Islamist/Other Conflicts: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2021

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January - 2	Terrorism affected 161 Police Districts across the country, especially Maoist-hit states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Maharashtra, terror-hit Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and other Northeastern states in 2019, according to inputs submitted to Union Ministry of H Read more... Terrorism affected 161 Police Districts across the country, especially Maoist-hit states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Maharashtra, terror-hit Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and other Northeastern states in 2019, according to inputs submitted to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) by Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) organisation in its Data on Police Organisations-2019, punjabnewsexpress.com reports on January 3. However, there was a slight fall in the number of terrorism or extremism affected districts in the country in 2019 compared to 174 in 2018, the UMHA's focus is to reduce the number at its maximum level in 2021. Jharkhand was on the top where 22 districts were affected by terrorist or extremist problem in 2019 followed by Bihar (17); Assam and Manipur (with 16 each); Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir (with 15 each); Chhattisgarh (14); Nagaland (11); Telangana (8); Andhra Pradesh (6); five each in Kerala and West Bengal; three each in Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh; and Madhya Pradesh (2). A graph mentioned in the report shows that the number of police districts affected in 2011 was 188, which went down in 2012 affecting only 176 districts, then another round of fall in 2013 affecting 173 districts, and 170 in 2014. With a slight jump of 172 districts in 2015, the number went up to 181 in 2016 and maintained its earlier top position with 188 terrorism affected districts in 2017 -- the third year of the reign of the Narendra Modi-led government. Read less...
January - 4	India began its eighth term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on January 4, with the stated objective of raising its voice against terrorism, speaking for the developing world and bringing “human-centric inclusive solutions” to mat Read more... India began its eighth term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on January 4, with the stated objective of raising its voice against terrorism, speaking for the developing world and bringing “human-centric inclusive solutions” to matters of global peace and security, reports Hindustan Times. “We will use our tenure to bring human-centric and inclusive solutions to matters of international peace and security. India will be a voice for the developing world,” said TS Tirumurti, the Indian Permanent Representative to the UN, after brief ceremony. “We will not shy away from raising our voice against the common enemies of humanity like terrorism,” he added. India will also use the term to focus on peacekeeping, peace building, maritime security, women and youth, especially in conflict situations, and technology with a human face, will receive our attention while on the Council, he added. Read less...
January - 5	An Indian intelligence report alerted the security establishment about Al Qaeda fighters from India and Bangladesh getting ready to carry out strikes, India Today reports on January 6. The report said that around 130 Al Qaeda leaders could carry out Read more... An Indian intelligence report alerted the security establishment about Al Qaeda fighters from India and Bangladesh getting ready to carry out strikes, India Today reports on January 6. The report said that around 130 Al Qaeda leaders could carry out coordinated attacks along with the Haqqani Network in the Af-Pak region. "Approximately 130 Al-Qaeda fighters belonging to India and Bangladesh have graduated after training from Al-Qaeda's military centre located at Miranshah in North Waziristan, Pakistan on October 30. The graduates are likely to be shifted to [Afghanistan’s] Khost, Paktia, Pakitka, Kunar, Logar, Nuristan and Kabul provinces to carry out coordinated attacks along with Haqqani Network fighters," the report said. Read less...
January - 5	Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the money laundering probe against the Popular Front of India (PFI), on January 5, alleged the Kerala-based outfit had raised substantial funds to organise terrorist training camps in Kerala, reports The New Indi Read more... Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the money laundering probe against the Popular Front of India (PFI), on January 5, alleged the Kerala-based outfit had raised substantial funds to organise terrorist training camps in Kerala, reports The New Indian Express. The ED said this in a statement filed in a Special Court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases here, opposing the bail plea filed by PFI's student wing leader K A Rauf Sharif, arrested in connection with the money laundering probe. "Since PFI has raised substantial funds to organise terrorist training camps, its related activities and to disturb communal harmony...during the course of investigation, details of numerous bank accounts of PFI and related entities were obtained and their bank statements were analysed," the ED said. "Statements of various functionaries of PFI and related entities were also recorded during the course of investigation," it said. Opposing the bail plea of Sharif, the ED alleged that the foreign remittances received by Sharif were of a highly suspicious nature and appear to have been routed to his account disguised as payments related to international trade. Read less...
