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January - 5 
A suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre, identified as Mohammed Hakim, who is an accused in the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blasts, was remanded to 10 days Police custody by a city court in New Delhi on January 5, reports Times of India. Hakim was arrested by Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terro
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A suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre, identified as Mohammed Hakim, who is an accused in the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blasts, was remanded to 10 days Police custody by a city court in New Delhi on January 5, reports Times of India. Hakim was arrested by Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from Lucknow on January 2. The terrorist was carrying a prize of INR 100000 on his head. He had reportedly provided logistical supports and explosives to his co-accused in carrying out the serial blasts in the capital. "The accused had supplied splinters and ball-bearings used in making bombs to maximise the casualties. He is to be interrogated to locate the shops from where he purchased them," the Investing Officer of the blast case said. Hakim is also wanted by Maharashtra Police in connection with a case under the Arms Act and Bombay Police Act, the UP ATS had said.
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January - 5 
An Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre, identified as Anwar Ali Bagwaan, was arrested on January 5 for allegedly obtaining two apartments for the outfit in Pune, reports Times of India. Bagwaan, a MBBS graduate who was practising in Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, also reportedly trained the IM milit
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An Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre, identified as Anwar Ali Bagwaan, was arrested on January 5 for allegedly obtaining two apartments for the outfit in Pune, reports Times of India. Bagwaan, a MBBS graduate who was practising in Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, also reportedly trained the IM militants on administering sedatives on persons they were planning to kidnap, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rakesh Maria said in Mumbai. The rent and cash deposit for the apartments were provided by the IM founder Riyaz Bhatkal and his brother, both of whom are still absconding, he further said, adding, "Bagwaan had taken two apartments in Pune on rent in his name and had given it to members of the Indian Mujahideen for their use". Bagwaan was produced before a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court which remanded him to Police custody till January 16.
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January - 6 
On January 6, the lone terrorist arrested during the Mumbai attacks of November 26, 2008, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, was remanded to Police custody till January 19 by a magistrate court for his role in the shootout at the Cama and Albless Hospital in Mumbai, reports The Hindu. Joint Commi
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On January 6, the lone terrorist arrested during the Mumbai attacks of November 26, 2008, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, was remanded to Police custody till January 19 by a magistrate court for his role in the shootout at the Cama and Albless Hospital in Mumbai, reports The Hindu. Joint Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria told journalists that Ajmal was informed that his application seeking legal aid had been forwarded to the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.
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January - 12 
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist, identified as Safique Iliyas alias Deepak, was arrested by the West Bengal’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from Malda District on January 12, reports The Hindu. Safique was later produced before the Magistrate’s Court at Jangipur in Murshidabad District a
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A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist, identified as Safique Iliyas alias Deepak, was arrested by the West Bengal’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from Malda District on January 12, reports The Hindu. Safique was later produced before the Magistrate’s Court at Jangipur in Murshidabad District and the court remanded him to 14-days Police custody. Safique, a resident of Rajshahi in Bangladesh, was instructed to spy on the movement of Army personnel in Siliguri, CID officials said. “Safique crossed over to India on January 3 and was sheltered in the house of Haji Akhtar Hussein at Harishchandrapur in Malda District. We arrested both on a tip-off,” Siddh Nath Gupta, Deputy Inspector-General (Operations) of CID, said in Kolkata on January 13. Safique had planned to set up a shop near the Army establishment in Siliguri to execute his job, Gupta said, adding “Safique had confessed that he helped two Lashkar-e-Toiba men to cross over to India via the international border in the State last year. One of them, Sikandar-e-Azaam, was later arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in June.” The Delhi Police had reportedly arrested him in 1998 on the charge of transporting RDX from Bangladesh to Uttar Pradesh during 1997-98. He was lodged in the Tihar jail till 2003, before being granted bail and escaping to Bangladesh. Nine pre-activated SIM cards, fake Indian currency worth INR 50,000 and a forged voter identity card were recovered from him.
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January - 12 
Two LeT militants, identified as Fahim Ansari and Mohammad Sabahuddin, who were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for carrying out an attack on a CRPF Group Centre in Rampur on January 1, 2008, and who are allegedly involved in the November 26, 2008-terrorist attacks in Mumbai, were on January 12
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Two LeT militants, identified as Fahim Ansari and Mohammad Sabahuddin, who were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for carrying out an attack on a CRPF Group Centre in Rampur on January 1, 2008, and who are allegedly involved in the November 26, 2008-terrorist attacks in Mumbai, were on January 12 remanded to Police custody till January 23.
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January - 15 
An Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, identified as Mohammad Hakim, was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate on January 15, in connection with the September 13, 2008 serial bomb blasts in New Delhi, reports Times of India. Hakim is accused of providing logis
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An Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, identified as Mohammad Hakim, was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate on January 15, in connection with the September 13, 2008 serial bomb blasts in New Delhi, reports Times of India. Hakim is accused of providing logistical support in carrying out the blasts in the national capital and had allegedly supplied splinters and ball bearings used in the bombs to maximize the casualties. He was reportedly arrested by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terrorism Squad on January 2. Hakim, a final year student of a private engineering college in Lucknow, capital of UP, carried a head money of INR 100000.
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January - 15 
The Special Additional District Sessions Court (Marad cases) on January 15 sentenced Latheef Assainar, manager of the Juma Masjid (mosque), in Kozhikode, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of five years and a fine of INR 2000 under Section 7 of the Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misu
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The Special Additional District Sessions Court (Marad cases) on January 15 sentenced Latheef Assainar, manager of the Juma Masjid (mosque), in Kozhikode, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of five years and a fine of INR 2000 under Section 7 of the Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse Act), 1988. He reportedly used the mosque and its premises for storing arms and ammunition and allowed the entry of the said arms and ammunition into it. “The prosecution has succeeded in proving the contravention of the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of the Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act,” the court said.
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January - 16 
On January 16, the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crimes Act (MCOCA) court remanded 21 Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres to judicial custody till January 30 in Mumbai, reports The Hindu. Only six suspects were produced in the court as the rest are in Gujarat for questioning. The suspects are allegedly
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On January 16, the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crimes Act (MCOCA) court remanded 21 Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres to judicial custody till January 30 in Mumbai, reports The Hindu. Only six suspects were produced in the court as the rest are in Gujarat for questioning. The suspects are allegedly involved in bomb blasts across the country — in Delhi, Bangalore, Surat and Ahmedabad.
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January - 17 
A 3200-page supplementary charge-sheet was filed in the designated metropolitan court hearing the Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts related cases on January 17. It lists 44 persons as absconders, including the alleged mastermind Amir Raza Khan who is reportedly in Pakistan and Ansar from Kerala, reports
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A 3200-page supplementary charge-sheet was filed in the designated metropolitan court hearing the Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts related cases on January 17. It lists 44 persons as absconders, including the alleged mastermind Amir Raza Khan who is reportedly in Pakistan and Ansar from Kerala, reports Times of India. It also lists 19 persons as accused. The first charge-sheet had 26 persons as accused. The supplementary charge-sheet clarifies the role of all those accused in the Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts which killed 57 persons. Riyaz Bhatkal and his brother Iqubal Bhatkal, along with Abdus Subhan alias Tauqeer have been named as prime accused who are still at large.
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January - 19 
A fast track court on January 19 pronounced guilty 14 accused in the Rampur-Chauram massacre case in which nine people were shot dead by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Arwal District in January 1998, reports PTI.
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A fast track court on January 19 pronounced guilty 14 accused in the Rampur-Chauram massacre case in which nine people were shot dead by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Arwal District in January 1998, reports PTI.
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January - 19 
On January 19, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested during the November 26 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, was remanded to Police custody till February 2 in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) firing case, reports Times of India. Kasab has been in Police custody since hi
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On January 19, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested during the November 26 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, was remanded to Police custody till February 2 in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) firing case, reports Times of India. Kasab has been in Police custody since his arrest on the night of November 26, 2008 and has, thus far, been booked in 12 cases by the Mumbai Police.
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January - 21 
On January 21, five Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres, identified as Mohammed Saif, Zeeshan Ahmed, Zia-ur-Rehman, Saquib Nissar and Mohammed Shakeel, were remanded to judicial custody till February 4 for their alleged involvement in the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blasts, Times of India reports
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On January 21, five Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres, identified as Mohammed Saif, Zeeshan Ahmed, Zia-ur-Rehman, Saquib Nissar and Mohammed Shakeel, were remanded to judicial custody till February 4 for their alleged involvement in the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blasts, Times of India reports. The court took cognizance of the chargesheet filed against them in the serial blasts in the Capital and posted the matter for February 4. Meanwhile, the court also issued production warrants for January 29 against the alleged co-founder of the IM, Mohammed Sadiq Sheikh, and member, Quamuddin Kapadia, who are in Police custody in Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
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January - 23 
On January 23, two arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadres, identified as Fahim Ansari and Mohammad Salahuddin, were remanded to Police custody till February 5 in connection with the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, reports The Hindu.
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On January 23, two arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadres, identified as Fahim Ansari and Mohammad Salahuddin, were remanded to Police custody till February 5 in connection with the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, reports The Hindu.
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January - 23 
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has served notice to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) to show cause as to why it should not be declared as an unlawful association, reports Assam Tribune. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal was constituted by the Union Government w
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Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has served notice to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) to show cause as to why it should not be declared as an unlawful association, reports Assam Tribune. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal was constituted by the Union Government with Justice S.N. Aggarwal, Judge of Delhi High Court, for the purpose of adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause declaring the NDFB as unlawful association. The report adds that the Union Government had already declared the NDFB as unlawful association under the provision of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
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A major racket in arms whose clientele included Maoists in Chhattisgarh was neutralised by the West Bengal Police in the evening of January 25. More than 5000 cartridges, locally-made and sophisticated rifles and revolvers, pen-pistols and a bullet-proof vest were among the items recovered. One of t
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A major racket in arms whose clientele included Maoists in Chhattisgarh was neutralised by the West Bengal Police in the evening of January 25. More than 5000 cartridges, locally-made and sophisticated rifles and revolvers, pen-pistols and a bullet-proof vest were among the items recovered. One of those involved in the racket, Anupam Chowdhury, from whose house the Police seized thousands of bullets and cartridges and several firearms was produced before a court in Barasat in the State’s North 24 Parganas District that remanded him on January 26 to 10 days in Police custody. The reach of the gang members is believed to extend beyond the State’s borders.
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January - 30 
On January 30, a preliminary chargesheet was filed at a court in Kandhamal in the case relating to the killing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, Swami Laxmananda Saraswati, Telegraph reported. In the chargesheet, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) reiterated its claim that a group
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On January 30, a preliminary chargesheet was filed at a court in Kandhamal in the case relating to the killing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, Swami Laxmananda Saraswati, Telegraph reported. In the chargesheet, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) reiterated its claim that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were involved in the murder. According to the chargesheet, a group of assailants, armed with AK-47 and INSAS rifles, attacked the Jalespeta ashram (hermitage) during Janmasthami (a Hindu festival) celebrations on August 23, 2008, and shot dead the 82-year-old monk. They also killed Kishore Baba (45), Amritananda Baba (62), Mata Bhaktimayee (40), all of them ashram inmates, and Puranjan Ganthi (28), brother of one of the girl inmates of the tribal residential school. However, the conspiracy to kill Swami had been hatched in December 2007, said CID sources. "We are looking for 150 more people. Investigations will continue and we may file a final chargesheet," said a senior CID official. Superintendent of Police of the Crime Branch, Yatindra Koyal, said that the Maoist hand was clear from the evidence. He said: "This is a preliminary chargesheet. The case is open. More facts will come out in the course of further investigation and trials."
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February - 2 
On February 2, the lone terrorist arrested during the Mumbai multiple attacks of November 26, 2008, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, was remanded to Police custody till February 13 in connection with the hijack of a fishing trawler and killing of its crew, The Hindu reported.
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On February 2, the lone terrorist arrested during the Mumbai multiple attacks of November 26, 2008, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, was remanded to Police custody till February 13 in connection with the hijack of a fishing trawler and killing of its crew, The Hindu reported.
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February - 4 
According to Times of India, the Ahmedabad city Police on February 4 filed five more charge sheets in connection with the July 26, 2008 serial bomb blasts in which 57 people were killed. All the charge-sheets blame the Indian Mujahideen (IM) and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operatives f
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According to Times of India, the Ahmedabad city Police on February 4 filed five more charge sheets in connection with the July 26, 2008 serial bomb blasts in which 57 people were killed. All the charge-sheets blame the Indian Mujahideen (IM) and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operatives for the explosions, Crime branch officials said. The documents give details of how the different IM modules worked in co-ordination to successfully execute the terrorist attack. "Roles of Gujarat, Mumbai, Delhi and Karnataka IM modules, who worked in tandem to carry out the attack, as well as that of each individual in the modules have been described in detail in the documents," the Crime branch officials added.
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February - 5 
While perusing the Action Taken Report (ATR) filed by the Chhattisgarh Government, the Supreme Court said on February 5 that the Government cannot arm common men or those associated with the Salwa Judum (anti-Maoist vigilante movement) to curb violence perpetrated by the Communist Party of India-Mao
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While perusing the Action Taken Report (ATR) filed by the Chhattisgarh Government, the Supreme Court said on February 5 that the Government cannot arm common men or those associated with the Salwa Judum (anti-Maoist vigilante movement) to curb violence perpetrated by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Times of India reported. "We do not underestimate the enormity of the problem (Naxalism). But State should not encourage the common man by arming them to fight Naxalites (left-wing extremists)," a Bench comprising Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam observed. The Bench said, "...arming common men will create a dangerous situation... unless legal powers are vested, you can't arm people. Common men are under dilemma whether to support the Government or Naxalites." The Bench was of the view that instead of arming common men, the State Governments should properly utilise the funds granted to them under schemes sponsored by the Centre for the economic upliftment of the villagers and tribals.
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February - 9 
A Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, identified as Amil Parvesh, a native of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, who was arrested by the Kerala Police from Indore in Madhya Pradesh recently in connection with his suspected role in the controversial training camp of the outfit held in the Vagamon
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A Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, identified as Amil Parvesh, a native of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, who was arrested by the Kerala Police from Indore in Madhya Pradesh recently in connection with his suspected role in the controversial training camp of the outfit held in the Vagamon hills, was remanded by the Kanjirapally First Class Magistrate Court in Kottayam on February 9, to 15 days Police custody, reports Express Buzz .He was reportedly an expert in the making of bombs and involved in the Bangalore serial blasts.
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February - 11 
On February 11, three cadres of the former Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), presently known as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Vyas Kahar, Naresh Paswan and Yugal Mochi, were sentenced to death while three others, identified as Tyagi Mahto, Vijay Yadav and Madhusudan Sharma
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On February 11, three cadres of the former Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), presently known as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Vyas Kahar, Naresh Paswan and Yugal Mochi, were sentenced to death while three others, identified as Tyagi Mahto, Vijay Yadav and Madhusudan Sharma, were acquitted by a TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987) court in Gaya for the massacre of 35 persons at Bara village in the Gaya District, Bihar Times reported. The MCC’s armed cadres brought the 35 persons of Bara village to the bank of a nearby canal, tied their hands and slit their throats on February 12, 1992. Earlier on 2001, a TADA court had sentenced four MCC cadres to death in the same case.
