Police official said, "To prevent any untoward incident in the city, the use of flying objects like drones has been restricted by the police". "We need to see if a drone is carrying explosives for security agencies to control it," said Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) spokesperson Hemendra Singh.
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October - 8 
Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) is now printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at their security printing press in Malir Halt, Karachi, reports weeklyblitz.net on October 9. One of the prominent distributors of ISI is Dawood Ibrahim Kasker’s D-company, which also operates from Karachi. For the f
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Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) is now printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at their security printing press in Malir Halt, Karachi, reports weeklyblitz.net on October 9. One of the prominent distributors of ISI is Dawood Ibrahim Kasker’s D-company, which also operates from Karachi. For the first time, the FICN seized by Delhi Special Cell proves that ‘Optical Variable Ink’ used by India in printing INR 2000 notes has also been used by the Pakistan operatives. Another prominent security feature copied is the raised bleed lines printed on the extreme left and right side of the note. On August 24, 2019, a Special Cell team of Delhi Police arrested a D-company agent Aslam Ansari from Nehru place in Delhi and recovered FICN worth over INR 550,000. In the first glimpse, Police could not verify the authenticity of the INR 2000 notes as they carried almost all the security marks. Later the currency experts confirmed that notes seized by the Special Cell were high-quality FICN. Pakistan has been using this high-quality FICN to finance illicit activities and militant groups, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) reports devdiscourse.com on October 9. Pakistan has been misusing diplomatic channels in Nepal, Bangladesh and other countries to bring and distribute consignments of Fake Indian Currency Notes. In May 2019, a recently released D-company associate, Younus Ansari, was arrested with three Pakistani nationals at Kathmandu Airport in Nepal with a huge consignment of Indian currency totaling INR 76.7 million. On September 25, 2019, Dhaka Police seized FICN worth INR 4.95 million. A Dubai-based individual 'Salman Shera' had sent the parcel to Sylhet in Bangladesh, which was sent to Dhaka via a courier service 'SA Poribahan.' The original consignor Salman Shera is the son of Aslam Shera, ISI dealer in FICN, active since the late 1990s, said senior officials.
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October - 14 
Four JMB suspects are allegedly hiding in Odisha, reports the Times of India on October 15. "We are alert to the NIA's information and are keeping a vigilant eye on activities of four JMB suspects in Odisha," an unnamed Police officer said without disclosing more on the suspects. Despite there were
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Four JMB suspects are allegedly hiding in Odisha, reports the Times of India on October 15. "We are alert to the NIA's information and are keeping a vigilant eye on activities of four JMB suspects in Odisha," an unnamed Police officer said without disclosing more on the suspects. Despite there were no terror attacks in the state so far, there had been a few examples of militant groups’ influence. The NIA had arrested a Kendrapada-native, identified as Habibur Rahaman from the national capital Delhi airport in August 2018 for his alleged links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). On February 17, 2016, police arrested five suspected Students Islamic Movements of India (SIMI) operatives from Rourkela (Sundargarh District). On December 16, 2015, Odisha police arrested Abdul Rehman for his suspected al-Qaeda link from Cuttack district.
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October - 14 
Government sources on October 14, said that at least 45-50 terrorists including suicide bombers are training at Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist facility in Balakot, Pakistan, reports India.com. On September 23, 2019, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had sounded alert, saying Pakistan has re-activated
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Government sources on October 14, said that at least 45-50 terrorists including suicide bombers are training at Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist facility in Balakot, Pakistan, reports India.com. On September 23, 2019, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had sounded alert, saying Pakistan has re-activated terror camps in Balakot. Later, it was also learnt that around 450-500 well-trained terrorists were ready for infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir.
