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February - 1 
Police arrested one Kerala youth, identified as Riyazur Rehman alias Riyad, a native of Kallai in Kozhikode District, for trying to join terror outfit Islamic State (IS) in April 2015, reports The Times of India on February 2. Riy
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Police arrested one Kerala youth, identified as Riyazur Rehman alias Riyad, a native of Kallai in Kozhikode District, for trying to join terror outfit Islamic State (IS) in April 2015, reports The Times of India on February 2. Riyad, who was hiding in Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) for the past two years, was deported to India through Delhi airport (New Delhi) from where he was arrested by Kerala Police a few days ago (unspecified date), report said. Earlier, Karipur (Malappuram District) Police had registered a case against Riyad under Section 125 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 20 and 38 of the Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act (UAPA). It was the first IS-related case registered by Kerala Police. The Police said the 26-year-old man was indoctrinated while he was working in Ras Al Khaimah. Riyad, along with a Bangladesh national, left Ras Al Khaimah to join the IS in Yemen. He returned to Ras Al Khaimah after the Bangladesh national disappeared. By the time Riyad's disappearance became a big news in the media, his brother was deported to India along with some others who were suspected to have IS links. Riyad was hiding in various locations in Ras Al Khaimah and was engaged in small-time criminal activities for livelihood, the Police said.
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February - 1 
A Delhi court on February 1 ordered the release of nine persons arrested with a demonetized currency that was alleged to be used for funding terror in Jammu and Kashmir, reports First Post. National Investigation Agency (NIA) special judge Tarun
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A Delhi court on February 1 ordered the release of nine persons arrested with a demonetized currency that was alleged to be used for funding terror in Jammu and Kashmir, reports First Post. National Investigation Agency (NIA) special judge Tarun Sahrawat directed their release with immediate effect, if not required in any other case, after the central agency submitted that the possession of the demonetized currency does not fall under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) or any scheduled offence handled by the NIA. Of the nine persons, three hail from Jammu and Kashmir, two from Delhi, two from Mumbai (Maharashtra), and one each from Uttar Pradesh and Nagpur (Maharashtra).The NIA said on scrutiny of material available on record, it appeared the nine were part of a conspiracy to commit offences under Section 7 of the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act. "However, this conspiracy is found to be distinct from the conspiracy for which a chargesheet has been filed... in the court on 18 January against 12 other accused," the NIA said. On January18, the NIA filed the chargesheet under stringent anti-terror laws against seven jailed Kashmiri separatist leaders on charges of conspiring with Pakistan-based terrorist leaders Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin to wage a war against India to secede Jammu and Kashmir.
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February - 2 
A witness in the 26/11 case has positively identified the voice of alleged Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Sayyed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal from an audio recorded during the attacks, Mumbai
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A witness in the 26/11 case has positively identified the voice of alleged Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Sayyed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal from an audio recorded during the attacks, Mumbai Mirror reports on February 2. The witness, a relative of Ansari, was made to hear a recording of an alleged conversation between one of the terrorists and their handler in Pakistan – Abu Jundal – taking instructions during the attack at Nariman House.Ansari’s main defence, so far, has been that he is being mistaken for Abu Jundal, one of the four handlers from Karachi, Pakistan who was giving instructions to 26/11 attackers. In special judge GA Sanap’s court, a 28-minute conversation between the terrorists in Nariman house and their handlers in Karachi, was played for the witness. After listening to the conversation, the witness, who had identified his cousin in court on January 31, recognised one of the voices (the handler) as that of Ansari’s.For a person’s voice to be identified as per law, a forensic expert’s testimony is not considered conclusive proof. The court demands ratification by a person who has heard the subject’s voice several times.According to the chargesheet, in 2010 Ansari had visited this relative at a hotel in Madina, Saudi Arabia, where the latter had been worked as a receptionist in a hotel since February 2009. Ansari had reportedly gone there for Haj. The witness told the court that a few days before his return to India, Ansari allegedly gave him 4,000 riyals and a letter for a certain Kashif. However, when he visited the given address, he could not find any person named Kashif. So Ansari asked him to deliver the money to a common friend of theirs who would, in turn, deliver it to Kashif.
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Suspected Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operatives Mohammad Paigambar Sheikh (24) and Jamirul Sheikh (31) told the West Bengal Police that they had planned eight serial blasts in Bodh Gaya to avenge the alleged atrocities on Rohingya Mu
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Suspected Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operatives Mohammad Paigambar Sheikh (24) and Jamirul Sheikh (31) told the West Bengal Police that they had planned eight serial blasts in Bodh Gaya to avenge the alleged atrocities on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, The Times of India reports on February 3. Indian passport, cellphone, laptop, electrical tapes, wires and switches, gloves, incriminating documents and 50kg of ammonium nitrate were recovered from their possession. Plastic lunch boxes similar to that found in Bodh Gaya were also recovered.An officer said the JMB members could not plant the other five IEDs (improvised explosive device) as the first one exploded near the Kalchakra Maidan in Bodh Gaya on January 19. One IED planted below a generator set near Kalchakra Maidan had partially exploded leading to the recovery of two others just a few metres from the entrance of a Tibetan monastery where Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was staying during that period. The intelligence agencies had tracked several calls in West Bengal before and after the January 19 incident, he said. "Ammonium nitrate granules were also recovered from partially exploded IED. It was perhaps to increase the destructive power of the bomb," the officer said."Mohammad Sheikh had studied at several madrassas in Bihar, including Gaya and Katihar. He was trained in making bombs and explosions at a terror camp organized by JMB at Bardhaman in West Bengal between 2012 and 2013," a Bihar Police officer said. He also said Jamirul was an Arabic language teacher at a madrassa in Darjeeling. "Mohammad Sheikh had smuggled the explosives used in the three IEDs from Bangladesh. Jamirul's role was to arrange human resource and transport for carrying the explosion," he said and added that JMB, a banned outfit in Bangladesh, was also linked with a couple of international terror organizations. Sources said JMB has very active cadres in West Bengal and Assam. Some of its members, wanted in Bangladesh, are suspected to be hiding in Bengal.
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February - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 2 arrested Mohammed Riyaz/Riyas—a resident of Kannur in Kannur District of Kerala, from Chennai Airport in Chennai District of Tamil Nadu, reports The New Indian Express. Mohammed Riyaz w
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 2 arrested Mohammed Riyaz/Riyas—a resident of Kannur in Kannur District of Kerala, from Chennai Airport in Chennai District of Tamil Nadu, reports The New Indian Express. Mohammed Riyaz was alleged to force his wife to convert to Islam and attempted to sell her to the Islamic State (IS) operatives in Syria. We had prior information about Mohammad Riyaz travelling from Jeddah city (Saudi Arabia) via Colombo (Sri Lanka) and arrested upon his arrival at Chennai Airport. He has been interrogated at NIA office in Chennai and his arrest has not been officially recorded so far, said an unnamed NIA officer. Mohammed Riyaz is also accused of using Fake Indian Passport.
