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January - 3 
A case was filed against 72 leaders and activists of (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in connection with the attack on Awami League activists on December 30 at a polling centre in Jashore-2 constituency, reports Daily Star.
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A case was filed against 72 leaders and activists of (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in connection with the attack on Awami League activists on December 30 at a polling centre in Jashore-2 constituency, reports Daily Star.
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January - 4 
The Supreme Court (SC) on January 4 rejected the plea of Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) founder and a ‘specially designated global terrorist’ Syed Salahuddin, challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing his bail petition in a terror funding case, reports The Tribune. The SC
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The Supreme Court (SC) on January 4 rejected the plea of Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) founder and a ‘specially designated global terrorist’ Syed Salahuddin, challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing his bail petition in a terror funding case, reports The Tribune. The SC said that once the trial court had granted extension of time to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to complete the investigation in the case, the accused was not entitled to statutory bail.
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January - 5 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on January 5 filed a charge sheet in a Delhi court against Shabbir Ahmad Lone, a suspected member of the banned terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), for his alleged involvement in a money laundering case, reports Daily Excelsior. The ED attached foreign currency,
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on January 5 filed a charge sheet in a Delhi court against Shabbir Ahmad Lone, a suspected member of the banned terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), for his alleged involvement in a money laundering case, reports Daily Excelsior. The ED attached foreign currency, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), that was recovered from Lone which, it said, “was meant for the purpose of terrorist activities in India”. Lone was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police in 2007 from the Chandni Chowk area in New Delhi.
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January - 6 
An alleged Babbar Khalsa operative, Bhupinder Singhalias Dilawar, wanted in a May 2017 case in Punjab, has been deported to India by Saudi Arabia, reports Indian Express on January 6. The operative was produced in the court of a duty magistrate on January 6 and remanded to six days in police custody
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An alleged Babbar Khalsa operative, Bhupinder Singhalias Dilawar, wanted in a May 2017 case in Punjab, has been deported to India by Saudi Arabia, reports Indian Express on January 6. The operative was produced in the court of a duty magistrate on January 6 and remanded to six days in police custody.“Bhupinder Singh was fund raiser for the organisation. Punjab Police had sent a request to Interpol for issuance of a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against him in 2017,” said an officer requesting anonymity.
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January - 6 
Former President Abdulla Yameen is accused of laundering stolen money and lying to the anti-corruption watchdog, Maldives Police said on January 6, after the opposition leader was questioned at the police headquarters in Maléin Kaafu Atoll in North Central Province for more than four hours, reports
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Former President Abdulla Yameen is accused of laundering stolen money and lying to the anti-corruption watchdog, Maldives Police said on January 6, after the opposition leader was questioned at the police headquarters in Maléin Kaafu Atoll in North Central Province for more than four hours, reports Maldives Times.He was questioned about giving false testimony to the Anti-Corruption Commission during its investigation into the unprecedented theft of US$90 million from a state-owned tourism company, a Police spokesman said.Yameen’s bank accounts were frozen with more than MVR100 million (US$6.5 million) in US dollars and local currency last month as police launched a probe into campaign contributions and US$1 million transferred from a company linked to the corruption scandal under his watch.
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January - 6 
Former President Abdulla Yameen was questioned for a second time over money laundering allegations, on January 6, reports Maldives Time.He presented himself to the police headquarters at 1:30 pm, as per summon notice and was released after questioning over three hours later.The Anti-Corruption Commi
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Former President Abdulla Yameen was questioned for a second time over money laundering allegations, on January 6, reports Maldives Time.He presented himself to the police headquarters at 1:30 pm, as per summon notice and was released after questioning over three hours later.The Anti-Corruption Commission had, back in November 2017, confirmed that USD one million was transferred to Abdulla Yameen’s private account through SOF, a company heavily involved in Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC)’s corruption scam.
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January - 7 
A Delhi Court on January 7 extended National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of five of the 10 people arrested on suspicion of being members of Islamic State (IS) module, reports The Hindu. The court remanded the other five accused in judicial custody after the agency said they were not required
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A Delhi Court on January 7 extended National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of five of the 10 people arrested on suspicion of being members of Islamic State (IS) module, reports The Hindu. The court remanded the other five accused in judicial custody after the agency said they were not required for custodial interrogation. The group was reportedly planning suicide attacks and serial blasts, targeting politicians as also government installations, in Delhi and other parts of north India. The court extended the NIA custody of Mufti Mohammed Suhail alias Hazrath (29) and Saqib Iftekar (26) till January 12.Zubair Malik (20), Rashid Zafar Raq alias Zafar (23) and Anas Yunus (24) were sent to further custodial interrogation till January 10.The others — Zubair’s brother Zaid (22), Saeed alias Sayeed (28), his brother Raees Ahmad, Mohammed Irshad (in late 20s) and Mohammed Azam (35) — were sent to judicial custody till February till February after the NIA did not seek their further remand.They were earlier produced before the court on December 27 after which they were sent to 10-day NIA custody which expired on January 7.The probe agency had initially rounded up 16 persons of the group ‘Harkat ul Harb e Islam’, which loosely translates into war for the cause of Islam.Of the 16 detained, 10 were later arrested — five from Amroha, in Uttar Pradesh (U.P) and five from Seelampur and Jafrabad localities in north-east Delhi.
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January - 7 
A Cumilla court on January 7 adjourned the hearing on Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia's bail petition in connection with a murder case filed for killing eight persons by arson in Cumilla, reports Daily Star. The court also set the same date for hearing on charge-framing ag
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A Cumilla court on January 7 adjourned the hearing on Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia's bail petition in connection with a murder case filed for killing eight persons by arson in Cumilla, reports Daily Star. The court also set the same date for hearing on charge-framing against Khaleda and other accused in the case.The case was filed on charges of killing eight people and injuring 25 to 26 others by torching a bus in Chouddagram upazila in February 2015.
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January - 8 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is probing into the attack on YSR Congress President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (on October 25, 2018) has reportedly filed a petition in the Vijayawada NIA Special Court, requesting for transfer of the case as well as the related records to it, reports The Hindu o
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is probing into the attack on YSR Congress President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (on October 25, 2018) has reportedly filed a petition in the Vijayawada NIA Special Court, requesting for transfer of the case as well as the related records to it, reports The Hindu on January 9.Vijayawada NIA Special Court judge has directed the Visakhapatnam VIIth Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court to transfer the case and the relevant records to NIA with immediate effect.
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January - 9 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Laishram Anand alias Sana Singh said to be valley commander of Kangleipak Communist Party-Peoples War Group (KCP-PWG), reports Imphal Free Press on January 10. He was initially arrested by Security Forces (SFs) on December 28, 2018 for his alleged involve
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Laishram Anand alias Sana Singh said to be valley commander of Kangleipak Communist Party-Peoples War Group (KCP-PWG), reports Imphal Free Press on January 10. He was initially arrested by Security Forces (SFs) on December 28, 2018 for his alleged involvement in uploading threatening message on social media against the Central Government and Chief minister. NIA arrested the militant for his suspected involvement in Paraolonambush in 2015. It is reported that while he was in police custody on January 4, NIA examined him and he revealed that he was an active member ofKangleiYaolKanbaLup (KYKL) during the time of ambush and later joined KCP-PWG. One of the accused person of the case identified as Khumlo Abi Anal aliasAmbison was arrested for his direct involvement in the commission of the offence and accordingly, charge sheet was filed against him before the special judge NIA, Manipur on December 19, 2015. The court has also issued a non-bailable warrant of arrest against 17 absconding cadres of militant groups for their direct involvement in the said ambush.Subsequently, three other persons identified as NaoremPremkanta alias Van Damme, Anil Rai alias Meiraba and M. Nimaichand Meitei aliasLanloialiasTapan Rai were also arrested for their direct involvement in the said ambush.
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January - 9 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against around 7-8 youths hailing from Kerala and Karnataka but based in Qatar who travelled to or prepared for travel to Syria since 2013 to join terrorist outfits Jund al-Aqsa (JAA) and Jabhat-ul-Nusra, reports The Hindu on January 9. Jund
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against around 7-8 youths hailing from Kerala and Karnataka but based in Qatar who travelled to or prepared for travel to Syria since 2013 to join terrorist outfits Jund al-Aqsa (JAA) and Jabhat-ul-Nusra, reports The Hindu on January 9. Jund al-Aqsa, a militant group operating primarily in Idlib and Hama provinces of Syria, was proscribed in 2017 by the UN for being associated with the Islamic State (IS) and Al Qaida in Iraq.The youths are believed to have been radicalised while living in Qatar and had conducted preparations for or travelled to Syria from 2013 onwards. NIA officials stated that ongoing investigation into other cases involving youth from Kerala who had attempted to or joined IS, threw up information on these Qatar-based youth having joined terrorist groups other than IS in Syria. “NIA is aware of the identity and addresses of these youth. However, it is not clear how the youth travelled to Syria and if they are still alive or dead’. In past instances, youth from Kerala have travelled to Syria via two routes. First, travelling to Turkey by flight and then crossing the border illegally to reach Syria, and second, taking a flight to a Gulf country and then travelling to Iran from where they travel to Turkey by road before crossing over to Syria. JAA is comprised of approximately 1,600 militants, mostly foreign terrorist fighters.
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January - 10 
A Sri Lankan court on January 10 sentenced two cadres of the defeated terrorist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for bombing of a military aircraft over 18 years ago, reports Colombo Page.North Central Provincial High Court Judge Mahesh Weeramanon January 10 sentenced the two ‘LTTE Miss
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A Sri Lankan court on January 10 sentenced two cadres of the defeated terrorist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for bombing of a military aircraft over 18 years ago, reports Colombo Page.North Central Provincial High Court Judge Mahesh Weeramanon January 10 sentenced the two ‘LTTE Missile Brigade’ cadres, RajathuraiJaganaliasKulawan(41) and NallanSivalingamaliasSinnathilakan (43), both residents of Irasathurai in Jaffna, who pled guilty to launching a missile attack on a Sri Lanka Air Force aircraft in 2000 killing 37 people, to 185 years rigorous imprisonment. The court heard that the suspects fired a missile at the Antonov-32 aircraft flying from Palaly to Ratmalana over Anuradhapura (North Central Province) on or near 30thof March 2000 and downed the plane killing 37 people onboard.At the time of the missile attack, members of the Air Force, the Navy and the Police and the Russian pilot were among the 37 people killed.The Judge ordered five years of rigorous imprisonment for each count, a total of 185 years for each suspect to be served in five years.The two LTTE suspects arrested in 2012 in Kilinochchi had revealed that the rebels had fired missiles towards the aircraft from Wilpattu jungles. The Police had recovered parts of the missiles used in the attack.
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January - 11 
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 11 was granted a seven-day custody of J. Srinivas Rao, the accused in the attack on YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, reports The Hindu. The NIA, which took over the case from the State police, produced Srinivas Rao in the court and filed a peti
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A National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 11 was granted a seven-day custody of J. Srinivas Rao, the accused in the attack on YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, reports The Hindu. The NIA, which took over the case from the State police, produced Srinivas Rao in the court and filed a petition seeking his custody. The reason behind attacking the YSRCP president, whether any other person was involved, why was a knife used in rooster fights used for the purpose, when and how was the attack planned, and any attempts made earlier were some of the issues on which the NIA police may grill Srinivas. The NIA team headed by an officer of the rank of Deputy Superintendent (DSP) or above is likely to take Srinivas into custody from Vijayawada jail on January 12 (today).
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January - 15 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet before a special court in Ahmedabad in connection with a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket being operated in Gujarat, reports Ahmedabad Mirror on January 16. A spokesperson of NIA stated that a charge sheet was filed against two accused
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet before a special court in Ahmedabad in connection with a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket being operated in Gujarat, reports Ahmedabad Mirror on January 16. A spokesperson of NIA stated that a charge sheet was filed against two accused, SanjaykumarMohanbhaiDevadiya alias SanjaykumarMohanbhaiDevaliya and SureshbhaiMavajibhaiLathidadiya alias Guruji and Chakor. The case was first registered by Ahmedabad Anti-Terrorist Squad, on inputs provided by the NIA, when it intercepted Devadiya, a resident of Junagadh, and seized 53 FICN’s in the denomination of INR 2000 and 92 FICN’s in the denomination of INR 500. The total face value of the fake notes seized from him was INR 1,52,000. NIA spokersprson also stated that NIA, subsequently, registered a fresh FIR in the instance. Investigation revealed that Devadiya purchased fake currency from wanted accused Tahir Saikh alias Kaliyo on the directions of Lathidadiya, who is presently lodged in Presidency Correctional Home in West Bengal's Alipore in another NIA case. He added that Devadiya subsequently "brought" the fake currency from New Farakka in West Bengal "for circulation in crowded areas and in markets of Junagadh (in Gujarat). The investigation has also revealed inter-state and international linkages pointing towards supply of FICN received from across the border. Further investigation is in progress.
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January - 15 
Nine persons arrested by Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police last year (2018) for their Islamic State (ISIS) links were on January 15 handed over to National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports Daily Excelsior. Police handed over all the nine persons to NIA who arrived in Srina
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Nine persons arrested by Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police last year (2018) for their Islamic State (ISIS) links were on January 15 handed over to National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports Daily Excelsior. Police handed over all the nine persons to NIA who arrived in Srinagar on January 14 from Jammu and filed an application before City Munsiff Srinagar for their custody. All these persons were working as Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of militant outfits and on their instances, Police recovered two pistols along with 14 rounds, three grenades, one 12-bore single barrel rifle, one ISIS flag and one cutter.
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January - 16 
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on January 16, stayed extradition of an American citizen of Pakistani origin Talha Haroon to the United States (US) for allegedly planning an attack in New York in connivance with a militant group, reports Daily Times. The court ordered that Haroon, who is under inves
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on January 16, stayed extradition of an American citizen of Pakistani origin Talha Haroon to the United States (US) for allegedly planning an attack in New York in connivance with a militant group, reports Daily Times. The court ordered that Haroon, who is under investigation, must not be extradited until the next hearing. The hearing of the case was conducted by a single-member bench comprising Mohsin Akhtar Kiani.Justice Kiani said the court would announce its verdict once the defence lawyer completes his argument in the case. Haroon has been incarcerated in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail for more than a year. He had filed a bail plea through his lawyer at the IHC. The hearing was adjourned until February 28. Haroon, 19, was arrested in Pakistan in 2016 after US authorities identified him as one of three men, along with a Canadian citizen and a man from the Philippines, planning attacks on Manhattan’s Times Square and the city’s subway.
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January - 16 
A Sri Lankan court on January 16 sentenced two members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who pleaded guilty to their role in the attack on the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) camp in Anuradhapura in Anuradhapura District in North Central Province in 2007, to 10 years rigorous imprisonment,
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A Sri Lankan court on January 16 sentenced two members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who pleaded guilty to their role in the attack on the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) camp in Anuradhapura in Anuradhapura District in North Central Province in 2007, to 10 years rigorous imprisonment, reports Colombo Page. North Central Provincial High court judge Mahesh Weeraman sentenced the two former LTTE cadres Aravindan and Thabo Ruben to 10 years rigorous imprisonment with eligibility for parole after five years. The two LTTE cadres have admitted that they provided the information for the attack on October 22, 2007 on the SLAF camp which destroyed a number of aircraft and killed more than 30 people including 21 rebels. The two suspects, Aravindan and Thabo Ruben had been charged on three counts of providing information to LTTE rebels to carry out the raid on the Air Force base. Aravindan pleaded guilty to the first and second charges while Thabo Ruben admitted guilty to the first and third charges. Each suspect was sentenced to 10 years in prison, five years for each charge.
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January - 16 
The Supreme Court (SC) on January 16, held the system of jirga (Council of Elders) and panchayat (village level local self government institution) in violation of Pakistan’s international commitments under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), International Covenant on Civil and Politica
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The Supreme Court (SC) on January 16, held the system of jirga (Council of Elders) and panchayat (village level local self government institution) in violation of Pakistan’s international commitments under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), reports The Dawn. These commitments placed a responsibility on Pakistan to ensure that everyone had access to courts or tribunals and is treated equally before the law, a verdict authored by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar said. The decision came on a petition moved by the National Commission on Status of Women (NCSW) as well as the government of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The genesis of the issue raised in the case lies in the reality that in today’s age, informal custom-driven parallel legal systems in the form of ‘council of elders’ or ‘kangaroo courts’ exist in tribal areas, particularly in the north of KP and in some rural areas of KP, Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan. In response, the verdict held that the manner in which jirgas or panchayats functioned in the country was violative of Articles 4, 8, 10-A, 25 and 175(3) of the Constitution and explained that this practice of parallel judicial system did not fall under the constitution or any other law, because this system attempted to adjudicate on civil or criminal matters. The verdict also declared as illegal and against the spirit of the constitution any order, decision or a directive issued by any such individual or group of persons, since no individual or persons in the name of a jirga/panchayat or under any other name could assume the jurisdiction of a civil or criminal court without any lawful authority. The judgment also provided guidelines by holding that the law-enforcement agencies all over Pakistan were duty-bound to be vigilant and ensure that if any crime had gone unreported, they of their own accord filed FIR(s) with regard to the same and initiated the process of investigation, the verdict said.
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January - 16 
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia failed to appear before court during the hearing of Gatco graft case as she developed a boil on her leg on January 16, reports Daily Star. Judge Abu Syed Diljar Hossain of the Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka set the next hearing date on Janua
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia failed to appear before court during the hearing of Gatco graft case as she developed a boil on her leg on January 16, reports Daily Star. Judge Abu Syed Diljar Hossain of the Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka set the next hearing date on January 24.
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January - 16 
Four more prosecution witnesses gave their statements before an Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal in connection with the Holey Artisan attack (July 1, 2016) case on January 16, reports Daily Star. The witnesses are Sanjoy Barua, an electrician of the café; Mohammad Hossain, a security guard; Mohammad
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Four more prosecution witnesses gave their statements before an Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal in connection with the Holey Artisan attack (July 1, 2016) case on January 16, reports Daily Star. The witnesses are Sanjoy Barua, an electrician of the café; Mohammad Hossain, a security guard; Mohammad Lelin Mollah, an employee of the café; and Tarun Gomez, manager of a building adjacent to Holey Artisan Bakery. Judge Majibur Rahman of Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal recorded their statements. Afterwards, defense counsel for the accused cross-examined the witnesses on different points. Terrorists attacked the Holy Artisan Bakery in Gulshan's diplomatic zone of Dhaka city and killed 20 people.
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January - 17 
In a written order regarding the constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and the grant of fundamental rights to its citizens, the Supreme Court on January 17, ruled that the powers of the top court also extend to the region, adding that no part of the 1973 Constitution can be abolished or ame
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In a written order regarding the constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and the grant of fundamental rights to its citizens, the Supreme Court on January 17, ruled that the powers of the top court also extend to the region, adding that no part of the 1973 Constitution can be abolished or amended without proper legislation, reports Daily Times. The order clarified that no changes will be made to the current state of Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir and that the constitutional status of these areas shall be determined through a referendum. It further said that this process should take place within 14 days. “India and Pakistan are responsible for giving more rights to the people of the areas under their control and until the referendum happens, Pakistan is bound to give Gilgit-Baltistan as many rights as possible,” the Court ruled. The order pointed out that several administrative offices have already been created in the area under the Gilgit-Baltistan Order, 2018.
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January - 17 
A Sylhet court on January 17 placed three suspected militants, Jahurul Haque, his wife Arjina Begum and Hasan, on five-day remand each in a case filed in connection with the five-day anti-militant drive at Atia Mahal in Shibbari area of Sylhet city, reports Daily Star. The anti-militancy drive coden
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A Sylhet court on January 17 placed three suspected militants, Jahurul Haque, his wife Arjina Begum and Hasan, on five-day remand each in a case filed in connection with the five-day anti-militant drive at Atia Mahal in Shibbari area of Sylhet city, reports Daily Star. The anti-militancy drive codenamed “Operation Twilight” went on from January 24 to January 28, 2017, and resulted in the death of four suspected militants and seven other people.
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January - 17 
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on January 17 informed the Mount Lavinia Magistrate Court that the same organized group of suspects had carried out both the murder of senior journalist and Sunday Leadereditor Lasantha Wickrematunge and the abduction and assault of The Nation's former dep
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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on January 17 informed the Mount Lavinia Magistrate Court that the same organized group of suspects had carried out both the murder of senior journalist and Sunday Leadereditor Lasantha Wickrematunge and the abduction and assault of The Nation's former deputy editor Keith Noyahr, reports Colombo Page.When the Lasantha Wickrematunge murder inquiry was taken up on January 17, the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the CID's Gang Robbery Unit-Inspector Nishantha Silva making submissions informed the Mount Lavinia Chief Magistrate Mohamed Mihailthat the CID found that the same group of suspects is involved in both crimes. Lasantha Wickrematunge, the founding editor of English weekly, Sunday Leader, was assassinated on January 8, 2009 by four assailants who stopped him on his way to his office on Attidiya-Mount Lavinia road, in a suburb of Sri Lankan capital Colombo.Keith Noyahr, a journalist with The Nation newspaper at the time, abducted by a group of men in a van on the night of the May 22, 2008.