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October - 14 
Jamaat-ul Mujahideen (JMB), had set up 20-22 hideouts in Bengaluru and conducted a trial of rocket launchers in Krishnagiri Hills along the Karnataka border, reports The Times of India on October 15. Moreover NIA Inspector General Alok Mittal said NIA had registered 28 cases of Indian youths influen
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Jamaat-ul Mujahideen (JMB), had set up 20-22 hideouts in Bengaluru and conducted a trial of rocket launchers in Krishnagiri Hills along the Karnataka border, reports The Times of India on October 15. Moreover NIA Inspector General Alok Mittal said NIA had registered 28 cases of Indian youths influenced by Islamic State (IS) since 2014 and arrested as many as 127 people from across 14 states. Tamil Nadu tops the list with 33 arrests. Earlier SATP reported that JMB has increased its activities in Bihar, Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka and several arrested persons belonging to IS had confessed to be radicalised by hate speeches of Zakir Naik.
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October - 14 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General (DG) YC Modi on October 14 stated that Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have intensified its activities in Assam, Odisha and Jharkhand, reports Assam Tribune. The Director stated that the terror group has been attempting to expand its operati
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General (DG) YC Modi on October 14 stated that Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have intensified its activities in Assam, Odisha and Jharkhand, reports Assam Tribune. The Director stated that the terror group has been attempting to expand its operations across India and a list of 125 suspects has been shared with different states. He stated that ‘’ In NIA’s pan-India probe, we got to know that JMB is not only active in Assam, Odisha and Jharkhand but also spreading their activities in other states such as Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra”. Referring to the Manipur missing arms case, in which 56 9-mm pistols were stolen from the armoury of the Manipur Police with 58 loaded magazines, Modi said the weapons were provided to the insurgents in 2016, adds Assam Tribune. The NIA Director stated that “After taking over the investigation of the case from the state police in June 2018, NIA unearthed the major conspiracy behind the missing arms. At least 12 people, including a sitting Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), were arrested in the case and 20 weapons have been recovered. Further investigation is on to recover the other weapons”.
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October - 14 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on october 14 said it has registered a total of 287 cases till September end and the highest number of the cases, 110, are related to jihadi terrorism, reports India Tribune . Of the other 177 cases, the NIA said 50 are related to insurgency in the northeast r
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on october 14 said it has registered a total of 287 cases till September end and the highest number of the cases, 110, are related to jihadi terrorism, reports India Tribune . Of the other 177 cases, the NIA said 50 are related to insurgency in the northeast region, 48 of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), 28 of left-wing extremism or Maoism, 15 related to Khalistan, one of human trafficking and the remaining 35 are miscellaneous matters. Of the 110 jihadi terrorism cases, 32 are from Jammu and Kashmir, 22 have relation to Islamic State while 50 are in “others” category, NIA data said. “There were two cases in Punjab in September-October last year in which Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind cadre was involved. Weapons and explosives were provided to some students in a Engineering College in Jalandhar. Attack was made at a police station. In that case we have arrested several accused and have filed charge sheet.” NIA official said. The NIA had also registered a case related to Dukhtaran-e-Millat, a Kashmir-based Islamist organization of women which has been indulge in anti-India activities, said the officer.
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October - 15 
After National Investigation Agency (NIA) reported that Bengaluru (Bangalore Urban District), Karnataka was the main hub of the banned terrorist organisation Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) post the Burdwan blast in 2014, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that the city will soon have an
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After National Investigation Agency (NIA) reported that Bengaluru (Bangalore Urban District), Karnataka was the main hub of the banned terrorist organisation Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) post the Burdwan blast in 2014, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that the city will soon have an anti-terrorist squad (ATS) to deal with any kind of exigency, reports New Indian Express on October 16. There have been targeted attacks by various proscribed terrorist organisations in Bengaluru since 2000. A church in JJ Nagar was blown up by the banned terrorist organisation Deendar Anjuman followed by the IISc attack by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in December 2005, serial blasts in 2008, Chinnaswamy Stadium blast in 2010, Al Ummah bomb explosion at BJP office in Malleswaram in 2013 and the 2014 explosion on Church Street by a Students Islamic Movements of India (SIMI) member. The decision to set up the ATS was made following the arrest of a number of Jamat-e-Mujahiddin Bangladesh (JMB) cadres in and around Bengaluru, from whom explosive devices and many other incriminating materials were found in the last one year, the NIA had said.