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The Odisha Police on February 2 arrested an unnamed man who alleged to be a part of counterfeit Indian currency notes racket, from Balasore District of Odisha and recovered 100 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of denomination INR 2,000, reports&nbs
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The Odisha Police on February 2 arrested an unnamed man who alleged to be a part of counterfeit Indian currency notes racket, from Balasore District of Odisha and recovered 100 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of denomination INR 2,000, reports India Today. The arrest was a lead from two unnamed students who purchased clothes from a store in Baripada of Mayurbhanj District in Odisha. Both students were detained by the locals of Baripada town and later handed-over to Rasagobindpur Police. During the interrogation, the accused has admitted to purchase 100 FICNs by paying INR 10,000 to an unnamed man in West Bengal, said Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) Dinanjan Nayak.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Mahfuz Alam (22), a Gopalganj based youth who had arranged accommodation for Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Abu Naeem Sheikh alias Sohail Khan alias Zabbar Khan who had lived cover
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Mahfuz Alam (22), a Gopalganj based youth who had arranged accommodation for Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Abu Naeem Sheikh alias Sohail Khan alias Zabbar Khan who had lived covertly in Gopalganj from December 2014 to March 2017, The Times of India reports on February 4. Earlier, Sheikh was arrested from Varanasi on November 29, 2017and on his indication later the NIA arrested Bedar Bakht alias Dhannu Raja from Gopalganj on December 3, 2017. Earlier, Bakht was also associated with NSUI. Later, the agency arrested Tausif Ahmed Mallik from Pulwama in South Kashmir on December 9, 2017.Sheikh, originally a native of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, was on a covert reconnaissance mission in India for LeT to identify potential targets for a terror attack. He had conducted recce of hydropower projects and Israeli tourist attraction spots in Himachal Pradesh, Gorakhnath Temple in Uttar Pradesh, Patna airport, Bihar Regimental Centre, army and para-military installations in South Kashmir and several other places across India on commands of his Pakistan based LeT handler Amzad alias Rehan who is in-charge of terror operations in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Maldives. Photographs of several vital installations were recovered from Sheikh after his arrest.It was on Mahfuz's indication that NIA conducted raids at Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh on February 3, and arrested two hawala (illegal money transaction) operators Dinesh Garg and Adesh Kumar Jain who were pumping money for Sheikh's terror operation after receiving it from UAE. Indian currency of INR 42.84 lakh along with currencies of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, USA, Japan, Thailand and Oman were seized from shops and residence of the duo. Apart from them, two currency counting machines, laptops, cellphones, firearms including a Chinese pistol, three laptops, seven cellphones and some document. NIA also got some cell phone number of suspects during the raids.
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February - 3 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been surveillance over Tasleem alias Rocky—a resident of Kannur (Kerala) but staying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for allegedly financing the travel of Islamic State (IS) sympathisers
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been surveillance over Tasleem alias Rocky—a resident of Kannur (Kerala) but staying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for allegedly financing the travel of Islamic State (IS) sympathisers from Kannur (Kerala) to Syria, reports The New Indian Express on February 4. Tasleem provided financial support of 4,000 US dollars (approx. INR 2.5 Lakh) to Mohammad Shajil alias Abu Dhain—a resident of Kannur (Kerala) for meeting his travel expenses to Syria and stay-over in Turkey. So far, Tasleem has not been charged as an accused but there is a need to make sure if Tasleem has any links with IS and its active module in Kerala, said an unnamed NIA officer. The NIA teams of Delhi and Kochi are questioning other two cases related to the migration of Kannur residents to Syria.
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February - 4 
Bihar’s Economic Offence Unit (EOU) plans to formed Cyber Crime and Social Media Unit (CCSMU) to tackle the cyber incidents in the state, reports The Telegraph India on February 5. The CCSMU will be established in all 40 Districts including Bettiah a
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Bihar’s Economic Offence Unit (EOU) plans to formed Cyber Crime and Social Media Unit (CCSMU) to tackle the cyber incidents in the state, reports The Telegraph India on February 5. The CCSMU will be established in all 40 Districts including Bettiah and Naugacchia and would function with skilled gadgets and experts to support the local Police Force as they lack the skills and expertise in tackling the cybercrime incidents. The EOU had received 333 cases of cybercrime incidents in 2017 and it raised the need to establish a CCSMU in all Districts to handle such incidents. The Central Government has released around INR 82 crores out of which INR 3 crores have been used to formed the CCSMU, said EOU’s Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sushil Kumar. The money for this project would be coming out of the Nirbhaya Fund that was implemented as an initiative to enhance the safety of women and girls. The fund stands to INR 3,100 crores.
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February - 4 
Five members of a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) gang with links to a group based in Afghanistan arrested on February 4 in Cumbum town in Theni District of Tamil Nadu, along with FICNs in denomination of INR 2,000 worth INR 2.61 Lakhs, reports&nb
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Five members of a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) gang with links to a group based in Afghanistan arrested on February 4 in Cumbum town in Theni District of Tamil Nadu, along with FICNs in denomination of INR 2,000 worth INR 2.61 Lakhs, reports India Today. During the interrogation, one of the members identified as J. Ajmal Khan claimed that the gang was involved in distribution of the counterfeit currency notes and the notes were printed by his father in the same town. Based on his claim, the Police raided his house and recovered the FICNs. His father and other gang members were also arrested said unnamed source of Tamil Nadu Police.
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February - 4 
Mumbai-bred terror suspect Abdul Subhan Qureshi had allegedly approached the Indian Mujahideen (IM)’s absconding ‘chief’ Riyaz Bhatkal for help, including weapons, to organise targeted attacks on members of a political party in Guja
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Mumbai-bred terror suspect Abdul Subhan Qureshi had allegedly approached the Indian Mujahideen (IM)’s absconding ‘chief’ Riyaz Bhatkal for help, including weapons, to organise targeted attacks on members of a political party in Gujarat after the arrest of 13 senior Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leaders in March 2008, reports Deccan Chronicle on February 5. A then BJP MLA and a party office-bearer were on the terror hit list, according to counter-terror sources associated with the probe against Qureshi, who was arrested in Delhi recently.But Bhatkal allegedly convinced him instead to help in terms of manpower for his conspiracy to conduct blasts, on the ground that target attacks were ‘small work.’ Qureshi is being questioned for his alleged role in terror activities, including the July 2008 Gujarat blasts conspiracy. After the arrest of the SIMI leaders, including the then chief Safdar Nagori at their safe house in Indore, Qureshi, alias ‘Touqeer’, took over the mantle of the banned outfit and allegedly began re-organising, exhorting trusted operatives for ‘action’ as a retaliation against the arrests and the loss of Muslim lives in the Gujarat riots of 2002, said a source. He allegedly arrived in Ahmedabad in April and met SIMI members, he said.
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February - 4 
Nudging out WhatsApp that has been one of the most popular mobile applications among terrorist outfits, private chat rooms available on Google Play Store that do not leave any trail even for a single day are now becoming the top picks of ji
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Nudging out WhatsApp that has been one of the most popular mobile applications among terrorist outfits, private chat rooms available on Google Play Store that do not leave any trail even for a single day are now becoming the top picks of jihadis, India Today reports on February 5. Sources in intelligence agencies say in the past few years many Android-based applications have come up in the market that draw users by promoting the unique selling proposition of end-to-end encryption."Apps such as ICQ, Wickr and Jabber are the most popular private messengers available on Google Play Store. The terror outfits have been using these apps for internal communication that includes radicalisation of youths and for spreading motivational speeches. These apps are now officially being used by the terror organisations for plotting strikes," according to intelligence agency. Experts say jihadi fanatics can now instantly talk to each other using software that scrambles their messages so no one else can read them. Islamic State (IS) extremists were till recently using Viber, which also offers the ability to encrypt messages, but have now ditched it because it allegedly keeps a record of the messages users have sent.
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February - 4 
The Border Security Forces’ (BSF) South Bengal Frontier (SBF) on February 4 recovered 97 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in denomination of INR 2,000 which worth INR 1.49 lakh from nearby of India-Bangladesh border in Baishnabghata of Malda Distri
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The Border Security Forces’ (BSF) South Bengal Frontier (SBF) on February 4 recovered 97 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in denomination of INR 2,000 which worth INR 1.49 lakh from nearby of India-Bangladesh border in Baishnabghata of Malda District, West Bengal, reports Times of India. Meanwhile, the courier carrying the bundle of these FICNs took the advantage of fog and darkness and managed to escape. Acting upon the Intelligence inputs, the BSF troops laid an ambush around 11:30 pm (IST) as they spot a man boarding a motorcycle approaching from the Kamat Bandi village in Haldibari Tehsil of Koch Bihar District (West Bengal) and challenged him to stop. The man turned his motorcycle and fled but a bundle of FICNs fell from his possession, said an unnamed senior BSF official.