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January - 18 
A Delhi Court, on January 18, extended remand of Muhammed Absar, a man arrested from Uttar Pradesh under custody of National Investigation Agency (NIA) by seven days, reports News 18. He was arrested in connection with probe against an Islamic State (IS) inspired group for planning attacks in New De
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A Delhi Court, on January 18, extended remand of Muhammed Absar, a man arrested from Uttar Pradesh under custody of National Investigation Agency (NIA) by seven days, reports News 18. He was arrested in connection with probe against an Islamic State (IS) inspired group for planning attacks in New Delhi and other locations. Special Judge Rakesh Syal allowed the NIA's plea for further remand during in-chamber proceedings after 24-year-old Muhammed Absar was produced in court on the expiry of his six-day custodial interrogation.
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January - 20 
Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim on January 20 issued an arrest warrant against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in a case filed over making derogatory remark on the Awami League in 2014, reports Daily Star. The order is based on the probe report submitted by Shahba
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Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim on January 20 issued an arrest warrant against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in a case filed over making derogatory remark on the Awami League in 2014, reports Daily Star. The order is based on the probe report submitted by Shahbagh Police Station on June 30 2018. Magistrate Mohammad Jasim directed Gulshan Police Station to execute the warrant and submit a report before it by February 18.
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January - 21 
Non-Bailable warrants were issued on January 21 by a sessions court in Mumbai against two Pakistani Army officers for their involvement in 26/11 attack in Mumbai, reports New Indian Express on February 4. The Pakistani Army officers were identified as Major Abdul Rehman Pasha and Major Iqbal. Major
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Non-Bailable warrants were issued on January 21 by a sessions court in Mumbai against two Pakistani Army officers for their involvement in 26/11 attack in Mumbai, reports New Indian Express on February 4. The Pakistani Army officers were identified as Major Abdul Rehman Pasha and Major Iqbal. Major Iqbal and Major Pasha are wanted accused as per the charge sheet filed by the Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch in the case. While Major Pasha has retired, Major Iqbal is still believed to be serving as an Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) official in Pakistan.
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January - 21 
The High Court on January 21 granted six-month bail to former Inspectors General of Police (IGP) Ashraful Huda and Shahudul Haque, who were convicted in a case filed over 21 August grenade attack, reports Prothom Alo.
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The High Court on January 21 granted six-month bail to former Inspectors General of Police (IGP) Ashraful Huda and Shahudul Haque, who were convicted in a case filed over 21 August grenade attack, reports Prothom Alo.
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January - 22 
An anti-terrorism court on January 22, sent Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) ‘chief’ Khadim Rizvi and ‘patron-in-chief’ Pir Afzal Qadri along with four others to prison on a 14-day judicial remand, reports Daily Times. The court heard a case related to nationwide protests and hate speeches against s
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An anti-terrorism court on January 22, sent Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) ‘chief’ Khadim Rizvi and ‘patron-in-chief’ Pir Afzal Qadri along with four others to prison on a 14-day judicial remand, reports Daily Times. The court heard a case related to nationwide protests and hate speeches against state institutions following the acquittal of blasphemy accused Aasia Bibi by Supreme Court.
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January - 22 
The administrative judge of Anti Terrorism Courts (ATC) on January 22, remanded Alamzeb Mehsud, a Pakhtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) activist, in Police custody for further questioning till January 25, 2019, reports Dawn. Police had charged Alamzeb Mehsud along with around 15 nominated and over 250 unk
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The administrative judge of Anti Terrorism Courts (ATC) on January 22, remanded Alamzeb Mehsud, a Pakhtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) activist, in Police custody for further questioning till January 25, 2019, reports Dawn. Police had charged Alamzeb Mehsud along with around 15 nominated and over 250 unknown accomplices for allegedly using provocative language against state institutions during their speeches at the behest of PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen at a rally in Sohrab Goth in Karachi City on January 20, 2019.
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January - 22 
The Islamabad High Court on January 22, suspended proceedings of the anti-terrorism court till the next week, reports Express Tribune. Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) requested to stop the trial of 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai terror attack case till summoning of the 19 witnesses for testimon
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The Islamabad High Court on January 22, suspended proceedings of the anti-terrorism court till the next week, reports Express Tribune. Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) requested to stop the trial of 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai terror attack case till summoning of the 19 witnesses for testimony, who were earlier abandoned in the case. A divisional bench, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani conducted hearing on a petition filed by the FIA seeking stay on anti-terrorism court proceedings.
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January - 22 
A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on January 22 directed Counter Terrorism & Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police to submit by February 18 the probe report of the case filed over the murders of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his
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A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on January 22 directed Counter Terrorism & Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police to submit by February 18 the probe report of the case filed over the murders of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Rabby Tonoy in 2016, reports Daily Star. The investigating agency has so far taken 20 dates for submitting the probe report to the court. Xulhaz Mannan and Mahbub Rabby Tonoy were killed by suspected Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) militants.
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January - 24 
A two-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC), on January 24, ordered an end to all commercial activities on military lands in Karachi, reports Daily Times. The SC bench comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah ordered Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to summon a cabinet meeting
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A two-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC), on January 24, ordered an end to all commercial activities on military lands in Karachi, reports Daily Times. The SC bench comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah ordered Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to summon a cabinet meeting and determine how the city will be restored to the shape envisioned in its original master plan. The bench directed all secretaries concerned to take part in the cabinet meeting and ordered them to come up with a comprehensive report in two weeks.
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January - 24 
Asadullah, a militant of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), on January 24, confessed his involvement in the murders of United States Agency for Agency for International Development (USAID) staffer and Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) activist Xulhaz Mannan, and his friend in 2016, reports Dail
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Asadullah, a militant of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), on January 24, confessed his involvement in the murders of United States Agency for Agency for International Development (USAID) staffer and Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) activist Xulhaz Mannan, and his friend in 2016, reports Daily Star. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mainul Islam recorded the confessional statement of Asadullah for over three hours at his chamber.
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January - 29 
A local court sentenced two cadres of the PLFI, a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, to life imprisonment in connection with a seven-year-old case in Simdega District of Jharkhand on January 29, reports Devdiscourse News. Additional District Judge Niraj Kumar Srivastav awarded the punishment to Cerin
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A local court sentenced two cadres of the PLFI, a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, to life imprisonment in connection with a seven-year-old case in Simdega District of Jharkhand on January 29, reports Devdiscourse News. Additional District Judge Niraj Kumar Srivastav awarded the punishment to Cerinius Khadia and Johnson Lugun under various sections of the IPC and also slapped a fine of INR 35,000 on each of them. Khadia and Lugun were residents of Simdega and West Singhbhum Districts respectively. In an encounter with SFs at Odga on July 8, 2012, three rebels were killed and two others, Khadia and Lugun, were injured and were arrested later.
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January - 29 
The Supreme Court on January 29 rejected a review petition challenging the apex court’s decision to acquit Asia Bibi, a Christian woman, in a blasphemy case, reports Daily Times. “On merit, this petition is dismissed,” said Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, who headed a three-member bench with Justice
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The Supreme Court on January 29 rejected a review petition challenging the apex court’s decision to acquit Asia Bibi, a Christian woman, in a blasphemy case, reports Daily Times. “On merit, this petition is dismissed,” said Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, who headed a three-member bench with Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel. “You could not point out [even] a single mistake in the Supreme Court’s original judgment,” the top judge told the petitioner’s lawyer.
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January - 30 
The ‘president’ of the Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-R), Ranjan Daimary, and nine other members of the outfit were sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI special court on January 30, orchestrating 2008 Assam serial blasts which killed more than 80 people, rep
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The ‘president’ of the Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-R), Ranjan Daimary, and nine other members of the outfit were sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI special court on January 30, orchestrating 2008 Assam serial blasts which killed more than 80 people, reports Morung Express. The life sentence was awarded to Daimary, George Bodo, B Tharai, Raju Sarkar, Anchai Bodo, Indra Brahma, Loko Basumatary, Khargeswar Basumatary, Ajay Basumatary and RajenGoyary Three other convicts – Prabhat Bodo, Jayanti Basumatary and Mathura Brahma – will be released after they pay a fine imposed by the court. NDFB ‘chief’ told reporters that he would appeal to a higher court against his conviction. He also added that “Bodoland will be created as we continue to serve our jail sentence’. Nine serial blasts were triggered by the NDFB on October 30, 2008 — three each in Guwahati and Kokrajhar, two in Barpeta and one in Bongaigaon.
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January - 30 
Prosecutor General’s Office has withdrawn the terrorism charges against former Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed, South Machangolhi MP (Member of Parliament),Abdulla Sinan and Dhangethi MP, Ilhaam Ahmed, reports Maldives Times on January 31.Saeed, Sinan and Ilhaam were charged under the Anti-Terrorism for
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Prosecutor General’s Office has withdrawn the terrorism charges against former Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed, South Machangolhi MP (Member of Parliament),Abdulla Sinan and Dhangethi MP, Ilhaam Ahmed, reports Maldives Times on January 31.Saeed, Sinan and Ilhaam were charged under the Anti-Terrorism for conspiring to overthrow the Maldivian Government in 2018.PG Aishath Bisham has confirmed the decision to drop the charges against the three. Reports said that they were informed of the decision to dismiss the charges last week. Former Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed has additional charges pressed against him; exercising undue influence in carrying out a legal duty, bribery, and obstruction of justice following the Supreme Court order to free detained politicians on February 1, 2018.He is currently serving a four-month and 24-day sentence for undue influence, and a three-year, seven-month and four-day sentence for obstruction of justice.
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February - 1 
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has dismissed an appeal to remove terrorism charges from the murder case of Barrister Fahad Malik, Daily Times reports on February 2. The Court ruled in favour of keeping Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act in the murder case of lawyer murdered on Margalla Road three ye
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has dismissed an appeal to remove terrorism charges from the murder case of Barrister Fahad Malik, Daily Times reports on February 2. The Court ruled in favour of keeping Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act in the murder case of lawyer murdered on Margalla Road three years ago. The deceased was working as a lawyer to reach a compromise between two parties when he was allegedly murdered by accused Noman Khokhar, Raja Arshad and Hashim Khan. In July, 2018 the Islamabad High Court set aside anti-terrorism court (ATC)’s directives to remove terrorism charges and transfer the case to a district and sessions court. Previously, ATC Judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi had accepted a plea from the accused for removing terrorism clauses from the FIR.
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February - 4 
Supreme Court (SC) alleged that State and Central Government were not allowing NRC work to continue, reports Assam Tribune on February 5. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, while declining to extend the July 31 deadline for completion of the NRC
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Supreme Court (SC) alleged that State and Central Government were not allowing NRC work to continue, reports Assam Tribune on February 5. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, while declining to extend the July 31 deadline for completion of the NRC exercise, slammed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for its plea seeking to suspend NRC work for two weeks keeping in mind the role of central armed police forces (CAPF) in election duty.Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal told the court that in 2014 general elections, 2,500 companies of CAPF were deployed and in 2019, it is likely to go up to 2,700 companies. Putting forward the requirement of CAPF for the conduct of Lok Sabha elections, the AG told the court that they would require withdrawing some of those currently posted in Assam.
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February - 4 
Supreme Court (SC), on February 4, rejected the bail plea of arrested Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, in the Nayagarh Police Station attack case, reports The Pioneer. Panda, who was arrested in July 2014, had moved the Odisha High Court in 2018 seeking bail in the case. However, the plea was squashe
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Supreme Court (SC), on February 4, rejected the bail plea of arrested Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, in the Nayagarh Police Station attack case, reports The Pioneer. Panda, who was arrested in July 2014, had moved the Odisha High Court in 2018 seeking bail in the case. However, the plea was squashed. He had then moved the SC challenging the High Court’s decision. Hearing Panda’s bail plea, a Bench of the SC comprising Justices NV Ramana and Deepak Gupta rejected it. Currently, Panda is lodged in the Berhampur Circle Jail.
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February - 4 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on February 4, extended the judicial remand of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Rizvi and five other accused until February 8, reports Daily Times.Rizvi, Afzal Qadri, Pir Ejaz Ashrafi, Farooqul Hasan, Shafqat Jamil and Waheed Noor appeared before ATC admin
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on February 4, extended the judicial remand of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Rizvi and five other accused until February 8, reports Daily Times.Rizvi, Afzal Qadri, Pir Ejaz Ashrafi, Farooqul Hasan, Shafqat Jamil and Waheed Noor appeared before ATC admin judge Sheikh Sajjad amid heavy security after the expiration of their 14-day judicial remand. The TLP leaders were taken into ‘protective custody’ on November 23, 2018, after registration of a case against them for damaging property and vandalism during violent protests following a Supreme Court verdict that acquitted Asia Bibi in a blasphemy case in 2018.On November 22, 2018 a two-member bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Musheer Alam had reserved its verdict in the case after dishing out severe criticism to the attorney general, media regulator and other stakeholders.
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February - 5 
Nawanshahr District Court on February 5 announced life imprisonment to three Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants, reports The Tribune. The militants were identified as Arvinder Singh, Surjit Singh and Ranjit Singh. They were charged under Section 121 (waging, or attempting to wage war), alon
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Nawanshahr District Court on February 5 announced life imprisonment to three Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants, reports The Tribune. The militants were identified as Arvinder Singh, Surjit Singh and Ranjit Singh. They were charged under Section 121 (waging, or attempting to wage war), along with 10 years of imprisonment under Section 121 (a) (Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121) of Indian Penal Code (IPC). As per information, Arvinder had migrated to Doha (Qatar) in 2011, where he came into contact with the BKI. He was preparing to recruit members for the BKI when he was arrested three years ago.
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February - 6 
Supreme Court on February 6 prohibited members of the armed forces from engaging in political activities and directed state agencies like the ISI to operate within the law as it ordered the Government to act against those propagating "hatred, extremism and terrorism", reports Times of India. The ord
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Supreme Court on February 6 prohibited members of the armed forces from engaging in political activities and directed state agencies like the ISI to operate within the law as it ordered the Government to act against those propagating "hatred, extremism and terrorism", reports Times of India. The order by a two-member bench of the apex court came while delivering a verdict on the 2017 Faizabad sit-in by the hardline Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and other smaller groups. "We direct the federal and provincial governments to monitor those advocating hate, extremism and terrorism and prosecute the perpetrators in accordance with the law," the bench comprising Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Mushir Alam ruled. The court also directed all Government agencies and departments, including those run by the Army like Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), to operate within the limits defined by the law. The court also ordered that members of the Armed Forces were prohibited from engaging in any kind of political activity, which includes supporting a party, faction or individual. "The government of Pakistan through the Ministry of Defence and the respective Chiefs of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force are directed to initiate action against the personnel under their command who are found to have violated their oath," the court said.
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February - 6 
The Election Commission of Pakistan on February 6 adjourned the hearing of a case relating to registration and funding sources of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) till February 25 as nobody turned up to represent the party before an ECP bench, reports Dawn. The three-member bench of the commissi
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The Election Commission of Pakistan on February 6 adjourned the hearing of a case relating to registration and funding sources of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) till February 25 as nobody turned up to represent the party before an ECP bench, reports Dawn. The three-member bench of the commission, headed by retired Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, issued another notice to TLP chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi and adjourned the hearing till February 25. Member of the ECP from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa retired Justice Irshad Qaiser said that a response to the letter written to jail authorities had been received, which stated that Khadim Hussain Rizvi had been released on January 30. The information reaching the commission appeared to be confusing as reports suggest that an antiterrorism court is said to have extended the judicial remand of Khadim Hussain Rizvi till Feb 8.
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February - 6 
Three eyewitnesses in the Holey Artisan attack gave their statement before a Dhaka court on February 6, Dhaka Tribune. Two witnesses identified as Mohamed Shamsuzzaman, brother of the slain assistant commissioner Rabiul Karim and his cousin Mollah Mohammed Anwarul Amin testified before the tribunal.
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Three eyewitnesses in the Holey Artisan attack gave their statement before a Dhaka court on February 6, Dhaka Tribune. Two witnesses identified as Mohamed Shamsuzzaman, brother of the slain assistant commissioner Rabiul Karim and his cousin Mollah Mohammed Anwarul Amin testified before the tribunal. The other witness was identified as Parvin. The trial against eight militants started on November 26, in the terror attack case. Six accused are now in jail while two accused are on the run.
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February - 7 
Anti-terrorism (ATC-XIII) court on February 7, exonerated 14 accused in a six-year-old case pertaining to an arson attack triggered by politically-motivated violence in Karachi, provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. The accused including ‘sector in-charge’ of the MuttahidaQaumi Movement (MQM),M
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Anti-terrorism (ATC-XIII) court on February 7, exonerated 14 accused in a six-year-old case pertaining to an arson attack triggered by politically-motivated violence in Karachi, provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. The accused including ‘sector in-charge’ of the MuttahidaQaumi Movement (MQM),Mohammad Yamin, Waqar, Arsalan, Tahir Malookalias Bengali, Misbah, Nadeem and others were exonerated of the charges of setting private properties ablaze in an arson attack, violence and terrorism within the remit of the Saddar Police Station in Dec ember 2012.Violence had erupted following the pre-dawn killing of an elderly man reportedly belonging to the MQM in Bizerta Line on December 31, 2012.
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February - 7 
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on February 7 reserved its decision on a petition filed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), seeking time to present 19 Indian witnesses in the November 26, 2008, Mumbai attacks case (26/11), reports Daily Times. A divisional bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on February 7 reserved its decision on a petition filed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), seeking time to present 19 Indian witnesses in the November 26, 2008, Mumbai attacks case (26/11), reports Daily Times. A divisional bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani reserved the judgment after hearing FIA officials’ arguments. FIA officials informed the bench that the department had located 19 more witnesses in the case and sought permission to produce them before an anti-terrorism court hearing the Mumbai attack case. Officials said that the ATC had earlier rejected the FIA request to produce witnesses before the court. After hearing the arguments, the bench reserved its judgment. Earlier, the IHC had turned down FIA’s request to halt the Mumbai attack case proceedings in ATC.
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February - 10 
Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Chattogram Akbar Hossen Mridha on February 10 rejected the bail petitions and sent three Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders, Boalkhali Municipality Mayor Abul Kalam, and local leaders Mohsin Khokan and Md Yeasin, to jail in connection with a case filed over pla
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Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Chattogram Akbar Hossen Mridha on February 10 rejected the bail petitions and sent three Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders, Boalkhali Municipality Mayor Abul Kalam, and local leaders Mohsin Khokan and Md Yeasin, to jail in connection with a case filed over planning subversive activities ahead of the December 30, 2018 election, reports Daily Star. Earlier, the trio had secured eight weeks interim bail from the High Court in connection with the case.
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February - 11 
A local court in Aheri tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on February 11,sent back activists Varavara Rao and Surendra Gadling to Yerawada Jail after their 11-day Police custody in connection with a2016 Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case related to the Communist
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A local court in Aheri tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on February 11,sent back activists Varavara Rao and Surendra Gadling to Yerawada Jail after their 11-day Police custody in connection with a2016 Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case related to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)attack at Surjagarh, reports ANI. The Aheri Court has placed them under judicial remand. They are also accused in Bhima Koregaon case.A Pune Court had on January 31 sent Rao and Gadling to Gadchiroli Police's custody. Gadling and Rao were arrested in June 2018 and were lodged in the Yerawada jail
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February - 11 
Dal Khalsa, a Sikh Organisation on February 11 announced a sit down demonstration at the doorsteps of Nawanshahr District Court on February 13 to protest life imprisonment of three youths arrested for processing pro-Khalistan literature, reports The Indian Express. The arrestees identified as Surjit
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Dal Khalsa, a Sikh Organisation on February 11 announced a sit down demonstration at the doorsteps of Nawanshahr District Court on February 13 to protest life imprisonment of three youths arrested for processing pro-Khalistan literature, reports The Indian Express. The arrestees identified as Surjit Singh, Arvinder Singh and Ranjit Singh were arrested in 2016. According to the spokesperson of Dal Khalsa, ‘The three youth never indulged in any violent activity neither did anyone else allegedly influenced by them. The court held the trio guilty on mere possession of pamphlets’.
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February - 11 
The Supreme Court (SC) on February 11 directed the Ministry of Defence to complete an inquiry in a case about the involvement of Army officers, including former Army and Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI) chiefs, in financial scams aimed at keeping former slain Prime Minister (PM) Benazir Bhutto out o
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The Supreme Court (SC) on February 11 directed the Ministry of Defence to complete an inquiry in a case about the involvement of Army officers, including former Army and Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI) chiefs, in financial scams aimed at keeping former slain Prime Minister (PM) Benazir Bhutto out of power, reports The Times of India.In 1996, a petition was filed by late Air Chief Marshal Asghar Khan that former Army chief General Aslam Beg, ex-ISI chief Lieutenant General (retired) Assad Durrani and former President Ghulam Ishaq Khan had hatched a conspiracy to ensure Bhutto’s defeat in the 1990 elections.According to the petition, the two senior Army officers and then-president had doled out PKR 140 million among several politicians, including former PM Nawaz Sharif, to rig the 1990 polls against Bhutto. A political alliance consisting of nine parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League and Jamaat-e-Islami, had won the 1990 polls, with Nawaz Sharif elected as PM. The alliance, known as the Islamic Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), was allegedly formed and funded by the accused in the case.In October 2012, the Supreme Court had issued a 141-page verdict, ordering legal proceedings against General Beg and Assad Durrani, directing the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to initiate a transparent investigation and subsequent trial if sufficient evidence was found against the former army officers. In December 2018, the FIA had recommended to the apex court to close the files, citing lack of evidence. Following FIA’s suggestion, the court had notified Asghar Khan’s heirs about their reaction but the family opposed the closure of the case.On January 11, 2019, ex-chief justice Mian Saqib Nisar, after accepting the plea of the family of the late Asghar Khan, resumed hearing of the case, stating that the court would not let his efforts go waste.