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October - 15 
Another report of The Times of India on October 15 says NIA chief's alert on JMB "intensifying" its activities in Odisha assumes significance as the state has a large population of Bangladeshi migrants settled mostly in coastal Kendrapada District. In March 2015, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
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Another report of The Times of India on October 15 says NIA chief's alert on JMB "intensifying" its activities in Odisha assumes significance as the state has a large population of Bangladeshi migrants settled mostly in coastal Kendrapada District. In March 2015, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had informed the Assembly that 3,987 infiltrators lived in the state and that all of them were Bangladeshis. Citing a survey, he had said the largest number of Bangladeshi infiltrators were found living in Kendrapara District (1,649), followed by 1,112 in Jagatsinghpur District. Recently, the Union ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) had forwarded to the Registrar General of India a suggestion from Mohit Aggarwal, the Orissa high court's amicus curiae in a wetland protection case, seeking the creation of a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Kendrapada District.
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October - 16 
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is preparing a list of the 100 top drug lords in India and initiate action against them in the coming fortnight under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, reports Hindustan Times on October 17. The decision
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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is preparing a list of the 100 top drug lords in India and initiate action against them in the coming fortnight under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, reports Hindustan Times on October 17. The decision to crack down comes after a marked increase in heroin trafficking through the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Since August 2018, there have been seizures of nearly 180 kilograms of heroin through the LoC. While Afghanistan and Pakistan remain the main suppliers to India, the Myanmar-Northeast axis is another major source of heroin and chemical drugs like Yaba, methamphetamines and ketamines. The trade is essentially controlled in India by the Israeli, Russian, Italian and Nigerian mafia. Just as heroin from Afghanistan is used to fund terror groups against India, a section of the Sikh community based in Canada supplies Colombian cocaine into India and onward to Australia. The route used by cocaine smugglers is South America to Canada and thereon to India through the Sikh diaspora. It is this group promoting secessionist activity against India, with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) encouraging the drug smuggling to fund terror. There has been an increase in maritime trafficking of heroin in the Arabian Sea for supplies to India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. This year alone, nearly 500 kilograms of heroin has been intercepted off the coast of Gujarat from a Pakistani boat meant for Sri Lanka. “The drug menace is huge in India with the country also being the number 2 supplier of drug precursors in the world. The time has come to take direct action against drug lords in India rather than chasing fixers and abusers,” said an unnamed senior NCB official.
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October - 22 
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested two alleged murder suspects of Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari from a location near Uttar Pradesh border with Rajasthan on October 22, reports NDTV. According to Police sources, the arrestees Ashfaq Hussain and Moinuddin Pathan killed the Hindu group l
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The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested two alleged murder suspects of Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari from a location near Uttar Pradesh border with Rajasthan on October 22, reports NDTV. According to Police sources, the arrestees Ashfaq Hussain and Moinuddin Pathan killed the Hindu group leader to avenge certain statements against Prophet Mohammad that Tiwari had purportedly made in the past. The duo had killed Tiwari in his house on the pretext of gifting Diwali sweets. Till date total six suspects have been arrested in the murder charges of the Hindu leader.