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February - 4 
The West Bengal Police on February 4 arrested Azhar Hossain (22)—a suspected militant of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), and recovered huge collection of ammunition and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosives from his possession in Ratnap
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The West Bengal Police on February 4 arrested Azhar Hossain (22)—a suspected militant of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), and recovered huge collection of ammunition and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosives from his possession in Ratnapur village in Samserganj Tehsil of Murshidabad District of West Bengal, reports Hindustan Times. The Police presented Azhar Hossain before a court in Jangipur in Murshidabad District (West Bengal) and sought 14-days Police custody. The Police charged Azhar Hossain under Sections 120, 121, 122, and 123 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860. The Police team raided his house and recovered 75 rounds of ammunition, a loaded magazine, 25 kilograms of explosives and jihadi literature, said an unnamed officer of the District Intelligence wing. “Interrogations of the arrested accused have revealed that several modules and sleeper cells of the JMB are now active in Murshidabad and neighbouring Districts of West Bengal. They have recruited several youngsters so far,” said an unnamed Police officer.
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February - 5 
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (UMoSHA) Hansraj Ahir told the Lok Sabha (the Lower House of the Indian Parliament) that in past three years, 400 Security Personnel were martyred while fighting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and co
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The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (UMoSHA) Hansraj Ahir told the Lok Sabha (the Lower House of the Indian Parliament) that in past three years, 400 Security Personnel were martyred while fighting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and counter-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations across Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected states, reports The Times of India on February 6. Between 2015 and 2017, 572 civilians and 199 Security Personnel had lost their lives, while in J&K 72 civilians were killed and 201 Security Personnel were martyred in terror-related incidents. In 2017, there were 342 violent incidents were registered in J&K, in which 80 Security Personnel were martyred. With a rise in killing of 150 terrorists in 2016, 213 terrorists were killed in 2017. In January 2018, 28 violent incidents were recorded in J&K in which four Security Personnel were martyred and eight terrorists were killed, said Hansraj Ahir. Replying to the separate question about insurgency in North-East states, Ahir replied that in 2017, 308 incidents were recorded, which is a decline from 484 incidents in 2016, 574 incidents in 2015, and 824 incidents in 2014. The fatalities of civilians decreased to 37 in 2017 in comparison to 87 in 2016; 12 Security Personnel were martyred in comparison to 17 counts of the same in 2016. In total, 57 extremists were killed in 2017 as compared to 87 in 2016, said Ahir.
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February - 5 
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on February 5 has arrested Sheikh Ali Akbar—a resident of Ghazipur District of Uttar Pradesh, who had close connection with terrorist groups operating in Kashmir Valley, reports The Times of India. Sheikh
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The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on February 5 has arrested Sheikh Ali Akbar—a resident of Ghazipur District of Uttar Pradesh, who had close connection with terrorist groups operating in Kashmir Valley, reports The Times of India. Sheikh Ali Akbar was arrested from Lohia Path (Road) in Lucknow, Lucknow District (Uttar Pradesh). The four terrorist that were arrested from Bandipora District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on February 4 had informed Police that Akbar was an associated with them and had taken INR 40,000 for supplying them weapons. Akbar’s mobile phone had several ‘terror videos’ and he was an active member of nine groups created on social media sympathising terrorism, said ATS’ Inspector-General (IG) Aseem Arun.
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February - 6 
The Delhi Court on February 6 has framed terror charges including conspiracy against Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal and other eight associates in a case of allegedly establishing an ‘illicit’ arms factory, reports The Tribune. The Add
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The Delhi Court on February 6 has framed terror charges including conspiracy against Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal and other eight associates in a case of allegedly establishing an ‘illicit’ arms factory, reports The Tribune. The Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sidharth Sharma framed the charges under Section 18, 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UA(P)A], 1967. Along with Yasin Bhatkal, other IM members including Zia-Ur- Rehman, Tehsin Akhtar, Mohd Waqar Azhar, Mohd Maroof, Mohd Saquib Ansari, Imteyaz Alam and Aijaz Shaikh, were also charged. The next hearing is schedule on March 7.
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February - 6 
The Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan and Afghanistan Government officials on February 6 signed an agreement through which India would provide a financial assistance of USD100 million for 108 small development centric projects in Afghanistan, reports
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The Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan and Afghanistan Government officials on February 6 signed an agreement through which India would provide a financial assistance of USD100 million for 108 small development centric projects in Afghanistan, reports Tolo News. India’s assistance will certainly have a positive impact on the lives of the people of the Afghanistan and there will be expected delays in the implementation of the projects, said Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah at the signing ceremony. Pointing to the intervention of Pakistan, Abdullah Abdullah has said that some countries in the region could not achieve anything by firing missiles and suicide attacks.
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February - 6 
The Mukkom Police arrested two persons, both natives of Tamil Nadu, and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 1 million, following a secret operation, reports The Times of India on February 7. One of the accused Suresh Kumar,
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The Mukkom Police arrested two persons, both natives of Tamil Nadu, and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 1 million, following a secret operation, reports The Times of India on February 7. One of the accused Suresh Kumar, resident of Salem District in Tamil Nadu, was arrested from a lodge room at Mukkom in Kozhikode District, along with FICNs to the tune of INR 50,000, following a tip off received by the Police. "On interrogation, we received information that a woman named Nirmala from Salem also is involved in the fake currency racket. Nirmala was arrested by a Police team from Salem and counterfeit currencies to the tune of Rs 9.5 lakh (INR 950, 000) and equipment used for printing fake currency," said K P Abhilash, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Mukkom Police Station. The Police have seized FICNs in the denomination of INR 2,000, INR 500, INR 200 and INR 100 from both the arrestees. Investigation is on to identify the remaining members of the network. According to Police, the some of the gang members of the same group were arrested by Thrissur Police in May 2017, with FICN to the tune of INR 300,000. The racket was trying to distribute the FICNs in different parts of Kozhikode District, Police said.
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February - 6 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team arrested a hawala (illegal money transfers) operative named Abdul Samad in connection to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activities in India from Haridwar in Haridwar District of Uttarakhand on February 6, repor
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team arrested a hawala (illegal money transfers) operative named Abdul Samad in connection to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activities in India from Haridwar in Haridwar District of Uttarakhand on February 6, reports Hindustan Times. Abdul Samad was produced before the designated court. The court sends him to the NIA custody of six days, said an unnamed NIA official. Allegedly, Abdul Samad is a prominent hawala operative whose activities area included Muzaffarnagar, Deoband, in Uttar Pradesh and Roorkee in Uttarakhand. He also acted as a channel for a LeT financer based in Saudi Arabia, said an unnamed NIA Spokesperson. In November 2017, Abdul Samad collected INR 5.50 Lakh from hawala operators in Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) to deliver it to Shaikh/Sheikh Abdul Naeem/Nayeem, an active LeT member. Shaikh visited and established bases in Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on the directions of his handler Abdul alias Rehan based in Pakistan, said an unnamed NIA official.