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February - 13 
A local court in Hazaribagh awarded a 10-year jail sentence to a lawyer, Binod Bhandari, for helping left-wing extremists get explosives, reports PTI.
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A local court in Hazaribagh awarded a 10-year jail sentence to a lawyer, Binod Bhandari, for helping left-wing extremists get explosives, reports PTI.
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February - 13 
On February 13, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, the lone Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist arrested during the Mumbai terrorist attack on November 26, 2008, was remanded to Police custody till February 26, in connection with the bomb blast in a taxi at Vile Parle, reports The Hindu.
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On February 13, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, the lone Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist arrested during the Mumbai terrorist attack on November 26, 2008, was remanded to Police custody till February 26, in connection with the bomb blast in a taxi at Vile Parle, reports The Hindu.
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February - 17 
On February 17, the Mumbai Police filed a 1,809-page chargesheet against 21 militants of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) who engineered bomb blasts across the country since 2005, reports The Hindu. The accused have been charged under sections 3 (1) (ii) for offence invoking punishment for not less than f
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On February 17, the Mumbai Police filed a 1,809-page chargesheet against 21 militants of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) who engineered bomb blasts across the country since 2005, reports The Hindu. The accused have been charged under sections 3 (1) (ii) for offence invoking punishment for not less than five years; 3 (2) for conspiring and abetting an offence; and 3 (4) relating to punishment for being part of an organised crime syndicate, of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) 1999. Sections 295 (A) (damaging a place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class), 505 (2) (statements conducing public mischief), 507 and 506 (II) (relating to criminal intimidation), 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy), 121 (waging war against the country), 122 (collecting arms for waging war) and 286 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substances) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) have been applied. They are also charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967 the Information Technology Act 2000, and the Arms Act. Most of the accused are from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and are well-qualified professionals. The chargesheet states that “The Indian Mujahideen wanted to have bases in Mumbai and Maharashtra and therefore hired premises (in Sewree Cross Lane, Mumbai) and in Ashoka Mews and Kamaldeep Apartment at Kondhwa (Khurd) in Pune. Regular meetings were held at these premises for planning and carrying out terrorist operations and to harbour their members.” The IM, an offshoot of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), was responsible for bomb blasts in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Surat and Hyderabad. The IM’s media cell had its headquarters in Pune, conducted recces of places, hacked Wi-Fi networks in the city and sent threatening emails under its banner and from the email id ‘
[email protected]
’ before and after the blasts, the chargesheet added. Six persons are wanted in the case, including the masterminds Riyaz Bhatkal alias Roshan Khan alias Aziz alias Ahmadbhai; his brother Iqbal Bhatkal alias Mohammad bhai, and Amir Raza, the head of the IM. In addition, the chargesheet states that Raza was assisted by the SIMI and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). He formed the Sahabbuddin Brigade for attacks in the south, Mohammad Gajnavi brigade for attacks in the north, Shaheed-al-Zarkavi brigade for attacks on VVIPs and media groups. Riyaz gave the orders to the militants while Iqbal played a key role in indoctrination. Non-bailable warrants have been obtained for 13 militants in the chargesheet.
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February - 25 
On February 25, the Mumbai Police filed a chargesheet against 47 accused persons in the case of November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, reports The Hindu. The 47 include 35 wanted Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists from Pakistan, the lone arrested terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab and
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On February 25, the Mumbai Police filed a chargesheet against 47 accused persons in the case of November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, reports The Hindu. The 47 include 35 wanted Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists from Pakistan, the lone arrested terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab and arrested Indian nationals Fahim Ansari and Mohammad Sabahuddin. The 11, 280 pages chargesheet includes the names of trainers, people aboard Al-Husseini (the ship which sailed from Karachi carrying the terrorists), those involved in purchasing boats, and those who were present at training and lodging sites. At a press conference in Mumbai, the Joint Commissioner (Crime) of Police, Rakesh Maria, named top LeT leaders Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi, Abu Hamza, Abu Kaahfa, Zarar Shah and Hafiz Mohammed Saeed among the 35 listed. The wanted list also has names of two Pakistan army personnel, including a Major-General. However, it had to be ascertained whether these two belonged to the army or to the LeT hierarchy, Maria said. The chargesheet contains 2202 witness statements, including those of officers of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. It incorporates forensic evidence, fingerprint reports, and documentary and oral evidence collected in India and abroad. Transcripts of communication among the terrorists and their handlers, CallPhonex and Global Positioning System (GPS) records, and purchase and sale details of the Yamaha outboard motor also constitute the evidence. Meanwhile, Maria said that the terrorist attacks were the handiwork of the LeT. The role of its marine wing was established after the trawler Kuber was taken over. However, the chargesheet did not mention any role of Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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February - 25 
The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) moved a petition before the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Tribunal headed by Justice S.N. Agarwal challenging the official notification of the Union Home Ministry issued on November 23, 2008, banning the outfit afresh for two years, reports As
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The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) moved a petition before the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Tribunal headed by Justice S.N. Agarwal challenging the official notification of the Union Home Ministry issued on November 23, 2008, banning the outfit afresh for two years, reports Assam Tribune.
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February - 26 
On February 26, the local court in Hubli in Karnataka extended the judicial custody of 17 suspected Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres till April 1, reports Times of India. The 17 cadres include SIMI leaders Safdar Nagori and Qamaruddin.
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On February 26, the local court in Hubli in Karnataka extended the judicial custody of 17 suspected Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres till April 1, reports Times of India. The 17 cadres include SIMI leaders Safdar Nagori and Qamaruddin.
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February - 27 
On February 27, the Delhi Police filed two fresh chargesheets in connection with the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blast case, registered at Connaught Place and Tilak Marg Police stations, reports The Hindu. The two chargesheets accused Abu Al-Kama, a Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘com
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On February 27, the Delhi Police filed two fresh chargesheets in connection with the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blast case, registered at Connaught Place and Tilak Marg Police stations, reports The Hindu. The two chargesheets accused Abu Al-Kama, a Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’, who is suspected to be involved in the 2005 Sarojini Nagar and other bomb blasts in Delhi, and was termed as one of the conspirators. The two chargesheets also named Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists, Mohammed Saif, Zeeshan Ahmed, Zia-ur-Rehman, Saquib Nissar, Mohammed Shakeel, Mohammed Sadiq Sheikh, Quamuddin Kapadia and Mohammed Hakim, as the accused. According to Police, the bombs at Central Park in Connaught Place, which claimed three lives and left 39 injured, were planted by accused Saif, Zia, Sajid and Khalid. Out of the four, Sajid and Khalid are still absconding. The Police also claimed that the bombs recovered from a dustbin near India Gate were planted by Mirza Shadab Beg and Shahzad, who are still at large.
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February - 27 
Two suspected Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres, identified as Shibili and Hafeez Hussain, who were arrested for reportedly attending a secret training camp held by the outfit in 2007, were remanded to a 15-day judicial custody on February 27, reports Times Now. About 40 cases were pe
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Two suspected Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres, identified as Shibili and Hafeez Hussain, who were arrested for reportedly attending a secret training camp held by the outfit in 2007, were remanded to a 15-day judicial custody on February 27, reports Times Now. About 40 cases were pending against the duo in various parts of the country, including in Gujarat, Indore in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Malegaon in Maharashtra. Nearly 40 SIMI cadres had participated in the camp for about three days, the Police mentioned, adding that till date, ten cadres were arrested in this connection.
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February - 28 
An Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant, identified as Mohammed Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy, was sent to 10 days Police custody by a Delhi court on February 28, reports Indian Express. Peerbhoy, a former computer engineer in Yahoo India, is accused of sending emails on behalf of the outfit about several bom
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An Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant, identified as Mohammed Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy, was sent to 10 days Police custody by a Delhi court on February 28, reports Indian Express. Peerbhoy, a former computer engineer in Yahoo India, is accused of sending emails on behalf of the outfit about several bomb blasts in the country.
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March - 2 
According to the chargesheet filed by the Mumbai Police on February 25, maps of target locations of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks were handed over to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commanders in Nepal, reports The Hindu on March 3. Nepal was chosen for exchanging the maps because it was a rendezvo
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According to the chargesheet filed by the Mumbai Police on February 25, maps of target locations of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks were handed over to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commanders in Nepal, reports The Hindu on March 3. Nepal was chosen for exchanging the maps because it was a rendezvous point for the LeT, said Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rakesh Maria, adding, with no visa restrictions on the entry of Indians into Nepal, it was a convenient transit venue for the outfit’s activities. The role of two Indian nationals, Fahim Ansari and Mohammad Sabahuddin, is the only instance of local involvement in the case as per the chargesheet. Nine maps were prepared by Ansari, which were handed over to Sabahuddin in Kathmandu in Nepal some time in January 2008. The latter in turn passed them on to LeT operatives, identified as Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Abu Kaahfa. The chargesheet states: “Both the arrested accused, viz. Fahim Mohammed Yusuf Ansari and Sabahuddin, were in constant touch with each other through e-mail messenger. Sabahuddin is termed as a very important functionary of the LeT in India.”
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March - 4 
On March 4, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant, identified as Asif Bashir Sheikh, was remanded to nine days Police custody by a city court in Delhi, reports PTI. He was reportedly a member of the IM’s media cell and accused of translating the email drafts sent to different media houses immediately b
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On March 4, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant, identified as Asif Bashir Sheikh, was remanded to nine days Police custody by a city court in Delhi, reports PTI. He was reportedly a member of the IM’s media cell and accused of translating the email drafts sent to different media houses immediately before the serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad and Delhi.
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March - 5 
Two leaders of a faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), who were arrested from Mumbai by a combined team of the Imphal East District Police and Army in collaboration with the Mumbai Police on March 5, were remanded to Police custody till March 16, according to Sangai Express.
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Two leaders of a faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), who were arrested from Mumbai by a combined team of the Imphal East District Police and Army in collaboration with the Mumbai Police on March 5, were remanded to Police custody till March 16, according to Sangai Express.
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March - 9 
According to The Hindu, the first hearing of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attack case would start from March 23 in the Arthur Road jail premises of Mumbai. The Special Sessions Court set up at the jail would convene for the first hearing of the case, according to an order by the Metropolitan
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According to The Hindu, the first hearing of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attack case would start from March 23 in the Arthur Road jail premises of Mumbai. The Special Sessions Court set up at the jail would convene for the first hearing of the case, according to an order by the Metropolitan Magistrate N. Shrimangale on March 9.
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March - 9 
On March 9, a trial court in Delhi remanded an Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre, identified as Mohammed Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy, to seven-day Police custody, reports Times of India. He was accused of sending emails on behalf of the outfit about various bomb blasts across the country.
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On March 9, a trial court in Delhi remanded an Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre, identified as Mohammed Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy, to seven-day Police custody, reports Times of India. He was accused of sending emails on behalf of the outfit about various bomb blasts across the country.
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March - 12 
On March 12, a city court in New Delhi sent two Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists, identified as Mobin Kader Sheikh and Asif Bashir Sheikh, to five-day Police custody in connection with the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blasts case, reports The Hindu. The duo reportedly helped the prime accus
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On March 12, a city court in New Delhi sent two Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists, identified as Mobin Kader Sheikh and Asif Bashir Sheikh, to five-day Police custody in connection with the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blasts case, reports The Hindu. The duo reportedly helped the prime accused, Mohammed Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, in sending the e-mails to different media houses minutes before the serial bomb blasts at Delhi and Ahmedabad.
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March - 16 
On March 16, a city court in New Delhi remanded three Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres, including computer engineer Mohammad Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, to 14-days judicial custody, reports, Express India. They were reportedly members of the IM’s media cell and allegedly drafted the e-mails relating to se
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On March 16, a city court in New Delhi remanded three Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres, including computer engineer Mohammad Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, to 14-days judicial custody, reports, Express India. They were reportedly members of the IM’s media cell and allegedly drafted the e-mails relating to serial bomb blasts across the country.
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March - 23 
According to The Hindu, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, the lone arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant in the November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks, acknowledged before the trial judge on March 23 that he was a Pakistani national and also accepted the proposal of a Government-provided lawyer
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According to The Hindu, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, the lone arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant in the November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks, acknowledged before the trial judge on March 23 that he was a Pakistani national and also accepted the proposal of a Government-provided lawyer to defend him.
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March - 30 
According to The Hindu, E. T. Zainudheen alias Abdul Sattar, who was a key operative in the suspected terrorist network having links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), was on March 30, sent to the Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) custody till April 13 for interrogation in connection with the o
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According to The Hindu, E. T. Zainudheen alias Abdul Sattar, who was a key operative in the suspected terrorist network having links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), was on March 30, sent to the Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) custody till April 13 for interrogation in connection with the ongoing investigation into the operations of terrorist recruitment modules in the State.
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April - 9 
According to Hindustan Times, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant, identified as Mohammad Saddik Shaikh, has revealed that Pakistan had rewarded the financier of the outfit to carry out terrorist activity in India. The revelation was made in the confessional statement opened by the Special Maharashtr
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According to Hindustan Times, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant, identified as Mohammad Saddik Shaikh, has revealed that Pakistan had rewarded the financier of the outfit to carry out terrorist activity in India. The revelation was made in the confessional statement opened by the Special Maharashtra Control of Organized Crimes Act (MCOCA) court in Mumbai on April 9. “Amir Raza, financier of IM, was paid handsomely by high ranking officials from the Pakistan Army to conduct terrorist operations in India,” Saddik said in the statement. According to the statement, Saddik had gone to Pakistan in 2003 where he met Colonel Atif, who had given him two envelopes to be delivered to Raza. Raza used to transfer money through the Western Union Money Transfer firm and hawala (informal money transfer system) for conducting weapon and explosives training in Pakistan and for other IM requirements. Saddik reportedly first visited Pakistan after the 1992-93 Mumbai riots and underwent training. “From Karachi airport I was taken to LeT [Lashkar-e-Toiba] office where I met their chief Azam Cheema. I was then sent to Muzzafarabad where I underwent training for over 25 days in weapon handling and how to assemble explosives,” Saddik said. “After a group of boys came back from training, Raza asked me to show my work. With the help of Riyaz Bhatkal, founder of IM and other members, I conducted blasts in Delhi, Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and in several other places,” Saddik has confessed. From February 2005 to September 2008, the IM conducted blasts in several cities like Gorakhpur, Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Surat, Saddik has said in his confession.
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April - 9 
According to Telegraph, two women cadres of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Debalata Handique and Jonali Deka, were arrested from an unspecified area of Guwahati in the Kamrup District and remanded to three days Police custody on April 9 for their role the March 25 grenade atta
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According to Telegraph, two women cadres of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Debalata Handique and Jonali Deka, were arrested from an unspecified area of Guwahati in the Kamrup District and remanded to three days Police custody on April 9 for their role the March 25 grenade attack in front of the civil hospital in Tezpur.