January - 5	National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing a gold smuggling racket uncovered in Kerala in July, on January 5, filed the first charge-sheet in a special court in Kochi, Kerala, reports Hindustan Times. The charge-sheet named Sandip Nair, wh Read more... National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing a gold smuggling racket uncovered in Kerala in July, on January 5, filed the first charge-sheet in a special court in Kochi, Kerala, reports Hindustan Times. The charge-sheet named Sandip Nair, who was arrested along with main accused Swapna Suresh from a Bengaluru hideout in July, 2020, as approver.The agency filed the first charge-sheet at a time when some suspects had been planning to move the courts for bail after spending six months in judicial custody. 20 persons have been named in the charge-sheet and they have been booked under sections 16,17, 18 and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), NIA said in a statement.The gold smuggling racket was uncovered with the discovery of a consignment in July, 2020 addressed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) consulate in Thiruvananthapuram. Customs officers seized 30 kg gold from the diplomatic consignment. Read less...
January - 6	The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an absconding accused, Shihabudeenalias Khalid (39) in connection with the killing of police sub-inspector Wilson from an undisclosed location, oneindia.com reports on January 7. He is a resident of Ch Read more... The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an absconding accused, Shihabudeenalias Khalid (39) in connection with the killing of police sub-inspector Wilson from an undisclosed location, oneindia.com reports on January 7. He is a resident of Chennai. The NIA said that the case pertains to the killing of special sub-inspector Wilson on January 8 2020 by terrorists-Abdul Shameem and Thowfeek, while the officer was performing his duty at the check-post along Kaliyakkavilai Market Road in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. The case was re-registered by the NIA on February 1, 2020 following which Shameem and Thowfeek were arrested. Islamic State (IS) linked operatives charged by NIA for murder of TN cop, Wilson Investigation found that Khaja Mohideen, Mahboob Pasha, Ejas Pasha, Jaffer Ali and Shihabudeen had hatched a conspiracy to carry out acts of terror. They were also in the process of procuring arms and ammunition to wage violent jihad, the NIA also said. Read less...
January - 6	Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) arrested a person named AzizulHaqaliasAzizullah, 35, from Sant Kabir Nagar District in UP while conducting a series of raids across five districts of UP on January 6, reports New Indian Express. While workin Read more... Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) arrested a person named AzizulHaqaliasAzizullah, 35, from Sant Kabir Nagar District in UP while conducting a series of raids across five districts of UP on January 6, reports New Indian Express. While working on the inputs given by the national and international intelligence agencies, UP ATS arrested Azizullah in Kalilabad block of Sant Kabir Nagar. Azizullah, a Rohingya from Myanmar, had been staying in Sant Kabir Nagar for the last 19 years on fake documents. Moreover, raids were also conducted raids in Hyderabad, Mumbai and multiple locations across five districts including Basti in eastern UP and Aligarh in western Uttar Pradesh. The sources claimed that the ATS had also been looking to bust the terror funding network associated with Rohingyas in UP. During the interrogation, Azizullah disclosed that he had reached Indian border via Bangladesh in 2001. Posing himself as an orphan, Azizullah met one Inayatullah in Mumbai. Later, Inayatullah brought him to his father BadreAlam in Sant Kabir Nagar. Alam got Azizullah’s name registered for ration card. On the basis of which he was able to procure his Aadhar card and got the passports made, said the officer. Read less...