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February - 6 
The representatives of India and the European Union (EU) on February 6 pledged to cooperate to deal with terrorism as both [India and EU] seeks to share information and Intelligence on terrorist outfits and their respective safe havens, reports The H
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The representatives of India and the European Union (EU) on February 6 pledged to cooperate to deal with terrorism as both [India and EU] seeks to share information and Intelligence on terrorist outfits and their respective safe havens, reports The Hindu-Business Line. India and EU have a lot in common interests and EU is in close contacts with the Indian authorities and organisations on counterterrorism measures. EU is in favour to a rules-based International order, said the Ambassador of the EU to India Tomasz Kozlowski during a press conference. In a statement, both India and EU representatives mutually agreed to strengthen the partnership for decisive actions against the terrorists and terror outfits that are proscribed globally, including Hafeez Saeed, Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, Dawood Ibrahim, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Haqqani Network), al Qaeda, Islamic State (IS) and their affiliates. The cooperation would also focused on sharing information on countering the online radicalisation, and to further enhance the skills through trainings and workshops.
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February - 6 
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (UMoSHA) Hansraj Ahir on February 6 informed the Lok Sabha (the Lower House of the Indian Parliament) that post-demonetisation, in total INR 21.54 crores of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in denomi
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The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (UMoSHA) Hansraj Ahir on February 6 informed the Lok Sabha (the Lower House of the Indian Parliament) that post-demonetisation, in total INR 21.54 crores of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in denomination of INR 100, INR 200, INR 500, INR 1,000 and INR 2,000 has been recovered between November 9, 2016 and December 31, 2017 by various Security agencies, reports The Economic Times. In total, 39,604 FICNs in denomination of INR 2,000 and 74,155 FICNs in denomination of INR 500 were recovered. Information received from Security and Intelligence agencies also indicates the involvement of Pakistan in manufacturing and smuggling of FICNs into India, said Ahir.
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February - 6 
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (UMoSHA) Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on February 6 addressed the Lok Sabha (the Lower House of the Indian Parliament) and stated that Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has approved INR 33 crores for ‘E-Priso
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The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (UMoSHA) Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on February 6 addressed the Lok Sabha (the Lower House of the Indian Parliament) and stated that Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has approved INR 33 crores for ‘E-Prisons’ project for 2018-2019, which aims to modernise the prisons with efficiency in prison management through digitisation, reports United News of India. The e-Prison project would assist the Prisoner Information Management System (PIMS) meant for centralised access for recording and maintaining prisoner information and other essential details.
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February - 7 
Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists, who had suspectedly planted three improvised explosive devices (IED) in Bodh Gaya on January 19, aimed for maximum casualty of Buddhist monks by triggering blasts with the help of three different tech
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Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists, who had suspectedly planted three improvised explosive devices (IED) in Bodh Gaya on January 19, aimed for maximum casualty of Buddhist monks by triggering blasts with the help of three different techniques, according to intelligence sources, The Times of India reports on February 8. Intelligence sources said these techniques were different from the ones adopted in 2013 blasts at Bodh Gaya and Gandhi Maidan in Patna. In those blasts, Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists had used the techniques suggested in an al-Qaida magazine. At Gandhi Maidan, water supply pipes and household light bulbs were used along with analogue timer, while at Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, mini cooking cylinder and timers were used for detonation. In the recent low-intensity blast near the Mahabodhi Temple, the IED was kept in a plastic lunch box placed below a generator set near Kalcharka ground. Sources said the first IED exploded due to timer mechanism. "It had an analogue watch as timer. Another mechanism - pressure release technique - was also used. Had anyone opened the box before pre-set time, it would have exploded," sources said, adding the IED exploded only partially due to malfunctioning. "Ammonium nitrate-based explosives and mining detonators were used," sources said. The remaining two IEDs were concealed in bags in styrofoam plates and placed near gate number four of the Mahabodhi Temple and below a tree near the Tibetan monastery, where Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama was staying.
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February - 7 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two persons—Dinesh Garg alias Ankit Garg (34) and Adish/Adesh Kumar Jain (57) from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh in connection to the ongoing probe of terror-funding to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) for its act
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two persons—Dinesh Garg alias Ankit Garg (34) and Adish/Adesh Kumar Jain (57) from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh in connection to the ongoing probe of terror-funding to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) for its activities in India, reports Hindustan Times on February 8. Including the arrest of Dinesh Garg and Adish Kumar Jain, the total number of people arrested in Hawala (illegal money transfer) risen to seven. Both, Dinesh and Adish were working as Hawala operators and were associated with some Indian gold smugglers based in Saudi Arabia. One of their channels was Abdul Samad who was also a Hawala operator and got arrested on February 6. The NIA team had raided Dinesh and Adish’s shop and house premises in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh regarding the same matter on February 3, said an unnamed NIA Spokesperson.
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February - 7 
The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) special court in Mumbai on February 7, found guilty an Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative—Haroon Naik in a case related to the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and send him for a six-years imprisonment, repor
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The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) special court in Mumbai on February 7, found guilty an Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative—Haroon Naik in a case related to the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and send him for a six-years imprisonment, reports The New Indian Express. Another accused of the same case—Asrar Tailor alias Sagari received the similar punishment. Whereas the NIA court acquitted Azhar ul-Islam Siddiqui alias Munna of all charges imposed on him in the same case. In 2011, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) raided a guest house in Wadala in Mumbai city District, Maharashtra and arrested Haroon Naik with Indian currency notes in denomination of INR 1,000 and INR 500 worth INR 9.75 Lakh.
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February - 7 
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (UMoSHA) Kiren Rijiju on February 7 informed the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of the Indian Parliament) that two new Divisions—Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalisation (CTCR) and the Cyber and Informat
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The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (UMoSHA) Kiren Rijiju on February 7 informed the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of the Indian Parliament) that two new Divisions—Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalisation (CTCR) and the Cyber and Information Security (CIS), have been established on November 13, 2017 within the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to tackle issues related to terrorism, radicalisation, cyber Security, reports United News of India. At present, there are 20 Divisions in the UMHA, added Rijiju.
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February - 8 
A local Court in Karnataka on February 8 convicted Bilal Ahmed Quta alias Imran Jalal—an operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), to seven years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) in a case related to terror financing and money laundering, repo
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A local Court in Karnataka on February 8 convicted Bilal Ahmed Quta alias Imran Jalal—an operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), to seven years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) in a case related to terror financing and money laundering, reports The Hindu. Bilal who mainly operated in Karnataka, was also subjected with fine of INR 50,000 by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)’s Special Court Judge Shivshankar Amarannavar. Bilal was arrested in January 2007 and the Karnataka Police had recovered an AK-series rifle, 200 bullets, five hand-grenades and a satellite phone from his possession.
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February - 8 
A terrorist of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has been sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment by a local court of Bangalore (Karnataka) in a terror financing and money laundering case, on February 8, reports news18.com. Bilal Ahmed Quta alias Imran Ja
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A terrorist of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has been sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment by a local court of Bangalore (Karnataka) in a terror financing and money laundering case, on February 8, reports news18.com. Bilal Ahmed Quta alias Imran Jalal, who operated from Karnataka, has also been fined INR 50,000 by the court, they said. A special PMLA court of Judge Shivshankar Amarannavar pronounced the verdict. The case dates back to January, 2007 when the man was arrested with an AK series assault rifle, 200 bullets, five hand grenades and a satellite phone by the Karnataka Police while he was getting down from a bus in Bangalore. He was charged with "waging war" against Government of India, possession of arms and explosives and other sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Quta was involved in these activities since 2001 and was a member of the LeT, they said. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) later booked Quta under the criminal provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in 2009, taking cognisance of the police charges and subsequent conviction by a local court.
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February - 8 
During a meeting on February 8, the Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh reviewed the measures taken to counter terrorism and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), reports The Statesman. Rajnath Singh suggested the assessment o
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During a meeting on February 8, the Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh reviewed the measures taken to counter terrorism and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), reports The Statesman. Rajnath Singh suggested the assessment of State’s Special Forces’ capabilities as they are the first responders to the incidents of terrorism. The Minister also emphasised on the ‘zero tolerance’ for terrorism and stated that all efforts must be synchronised to curb this evil from its root.