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February - 11 
The Court of Chattogram Metropolitan Session Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha on February 11 sent 31 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and activists to jail in connection with a case filed over conducting subversive activities in the port city in 2018, reports The Daily Star.The BNP leaders inclu
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The Court of Chattogram Metropolitan Session Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha on February 11 sent 31 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and activists to jail in connection with a case filed over conducting subversive activities in the port city in 2018, reports The Daily Star.The BNP leaders include former councillor of Chattogram City Corporation Jainal Abedin, said Public Prosecutor Fakhruddin Chowdhury.The case was filed with Sadarghat Police Station, said the public prosecutor. He, however, could not specify when the case was filed.
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February - 13 
A two-member bench comprising Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto and Justice KK Agha the Sindh High Court (SHC) issued on February 13 notices to the provincial Home Department, Sindh Police chief, Pakistan Rangers Director General and others on a set of pleas seeking the court’s intervention for the recov
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A two-member bench comprising Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto and Justice KK Agha the Sindh High Court (SHC) issued on February 13 notices to the provincial Home Department, Sindh Police chief, Pakistan Rangers Director General and others on a set of pleas seeking the court’s intervention for the recovery of missing persons, reports The News.A two-member SHC bench also ordered all the respondents to file their replies on these petitions by March 30.Apprehending that the lives of missing persons could be in danger, the bench said that efforts should be made for their immediate recovery. It also directed relevant authorities that the missing persons should also be produced before the court on the next date of hearing.
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February - 16 
Four Policemen testified before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on February 16 in a case against leaders and workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) pertaining to allegedly facilitating and listening to an incendiary speech of their London-based chief against the security establishment, reports
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Four Policemen testified before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on February 16 in a case against leaders and workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) pertaining to allegedly facilitating and listening to an incendiary speech of their London-based chief against the security establishment, reports Dawn. Six leaders — Dr Farooq Sattar, Rauf Siddiqui, Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar, Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Khawaja Izharul Hasan, Qamar Mansoor and Rehan Hashmi — along with many party workers have been indicted in these cases registered at two different Police Stations. On February 16, the matter was fixed before the judge of the ATC-I for hearing. The investigating officers produced four witnesses in court to record their statements.
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February - 18 
The Supreme Court (SC) fixed March 12 for hearing the Maharashtra Government’s appeal against alleged ‘urban Naxal’[Left Wing Extremist, LWE] Gautam Navlakha’s transit bail that was set aside by the Delhi High Court (HC) in October last year (2018), reports DNA on February 19.In its appeal, the Stat
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The Supreme Court (SC) fixed March 12 for hearing the Maharashtra Government’s appeal against alleged ‘urban Naxal’[Left Wing Extremist, LWE] Gautam Navlakha’s transit bail that was set aside by the Delhi High Court (HC) in October last year (2018), reports DNA on February 19.In its appeal, the State Government had questioned how the Delhi HC entertained a habeas corpus petition by Navlakha while he was in lawful custody of the Police. This order on October 1, 2018, was passed when Navlakha and four other activists — Varavara Rao, Sudha Bhardwaj, Arun Ferreira, and Vernon Gonsalves — were ordered to remain under house arrest for a period of four weeks by the Supreme Court on September 28, 2018. The State Government was then forced to approach the apex court as the Delhi HC set aside the transit bail obtained by Maharashtra Police to take Navlakha to Pune.
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February - 18 
Former President Abdulla Yameen was detained at Maafushi Prison’s remand jail, after the Criminal Court on February 18 ordered that he be kept in detention for the duration of his trial over money-laundering charges, reports RaajjeMV. At a hearing on February 18, Criminal Court’s chief judge Ahmed H
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Former President Abdulla Yameen was detained at Maafushi Prison’s remand jail, after the Criminal Court on February 18 ordered that he be kept in detention for the duration of his trial over money-laundering charges, reports RaajjeMV. At a hearing on February 18, Criminal Court’s chief judge Ahmed Hailam ordered that the former President be kept in detention.
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February - 19 
The court of Additional District Judge (ADJ), Gunupur in Rayagada District of Odisha on February 19, acquitted top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda in two separate cases due to lack of evidence, reportsommcomnews.com.Reportedly, ADJ Nishith Nisank acquitted Panda of all charges in one paddy theft case
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The court of Additional District Judge (ADJ), Gunupur in Rayagada District of Odisha on February 19, acquitted top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda in two separate cases due to lack of evidence, reportsommcomnews.com.Reportedly, ADJ Nishith Nisank acquitted Panda of all charges in one paddy theft case and abduction of a Works Department's Junior Engineer (JE) case.Panda had been accused of stealing paddy cultivated by one Loknath Panigrahi at Dumbriguda under Gudari Police limits in the District. Further, he had been accused of abduction of JE Biswanath Sahu and his associate in 2001.After his acquittal, the court directed Panda to depose before it again on March 18 and 19 for hearing on various other cases against him.
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February - 19 
A court in Pirojpur on February 19 sent war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee’s son, Masud Bin Sayedee, to jail, rejecting his bail plea, reports Dhaka Tribune. According to the case statement, Masud was holding a meeting at a house in the Saeedkhali area of Indorkan
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A court in Pirojpur on February 19 sent war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee’s son, Masud Bin Sayedee, to jail, rejecting his bail plea, reports Dhaka Tribune. According to the case statement, Masud was holding a meeting at a house in the Saeedkhali area of Indorkani upazila on December 25. Pirojpur Additional District and Sessions Judge Shamsul Haque issued the order when Masud appeared before the court and sought bail. Masud had earlier got six months bail from the High Court in the case.
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February - 19 
Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen’s attorneys filed for appeal of the Criminal Court order for his detention pending the outcome of his money laundering trial with the High Court, reports Maldives Times on February 20. The Criminal Court granted the State prosecution’s request to jail Yameen
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Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen’s attorneys filed for appeal of the Criminal Court order for his detention pending the outcome of his money laundering trial with the High Court, reports Maldives Times on February 20. The Criminal Court granted the State prosecution’s request to jail Yameen, during a pretrial hearing on February 18, after reviewing evidence he attempted witness tampering by offering bribes to State witnesses in the money laundering case. Yameen was charged with money laundering and providing false testimony to State investigators following Maldives Police Service’s investigation into the USD 1 million – believed to be embezzled funds in the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) scam – deposited to his account at the Maldives Islamic Bank (MIB) by SOF Private Limited. He is currently at the Special Protection Unit of Maafushi Prison, where he will remain detained pending the outcome of his trial.
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February - 20 
Mannar District Judge T. Swarnaraja on February 20 said that he couldn’t decide on the radiocarbon dating report received from the Unites States (US) in respect of six bone samples obtained from the Mannar mass grave until the court received the final official document directly from the US facility,
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Mannar District Judge T. Swarnaraja on February 20 said that he couldn’t decide on the radiocarbon dating report received from the Unites States (US) in respect of six bone samples obtained from the Mannar mass grave until the court received the final official document directly from the US facility, reports The Island. The report handed over to Swarnaraja was received by Judicial medical Officer Saminda Rajapaksa, in charge of the excavation of skeletal remains. Acknowledging the report received from Dr. Rajapaksa, Swarnaraja said that it was not the final report. Six bone samples obtained from the Mannar mass grave, located at the Sathosa
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February - 21 
The Pune Police, on February 21, filed an 1,837-page supplementary chargesheet before a Pune court against five more persons, including human rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj and fugitive Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)leader Ganapathy aka Chandrashekhar, in connection with the Elgaar Pa
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The Pune Police, on February 21, filed an 1,837-page supplementary chargesheet before a Pune court against five more persons, including human rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj and fugitive Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)leader Ganapathy aka Chandrashekhar, in connection with the Elgaar Parishad-cum- Bhima-Koregaon riots case, reports The Pioneer.Three months after they filed the first charge sheet against ten accused in the same case, the Pune Police filed a comprehensive charge-sheet before ted before Additional Sessions Judge Kishor Vadane.Apart from Bhardwaj and Ganapathy, the three other accused named in the supplementary chargesheet are, Telugu poet Varavara Rao, activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Pereira.
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February - 22 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet on February 22 against eight people allegedly owing allegiance to the banned Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF), in a case of attempt to murder Shiv Sena leader Amit Arora, reports The Hindu. The Shiv Sena leader was attacked on February 3, 2016
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet on February 22 against eight people allegedly owing allegiance to the banned Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF), in a case of attempt to murder Shiv Sena leader Amit Arora, reports The Hindu. The Shiv Sena leader was attacked on February 3, 2016 in Ludhiana (Ludhiana District). According to NIA the crime was planned by senior KLF leadership. Those charge sheeted include Hardeep Singh, alias Shera, Ramandeep Singh, alias Canadian, Dharminder Singh, alias Guguni, Anil Kumar, alias Kala, Jagtar Singh Johal, aliasJaggi, Harmeet Singh, alias Happy (suspected to be in Pakistan), Gurjinder Singh, alias Shastri (suspected to be in Italy) and Gursharanbir Singh, alias Pehalwan (suspected to be in U.K.). As part of the conspiracy, substantial amounts of funds were supplied through Italy, Australia and the UK to the perpetrators which included Hardeep Singh and Ramandeep Singh and these funds were used by them to purchase weapons. According to NIA eight incidents of targeted killings or attempts to kill were executed as part of this plan between January 2016 and October 2017 in Punjab, reports The Hindu. An NIA spokesperson stated that ‘objective of the conspiracy was to destabilise the law and order situation in Punjab and to revive the fledgling terrorism in the State’.
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February - 22 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on February 22 informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the Special Task Force (STF) setup by the agency last week will monitor the terror links in the money laundering cases arising out of the drugs cases across India, reports Indian Express on February 23. T
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on February 22 informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the Special Task Force (STF) setup by the agency last week will monitor the terror links in the money laundering cases arising out of the drugs cases across India, reports Indian Express on February 23. The ED also added that that it has to register enforcement case investigation report (ECIR) in next three months in around 9,800 drugs cases registered in Punjab in past two years. Senior Advocate Maninder Singh, the special counsel for ED also informed that certain cases of drugs smuggling in Rajasthan where the “terror links” have been connected with cases in Kashmir. He informed the court that ‘Some cases of Rajasthan have links with cases of Kashmir border and some cases of Punjab have also links with Kashmir. It was felt that the monitoring is necessary to ascertain whether these cases are to be seen only through Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) angle or in context of the terror links’.
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February - 22 
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on February 22 moved the Supreme Court seeking the transfer of seven Pakistani terrorists from Jammu jail (Jammu District) to Tihar prison (New Delhi) on grounds that they were allegedly indoctrinating local prisoners, reports Daily Excelsior.A bench of Justices L N
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The Jammu and Kashmir Government on February 22 moved the Supreme Court seeking the transfer of seven Pakistani terrorists from Jammu jail (Jammu District) to Tihar prison (New Delhi) on grounds that they were allegedly indoctrinating local prisoners, reports Daily Excelsior.A bench of Justices L N Rao and M R Shah sought a response from Central Government and the Delhi Government on the plea.Jammu and Kashmir Government’s standing counsel Shoaib Alam said terrorists belonging to various organisations need to be shifted out of Jammu jail as they were involved in the indoctrination of local prisoners.If not Tihar, they can be shifted to other high security prisons in Haryana and Punjab, he said.
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February - 22 
The High Court is yet to release the full text of its verdict in the 2009 Pilkhana Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny case making it difficult for the aggrieved parties to appeals before the Appellate Division in this case, reports Daily Star. The HC may take at least three more months for releasing the
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The High Court is yet to release the full text of its verdict in the 2009 Pilkhana Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny case making it difficult for the aggrieved parties to appeals before the Appellate Division in this case, reports Daily Star. The HC may take at least three more months for releasing the full text of its verdict in the biggest ever criminal case in the country's history in terms of number of accused and convicts, Deputy Attorney General KM Zahid Sarwar Kazal told the newspaper on February 22. On November 27, 2017, the HC announced the verdict in which it awarded death penalty to 139 of the 152 accused who were earlier sentenced to capital punishment by a lower court for their involvement in the massacre during the BDR mutiny.
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February - 23 
On February 23, Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) court in Lucknow sent the two suspected operatives of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) for a 10-day Police custody, reports New Indian Express. After the initial interrogation, the two suspects reportedly revealed that while being in Deoband as students, they were en
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On February 23, Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) court in Lucknow sent the two suspected operatives of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) for a 10-day Police custody, reports New Indian Express. After the initial interrogation, the two suspects reportedly revealed that while being in Deoband as students, they were entrusted with radicalising potential recruits and convince them to join JeM. According to Uttar Pradesh ATS, two were suspected to be hiding explosives and firearms in Kashmir. Two pistols, 30 cartridges were also reportedly recovered from the suspects when they were arrested.
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February - 25 
Bombay High Court, on February 25, granted bail to an alleged top CPI-Maoist leader Konnath Muralidharan nearly four years after he and one of his aides were arrested by the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), reports The Indian Express.However, the High Court imposed a two-week stay on its orde
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Bombay High Court, on February 25, granted bail to an alleged top CPI-Maoist leader Konnath Muralidharan nearly four years after he and one of his aides were arrested by the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), reports The Indian Express.However, the High Court imposed a two-week stay on its order after the ATS requested time to appeal the decision before the Supreme Court. Accordingly, Muralidharan (66), who suffers from a heart ailment, will continue to remain behind bars at least until then.Muralidharan and his aide, Ismail Hamza Chiragpalli, were arrested by the ATS in Talegaon Dabhade, on the outskirts of Pune in May 2015. Muralidharan, the ‘national secretary’ of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist - Naxalbari (CPI-ML-Naxalbari), is alleged to have merged his party with the CPI-Maoist in 2014.
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February - 26 
An unidentified businessman from Bahadurpura in Hyderabad District who was summoned to Delhi by National Investigation Agency (NIA) for questioning in a terror funding case failed to appear before the authorities, reports Times of India on February 26. It’s not clear if he has been summoned as a sus
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An unidentified businessman from Bahadurpura in Hyderabad District who was summoned to Delhi by National Investigation Agency (NIA) for questioning in a terror funding case failed to appear before the authorities, reports Times of India on February 26. It’s not clear if he has been summoned as a suspect or a witness. In Sept 2018, NIA had unearthed a terror-funding module of Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), a charity arm of Lashkar e Toiba (LeT).
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February - 28 
Five Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) members were sentenced to life imprisonment and five acquitted on February 28 for procession of explosives by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Bhopal (Bhopal District), reports Business Standard. Madhya Pradesh Police's Anti-Terror
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Five Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) members were sentenced to life imprisonment and five acquitted on February 28 for procession of explosives by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Bhopal (Bhopal District), reports Business Standard. Madhya Pradesh Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) had arrested three SIMI activists with a cache of explosives during a raid in Mahidpur area in Ujjain District on January 1, 2013. Nine others were arrested subsequently. Eight hundred gelatine sticks, 540 detonators, a 'gelatin bomb', a pipe bomb and 11 other types of bombs were recovered from the accused.
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March - 1 
Westminster Magistrates’ Court on March 1 stated that Jabir Moti, a henchman of Dawood Ibrahim will stand trial in his extradition case on money laundering and extortion charges which were brought by US authorities in July 2019, reports The Hindu. Jabir was remanded in further custody to appear for
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Westminster Magistrates’ Court on March 1 stated that Jabir Moti, a henchman of Dawood Ibrahim will stand trial in his extradition case on money laundering and extortion charges which were brought by US authorities in July 2019, reports The Hindu. Jabir was remanded in further custody to appear for another hearing on March 15, with a three-day trial scheduled between July 1 and 3. The charges relate to a period between December 2011 and September 2012, which carry a maximum sentence of 25 years behind bars in the US.
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March - 2 
A special anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on March 2 extended the judicial remand of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Rizvi and other accused till March 16, reports Daily Times. The court heard a case registered against the accused on charges of sedition and terrorism for deliverin
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A special anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on March 2 extended the judicial remand of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Rizvi and other accused till March 16, reports Daily Times. The court heard a case registered against the accused on charges of sedition and terrorism for delivering anti-state speeches and inciting violence during their three-day protests against Christian woman Aasia Bibi’s acquittal in a blasphemy case. While distributing copies of the challan, the ATC-IV extended the remand for the seven suspects, comprising Khadim Rizvi, Pir Afzal Qadri, Pir Ejaz Ashrafi, Farooqul Hasan, Shafqat Jamil, Waheed Noor and Syed Zaheer ul Hassan Shah. On November 23, 2018, Rizvi was taken into protective custody by Police from Lahore as law enforcement agencies launched a massive crackdown against workers of the TLP.
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March - 4 
Bagerhat District and Sessions Judge's Court sent 21 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) to jail in two separate sabotage cases filed in 2017 and 2018 on, reports Daily Star. Judge Golak Chandra Biswas of Bagerhat District and Sessions Judge's Court s
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Bagerhat District and Sessions Judge's Court sent 21 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) to jail in two separate sabotage cases filed in 2017 and 2018 on, reports Daily Star. Judge Golak Chandra Biswas of Bagerhat District and Sessions Judge's Court sent the accused to jail after hearing a bail petition filed by them around noon, said Kazi Daud Hossain, the court inspector. The prominent accused sent to jail include,JeI leader Kohinoor Sardar, vice chairman of Mongla Upazila Parishad,JeI leader Mohammad Hossain, councillor of ward 6 in Mongla port municipality; Jamaat leader Mohammad Yunus Ali, councillor of ward 3 in the same municipality; JeI leaders Babar Mussalli and Zahid Molla; Mahbubur Rahman Manik, organising secretary of BNP's Mongla municipality unit; Jubo Dal leader Abu Hossain Pani; Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader Abul Kashem; and BNP leaders Golam Hossain, Faruk and Ruhul.
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March - 6 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Panchkula (Panchkula District in Punjab) on March 6 fixed March 11 for orders in Samjhauta blasts which had occurred in 2007, reports Times of India.The blasts on Samjhauta Express train had taken place on February 18, 2007, killing 68 people, mostly Paki
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Panchkula (Panchkula District in Punjab) on March 6 fixed March 11 for orders in Samjhauta blasts which had occurred in 2007, reports Times of India.The blasts on Samjhauta Express train had taken place on February 18, 2007, killing 68 people, mostly Pakistanis. The train was targeted as Pakistani Muslims used to travel by it. NIA on June 20, 2011 had filed the charge sheet against Swami Aseemanand and four others in the Panchkula NIA court. In the charge sheet, filed before the special NIA court, the agency had accused Aseemanand, Lokesh Sharma, Sunil Joshi (now dead), Sandeep Dange and RamchandraKalasangraalias Ramji of hatching a criminal conspiracy.
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March - 6 
The Kailali District Court, on March 6, handed down a life sentence to 11 people including Resham Lal Chaudhary, a lawmaker from the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N), in connection with the 2015 Tikapur incident in which nine people were killed in a violent clash, reports The Kathmandu Post.The c
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The Kailali District Court, on March 6, handed down a life sentence to 11 people including Resham Lal Chaudhary, a lawmaker from the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N), in connection with the 2015 Tikapur incident in which nine people were killed in a violent clash, reports The Kathmandu Post.The court also gave three years in jail each to 12 others and sentenced one person to six months in prison. Three have been acquitted. A single bench of District Judge Parashuram Bhattarai passed the judgment after a six-day hearing.Chaudhary was the main accused in the Tikapur (Kailali) incident that erupted on August 17, 2015 after a decision to put Kailali District in one province along with other seven hill Districts. The protest, largely branded the Tharuhat movement, led by Resham Chaudhary in Kailali was part of a larger movement that was going on for months in several Districts along the plains against what they called Kathmandu’s conspiracy to discriminate a large section of population of the Tharus, Madhesis and Janajatis.Around 45 people were killed during August and September in 2015 in the Tarai protests.
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March - 7 
On March 7, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Agartala in West Tripura District for interrogation of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant, reports Assam Tribune. Additional inspector-general (law and order) Subrata Chakraborty stated that the suspect has been remande
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On March 7, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Agartala in West Tripura District for interrogation of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant, reports Assam Tribune. Additional inspector-general (law and order) Subrata Chakraborty stated that the suspect has been remanded for 12-day Police custody. Indian Express further adds that joint team of NIA, Intelligence Bureau, Military Intelligence and officials of Tripura Police Special Branch is conducting the interrogation.
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March - 9 
The Mannar Magistrate on March 9 ordered to temporarily halt the excavation work at the Mannar mass grave site in Mannar District of Northern Province after radiocarbon dating determined that the skeletal remains found at the site belonged to pre-colonial era, reports Colombo Page.Excavations at the
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The Mannar Magistrate on March 9 ordered to temporarily halt the excavation work at the Mannar mass grave site in Mannar District of Northern Province after radiocarbon dating determined that the skeletal remains found at the site belonged to pre-colonial era, reports Colombo Page.Excavations at the grave located at the site of the old Sathosa Building in the Mannar town have been carried out for 156 days since its discovery nearly a year ago.Following the discovery of human remains on March 26, 2018 at the old Sathosa building in Mannar, further digging at the site was continued under the supervision of Mannar magistrate M Prabhakaran. The excavation of the site started on May 28, 2018. Skeletal remains of 315 people and human bones have been unearthed from the mass grave. Out of those, skeletal remains of 307 individuals have been systematically removed and currently sealed and placed in a special chamber at the Mannar Magistrate's Court complex. Among the bones found are skeletal remains of 26 children.Radiocarbon dating tests conducted by a laboratory in the US on six representative human bone samples obtained from the mass grave have determined that the remains belong to the period from 1450 - 1719 AD.