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April - 9 
The confessional statement also revealed that IM militants used the information and photographs posted on matrimonial websites to get themselves fake student Identity cards, which could be used to procure fake driving licenses, adds Times of India. An IM cadre and a computer professional Anik Sayyed
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The confessional statement also revealed that IM militants used the information and photographs posted on matrimonial websites to get themselves fake student Identity cards, which could be used to procure fake driving licenses, adds Times of India. An IM cadre and a computer professional Anik Sayyed, in his confessional statement recorded by the magistrate in October 2008, has said that he downloaded photos from websites like Shaadi.com and Bharti.com and used them on forged documents. "I used to type matrimony in Google and open sites like Shaadi.com and Bharti.com and download photos of men registered on those sites. I used to then edit those photographs in Coreldraw and Adobe Photoshop and paste them on other documents," Anik has said. Anik also said that he also used information from the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited telephone directory to forge details for procuring SIM cards.
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April - 12 
On April 12, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police arrested an Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militant, identified as Mupti Ibrahim from an apartment at Ashwini Nagar in Baguihati of North 24 Parganas District, reports The Hindu. Mupti Ibrahim was reported
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On April 12, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police arrested an Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militant, identified as Mupti Ibrahim from an apartment at Ashwini Nagar in Baguihati of North 24 Parganas District, reports The Hindu. Mupti Ibrahim was reportedly the mastermind in the grenade attack on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh in 1999 and He was the nephew of HuJI-B commander, Mukti Hannan, Ibrahim. He hails from Kotalipara in Gopalgunge and joined HuJI-B after Hannan returned from Afghanistan in 1993 where he fought for Taliban as a mujahid, adds, Times Of India. Mupti crossed over to India five years ago and was running an umbrella shop in Baguihati area, the source said. Although there were reports that he had undergone plastic surgery on his face, the CID said it was yet to be verified. "We have taken him in custody and are interrogating him", the source said. Subsequently on April 13, Mupti was remanded to Police custody till April 24.
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April - 15 
A second supplementary chargesheet in the September 13, 2008 serial bomb blasts case in Delhi was filed against four suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police on April 15 before a trial court, reports Times of India. The Delhi Police had so far registered fiv
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A second supplementary chargesheet in the September 13, 2008 serial bomb blasts case in Delhi was filed against four suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police on April 15 before a trial court, reports Times of India. The Delhi Police had so far registered five cases in the case. The chargesheet was filed pertaining to the case registered at Barakhamba Road Police station bearing First Information Report number 418, against IM cadres, including its media cell head Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy. In the 18-page chargesheet, the Delhi Police sought prosecution of Peerbhoy, his two associates Mobin Kader Sheikh, Asif Bashir Sheikh and Mohammed Hakim under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosive Substances Act and Information Technology Act.
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April - 15 
The Designated Metropolitan Court on April 15 sent two militants from Kerala in Police remand till April 28 in connection with the July 26 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, reports Indian Express. The two were identified as Sainuddin E.T. Mohammed alias Abdul Sattar and his son Sarfuddin E.T. Moham
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The Designated Metropolitan Court on April 15 sent two militants from Kerala in Police remand till April 28 in connection with the July 26 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, reports Indian Express. The two were identified as Sainuddin E.T. Mohammed alias Abdul Sattar and his son Sarfuddin E.T. Mohammed alias Sharif. They were arrested by the Bangalore Police in connection with the serial bomb blasts on July 25, 2008.
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One Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant was remanded to judicial custody in capital Chennai on April 18, according to IANS. Officials from the ‘Q’ wing of the Tamil Nadu Police dealing with extremist activities said the militant, identified as Muthanna, was arrested in the night of Apri
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One Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant was remanded to judicial custody in capital Chennai on April 18, according to IANS. Officials from the ‘Q’ wing of the Tamil Nadu Police dealing with extremist activities said the militant, identified as Muthanna, was arrested in the night of April 17 along with global positioning system equipment. Muthanna, who had come from the Mullaitivu District in Sri Lanka, was arrested after specific information disclosed by one Jayanathan, another LTTE militant arrested earlier.
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April - 20 
The prosecution on April 20 proposed 312 charges against the accused in the November 26, 2008, Mumbai attack case, The Hindu reported. The charges are against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, Fahim Ansari, Mohammad Sabahuddin Ahmed and 35 wanted accused. Special Public Prose
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The prosecution on April 20 proposed 312 charges against the accused in the November 26, 2008, Mumbai attack case, The Hindu reported. The charges are against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, Fahim Ansari, Mohammad Sabahuddin Ahmed and 35 wanted accused. Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam filed the draft charges before the special sessions court at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai. This step comes before framing of the charges. The charges of criminal conspiracy are applicable to all the accused. The charges include: committing terrorist acts with an intent to overawe the government, striking terror, waging war, organising and imparting training in Pakistan with the object of attacking major cities of India, destabilising the Indian government by engineering violence and through subversive activities, weakening India’s economic might, killing foreign nationals, adversely affecting Hindu-Muslim harmony, attacking territorial integrity by planning to capture Kashmir, smuggling firearms and explosives, exchanging maps of locations, aiding, abetting and facilitating terrorist acts, assisting criminal conspiracy and committing acts to further the objectives of criminal conspiracy. Sections of the Indian Penal Code, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Substances Act, Explosives Act, Passport Act (Entry into India), Foreigners Act, Indian Railways Act, Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, Bombay Police Act and Customs Act apply to the charges. Nikam on April 20 also presented evidence against Ansari and Sabahuddin. He said the writing on the map found on the person of deceased accused, Abu Ismail, and that of Ansari was found matching by experts. The map showed the position of the Chowpatty and Malabar Hill. It also had a mention of the Raj Bhavan. Nikam said Ansari attempted to hire a room at Badhwar Park in Cuffe Parade where the terrorists docked. He found accommodation at Patthe Bapurao Marg up to 5 km from Badhwar Park and from there, Fahim allegedly made detailed maps of the locations. He also bought a mobile phone in the fictitious name of Sahil Pawaskar. He also got himself admitted to the SoftPro computer institute opposite the Bombay Stock exchange, Nikam said. In his confession, Ajmal has stated that the LeT ‘commander’ Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi asked the terrorists to destroy the maps on reaching target locations. The statement mentions the names of Ansari and Sabahuddin.
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April - 21 
On April 21, a court in Delhi issued non-bailable warrants against 16 suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants, including its founder Amir Raza Khan, who were involved in the September 13, 2008 serial bomb blasts in the national capital, reports PTI. "Efforts were made to arrest them but they were
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On April 21, a court in Delhi issued non-bailable warrants against 16 suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants, including its founder Amir Raza Khan, who were involved in the September 13, 2008 serial bomb blasts in the national capital, reports PTI. "Efforts were made to arrest them but they were still absconding," the Special Cell of the Delhi Police said.
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April - 21 
On April 21, a court in New Delhi ordered the initiation of attachment of property of two Indian Mujahideen militants who managed to escape during the September 19, 2008 encounter at L-18 Batla House flat in the Jamia Nagar locality of the national capital, reports PTI. "Let the process under sectio
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On April 21, a court in New Delhi ordered the initiation of attachment of property of two Indian Mujahideen militants who managed to escape during the September 19, 2008 encounter at L-18 Batla House flat in the Jamia Nagar locality of the national capital, reports PTI. "Let the process under section 83 (attachment of property of person absconding) of the Criminal Procedure Code be issued against both accused Ariz Khan and Shahjad Ahmed," the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Navin Arora of Patiala House Courts said.
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April - 24 
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal in the matter of declaring the ULFA as an ‘unlawful association’ will sit for its hearing at Shillong, capital of Meghalaya, on April 26 and 27, reports Assam Tribune.
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The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal in the matter of declaring the ULFA as an ‘unlawful association’ will sit for its hearing at Shillong, capital of Meghalaya, on April 26 and 27, reports Assam Tribune.
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April - 24 April - 25
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has started extorting money from traders in Arunachal Pradesh, according to Telegraph. Arunachal Pradesh Police said that two cadres of ULFA’s 28 battalion, Ghanakanta Saikia and Deepak Bhuyan, were arrested from Bihpuria in Assam’s Lakhimpur District on Ap
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has started extorting money from traders in Arunachal Pradesh, according to Telegraph. Arunachal Pradesh Police said that two cadres of ULFA’s 28 battalion, Ghanakanta Saikia and Deepak Bhuyan, were arrested from Bihpuria in Assam’s Lakhimpur District on April 24, for serving an extortion notice for INR one million to a trader at Banderdewa in Arunachal Pradesh last week and intimidating him. They were remanded to Police custody for 14 days by a local magistrate on April 25, adds PTI.
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May - 3 
On May 3, the suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Mohammed Nissar, who was arrested by the Police on May 2 from Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, was remanded to judicial custody till May 18, reports Express Buzz. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), R.S. Pra
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On May 3, the suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Mohammed Nissar, who was arrested by the Police on May 2 from Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, was remanded to judicial custody till May 18, reports Express Buzz. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), R.S. Praveen Kumar, Nissar alias Osman Bhai had been staying in the Manna Ekhelli village of Bidar District in the Karnataka State. “In August 2001, he along with Abdul Aziz alias Gidda was arrested for indulging in subversive activities and released on bail after three months. Later, he stopped attending the court and went missing,’’ the DCP added. It is learnt that the Police had then recovered two pistols, one forged passport, Compact Discs containing jihadi material and an electronic detonator from him.
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May - 6 
The Special Sessions Court in Mumbai on May 6 framed 86 charges against the main accused of the November 26, 2008 terrorist attack, reports The Hindu. The accused includes Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin Ahmed, and 35 others who are yet to be arrested. The charge of criminal c
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The Special Sessions Court in Mumbai on May 6 framed 86 charges against the main accused of the November 26, 2008 terrorist attack, reports The Hindu. The accused includes Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin Ahmed, and 35 others who are yet to be arrested. The charge of criminal conspiracy applies to all the accused. Ajmal and Ansari have other independent charges against them. Judge M.L. Tahaliyani stated that Ajmal, Ansari and Sabahuddin had committed offences punishable under Section 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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May - 7 
According to The Hindu, Sarfras Navas (31) alias Hakim, an accused in the suspected operation of terror modules in Kerala, was remanded till May 19 on May 7. He will be in Police custody till May 18 for interrogation, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate V.K. Rajan ordered. Navas had been in the cus
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According to The Hindu, Sarfras Navas (31) alias Hakim, an accused in the suspected operation of terror modules in Kerala, was remanded till May 19 on May 7. He will be in Police custody till May 18 for interrogation, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate V.K. Rajan ordered. Navas had been in the custody of the Bangalore Police in connection with the investigation into the Bangalore serial blasts. V.K. Akbar, Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the suspected terror operations in Kerala, produced him before the court. The Bangalore Police had arrested Navas, hailing from Ernakulam District, two months ago. A report submitted by the SIT before the court said he had worked in Oman and had financed extremist operations.
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May - 8 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed charge sheet against Deputy Director of the Department of Industries in Nagaland Government K. Hokishe Assumi, Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) member H. Khekiho Zhimomi, and National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants, Azheto and Vi
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed charge sheet against Deputy Director of the Department of Industries in Nagaland Government K. Hokishe Assumi, Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) member H. Khekiho Zhimomi, and National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants, Azheto and Visheto for their involvement in Nagaland Sugar Mill scam, according to Nagaland Post.
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May - 10 
The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on May 10 discharged the Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Sadiq Shaikh from his involvement in the July 11, 2006, serial train blasts case, reports Times of India. Sadiq, an electrician from Trombay, was arrested by the Anti Terrorist Squ
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The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on May 10 discharged the Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Sadiq Shaikh from his involvement in the July 11, 2006, serial train blasts case, reports Times of India. Sadiq, an electrician from Trombay, was arrested by the Anti Terrorist Squad on February 20. He was booked in the July 11, 2006 train bomb blasts, which killed 181 people and injured 890.
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May - 12 
According to Times of India, a Delhi court on May 12 extended the judicial remand by 18 days of five Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres, accused of carrying out the serial bomb blasts on September 13, 2008. Metropolitan Magistrate Manish Yaduvanshi sent accused Zeeshan Ahmed, Mohammed Shakeel, Mohammed
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According to Times of India, a Delhi court on May 12 extended the judicial remand by 18 days of five Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres, accused of carrying out the serial bomb blasts on September 13, 2008. Metropolitan Magistrate Manish Yaduvanshi sent accused Zeeshan Ahmed, Mohammed Shakeel, Mohammed Hakim, Saquib Nissar and Zia-Ur Rehman to judicial remand till May 30.
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May - 12 
The court also issued fresh warrants ordering accused Mohammed Saif, Mohammed Sadiq Sheikh, Quamuddin Kapadia, Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, Mobin Kader Sheikh and Asif Bashir Sheikh be produced on May 30. Saif, Sadiq and Quamuddin are currently in the custody of Gujarat Police while Peerbhoy, Mobin and
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The court also issued fresh warrants ordering accused Mohammed Saif, Mohammed Sadiq Sheikh, Quamuddin Kapadia, Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, Mobin Kader Sheikh and Asif Bashir Sheikh be produced on May 30. Saif, Sadiq and Quamuddin are currently in the custody of Gujarat Police while Peerbhoy, Mobin and Asif are in Maharashtra for their involvement in other cases.
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May - 14 
Telegraph reports that a "sentence" handed by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to one of its cadre for killing Ukhrul Sub-Divisional officer Thingnam Kishan was rejected by a Manipur action committee which wanted the culprit to be punished according to the "law of the
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Telegraph reports that a "sentence" handed by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to one of its cadre for killing Ukhrul Sub-Divisional officer Thingnam Kishan was rejected by a Manipur action committee which wanted the culprit to be punished according to the "law of the land". The NSCN-IM on May 14 declared at Dimapur in Nagaland that a "court martial" found "Lt Col" Hopson Ningshen guilty of "abduction, illegal detention and killing" of Kishan and two subordinate staff.
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May - 19 
The Bangalore Police on May 19 filed a chargesheet against 26 persons, including four foreign nationals, for their involvement in the July 25, 2008 serial bomb blasts case, reports The Hindu. Among the Indian nationals whose names figure in the chargesheet are Abdul Sattar, his son Sarfuddin, Abdul
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The Bangalore Police on May 19 filed a chargesheet against 26 persons, including four foreign nationals, for their involvement in the July 25, 2008 serial bomb blasts case, reports The Hindu. Among the Indian nationals whose names figure in the chargesheet are Abdul Sattar, his son Sarfuddin, Abdul Jabbar, Mujeeb Mohiddin, Faizal Abdul Rehman, Abdul Jaleel Moosa, Manaf Mohammad alias Rahees, Badruddin Noor Ahamed, Sakariya and Sarfarz Nawaz. The chargesheet also mentions the names of Abdul Sattar’s son-in-law Abdul Raheem, Mohammed Fiaz Hamsa, Fayis Abdul Rahman and Mohammed Yasin, who were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir in October 2008. The four foreign nationals include a Pakistani national and an Omani national. “We have established their involvement in the conspiracy. We are not revealing their names as they are yet to be apprehended,” said Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar. The accused have been charged with waging war against the country under Section 121A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and causing grievous injury and conspiracy under Section 120B of IPC. They have been charged with using explosive devices and causing damage to public property under the Explosive Act 1884. The Police have charged the accused with being members of an unlawful association, indulging in terrorist activities and arranging finance for terrorist acts under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967. “The punishment for these offences is life imprisonment or death and is heard by Sessions Court. As the charges are under the Unlawful Activities Act, we get 180 days to file the charge sheet instead of the 90 days in other offences,” a city Police officer said. The accused were reportedly cadres of the so-called Shahbuddin Gowri Brigade of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) outfit. The accused had made use of ammonium nitrate, nuts, bolts, printed circuit boards brought from Kannur in Kerala. Sarfarz Nawaz identified the places where bombs had to be placed and also organised finance for the attack from Wali alias Rehan, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative from Pakistan, the chargesheet said. The Bangalore Police registered nine cases and handed over the investigation to its Central Crime Branch.