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October - 27 
Islamic State (IS), had also tried to get a foothold in India first through Uttar Pradesh in 2016-17, reported Economic Times on. In May 2016 a purported IS video showed jihadists supposedly from India threatening to "return" to "avenge killing of Muslims in India". Two Indian Mujahideen (IM) operat
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Islamic State (IS), had also tried to get a foothold in India first through Uttar Pradesh in 2016-17, reported Economic Times on. In May 2016 a purported IS video showed jihadists supposedly from India threatening to "return" to "avenge killing of Muslims in India". Two Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, Abu Rashid Ahmad and Mohammad 'Bada' Sajid from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh District were identified amongst those featured in this video. The release of this video led the then Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to intervene in the matter, announcing that the Centre was taking all steps to tackle the issue. The cause of concern for the Uttar Pradesh Police stemmed from arrest of two UP youths, Shakir and Rizwan, who were in touch with the IS through its social media network. Shakir was arrested by the Delhi Police on May 4, 2016 from Deoband in Saharanapur District for his alleged links with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) while Rizwan was held by the Mumbai Police from Kushinagar District in Uttar Pradesh on January 23, 2016. In March, 2017, investigators unearthed a suspected IS terror module operating in India. Ghaus Mohammed Khan, an ex-Indian Air Force officer, was the leader of the group planning attacks in the country. The Uttar Pradesh ATS on March 7, 2017 managed to kill a terrorist hiding inside a house in Thakurganj area of Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh ATS Inspector General Aseem Arun revealed that the neutralised terrorist was a member of the IS of Khorasan module. Terror suspects Atif and Danish were arrested in Lucknow by the NIA in connection with the Lucknow terror operation. The NIA then registered a First Information Report (FIR) in the IS- inspired cases in the Madhya Pradesh and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) terror operations.
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October - 27 
Tamil Nadu tops the list of Indian states where anti-terror agencies have unearthed modules of Islamic State (IS) over a period of five years since 2014, reports Mumbai Mirror on October 28. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed to have arrested 127 IS sympathisers from across India si
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Tamil Nadu tops the list of Indian states where anti-terror agencies have unearthed modules of Islamic State (IS) over a period of five years since 2014, reports Mumbai Mirror on October 28. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed to have arrested 127 IS sympathisers from across India since 2014 and the highest number of 33 were from Tamil Nadu. Uttar Pradesh was on second position from where 19 IS sympathisers were arrested, followed by 17 from Kerala, 14 from Telangana, 12 from Maharashtra, eight from Karnataka, seven from Delhi, four each from Uttarakhand and West Bengal and three from Jammu and Kashmir. The NIA arrested two persons each from Rajasthan and Gujarat and one each from Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
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October - 27 
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) warns that death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Islamic State (IS) chief signals danger and there could be revenge strikes, reports oneindia.com on October 28. While the IS did not elaborate on the group's geographical remit, Indian IB officials say that they will continue to
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) warns that death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Islamic State (IS) chief signals danger and there could be revenge strikes, reports oneindia.com on October 28. While the IS did not elaborate on the group's geographical remit, Indian IB officials say that they will continue to target states in the South and also Jammu and Kashmir. In Kerala, Tamil Nadu, they have already got much of the traction and in the Valley, they would look to fill in a vacuum after the already existing groups have suffered such heavy losses. The 21 persons who left Kerala for Afghanistan are the ones to keep a close watch on. There are unconfirmed reports that one or two may have died in the bombings, while the others continue to remain there.
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October - 28 
The Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria met Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh on October 28, to review the security situation along the borders, reports The Times of India. There have
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The Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria met Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh on October 28, to review the security situation along the borders, reports The Times of India. There have been a number of violations of the ceasefire by Pakistan in the past few days, with Indian troops retaliating effectively. Six to ten Pakistan Army personnel were killed and three terror camps destroyed in a retaliatory action by the Indian Army opposite the Tangdhar and Keran sectors in Jammu and Kashmir, Army chief General Bipin Rawat had said on October 20.