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March - 11 
Maoist sympathiser, Lingaraj Azad, convener of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti (NSS), who was arrested from Kandel area under Kesinga Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha on March 6, was granted bail by a local court in Kalahandi District on March 11, reports The Hindu. “We are happy that Mr. Aza
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Maoist sympathiser, Lingaraj Azad, convener of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti (NSS), who was arrested from Kandel area under Kesinga Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha on March 6, was granted bail by a local court in Kalahandi District on March 11, reports The Hindu. “We are happy that Mr. Azad, who was arrested on flimsy grounds, will be released from jail,” said activist Prafulla Samantaray, who met Governor Ganeshi Lal to seek his intervention on the police and administration’s “illogical” actions. Azad had been charged for leading a demonstration outside the Vedanta alumina refinery at Lanjigarh on the foothills of Niyamgiri in April 2017 and for a demonstration outside the India Reserve Battalion camp at Trilochanpur village last month. The activist was earlier granted bail in the Lanjigarh case while the court granted him bail in the Trilochanpur case on March 11. It is to be noted that South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had earlier reported that Police arrested a Maoist sympathiser, identified as Lingaraj Azad, in connection with a case (28/17) registered at Lanjigarh Police Station in Kalahandi District on April 26, 2017, from Kandel area under Kesinga Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha on March 6.
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March - 12 
Supreme Court, on March 12, gave eight weeks to the Bombay High Court (HC) to decide on a petition filed by Bhima Koregaon accused Gautam Navlakha questioning the Maharashtra Police FIR that linked him with the CPI-Maoist, reports DNA. Facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, (
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Supreme Court, on March 12, gave eight weeks to the Bombay High Court (HC) to decide on a petition filed by Bhima Koregaon accused Gautam Navlakha questioning the Maharashtra Police FIR that linked him with the CPI-Maoist, reports DNA. Facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, (UAPA) Navlakha's petition remained pending in HC since October 5, 2018 as separate proceedings against him were pending before the Supreme Court as well.
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March - 12 
Peshawar anti-terrorism court (ATC) on March 12 reserved judgment against the four suspects in Mashal Khan blasphemy lynching case after the lawyers of defense, prosecution and the victim’s family concluded their arguments, reports The Express Tribune.ATC -3 Judge Mahmoodul Hassan Khattak is expecte
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Peshawar anti-terrorism court (ATC) on March 12 reserved judgment against the four suspects in Mashal Khan blasphemy lynching case after the lawyers of defense, prosecution and the victim’s family concluded their arguments, reports The Express Tribune.ATC -3 Judge Mahmoodul Hassan Khattak is expected to announce the judgment on March 16.Mashal Khan, a student of Mass Communication at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, was blamed of blasphemy and attacked by a crowd of students, university employees and a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)Tehsil (revenue unit) Nazim (secretary). He was dragged out of his university accommodation in April 2017 badly beaten before being shot and his body mutilated.The video of the incident was circulated on social media. At least 61 people were nominated in the case, of which 57 were convicted in February 2018.The remaining four will hear the verdict on March 16.The trial was held amid tight security inside Haripur Jail where lawyer of the Mashal’s family Barrister Ameer Ullah Chamkani, Public Prosecutor Arif Bilal completed the arguments against the main culprits in the lynching case.
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March - 13 
Pune Police told the Bombay High Court, on March 13, that activists Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves, accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case, are senior cadres of the CPI-Maoist, reports The Hindu.Justice P.N. Deshmukh was hearing the bail applications of Ferreira and Gonsalves. They stated in their p
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Pune Police told the Bombay High Court, on March 13, that activists Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves, accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case, are senior cadres of the CPI-Maoist, reports The Hindu.Justice P.N. Deshmukh was hearing the bail applications of Ferreira and Gonsalves. They stated in their pleas that they were falsely implicated in the case and added as accused despite not being named in the FIR. They said that they were neither present at the Elgar Parishad nor involved in organising the event.The court will hear both the applications on April 5.
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March - 14 
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police pressed charges against six people in the murder case of blogger Avijit Roy on March 14, reports Daily Star. The accused include sacked major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque, a suspected coordinator of banned militant o
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The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police pressed charges against six people in the murder case of blogger Avijit Roy on March 14, reports Daily Star. The accused include sacked major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque, a suspected coordinator of banned militant outfit Ansar-Al-Islam, Mozammel Hossain alias Saimon, Abu Siddiq Sohel alias Sakib alias Sajid alias Shahab, Akram Hossain alias Abir, Md Arafat Rahman and Shafiur Rahman Farabi. Avijit Roy was hacked to death, and his wife Rafida Afrin Banya was grievously injured when unidentified assailants attacked them with cleavers near TSC on the Dhaka University campus on February 26, 2015.
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March - 15 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved a Delhi court on March 15, seeking its nod to quiz separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s son-in-law Altaf Shah alias Altaf Fantoosh in connection with a terror-funding case involving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafi
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved a Delhi court on March 15, seeking its nod to quiz separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s son-in-law Altaf Shah alias Altaf Fantoosh in connection with a terror-funding case involving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, reports Daily Excelsior. The ED also sought to question Zahoor Watali, an influential businessman and allegedly a friend of Pakistani leaders and Kashmiri separatists, and Naval Kishore Kapoor, a UAE-based businessman. Special Public Prosecutor Nitesh Rana, who is representing the agency, told the court that the accused were required for “interrogation and recording of their statement to proceed further in the investigation”. The court will hear the matter on March 19.
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March - 15 
Three accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case have also been charged as perpetrators of a petrol bomb attack on Prakash theatre screening the film Padmaavat in Belagavi District in Karnataka in January 2018, reports The Indian Express on March 16. The accused identified as Bharat Kurne,SudhanvaGond
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Three accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case have also been charged as perpetrators of a petrol bomb attack on Prakash theatre screening the film Padmaavat in Belagavi District in Karnataka in January 2018, reports The Indian Express on March 16. The accused identified as Bharat Kurne,SudhanvaGondhalekar, and Sharad Kalaskar. Kurne and Gondhalekar are linked to Shiv Prathishtan Hindustan and were also closely associated with the Goa-based radical group SanatanSanstha. Kalaskar is linked to the SanatanSanstha.
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March - 16 
Separately, Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) judge Manipur framed charges against three co-accused in the ParaolonChandel ambush on March 16, reports E-pao. The three co-accused are Moirangthem Nimaichand alias Rakesh alias Laloialias Tapan Rai, NaoremPremkumaralias Van Damme and Anil Rai
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Separately, Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) judge Manipur framed charges against three co-accused in the ParaolonChandel ambush on March 16, reports E-pao. The three co-accused are Moirangthem Nimaichand alias Rakesh alias Laloialias Tapan Rai, NaoremPremkumaralias Van Damme and Anil Rai alias Anil Sharma alias Meiraba. NIA and the State police arrested Naorem Premkanta on January 12, 2018 and later identified spot from where the ambush was laid, apart from his position during the ambush as well. Moirangthem Nimaichand was arrested by Bishnupur Police. Later, he was identified as Tapan Rai of KCP and it was also revealed that he was also involved in the Paraolon ambush. Anil Rai was arrested by a combined team of NIA and State police from Maphou Dam on March 7 last year and he revealed that he also took part in the ambush.
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March - 16 
A Cox's Bazar court on March 17 sent 13 Rohingyas to jail as two groups of the refugees clashed in Ukhia's Kutupalong camp-6 on March 16, reports Daily Star. Locals said the clash ensued between the two groups “over sharing of illegal toll collected from a local Bazar”.
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A Cox's Bazar court on March 17 sent 13 Rohingyas to jail as two groups of the refugees clashed in Ukhia's Kutupalong camp-6 on March 16, reports Daily Star. Locals said the clash ensued between the two groups “over sharing of illegal toll collected from a local Bazar”.
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March - 17 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kerala resident NashidulHamzafar in the Islamic State (IS) Kasaragod module case where youths from India were recruited for the terror outfit, reports The New Indian Express on March 17. The case relates to the conspi
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kerala resident NashidulHamzafar in the Islamic State (IS) Kasaragod module case where youths from India were recruited for the terror outfit, reports The New Indian Express on March 17. The case relates to the conspiracy hatched by Hamzafar and 14 others, belonging to Kasaragod District of Kerala who left India with the intention of joining and furthering the objectives of IS. “Pursuant to the conspiracy, 14 accused from Kasaragod district had exited India or their workplaces in Middle-East Asia between mid-May and early-July, 2016 before travelling to Afghanistan or Syria, where they joined the ISIS/ Daish,” said NIA, in a statement on March 17.
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March - 18 
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on March 18 sentenced a man to 10-year imprisonment after convicting him of sheltering terrorists who were killed in a shoot-out with Security Forces (SFs) in the Urdu Bazaar area of Karachi on April 24, 2017, reports The News.The ATC-X judge also directed the convict,
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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on March 18 sentenced a man to 10-year imprisonment after convicting him of sheltering terrorists who were killed in a shoot-out with Security Forces (SFs) in the Urdu Bazaar area of Karachi on April 24, 2017, reports The News.The ATC-X judge also directed the convict, Naseeruddin, to pay a fine of PKR one million or else face additional imprisonment of one year. Four Jundullah militants, identified as Muhammad Zahid, Hafeezullah, Muhammad Naeem and his wife Afshan, were killed along with the couple’s infant child in a gunfight with the Rangers on April 24, 2017.
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March - 20 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on March 20 acquitted four people, including main accused Swami Aseemanand, in the 2007 Samjhauta Train bombing case, reports The Hindu. Apart from Aseemanand, a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member, the others acquitted were Kamal Chauhan, Rajind
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on March 20 acquitted four people, including main accused Swami Aseemanand, in the 2007 Samjhauta Train bombing case, reports The Hindu. Apart from Aseemanand, a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member, the others acquitted were Kamal Chauhan, Rajinder Chaudhary and Lokesh Sharma. All the accused were present when the order was passed by NIA special judge Jagdeep Singh. Earlier, the court dismissed an application filed by a Pakistani woman in connection with the case. On March 11, Rahila Wakeel, a Pakistani national and daughter of one of the victims of the blasts, filed a petition through advocate Momin Malik, to get her statement recorded as witness in the 12-year-old case. NIA counsel Rajan Malhotra said the application was dismissed as the court ruled it was “devoid of any merit.”
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March - 22 
Enforcement Directorate (ED) has levied a penalty of INR 1.4 Million on Hurriyat Conference (HC) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in a 17-year-old case of illegal possession of USD 10,000 in alleged contravention of the foreign exchange law, reports Daily Excelsior on March 22. The foreign currency wort
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Enforcement Directorate (ED) has levied a penalty of INR 1.4 Million on Hurriyat Conference (HC) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in a 17-year-old case of illegal possession of USD 10,000 in alleged contravention of the foreign exchange law, reports Daily Excelsior on March 22. The foreign currency worth INR 690000 has also been confiscated by the agency as part of an order issued under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) on March 20. The foreign currency was seized during an Income Tax raid at Geelani’s residence in Srinagar’s Hyderpora area in 2002. Under the FEMA, foreign exchange dealings are regulated in India and acquisition and possession of foreign exchange by resident Indians are required to be conducted in accordance with the general or special permission. ED official stated that Geelani did not have any such permission or bona fide explanation for acquisition and possession of the foreign currency. Therefore, he has been asked to show cause to the adjudicating officer under FEMA within 30 days as to why the recovered currency should not be confiscated and penalty imposed on him’.
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March - 22 
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) of Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) sentenced two persons, including a local Government official, to life in prison on March 22 (today) for their role in the Mardan university campus lynching two years ago of Mashal Khan accused of blasphemy, reports Daily Times.Mashal Kha
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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) of Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) sentenced two persons, including a local Government official, to life in prison on March 22 (today) for their role in the Mardan university campus lynching two years ago of Mashal Khan accused of blasphemy, reports Daily Times.Mashal Khan (23), was attacked and killed by a mob in the university campus following a dormitory debate about religion.In February 2018, the court convicted 31 people, sentencing one person to death, while acquitting 26 others.A joint investigation team had later found the blasphemy allegations against Mashal Khan to be false.ATC sentenced two more men to life imprisonment, while acquitting two others.Arif Khan, a local Government official who had been a member of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, was convicted for provoking and participating in the lynch mob.The court ruling noted two videos in which Khan is seen “torturing Mashal” and “congratulating his co-accused for committing the murder”.Khan’s grave continues to be guarded by police, due to fears that it will be defaced by religious hardliners despite his name being cleared of blasphemy.
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March - 25 
The Central Government has constituted a tribunal headed by a Delhi High Court Judge to decide whether there is sufficient cause for declaring Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Jammu and Kashmir as an unlawful association, reports Daily Excelsior. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on March 23 had issued
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The Central Government has constituted a tribunal headed by a Delhi High Court Judge to decide whether there is sufficient cause for declaring Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Jammu and Kashmir as an unlawful association, reports Daily Excelsior. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on March 23 had issued a notification which states that Justice Mukta Gupta would head the tribunal set up under the Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act (UAPA). Justice Gupta is presently heading another tribunal set up under UAPA to ascertain whether there was sufficient cause to extend the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) as an unlawful association. The tribunal’s proceedings with regard to the ban on SIMI commenced on February 28 and is ongoing.
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March - 25 
The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court in Maharashtra, on March 25, rejected GN Saibaba’s bail plea finding no merit in it, reports The Times of India. The bench also noted that he’s an active member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and its frontal organization Revolutionary Democr
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The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court in Maharashtra, on March 25, rejected GN Saibaba’s bail plea finding no merit in it, reports The Times of India. The bench also noted that he’s an active member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and its frontal organization Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF), which is engaged in anti-national activities against the Government. The Delhi University professor had applied for bail on medical grounds citing his deteriorating health condition and his 90 per cent disability. While dismissing Saibaba’s claims, a division bench comprising justices Pradeep Deshmukh and Rohit Deo held that the Nagpur Central Jail authorities provided medical aid to him right from the day of his arrest on March 7, 2017. The bench noted that he was taken to Super Specialty Hospital (SSH) and the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) as and when he complained of uneasiness. The verdict was pronounced in-chamber just after the lunch hours, as both the judges were sitting in different benches.
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March - 25 
A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Sarafuzzaman Ansary on March 25 ordered transfer of Avijit Roy murder case to the Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal for its quick disposal, reports Daily Star. Earlier on March 14, Mohammad Monirul Islam, an Inspector of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crim
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A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Sarafuzzaman Ansary on March 25 ordered transfer of Avijit Roy murder case to the Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal for its quick disposal, reports Daily Star. Earlier on March 14, Mohammad Monirul Islam, an Inspector of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, submitted a charge sheet before the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court. Islamic extremist had attacked and killed Roy, an American citizen of Bangladeshi origin, on February,2015 for his writing on religion in his blog ‘Muktomona’.
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March - 26 
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on March 26 allowed the CBI to file its reply on applications moved by former Police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin to drop proceedings against them in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. The applications were moved by the two r
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A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on March 26 allowed the CBI to file its reply on applications moved by former Police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin to drop proceedings against them in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. The applications were moved by the two retired police officials on March 26. The court of special CBI judge J K Pandya allowed CBI lawyer R C Kodekar to seek the view of the "higher authority" in the investigating agency, as requested by Pandya, and submit its reply on April 3 on the applications. Jahan, a 19-year-old woman from Mumbra near Mumbai, Javed Shaikh alias Pranesh Pillai, AmjadaliAkbarali Rana and Zeeshan Johar were killed in an alleged fake encounter by police on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on June 15, 2004. The city crime branch officials had gunned down Jahan and three others claiming that the four had links with terrorists and had plotted to kill then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
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March - 26 
A special court in Poonamallee in Chennai in Poonamallee taluk of the Tiruvallur District in Tamil Nadu,on March 26, convicted and sentenced four cadres of the erstwhile Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), a banned outfit presently merged with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), to life imp
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A special court in Poonamallee in Chennai in Poonamallee taluk of the Tiruvallur District in Tamil Nadu,on March 26, convicted and sentenced four cadres of the erstwhile Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), a banned outfit presently merged with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), to life imprisonment for killing Thali Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution)union chairman Venkatesan in 2002, reports The Hindu.According to prosecution, on May 8, 2002 at 9.45 a.m, 13 persons came in a jeep to the Thali bus stand and attacked Venkatesan, lobbing country-made bombs at him and others. Two of the accused opened fire at him and slit his neck with a sword.Krishnappa, Narayanappa, Nagappa and Minor Krose alias Venkatagiri were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, finding them guilty of murder, criminal conspiracy and rioting, besides possession of deadly weapons.
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March - 27 
The adjudicating authority under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has held a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative and two associates guilty for their involvement in a hawala case related to terror financing and imposed a fine of Rs 15 lakh, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on March 29, reports
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The adjudicating authority under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has held a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative and two associates guilty for their involvement in a hawala case related to terror financing and imposed a fine of Rs 15 lakh, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on March 29, reports The New Indian Express. In the order on March 27, suspected LeT member Mohd Ayub Mir, his aides Bechh Raj Bengani and Harbans Singh were fined Rs 5 lakh, Rs 7 lakh and Rs 3 lakh respectively. The adjudicating authority has also ordered to confiscate Rs 7 lakh in cash in a 17-year-old terror funding case.
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March - 28 
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court that acquitted all the accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, where 68 people were killed, said in its judgment that the NIA had miserably failed to prove the charges framed against the accused, reports The Hindu on March 28. Special Cou
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A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court that acquitted all the accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, where 68 people were killed, said in its judgment that the NIA had miserably failed to prove the charges framed against the accused, reports The Hindu on March 28. Special Court Judge Jagdeep Singh said the court had to “conclude this judgment with deep pain and anguish as a dastardly act of violence remained unpunished for want of credible and admissible evidence.” The court also pulled up the investigating agencies for coining terms like “Muslim terrorism, Hindu fundamentalism etc. or brand an act of criminal(s) as act(s) of particular religion, caste or community.” Several witnesses turned hostile.
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March - 28 
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on March 28 sentenced five Razakar Bahini, an auxiliary force of Pakistani army, members to death for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, reports Daily Star. The five convicts are Abdul Majid aliasMajitMoulana, (
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The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on March 28 sentenced five Razakar Bahini, an auxiliary force of Pakistani army, members to death for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, reports Daily Star. The five convicts are Abdul Majid aliasMajitMoulana, (70), Abdul KhalekTalukder, (71), Kabir Khan, (75), Salam Begh, (65), and Nur Uddin aliasRaddin (62). All the five accused had committed crimes including abduction, torture, confinement, killing and rape in Phubodhalaupazila in theNetrakona district during the war.
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March - 28 
High Court on March 28 overturned the sentence to detain former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, reports The Edition. Yameen was detained under clauses of article 60 and 13 of the Criminal Procedure Code. As per these regulations, the longest period of detainment that can be levied is 30 days.
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High Court on March 28 overturned the sentence to detain former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, reports The Edition. Yameen was detained under clauses of article 60 and 13 of the Criminal Procedure Code. As per these regulations, the longest period of detainment that can be levied is 30 days. The High Court stated that this period had expired on March 18 at 15 54 hours. Yameen is implicated in the corruption scandal of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC). According to the report recently publicized by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), most of the stolen funds were syphoned to, SOF, a private company which deposited USD 1 million to Yameen's account at Maldives Islamic Bank (MIB). The Prosecutor General's Office charged Yameen for laundering and deriving a profit from the USD 1 million deposited by SOF to his personal account.
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March - 30 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet against a jailed operative of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based proscribed terror group, on charges of money laundering and acting as a terror financing conduit, reports Business Standard on April 1.In a statement, the agency said a
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet against a jailed operative of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based proscribed terror group, on charges of money laundering and acting as a terror financing conduit, reports Business Standard on April 1.In a statement, the agency said a prosecution complaint (charge sheet) was filed against Mohammed Umer Madani, aged about 60 years, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) before a special court here on March 30.The ED took up the case on the basis of an FIR and charge sheet filed against Madani by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police that had arrested them in 2009 with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 50,000, USD 8,000, Nepalese rupee 4,067 and some documents.
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March - 31 
The Supreme Court on March 31 stayed a High Court order that granted six-month interim bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Cumilla murder case till April 7, reports Daily Star. The case was filed on the charge of killing eight people and injuring 25-26 by torchi
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The Supreme Court on March 31 stayed a High Court order that granted six-month interim bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Cumilla murder case till April 7, reports Daily Star. The case was filed on the charge of killing eight people and injuring 25-26 by torching a bus in Cumilla's Chouddagram during anti-Government agitations by the BNP-led alliance on February 2, 2015.
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March - 31 
The High Court on March 31 overturned the Criminal Court's order to freeze the bank accounts of former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, reports The Edition. The lower court issued the order to freeze assets of over MVR 100 million, in accounts opened under Yameen's name at Bank of Maldives (BM
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The High Court on March 31 overturned the Criminal Court's order to freeze the bank accounts of former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, reports The Edition. The lower court issued the order to freeze assets of over MVR 100 million, in accounts opened under Yameen's name at Bank of Maldives (BML) and Maldives Islamic Bank (MIB), upon the request of the Police.