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May - 25 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its charge sheets in connection with the October 30, 2008 serial blasts in Assam in the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate of CBI. Sources said that as many as 19 accused have been named in the charge sheets against six cases filed under differen
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its charge sheets in connection with the October 30, 2008 serial blasts in Assam in the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate of CBI. Sources said that as many as 19 accused have been named in the charge sheets against six cases filed under different Police stations of the State. The charge sheets, according to sources, also feature names of a few National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres, besides others. Of the 19 accused, most have been arrested, while a couple of prime suspects is currently absconding, sources stated, adding that the court was expected to issue non-bailable warrants against those absconding.
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May - 25 
The Supreme Court on May 25 granted bail to Binayak Sen, vice-president of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties, who has been in detention since May 2007 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his reported association with the left-wing extremist movement in Chhattisgarh, according to
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The Supreme Court on May 25 granted bail to Binayak Sen, vice-president of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties, who has been in detention since May 2007 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his reported association with the left-wing extremist movement in Chhattisgarh, according to The Hindu. A vacation Bench consisting of Justices Markandey Katju and Deepak Verma ordered Sen’s release on bail on his furnishing a personal bond to the satisfaction of the court.
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May - 26 
The Joint Action Committee, formed against the May 25 killing of Manipur University (MU) professor, Mohammed Islamuddin, refuted the charges of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) levelled against the slain academician as baseless and unfounded, according to Sangai Express. The KYKL in a press releas
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The Joint Action Committee, formed against the May 25 killing of Manipur University (MU) professor, Mohammed Islamuddin, refuted the charges of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) levelled against the slain academician as baseless and unfounded, according to Sangai Express. The KYKL in a press release on May 26 reportedly claimed responsibility for publicly executing the professor in broad daylight in the university campus saying that he was the ring leader of a clique within the MU which was usurping all powers of the University and using it to their selfish ends.
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May - 27 
The suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, Waqas Ahmed, arrested from Bithoor in Kanpur on May 27, was remanded to Police custody for five days on May 28, reports The Hindu. Meanwhile, interrogations revealed that Ahmed was arrested in 2006 by the Government Railway Police in Etawah unde
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The suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, Waqas Ahmed, arrested from Bithoor in Kanpur on May 27, was remanded to Police custody for five days on May 28, reports The Hindu. Meanwhile, interrogations revealed that Ahmed was arrested in 2006 by the Government Railway Police in Etawah under the Arms Act. In 2008, he was held in the Kakadeo area of Kanpur for a motorbike theft. The same year, he was booked in Mumbai in a case of auto rickshaw theft. In 2005, Ahmed was issued a passport (AD 0153781) in Lahore in Pakistan, and his visa was stamped EPR (exempted from police reporting) and carried the number P-3-88225.
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May - 27 May - 28
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Madhya Pradesh Police on May 28 claimed to have arrested a terrorist who allegedly planted a bomb in the Chennai Express train nine years ago, reports IANS. "Ishaq Khan was arrested on a tip-off from Madhavganj in Morena on Wednesday night. He planted a bomb in the
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The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Madhya Pradesh Police on May 28 claimed to have arrested a terrorist who allegedly planted a bomb in the Chennai Express train nine years ago, reports IANS. "Ishaq Khan was arrested on a tip-off from Madhavganj in Morena on Wednesday night. He planted a bomb in the Chennai Express while it was passing through the District on May 20, 2000," the Morena District Police Superintendent Amrit Meena said, adding, "Ishaq Khan was produced in a court today (May 28) and remanded to four days of Police custody.”
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May - 28 
According to Sangai Express, although the Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted its report to the Court on May 28, the Manipur Government has yet again failed to furnish its status report on the investigation into the February 17 killing of Ukhrul District official Dr. Th. Kishan and his two
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According to Sangai Express, although the Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted its report to the Court on May 28, the Manipur Government has yet again failed to furnish its status report on the investigation into the February 17 killing of Ukhrul District official Dr. Th. Kishan and his two subordinates by militants of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) even after a lapse of three weeks. Resuming the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of the Guwahati High Court comprising Justice T. Nandakumar Singh and Justice Mutum B.K. Singh took serious note of the failure of the State respondents to file the counter affidavit disclosing the stage of investigation even after a lapse of three weeks. “We are not happy with the lapses on the part of the State respondents in filing the affidavit-in-opposition of the writ petition which involves public interest litigation with great magnitude,” the Court ruling said.
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May - 28 May - 29
Hopeson Ningshen, a self styled ‘colonel’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the main accused in the killing of the Ukhrrul District official Th. Kishan Singh and his two subordinates, was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on May 28 and was
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Hopeson Ningshen, a self styled ‘colonel’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the main accused in the killing of the Ukhrrul District official Th. Kishan Singh and his two subordinates, was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on May 28 and was subsequently remanded to the custody of the CBI on May 29.
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May - 30 
A Delhi court on May 30 extended the judicial remand by 28 days of five suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists accused of carrying out the serial bomb blasts on September 13, 2008, reports The Hindu. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sent accused Zeeshan Ahmed, Mohammed Shakeel, Moham
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A Delhi court on May 30 extended the judicial remand by 28 days of five suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists accused of carrying out the serial bomb blasts on September 13, 2008, reports The Hindu. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sent accused Zeeshan Ahmed, Mohammed Shakeel, Mohammed Hakim, Saquib Nissar and Zia-Ur Rehman to further judicial remand till June 27.
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May - 31 
One India Reserve Battalion Rifleman Kangjam Dimajit was remanded to Police custody for seven days till June 6 for his involvement in the killing of Manipur University Professor Mohammed Islamuddin inside the campus, according to Sangai Express. He surrendered at Singjamei Police Station on May 28.
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One India Reserve Battalion Rifleman Kangjam Dimajit was remanded to Police custody for seven days till June 6 for his involvement in the killing of Manipur University Professor Mohammed Islamuddin inside the campus, according to Sangai Express. He surrendered at Singjamei Police Station on May 28.
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June - 1 
A court in Bikaner on June 1 remanded the arrested agent of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Mohammad Sajid, to five days’ Police custody to facilitate investigation into his local contacts and his alleged espionage activities. The accused was also sent to the P.B.M. Government Hospital
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A court in Bikaner on June 1 remanded the arrested agent of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Mohammad Sajid, to five days’ Police custody to facilitate investigation into his local contacts and his alleged espionage activities. The accused was also sent to the P.B.M. Government Hospital in Jaipur for medical examination. As reported earlier, Sajid, who allegedly carried out printing work for the Indian Army, was arrested in Bikaner District on May 31.
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June - 9 
Five prime accused in the trial process of the October 30, 2008 serial bomb blasts appeared before the court of special judicial magistrate at Kamrup, reports Assam Tribune. They were identified as Nilam Daimary, Ajai Basumatary, Raju Sarkar, Jayanti Brahma and Prabhat Boro.
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Five prime accused in the trial process of the October 30, 2008 serial bomb blasts appeared before the court of special judicial magistrate at Kamrup, reports Assam Tribune. They were identified as Nilam Daimary, Ajai Basumatary, Raju Sarkar, Jayanti Brahma and Prabhat Boro.
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June - 10 
The Supreme Court permitted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to produce a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militant, Hopeson Nigshen, before a trial court in New Delhi instead of Manipur, according to Nagaland Page. He was involved in the February 17 killing of U
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The Supreme Court permitted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to produce a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militant, Hopeson Nigshen, before a trial court in New Delhi instead of Manipur, according to Nagaland Page. He was involved in the February 17 killing of Ukhrul District official Dr. Th. Kishan and his two subordinates. The slain employees reportedly belonged to the Meiti community. The CBI had sought directions from the apex court after it apprehended a threat to Nigshen's life and chances of unrest in the State if he was produced at a court in Manipur.
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June - 11 
On June 11, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, identified as Akbar Ismail Choudhary, brought to Delhi from Hyderabad by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, was produced in a court, which remanded him to 10 days’ Police custody, reports The Hindu. Akbar was reportedly an accomplice of Mansoor As
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On June 11, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, identified as Akbar Ismail Choudhary, brought to Delhi from Hyderabad by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, was produced in a court, which remanded him to 10 days’ Police custody, reports The Hindu. Akbar was reportedly an accomplice of Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, the head of the IM’s media cell. Akbar was arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad of the Maharashtra Police in 2008. The Special Cell is to interrogate Akbar to reconstruct the sequence of events leading up to the serial blasts in Delhi on September 13, 2008.
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June - 12 
The Delhi Police filed three supplementary charge sheets in a court on June 12 against three suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres, Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, Mobin Kader Sheikh and Asif Bashir Sheikh, for reportedly sending terror e-mails to media houses prior to the serial bomb blasts on Septembe
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The Delhi Police filed three supplementary charge sheets in a court on June 12 against three suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres, Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, Mobin Kader Sheikh and Asif Bashir Sheikh, for reportedly sending terror e-mails to media houses prior to the serial bomb blasts on September 13, 2008, reports Indian Express. The charge sheets were filed in the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, after the Police completed their investigation into the roles of Peerbhoy and his associates. Peerbhoy, a computer engineer who had worked for Yahoo Inc, along with Asif and Mobin, had entered into criminal conspiracy with other IM cadres for carrying out the blasts, the Police said. Peerbhoy, reportedly the head of the IM’s media cell, used to hack Wi-Fi networks while Mobin, a graduate in Computer Science, drafted the mails, which were then translated from Urdu into English by Asif before being sent to media houses, the Police confirmed. The accused are facing prosecution under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Explosive Substances Act, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Information and Technology Act.
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June - 13 
On June 13, a local court in Ahmedabad sent four Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants to Police custody till June 25, in connection with the Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, according to Zee News. The four were reportedly brought on transit remand from the national capital Delhi. The four cadres are a
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On June 13, a local court in Ahmedabad sent four Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants to Police custody till June 25, in connection with the Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, according to Zee News. The four were reportedly brought on transit remand from the national capital Delhi. The four cadres are also accused of the serial bomb blasts in Delhi.
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June - 19 
Mohammed Omar Madni, a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, has disclosed about the links between the Pakistan-based outfit and Maoists in Jharkhand, investigators told a court in New Delhi on June 19, PTI reported. "He (Madni) revealed that LeT was acting in coordination with CPI (Maoist) in J
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Mohammed Omar Madni, a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, has disclosed about the links between the Pakistan-based outfit and Maoists in Jharkhand, investigators told a court in New Delhi on June 19, PTI reported. "He (Madni) revealed that LeT was acting in coordination with CPI (Maoist) in Jharkhand. He has acted as conduit for LeT and provided training to recruits in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and sent them to India to carry out terror strikes," the Public Prosecutor told the court which extended the Police remand of Madni for seven days. The Delhi Police, which is interrogating Madni, contended that his custodial questioning was necessary to ascertain his e-mail details and bank account which revealed transactions to the tune of INR 25 lakh. 50-year-old Madni, a resident of Bihar who acquired Nepalese citizenship, was arrested on June 4 from near Qutub Minar area in south Delhi and produced before the court after the completion of 14 days Police custody.
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June - 20 
A court in Delhi on June 20 sent a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, identified as Akbar Ismail Choudhary, to seven days judicial custody for his involvement in the serial bomb blasts in the capital on September 13, 2008, reports PTI. Choudhary was arrested by the Mumbai Police in October
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A court in Delhi on June 20 sent a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, identified as Akbar Ismail Choudhary, to seven days judicial custody for his involvement in the serial bomb blasts in the capital on September 13, 2008, reports PTI. Choudhary was arrested by the Mumbai Police in October 2008. He is reportedly accused of sending terror e-mails along with the IM's media cell chief Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy and two others to different media groups before the bomb blasts in the capital.
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June - 22 
Two under-trial militants, Laishram Gouramani alias Guru (27) and Ningthoujam Jiten (20) alias Chaiba alias Angang, were arrested from the Sajiwa Jail in connection with the abduction and killing of contractor Yengkhom Krishnadas, reports Telegraph. The duo was detained under the National Security A
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Two under-trial militants, Laishram Gouramani alias Guru (27) and Ningthoujam Jiten (20) alias Chaiba alias Angang, were arrested from the Sajiwa Jail in connection with the abduction and killing of contractor Yengkhom Krishnadas, reports Telegraph. The duo was detained under the National Security Act.
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June - 23 
The Special Sessions Court trying the Mumbai terror attacks case on June 23 issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against 22 of the 35 wanted accused, including the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD, the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who was released in Pakistan recently, The Hindu rep
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The Special Sessions Court trying the Mumbai terror attacks case on June 23 issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against 22 of the 35 wanted accused, including the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD, the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who was released in Pakistan recently, The Hindu reported. Judge M. L. Tahaliyani granted the prosecution plea on the ground that most of the accused found mention in the confessional statement of lone captured LeT terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Amir alias Kasab. Other pieces of evidence include phone records of CallPhonex. Besides, the accused were charged with conspiring to wage a war against the Government of India. “Almost all are citizens of Pakistan or are at least residing in that country,” the court noted on the basis of the addresses provided by the prosecution. Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam referred to Kasab’s statement to cite the involvement of the 22 accused in the conspiracy. Most of them were shown to have played the role of trainers. Saeed was a professor, who led the JuD and visited a training camp before 26/11, Nikam told the court. Zaki-Ur-Rehaman Lakhvi was the ‘operations commander’, Abu Hamza, the training in-charge, Abu Al Kama and Muzammil, the ‘area commanders’, Zarar Shah, in-charge of the publicity wing, and Abu Mufti Saeed, the president of the Muridke training camp. The money trail led to Mohammad Ishfak, who paid $250 in the name of Kharak Singh. VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) records showed the name of a Col. R. Saadat Ullah. Abu Kaahfa, Abdul Rehaman Chota, Abu Abdur Rehman, Abu Fahad Ullah, Abu Anas, Abu Bashir, Abu Imran, Abu Umar Saeed, Sajid Iftikhar, Khurram Shahdad, Abu Mavia, and Abu Hanjila Pathan were the remaining accused against whom warrants were issued. The addresses of the conspirators spanned the provinces of Punjab and the North West Frontier Province. The locations included Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Lahore, Muridke, Mansehra, Multan, Peshawar and Rawalpindi. Saeed hailed from Lahore’s Johar town. The 22 warrants will be addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, and the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation for execution. The CBI’s Interpol wing will then coordinate with Interpol, Pakistan, and seek its help to arrest and produce the accused before the court.
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June - 23 June - 24
In the evening of June 23, the spokesperson for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in West Bengal, Gaur Chakraborty, was arrested by the Kolkata Police outside the office of a private news channel in the Park Street area, reports The Hindu. He was arrested under Section 20 of the Unlaw
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In the evening of June 23, the spokesperson for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in West Bengal, Gaur Chakraborty, was arrested by the Kolkata Police outside the office of a private news channel in the Park Street area, reports The Hindu. He was arrested under Section 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. He was remanded to Police custody for 14 days by a court in Kolkata on June 24.