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October - 29 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) annual report 2018-19 says that the internal security situation in the country remained under control during 2018 and UMHA through Central agencies trained 2,556 officers from state police forces in intelligence collection in terror cases, reports New Indian
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) annual report 2018-19 says that the internal security situation in the country remained under control during 2018 and UMHA through Central agencies trained 2,556 officers from state police forces in intelligence collection in terror cases, reports New Indian Express on October 30. The officers were trained in 74 training programmes conducted between January 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019. The report further mentioned that the principal focus of the government on this front had been on countering terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, improving the security scenario in the north-eastern states, combating Left Wing Extremism or Maoism, and maintaining peace in the hinterland of the country. "The government of India in tandem with the state government of Jammu and Kashmir adopted a multipronged approach to contain cross border infiltration, promote economic activity, provide relief to victims and strengthen the state government security apparatus. It also followed a multipronged strategy to deal with insurgent and militant activities in the northeast region", it notes. During 2018-19, the UMHA added the names of Al-Qaida in Indian Sub-Continent (AQIS) and all its manifestations, Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Wilayat Khorasan or Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham-Khorasan (ISIS-K) and all its manifestations, the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) and all its manifestations, and Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) and all its manifestations as terrorist organisations in the first schedule of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967. The UMHA also actively participated in 18 Joint Working Group Meetings on counter-terrorism with countries like France, Canada, the United States (US), Australia, Russia, China, Britain, the Netherlands, Indonesia, Tunisia, Egypt, Uzbekistan and also with the European Country and at BRICS and BIMSTEC.
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October - 31 
An Intelligence Bureau (IB) note states that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) aquatic training camps in Mangla (Mirpur) and Head Maral (Sialkot)- Pakistan, which were earlier shut are believed to be reactivated again by JuD/LeT ‘second-in-command’ Talha Saeed, the son of Hafiz Saeed, India Today reports on Nov
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An Intelligence Bureau (IB) note states that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) aquatic training camps in Mangla (Mirpur) and Head Maral (Sialkot)- Pakistan, which were earlier shut are believed to be reactivated again by JuD/LeT ‘second-in-command’ Talha Saeed, the son of Hafiz Saeed, India Today reports on November 1. The intel report also reveals that LeT plans to launch its recruitment drives in tribal areas of Pakistan-Afghan border near Swat Valley, Peshawar, Quetta and Illaqa-e-Ghair. It further adds that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and terrorist groups have been meeting regularly for setting in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) to set up a control room for "Kashmiri jihad" and in Pakistan-Afghanistan border for recruiting new terrorists. IB's intel note also indicated that Pakistan is building bunkers for terrorists in between their army camps at the behest of the ISI. 10 Baluch Regiment of Pakistan is reportedly making the bunkers for terrorists. An additional six groups of LeT terrorists were also spotted in PoK at a launchpad in Jungle Tekri, in front of BG sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
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November - 1 
The US State Department’s ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2018’, published on November 1 said the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) continued to be a threat to India, reports New Indian Express. The report added that the Pakistani authorities have failed to uniformly implement th
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The US State Department’s ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2018’, published on November 1 said the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) continued to be a threat to India, reports New Indian Express. The report added that the Pakistani authorities have failed to uniformly implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Action Plan on money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regimes and the UN sanctions related to designated entities and individuals. As such, terror group LeT and its affiliates continued to make use of economic resources and raise funds, it noted. “Pakistan criminalises terrorist financing through the Anti-Terrorism Act, but implementation remains uneven. In June 2018, the FATF placed Pakistan on its ‘grey list’ for deficiencies across its anti-money laundering and financial transaction regimes, specifically citing concerns over Pakistan’s failure to fully implement the UN Security Council ISIL and al-Qa’ida sanctions,” the report said.
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November - 3 
Indian intelligence agencies have spotted terrorist training activities in Narowal, the border District, and Sheikhupura District in Punjab province of Pakistan, reports The Times of India on November 4. As per the report, the intelligence alert has been received less than a week from the opening of
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Indian intelligence agencies have spotted terrorist training activities in Narowal, the border District, and Sheikhupura District in Punjab province of Pakistan, reports The Times of India on November 4. As per the report, the intelligence alert has been received less than a week from the opening of the Kartarpur corridor for Indian pilgrims. The said corridor connects Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in Gurdaspur District of Punjab in India with the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara located in Narowal District of Punjab province in Pakistan. Sources in the intelligence agencies said terrorist training camps are situated at Muridke (Sheikhupura), Shakargarh (Narowal), and Narowal Districts of Punjab province in Pakistan where “substantial number of men and women are reportedly camping and undergoing training”. The said details emerged at a recently held joint meeting of all top security agencies of the country to discuss issues related to border management in Punjab. The biggest challenge, the agencies said, is the opening of the Kartarpur corridor as anti-India activities are likely to be carried out by hostile elements in Pakistan, especially “those likely to come into contact with pilgrims at the shrine”.