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February - 8 
The alleged Islamic State (IS) operative Areeb Majeed on February 8, forwarded his request seeking permission to ‘fight’ his case himself before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court and to discontinue the services of his appointed la
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The alleged Islamic State (IS) operative Areeb Majeed on February 8, forwarded his request seeking permission to ‘fight’ his case himself before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court and to discontinue the services of his appointed lawyer, reports Hindustan Times. Areeb Majeed is under judicial trial facing the various charges of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UA (P) A] 1967 and Section 125 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for joining the banned terrorist organisation—IS. He had been appointed former Chief Public Prosecutor and NIA’s Special Public Prosecutor Rohini Salian to defend his case in the court of law. On February 8, the Prosecution was schedule to start the proceedings of the case but, Majeed forwarded his application before the designated Court. The court has adjourned the case for hearing on the application and Majeed have to obtain a ‘No Objection Certificate’ or NOC from his lawyer as per the legal procedure.
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February - 8 
The Delhi Police arrested Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Group Captain Arun Marwaha (51) on February 8, for passing on the confidential IAF documents to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agents who were masquerading as ‘models’ in two prof
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The Delhi Police arrested Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Group Captain Arun Marwaha (51) on February 8, for passing on the confidential IAF documents to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agents who were masquerading as ‘models’ in two profiles on Facebook during mid-December 2017, reports The Times of India. Allegedly, Arun Marwaha had been lured through seductive conversation through Whatsapp for a week or longer and used to click the pictures of classified documents related to IAF’s combat exercises including ‘Gagan Shakti’, placed at the IAF Headquarters, said Deputy Commission of Police (DCP) Special Cell Pramod Khushwah. Marwaha was produced before the court of Judge Deepak Sehrawat at Patiala House Court in Delhi and taken on five days of police remand by the special cell of Delhi Police. Marwaha's mobile phone has been seized and sends for a forensic examination. He also confessed to have had access to many secret documents and plans to leak them to ISI during his posting at the IAF Headquarters. A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against Arun Marwaha under Section 3 and 5 of the Officials Secret Act (OSA) on the complaint from an unnamed senior IAF official.
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February - 8 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 8, arrested two more persons in connection with the financing of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), taking the total number of arrests to seven, india.com reports. The arrested accused Dinesh Garg
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 8, arrested two more persons in connection with the financing of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), taking the total number of arrests to seven, india.com reports. The arrested accused Dinesh Garg alias Ankit Garg (34) and Adish Kumar Jain (54) are residents of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. During the searches conducted at the premises of Dinesh Garg, INR 15,00,000 cash, two currency note counting machines, one Indian made pistol with ammunition, one laptop, four mobile phones and relevant documents were recovered. The recoveries made from the residence and shop of Adish Kumar Jain included INR 32,84,000, one Chinese made pistol with ammunition, some documents containing mobile numbers of associates, currency notes of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, USA, Japan, Thailand, Oman, and electronic devices including two laptops and three mobile phones. The NIA informed that the two had been in telephonic contact with some Indian gold smugglers, based in Saudi Arabia and were found paying the cost of the smuggled gold purchased by them in cash to their conduits and couriers, one of them being the now arrested Abdul Samad. They were also acting as hawala (illegal money laundering) operators. During the investigation, it also surfaced that a sum of INR ,50,000 delivered by Samad to the another arrested LeT operative Shaikh Abdul Naeem was collected from these two arrested persons.
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February - 9 
Once again in a fresh plea, Abu Salem plead to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to cancel his extradition to India as he is convicted by Indian Government for 1993 Mumbai blasts, reports Hindustan Times on February 10. Abu Salem ra
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Once again in a fresh plea, Abu Salem plead to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to cancel his extradition to India as he is convicted by Indian Government for 1993 Mumbai blasts, reports Hindustan Times on February 10. Abu Salem raised doubts over the verdict of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court dated June 16 and September 7, 2017 that he has been convicted for the charges imposed and exceed the ‘Order of Extradition’ given by the Portuguese Government. Salem requested that Portuguese Government must take immediate action against the Indian Government as the Indian Government failed to meet the commitment and asked for his extradition in the matter, read a plea written by Abu Salem. Earlier in its order dated July 5, 2012, the Constitutional Court of Lisbon in Portugal had observed that the criminal court of India is not empowered to judge the offences mentioned in the extradition order of Abu Salem.
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February - 9 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on February 9, has recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 8.98 Lakhs nearby Daulatpur border outpost in Malda District of West Bengal, reports India Today. The joint operation conducted by the
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on February 9, has recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 8.98 Lakhs nearby Daulatpur border outpost in Malda District of West Bengal, reports India Today. The joint operation conducted by the Special Operations team and representatives of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had suspected some movement inside a house in Daulatpur village in Malda District (West Bengal) and arrested an unnamed man in this case, read a statement released by the BSF. Upon thorough search of arrested man’s house, total of worth INR 8.98 Lakhs of FICNs in denomination of INR 500 and INR 2,000 were recovered. The seized FICNs have been handed-over to the Police of Baishanbnagar Police Station for further action in the matter.
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February - 9 
The Central Government would aid in the security infrastructure of 973-kilometres coastline in Andhra Pradesh to ensure the better coastal security measures, reports The Hindu on February 10. The Central Government would provide special assistance so
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The Central Government would aid in the security infrastructure of 973-kilometres coastline in Andhra Pradesh to ensure the better coastal security measures, reports The Hindu on February 10. The Central Government would provide special assistance so that the coastal security is ensured. Under the aid, the Centre agreed to deliver some boats and cost of fuel would be borne by the Centre only, said the Principal Secretary, Home Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh A.R. Anuradha. Few years ago, the state Police had alerts about the entry of the Students of Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) terrorists along the state’s coastline, including the coastline of Nellore District. With more boats and rigid security measures, the Police would be in better position to ensure the Coastal Security, said Anuradha.
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February - 9 
The Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (ME&IT) Ravi Shankar Prasad on February 9 informed the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of the Indian Parliament) that over 53,000 incidents related to cyber security were observed in India during 20
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The Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (ME&IT) Ravi Shankar Prasad on February 9 informed the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of the Indian Parliament) that over 53,000 incidents related to cyber security were observed in India during 2017, reports The Times of India. As per the data of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), in 2017 total 53, 081 cyber security incidents including phishing, web-intrusions and defacements, virus and ransomware attacks were reported whereas, 50,362 incidents in 2016, 49,455 incidents in 2015 and, 44,679 incidents in 2014 were observed. With the emergence and expansion of Information Technology (IT) enabled-services, there has been a rise in cyber crimes in India likewise any other country in the world, said Prasad. According to the data from the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), in 2016 total 12,317 cybercrime cases, 11,592 in 2015, and 9,622 in 2014 cybercrime incidents were registered.
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February - 9 
The Murshidabad Police on February 9 arrested three unidentified person and recovered the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR six Lakhs in Murshidabad town in Murshidabad District of West Bengal, reports Asian News International. A
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The Murshidabad Police on February 9 arrested three unidentified person and recovered the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR six Lakhs in Murshidabad town in Murshidabad District of West Bengal, reports Asian News International. All three accused are residents of Malda District in West Bengal. Total of 388 FICNs in denomination of INR 500 and 203 FICNs in denomination of INR 1,000 were recovered.