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April - 1 
A special court on April 1 issued notices to the Consul General of India, Istanbul, and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi, after Areeb Majeed, who is facing trial for allegedly travelling to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS), made a plea seeking documents from them, claiming that
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A special court on April 1 issued notices to the Consul General of India, Istanbul, and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi, after Areeb Majeed, who is facing trial for allegedly travelling to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS), made a plea seeking documents from them, claiming that arrangements for his return were made through them, reports The Indian Express.According to the submissions made before the court by Majeed, he had filed an application under the Right to Information Act, in September 2018, to the MEA seeking these documents. He was told that his application was being forwarded to the Consulate. Majeed told the court that on October 24, 2018, the response he received from the Consulate said that as per available records, an Emergency Certificate was issued as per Government of India prescribed guidelines for stranded Indian nationals, that one-way ticket for Istanbul-Mumbai and hotel accommodation for one night was provided by the Consulate.While the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed that Majeed, who along with three others, travelled to Baghdad for a religious pilgrimage in May 2014, but separated from the travel group to join the IS. The NIA claims that he was arrested on November 29, 2014, when he returned to the country with “some ulterior motive”. Majeed, however, claimed that his return was facilitated by the agency, whose officials were in touch with his father.
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April - 1 
The Central Government has set up a tribunal, headed by Justice ChanderShekhar of the Delhi High Court, to adjudicate if there exists sufficient cause to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Jammu and Kashmir and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-Yasin Malik faction (JKLF-Y), reports Daily Excelsior o
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The Central Government has set up a tribunal, headed by Justice ChanderShekhar of the Delhi High Court, to adjudicate if there exists sufficient cause to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Jammu and Kashmir and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-Yasin Malik faction (JKLF-Y), reports Daily Excelsior on April 2. The decision has been taken by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) exercising the powers conferred under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, an official notification said. The JeI and the JKLF-Y were declared as unlawful associations on February 28 and March 22 respectively. “Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-Section (1) of Section 5 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), the Central Government hereby constitutes an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal consisting of Mr. Justice ChanderShekhar, High Court of Delhi, for the purpose of adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause of declaring the Jamaat-e-Islami-Jammu and Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-Yasin Malik faction, as unlawful association,” the notification said.
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April - 1 
The Supreme Court on April 1 ordered the special court to announce its judgment on the basis of available evidences produced by the prosecution side if former President Pervez Musharraf fails to appear on May 2, reports Daily Times. The bench hearing the high treason case ordered that Musharraf will
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The Supreme Court on April 1 ordered the special court to announce its judgment on the basis of available evidences produced by the prosecution side if former President Pervez Musharraf fails to appear on May 2, reports Daily Times. The bench hearing the high treason case ordered that Musharraf will lose right of defense in the case over nonappearance on the next hearing. The top court ordered that former dictator will not be entitled to record his statement under section 342 if he doesn’t attend court proceeding. However, if the accused appears on the next hearing, he will be provided all facilities to present his defense, it stated.
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April - 2 
The Supreme Court on April 2 cancelled the bail of Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, a Kashmiri businessman, accused in a terror funding case linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, reports The Hindu. A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said National Investigating Age
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The Supreme Court on April 2 cancelled the bail of Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, a Kashmiri businessman, accused in a terror funding case linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, reports The Hindu. A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said National Investigating Agency (NIA) has collected ample evidence to show links between the Hurriyat leaders of Jammu and Kashmir and terror organizations and their activities to wage war against India.“Ample material has been collected to show the linkages between the Hurriyat leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir and terrorists/terrorist organizations and their continuous activities to wage war against Government of India,” the court observed.
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April - 2 
The Supreme Court (SC) on April 2 reserved its verdict in a case pertaining to what constitutes ‘terrorism’ and, consequently, what cases should be tried under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), reports Daily Times.Last month, the SC formed a seven-member larger bench to examine the issue when the matter
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The Supreme Court (SC) on April 2 reserved its verdict in a case pertaining to what constitutes ‘terrorism’ and, consequently, what cases should be tried under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), reports Daily Times.Last month, the SC formed a seven-member larger bench to examine the issue when the matter came under discussion while the court was hearing two reviews petitions.Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa, during the hearing in Islamabad, remarked that the ATA was full of “ambiguities” and regretted that “routine criminal cases are also tried in anti-terrorism courts”.“Every grave crime is not an act of terrorism,” the CJP remarked at one point. “God willing, we will define what constitutes as terrorism.” Further,CJP noted that “planned proliferation of insecurity is [defined as] terrorism”, but also observed that “all crimes result in extension of insecurity”. He reasoned that if a crime is committed with the intention of spreading insecurity, then maybe that ought to be classified as terrorism.Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, at this point, observed that the intention of a perpetrator cannot be ascertained just by the extent of the damage they inflict.
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April - 2 
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated and took statements from Mohamed Haleem, a former Civil Court Judge, over bribery allegations, reports The Edition on April 2. The case accusing Haleem,an independent candidate contesting in the upcoming Majlis (parliamentary) elections for Manadhoo cons
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Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated and took statements from Mohamed Haleem, a former Civil Court Judge, over bribery allegations, reports The Edition on April 2. The case accusing Haleem,an independent candidate contesting in the upcoming Majlis (parliamentary) elections for Manadhoo constituency, of distributing bribes to constituents was submitted by a private individual. Haleem was summoned to ACC in relation to the allegations.
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April - 5 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) court in Guwahati convicted a National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigowra (NDFB-S) for his involvement in killing of Adivasis (tribals) in 2014, reports Business Standard on April 6. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fine of INR 10,000. This
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) court in Guwahati convicted a National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigowra (NDFB-S) for his involvement in killing of Adivasis (tribals) in 2014, reports Business Standard on April 6. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fine of INR 10,000. This is the first conviction in this case and third in a series of cases registered after the ethnic killings carried out by NDFB-S on December 23, 2014.
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April - 6 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative, identified as Syed Hilal Andrabi in connection with the December 30, 2017 terror attack on a CRPF camp at Lethpora, from Jammu in Jammu District on April 6, reports The Times of India. An active over ground worker o
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative, identified as Syed Hilal Andrabi in connection with the December 30, 2017 terror attack on a CRPF camp at Lethpora, from Jammu in Jammu District on April 6, reports The Times of India. An active over ground worker of the JeM, Andrabi is a key conspirator who provided logistic support in the form of sheltering the terrorists and conducting reconnaissance of the CRPF camp before the attack, the NIA said. He was produced before a court which sent him to five days' Police custody, they said.
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April - 8 
In a major relief to a Pakistani national who was caught with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Munabao railway station in 2013, a single bench of Rajasthan High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to release and deport him, reports Times of India on April 9. The order is dat
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In a major relief to a Pakistani national who was caught with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Munabao railway station in 2013, a single bench of Rajasthan High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to release and deport him, reports Times of India on April 9. The order is dated March 12, 2019, and since the prosecuting CBI was yet to file an appeal against it in the Supreme Court, the accused continues to be lodged at Alwar retention centre. Accused Mohammad Yousuf (65) had come to India along with his wife and children via Thar Express on February 23, 2013. During checking at Munabao railway station, he was found in possession of 60 fake Indian currency notes in the denomination of Rs 500. Of these, 40 were found counterfeit. “As the accused is terminally ill, we requested the court to hear the case. On March 12, the single bench comprising Justice Pankaj Bhandari observed that there was no merit in the appeal filed by the CBI. The court asked CBI to deport the accused and maintained the lower court order of acquittal,” said Chauhan. However, the court had also added a condition that he should be deported if not wanted in another case. “I was told that he is yet to be released even after the court’s order,” Chauhan added.
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April - 8 
Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has moved the Islamabad High Court (HC) seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘operations commander’ZakiurRehmanLakhvi, who is wanted in India for plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead, reports Hindustan T
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Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has moved the Islamabad High Court (HC) seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘operations commander’ZakiurRehmanLakhvi, who is wanted in India for plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead, reports Hindustan Times on April 9. The Islamabad HC took up FIA’s appeal for Lakhvi’s bail cancellation on Tuesday around a month before FATF is due to review in May Pakistan’s actions in curbing terror financing and money laundering. In a report earlier this year, FATF specifically raised concerns about the activity of eight terror groups, including the LeT, in Pakistan.
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April - 8 
Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has moved the Islamabad High Court (HC) seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘operations commander’ZakiurRehmanLakhvi, who is wanted in India for plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead, reports Hindustan T
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Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has moved the Islamabad High Court (HC) seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘operations commander’ZakiurRehmanLakhvi, who is wanted in India for plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead, reports Hindustan Times on April 9. The Islamabad HC took up FIA’s appeal for Lakhvi’s bail cancellation on Tuesday around a month before FATF is due to review in May Pakistan’s actions in curbing terror financing and money laundering. In a report earlier this year, FATF specifically raised concerns about the activity of eight terror groups, including the LeT, in Pakistan.
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April - 8 
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on April 8, reserved its judgement in a case pertaining to extradition of a US citizen of Pakistani origin to America, allegedly involved in planning an attack in New York city, reports The Express Tribune. Talha Haroon, 19, was arrested in Pakistan in 2016 after US au
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on April 8, reserved its judgement in a case pertaining to extradition of a US citizen of Pakistani origin to America, allegedly involved in planning an attack in New York city, reports The Express Tribune. Talha Haroon, 19, was arrested in Pakistan in 2016 after US authorities identified him as one of three men, along with a Canadian citizen and a man from the Philippines, planning attacks on Manhattan’s Times Square and the city’s subway. Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiani heard the case filed by Muhammad Haroon, father of the accused, challenging the district administration’s decision to extradite his son Talha to the US. Kiani remarked that America had returned a citizen on Pakistan’s demand. The counsel told the court that the siblings of Talha were still residing in the US and no legal requirements were fulfilled in the case of his client. No investigation was carried out against his client, rather a formal inquiry was only conducted, he added. However, the prosecutor stated that Talha was declared an accused in December 2018. After hearing the arguments from both the sides, the bench reserved its judgement in the matter.
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April - 9 
Assam Chief Secretary Alok Kumar on April 9 told the supreme court that 1,000 more tribunals would be required to deal with the illegal migrants in Assam, reports Assam Tribune. The Chief Secretary said the State government has already proposed a INR 9000 Million budget for setting up the tribunals.
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Assam Chief Secretary Alok Kumar on April 9 told the supreme court that 1,000 more tribunals would be required to deal with the illegal migrants in Assam, reports Assam Tribune. The Chief Secretary said the State government has already proposed a INR 9000 Million budget for setting up the tribunals. The State government mentioned before the court that it has managed to deport only four out of 46,000 illegal foreigners identified in Assam.
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April - 10 
A Delhi court on April 10 sent Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till April 22 after it sought his custodial interrogation in connection with a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, report
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A Delhi court on April 10 sent Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till April 22 after it sought his custodial interrogation in connection with a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that Malik was produced before special judge Rakesh Syal where the NIA sought the court’s permission to arrest the accused which was allowed. The NIA then arrested him inside the courtroom and sought 15-day custodial interrogation. While seeking his remand, NIA counsel informed the special judge that it has credible evidence to prove that Malik received funds from Pakistan. Malik was brought to the National Capital after a court in Kashmir granted his transit remand to the NIA. He was shifted to Delhi’s Tihar Jail on April 9 after the NIA secured his production remand in connection with the terror funding case.
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April - 10 
A Tribunal in Dhaka on April 10 acquitted extremist blogger Shafiur Rahman Farabi, who had issued repeated death threats to writer-blogger Avijit Roy before his death, in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology Act (ICT Act), reports Daily Star. Judge Ash-Sams Joglul Hossain
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A Tribunal in Dhaka on April 10 acquitted extremist blogger Shafiur Rahman Farabi, who had issued repeated death threats to writer-blogger Avijit Roy before his death, in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology Act (ICT Act), reports Daily Star. Judge Ash-Sams Joglul Hossain of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal passed the acquittal in presence of Farabi, an accused in the Avijit murder case, as the prosecution failed to prove the charge against him.
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April - 11 
Lahore High Court on April 11 withdrew an amnesty it had earlier been willing to grant to Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi, saying the time to provide a written guarantee promising that Rizvi will not disrupt law and order if provided bail has now ‘passed’, reports Daily T
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Lahore High Court on April 11 withdrew an amnesty it had earlier been willing to grant to Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi, saying the time to provide a written guarantee promising that Rizvi will not disrupt law and order if provided bail has now ‘passed’, reports Daily Times. During a hearing on April 8, the LHC had hinted at releasing Rizvi if he provided a written affidavit saying he would not create unrest in the society if released on bail. As the hearing started on April 11, a two-judge bench headed by Justice Qasim Khan asked Rizvi’s counsels if they had managed to procure a written guarantee from the TLP leader that would help his application for bail. The court was told that the lawyers had so far not been able to meet their client as the day set for meetings was Friday. “Is Rizvi ready to provide a written guarantee?” asked Justice Qasim Khan. “He should state that he will never again give any such instructions [encouraging them to cause a law and order situation] to his people.” At this point, the lawyer representing Rizvi seemed to resist the demands being placed on his client. “The government arrested Rizvi despite the [Faizabad] agreement,” he contended. To which Justice Khan asked, “Where is it written in the agreement that people who take the law in their own hands will not be arrested? Or are you saying that the government deceived Rizvi?” “Yes, the government deceived Rizvi. He was leading a peaceful protest,” the lawyer maintained. Court says the time for TLP chief to provide a written guarantee has now ‘passed’. That line of argument did not seem to go down well with the court. Though the lawyer then said he will present a guarantee from Rizvi, the court said the time for such a guarantee had passed and the bail plea will now be decided on its merits. The hearing was subsequently adjourned for a week. Rizvi was taken into ‘protective custody’ by Police in Lahore on November 23, 2018, after law enforcement agencies launched a massive crackdown against workers of TLP and Tehreek-i-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYRA).
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April - 11 
Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal (ATSC) in Dhaka on April 11 accepted charges against six members of banned militant outfit Ansar-Al-Islam in a case filed over writer-blogger Avijit Roy murder on February 26, 2015, reports Daily Star. The six accused are Mozammel Hossain alias Saymon, Abu Siddiq Sohe
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Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal (ATSC) in Dhaka on April 11 accepted charges against six members of banned militant outfit Ansar-Al-Islam in a case filed over writer-blogger Avijit Roy murder on February 26, 2015, reports Daily Star. The six accused are Mozammel Hossain alias Saymon, Abu Siddiq Sohel alias Sakib alias Sajid, Arafat Rahman Siam alias Sajjad, Akram Hossain Abir alias Adnan, Shafiur Rahman Farabi and Maj (sacked) Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque. The ATSC also issued arrest warrants for Maj Ziaul, a suspected coordinator of the militant outfit, and Akram.
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April - 11 
A special court on April 11, issued summons to nodal officers of five telecom companies following a Bombay High Court order on March 27 directing production of call data records exchanged between officers of the National Investigation Agency and Areeb Majeed’s father, reports Indian Express. Majeed
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A special court on April 11, issued summons to nodal officers of five telecom companies following a Bombay High Court order on March 27 directing production of call data records exchanged between officers of the National Investigation Agency and Areeb Majeed’s father, reports Indian Express. Majeed is facing trial for allegedly travelling to Syria to join Islamic State (IS). Majeed had claimed that the records are part of his defence to demonstrate that the entire arrangement of his arrival from Turkey was done by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and he was arrested after his return on November 28, 2014.
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April - 11 
The Colombo Crime Division (CCD) on April 11 arrested an underworld member, identified as VidurangaaliasViswa who was involved in an arm deal with a group of former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) members, reports Colombo Page. According to Police, Viduranga, a resident of Wellampitiyais a m
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The Colombo Crime Division (CCD) on April 11 arrested an underworld member, identified as VidurangaaliasViswa who was involved in an arm deal with a group of former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) members, reports Colombo Page. According to Police, Viduranga, a resident of Wellampitiyais a member of the KaduwaelaSamayan's underworld gang. The Colombo Crimes Division said that the two underworld leaders, 'Gotha Asanka', who is leading the Samayan's gang from the prison and another underworld leader, 'Ganemulle, Sanjeewa'are engaged in the sale of firearms, which are being unearthed from the North by the former LTTE cadres. Earlier, the Colombo Crime Division arrested a group of former LTTE cadres involved in the arms racket as well as 12 subordinates of 'Gotha Asanka' and 'Ganemulle, Sanjeewa'. The suspects are being detained on detention orders and questioned.During questioning, the suspects have revealed information on several underworld killings committed in Colombo and suburbs using former LTTTE cadres.A plan to assassinate Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian Sumanthiran was also revealed during questioning and some equipment including a claymore bomb that were to be used for the purpose have been found, the CCD said. The finding has been reported to the courts.The Colombo Crimes Division said that Viswa was arrested when it was revealed that he has acted as an intermediary in selling the weapons recovered by the LTTE members.
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April - 12 
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court (HC) on April 12 acquitted five persons sentenced by National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in a case relating to holding a secret meeting of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) at Panayikulam in Aluva in Ernakulam District in 2006, reports The Hind
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A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court (HC) on April 12 acquitted five persons sentenced by National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in a case relating to holding a secret meeting of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) at Panayikulam in Aluva in Ernakulam District in 2006, reports The Hindu. Those acquitted have been identified as Shaduly, alias Haris Abdul Karim, Abdul Rasik, AnzarNadvi, Nizamuddin and Shammas. The NIA Court has awarded 14 years of imprisonment for Shaduli and Razik and 12 years of imprisonment for others.
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April - 15 
Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal on April 15 sentenced three people Abdus Samad Pintu, Ariful Islam Manik, and Mohammad Sabuj, to death for killing Rajshahi University Professor AKM Shafiul Islam on November 15,2014, reports Daily Star. In addition to the capital punishment, each convict would have to
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Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal on April 15 sentenced three people Abdus Samad Pintu, Ariful Islam Manik, and Mohammad Sabuj, to death for killing Rajshahi University Professor AKM Shafiul Islam on November 15,2014, reports Daily Star. In addition to the capital punishment, each convict would have to pay a fine of BTk 10,000. The court also acquitted eight other accused in the case, as prosecution could not prove the allegations bought against them beyond doubt. Initially, Islamic terror formation, Ansar Al Islam Bangladesh-2 had claimed responsibility for the killing, however,the charge sheet submitted by the Detective Branch ruled out any militant outfit's involvement in the murder. investigations into the case reveled the involvement of several Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal (youth wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party)members.
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April - 16 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) Judge Manipur on April 16 released two individuals on bail after the Court found insufficient evidence against them in connection with the missing arms case of 2nd Manipur Rifle Arms, reports The Sangai Express. The released individuals are David Hangshing and Tal
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) Judge Manipur on April 16 released two individuals on bail after the Court found insufficient evidence against them in connection with the missing arms case of 2nd Manipur Rifle Arms, reports The Sangai Express. The released individuals are David Hangshing and TalungPungphinamai. David Hanghing is Kuki Revolutionary Army (KIA) ‘chairman’. NIA had already framed charge sheets against the aforementioned individuals. NIA submitted its first charge sheet on September 25 last year, against eight accused namely LaishramAnilkumar Singh, Thokchom James alias Tonao, PaonamShantikumar Singh, HaobamBrojendro Singh, Ngamboi Haokip alias Raju, NellikattilPodiyan Damodaran, MathurabashimayumHiranjoy Sharma alias Ngoubi, LaishramDamudor Singh alias Thembung. Earlier on April 2, NIA special Judge had issued a warrant of arrest against United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) ‘chairman’ Lhunkhonson Haokip in connection with the case, reports The Sangai Express. He is currently absconding. The Court has fiexed April 20 as the date for execution of warrant.
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April - 18 
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Sessions’ Judge Court on April 18 ordered the freezing of three UK bank accounts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chief Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr. Zubaida Rahman, reports Dhaka Tribune. Judge KM Imrul Kayes of the Court passed the order following a
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Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Sessions’ Judge Court on April 18 ordered the freezing of three UK bank accounts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chief Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr. Zubaida Rahman, reports Dhaka Tribune. Judge KM Imrul Kayes of the Court passed the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The three accounts are with a British bank Santander UK plc.
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April - 19 
Myanmar Police on April 19 produced five top leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) before a Guwahati Court, reports News 18. The Naga separatist leaders were arrested by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar army) during a raid on March 9 on the outfit’s liaison office at Khamti in
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Myanmar Police on April 19 produced five top leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) before a Guwahati Court, reports News 18. The Naga separatist leaders were arrested by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar army) during a raid on March 9 on the outfit’s liaison office at Khamti in the Sagaing region of Myanmar. The leaders had reportedly come to join a meeting organised by the ‘Naga Cultural Central Committee’ in Khamti town on March 8 to discuss peace in the Naga region, but were arrested by the Tatmadaw, the following day. The leaders were identified as peace committee’ leader U An Kam, ‘spokesperson’ U Kyaw Wan Sein and officers U Saw Htein, Aung Mai and Aung Sai. The NSCN-K militants would again be produced in court on April 29. In early March, more than a month after taking control of the NSCN-K’s headquarters at Ta Ga, the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Army) arrested 10 of its top leaders and six cadres. On April 5, it released five detainees, who were identified as Tomthong, Ngaitum, Manglwan, Athrom and Longsa.