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November - 4 
The rapid response capacity of India’s counter-terrorism unit, the National Security Guard (NSG), is limited due to its small size, the US State Department has said in a report, New Indian Express reports on November 5. “Despite its rigorous training, NSG’s rapid response capability is somewhat limi
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The rapid response capacity of India’s counter-terrorism unit, the National Security Guard (NSG), is limited due to its small size, the US State Department has said in a report, New Indian Express reports on November 5. “Despite its rigorous training, NSG’s rapid response capability is somewhat limited, due in part to its small staff relative to India’s large size and to the NSG’s limited independent logistics capacity,” the State Department’s Country Report on Terrorism 2018 read. The report praised India’s efforts to prevent terror incidents and bring terror perpetrators to justice. “Larger states in India have established their own multi-agency centres and are providing near real-time information on terrorism to law enforcement agencies.”
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November - 4 
There is an increase of more than 37,000 new voters this Assembly Election in comparison to the number of total voters enumerated for the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) election held in April-May this year in Palamu District of Jharkhand, reports Daily Pioneer on November 5. A press no
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There is an increase of more than 37,000 new voters this Assembly Election in comparison to the number of total voters enumerated for the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) election held in April-May this year in Palamu District of Jharkhand, reports Daily Pioneer on November 5. A press note issued from the District, Public Relation Office (PRO), read there were 14, 21, 729 voters for the Lok Sabha election which is now 14, 59, 278 voters. District Returning Officer cum Deputy Commissioner, Palamu, Shantanu Kumar Agrahari, said the increase in number of voters is a happy sign, but it will be far happier moment when eligible voters do come out of their houses and cast votes, which is due here on November 30. Sources said the increase in voters has so far not seen any greater number of booths which was 1,795 in Lok Sabha election and this figure is same this Assembly Election. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Ajay Linda, said areas falling in Chetma, Dagra, Kooh Kooh Pathra, Naudeeha Kala Pahar etc. are all under strict eyes of the nearest Police Stations and security camps there. “I rode on a bike in areas falling on the border of Bihar and saw the locations of the booths, clusters, routes and retreats,” the SP said adding that he inspected geo positions at Salaiyya where he went on bike a far off pace just meters away from Bihar and spoke to people there to bolster their confidence in voting. Sources said the adjoining States like Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha, where incidentally there is no election and hence problem of sneaking in of rebels from Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Odisha is too high. Commenting on this, Linda said, “We will do all on the borders that we have with Chhattisgarh Bihar and UP to foil any entry of rebels and criminals as well.” The SP conceded that a vast area in Palamu is highly prone to ambush and booby traps but hastened to assure that Security Forces (SFs) will abort any design of rebels.
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November - 4 
Intelligence agencies are on high alert after inputs on Pakistani terror groups targeting Uttar Pradesh (UP) have emerged and Sources in these agencies told that seven terrorists have entered UP via Nepal, India Today reports on November 5. According to the intelligence input, the seven-member group
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Intelligence agencies are on high alert after inputs on Pakistani terror groups targeting Uttar Pradesh (UP) have emerged and Sources in these agencies told that seven terrorists have entered UP via Nepal, India Today reports on November 5. According to the intelligence input, the seven-member group is composed majorly of terrorists from Pakistan. At present, the terrorists are believed to be hiding in Ayodhya, Faizabad and Gorakhpur. Five of the seven terrorists have reportedly been identified -- Mohammed Yakub, Abu Hamza, Mohammed Shahbaz, Nisar Ahmed and Mohammed Qaumi Choudhry.