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February - 9 
Three persons identified as Palle Raghava Reddy alias Raghunath Reddy, Bandi Raju and Adabala Anjaneya Murthy, arrested on February 9, for the printing and circulating the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) at Pundit Nehru Bus Station in Vi
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Three persons identified as Palle Raghava Reddy alias Raghunath Reddy, Bandi Raju and Adabala Anjaneya Murthy, arrested on February 9, for the printing and circulating the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) at Pundit Nehru Bus Station in Vijayawada in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, reports The New Indian Express. A total worth of INR 12 Lakhs FICNs, INR 53,500 genuine Indian currency, a printing machine and papers used for FICNs were also recovered from their possession, said an unnamed source in the Police. To make ‘quick’ money, they chose this path and procured the counterfeit currency in denomination of INR 500 from Adabala Murthy in Tuni Mandal of East Godavari District (Andhra Pradesh). For INR 30,000 of genuine currency notes for FICNs worth a Lakh, Palle Reddy took five Lakhs and exchanged few FICNs in Tuni in East Godavari District and Vijaywada in Krishna District, said Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of South Division Kanche Srinivas.
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February - 10 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is expected to get at least 7,000 AK-47 rifles out of the 39,000 AK-47 rifles procured from Bulgaria for the Central Armed Police Forces and State Police, reports India Today on February 11. Of the 7,000 AK-47
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is expected to get at least 7,000 AK-47 rifles out of the 39,000 AK-47 rifles procured from Bulgaria for the Central Armed Police Forces and State Police, reports India Today on February 11. Of the 7,000 AK-47 rifles to be allocated for the CRPF, huge lot will be sent to Jammu and Kashmir while the rest of the weapons will be sent to fight Naxals (Left Wing Extremism) and insurgency in the Northeast. Director General (DG) of the CRPF, RR Bhatnagar said, "We will soon be getting the procurement of the AKs and we will be sending it to fill vacancies (of weapon) against authorised strength." He, however, confirmed that majority of it will be sent to Kashmir Valley.
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February - 10 
The teams of Intelligence agencies, including the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Gaya Police on February 10, arrested three Islamic State (IS) suspects—Mohammad Anwar Hussain (24), Mohammad Shammi (22) and M
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The teams of Intelligence agencies, including the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Gaya Police on February 10, arrested three Islamic State (IS) suspects—Mohammad Anwar Hussain (24), Mohammad Shammi (22) and Mohammad Shaad (22) along with arms and ammunition from different locations in Gaya District of Bihar, reports The Times of India. All three suspects had associates in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Maharashtra, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. Based on the specific intelligence inputs, the trio were under surveillance for many weeks. Anwar had a marble-cutting business but behind the scenes he and other were involved in covert operations of IS to build its network for terror attacks across India, said an unnamed senior Intelligence officer.
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February - 11 
Delhi Police’s Special cell on February 11, arrested a man—Mohammad Mumtaz Ansari alias Mumtaz (48) along with the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 200,000, from Jahangir Road area nearby Central Government Quarters
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Delhi Police’s Special cell on February 11, arrested a man—Mohammad Mumtaz Ansari alias Mumtaz (48) along with the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 200,000, from Jahangir Road area nearby Central Government Quarters at Minto Road of Central New Delhi District in Delhi, reports United News of India. As per specific Intelligence inputs, Mumtaz had arrived to deliver 100 FICNs in denomination of INR 2,000. He was linked to Malda District (West Bengal) FICNs network which circulates the FICNs allegedly printed in Pakistan and smuggled into via India-Bangladesh border, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Special Cell Pramod Singh Kushwah.
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February - 12 
During the visit of Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi to the UAE on February 10 and 11, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding sharing and exchange of Intelligence on money launderin
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During the visit of Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi to the UAE on February 10 and 11, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding sharing and exchange of Intelligence on money laundering and terror funding, reports Hindustan Times on February 13. “This MoU is a significant development over the matter related to money laundering and financial crimes with a bearing on National Security. This pact would go a long way in addressing our mutual concerns on the issue of terrorist financing as terrorism is an issue of mutual concern for both countries [India and UAE],” said India’s Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Suri.
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February - 12 
In a stern warning that indicated ‘imminent retaliatory action’ against Pakistan by the Army in the wake of Sunjuwan terror attack, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 12 declared that Pakistan will have to pay for this misadv
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In a stern warning that indicated ‘imminent retaliatory action’ against Pakistan by the Army in the wake of Sunjuwan terror attack, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 12 declared that Pakistan will have to pay for this misadventure even as she asserted that the attackers were being controlled by their handlers from across the border and also indicated that they enjoyed ‘local support’ here in carrying out the attack, reports Daily Excelsior. “Pakistan will have to pay for this adventure,’’ she repeated twice during brief media-interaction at Tigers Division (Jammu) late in the evening after flying over Sunjuwan Military Station for aerial supervision of the encounter site, meeting Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and visiting Military Hospital, Satwari to inquire condition of the injured.Sitharaman, however, declined to set timeline for making Pakistan to pay for the misadventure. “I won’t set the timeline but Pakistan will have to pay for this. Giving evidence to Pakistan for all attacks including dossiers after dossiers doesn’t deny us the right to respond befittingly. Giving evidences to Pakistan will strengthen our arguments,’’ she said, responding to a question that whether the Government of India will once again give evidence to Pakistan on its involvement in Sunjuwan terror attack notwithstanding the fact that Pakistan hasn’t acted on previous such dossiers given on Mumbai, Pathankot and other such terror strikes. Sitharaman maintained that handing over evidence to Pakistan has to be a continuous process though they haven’t acted on previous dossiers. “All evidence will be compiled and in coordination with Ministries of Home and External Affairs, they will be given to Pakistan. The Mumbai masterminds are free and roaming happily in Pakistan. The handlers are back and influencing the terrorists,’’ she said in an apparent reference to free movement of Hafiz Saeed and Zakir-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in Pakistan. She, however, didn’t comment on a question as to whether India would conduct ‘Surgical Strikes 2’ on Pakistan.
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February - 12 
The Cyber and Information Security (CIS) division of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) released an advisory to the States on February 12 which announced a project to train 37,500 Police and law officers over the next two years to tackle cyber
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The Cyber and Information Security (CIS) division of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) released an advisory to the States on February 12 which announced a project to train 37,500 Police and law officers over the next two years to tackle cybercrime incidents effectively, reports Hindustan Times. It was also decided to appoint the Intelligence Bureau’s (IB) Fake Indian Currency Network Co-ordination (F-CORD) as the nodal agency to coordinate with the States and the Union Territories (UTs) to investigate phone fraud incidents. The funding of worth INR 13.35 crore for this project would be provided from ‘Cybercrime Prevention against Women and Children’ (CCPWC) scheme under the Nirbhaya fund. The understanding of cyber-domain and modus operandi of cybercrimes must not be limited to a few specialist investigative officers but to for all Police officers, mainly those who are the first responders to the victims of crime and recording them, read the advisory released by UMHA.
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February - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 12 arrested Ansar Meeran (29) from an unspecified hideout in Poonamallee of Poonamallee Taluk, Tiruvallur District in Tamil Nadu, who is accused of being Islamic State (IS) sympathiser and for
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 12 arrested Ansar Meeran (29) from an unspecified hideout in Poonamallee of Poonamallee Taluk, Tiruvallur District in Tamil Nadu, who is accused of being Islamic State (IS) sympathiser and for plotting terror attacks in Tamil Nadu, reports The Times of India. Meeran is the fourth accused stated in the First Information Report (FIR) of IS-Tamil Nadu case. Meeran and other eight accused were charged under Sections 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39, and 40 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UA(P)A] 1967. Meeran was produced before the designated Special Court and was sent to judicial custody at Puzhal Central Prison in Chennai District (Tamil Nadu). Meeran and his associates conspired the terror attacks, recruited members for IS, raised illicit funds, arranged travelling for individuals to travel to Syria and join IS, said an unnamed Investigation Officer (IO).