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April - 19 
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, constituted by the Central Government, issued a show cause notice to Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir (JeI), which was banned by the Government in February, asking it why the organisation cannot be declared as an unlawful association, reports Daily Excelsi
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The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, constituted by the Central Government, issued a show cause notice to Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir (JeI), which was banned by the Government in February, asking it why the organisation cannot be declared as an unlawful association, reports Daily Excelsior on April 20.“A notice is hereby given under sub-Section (2) of Section 4 of the Act (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act) and you are hereby called upon to show cause, within 30 days from the date of service of this notice, as to why your Association, declared as unlawful, be not adjudicated to be so and why an order confirming such declaration be not made under Section 4(3) of the Act,” said the notice issued by Registrar, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, LorrenBamniyal, to the JeI.The notice was issued on April 5.The Tribunal asked the Jamaat to file objections or reply affidavits, if any, before the next date of hearing of the Tribunal at the office of the Registrar.
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April - 19 
The administrative judge of anti-terrorism courts (ATC) on April 19, remanded a suspected Jundullah militant, Ishaqalias Gul, in Police custody for five more days in a case pertaining to possessing explosives, including suicide jackets, reports The News International.The Counter-Terrorism Department
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The administrative judge of anti-terrorism courts (ATC) on April 19, remanded a suspected Jundullah militant, Ishaqalias Gul, in Police custody for five more days in a case pertaining to possessing explosives, including suicide jackets, reports The News International.The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) had disclosed the arrest of Ishaq, alias Gul, in a news conference on April 11. It said that the suspect was dispatched by his organisation from Afghanistan so that he could help carry out a major terrorist attack in Karachi, Sindh.
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April - 21 
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan has approved the extension of President Ashraf Ghani’s tenure until the upcoming Presidential elections scheduled for September 28, 2019, Tolo News reports on April 21. Based on the Constitution, Ghani’s tenure ends on May 22, 2019. “In line with the provision of the
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The Supreme Court of Afghanistan has approved the extension of President Ashraf Ghani’s tenure until the upcoming Presidential elections scheduled for September 28, 2019, Tolo News reports on April 21. Based on the Constitution, Ghani’s tenure ends on May 22, 2019. “In line with the provision of the law and with the consideration of the situation of the country and based on the jurisprudential rules, the tenure of the president and his deputies is endorsed until the presidential elections,” the Supreme Court said in a directive.
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April - 22 
Meanwhile, a Sri Lankan court on April 22 remanded nine of the 24 suspects arrested over the Easter Day attacks until May 6, reports Colombo Page. Colombo Additional Magistrate ChannaSaliyaAbeyratne remanded the suspects were produced before the Colombo Magistrate's Court. Wellampitiya Police, prese
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Meanwhile, a Sri Lankan court on April 22 remanded nine of the 24 suspects arrested over the Easter Day attacks until May 6, reports Colombo Page. Colombo Additional Magistrate ChannaSaliyaAbeyratne remanded the suspects were produced before the Colombo Magistrate's Court. Wellampitiya Police, presenting its report in the investigations, told the court that a factory belonging to the suicide bomber who attacked the Shangri-La hotel in Colombo and the two women who died in the suicide bomb explosion at a Dematagoda house was found in Wellampitiya area. The Police further said that the suspects have been employed at bomber's factory and that investigations are proceeding to uncover if the suspects are acquainted with the suicide bombers. The two women who died in the explosion at Dematagoda are revealed to be the wife and the sister of the suicide bomber at the Shangri-La hotel, the Police further told the court. The suspects reportedly include seven Muslims, one Sinhalese and one Tamil.
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April - 24 
A Delhi court on April 24 sent Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front – Yasin Malik faction (JKLF-Y) chief Yasin Malik, who was arrested in a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, to judicial custody till May 24, reports Daily Excelsior. Additional Sessions Judge
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A Delhi court on April 24 sent Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front – Yasin Malik faction (JKLF-Y) chief Yasin Malik, who was arrested in a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, to judicial custody till May 24, reports Daily Excelsior. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal also sought reply from the defence counsel on a plea of Tihar jail authorities seeking to produce Malik through video conference due to security concerns. The court had sent Malik to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody. He was brought to the national capital after a court in Kashmir granted his transit remand to the NIA.
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April - 24 
The International Crimes Tribunal-(ICT-1) on April 24 announced death penalty to two war criminals (belonging to RazakarBahini), HedayetUllah Anju (80) and Sohrab Fakir (88), from Netrakonasub-division after holding them guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation
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The International Crimes Tribunal-(ICT-1) on April 24 announced death penalty to two war criminals (belonging to RazakarBahini), HedayetUllah Anju (80) and Sohrab Fakir (88), from Netrakonasub-division after holding them guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War, reports Daily Star. These convict had directly taken part in crimes like confinement, torture, killing and an act of genocide that left seven Hindus dead in the 1971 war.
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April - 25 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two militants belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from Jammu District on April 25, reports Daily Excelsior. The two militants identified as Tanveer alias Ahmad Ganie (29) and Bilal Mir alias Bilal Ahmad Mir (23), were detained under the Public Safety
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two militants belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from Jammu District on April 25, reports Daily Excelsior. The two militants identified as Tanveer alias Ahmad Ganie (29) and Bilal Mir alias Bilal Ahmad Mir (23), were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) and put in the Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu, a statement issued by the NIA said. They were produced before a special court that remanded them to a seven-day custody of the NIA. The case against the duo pertained to a criminal conspiracy hatched by the top JeM leadership to strengthen the banned terror outfit’s base in India by recruiting persons for carrying out acts of terrorism, the agency said. “An investigation has disclosed that earlier arrested accused Sajjad Ahmad was in regular contact with these ultras over WhatsApp during the relevant period,” it added.
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April - 25 
Meanwhile, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on April 25 convicted four people of attacking two Rangers check posts in Korangi town with explosives, reports The News.The ATC-XIII judge awarded 14 years’ jail terms to Ahmed Hussain Salman alias SP and Ubaidullah Siddiqui alias Habib Kala and 10 years to
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Meanwhile, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on April 25 convicted four people of attacking two Rangers check posts in Korangi town with explosives, reports The News.The ATC-XIII judge awarded 14 years’ jail terms to Ahmed Hussain Salman alias SP and Ubaidullah Siddiqui alias Habib Kala and 10 years to Salman alias Amya and Kamran Siddiqui alias Kammo.All the four people were found guilty of attacking the Rangers checkpost in Korangi Crossing on March 18, 2016, with hand grenades, injuring three personnel and a civilian, and another checkpost of the paramilitary force was attacked in Korangi 2 ½ area on March 21, 2016. No casualties occurred in the second attack.
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April - 28 
A Dhaka court on April 28 sentenced three Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO)militants to 10 years in jail for their involvement in planning subversive activities in Bangladesh, reports Daily Star. The convicts are Mohamad Nur Hossain alias Rafiqul Islam, (30), Yasir Arafat, (26), and Omar Karim
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A Dhaka court on April 28 sentenced three Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO)militants to 10 years in jail for their involvement in planning subversive activities in Bangladesh, reports Daily Star. The convicts are Mohamad Nur Hossain alias Rafiqul Islam, (30), Yasir Arafat, (26), and Omar Karim (29). Of them, Omar is still at large. The convicts had links to a blast took place in a rented house in Burdwan District of West Bengal on October 2, 2014 adds the report.
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April - 28 
A total of 13 Maldivians were arrested in Sri Lanka following the terror attacks, reports The Edition. According to local media group Mihaaru, five are in custody including the three that were remanded on April 28. However, there are three more that have yet to be summoned to court for their remand
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A total of 13 Maldivians were arrested in Sri Lanka following the terror attacks, reports The Edition. According to local media group Mihaaru, five are in custody including the three that were remanded on April 28. However, there are three more that have yet to be summoned to court for their remand process, rest were released.
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April - 28 
A total of 13 Maldivians were arrested in Sri Lanka following the terror attacks, reports The Edition. According to local media group Mihaaru, five are in custody including the three that were remanded on April 28. However, there are three more that have yet to be summoned to court for their remand
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A total of 13 Maldivians were arrested in Sri Lanka following the terror attacks, reports The Edition. According to local media group Mihaaru, five are in custody including the three that were remanded on April 28. However, there are three more that have yet to be summoned to court for their remand process, rest were released.
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April - 28 
State prosecutors on April 28 stated in Supreme Court that former Vice-President Ahmed Adeeb was wrongfully sentenced to 10 years in prison over alleged possession of firearms, declaring insufficient evidence, reports The Edition. Earlier, the state pressed terrorism charges against the former VP, s
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State prosecutors on April 28 stated in Supreme Court that former Vice-President Ahmed Adeeb was wrongfully sentenced to 10 years in prison over alleged possession of firearms, declaring insufficient evidence, reports The Edition. Earlier, the state pressed terrorism charges against the former VP, stating that he was in possession of a pistol during the opposition-led May Day rally of May, 2015. The Criminal Court sentenced Adeeb to prison after finding him guilty of the terrorism charges. Subsequently, the Supreme Court upheld the lower court's verdict.
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April - 29 
Charges were framed against Yasin Bhatkal, alleged co-founder of the terror organization Indian Mujahideen (IM), in the 2010 German Bakery blast case at a trial court in Pune on April 29, reports Times of India. Bhatkal alias Mohammed Ahmed Siddibappa was produced before the court amid tight securit
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Charges were framed against Yasin Bhatkal, alleged co-founder of the terror organization Indian Mujahideen (IM), in the 2010 German Bakery blast case at a trial court in Pune on April 29, reports Times of India. Bhatkal alias Mohammed Ahmed Siddibappa was produced before the court amid tight security. Charges were framed against him under various sections of the IPC, Explosive Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, said special prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Bhatkal, wanted in over 40 terror cases, from the Indo-Nepal border in 2013.
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April - 29 
The trial process of five top leaders of National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) will start from May 6 in Myanmar, reports News 18. On April 29 Myanmar police produced the leaders in court. The Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) accused the NSCN (K) of helping Indian-based rebel outfits l
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The trial process of five top leaders of National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) will start from May 6 in Myanmar, reports News 18. On April 29 Myanmar police produced the leaders in court. The Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) accused the NSCN (K) of helping Indian-based rebel outfits like the United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I), National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Sarawgaira (NDFB-S), Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), Peoples’ Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK), United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) in Myanmar.
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April - 29 
Conflict victims and civil society members on April 29, staged a demonstration at Maitighar Mandala, demanding amendment to the Transitional Justice Act, reports The Himalayan Times.The agitating conflict victims have demanded that the act be amended in line with the verdicts issued by the Supreme C
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Conflict victims and civil society members on April 29, staged a demonstration at Maitighar Mandala, demanding amendment to the Transitional Justice Act, reports The Himalayan Times.The agitating conflict victims have demanded that the act be amended in line with the verdicts issued by the Supreme Court at different times. They have also urged the Government to equip the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) with necessary resources — human and financial.The Supreme Court ruled that there should not be amnesty for grave human rights violations such as extra-judicial killing, enforced disappearance, torture, rape and other acts of sexual violence; the statute of limitations for grave offences must be removed; cases recommended by the TRC and the CIEDP must be prosecuted; torture and enforced disappearance must be criminalised through enactment of laws; cases before the court cannot be transferred to the TRC or the CIEDP; dignified and respectable reparation for victims; and no reconciliation without the consent of victims.The conflict victims also demanded that the members and chairpersons of both Transitional Justice (TJ) bodies be appointed only after amending the act.The Government has formed a five-member committee led by former chief justice Om Prakash Mishra to recommend members and chairpersons of both the TJ body.Moreover, the victims have demanded their meaningful representation in both the TJ bodies.
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April - 30 
A retired Delhi Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) was arrested on April 24 from an unspecified location in Delhi for providing arms pro-Khalistan militants, reports Time of India on April 30. The arrestee identified as Sunderlal Parashar was arrested by NIA. He was sent to judicial custody on A
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A retired Delhi Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) was arrested on April 24 from an unspecified location in Delhi for providing arms pro-Khalistan militants, reports Time of India on April 30. The arrestee identified as Sunderlal Parashar was arrested by NIA. He was sent to judicial custody on April 30 till May 14. NIA alleged that the retired Police officer had exchanged 250 calls with another a terror suspect in the case identified as Harpal Singh. He was active on social media, by calling for a separate Khalistan and attempting to revive the militancy, according to National Investigation Agency (NIA). Harpal Singh was arrested on December 2, 2018 by Pune Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). NIA also allege that the accused were planning jail breaks to free Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants. Also arrested in the case in December was Delhi resident identified as Mohiuddin Siddiqui. It was alleged that in November 2018 Siddiqui had handed over the illegal weapons to Harpal Singh through another individual.
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May - 1 
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, Delhi on May 1 issued a show cause notice to Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front – Yasin Malik faction (JKLF-Y) asking them to explain why their association, declared as unlawful, be not confirmed so under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, repo
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The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, Delhi on May 1 issued a show cause notice to Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front – Yasin Malik faction (JKLF-Y) asking them to explain why their association, declared as unlawful, be not confirmed so under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, reports Daily Excelsior. In a communique issued from Registrar Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, JKLF-Y has been served a notice giving them 30 days to explain why their association, declared as unlawful, be not adjudicated to be so and why an order confirming such declaration be not issued. The Tribunal has asked JKLF-Y to file objections/reply affidavits, before the next date of hearing of the Tribunal. The Tribunal has asked JKLF-Y to appear through a duly authorized person before it on May 30 at 3 pm.
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May - 1 
The Supreme Court on May 1unveiled a five-year roadmap for judicial reform with proposals to ensure the independence of judges and improve oversight mechanisms, reportsMaldives Independent. Launched by Chief Justice Dr Ahmed Abdulla Didi at a function, the 20-point roadmap calls for amendments to l
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The Supreme Court on May 1unveiled a five-year roadmap for judicial reform with proposals to ensure the independence of judges and improve oversight mechanisms, reportsMaldives Independent. Launched by Chief Justice Dr Ahmed Abdulla Didi at a function, the 20-point roadmap calls for amendments to laws relating to judiciary, upholding educational and ethical standards, and changing the composition of the Judicial Service Commission, 10-member watchdog body with representation from all three branches of the state.
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May - 2 
The Enforcement Directorate on May 2 filed its first direct charge sheet against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on charges of laundering criminal money to the tune of INR 193 crore and allegedly creating illegal real estate assets worth crores in India and abroad, officials said, reports The New Indian
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The Enforcement Directorate on May 2 filed its first direct charge sheet against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on charges of laundering criminal money to the tune of INR 193 crore and allegedly creating illegal real estate assets worth crores in India and abroad, officials said, reports The New Indian Express. The agency filed the prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) before a special court in Mumbai and said Naik's "inflammatory speeches and lectures have inspired and incited a number of Muslim youths in India to commit unlawful activities and terrorist acts. His thoughts created disharmony amongst various faiths and created hatred amongst people following different faiths," it said. This is the second charge sheet in the case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), but the first against Naik that specifically underlines his role. The agency claimed its probe revealed that "most of the incriminating speeches of Naik were delivered during the 10-day Peace Conference organised by the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) in Mumbai during the period between 2007-2011." The IRF is owned and promoted by Naik. "The said conference was planned, organised, funded and promoted by the IRF and people of other religions were openly converted into Islam by Naik," it charged. "Investigation has also revealed that Naik was also involved in suspicious unaccounted cash transactions," it said.
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May - 2 
Supreme Court on May 2 upheld the order issued by High Court, on January 28, to shift former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb to house arrest following health complications, reports The Edition. Adeeb is serving a jail sentence longer than 30 years for terrorism charges over attempting to assassinate form
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Supreme Court on May 2 upheld the order issued by High Court, on January 28, to shift former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb to house arrest following health complications, reports The Edition. Adeeb is serving a jail sentence longer than 30 years for terrorism charges over attempting to assassinate former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and charges of corruption. However, due to the state appealing the case, Adeeb was shifted back to prison at the time.
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May - 3 
Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Superintendent Ravindrasinh Pardeshi, filed an affidavit before the tribunal on May 3 justifying the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports The Indian Express. Pardeshi submitted information on the Mumbai local train bombings of July 2006, in which alleg
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Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Superintendent Ravindrasinh Pardeshi, filed an affidavit before the tribunal on May 3 justifying the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports The Indian Express. Pardeshi submitted information on the Mumbai local train bombings of July 2006, in which alleged SIMI operative Ethesham Siddiqui was convicted by court. He said that alleged terror operative Abdul Subhan Qureshi alias Tauqeer, arrested last year and allegedly involved in several terror cases including the 2006 Mumbai train bombings, was also associated with SIMI.Besides, Pardeshi told the tribunal that Mirza Himayat Inayat Baig, convicted in the 2010 German Bakery blast in Pune, was convicted under the UAPA Act for his links with SIMI.Moreover, Pardeshi told the court about the fake currency case of 2011, in which an alleged SIMI operative was arrested.Also, Pardeshi submitted details of the bomb blast of July 16, 2014 near the Faraskhana–Vishrambag police station in Pune. Investigation and CCTV footage revealed the involvement of five alleged SIMI operatives. Three of the accused died in an encounter with police in Madhya Pradesh while two died in Telangana, he told the tribunal. Pardeshi said that information from MP police revealed these accused were SIMI operatives.Pardeshi told the tribunal that SIMI continued to indulge in terror activities even after 2014, so the ban on the outfit was essential.DCP Ganesh Shinde of Special Branch (SB-1), CID, Mumbai City, also deposed before the tribunal, justifying the ban on SIMI. He cited a 2001 case from Dharavi in which an alleged SIMI operative was arrested and incriminating material like pamphlets in Urdu and other languages were recovered.He also cited the conviction of SIMI general secretary Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in the 2003 Mulund train blast case. He then told the tribunal about a suspect, an alleged SIMI operative, arrested in connection with the 2002 Ghatkopar bomb blast, who was later discharged.Justice Gupta then slammed the police officials for submitting details of cases in which the suspects were discharged and asked police to submit relevant information, mainly pertaining to SIMI’s terror activities after 2014.Justice Gupta said that none appeared on behalf of the organisation (SIMI).Also, no public witness appeared before the tribunal, despite the public notice.
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May - 4 
A Ranchi court in Jharkhand on May 4, granted bail to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) top cadre Kundan Pahan, in connection with a 2009 encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and CPI-Maoist cadres at Lali village in Namkum, citing lack of evidence against the surrendered rebel, reports
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A Ranchi court in Jharkhand on May 4, granted bail to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) top cadre Kundan Pahan, in connection with a 2009 encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and CPI-Maoist cadres at Lali village in Namkum, citing lack of evidence against the surrendered rebel, reports The Pioneer. The court of Justice SK Singh, after listening to statements of nine witnesses from the prosecution and four witnesses from defendants, decided to grant bail to Pahan in the case as there was lack of evidence proving his involvement in the encounter. Pahan, however, will continue to serve imprisonment for other cases, in which he was found guilty. One of the most wanted rebels in Jharkhand for nearly two decades, Pahan faces charges in at least 128 cases, including beheading of Special Branch officer Francis Induwar and assassination of former minister Ramesh Singh Munda. He is also accused of looting INR 55 million from a private bank on National Highway 33. Police had named Pahan and seven others in the 2009 encounter at Lali village under Namkum police station in Ranchi. The other seven have already been granted bail in the case. Pahan officially surrendered under the Maoist surrender cum rehabilitation scheme of the State Government on May 15, 2017 at the State police headquarters in Ranchi.
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May - 7 
Criminal Court on May 7 found two individuals guilty over the murder of Abdul Muheeth (Bobby) who was attacked in a narrow street in front of Ministry of Finance, reports The Edition. The State charged Mohamed Maimoon from Naifaru, Lhaviyani Atoll, Muhujathu Ahmed Nasih from Gahdhoo, Gaafu Dhaalu At
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Criminal Court on May 7 found two individuals guilty over the murder of Abdul Muheeth (Bobby) who was attacked in a narrow street in front of Ministry of Finance, reports The Edition. The State charged Mohamed Maimoon from Naifaru, Lhaviyani Atoll, Muhujathu Ahmed Nasih from Gahdhoo, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll and Ali Mushaffaau from Maraadhoo, Seenu Atoll over Muheeth's murder. Although the state charged three individuals, Mushaffaau was acquitted of his charges by the court. Abdul Muheeth (Bobby) was killed, in an incident of gang violence, with a sharp object by the accused in 2012.
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May - 8 
Accused discussed logistics, execution of attacks in Bastar of Chhattisgarh and Gadchiroli in Maharashtra with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), says prosecution in Elgar Parishad case, reports The Indian Express on May 9. The prosecution has claimed that the “emails” are addressed to Co
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Accused discussed logistics, execution of attacks in Bastar of Chhattisgarh and Gadchiroli in Maharashtra with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), says prosecution in Elgar Parishad case, reports The Indian Express on May 9. The prosecution has claimed that the “emails” are addressed to Comrade Surendra, a name denoting lawyer Surendra Gadling and activists Varavara Rao and Rona Wilson, who are among the 23 accused in the case.The accused in the ElgaarParishad case and some “underground Maoists” discussed the execution and logistical arrangements for carrying out Maoist attacks in Bastar and Gadchiroli, the prosecution claimed in a special court in Pune on May 8, while quoting purported emails between the two parties. The emails also included plans for arranging weapons and future attacks, said the prosecution.District Government Pleader UjjwalaPawar read out parts of the purported communication by alleged underground Maoists including Comrade Prakash, Comrade Sudarshan and Comrade Milind. The prosecution has claimed that the “emails” are addressed to Comrade Surendra, a name denoting lawyer Surendra Gadling and activists Varavara Rao and Rona Wilson, who are among the 23 accused in the case.“These emails, which have been written over 2016 and 2017, are about the arrangement of funding, logistics, weapons, mobilisation of Maoist cadre for Naxal attacks in areas like Bastar and Gadchiroli… thus showing that these accused are not only members of the banned CPI-Maoist but have been actively involved in execution of terrorist activities in Maoist-infested areas.” Pawar said while concluding her arguments.