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November - 16 
With various terror groups “unable” to execute a major terror strike in the aftermath of scrapping of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and the Supreme Court’s verdict on Ayodhya, there is a “high probability” of a “lone wolf attack” in any of the metros across India, according to the latest
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With various terror groups “unable” to execute a major terror strike in the aftermath of scrapping of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and the Supreme Court’s verdict on Ayodhya, there is a “high probability” of a “lone wolf attack” in any of the metros across India, according to the latest assessment made by Intelligence agencies after reviewing the security scenario post the two major developments, asianage.com reports on November 17. Based on the assessment, a note is being prepared and sent to all states shortly to take adequate measures. The agencies feel that while a host of measures has been taken to ensure that terror groups do not succeed in planning and executing a major strike, they say that the threat of a lone wolf attack in such a scenario is looming large. Sources in the security establishment told that though retaliation in the form of a major terror strike was expected soon after Article 370 was abrogated from J&K, the strict restrictions which included a ban on the Internet ensured that the communication between terrorists and their handlers across the border was snapped. The increased security measures taken by agencies have made it “difficult” for planning and executing terror strikes, they said.
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November - 20 
Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on November 20, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy Reddy said 586 incidents of terrorism had been reported in Kashmir from January 1 to November 10, in which 36 civilians were killed and 183 injured, reports Indian
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Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on November 20, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy Reddy said 586 incidents of terrorism had been reported in Kashmir from January 1 to November 10, in which 36 civilians were killed and 183 injured, reports Indian Express. While the corresponding data for last year is similar — 614 incidents of terror, in which 39 civilians were killed and 183 injured — the figure, however, has almost doubled since 2016 and 2017, when less than 350 terror incidents were recorded. According to Reddy’s reply, the victims this year included 13 civilians from Uttarakhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. “The government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism. The security forces are taking effective and continuous action in countering terrorism, as a result of which a large number of terrorists have been neutralised in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the past few years,” Reddy said in his reply.
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November - 24 
Among the 900 Islamic State (IS) terrorists who have surrendered to Afghanistan authorities, 10 women and children, are part of families of Indian terrorists, opindia.com reports on November 25. Most of these 10 women and children belong to Kerala. The 900 IS terrorists have surrendered in a span of
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Among the 900 Islamic State (IS) terrorists who have surrendered to Afghanistan authorities, 10 women and children, are part of families of Indian terrorists, opindia.com reports on November 25. Most of these 10 women and children belong to Kerala. The 900 IS terrorists have surrendered in a span of a fortnight. Reportedly, the terrorists have surrendered in the province of Nangarhar, where the Afghan national security forces are conducting operations against the IS. The operations started on November 12, against the terror outfit. 93 terrorists, that included several Pakistanis, had surrendered only hours after Afghanistan’s offensive against the terror outfit began on November 12. According to reports, several terrorists from Kerala travelled to Afghanistan since 2016. Some had even converted to Islam to join the terror outfit. Many of them take their families along with them. The 10 women and children who have surrendered are believed to be the family members of IS terrorists from India who travelled to Afghanistan. Officials have reportedly said that they are gathering information on all the terrorists who have surrendered. It is also being reported that the women and children, have been shifted to Kabul. A special team from the National Directorate of Security, the Afghan intelligence agency, is gathering details of the people who have surrendered.
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December - 9 
Thirty-one Army personnel were martyred in terrorist attacks along the Line of Control (LoC) from 2016 to 2018, the Government informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Indian Parliament) on December 9, reports Daily Excelsior. In written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of
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Thirty-one Army personnel were martyred in terrorist attacks along the Line of Control (LoC) from 2016 to 2018, the Government informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Indian Parliament) on December 9, reports Daily Excelsior. In written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik, said that in 2016, six Army personnel martyred in terrorist attacks, followed by 13 in 2017 and 12 in 2018. “All the forward posts are adequately strengthened to withstand terrorist attacks. Continuous improvements, including the usage of modern technology, in the defences are made to make them more robust and resilient. The Army also carries out in depth analysis of the terrorist incidents and security breaches that are identified with various incidents,” he said.