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February - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 12 got the custody of Mohammad Riyas/Riyaz—an accused of selling her wife as a ‘sex slave’ to the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, reports India Today. The NIA’s
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 12 got the custody of Mohammad Riyas/Riyaz—an accused of selling her wife as a ‘sex slave’ to the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, reports India Today. The NIA’s Special Court in Kochi (Kerala) granted the custody of Riyaz and other two of his unnamed associates to the NIA in the same case. The unnamed woman filed a complaint and alleged that Riyaz raped her and later recorded an "objectionable footage" of her, and held her hostage in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A native of Kannur district in Kerala, Mohammad Riyaz has been under the scanner for forging documents in order to marry the woman and take her to Saudi Arabia, with intentions to rape her and further sell her as a sex slave to IS. So far, 11 persons have been accused in the case including Riyaz's mother who continues to be in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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February - 13 
In a case of 2008 serial blasts in Delhi, the Delhi Court on February 13 framed charges against co-founder of Indian Mujahideen (IM) Yasin Bhatkal and his associate—Asadullah Akhtar, for the conspiracy and other terror activities, reports
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In a case of 2008 serial blasts in Delhi, the Delhi Court on February 13 framed charges against co-founder of Indian Mujahideen (IM) Yasin Bhatkal and his associate—Asadullah Akhtar, for the conspiracy and other terror activities, reports The Tribune. The Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Siddharth Sharma charged Bhatkal and Akhtar for various offences punishable under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UA(P)A] 1967, Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Explosive Substances Act (ESA). Both, Bhatkal and Akhtar, along with others, were part of terror activities and carried out the blasts at several places in Delhi on September 13, 2008, said an unnamed Police official. The court scheduled further proceedings on February 28, 2018.
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February - 13 
The Delhi Police’s special cell on February 13 arrested Ariz Khan alias Junaid (32)—a ‘bomb-maker’ in Indian Mujahideen (IM), from Nepal, reports The Hindu. Ariz Khan was a core-member of IM’s Azamgar
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The Delhi Police’s special cell on February 13 arrested Ariz Khan alias Junaid (32)—a ‘bomb-maker’ in Indian Mujahideen (IM), from Nepal, reports The Hindu. Ariz Khan was a core-member of IM’s Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) module and masterminded the serial bomb blasts in Delhi, Jaipur (Rajasthan), Uttar Pradesh and Ahmedabad (Gujarat) in 2007 and 2008, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) P.S. Kushwah. According to Intelligence inputs, Ariz Khan was coming to Uttar Pradesh from Banbasa at India-Nepal border to meet his associate. Acting on the input, a trap was made and successful operation of his arrest was carried out, said Kushwah. In 2008, following the serial blasts in Delhi, a team of Delhi Police’s special cell raided the hideouts of IM suspects in Batla house in Delhi and two IM members were arrested whereas Ariz Khan and Shehzad managed to escape the raid.
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February - 14 
In his testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the United States’ (US) Director of National Intelligence Daniel Ray Coats warned that Pakistan-backed terror organisations would continue their terror operations against Indi
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In his testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the United States’ (US) Director of National Intelligence Daniel Ray Coats warned that Pakistan-backed terror organisations would continue their terror operations against India that further escalate the tensions between India and Pakistan, reports The Tribune. Coats’ statement came a day after Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists attacked the Indian Army camp in Sunjuwan in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). “Militant groups supported by Islamabad [Pakistan] would continue to take advantage of their safe haven in Pakistan to plan and conduct attacks against and in India and Afghanistan, including US interests,” said Coats said during the hearing on ‘Worldwide Threat Assessment’ of the US Intelligence Community.
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February - 14 
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (UMoSHA) Kiren Rijiju told that Kerala Government had seek a ban on the Islamic organisation—Popular Front of India (PFI) which is mainly operating in the state, reports The Hindu on Februa
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The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (UMoSHA) Kiren Rijiju told that Kerala Government had seek a ban on the Islamic organisation—Popular Front of India (PFI) which is mainly operating in the state, reports The Hindu on February 15. In an annual meet of Director Generals of Police (DGP) of all states held Tekanpur of Madhya Pradesh in January 2018, the Kerala’s Police Chief and DGP Lokanath Behera presented a detailed presentation of PFI’s growth and activities in Kerala. The meeting was attended by the Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh and other senior officials of Security establishments. In the case of PFI’s activities, the Kerala Government urged for a ban on PFI and at present, UMHA is examining the issue, said Rijiju.
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February - 15 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has proposed the programmes for judicial officers, prosecutors and Police officers to learn skills required tackle cybercrime incidents efficiently, reports The Indian Express on February 16. This i
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has proposed the programmes for judicial officers, prosecutors and Police officers to learn skills required tackle cybercrime incidents efficiently, reports The Indian Express on February 16. This is a first of its kind of upgrade to the quality of cybercrime investigations. The cases such as 2004 Delhi Public School (DPS) MMS, frauds related to cryptocurrency, cyber-stalking, fake social media profiles, ransomeware, dark web, steganography, among other cases would be part of the programme. With the significance rise in cybercrime and the use of computers and the Internet, under the Nirbhaya fund, the proposed scheme would train 27,500 Police officers, prosecutors, and judicial officers in cybercrime awareness program of three days and with 13,500 officials in five days, read the statement released by the UMHA to the Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories (UTs). An important focal point of this exercise would on understanding the cybercrime incidents against women and children, said unnamed source in UMHA.
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February - 16 
Addressing the ‘North India Cyber Security Hackathon’ conducted by the Indian School of Business (ISB) on February 16, cybercrime experts believed that there is a need to include course on cybercrime as a subject in school and colleges, r
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Addressing the ‘North India Cyber Security Hackathon’ conducted by the Indian School of Business (ISB) on February 16, cybercrime experts believed that there is a need to include course on cybercrime as a subject in school and colleges, reports The Times of India. There is a need to create awareness on the matter and the events like Hackathon may work as a learning platform on how to counter such crimes. According to a survey, around 53,000 cybercrime incidents were reported in India, said Head of Cyber Security Research Centre (CSRC) at PEC University Dr Divya Bansal. The three-day of ‘Hackathon’ concluded on February 16 with a massive participation of around 60 hackers, coders, programmers and web developers.
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February - 17 
In a joint press conference on February 17, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed 13 essential agreements over taxes, travel, commerce, healthcare, extradition and Chabahar project, reports The State
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In a joint press conference on February 17, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed 13 essential agreements over taxes, travel, commerce, healthcare, extradition and Chabahar project, reports The Statesman. It gives India an immense pleasure to welcome Iranian President Rouhani after a gap of a decade. His visit would deepens and strengthen the relationship bound by the threat of ‘Sufism’, said Indian PM. The Indian PM stressed on the coordination of India and Iran for the prosperity and security in neighbouring nation—Afghanistan. Regarding the sponsoring of terrorism, both countries believed to see their neighbourhood ‘free’ from terrorism and strongly committed to act against those who support terrorism, cybercrime and narcotics trade
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February - 19 
The Jharkhand Government banned the Kerala-based Islamic organization—Popular Front of India (PFI) for its alleged links to Islamic State (IS), reports Business Standard on February 20. The Government of Jharkhand banned PFI, which is
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The Jharkhand Government banned the Kerala-based Islamic organization—Popular Front of India (PFI) for its alleged links to Islamic State (IS), reports Business Standard on February 20. The Government of Jharkhand banned PFI, which is active in Jharkhand as well; mainly in Pakur District, under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1908. The Home Department of Jharkhand Government also recommended the ban. Reportedly, some PFI members in Kerala had travelled to Syria and joined IS., read a statement released by the Government of Jharkhand.i
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February - 20 
The Gujarat High Court on February 20 issued a notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) over a bail plea filed by the Naeem Ramodia who was arrested for allegedly conspiring Islamic State (IS) style ‘lone-wolf’ attack in Gujarat,
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The Gujarat High Court on February 20 issued a notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) over a bail plea filed by the Naeem Ramodia who was arrested for allegedly conspiring Islamic State (IS) style ‘lone-wolf’ attack in Gujarat, reports The Indian Express. According to Ramodia’s plea, the First Information Report (FIR) and other materials filed against him—labeled him as a ‘misguided youth’. Both, Naeem and his brother Vaseem had been charged for planning a lone-wolf attack in Gujarat. In his petition, Naeem argued that he and his brother were too ‘fearful’ to commit the crime alleged against both of them; hence the bail shall be granted. Naeem and his brother had no prior criminal antecedents. It is an interest of the nation that both of them must keep away from criminals and moved to reform house for psychological treatment for some time, read the petition filed by Naeem’s advocate M.M. Shaikh. Whereas, the NIA stated in their Chargesheet that the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had credible information about few youths from Gujarat were radicalized by Mufti Abdus Sami Qasmi aliasSamiullah.