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May - 8 
The Supreme Court (SC) on May 8 refused to extend the deadline for the finalisation of National Register for Citizens (NRC) in Assam, reports Northeast Today. The court declared that the process must be completed on or before July 31, 2019.
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The Supreme Court (SC) on May 8 refused to extend the deadline for the finalisation of National Register for Citizens (NRC) in Assam, reports Northeast Today. The court declared that the process must be completed on or before July 31, 2019.
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May - 10 
Around 4,000 terrorism related cases are pending in the country’s 73 Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs), The Express Tribune reported on May 10 quoting Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) data.The ATCs were established under the ATA, 1997 for speedy trial of cases pertaining to terrorism, sectar
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Around 4,000 terrorism related cases are pending in the country’s 73 Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs), The Express Tribune reported on May 10 quoting Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) data.The ATCs were established under the ATA, 1997 for speedy trial of cases pertaining to terrorism, sectarian and targeted killings, extortion and kidnapping for ransom.An ATC is legally bound to decide a case within seven days after indictment.According to the data available with the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP), 3,909 cases were pending in 73 ATCs until December 31, 2018 while 2,972 cases were only sub judice in 32 ATCs of Sindh.In Punjab, 1,313 terrorism cases were instituted last year and now the number has decreased to 421.In KhyberPakhtunkhwa, 634 cases were filed in 13 ATCs and now 159 cases are pending.Likewise, 306 cases are pending in nine ATCs of Balochistan.
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May - 10 
A Sri Lankan court has ordered a DNA test before May 15 to verify the death of Zahran Hashim, the ring leader of National Tawheed Jamaath (NTJ), reports NDTV on May 11. The Colombo Fort Magistrate also ordered the DNA verification of Ibrahim, the second bomber. The test will be performed before May
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A Sri Lankan court has ordered a DNA test before May 15 to verify the death of Zahran Hashim, the ring leader of National Tawheed Jamaath (NTJ), reports NDTV on May 11. The Colombo Fort Magistrate also ordered the DNA verification of Ibrahim, the second bomber. The test will be performed before May 15, according to the magisterial order. The court has also ordered Government Analyst's reports on seven vehicles believed to have been used by the Islamic State (IS) linked group to carry out the attacks. Over 100 people are already in custody in connection with the bombings.
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May - 11 
The suspect who was initially taken into custody after the killing of two Police personnel at the Vavunathivu Police checkpoint on November 30, 2018, has been released after producing him to the Magistrate Courts in BatticaloaI the Eastern Province on May11, reports Colombo Page. Details of the kill
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The suspect who was initially taken into custody after the killing of two Police personnel at the Vavunathivu Police checkpoint on November 30, 2018, has been released after producing him to the Magistrate Courts in BatticaloaI the Eastern Province on May11, reports Colombo Page. Details of the killing has been revealed after the arrests of suspects of Muslim terrorist group that carried out the Easter Sunday bombings
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May - 13 
Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal, whose son Sayyed Azhar died in the 2008 Malegaon blast, filed a plea before a special court on May 13, seeking directions to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to assist the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the ongoing trial, reports The Indian Express. “The A
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Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal, whose son Sayyed Azhar died in the 2008 Malegaon blast, filed a plea before a special court on May 13, seeking directions to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to assist the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the ongoing trial, reports The Indian Express. “The ATS has not been present during the trial proceedings while ATS witness statements are being recorded by this court. It is unfortunate that the investigating agency that recorded material statements and drew panchnamas against the present accused is not interested in the trial proceedings without any cogent reasons,” the application filed by Bilal through lawyer Shahid Nadeem states. “The NIA and ATS must work in symphony for a fair prosecution. Instances such as tracing documents and witnesses have been a herculean task and without the assistance of ATS officers, it becomes even more difficult to deal with such instances, often leading to delays and adjournments,” the plea states. The court has directed the NIA to file its reply on the application on May 20. SPP AvinashRasal has been representing both the NIA and the ATS in the trial since 2015.
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May - 13 
An anti-terror special court on May 13 adjourned till May 20 the hearing of a case lodged over the militant attack in Dhaka city’s Holey Artisan Bakery in 2016, reports Dhaka Tribune. Judge Mujibur Rahman of Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal set the date allowing a time plea to the prosecution a
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An anti-terror special court on May 13 adjourned till May 20 the hearing of a case lodged over the militant attack in Dhaka city’s Holey Artisan Bakery in 2016, reports Dhaka Tribune. Judge Mujibur Rahman of Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal set the date allowing a time plea to the prosecution as the jail authorities could not produce the accused before the court.Militants killed 20 people, most of them foreigners, in the attack carried out on July 1, 2016.Police filed the case under an anti-terror act with Gulshan Police Station. The trial was initiated on November 26, 2018 by framing charges against the eight accused – Jahangir Alam alias Rajib alias Gandhi, Rakibul Hasan Regan, Rashedul Islam alias Rash, Sohel Mahfuz, Mizanur Rahman alias Boro Mizan, Hadisur Rahman Sagar, Shariful Islam and Mamunur Rashid.
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May - 14 
Separately, retired Supreme Court Judge Justice A. K. Patnaik chaired a committee formed to review the cases registered against Scheduled Tribe (ST) people of Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh, reports The Pioneer on May 14. The committee reviewed the cases registered against the ST residents of
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Separately, retired Supreme Court Judge Justice A. K. Patnaik chaired a committee formed to review the cases registered against Scheduled Tribe (ST) people of Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh, reports The Pioneer on May 14. The committee reviewed the cases registered against the ST residents of seven Naxal affected Districts of Bastar Range and Rajnandgaon District. Based on the merits and demerits of each case, it would be reviewed in time-bound manner protecting the rights of STs as per the decision taken. Apart from the Naxal-related cases, other cases too will be reviewed. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP), Sundarraj P will review the cases registered underdifferent sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The cases registered under local Special Act will be dealt by DIG Sanjeev Shukla, while secretary-Commissioner, Excise department will take action on the Excise Act related cases. The secretary, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe department will coordinate for necessary action, as per the decision.
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May - 14 
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on May 14 granted bail to the leaders of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) arrested in 2018 after his supporters shut down cities and threatened judges following the acquittal of Christian woman Asia Bibi accused of blasphemy, reports Daily Times. TLP chief Khadim Hussain
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The Lahore High Court (LHC) on May 14 granted bail to the leaders of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) arrested in 2018 after his supporters shut down cities and threatened judges following the acquittal of Christian woman Asia Bibi accused of blasphemy, reports Daily Times. TLP chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi and his deputy Pir Afzal Qadri were arrested under the charges of inciting terrorism and sedition after protesting against the acquittal of Asia Bibi who had spent eight years on death row on blasphemy charges. The two firebrand religious leaders have been granted bail against surety bonds worth PKR 5 million each.
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May - 17 
The Supreme Court on May 17 stated that a Foreigner Tribunal’s order declaring a person as an illegal foreigner would be binding and prevail over the government decision to exclude or include the name from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, reports The Shillong Times. The Court howeve
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The Supreme Court on May 17 stated that a Foreigner Tribunal’s order declaring a person as an illegal foreigner would be binding and prevail over the government decision to exclude or include the name from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, reports The Shillong Times. The Court however said the persons whose names are not included in the NRC in Assam can produce documents including the ones related to family tree and seek review of the tribunal’s decision.
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May - 17 
Hearings on a petition filed by the Government seeking review of a landmark Supreme Court ruling of 2015 on a transitional justice-related case was scheduled for May 17 (today) after four years, reports Republica. The review petition filed by then Chief Secretary Lilamani Poudel on behalf of the Gov
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Hearings on a petition filed by the Government seeking review of a landmark Supreme Court ruling of 2015 on a transitional justice-related case was scheduled for May 17 (today) after four years, reports Republica. The review petition filed by then Chief Secretary Lilamani Poudel on behalf of the Government requested to let the transitional justice bodies continue working as in the same situation as had been obtaining. In the 2015 ruling, a full bench of Justices Kalyan Shrestha, Baidhanath Upadhyay and Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana had asked the government not to formulate any law granting amnesty to those involved in cases of serious human rights violation such as rape, murder, torture and disappearance and to meet international standards while drafting transitional justice laws. Dissatisfied with the ruling, Poudel filed the review petition.
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May - 18 
Top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sabyasachi Panda was awarded life imprisonment by the Additional District Judge (ADJ) Court in Ganjam District of Odisha on May 18, reports The Pioneer. Panda was produced in the court of Sanjay Sahu, who found him guilty on the charge of sedit
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Top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sabyasachi Panda was awarded life imprisonment by the Additional District Judge (ADJ) Court in Ganjam District of Odisha on May 18, reports The Pioneer. Panda was produced in the court of Sanjay Sahu, who found him guilty on the charge of sedition under Section 121 of IPC. The judge also ordered him to pay a fine of INR 10,000. The court proclaimed the judgement after hearing the deposition of 15 witnesses. The Maoist leader, who has more than 136 criminal cases pending against him, has been acquitted in 52 cases. He was alleged to be involved in the killing of Laxmanananda Saraswati in 2008 and was also the alleged mastermind in the abduction of two Italian tourists in 2012. Panda had been arrested from the residence of one Chandra Rao in Bada Bazaar in Ganjam on July 17, 2014 by Police. A gun, 800 grams of gold ornaments and cash of INR 200,000 were recovered from his possession.
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May - 20 
Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) has drawn the attention of the Government to make public a report prepared by a commission formed under the leadership of former Supreme Court Justice Girish Chandra Lal, to probe the violation of human rights during the Tarai-Madhes movement of 2015/16, reports M
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Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) has drawn the attention of the Government to make public a report prepared by a commission formed under the leadership of former Supreme Court Justice Girish Chandra Lal, to probe the violation of human rights during the Tarai-Madhes movement of 2015/16, reports My Republica on May 21. Speaking at Parliament on May 20, RJP-N lawmaker Chanda Chaudhary urged the Government to make the report public. “We have been asking the government to make the Lal commission report public for long. However, it has not made the report public despite an instruction for the same by the Speaker,” lawmaker Chanda said. RJP-N has been mounting pressure on the government to publicise the report although the governments formed after the political change of 2006 have never made public the reports submitted by similar commissions. The party began exerting pressure mainly after its lawmaker Resham Chaudhary, who was convicted in the 2015 Tikapur massacre and has been serving a life term, was sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives (HoR) in January 2019.
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May - 20 
The High Court on May 20 overturned former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s conviction on a terrorism charge raised over an alleged attempt to assassinate former President Abdulla Yameen, reports Maldives Independent. Adeeb was convicted of terrorism and corruption and sentenced to 33 years in the wake
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The High Court on May 20 overturned former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s conviction on a terrorism charge raised over an alleged attempt to assassinate former President Abdulla Yameen, reports Maldives Independent. Adeeb was convicted of terrorism and corruption and sentenced to 33 years in the wake of an explosion on the president’s speedboat in September 2015. The decision was based on a Supreme Court order of 2018 on the grounds of political influence over his rushed trial.
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May - 21 
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior leader Moudud Ahmed on May 21, said they will soon approach to the Supreme Court challenging the Government’s decision of setting up a makeshift court in Keraniganj Central Jail to hold trial of the cases filed against the party chairperson Khaleda Zia, repo
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior leader Moudud Ahmed on May 21, said they will soon approach to the Supreme Court challenging the Government’s decision of setting up a makeshift court in Keraniganj Central Jail to hold trial of the cases filed against the party chairperson Khaleda Zia, reports Daily Star. “We visited Keraniganj Jail yesterday (Monday) and found no atmosphere or necessary facilities there to run the court and ensure justice,” said Ahmed.
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May - 22 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 22 filed a charge sheet against four suspected terrorists of the Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) for the attack on a Police team in Srinagar last year (2018), reports Daily Excelsior. Nearly 20-days after the attack at the Tourist Reception Ce
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 22 filed a charge sheet against four suspected terrorists of the Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) for the attack on a Police team in Srinagar last year (2018), reports Daily Excelsior. Nearly 20-days after the attack at the Tourist Reception Centre in Srinagar on November 24, 2018, the NIA had taken over the probe into the incident from the State Police, official said. During its probe, the Jammu and Kashmir Police had arrested three suspected members of the terror group — Tahir Ahmad Khan, Haris Mushtaq Khan and Asif Suhail Nadaf — immediately after the incident. “During their search, two pistols, 14 live rounds and three hand grenades were recovered from their possession along with an Islamic State (ISIS) flag. The case was subsequently taken over by the NIA for investigation on December 13, 2018,” an NIA spokesperson said in New Delhi. The agency had arrested one more accused Asif Majid Khan, who was allegedly involved in “harbouring other co-accused persons”, he said. “One illegal 12 bore single-barrel gun without a number and two KF-12 cartridges were recovered on his disclosure,” the spokesperson said. The agency alleged that all the arrested persons were members of the ISJK, an affiliate of the West Asia based terror group ISIS.
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May - 23 
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) of Karachi on May 23 sentenced two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants to death in an eight-year-old case of a lawyer’s killing in a sectarian attack outside a former judge’s residence, reports The News. The ATC-VI judge awarded capital punishment to Jameel Ahmed and Mune
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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) of Karachi on May 23 sentenced two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants to death in an eight-year-old case of a lawyer’s killing in a sectarian attack outside a former judge’s residence, reports The News. The ATC-VI judge awarded capital punishment to Jameel Ahmed and Muneer Ahmed after finding them guilty of killing the lawyer, Zain-ul-Abideen. The convicted men were also sentenced to 10-year imprisonment for an encounter with the Police. Zain (30) was shot by three men in a Suzuki Cultus when he was parking his car outside the house of a former judge of the Sindh High Court, Zawar Hussain Jafferi, a friend of his father, in Block 5 of Gulshan-e-Iqbal town in Karachi on November 4, 2011.
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May - 23 
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has granted a presidential pardon to the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation, general secretary, Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero who is serving a six-year jail sentence for contempt of court, reports Colombo Page.
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Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has granted a presidential pardon to the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation, general secretary, Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero who is serving a six-year jail sentence for contempt of court, reports Colombo Page.
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May - 26 
Three of the Khalistan accused arrested earlier in separate incidents this year and in 2018 were charge sheeted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a special court in Mumbai, reports Yahoo.com on May 27. Harpal Singh, Mohiuddin Siddiqui and Gurjeet Singh Nijjar have been charged under sections
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Three of the Khalistan accused arrested earlier in separate incidents this year and in 2018 were charge sheeted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a special court in Mumbai, reports Yahoo.com on May 27. Harpal Singh, Mohiuddin Siddiqui and Gurjeet Singh Nijjar have been charged under sections of the Indian Penal Code, as well as sections of the Bombay/Maharashtra Police Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Although the police had arrested them at different time in different locations, they were being instructed by a single operative who was working at the behest of his masters in Canada, United Kingdom and Pakistan.
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May - 27 
Four National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigowra (NDFB-S) were convicted on May 27 for killing five people during the massacre of tea tribals in Kokrajhar District of Assam on December 23, 2014, reports Morung Express. They were sentenced by National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Guwahati
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Four National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigowra (NDFB-S) were convicted on May 27 for killing five people during the massacre of tea tribals in Kokrajhar District of Assam on December 23, 2014, reports Morung Express. They were sentenced by National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Guwahati n Kamrup Metropolitan District in Assam. The militants identified as Bina Basumatary, Jayanta Mushahary, Dwithai Basumatary and Khanda Daimary were sentenced to five-year imprisonment. Earlier another NDFB-S militant identified as Gautam Mahalia was sentenced to 4.5 years imprisonment.
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May - 27 
The Supreme Court on May 27 overturned former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s 10-year terror conviction over an alleged plot to use a pistol ahead of an anti-Government protest in May 2015, reports Maldives Independent. Chief Justice Dr. Ahmed Abdulla Didi reportedly noted the prosecution’s failure to
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The Supreme Court on May 27 overturned former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s 10-year terror conviction over an alleged plot to use a pistol ahead of an anti-Government protest in May 2015, reports Maldives Independent. Chief Justice Dr. Ahmed Abdulla Didi reportedly noted the prosecution’s failure to produce the gun or submit expert evidence to prove what eyewitnesses claimed to have seen was a weapon. The three-judge panel also cast doubt on the crime scene report.
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May - 29 
A Peshawar Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on May 29 acquitted six persons accused of facilitating the 2017 attack on Peshawar’s Agriculture Training Institute (ATI) on December 1, 2017, reports Dawn. Three burqa-clad terrorists stormed the ATI hostel near Peshawar's University Road, killing nine people
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A Peshawar Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on May 29 acquitted six persons accused of facilitating the 2017 attack on Peshawar’s Agriculture Training Institute (ATI) on December 1, 2017, reports Dawn. Three burqa-clad terrorists stormed the ATI hostel near Peshawar's University Road, killing nine people and injuring 37 others. Police and military officials said the attackers had been coordinating with handlers in Afghanistan. The attack was claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Police arrested nine suspects following the attack, while 16 people were nominated in a first information report (FIR) registered against the attack. Hearings of the case started on July 10, 2018 and on July 21, 2018 the accused were inducted in the case. 29 witnesses including injury students recorded their statements as the case progressed. The suspects were charged with aiding, abatement, preparation, planning and facilitating the attackers that orchestrated the ATI attack. ATC III judge Mehmoodul Hassan Khattak pronounced the short order which was reserved a few weeks ago. The order acquitted six suspects nominated in the case, including a woman. The suspects were acquitted due to lack of evidence that connects them with the militants, said Shabbir Hussain Gigyani, the defence lawyer.
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June - 4 
A Delhi court on June 4 sent Kashmiri separatists Masarat Alam, Asiya Andrabi and Shabir Shah to 10-day National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody in a terror funding case involving the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed, reports Daily Excelsior. The
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A Delhi court on June 4 sent Kashmiri separatists Masarat Alam, Asiya Andrabi and Shabir Shah to 10-day National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody in a terror funding case involving the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed, reports Daily Excelsior. The NIA arrested the three during in-chamber proceedings before Special Judge Rakesh Syal and sought 15-day custodial interrogation. Asiya and Shah were already in custody in separate cases while Alam was brought from Jammu and Kashmir on transit remand, advocate MS Khan appearing for the accused said.
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June - 5 
Bangladeshi student MomenaShoma (26) has been sentenced to 42 years for Islamic State (IS)-inspired terrorist act in Australia on June 5, reports Dhaka Tribune. Shoma was sentenced in the Supreme Court in Melbourne after she stabbed her homestay host Roger Singaravelu on February 9, 2018. Singaravel
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Bangladeshi student MomenaShoma (26) has been sentenced to 42 years for Islamic State (IS)-inspired terrorist act in Australia on June 5, reports Dhaka Tribune. Shoma was sentenced in the Supreme Court in Melbourne after she stabbed her homestay host Roger Singaravelu on February 9, 2018. Singaravelu survived the attack, which occurred just eight days after Shoma arrived in Australia.
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June - 6 
A hearing on a review petition filed by the Government against the 2015 Supreme Court ruling on transitional justice was postponed on June 6, again, making it the 22ndpostponement since it was registered the same year, reports Kathmandu Post. It was the sixth postponement this year alone.A full benc
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A hearing on a review petition filed by the Government against the 2015 Supreme Court ruling on transitional justice was postponed on June 6, again, making it the 22ndpostponement since it was registered the same year, reports Kathmandu Post. It was the sixth postponement this year alone.A full bench comprising five judges led by Ananda Mohan Bhattarai was to decide whether to proceed with the hearing.It was the first case to be dealt with by a five-member bench. However, it decided not to proceed with the case after Judge Hari Prasad Phuyal, who had defended the case on behalf of the victims as an advocate four years ago, couldn’t hear it. In February 2015, the apex court had issued a landmark ruling ordering the Government to revise the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act-2014. The court ruled that the law failed to adhere to the principles of transitional justice and international practices. But in April that year, then Government led by Sushil Koirala filed a review petition, challenging the ruling that was issued by a special bench led by then chief justice Kalyan Shrestha.Then chief secretary Leela Mani Paudyal had filed the petition through the Office of the Attorney General.Conflict victims, who have been awaiting justice for more than a decade, have been demanding that the government withdraw the petition and amend the Act as per the top court’s ruling and Nepal’s international obligations.The continuous deferral, victims say, could delay the entire transitional justice process.
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June - 8 
A case filed against media spokesman of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Velayutham Dayanidhi alias Daya Master under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) will be taken up before the Vavuniya High Court on July 8, reports Island. Daya Master has been accused of aiding and abetting terro
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A case filed against media spokesman of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Velayutham Dayanidhi alias Daya Master under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) will be taken up before the Vavuniya High Court on July 8, reports Island. Daya Master has been accused of aiding and abetting terrorism, justifying the conduct of the LTTE and the charge sheet was handed over on June 7, 2018.