January - 7	India will chair the Taliban and Libya sanctions committees and the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the UN Security Council (UNSC) during its tenure as non-permanent member, thefederal.com reports on January 8. “I am happy to announce that India has b Read more... India will chair the Taliban and Libya sanctions committees and the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the UN Security Council (UNSC) during its tenure as non-permanent member, thefederal.com reports on January 8. “I am happy to announce that India has been asked to chair three important committees of the Security Council, which include the Taliban Sanctions Committee, Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the Libyan Sanctions Committee, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said in a video message on January 7. Read less...
January - 7	National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on January 7, sentenced a terror accused, Shahjahan Velluva Kandy, to seven years rigorous imprisonment with a INR 73,000 fine in connection with the Islamic State (IS) Kannur module case, reports siasat Read more... National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on January 7, sentenced a terror accused, Shahjahan Velluva Kandy, to seven years rigorous imprisonment with a INR 73,000 fine in connection with the Islamic State (IS) Kannur module case, reports siasat.com. Hisoffences are punishable under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).In October 2016, Shahjahan, along with his family, had gone to Turkey via Malaysia with an intention to go to Syria to fight on behalf of IS. However, while crossing Turkey-Syria border, he, along with his family, were apprehended by the Turkish authorities and deported back to India on February 1, 2017.The official also said that in his desperation to serve the cause of IS, Shahjahan procured an Indian passport again on the basis of forged documents and in April 2017, he travelled to Turkey via Thailand but was apprehended again while attempting to cross to Syria.Thereafter, he was again deported to India on July 1, 2017 and arrested. Read less...
January - 8	Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested two persons, an ex-serviceman and a Godhra-based woman, for suspectedly spying for Pakistan and sharing the Army's sensitive information with the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI Read more... Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested two persons, an ex-serviceman and a Godhra-based woman, for suspectedly spying for Pakistan and sharing the Army's sensitive information with the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), NDTV reports on January 9. The ATS made the arrest acting on a tip-off that an ex-serviceman, identified as Saurabh Sharma of Bahuni village under Bahadurgarh Police Station in Hapur District. On Sharma's information, an ATS team also arrested the woman, identified as Anas Gitauli, a resident of Panchmahal of Godhra in Gujarat. Read less...
January - 10	India has expressed its concerns on acts of terrorism in West Africa at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) pointing out to increased activities of Boko Haram and Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP), wionews.com reports on January 11. Read more... India has expressed its concerns on acts of terrorism in West Africa at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) pointing out to increased activities of Boko Haram and Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP), wionews.com reports on January 11. Highlighting out how, "terrorism, drug trafficking, and organized crime have continued unabated", India's envoy to United Nations, TS Tirumurti said, "The terror attacks in Burkina Faso, particularly in regions bordering Mali and Niger, have again underscored the urgent need to intensify efforts to combat terrorism, which is spilling over into other countries and regions". He explained, "The activities of Boko Haram in Nigeria and Lake Chad have not subsided either". Adding, "the recent terror attacks by the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) are more brutal than those carried out by Boko Haram. ISWAP, supported by elements in West Asia and North Africa, is emerging as a radicalized and brutal terrorist entity, posing a serious threat to peace and stability in the region.” Read less...
January - 10	Preliminary information reveals that retired Indian Army jawan (trooper) Saurabh Sharma was sharing sensitive information regarding India's security establishment with Anas Gitauli, who was, in turn sending money to the former's bank accounts via ele Read more... Preliminary information reveals that retired Indian Army jawan (trooper) Saurabh Sharma was sharing sensitive information regarding India's security establishment with Anas Gitauli, who was, in turn sending money to the former's bank accounts via electronic transfers, Times Now reports on January 11. The Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) will be probing the mobile data records of Sharma. The data is expected to reveal unknown details such as his communication with a woman officer of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) along with his alleged financial transactions with Anas Gitauli, who was arrested by the ATS in Godhra, Gujarat. Read less...