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December - 11 
With 350 Indians killed and 540 injured in 748 terrorist incidents in 2018, India is at seventh place in a global think tank’s list of countries most affected by terrorism, according to the annual report by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace, Business Standard reports on November 20.
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With 350 Indians killed and 540 injured in 748 terrorist incidents in 2018, India is at seventh place in a global think tank’s list of countries most affected by terrorism, according to the annual report by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace, Business Standard reports on November 20. States that the country most affected by terrorism in 2018 was Afghanistan (7,379 killed), displacing Iraq (1,054 killed) as the deadliest country. Iraq, now at second place, is followed by Nigeria, Syria, Pakistan and Somalia, in that order. The report states that 8,473 Indians have died since 2001 at the hands of terrorists. However, the 2018 death count was 10 per cent lower than in 2017, and 53 per cent lower than its peak in 2009. The number of terrorist attacks has increased by 14 per cent over the same period, peaking in 2016 at over 900", states the report. This trend indicates that terror attacks in India are becoming steadily less bloody. In 1998, about 4.3 people were killed in each attack. That dropped to 1.6 deaths per attack in 2008, and 0.5 in 2018. "In 2018 alone, 69 per cent of attacks had zero fatalities and 22 per cent had one fatality", says the report.
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December - 23 
On December 23, Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police stated that Wasim, the state head of Popular Front of India (PFI) and 16 other workers of the Islamist outfit has been arrested in connection with the violence in the state capital during the protests against the amended Citizenship Act last week, reports In
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On December 23, Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police stated that Wasim, the state head of Popular Front of India (PFI) and 16 other workers of the Islamist outfit has been arrested in connection with the violence in the state capital during the protests against the amended Citizenship Act last week, reports India Today. In Shamli district in western UP, 28 people, including 14 members of the PFI, have been arrested since December 19 for allegedly attempting to incite mass gatherings during anti-CAA protests. Mohammad Shadab, a prominent member of PFI was one of the 14 members to be arrested. SSP, Lucknow, Kalanidhi Naithani in a press meet stated that the main instigators of violence in Lucknow, Wasim, Nadeem and Ashfaq of PFI have been arrested by the police. While “Wasim is the state head, Ashfaq is the treasurer and Nadeem is a member of PFI”. Official sources said the UP police had got intelligence inputs about PFI "planning unrest" Kairana and Kandhla towns of Shamli. "Some of the PFI members who were detained had made trips to Kerala and met suspicious people there. Their link to violence in UP's Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and Firozabad, etc is under investigation." The police blamed "outsiders" associated with Islamist outfits like PFI and SIMI for the violence in which 17 people died in the state during protests against the new law. An official statement issued by the police states, "Law and order is under control and the situation is normal in UP. 213 FIRs have been filed, 925 persons have been arrested so far (since Dec 10) in connection with anti-CAA protests in the state." The Police had also seized 700 cartridges during the protests.
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December - 25 
A total 25 Popular Front of India (PFI) men were in Uttar Pradesh till date for their alleged role in instigating violence during the Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests, reports Times of India on December 26. SATP earlier on December 25 reported the arrest of Ajmal and Javed from Lisadi Gate
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A total 25 Popular Front of India (PFI) men were in Uttar Pradesh till date for their alleged role in instigating violence during the Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests, reports Times of India on December 26. SATP earlier on December 25 reported the arrest of Ajmal and Javed from Lisadi Gate in Meerut. Two more PFI men Noor Hassan and Abdul Moid were also arrested from Nauchandi area in Meerut on December 25. Explaining the modus operandi of PFI, Sitapur SSP L R Kumar said, “PFI members visit villages and talk about reforms and sufferings of Muslims in India. They distribute inflammatory pamphlets and books. Police arrested four PFI members for trying to incite Muslims to violence at Kairana Eidgah. SP Vineet Jaiswal of Shamli said, “A prominent Muslim cleric who is associated with the outfit propagated anti-Indian thoughts in Muzaffarnagar and Meerut. He has also been arrested,”
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