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June - 30 
CPI-Maoist leader, identified as Nathuni Mistry alias Prem alias Premnath, was sentenced by a local court to seven years of imprisonment for attacking a Police patrol in Balurmath in Latehar District in 2000. A resident of Mandanpur in the Aurangabad District of Bihar, Mistry was arrested from Ranch
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CPI-Maoist leader, identified as Nathuni Mistry alias Prem alias Premnath, was sentenced by a local court to seven years of imprisonment for attacking a Police patrol in Balurmath in Latehar District in 2000. A resident of Mandanpur in the Aurangabad District of Bihar, Mistry was arrested from Ranchi in June 2002. Terming it as a major success, Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General of Police (provisions), S. N. Pradhan, said it was a major success for the Police in terms of prosecution, Times of India reported. "More than 15 cases are pending against him in Bihar and Jharkhand," said Pradhan.
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July - 8 
The General Secretary of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Chongtham Manglemjao alias KK Nganba alias Ngouba alias Irabot alias Koi (56), who was brought back to Imphal by the Bishnupur Police from Tihar Jail has been remanded to judicial custody at Sajiwa jail by the Bishnupur Chief Judicial Ma
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The General Secretary of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Chongtham Manglemjao alias KK Nganba alias Ngouba alias Irabot alias Koi (56), who was brought back to Imphal by the Bishnupur Police from Tihar Jail has been remanded to judicial custody at Sajiwa jail by the Bishnupur Chief Judicial Magistrate.
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July - 12 
According to Express Buzz, Police arrested Sinoj alias Ramesan, a cadre of the Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF), a frontal organisation of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from the Chekadi colony at Pulpally in Wayanad District on July 12. The Police also recovered three pro
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According to Express Buzz, Police arrested Sinoj alias Ramesan, a cadre of the Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF), a frontal organisation of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from the Chekadi colony at Pulpally in Wayanad District on July 12. The Police also recovered three propaganda CDs, a booklet on Lalgarh and some literature related to Maoists in Nepal. Sinoj was produced in the Judicial First Class Magistrate’s court at Sulthan Batheri which remanded him in judicial custody. Sinoj, who hails from Talikkulam in the Thrissur District, was arrested from a tribal colony following a tip-off. The colony was reportedly under Police watch for sometime following information that Maoists were ‘concentrating’ on the area.
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July - 18 
The prime accused of the January 2002 Kolkata American Centre attack case, Mohammad Sadiq alias Sadakat, was produced before a court in Kolkata on July 18 which subsequently remanded him to 14-days Police custody, reports The Hindu. Sadiq was brought to Kolkata from Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Prad
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The prime accused of the January 2002 Kolkata American Centre attack case, Mohammad Sadiq alias Sadakat, was produced before a court in Kolkata on July 18 which subsequently remanded him to 14-days Police custody, reports The Hindu. Sadiq was brought to Kolkata from Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, on transit remand. He was reportedly arrested by the Mumbai Police in September 2008 for alleged involvement in subversive activities in different parts of the country.
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July - 20 
On July 20, the lone surviving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist in the Mumbai terrorist attacks case, Mohammad Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, confessed to his crime before the Special Sessions Court at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai, reports The Hindu. Kasab also mentioned the name of an Indian national, Ab
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On July 20, the lone surviving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist in the Mumbai terrorist attacks case, Mohammad Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, confessed to his crime before the Special Sessions Court at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai, reports The Hindu. Kasab also mentioned the name of an Indian national, Abu Jundal, who he claimed “taught us Hindi.” Ajmal spoke for about four hours about the incident, his training and his first encounter with the Mujahideen in Pakistan. He began his testimony with a description of his attack at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) along with his partner Abu Ismail. He traced their journey to the Cama Hospital and also narrated the encounter at Girgaum Chowpatty.
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July - 23 
Special judge M. L. Tahaliyani ruled on July 23 that the confessional statement given by Pakistani national and the lone arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Ajmal Kasab would stay on the records though the trial against him would continue, according to The Hindu. On July 20, Kasab had pleaded gu
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Special judge M. L. Tahaliyani ruled on July 23 that the confessional statement given by Pakistani national and the lone arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Ajmal Kasab would stay on the records though the trial against him would continue, according to The Hindu. On July 20, Kasab had pleaded guilty and demanded that he should be punished immediately. Special Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, however, argued that Kasab’s statement was only ‘‘partially true’’ and so the prosecution wanted to continue examining witnesses to establish all the 86 charges against him. Tahaliyani, while passing the order, observed that Kasab had given a ‘‘voluntary confession’’ and his statement could not be removed from the records. ‘‘The trial will proceed. The confession will stay though I will not make any comment on its evidence value at this stage,’’ the Judge added.
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July - 24 
The Madras High Court Bench in Madurai on July 24 confirmed the conviction imposed on four alleged Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sympathisers for attempting to hurl a bomb at the Police, but commuted their sentence to one-year rigorous imprisonment, reported The Hindu. Justice A. Selvam he
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The Madras High Court Bench in Madurai on July 24 confirmed the conviction imposed on four alleged Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sympathisers for attempting to hurl a bomb at the Police, but commuted their sentence to one-year rigorous imprisonment, reported The Hindu. Justice A. Selvam held that the convicts need not undergo three years of imprisonment, as ordered by a Fast Track Court in Pudukottai district in 2004, considering the nature of offence committed and the fact that they were first time offenders. According to prosecution, Balasundaram alias Sundaram, Meiyappan, Kannan and Murugan hatched a conspiracy on August 5, 1998 to smuggle certain goods to Sri Lanka for the LTTE. Rajendran, then Village Administrative Officer of Kodikulam, overheard a conversation between the accused behind a temple in South Pudukkudi village and lodged a complaint with the Kottaipattinam Police. The accused attempted to hurl a bomb when a Sub-Inspector and other police personnel attempted to arrest them. They were overpowered. Later, they were remanded to judicial custody, resulting in the conviction under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Explosives Substances Act and Prevention of Unlawful Activities Act.
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July - 27 
A special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court on July 27 convicted three persons for their involvement in the bomb blasts at the Gateway of India and the Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai on August 25, 2003, which killed 52 persons and injured 184, reports The Hindu. Judge M.R. Puranik announced that Han
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A special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court on July 27 convicted three persons for their involvement in the bomb blasts at the Gateway of India and the Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai on August 25, 2003, which killed 52 persons and injured 184, reports The Hindu. Judge M.R. Puranik announced that Haneef Sayyed (46) and his wife Fahmeeda (43) from Marol and Ashrat Ansari (32) from Juhu Galli would be sentenced on August 4. The three were also held guilty of carrying out a bomb blast in a bus at Ghatkopar on July 28, 2003, which killed two people and injured 60, and of planting a bomb, which however did not explode, in a bus in the Santa Cruz Electronics Export Processing Zone. They were convicted under Sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 427 (damaging property) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. They were also convicted under Sections 3 (damaging property) and 4 (damaging property by fire or explosive) of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act; Sections 3 (causing an explosion to endanger life) and 4 (making an explosive to endanger life) of the Explosive Substances Act; and Sections 5 and 9B (licence for the use of explosives) of the Explosives Act. The mastermind of the blasts, who claimed to be a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, had turned approver. The Police claimed that Nasir Ahmed, one of the conspirators, was killed in an encounter in September 2003. However, the couple and Ashrat Ansari were acquitted under Sections 5 and 6 (making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances) of the Explosive Substances Act. "These are very minor offences," said Nikam. The accused were LeT operatives and had committed serious offences. "We will (therefore) argue for the highest punishment." He added Earlier, investigations revealed that the bomb blasts were carried out by cadres of the Gujarat Muslim Revenge Force to avenge the communal riots in Gujarat in 2002. Two other accused — Ansari Ladoowala and Hasan Batterywala — were discharged from the case after a POTA Review Committee gave them a clean chit in 2005. The 16-year-old daughter of Sayyed and Fahmeeda was also an accused, but was later acquitted.
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July - 27 
Two Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) militants who are accused in the July 26, 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, Shaduli and Mohammed Ansar Nadvi, were produced before the court of metropolitan magistrate G. M. Patel on July 27, which sent them to four-day Police remand until July 31,
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Two Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) militants who are accused in the July 26, 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, Shaduli and Mohammed Ansar Nadvi, were produced before the court of metropolitan magistrate G. M. Patel on July 27, which sent them to four-day Police remand until July 31, reports DNA.
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July - 30 
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on July 30 granted conditional bail to a top leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Janashakti lodged in the Cherlapalli jail in capital Hyderabad, reports PTI. Kura Devender alias Amar (47), the Janashakti group State secretary, was arrested by Polic
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court on July 30 granted conditional bail to a top leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Janashakti lodged in the Cherlapalli jail in capital Hyderabad, reports PTI. Kura Devender alias Amar (47), the Janashakti group State secretary, was arrested by Police from Pune in the State of Maharashtra in April 2008 and was incarcerated in Cherlapalli jail on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
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July - 31 
The Additional Sessions Judge of Akola District granted bail to the five alleged Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres on July 31, reports Times of India. The judge directed the accused be released on a personal bond of INR 7500 and surety of the like amount. The five accused SIMI cadres
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The Additional Sessions Judge of Akola District granted bail to the five alleged Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres on July 31, reports Times of India. The judge directed the accused be released on a personal bond of INR 7500 and surety of the like amount. The five accused SIMI cadres who were in jail under magisterial custody till August 7 were identified as Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Rahman, Abdul Ahmad A. Samad, Mohammed Harun Gyasuddin, Mohammed Siddiq Abdul Wahab, Shaikh Mahmood alias Munnabhai S.K. Lal of Pusad. The accused had been booked under Section 10 and 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967. Advocates Munna Khan and Dildar Khan reportedly argued that there was no evidence against the accused SIMI cadres nor anything had been seized for them. They also said that there was no nexus of the detainees with any alleged crime.
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July - 31 
The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) court on July 31 revoked the application of MCOCA in the Malegaon blast case of September 29, 2008, reports The Hindu. However, the investigating agency of the case, the Maharashtra Anti terrorist Squad (ATS), has obtained a stay on the order.
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The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) court on July 31 revoked the application of MCOCA in the Malegaon blast case of September 29, 2008, reports The Hindu. However, the investigating agency of the case, the Maharashtra Anti terrorist Squad (ATS), has obtained a stay on the order. The ATS chief K.P.S. Raghuvanshi said, “We have obtained a stay of four weeks. We are going to challenge the order in the High Court.” The operative part of the order states that the case will be transferred to the sessions court (in Nashik), Raghuvanshi added.
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August - 3 
Times of India reports that the Patna High Court on August 3 directed the State Government to give reply to a letter petition converted into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which has sought direction to the State Government to provide employment opportunities to Naxalites (left wing extremists) a
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Times of India reports that the Patna High Court on August 3 directed the State Government to give reply to a letter petition converted into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which has sought direction to the State Government to provide employment opportunities to Naxalites (left wing extremists) and bring them into mainstream. A Division Bench comprising the Acting Chief Justice Shivakirti Singh and Justice Anjana Prakash passed the order on the PIL of P K Das who submitted that the State Government had announced such a move but failed to provide Naxalites an opportunity to eschew violence and lead a normal life. The court gave four weeks' time to the Government to file a counter affidavit to the PIL.
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August - 6 
A special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court in Mumbai on August 6 sentenced to death all the three persons convicted in the bomb blasts case of August 25, 2003 which claimed 54 lives and injured 244 persons, reports The Hindu. The case comprises blasts at the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaa
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A special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court in Mumbai on August 6 sentenced to death all the three persons convicted in the bomb blasts case of August 25, 2003 which claimed 54 lives and injured 244 persons, reports The Hindu. The case comprises blasts at the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar on August 25, 2003 and also the blast aboard a bus at Ghatkopar on July 28, 2003 and the planting of a bomb in a bus in the Santa Cruz Electronics Export Processing Zone on December 2, 2002, which, however, did not explode. Judge M.R. Puranik, after pronouncing the sentence against Haneef Sayyed, his wife Fahmeeda and Ashrat Ansari, said they “shall be hanged by the neck till they are dead.” They were sentenced under three Sections: 120B of the Indian Penal code (IPC) for hatching a criminal conspiracy to cause bomb blasts, 120B read with Section 302 (punishment for murder) of the IPC, and 120B read with 3 (2) (a) of the POTA, stipulating the punishment for a terrorist act. They were given life term under Section 120B read with 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC. Life term was awarded for offences under POTA’s Sections 3 (3) for attempting to commit a terrorist act and 4 (b) for unauthorised possession of arms. They were also given life term under Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 (punishment for causing explosion likely to endanger life or property).
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August - 6 
The two suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, who were arrested by the Delhi Police in the night of August 6, confessed that they had been sent to India by the outfit’s Pakistan-based ‘Supreme Commander’ Syed Salahuddin on an important assignment, reports The Hindu. Their interrogation so far
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The two suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, who were arrested by the Delhi Police in the night of August 6, confessed that they had been sent to India by the outfit’s Pakistan-based ‘Supreme Commander’ Syed Salahuddin on an important assignment, reports The Hindu. Their interrogation so far has revealed that Salahuddin and his deputy, Khalid Saifullah, met them separately at training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) seven months before and asked them to remain prepared for an important assignment. A fortnight later, another militant Shahid told them to sneak into India through Nepal. He also procured passports and visas for them. Javed and Ashiq reportedly met for the first time at Rawalpindi in Pakistan on July 29, 2009 through Shahid. He gave them INR 40,000 and took them from Islamabad to Karachi, from where they boarded a flight to Nepal. Another handler at Pokhara in Nepal helped them sneak into India through Sanauli in Uttar Pradesh. The two boarded a train at Gorakhpur to Jammu on August 3. In Jammu, they were reportedly contacted by Faiyaz, who arranged for them a white Santro car and two AK-47 rifles, two hand grenades and four magazines. They were asked to go to Darya Ganj in Delhi and contact Shahid in Pakistan.
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August - 7 
They duo were remanded to 10-day Police custody by a court on August 7. The Police are trying to ascertain whether Javed Ahmad Tantray and Ashiq Ali Butt had been sent to carry out an attack in the run-up to the Independence Day celebrations in Delhi on August 15.
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They duo were remanded to 10-day Police custody by a court on August 7. The Police are trying to ascertain whether Javed Ahmad Tantray and Ashiq Ali Butt had been sent to carry out an attack in the run-up to the Independence Day celebrations in Delhi on August 15.
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August - 10 
A Sessions Court on August 10 awarded life imprisonment to a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant and sentenced another militant of the group to 14 years in jail, five years after they were arrested along with AK-56 rifles and ammunition on March 12, 2004, by the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh Po
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A Sessions Court on August 10 awarded life imprisonment to a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant and sentenced another militant of the group to 14 years in jail, five years after they were arrested along with AK-56 rifles and ammunition on March 12, 2004, by the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh Police in capital Lucknow, reports The Hindu. Atharuddin was handed down life imprisonment while Mohammed Irfan was awarded a 14-year term under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) and various sections of the Indian Penal Code. District and sessions judge Shivanand Mishra also imposed a total fine of INR 820000 on Atharuddin and INR 470000 on Mohammed Irfan.