January - 12	Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane, in a stern message to Pakistan, on January 12, said India will never tolerate cross-border terrorism and it reserves the right to respond with precision to any terror activity at a time and place of its choosi Read more... Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane, in a stern message to Pakistan, on January 12, said India will never tolerate cross-border terrorism and it reserves the right to respond with precision to any terror activity at a time and place of its choosing, reports Daily Excelsior. General Naravane was addressing a press conference in New Delhi, ahead of Army Day on January 15. He also said India must be prepared to deal with a “two-front” threat scenario as collusive approach by Pakistan and China was manifesting on the ground.“Pakistan continues to embrace terrorism as an instrument of state policy. However, we are very clear that we have zero-tolerance for terror and we reserve our right to respond at a time and place of our own choosing and with precision,” he said.He said India has sent a clear message to Pakistan that it will not tolerate any terrorist activities.Elaborating on growing cooperation between China and Pakistan, the Army chief said India must be prepared to deal with a “two-front” threat scenario suggesting that both may create trouble simultaneously.“There is no doubt that a collusive threat exists. This is not just something which was part of some strategy paper or loud thought process. It is very much manifesting on the ground,” he said. Read less...
January - 12	In a virtual meet of Police Chiefs of India and Bangladesh emphasis was laid on enhancing counter-terrorism cooperation especially against global terror groups, siasat.com reports on January 13. As a step towards that, designated ‘nodal points’ would Read more... In a virtual meet of Police Chiefs of India and Bangladesh emphasis was laid on enhancing counter-terrorism cooperation especially against global terror groups, siasat.com reports on January 13. As a step towards that, designated ‘nodal points’ would be established for timely and effective handling and response to existing as well as emerging security and counter-terrorism challenges. In the first delegation-level virtual Police Chiefs’ Dialogue both sides agreed to enhance cooperation against terrorist entities including global terrorist groups, as well as other fugitives, wherever they are present and active. Both sides also reiterated the need for sharing real time intelligence and feedback through the designated ‘nodal points’, while appreciating each other’s ongoing action against insurgent groups operating in the region. “The scope of enhanced coordination to combat trans-border criminal activities, including smuggling of drugs, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), arms and ammunition and human trafficking was also discussed,” the statement from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) said. Read less...
January - 12	India's National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval is in Kabul, in the first high-level visit from Delhi to Afghanistan amid the peace process, Zee News reports on January 13. During his two-day visit, he met his counterpart Afghan NSA Hamdullah Mohi Read more... India's National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval is in Kabul, in the first high-level visit from Delhi to Afghanistan amid the peace process, Zee News reports on January 13. During his two-day visit, he met his counterpart Afghan NSA Hamdullah Mohib and called on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. During NSA's meet with President Ghani, counter-terror and building regional consensus for supporting peace in Afghanistan were the key topics. President Ghani said the "Afghan Defense and Security Forces are guarantors of stability in Afghanistan and are at the forefront of the war against regional and global terrorism." Adding, "Afghanistan and India in joint efforts with NATO and the United States will be able to succeed in the fight against terrorism." Read less...
January - 12	Intelligence Bureau (IB) has been able to boost counter terror operations and subsequent investigations through its national database of all terrorists in the country, The Week reports on January 13. The database also has details of Left wing extremi Read more... Intelligence Bureau (IB) has been able to boost counter terror operations and subsequent investigations through its national database of all terrorists in the country, The Week reports on January 13. The database also has details of Left wing extremists, north east insurgent groups and others. These details are now being made available at the District level, too, where analysing inputs on the ground becomes crucial. The multi-agency centre (MAC) under the IB has set up its units in several districts after building a countrywide network through its subsidiary units in states. “The Mac is setting up district units and the work is nearly complete,” said a government official. The National Memory Bank is part of it. The memory bank has interrogation reports running into thousands, with Jammu and Kashmir Police providing the maximum names and case details. More than 1,000 names and interrogation reports have been provided by Jammu and Kashmir, sources said. Read less...