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June - 12 
The Bombay High Court (HC), on June 12, said prima facie there is nothing against activist Gautam Navlakha, who has been booked for his alleged involvement in the Bhima-Koregaon violence, and extended his protection from arrest till June 18, reports The Hindu.A Division Bench of Justices Ranjit More
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The Bombay High Court (HC), on June 12, said prima facie there is nothing against activist Gautam Navlakha, who has been booked for his alleged involvement in the Bhima-Koregaon violence, and extended his protection from arrest till June 18, reports The Hindu.A Division Bench of Justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre was hearing a plea filed by Navlakha urging the court to quash the FIR registered against him by the Pune police. The Bench was presented with some letters allegedly sent by senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders to Navlakha. After perusing the letters, the court said, “There is nothing against him [Navlakha] in any of the letters. Based on the documents submitted to us, prima facie, we are of the opinion that there is nothing against him that supports any of the charges against him.”
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June - 13 
After more than two years of the incident, Chitwan District Court of Province No 3 on June 13 convicted two cadres of the then Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) Drona Bahadur Shiwakoti and Madhu Neupane for tearing up ballot papers during the election in Bharatpur Metropolis
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After more than two years of the incident, Chitwan District Court of Province No 3 on June 13 convicted two cadres of the then Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) Drona Bahadur Shiwakoti and Madhu Neupane for tearing up ballot papers during the election in Bharatpur Metropolis in 2017, reports Republica. Shiwakoti and Neupane were convicted for tearing up some of the ballots during vote counting in Ward 19. The vote counting was then halted and re-election held in the ward.
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June - 17 
The Chapainawabganj District Court of the Rajshahi Division sentenced six militants of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in two cases, reports The Daily Star on June 17.The convicts are Selim aliasHarun (26), Abdul Rakib alias Suman(26), Rabiul Islam alias Rabi
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The Chapainawabganj District Court of the Rajshahi Division sentenced six militants of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in two cases, reports The Daily Star on June 17.The convicts are Selim aliasHarun (26), Abdul Rakib alias Suman(26), Rabiul Islam alias Rabi (21),Ramjan Ali(24), Abdul Muminalias Abdullah(28) and Hazrat Ali aliasFiroj Kabir (23).
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June - 18 
A Special Court in Allahabad on June 18 convicted four of the five Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants and sentenced them to life imprisonment for attacking the makeshift Ram Lalla temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, reports Times of India. The fifth accused in the attack was acquitted for
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A Special Court in Allahabad on June 18 convicted four of the five Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants and sentenced them to life imprisonment for attacking the makeshift Ram Lalla temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, reports Times of India. The fifth accused in the attack was acquitted for lack of evidence. The court also imposed a fine of INR 60,000 each on Irfan, Mohammad Shakeel, Mohammad Naseem and Asif Iqbal alias Farookh. The fifth accused, Mohammad Aziz, was acquitted. On July 2, 2005, a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and UP Police personnel had killed five LeT terroristsat the Ayodhya site, in a two-hour long gunfight. Two civilians were killed and seven CRPF jawans were injured. Police had seized one RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher, five AK-56 assault rifles, five M1911 pistols and several M67 grenades.
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June - 18 
Four Policemen on June 18 testified before Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal in Dhaka city in a case lodged over 2016 extremist attack on Holey Artisan attack in Gulshan area, reports New Age. The witnesses are Additional Deputy Commissioners of Police Shahed Mia, Abu Taher Mohammad Abdulla, Con
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Four Policemen on June 18 testified before Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal in Dhaka city in a case lodged over 2016 extremist attack on Holey Artisan attack in Gulshan area, reports New Age. The witnesses are Additional Deputy Commissioners of Police Shahed Mia, Abu Taher Mohammad Abdulla, Constables AnjonSharkar and Badsha.A total of 54 witnesses out of total 211 have so far testified in the case. Extremists killed 20 innocent people, most of them foreigners, in the grisly attack at the cafe on July 1, 2016. Police filed a case under the Anti-terror Act with Gulshan Police Station.The trial initiated on November 26, 2018, by framing charges against eight accused - Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi, Rakibul Hasan Regan, Rashedul Islam alias Rash, Sohel Mahfuz, Mizanur Rahman alias Boro Mizan, Hadisur Rahman Sagar, Shariful Islam and Mamunur Rashid.
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June - 18 
A Sri Lankan court on June 18 extended the remand for the ‘Colombo District organizer’ of the National Thowheed Jammath (NTJ) organization Mohammed Farouk Mohamed Fawaz, reports Colombo Page. The Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne ordered to further remand the suspect until the 2nd of July.The
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A Sri Lankan court on June 18 extended the remand for the ‘Colombo District organizer’ of the National Thowheed Jammath (NTJ) organization Mohammed Farouk Mohamed Fawaz, reports Colombo Page. The Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne ordered to further remand the suspect until the 2nd of July.The Police informed the Colombo Magistrate's court that the suicide bomb attack that was carried out by the National Thowheed Jammath had been recorded in his mobile phone. The police also told the court that the Government Analyst's report has not been received yet on some items that were seized from the suspect. Fawaz was arrested following the Easter Sunday serial suicide attacks on April 21 that had claimed more than 250 lives.
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June - 19 
A Mumbai court on June 19 ordered controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, accused of laundering money to the tune of Rs 193 crore, to personally appear before it on July 31, reports The New Indian Express. The court warned that if Naik fails to appear before it by July 31, a non-bailable warrant
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A Mumbai court on June 19 ordered controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, accused of laundering money to the tune of Rs 193 crore, to personally appear before it on July 31, reports The New Indian Express. The court warned that if Naik fails to appear before it by July 31, a non-bailable warrant will be issued against him. Judge Prashant P Rajvaidya gave the order after taking cognizance of the supplementary charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against one of the accused in the case, AbulSathak. Naik himself is absconding and is said to be in Malaysia.
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June - 21 
The Calcutta High Court (HC), on June 21, acquitted late Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sushil Roy and two of his comrades, 14 years after they were sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court on sedition charges, reports The Hindu. One of the three died during pendency of t
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The Calcutta High Court (HC), on June 21, acquitted late Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sushil Roy and two of his comrades, 14 years after they were sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court on sedition charges, reports The Hindu. One of the three died during pendency of their appeal which was filed in 2006. A Division Bench, comprising Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Suvra Ghosh, declared the three not guilty of sedition and other charges. Sushil Roy, Patitpaban Haldar and Santosh Debnath were arrested from Jhargram in the then Maoist-affected Jangalmahal area of West Bengal in 2005 on the charge that they were inciting people to hold armed struggle to overthrow the elected government in the State, their lawyer Amartya Ghosh said. Ghosh submitted before the Division Bench that they were falsely implicated on sedition charges and the Arms Act by the police who claimed to have seized gelatin sticks and ammunition for .303 rifles from a rented apartment in the Hooghly District of West Bengal. The sessions court in Jhargram found them guilty of sedition charges and under Arms Act and sentenced them to life imprisonment in 2005. The three persons filed an appeal before the High Court in 2006. Sushil Roy died during pendency of the appeal in 2014, Ghosh said.
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June - 30 
Gadchiroli Police arrested one electrical shop owner in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, in connection with the May 1, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in the District, in which 16 persons, including 15 Policemen, were killed, reports The Times of India on July 1. The arrestee
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Gadchiroli Police arrested one electrical shop owner in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, in connection with the May 1, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in the District, in which 16 persons, including 15 Policemen, were killed, reports The Times of India on July 1. The arrestee identified as Kailash Ramchandani (34), a native of Kurkheda, was produced before a court which remanded him in custody for 13 days for further interrogation. Ramchandani is the eighth person to be arrested in the case so far. “We arrested him on Saturday on the basis of interrogation of the seven accused persons arrested earlier,” Superintendent of Police (SP), Shailesh Balkawade said, adds The New Indian Express. He added, “He had supplied the blast material like wire, battery and switches.” Asked if he had supplied the material knowing that it was going to be used in blast, Balkawade said, “He was aware of that. That’s why we arrested him.” Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that Police arrested three more persons in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 24, in connection with the May 1, CPI-Maoist attack in the District, also, two CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Dilip Hidami (22) and Parasram Tulavi (28), were arrested by Police in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 14, for their alleged role behind the blast at Lendali Nullah near Jamburkheda village in Gadchiroli on May 1, and, a key CPI-Maoist leader identified as Kiran Kumar alias Kiran Dada (63), and his wife Narmada alias Aluri Krishna Kumari alias Sujathakka (60) from Andhra Pradesh were arrested by the Maharashtra Police from Secunderabad in Hyderabad District of Telangana on June 9, for their alleged involvement in the killing of at least 16 people, including 15 security personnel in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Gadchiroli District on May 1.
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June - 30 
Four leaders of the Jamat ud Dawa (JuD) and eight belonging to Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) have been found guilty of terror financing by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Punjab, The Express Tribune reports on July 1.A CTD spokesperson said that four local leaders of JuD were convicted by Anti-Te
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Four leaders of the Jamat ud Dawa (JuD) and eight belonging to Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) have been found guilty of terror financing by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Punjab, The Express Tribune reports on July 1.A CTD spokesperson said that four local leaders of JuD were convicted by Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs). They are identified as Asghar Ali, Junaid Irshad, Ijaz Ahmad and Abdul Khaliq. They have been awarded prison terms of two years along with fines each.While eight leaders of the JeM include Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Ajmal, Bilal Makki, Abrar Ahmad, Irfan Ahmad, Hafeezullah, Mazhar Nawaz and Abdul Latif. They were handed prison terms of up to five years each.The spokesperson added that no one would be allowed to finance terrorism with further prosecutions to follow.
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June - 30 
Public prosecutor of the Dhaka Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on June 30 said that the trial for the case filed over the terror attack on Holey Artisan Café in the Dhaka’s Gulshan area in 2016, is expected to be completed by this year, reports Daily Star. 22 civilians, two P
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Public prosecutor of the Dhaka Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on June 30 said that the trial for the case filed over the terror attack on Holey Artisan Café in the Dhaka’s Gulshan area in 2016, is expected to be completed by this year, reports Daily Star. 22 civilians, two Police personals and seven Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants were killed in the incident. JuLY 1, 2019,
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July - 1 
A special court on July 1 rejected the bail plea of a retired Delhi Police official, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly providing a weapon to an accused linked to a group attempting to revive Sikh militancy for a separate Khalistan, reports The Indian Express.
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A special court on July 1 rejected the bail plea of a retired Delhi Police official, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly providing a weapon to an accused linked to a group attempting to revive Sikh militancy for a separate Khalistan, reports The Indian Express. The court on July 1 rejected 62-year-old Sundarlal Parashar’s bail application. He was arrested on April 24, following which a charge sheet was filed against him on May 23. In his bail plea, Parashar said there was no evidence presented by the NIA that could show his involvement in the alleged conspiracy. The NIA had invoked sections under the Arms Act against him, stating that Parashar had provided a pistol and live rounds, which was recovered from another accused in the case named Moinuddin Siddiqui. According to the NIA, Siddiqui gave the weapon to another accused, Harpal Singh. The NIA alleged that Singh was active on social media, seeking the creation of a separate Khalistan and had links with a radical group called Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).
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July - 1 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet in a Delhi court against six cadres of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, that allegedly extorted money from contractors to fund their illegal business and violent activities, reports The Pioneer on Ju
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet in a Delhi court against six cadres of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, that allegedly extorted money from contractors to fund their illegal business and violent activities, reports The Pioneer on July 2. A NIA spokesperson said the complaint, the second supplementary chargesheet, was filed before a special court on July 1, and it relates to purported terror financing activities of TPC in States affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE). Those chargesheeted include Kamlesh Ganjhu (34), Karampal Ganjhu, Amar Singh Bhokta (37), Gopal Singh Bhokta, Mukesh Ganjhu and Akramanji. While the first three have been arrested in the case, the rest are absconding.
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July - 1 
The Supreme Court (SC) on July 1 rejected a plea filed by Popular Front of India (PFI) member, Asim Sharif challenging framing of charges against him for his alleged involvement in the killing of an RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) activist in Bengaluru in 2016, reports India Today. The RSS worker,
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The Supreme Court (SC) on July 1 rejected a plea filed by Popular Front of India (PFI) member, Asim Sharif challenging framing of charges against him for his alleged involvement in the killing of an RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) activist in Bengaluru in 2016, reports India Today. The RSS worker, Rudresh was hacked to death in the Shivajinagar area in Bengaluru City in Bengaluru District of Karnataka in October 2016. Five persons including Asim Sharif were arrested in the case and a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court had framed charges against them. PFI is a political organisation that operates mainly in Kerala. It has been accused of having links with the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
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July - 1 
Pakistani Diplomats in London in United Kingdom (UK) are efforts to prevent the extradition of D-Company's top lieutenant Jabir Motiwala to the United States (US), reports The New Indian Express on July 2. Hearing the extradition plea of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on July 1 at the
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Pakistani Diplomats in London in United Kingdom (UK) are efforts to prevent the extradition of D-Company's top lieutenant Jabir Motiwala to the United States (US), reports The New Indian Express on July 2. Hearing the extradition plea of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on July 1 at the Westminster Magistrates' Court, the D-Company's defense lawyer, backed by Pakistani Diplomats, said that Motiwala was suffering from acute depression and cannot be flown to the US to face money laundering, drug trafficking and underworld crime charges. Pakistan High Commission in London had earlier tried to thwart the extradition move by submitting a letter on behalf of the accused's lawyer in the court, saying Motiwala was a "well-known and respected businessman in Pakistan". Pakistan fears that once Motiwala is extradited to the US, the close aide of D-Company can reveal the entire nexus between Dawood Ibrahim's underworld network (being operated from Karachi) and the don's connection with Pakistan's spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). US has already declared Dawood Ibrahim a global terrorist running an international drug syndicate and sharing the gang's routes with Pakistan-based terror outfits.
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July - 3 
A Delhi Court on July 3 allowed Enforcement Directorate (ED) to quiz Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali and six others in a terror-funding case, reports Daily Excelsior. Special Judge Rakesh Syal allowed ED officers to interrogate Watali and others on any two working days from July 10-30. Besides Wa
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A Delhi Court on July 3 allowed Enforcement Directorate (ED) to quiz Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali and six others in a terror-funding case, reports Daily Excelsior. Special Judge Rakesh Syal allowed ED officers to interrogate Watali and others on any two working days from July 10-30. Besides Watali, the other to be quizzed include Altaf Shah alias Altaf Fantoosh [son-in-law of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chairman of the Geelani faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC-G], Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Javed Ahmad Bhat, APHC leaders Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karate, Mohammad Akbar Khanday and Raja Mehrajuddin Kalwal. A charge sheet was filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in January 2019 against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘chief’ and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) leader Syed Salahuddin and the others mentioned above for “conspiring to wage war against the Government” and fomenting trouble in the Kashmir valley. The 12,794-page charge sheet also alleged that officials of the Pakistan High Commission here were passing on money through Watali to the separatists. The separatist leaders were accused of taking a cut before handing over the money to foment trouble. The court had on February 2, 2019 taken cognisance of the charge sheet.
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July - 3 
Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayarathna on July 3 remanded the former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara who were arrested over their failure to prevent the Easter Sunday terrorist bombings despite having prior knowledge of the attack, reports Co
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Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayarathna on July 3 remanded the former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara who were arrested over their failure to prevent the Easter Sunday terrorist bombings despite having prior knowledge of the attack, reports Colombo Page. Jayasundara and Fernando were arrested on July 2 while receiving treatment in hospitals on charges of criminal negligence and the failure to prevent or minimize the attacks that killed over 250 people including 47 foreigners.
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July - 3 
A National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigowra (NDFB-S) militant Khamrei Basumatary was sentenced to seven-year imprisonment for involvement in December 2014 massacre, reports East mirror. The case pertains to the terrorist attack on December 23, 2014 by NDFB-S cadres killing 30 persons belongin
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A National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigowra (NDFB-S) militant Khamrei Basumatary was sentenced to seven-year imprisonment for involvement in December 2014 massacre, reports East mirror. The case pertains to the terrorist attack on December 23, 2014 by NDFB-S cadres killing 30 persons belonging to Adivasi Community at Sonajuli area under Biswanath Chariali Police Station in Sonitpur District of Assam.
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July - 3 
A Chapainawabganj court on July 3 sentenced three militants of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Selim alias Harun, (36), Shahadat alias Nayan, (42), and Abdul Mumin (34), to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case filed under Arms and Anti-Terrorism Act, reports Daily Star.
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A Chapainawabganj court on July 3 sentenced three militants of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Selim alias Harun, (36), Shahadat alias Nayan, (42), and Abdul Mumin (34), to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case filed under Arms and Anti-Terrorism Act, reports Daily Star.
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July - 4 
A Dhemaji District Court of Assam sentenced four convicts to life imprisonment and sent two others to four-year jail terms in connection with the 2004 Dhemaji blast case, reports East Mojo. Those convicted for life imprisonment has been identified as Muhi Handique, Jatin Duwari, Dipanjali Gohain and
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A Dhemaji District Court of Assam sentenced four convicts to life imprisonment and sent two others to four-year jail terms in connection with the 2004 Dhemaji blast case, reports East Mojo. Those convicted for life imprisonment has been identified as Muhi Handique, Jatin Duwari, Dipanjali Gohain and Lila Gogoi alias Lila Khano. Four-year jail terms were given to two militants identified as Prashanta Bhuyan and Hemen Gogoi. Eight were acquitted. The case pertained to the blast triggered by United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) during Independence Day celebration on August 15,2004 in which 18 civilians, mostly school children were killed.
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July - 5 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 5 filed a secondary charge sheet against 19 accused in the June 4,2015 ambush in Chandel District in Manipur which killed 18 Army Personnel, reports The Shillong Times. Charge sheet adds that senior leadership of Kangleipak Communist Party-Noyon (KCP-Noyon
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 5 filed a secondary charge sheet against 19 accused in the June 4,2015 ambush in Chandel District in Manipur which killed 18 Army Personnel, reports The Shillong Times. Charge sheet adds that senior leadership of Kangleipak Communist Party-Noyon (KCP-Noyon), National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were involved in planning the attack.
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July - 5 
The Supreme Court (SC) put an end to the controversy surrounding the killing of former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya in 2003 by declaring that he was killed as part of an international terror plot by 12 persons following the 2002 Gujarat riots, reports DNA on July 6. By doing so, the SC dismiss
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The Supreme Court (SC) put an end to the controversy surrounding the killing of former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya in 2003 by declaring that he was killed as part of an international terror plot by 12 persons following the 2002 Gujarat riots, reports DNA on July 6. By doing so, the SC dismissed the demand for a fresh probe made in a PIL filed by NGO Centre for PIL with a cost of INR 50,000 to be deposited with the lawyers' welfare fund of the SC. Though the trial court did not doubt the claim of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that Pandya was killed as part of a terror plot hatched in Gujarat and Hyderabad with help from non-state actors in Pakistan, the case had an interesting twist in August 2011 when the Gujarat High Court disbelieved the prosecution story and acquitted nine out of the 12 convicted persons for the murder of Pandya.
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July - 6 
The Tumkur Police sent Telugu poet and writer Varavara Rao back to Yerawada jail in Pune after two days in custody in Tumkur District of Karnataka on July 6, reports The Hindu. Rao was produced before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class (JMFC) court in Pavagada on July 6. The Additional Civil Jud
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The Tumkur Police sent Telugu poet and writer Varavara Rao back to Yerawada jail in Pune after two days in custody in Tumkur District of Karnataka on July 6, reports The Hindu. Rao was produced before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class (JMFC) court in Pavagada on July 6. The Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Bharath Yogeesh Karagudari, also granted permission to him to meet his family members on the premises of the court after Rao made an appeal to the judge. The judge has transferred the case from Pavagada JMFC court to the Fourth Additional Session Court, Madhugiri, in Tumkur District.
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July - 8 
A Dhaka Court on July 8 set August 6 as deadline to submit the probe report in a case lodged over the raid at a militant den in Bosila of Dhaka city in Dhaka Division, reports Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ziaur Rahman passed the order as the investigation officer of the case failed t
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A Dhaka Court on July 8 set August 6 as deadline to submit the probe report in a case lodged over the raid at a militant den in Bosila of Dhaka city in Dhaka Division, reports Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ziaur Rahman passed the order as the investigation officer of the case failed to submit the report in due time. On April 29, two militants were killed in a suicide blast as members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) surrounded their hideout in Metro Housing area in Bosila. RAB detained three suspects from the scene.
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July - 9 
Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Manipur has issued a non-bailable warrant for two persons in connection with the Paraolon Ambush of June 4, 2015, reports Imphal Free Press. The individuals were identified as Oinam Lukok and SK Stephen Lamkang. NIA had also put up the supplementa
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Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Manipur has issued a non-bailable warrant for two persons in connection with the Paraolon Ambush of June 4, 2015, reports Imphal Free Press. The individuals were identified as Oinam Lukok and SK Stephen Lamkang. NIA had also put up the supplementary charge sheet that was submitted on July 5 against 19 persons, and took cognisance against 19 persons while praying for issuing warrant of arrest against two persons. The 19 people were identified as Laishram Anand Meitei alias Anand, Moirangthem Uttam alias Tamba, Moirang Vikram, Laishram Jinen alias Angou, Pukhrambam Samananda alias Sumon, Thokchom Gandhi, Laishram Gulliver, Takhellambam Ako alias Raghu, Athokpam Milan, Thoudam Somorendra, Angom Sanatomba, Oinam Lukok, Nameirakpam Nanao, Starson Lamkang, Ksh. Kiran Kumar, Thoudam Thoiba, Namoijam Okendro, S.Mangal, SK Stephen Lamkang.
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