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August - 10 
According to The Hindu, the Union Government on August 10 informed the Supreme Court that after the Mumbai terrorist attacks, it asked the States to set up anti-terrorist squads, and many States did so. In its counter to the affidavit on a public interest litigation petition filed by the former Atto
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According to The Hindu, the Union Government on August 10 informed the Supreme Court that after the Mumbai terrorist attacks, it asked the States to set up anti-terrorist squads, and many States did so. In its counter to the affidavit on a public interest litigation petition filed by the former Attorney-General, Soli Sorabjee, for a direction that the Union Government equip the Police and Security Forces with modern weapons for countering terror attacks, the Government said that under the Modernisation of State Police Scheme, the States could avail themselves of the special component of the assistance to strengthen Special Branches. The hearing was adjourned after Attorney-General G.E. Vahanvati submitted that the Union Government had filed its response. The petitioner had expressed concern over the Police using inadequate and outdated weapons and being ill-quipped to deal with terror strikes, particularly the November 26, 2008, attack at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai. The Police were still using World War II rifles and bullet-proof jackets.
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August - 17 
Two suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants accused of conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks in the national capital were remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody by a court in Delhi on August 17, reports The Hindu. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sent Javed Ahmed Tantray and Ashiq
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Two suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants accused of conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks in the national capital were remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody by a court in Delhi on August 17, reports The Hindu. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sent Javed Ahmed Tantray and Ashiq Ali Batt to judicial custody till August 31. Tantray and Batt were arrested by the Delhi Police on August 6.
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August - 17 August - 18
The Hindu reports that four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested late in the night on August 17 in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District after the gun-battle in Madhupur jungle earlier on the same day. Sunil Mahato, Haradhan Khanra, Subhas Mahato and Arun
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The Hindu reports that four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested late in the night on August 17 in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District after the gun-battle in Madhupur jungle earlier on the same day. Sunil Mahato, Haradhan Khanra, Subhas Mahato and Arun Das were arrested from the Madhupur and Memul villages. Several traditional weapons and crude bombs were recovered from them. They were remanded to Police custody till July 23 by the Midnapore District court on August 18.
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August - 18 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet in Dr P.C. Ram abduction case before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Guwahati on August 18 and stated that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was paid INR 3.2 million on June 5, 2007 as the first installment of the deman
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet in Dr P.C. Ram abduction case before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Guwahati on August 18 and stated that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was paid INR 3.2 million on June 5, 2007 as the first installment of the demanded ransom, reports Assam Tribune. The money was handed over to an ULFA cadre, Tapan Rai, near the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport on the same day. The abductors had demanded INR 2100 million for the release of the senior Food Corporation of India official. Amongst the 17 persons charge-sheeted, top ranking leader and ‘commander’ of the ‘709 battalion’ of the ULFA, Hira Sarania, has been named as the prime conspirator. Rabiram Basumatary, the driver of FCI Executive Director Dr. P.C. Ram, was also named as one of the conspirators, though his name along with six others did not feature in the chargesheet as they had died during the course of the investigation. All the accused have been charge sheeted under Sections 120(b) (criminal conspiracy) and 364(a) (abduction for ransom) of the Indian Penal Code. Six Police officials who were arrested earlier in this connection have, however, been acquitted. Dr Ram, who was abducted from near his Sreenagar residence on April 17, remained in the abductor’s custody till his death in a cross-fire between Police and his abductors on July 12, 2007.
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August - 20 
According to PTI, a case pertaining to the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks has been registered in the US in which some Pakistani nationals have been interrogated, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent said in his testimony before a special court in Mumbai on August 20 but refused
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According to PTI, a case pertaining to the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks has been registered in the US in which some Pakistani nationals have been interrogated, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent said in his testimony before a special court in Mumbai on August 20 but refused to disclose the names of people interrogated during the probe. The case has been registered in Los Angeles as six Americans had been killed in the attack in Mumbai, the witness, whose name has been withheld, told Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam. Prosecutor Nikam said investigations in the case filed by the FBI in Los Angeles would cover conspiracy and role played by conspirators in the terrorist attacks. The US laws provide for initiating investigations in case of murder of American nationals outside the country, he added.
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August - 21 
A Sessions Court in Guwahati sent Malsawmkimi (31) to judicial custody for 14 days. Malsawmkimi was arrested by the Kolkata Police and the National Investigation Agency on August 13 from a hotel for her links with the Black Widow militants.
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A Sessions Court in Guwahati sent Malsawmkimi (31) to judicial custody for 14 days. Malsawmkimi was arrested by the Kolkata Police and the National Investigation Agency on August 13 from a hotel for her links with the Black Widow militants.
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August - 21 August - 22
A trooper of the 2nd India Reserve Battalion, Takyenjam Munal Singh, who was reportedly involved in triggering a bomb blast at the Chamber Hospital in capital Imphal on August 21, was remanded to seven days of Police custody after he was produced before the Judicial Magistrate in Imphal on August 22
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A trooper of the 2nd India Reserve Battalion, Takyenjam Munal Singh, who was reportedly involved in triggering a bomb blast at the Chamber Hospital in capital Imphal on August 21, was remanded to seven days of Police custody after he was produced before the Judicial Magistrate in Imphal on August 22.
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August - 25 
A HM militant escaped from Police custody from a hotel at Batote in Ramban District in the morning of August 25 but was re-arrested by the Police from Chanderkoot in the evening. Official sources said the militant, Tariq Ahmed, son of Abdul Gani Baig, a resident of Yaripora, Kulgam was being shifted
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A HM militant escaped from Police custody from a hotel at Batote in Ramban District in the morning of August 25 but was re-arrested by the Police from Chanderkoot in the evening. Official sources said the militant, Tariq Ahmed, son of Abdul Gani Baig, a resident of Yaripora, Kulgam was being shifted from Kulgam to Kathua District prison after his court attendance. During night, four Police personnel accompanying the militant decided to have a night halt at hotel Hill View in Batote. At 2 am (IST), the militant managed to escape but was re-arrested later.
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August - 25 
Police rearrested Gazi Misbahuddin alias Nisar Ahmad, the former chief commander of the HM, nearly a week after he was granted bail by a court and handed over to his lawyers. There were reports that Misbahuddin, a close aide of HM supremo Syed Salahuddin, had given the Police a slip while he was bei
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Police rearrested Gazi Misbahuddin alias Nisar Ahmad, the former chief commander of the HM, nearly a week after he was granted bail by a court and handed over to his lawyers. There were reports that Misbahuddin, a close aide of HM supremo Syed Salahuddin, had given the Police a slip while he was being taken to a court in Anantnag. Gazi Misbahuddin was re-arrested by Police on August 25 after a massive hunt was launched in different areas of South Kashmir. Gazi was operations chief of the HM.
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August - 25 
The Interpol on August 25 issued Red Corner Notices (RCN) against Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder chief, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, and mastermind of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, reports PTI. The notices were issued against Saeed and Lakhvi after a M
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The Interpol on August 25 issued Red Corner Notices (RCN) against Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder chief, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, and mastermind of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, reports PTI. The notices were issued against Saeed and Lakhvi after a Mumbai court issued a non-bailable warrant against the duo for their involvement in the November 26, 2008 (alos known as 26/11) attacks. India also sent proof and requests to issue a similar warrant against LeT commander Zarar Shah and Abu Al Qama. Interpol said it was analysing the evidence against them. The RCN were issued after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) approached the international agency for the same with non-bailable warrants against them. Special Judge M.L. Tahaliyani had issued the warrants, asking the Mumbai Police Commissioner and the CBI Director to execute them through Interpol and produce the accused before the court soon. Saeed had reportedly provided training to terrorists between 2007 and 2008 at Muridke (LeT headquarters), Manshera, Muzzafarabad, Azizabad, and Paanch Teni in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. In December 2008, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) imposed sanctions on the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the front organisation of the banned LeT, declaring it a terrorist outfit, and labelled Saeed and Lakhvi as terrorists. The Council asked all its member countries to freeze their assets and impose a travel ban and arms embargo against them. Besides Saeed and Lakhvi, two other top leaders of the LeT — Haji Muhammad Ashraf and Zaki-ur-Bahaziq — have also been declared terrorists by the UNSC. India had sought a ban on the JuD after the LeT was blamed for the attacks in Mumbai.
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August - 26 
A local court on August 26 awarded death sentence to two Maoists in the Chatra District in connection with the killing of two Policemen and looting their firearms in 1998, PTI reported. District and Session judge Srikant Rai pronounced the judgement after convicting Krishna Ganju and Ramdeo Mahato o
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A local court on August 26 awarded death sentence to two Maoists in the Chatra District in connection with the killing of two Policemen and looting their firearms in 1998, PTI reported. District and Session judge Srikant Rai pronounced the judgement after convicting Krishna Ganju and Ramdeo Mahato of attacking a Police van and killing two Policemen on November 24, 1998 at Atampur village under Simaria Police station in the Chatra District. The duo had also burnt the van and looted their rifles. The two were arrested soon afterwards. A son of a night guard was also killed in the incident, adds Ranchi Express.
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August - 26 
Mohammad Aslam, the suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant arrested at the New Delhi railway station on August 25 was produced in a city court on August 26, which remanded him to 14-day Police custody, reports The Hindu. The Special Cell of the Delhi Police sought Aslam’s custody, submitting that
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Mohammad Aslam, the suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant arrested at the New Delhi railway station on August 25 was produced in a city court on August 26, which remanded him to 14-day Police custody, reports The Hindu. The Special Cell of the Delhi Police sought Aslam’s custody, submitting that he had to be taken to Maharashtra and Gujarat for investigations. The Police believe he was previously involved in some terrorist activities in Gujarat. During interrogation, Aslam reportedly revealed that he had come to Delhi from Jammu in the morning of August 25. He had been tasked to deliver the raw material for assembling Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) to some cadres of a LeT module in Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Aslam, who pursued his education in Gujarat and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), is alleged to have revealed several names. Efforts are on to zero in on his contacts, including those he had initiated into terrorism.
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August - 27 
The first Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge in Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh held Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, agent Mujeeb Ahmed and six others guilty on the charge of sedition and collecting arms with an intention to wage a war ag
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The first Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge in Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh held Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, agent Mujeeb Ahmed and six others guilty on the charge of sedition and collecting arms with an intention to wage a war against the country on August 27, reports The Hindu. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on August 28 (today). Mujeeb, a resident of Tolichowki in Hyderabad, was arrested in December 2005 following a tip-off given by the Rajasthan Police in Ajmer after seizing an arms cache. Weapons were hidden in a truck carrying marble slabs and were being brought to Hyderabad from Jammu and Kashmir via Ajmer in Rajasthan. Mujeeb, his female accomplice Johra Nishat, brother-in-law Jahangir Khan, truck driver Shabbir Ahmed, cleaner Ravindra Kumar, Mohammed Yasin and Awad were held guilty under provisions of Section 122, 124 (A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other charges. Mujeeb was also charged under Section 6 of the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act for possessing a satellite phone. Of the 20 persons involved in the case, seven were arrested while others are still absconding. Mujeeb was earlier sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishna Prasad in 1992. The Government granted remission to him along with 1,050 other prisoners on the eve of Independence Day in August 2004. After being released, he reactivated his links with terrorist organisations in Pakistan to indulge in anti-national activities.
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August - 28 
A ‘commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit was sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court in Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, on August 28, reports PTI. It found him guilty of sedition and procuring AK-47 rifles to wage a war against the country. The First Additional Metropoli
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A ‘commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit was sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court in Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, on August 28, reports PTI. It found him guilty of sedition and procuring AK-47 rifles to wage a war against the country. The First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, L. Srirama Murthy, sentenced Mujib Ahmed to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of INR 5000 under various charges, adds Times of India. Six of his associates were sentenced to 10-years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of INR 2000. As reported earlier, Mujeeb Ahmed and six others were held guilty on the charge of sedition and collecting arms with an intention to wage a war against the country on August 27. In that report, Mujeeb was identified as an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's external intelligence agency, agent.
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September - 8 
The third Additional Sessions Judge Jammu, R.S. Jain acquitted Mumtaz Ahmed, the son of Nazam Din of Gujjar Kothi Tehsil (revenue division) of Reasi District, who was facing trial in a case of a grenade attack on April 7, 2006 at Baradari Chowk tehsil of Reasi District wherein one person was killed
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The third Additional Sessions Judge Jammu, R.S. Jain acquitted Mumtaz Ahmed, the son of Nazam Din of Gujjar Kothi Tehsil (revenue division) of Reasi District, who was facing trial in a case of a grenade attack on April 7, 2006 at Baradari Chowk tehsil of Reasi District wherein one person was killed and several others sustained injuries. Mumtaz Ahmed and one Anwar, both real brothers with intention to kill people, exploded a grenade on a bus. The accused were members of banned militant outfit Hiz-bul-Mujahideen (HM) and used to provide shelter to terrorists belonging to the HM. The accused were charge-sheeted by the Court. While Mumtaz was arrested Anwar was declared absconding.
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September - 9 
The fast-track court II of Awdhesh Mal on September 9 found a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Shyam Sinku, guilty in an arms case and sentenced him to five years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI), Telegraph reports. Sinku, an ‘area commander’ of the Ghurabandha region in the Ghatshila
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The fast-track court II of Awdhesh Mal on September 9 found a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Shyam Sinku, guilty in an arms case and sentenced him to five years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI), Telegraph reports. Sinku, an ‘area commander’ of the Ghurabandha region in the Ghatshila sub-division of the East Singhbhum District, was arrested from the same Police station area on June 26, 2006. On being interrogated, the Maoist revealed the address of a hideout in Dumaria. Police had raided the place and recovered two rifles, including a self-loading one. A case was registered against him under the arms act at the Dumaria Police station on the basis of an FIR lodged by then officer-in-charge Manoj Kumar Gupta. Sinku, a Kumardubi resident, had told the Police that he visited the steel city a number of times with his comrades. He also divulged secrets about the outfit’s operations in Ghatshila. Sinku, considered a hard-core extremist, was involved in many subversive activities in and around Ghatshila. In 2008, a Jamshedpur fast-track court had sentenced him to 10 years’ RI after he was found guilty of a murder attempt on the village headman of Kasiabera village. Sinku was the first extremist to be convicted in a court of law by the Jamshedpur civil court.
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September - 10 
The Terrorist and Disrupted Activities Act (TADA) court in Guwahati sentenced Ronkur Dutta, a senior ULFA cadre, to life imprisonment, reports Assam Tribune. Dutta was accused of murdering a Police officer.
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The Terrorist and Disrupted Activities Act (TADA) court in Guwahati sentenced Ronkur Dutta, a senior ULFA cadre, to life imprisonment, reports Assam Tribune. Dutta was accused of murdering a Police officer.
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September - 15 
A suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, Aslam Kashmiri, was produced before a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, which sent him to Police custody till September 29, reports Times of India. Kashmiri is suspected to have sent at least four youths to Pakistan for training in
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A suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, Aslam Kashmiri, was produced before a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, which sent him to Police custody till September 29, reports Times of India. Kashmiri is suspected to have sent at least four youths to Pakistan for training in terror, a senior Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) official said. "Preliminary inquiries revealed Kashmiri sent four youths to Pakistan for training in terror,'' ATS chief Krish Pal Raghuvanshi said. Kashmiri was first arrested by the Delhi Police's special cell on August 25, 2009 was brought to Mumbai on September 13 in connection with the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case. The ATS confirmed Kashmiri alias Yusuf alias Saleem's role in the arms haul case.