January - 12	The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 12, filed a chargesheet against a Bengaluru-based medical doctor, Abdur Rahman alias Dr Brave, in the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) case in a New Delhi special court. Rahman, a resident of B Read more... The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 12, filed a chargesheet against a Bengaluru-based medical doctor, Abdur Rahman alias Dr Brave, in the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) case in a New Delhi special court. Rahman, a resident of Bengaluru, has been charged under various sections the IPC and the UAPA for allegedly joining the Islamic State terror group to further its ideology and also alleged illegal activities in India, officials in the agency said. “Rahman has been chargesheeted for furthering the ideology and activities of ISIS/Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) in connivance with co-accused Jahanzaib Sami Wani and others for committing subversive/anti national activities in India,” the NIA said in an official statement. Read less...
January - 13	India has proposed an eight-point Action Plan to counter global terrorism and called upon world community to ‘’walk the talk’’ and commit to the goal of ‘’zero tolerance’’ with ‘no ifs and buts’ against the scourge, Goa Chronicle reports on January 1 Read more... India has proposed an eight-point Action Plan to counter global terrorism and called upon world community to ‘’walk the talk’’ and commit to the goal of ‘’zero tolerance’’ with ‘no ifs and buts’ against the scourge, Goa Chronicle reports on January 14. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in his address at the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1373, said eight points ‘’that could in a way be an Action Plan,’’ would be important for the UN system to credibly address the menace of terrorism and ensure effective action. The eight points of the Action Plan are: Summoning the political will to ‘’unhesitatingly’’ combat terrorism; Decrying ‘’double standards’’ in the fight against terrorism; Reform of the working methods of the Committees dealing with Sanctions and Counter Terrorism; Firmly discouraging exclusivist thinking that divides the world and harms social fabric; Enlisting and delisting individuals and entities under the UN sanctions regimes objectively not for political or religious considerations; Fully recognizing and addressing the link between terrorism and transnational organized crime; Combating terrorist financing; Immediate attention to adequate funding to UN Counter Terrorism bodies from UN regular budget. Read less...
January - 13	The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 13, filed a supplementary chargesheet before the Special NIA Court in New Delhi against three arms suppliers – Ashish Kumar, Javed and Arshad Ali alias Munshi, all residents of Meerut District in Utt Read more... The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 13, filed a supplementary chargesheet before the Special NIA Court in New Delhi against three arms suppliers – Ashish Kumar, Javed and Arshad Ali alias Munshi, all residents of Meerut District in Uttar Pradesh, in a case (RC27/2017/NIA/DLI dated 10.12.2017) related to the killing of Amit Sharma, President of an organisation called Sri Hindu Takht by two armed assailants on January 14, 2017, says NIA. The killing of Amit Sharma was a part of an organised conspiracy hatched by terrorist outfit Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF). According to NIA, this murder was one among eight such cases of serial killings/attempted killings that took place in Punjab in 2016-2017 with a view to create terror and communal disturbance. Earlier, NIA had filed charge-sheet, on May 14, 2018, against 15 accused persons in the case. Investigation in the case has established that the three accused persons had facilitated the other accused persons in commission of the terrorist act i.e. killing of Amit Sharma by supplying illegal fire Arms used in the crime. They had supplied illegal arms including .32 bore pistols which, along with other weapons/fire arms, were used in target killing cases in Punjab. Read less...
January - 18	India on January 18, said that the presence of foreign terrorists, who become enablers of attacks carried out by terror groups such as al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS), in countries facing conflicts poses serious challenges and undermines global e Read more... India on January 18, said that the presence of foreign terrorists, who become enablers of attacks carried out by terror groups such as al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS), in countries facing conflicts poses serious challenges and undermines global efforts to counter terrorism, reports NDTV. Speaking at the UN Security Council (UNSC) briefing on ''Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and sub-regional organisations: League of Arab States'', India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti also said that such foreign fighters are radicalising the youth. "The presence of foreign terrorist fighters in countries facing conflicts is posing serious challenges to ongoing international efforts. These fighters have become enablers of attacks carried out by terror groups such as Al Qaeda and ISIS. They are also radicalising the youth," Tirumurti said. He added it is well-known that the foreign terrorist fighters in Libya are radicalising the entire region. "This development is undermining our collective efforts to counter terrorism," he said. He underlined that the League of Arab States has an important role to play in the areas of mediation, conflict prevention and resolution in the region, and stressed that the ongoing conflicts in the region go back a decade and have now become protracted in nature, whether in Syria, Libya or Yemen. Read less...