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September - 27 
Chhatradhar Mahato, was produced before the Jhargram assistant chief judicial magistrate on September 27, along with eight suspected Maoists who were arrested from the Kantapahari and Kumarbandh areas on September 26, reports Times of India. Mahato was charged with sedition and remanded to five day
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Chhatradhar Mahato, was produced before the Jhargram assistant chief judicial magistrate on September 27, along with eight suspected Maoists who were arrested from the Kantapahari and Kumarbandh areas on September 26, reports Times of India. Mahato was charged with sedition and remanded to five day Police custody. He faces charges under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
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September - 29 September - 30
Police arrested five Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants, including the son of a Police official, and claimed to have neutralised a terror module, reports PTI. Four militants were arrested in the night of September 29 from Bhogpur, 45 kilometres from Jalandhar and one was arrested on Septemb
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Police arrested five Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants, including the son of a Police official, and claimed to have neutralised a terror module, reports PTI. Four militants were arrested in the night of September 29 from Bhogpur, 45 kilometres from Jalandhar and one was arrested on September 30 from Jalandhar. The arrestees were identified as Ranvir Singh alias Saabi (son of an ASI), Manjit Singh alias Jeeta, Amandeep Singh (all of them residents of Bhogpur) and Kuldeep Singh of Basti Bawa Khel locality and Dinesh Kumar "They had gone to Rajasthan to collect a consignment of RDX and hand it over to other terror modules. But, the instructions were changed last minute and they were ordered to go back to Punjab since Rajasthan Police had already foiled their plans and seized the consignment," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) R. K. Jaiswal said. He however refused to divulge more details about their trip to Rajasthan saying investigation was on. The arrested persons have been in touch with their Germany based head of BKI Harminder Singh alias Mintu, a close link of BKI terrorists residing in Pakistan for the past six months, the SSP said adding that the accused were also in touch with Paramjit Singh Pamma, also based in Germany. "They are now being questioning as a court has remanded them in police custody till October 3," the SSP added.
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October - 2 
The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of Hailakandi Chandan Das remanded Dhanyaram Reang, ‘commander-in chief’ of the United Democratic Liberation Army, to Police custody for seven days, reports Assam Tribune. He was earlier arrested by the Mizoram Police from Kolasib.
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The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of Hailakandi Chandan Das remanded Dhanyaram Reang, ‘commander-in chief’ of the United Democratic Liberation Army, to Police custody for seven days, reports Assam Tribune. He was earlier arrested by the Mizoram Police from Kolasib.
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October - 3 
Three suspected militants of the Military Defence Force faction of the KYKL, who were arrested by the Bishnupur District Police during an encounter at Leimaram Keithel on October 3, were remanded to eight days to Police custody. They were identified as Yambem Biren (36), Heikham Priyokumar (38) and
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Three suspected militants of the Military Defence Force faction of the KYKL, who were arrested by the Bishnupur District Police during an encounter at Leimaram Keithel on October 3, were remanded to eight days to Police custody. They were identified as Yambem Biren (36), Heikham Priyokumar (38) and Leikham Thanil (18).
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October - 6 
Three Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres, including its former chief Imran Ansari, were sentenced to two-year rigorous imprisonment and fined INR 2000 each by a local court in Madhya Pradesh on October 6 for spreading religious enmity, reports PTI. The sentence was awarded by Judicial
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Three Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres, including its former chief Imran Ansari, were sentenced to two-year rigorous imprisonment and fined INR 2000 each by a local court in Madhya Pradesh on October 6 for spreading religious enmity, reports PTI. The sentence was awarded by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kamlesh Kumar Itwadia, under section 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups) of the Indian Penal Code. Besides, Ansari, the sentence was also awarded to Afzal Abdul Rashid and Shahjad Abdul Rashid, the prosecution said. The case against the trio was registered on November 13, 2000 for planning to organise a meeting and distributing inflammatory articles among the people.
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October - 7 
The convener of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC), Chhatradhar Mahato, was produced before a court on October 7 in Jhargram for the third time since his arrest on September 26. He was remanded to three days of Police custody by the court against the 18-day Po
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The convener of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC), Chhatradhar Mahato, was produced before a court on October 7 in Jhargram for the third time since his arrest on September 26. He was remanded to three days of Police custody by the court against the 18-day Police custody petition filed by the public prosecutor. A list of articles seized from various locations according to the information extracted from Mahato during interrogation was produced by the Police, which included an extortion letter written by the PSBJC to the Block Development Officer of the Binpur I block, a firearm, some live bullets and few incriminating compact discs. The defence, in its submission, pointed out that the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, under which Mahato has been booked, was not applicable in the case since the State Government had not issued any notification in the public about enforcing the law. “Apart from the fact that the PSBJC is not a declared terrorist organisation and therefore its leaders cannot be booked under the UAPA, the law is inapplicable also because no notification was done by the State government prior to enforcing it,” defence counsel Kaushik Sinha told The Hindu over telephone from Jhargram.
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October - 12 October - 13
The Surat Crime Branch officials on October 13 filed a chargesheet against three suspects, identified as Mohammed Tanvir, Mohammed Yashin and Mohammed Anik, for their involvement in the Surat bomb planting case in July 2008, reports DNA. The trio was involved in planting a bomb on a tree at Mahara
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The Surat Crime Branch officials on October 13 filed a chargesheet against three suspects, identified as Mohammed Tanvir, Mohammed Yashin and Mohammed Anik, for their involvement in the Surat bomb planting case in July 2008, reports DNA. The trio was involved in planting a bomb on a tree at Maharana Pratap garden in Surat. The chargesheet was filed against all the three on the basis of documentary evidence gathered by Surat Crime Branch officials and information provided by the security guard of the garden. Earlier, on October 12, the Surat Crime Branch filed 14 supplementary chargesheets against 12 persons, including Mohammed Tanvir, Mohammed Yashin, Mohammed Anik, Dr Ahmad Mirza Mohammed Ansar and Mohammed Irfan who hail from Madhya Pradesh, at the court of Metropolitan Magistrate G. M. Patel. The accused have been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Substance Act and various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 120(B) (waging war against the State). The total chargesheets filed in the case is now 76. The chargesheet also includes names of the absconding militants of the Indian Mujahideen, identified as Amir Raza Khan, Riyaz Bhatkal and Abdus Subha alias Tauqueer.
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October - 15 
A court in national capital Delhi on October 15 sent Kobad Ghandy, a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), to 14 days of judicial custody, PTI reports. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sent 59-year-old Ghandy to judicial custody till October 29 when he was
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A court in national capital Delhi on October 15 sent Kobad Ghandy, a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), to 14 days of judicial custody, PTI reports. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sent 59-year-old Ghandy to judicial custody till October 29 when he was produced before the court after the expiry of his Police custody. The court had on October 8 extended the Police remand of Ghandy by seven days to facilitate the Police to gather necessary evidence.
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October - 22 
Five top leaders of the recently-surrendered Black Widow (BW) outfit, including its ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai, are in Nepal on a "secret mission" to sell off assets in that country which the outfit had bought to bankroll its now-discarded armed movement in the North Cachar Hills District.
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Five top leaders of the recently-surrendered Black Widow (BW) outfit, including its ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai, are in Nepal on a "secret mission" to sell off assets in that country which the outfit had bought to bankroll its now-discarded armed movement in the North Cachar Hills District. A source said the Assam Government has allowed the five to go to Nepal on a special request made by Hojai. Though Police have not mentioned their whereabouts, a submission in a court by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) indicated that the five former militants were not in their designated camps. The NIA on October 22 told the court that it had sought the custody of five BW cadres — Hojai, David Dimasa, Daniel Dimasa, Maurang Dimasa and Daku Dimasa — for interrogation in connection with the alleged diversion of North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council funds to the outfit. The Police told the NIA that these cadres were outside Assam and would be available only after October 27.
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October - 22 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) freed the abducted Police officer Atindranath Dutta in the Domohini forest near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District in the evening of October 22 in the presence of a group of journalists. The Maoists had abducted Dutta after atta
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) freed the abducted Police officer Atindranath Dutta in the Domohini forest near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District in the evening of October 22 in the presence of a group of journalists. The Maoists had abducted Dutta after attacking the Sankrail Police Station in West Midnapore District on October 20. The news of the Maoists’ decision to release Dutta was announced in the afternoon after 14 tribal women and nine men were granted conditional bail by the District Sessions Court in Midnapore. The Maoists were demanding the immediate release of all elderly tribal women arrested for suspected Maoist links in exchange for freeing Dutta. A group of journalists was taken to an undisclosed spot in the Domohini forest so that Dutta could be released before the media.
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October - 27 
US investigating agencies have neutralised a plot by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to use an American national for terrorist attacks in Denmark and India, Times of India reported. The man, identified as David Coleman Headley, was one of two suspects arrested early in October 2009 by FBI's
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US investigating agencies have neutralised a plot by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to use an American national for terrorist attacks in Denmark and India, Times of India reported. The man, identified as David Coleman Headley, was one of two suspects arrested early in October 2009 by FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport before he boarded a flight to Philadelphia, from where he was intending to travel to Pakistan to meet Pakistani terrorist handlers, including the fugitive Ilyas Kashmiri. Headley's partner in the terror plot, which included plans to attack the Danish newspaper that published cartoons of Prophet Mohammed, was a Pakistani-Canadian named Tahawwur Hussain Rana, also a resident of Chicago who was arrested by the FBI on October 18. According to the FBI affidavit filed in a Chicago court, Headley was in close contact with Ilyas Kashmiri and several unidentified leaders of LeT, two of whom are identified as "LeT member A" and "Individual A." He had visited Pakistan before to meet LeT handlers and was returning there ostensibly to finalize plans for strikes. "In July and August 2009, Headley exchanged a series of e-mails with LeT Member A, including an exchange in which Headley asked if the Denmark project was on hold, and whether a visit to India that LeT member A had asked him to undertake was for the purpose of surveilling targets for a new terrorist attack," the FBI said in its affidavit. "These e-mails reflect that LeT Member A was placing a higher priority on using Headley to assist in planning a new attack in India than on completing the planned attack in Denmark," it said. Although the affidavit named Kashmiri, it did not identify others involved in the plot, referring to them as LeT member A and Individual A. It said LeT member A "has substantial influence and responsibility within the organization" and his "identity is known to the government." "In July and August 2009, Headley exchanged a series of e-mails with LeT Member A, including an exchange in which Headley asked if the Denmark project was on hold, and whether a visit to India that LeT member A had asked him to undertake was for the purpose of surveilling targets for a new terrorist attack," the FBI said in its affidavit. Although the affidavit named Kashmiri, it did not identify others involved in the plot, referring to them as LeT member A and Individual A. It said LeT member A "has substantial influence and responsibility within the organization" and his "identity is known to the government."
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October - 30 
Maoist leader Ajay Kanu, who was the mastermind of 2005 Jehanabad jail break, was brought to Hazaribgah on October 30 and produced in the court of chief judicial magistrate B.N. Pandey in an arms and ammunition case. He was forwarded to Hazaribgah Central Jail.
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Maoist leader Ajay Kanu, who was the mastermind of 2005 Jehanabad jail break, was brought to Hazaribgah on October 30 and produced in the court of chief judicial magistrate B.N. Pandey in an arms and ammunition case. He was forwarded to Hazaribgah Central Jail.
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November - 3 
The Surat Police has also reportedly filed numerous charge-sheets in connection with 15 FIRs lodged after 29 unexploded bombs were recovered from various areas in Surat in the week that followed the Ahmedabad bomb blasts. The Police have imposed Section 268 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on all accu
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The Surat Police has also reportedly filed numerous charge-sheets in connection with 15 FIRs lodged after 29 unexploded bombs were recovered from various areas in Surat in the week that followed the Ahmedabad bomb blasts. The Police have imposed Section 268 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on all accused, which will restrict their movement from Sabarmati jail premises and even prevent them from securing bail.
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November - 9 
A Metropolitan court in Ahmedabad on November 9 remanded two Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres to 14 days in Police custody. The duo was brought to the city by the Gujarat Police from Indore in the State of Madhya Pradesh, reports PTI. The two militants, Younus Umar and Mohammd Shafiq
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A Metropolitan court in Ahmedabad on November 9 remanded two Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres to 14 days in Police custody. The duo was brought to the city by the Gujarat Police from Indore in the State of Madhya Pradesh, reports PTI. The two militants, Younus Umar and Mohammd Shafiq, were reportedly accused in the Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case.
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November - 17 
The Hindu reports that the Adilabad First Additional Session Judge, S. Venkata Ramanaiah, on November 17 acquitted a top CPI-Maoist leader, Tusharkanti Bhattacharya, in the Tapalpur murder case of November 1976. Tusharkanti Bhattacharya, who was arrested from the State of Bihar in September 2008, wa
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The Hindu reports that the Adilabad First Additional Session Judge, S. Venkata Ramanaiah, on November 17 acquitted a top CPI-Maoist leader, Tusharkanti Bhattacharya, in the Tapalpur murder case of November 1976. Tusharkanti Bhattacharya, who was arrested from the State of Bihar in September 2008, was one of the prime accused in the case and was the only one who had evaded arrest for 32 years.
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November - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the alleged diversion of funds of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council to the Black Widow (BW) outfit, has charge-sheeted the former chief of the council, Mohit Hojai, and 13 others, including the BW’s ‘chief’ Jewel Gorlosa and ‘commande
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the alleged diversion of funds of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council to the Black Widow (BW) outfit, has charge-sheeted the former chief of the council, Mohit Hojai, and 13 others, including the BW’s ‘chief’ Jewel Gorlosa and ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai. The NIA also prayed before the court to summon Hojai, who is lodged in a designated camp after surrendering on October 2, 2009 along with other cadres of the outfit. A source in the NIA said the court could, if it wanted, remand Niranjan Hojai in custody. The accused have been charged under Sections 120 (B), 121, 121 (A) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967.
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November - 22 
The arms smuggler Joseph Mizo alias Vanlalchhana who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) during the course of its investigation into the diversion of public money to insurgent activities, had supplied at least ten consignments of sophisticated arms and ammunition to the Black Wid
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The arms smuggler Joseph Mizo alias Vanlalchhana who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) during the course of its investigation into the diversion of public money to insurgent activities, had supplied at least ten consignments of sophisticated arms and ammunition to the Black Widow (BW), reports Assam Tribune. The sophisticated weapons included rifles of the latest N-16 series. The arms smuggler Joseph Mizo in return had received payment of INR ten million at least on three occasions. These revelations were made by the NIA in the chargesheet, which it had submitted on November 17, 2009. The chargesheet also mentioned that Joseph, a resident of Aizawl, was a frequent visitor to places like Thailand and Singapore, where he had several rounds of meeting with Niranjan Hojai and Jewel Garlosa.
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November - 25 
Mohammed Hussain alias Sudhakar, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) central committee member was produced in Adilabad court on November 25 in connection with the case related to his fleeing from Adilabad sub jail in 1988, reports The Hindu.
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Mohammed Hussain alias Sudhakar, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) central committee member was produced in Adilabad court on November 25 in connection with the case related to his fleeing from Adilabad sub jail in 1988, reports The Hindu.
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November - 27 
A Delhi court on November 27 issued a production warrant against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Kobad Ghandy who is in custody of Andhra Pradesh Police in connection with a case registered against him in Karimnagar District in 2008, reported PTI. Chief Metropolitan Mag
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A Delhi court on November 27 issued a production warrant against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Kobad Ghandy who is in custody of Andhra Pradesh Police in connection with a case registered against him in Karimnagar District in 2008, reported PTI. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sought presence of Ghandy before the court on December 11. Ghandy was handed over to the Andhra Pradesh Police on November 18 as he was facing charges there under the Explosive Substances Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the case. Ghandy has been booked for various charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after his arrest here on September 20.
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November - 27 
The ULFA ‘leaders’ Sasha Choudhury and Chitraban Hazarika, who were produced before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup for the third time since their arrest, were further remanded to another 10 days’ of Police custody. Though the Assam Police’s Special Operation Unit (SOU) sought 18 days
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The ULFA ‘leaders’ Sasha Choudhury and Chitraban Hazarika, who were produced before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup for the third time since their arrest, were further remanded to another 10 days’ of Police custody. Though the Assam Police’s Special Operation Unit (SOU) sought 18 days Police custody of both the ULFA ‘leaders’ in connection with the January 1, 2009 blasts under Paltan Bazar Police Station and Bhangagarh Police Station, the court, however, limited the custody to another 10 days, advocate Bijon Mahajan informed. The court also directed that both the ULFA leaders would be kept in the SOU headquarters in Kahilipara. It also directed investigating officers from both the Police Stations to question them at the SOU headquarters itself during the course of the Police custody.
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December - 1 
Bhim Kanta Buragohain alias Mama, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) idealogue who was arrested during the Bhutan operation, was produced at Tezpur court in Sonitpur District, reports Assam Tribune. Buragohain told reporters that he believed that talks with the Indian Government could be hel
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Bhim Kanta Buragohain alias Mama, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) idealogue who was arrested during the Bhutan operation, was produced at Tezpur court in Sonitpur District, reports Assam Tribune. Buragohain told reporters that he believed that talks with the Indian Government could be held if the arrested leaders of the outfit are unconditionally released.
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December - 3 
Four National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants, who were reportedly involved in the killing of the late Sub-Divisional Officer of Kasom Khullen, Dr. Th. Kishan and his two sub ordinates, failed to appear before the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Ukhrul District despite the
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Four National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants, who were reportedly involved in the killing of the late Sub-Divisional Officer of Kasom Khullen, Dr. Th. Kishan and his two sub ordinates, failed to appear before the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Ukhrul District despite the court’s summon orders on December 3. They were identified as Hopeson Ningsen, Aboshibo, Ashang and Jonhny. Sources said representatives of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who have been handling the case of the triple murder, appeared before the court and pleaded for extension of the summon deadline of Hopeson Ningsen currently lodged at the Tihar Jail, consequent upon which the court extended its order till January 15, 2010.
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December - 3 
On December 3, the additional chief judicial magistrate’s court at Jhargram acquitted Chhatradhar Mahato, convenor of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), on charges of "waging war against the State." Mahato has been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention
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On December 3, the additional chief judicial magistrate’s court at Jhargram acquitted Chhatradhar Mahato, convenor of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), on charges of "waging war against the State." Mahato has been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, besides being implicated for other criminal offences, and is presently in prison.
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December - 3 
Sources also said that the court is likely to send arrest warrants for the other three absconding cadres of the NSCN-IM. The report adds that on November 3, as per the charge sheet submitted by the Manipur Home Department, based on statements of 68 witnesses, the suspects were summoned by the concer
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Sources also said that the court is likely to send arrest warrants for the other three absconding cadres of the NSCN-IM. The report adds that on November 3, as per the charge sheet submitted by the Manipur Home Department, based on statements of 68 witnesses, the suspects were summoned by the concerned court to appear before the court. Out of the three suspects, only Hopeson Ningsen is in the custody of the CBI and the other three are still at large.
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December - 3 
Three prominent jailed ULFA leaders — ‘vice-chairman’ Pradip Gogoi, former ‘publicity secretary’ Mithinga Daimary and ‘cultural secretary’ Pranati Deka — said that there is a bleak future of peace talks if Rajkhowa takes such a move sidelining Paresh Baruah and violating ULFA’s constitution. The thr
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Three prominent jailed ULFA leaders — ‘vice-chairman’ Pradip Gogoi, former ‘publicity secretary’ Mithinga Daimary and ‘cultural secretary’ Pranati Deka — said that there is a bleak future of peace talks if Rajkhowa takes such a move sidelining Paresh Baruah and violating ULFA’s constitution. The three ULFA leaders were produced in the court in Guwahati on December 3. Talking to reporters, Mithinga Daimary said: “Arabinda Rajkhowa alone can’t drop the sovereignty demand that is in the constitution of the ULFA, and as such, he has no right to go for peace talks without Paresh Baruah. If he holds peace talks with the Government of India without Paresh Baruah and dropping the demand for sovereignty, the jailed ULFA leaders won’t be with him. Talks should be on sovereignty of Assam, and whether the demand is met or not is a different matter. If Paresh Baruah gives his nod to peace talks, the peace process may go on the right track.” On the reported arrest of Arabinda Rajkhowa, he said the Government does not want any peace talks with the ULFA. “An arrested Rajkhowa can’t do anything towards peace talks what a free Rajkhowa can,” he added.
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December - 6 
Tripurainfo on December 5 reports that ban on the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) was extended. The ban on the two outfits was enforced in 1997 at the peak of militancy in the State. The report adds that a notification of the Delhi High Court’s Unlawful
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Tripurainfo on December 5 reports that ban on the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) was extended. The ban on the two outfits was enforced in 1997 at the peak of militancy in the State. The report adds that a notification of the Delhi High Court’s Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal in this regard was issued recently. The Tribunal comprised G. S. Sistani of Delhi High Court.
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December - 7 
Assam Police on December 7 produced the former chief of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council, Mohit Hojai, Black Widow (BW) ‘chief’ Jewel Gorlosa and his associate Samir Ahmed before the Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)-designated Judge, Tarun Phukan, in connection with
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Assam Police on December 7 produced the former chief of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council, Mohit Hojai, Black Widow (BW) ‘chief’ Jewel Gorlosa and his associate Samir Ahmed before the Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)-designated Judge, Tarun Phukan, in connection with the trial against them on charges of diversion and siphoning funds of the council, reports Telegraph.
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December - 9 
According to The Hindu, David Headley, the suspect terrorist arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), will soon be charged separately by the Mumbai Police for allegedly conducting reconnaissance of targets hit by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists in November 26, 2008 (also known as
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According to The Hindu, David Headley, the suspect terrorist arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), will soon be charged separately by the Mumbai Police for allegedly conducting reconnaissance of targets hit by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists in November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11). The decision comes after the FBI gave in a Chicago court details of the reconnaissance missions carried out by the American national at the behest of the LeT. Official sources said that Indian investigators had enough proof of Headley, who is of Pakistani origin, conducting surveillance of targets in Mumbai for more than two years preceding the also known as 26/11and all evidence of his involvement would be incorporated in the supplementary charge sheet. However, it would be filed only after Indian investigators get access to interrogate Headley.
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December - 14 
The Special Operation Unit of Assam Police on December 14 submitted the case diary pertaining to the January 1 bomb blast in Bhangagarh and Paltan Bazar to the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Kamrup District, according to Assam Tribune. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘foreign s
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The Special Operation Unit of Assam Police on December 14 submitted the case diary pertaining to the January 1 bomb blast in Bhangagarh and Paltan Bazar to the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Kamrup District, according to Assam Tribune. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘foreign secretary’ Sasha Choudhury and ‘finance secretary’ Chitraban Hazarika were accused in the blasts.
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December - 15 
Two visitors from the PoK were sent to jail on judicial remand after the completion of their Police remand of 15 days, the most part of which they spent in Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) in Jammu. Munawar Hussain Shah son of Habib Shah, a resident of Panag Sharief in PoK, who has confessed himself
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Two visitors from the PoK were sent to jail on judicial remand after the completion of their Police remand of 15 days, the most part of which they spent in Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) in Jammu. Munawar Hussain Shah son of Habib Shah, a resident of Panag Sharief in PoK, who has confessed himself as an official of the Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), and Tufail Hussain son of Syed Bhaar Hussain, a resident of Mahajir Colony No. 3 at Islamgarh in Mirpur of PoK have been lodged in Sub Jail in Poonch, official sources said. Both of them have been booked under Prevention of Unlawful Activities Act at Poonch Police Station.
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December - 17 
The Black Widow (BW) ‘chief’ Jewel Gorlosa was remanded to the Police custody by a court in Nagaon.
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The Black Widow (BW) ‘chief’ Jewel Gorlosa was remanded to the Police custody by a court in Nagaon.
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December - 17 
The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Guwahati, Robin Phukan, remanded ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua and Rajkhowa’s bodyguard Raja Bora, to nine days of Police custody in connection with three blast-related cases registered at Paltan Bazar, Bharalumukh
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The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Guwahati, Robin Phukan, remanded ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua and Rajkhowa’s bodyguard Raja Bora, to nine days of Police custody in connection with three blast-related cases registered at Paltan Bazar, Bharalumukh and Bhangagarh Police Stations, according to Telegraph.
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December - 19 
A Delhi Court on December 19 acquitted a suspected Hizb-e-Islami militant on charges of carrying RDX four years ago, reports Times of India. Additional Sessions Judge Madhu Jain absolved Nazir Ahmed Khan, of various charges under the Explosive Substances Act. Nazir Ahmed Khan, a resident of Mendser
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A Delhi Court on December 19 acquitted a suspected Hizb-e-Islami militant on charges of carrying RDX four years ago, reports Times of India. Additional Sessions Judge Madhu Jain absolved Nazir Ahmed Khan, of various charges under the Explosive Substances Act. Nazir Ahmed Khan, a resident of Mendser in Jammu and Kashmir, was apprehended by Delhi Police's special cell on June 4, 2005 from Daryaganj on a tip off. The Police reportedly recovered 490 grams of RDX from his possession.
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December - 20 
As the period of detention of top Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy completes 90 days on December 20, Delhi Police has moved a trial court seeking extension of time to file charge sheet against him, reports Times of India. In an application filed before a metropolitan
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As the period of detention of top Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy completes 90 days on December 20, Delhi Police has moved a trial court seeking extension of time to file charge sheet against him, reports Times of India. In an application filed before a metropolitan magistrate recently, the special cell of Delhi police submitted that they needed time to file the charge sheet against Ghandy. The period of extension for filing the charge sheet can go up to 180 days in accordance with the Act.
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December - 21 
Eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by the Chintapalli special Police party at Korukonda village in Visakhapatnam on December 21 and the arrested were sent for remand on December 22, reports The Hindu. According to the District Police Officer, the eight belonged t
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Eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by the Chintapalli special Police party at Korukonda village in Visakhapatnam on December 21 and the arrested were sent for remand on December 22, reports The Hindu. According to the District Police Officer, the eight belonged to Rollagedda village in Orissa, which is very near to Andhra border. They were carrying Maoist party literature, banners and other material, when they were arrested.
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December - 22 
A Jalpaiguri court on December 22 acquitted 13 Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants as the prosecution failed to prove the charges brought against them, reports Telegraph.
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A Jalpaiguri court on December 22 acquitted 13 Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants as the prosecution failed to prove the charges brought against them, reports Telegraph.
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December - 23 
13 persons, arrested on the charge of being involved in the Maoist attack on R. Udaygiri town in Gajapati District, were acquitted by a court in Paralakhemundi on December 23, The Hindu reported. The Maoist attack on R. Udaygiri occurred in March 2006.
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13 persons, arrested on the charge of being involved in the Maoist attack on R. Udaygiri town in Gajapati District, were acquitted by a court in Paralakhemundi on December 23, The Hindu reported. The Maoist attack on R. Udaygiri occurred in March 2006.
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December - 23 
On December 23, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘foreign secretary’ Sashadhar Choudhury and ‘finance secretary’ Chitraban Hazarika were reproduced before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Kamrup and were sent to another 14 days of judicial custody in connection with the Bharal
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On December 23, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘foreign secretary’ Sashadhar Choudhury and ‘finance secretary’ Chitraban Hazarika were reproduced before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Kamrup and were sent to another 14 days of judicial custody in connection with the Bharalumukh Police Station case, reports Assam Tribune.
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December - 26 
Sentinel reports that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah and ‘sergeant major’ Raja Bora would be produced in camp court in Guwahati on December 26 (today).
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Sentinel reports that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah and ‘sergeant major’ Raja Bora would be produced in camp court in Guwahati on December 26 (today).
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December - 26 
The ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua were on December 26 sent to judicial custody after 21 days in Police custody. The remand order was given by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Robin Phukan, who heard the case at a camp court inside the Central Jail in Guwah
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The ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua were on December 26 sent to judicial custody after 21 days in Police custody. The remand order was given by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Robin Phukan, who heard the case at a camp court inside the Central Jail in Guwahati.
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December - 26 
The ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa’s bodyguard Raja Bora alias Polash Phukan was produced before the Special Court of Judicial Magistrate in Dibrugarh on December 26 and was sent to Police remand for seven days, reports Sentinel.
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The ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa’s bodyguard Raja Bora alias Polash Phukan was produced before the Special Court of Judicial Magistrate in Dibrugarh on December 26 and was sent to Police remand for seven days, reports Sentinel.
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December - 28 
The Manipur Government gave its approval to conduct the hearing of the case related to the abduction and subsequent killing of the then Kasom Khullen Sub-Divisional Officer Dr. Thingnam Kishan and his two sub-ordinate staff by armed cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah
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The Manipur Government gave its approval to conduct the hearing of the case related to the abduction and subsequent killing of the then Kasom Khullen Sub-Divisional Officer Dr. Thingnam Kishan and his two sub-ordinate staff by armed cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) at a Court in New Delhi following an application from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to the Supreme Court, according to Sangai Express. The CBI stated that conducting the hearing of the case at a New Delhi court would be more suitable in the light of the report earlier submitted to it by the State Police Department expressing apprehension over possible social unrest in case of bringing the main accused Hopeson Ningshen of the NSCN-IM to Imphal. The main accused is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.
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December - 30 
A cadre belonging to the Manipur based-People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Th. Ranjan Kumar Singh (24), was arrested by the Army near Pailapool under Lakhipur Police Station on an unspecified date, reports Sentinel. A cellular phone was recovered from his possession. He hailed from Sri
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A cadre belonging to the Manipur based-People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Th. Ranjan Kumar Singh (24), was arrested by the Army near Pailapool under Lakhipur Police Station on an unspecified date, reports Sentinel. A cellular phone was recovered from his possession. He hailed from Sribar village in Cachar District along Assam-Manipur border. The Army lodged an FIR at Lakhipur Police Station against him and he was handed over to the Silchar Police, who produced him before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court at Silchar on December 30.
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