January - 18	The US-based banned terrorist outfit, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) on January 18, gave a call to agitating farmers of Punjab to “plunge Delhi into darkness on R-Day” by targeting the offices of ‘discoms’ (distribution companies) and cutting the city’s pow Read more... The US-based banned terrorist outfit, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) on January 18, gave a call to agitating farmers of Punjab to “plunge Delhi into darkness on R-Day” by targeting the offices of ‘discoms’ (distribution companies) and cutting the city’s power supplies, reports The Times of India. In a video message, SFJ’s legal adviser Gurpatwant Singh Pannun called upon the farmers of Punjab to cut off the electricity supply to Delhi on January 25 and 26 while claiming that the electricity distribution companies like BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yumna are owned by the same “Ambanis” who will be the beneficiary under the new farm Acts. Without plunging Delhi into darkness on R-Day, the farmers’ protest will continue to fall on deaf ears, the legal adviser to SFJ warned. Read less...
January - 20	Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on January 20, arrested Chinku Pathan and has found the links of Dawood Ibrahim after the agency neutralised a drugs factory in Mumbai's Dongri, which was being operated by Karim Lala's grandson Chinku Pathan, reports N Read more... Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on January 20, arrested Chinku Pathan and has found the links of Dawood Ibrahim after the agency neutralised a drugs factory in Mumbai's Dongri, which was being operated by Karim Lala's grandson Chinku Pathan, reports National Heral. An NCB official related to the probe, requesting anonymity told, "Chinku Pathan, who was nabbed by the NCB yesterday is the grandson of Lala, who was the mentor of Dawood Ibrahim…This cartel was basically being run by the Pathani gang and they were also having relations with the Dawood gang”. Read less...
January - 21	India has criticised Pakistan and urged the United Nations (UN) to not take sides when it comes to safeguarding religious sites across the world in today’s times, India Today reports on January 22. India at the 75th session of the United Nations Gene Read more... India has criticised Pakistan and urged the United Nations (UN) to not take sides when it comes to safeguarding religious sites across the world in today’s times, India Today reports on January 22. India at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has said it is an irony that Pakistan is one of the co-sponsors of the resolution on promoting culture and safeguarding religious sites. India, at the Adoption of Resolution on promoting culture of peace & tolerance to safeguard religious sites, at the UN, said, “In world of growing terrorism, violent extremism, radicalization and intolerance, religious sites and cultural heritage sites remain vulnerable to terror acts and destruction…The images of the shattering of the iconic Bamyan Buddha by fundamentalists are still vivid in our memories. The terrorist bombing of the Sikh gurudwara in Afghanistan where 25 Sikh worshipers were killed is yet another example of this vulnerability. Most recently, in December 2020, a historic Hindu temple was attacked and set on fire by a mob in the town of Karak in Pakistan with explicit support and connivance with the law enforcement agencies which, stood as mute spectators while the historic temple was being razed”. Read less...
January - 21	National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 21, arrested an active member of "Shahadat is our Goal" gang in Tamil Nadu for his suspected involvement in a conspiracy of waging a violent jihad in the southern state as part of efforts to establish Sh Read more... National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 21, arrested an active member of "Shahadat is our Goal" gang in Tamil Nadu for his suspected involvement in a conspiracy of waging a violent jihad in the southern state as part of efforts to establish Shariah, reports News18. Mohammed Rashid, 25, from Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore District, was arrested and produced before a special NIA court in Chennai, which sent him to judicial custody, the official said. Read less...
January - 26	On January 26, a Chinese national, identified as Sun Ji Ying alias Devid was arrested from Gurgaon (Haryana) by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police for allegedly transferring huge amount of funds through online bank accounts o Read more... On January 26, a Chinese national, identified as Sun Ji Ying alias Devid was arrested from Gurgaon (Haryana) by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police for allegedly transferring huge amount of funds through online bank accounts opened with SIM cards procured against fake identity documents, reports NDTV. Read less...
January - 27	The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on January 27, told a city court that Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), had been stockpiling pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) to carry out “subversive activities across India and Bangladesh to es Read more... The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on January 27, told a city court that Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), had been stockpiling pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) to carry out “subversive activities across India and Bangladesh to establish Sharia Law by demolishing existing democratic governments of these countries, reports The Times of India. The STF also listed some most-wanted names in the outfit — Salauddin Saleh being one of them. The others — Mintu Khan, Abdul Hamid Tejamuul, Jiyad, Minarul Moulabi and Arif alias Ali - are key conspirators, the STF claimed. Mintu and Arif are Bangladeshi nationals. Police made this submission when one of the arrested JMB operatives Abul Quasham (22), applied for bail. The court, in light of the evidence presented by the state, rejected the bail plea. Read less...
January - 29	An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast of very low intensity took place near the Israel Embassy in New Delhi on January 29, reports India Today. No one was injured in it but some vehicles were damaged. The Delhi Police said the blast occurred at Read more... An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast of very low intensity took place near the Israel Embassy in New Delhi on January 29, reports India Today. No one was injured in it but some vehicles were damaged. The Delhi Police said the blast occurred at 5.05 pm at a spot about 150 metres away from the Embassy. Teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Delhi Police Special Branch, the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), among others, were rushed to the spot to investigate the matter. Sources have told I that the Police have recovered an envelope -- which says "To Israel Embassy Ambassador" --near the blast spot. The envelope has been seized for analysis. The date of the blast (January 29) coincides with the completion of 29 years of diplomatic ties between India and Israel. Read less...
January - 29	India has said the use of the term foreign terrorist fighters for children may lead to stigmatisation and dehumanisation, underlining the need for nations to develop tailored and conflict-sensitive approaches to ensure repatriation, rehabilitation an Read more... India has said the use of the term foreign terrorist fighters for children may lead to stigmatisation and dehumanisation, underlining the need for nations to develop tailored and conflict-sensitive approaches to ensure repatriation, rehabilitation and reintegration of teenagers affected by armed conflicts, Business Standard reports on January 30. India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu said at the UN Security Council Open Arria Formula meeting on 'Children and Armed Conflict' organised by Russia that the Resolution 2178 (2014) of the Council defines who Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs). "There is a general tendency to extend the term to their families. Using the term FTFs for children may lead to stigmatisation and dehumanisation," he said. Read less...
January - 30	A letter found close to the scene of a blast outside the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi was a death threat to the Ambassador that warned he was being constantly being watched and could be attacked at any time, timesofisrael.com reports on January 31. T Read more... A letter found close to the scene of a blast outside the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi was a death threat to the Ambassador that warned he was being constantly being watched and could be attacked at any time, timesofisrael.com reports on January 31. The handwritten note, in English, but riddled with grammatical and spelling errors, was addressed to Israel’s Ambassador, Ron Malka, and referred to him as a “terrorist of the terrorist nation.” It claimed to be from the India Hizbollah, a group that is not previously known. “This is just a trailer presented to you, that how we can observe you,” even when “eating your pie,” the letter began. Warning that Malka is in their crosshairs, the letter said “you cannot stop anyway no matter how hard you would pick, we can end your life anytime anywhere.” It said that while the attackers want to destroy Malka “we don’t want [to] flow the blood of innocent people around you.” It then listed “martyrs” Qassem Soleimani — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander who was killed in a January 2020 United States drone strike, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a top Iraqi militia ‘commander’ who was killed along with Soleimani, and Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the architect of Iran’s nuclear program, killed in a November 2020 attack Tehran has blamed on Israel. Read less...

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