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February - 21 
Following the possibilities of threat from Islamic State (IS), the Indian Paramilitary Commandos would be deployed to ensure the security of the Indian Embassy and Diplomatic staff in Iraq, reports Hindustan Times on February 22. The approv
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Following the possibilities of threat from Islamic State (IS), the Indian Paramilitary Commandos would be deployed to ensure the security of the Indian Embassy and Diplomatic staff in Iraq, reports Hindustan Times on February 22. The approval of deployment of the armed squad at the Indian Embassy located at Al-Mansour area of Iraqi capital Baghdad, had been recognised by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), says report. Given the constant threat from IS in Iraq, it was being discussed for a long time that the Indian Embassy in Iraq must have a professional security cover. Therefore, the proposal to send the Paramilitary Commandos is a move in that direction. However, the final approval for deployment of the armed squad in Baghdad (Iraq) is yet to be given by the Indian Government. The Commandos with field-experiences of the anti-Maoist operations, the Forces’ elite Commando squad for jungle warfare—CoBRA and who have been the “best performers” will be part of the proposed contingent for the deployment in Iraq, said an unnamed senior official.
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February - 21 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) may Chargesheet former Pakistan diplomat—Amir Zubair Siddiqui in the case of conspiracy to attack key establishments in India, reports The Hindu on February 22. Amir Siddiqui was employed as &ls
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) may Chargesheet former Pakistan diplomat—Amir Zubair Siddiqui in the case of conspiracy to attack key establishments in India, reports The Hindu on February 22. Amir Siddiqui was employed as ‘visa counsellor’ at the Pakistan High Commission located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Upon specific intelligence in 2013, the ‘Q’ branch of Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Tamil Nadu Police arrested Mohamed Zakir Hussain who was involved in the espionage activities as an agent of Pakistan. Zakir’s task was to cause blasts at the foreign Consulates/High Commissions, Defence and Nuclear establishments in India. During his arrest, confidential documents and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) were recovered from his possession. During the interrogation, Zakir admitted that he was following the orders from Mr. Siddiqui, an official of Pakistan Consulate in Colombo (Sri Lanka). There are concrete evidences that prove Mr. Siddiqui’s involvement in the terror conspiracy and soon a supplementary chargesheet will be filed, said an unnamed Police official.
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February - 22 
Around 28 youths from Tamil Nadu are under scanner of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for alleged links with Islamic State (IS), reports The New Indian Express on February 23. Out of 28, 20 people are residents of Coimbatore Distric
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Around 28 youths from Tamil Nadu are under scanner of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for alleged links with Islamic State (IS), reports The New Indian Express on February 23. Out of 28, 20 people are residents of Coimbatore District, said an unnamed senior NIA official.The majority of youths, with age between 20-25 years, belong to the State of Kerala, and residing in Tamil Nadu for over a decade. The suspicious overseas travelling details of these youths raised an alarm to NIA and soon the agency started collecting their cell phone and social media details, said an unnamed senior NIA official. All of them are well educated—with graduate degrees and some of them are postgraduate too.
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February - 22 
The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on February 22, arrested Noor Mohammad—an operative of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Dhulian in Jangipur Subdivision of Murshidabad District, West Bengal, reports Millennium Post
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The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on February 22, arrested Noor Mohammad—an operative of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Dhulian in Jangipur Subdivision of Murshidabad District, West Bengal, reports Millennium Post. The Special team comprised of senior officials that raided several locations in Murshidabad District and arrested Noor Mohammad. Following day, Noor appeared before the Bankshall Court while being remanded to Police custody for 10 days. During the raid, the STF recovered a Passport and several documents. Noor Mohammad was involved in the Bodh Gaya incident of January 20 in Bihar.
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February - 23 
In a joint statement post the bilateral talks between the representatives of India and Canada on February 23, both countries [India and Canada] agreed on a ‘Framework for Cooperating on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism’, reports
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In a joint statement post the bilateral talks between the representatives of India and Canada on February 23, both countries [India and Canada] agreed on a ‘Framework for Cooperating on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism’, reports News18. Under the framework that based on ‘fundamental respect for the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of India and Canada, both countries are committed to act together against the threats from terrorist outfits such as al Qaeda, Islamic State (IS), the Haqqani Network (HQN), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF). It is essential for both nations to work together to fight the evil of terrorism. Those who challenge the sovereignty and integrity of India and Canada, cannot be tolerated and no place shall be there who misuse religion for political goals, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his joint statement with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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February - 23 
The Delhi Court on February 23 extended the Police remand of alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) member Abdul Subhan Qureshi for another five days, reports The Outlook India. Qureshi was the mastermind behind the bomb blasts in Delhi and Gujarat
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The Delhi Court on February 23 extended the Police remand of alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) member Abdul Subhan Qureshi for another five days, reports The Outlook India. Qureshi was the mastermind behind the bomb blasts in Delhi and Gujarat in 2008. He was considered as India’s ‘Osama bin Laden’ and had been on ‘Wanted List’ of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Qureshi was arrested in January 2018.
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February - 23 
The Jharkhand Police on February 23 raided the offices of Popular Front of India (PFI) in Pakur District of Jharkhand, reports The Outlook India. The Government of Jharkhand had imposed ban PFI on February 21 for alleged links of the organizatio
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The Jharkhand Police on February 23 raided the offices of Popular Front of India (PFI) in Pakur District of Jharkhand, reports The Outlook India. The Government of Jharkhand had imposed ban PFI on February 21 for alleged links of the organization with Islamic State (IS). Though, there were no arrests during the raid but the Police team recovered PFI’s flags, banners, pamphlets, computer systems and other devices, said officer-in-charge of Mufassil Police station Santosh Kumar in Giridih District of Jharkhand.
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February - 23 
The Special Cell of Delhi Police on February 23, handed over the custody of alleged Indian Mujahideen operative Ariz Khan alias Junaid to Crime Branch of Delhi Police, reports United News of India. After his arrest on February 13 from
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The Special Cell of Delhi Police on February 23, handed over the custody of alleged Indian Mujahideen operative Ariz Khan alias Junaid to Crime Branch of Delhi Police, reports United News of India. After his arrest on February 13 from Banbasa near India-Nepal border, Ariz Khan was in the custody of the Special Cell of Delhi Police. Ariz Khan was key accused of multiple bomb blasts in Uttar Pradesh, Jaipur (Rajasthan), Gujarat, and Delhi during 2007 and 2008.
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February - 25 
A Lucknow resident— Manoj Kumar Gupta (20) on February 25 filed a complaint after he received a ‘group-join request’ on WhatsApp that claimed to have links with terror outfit-Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), reports Hindustan Times
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A Lucknow resident— Manoj Kumar Gupta (20) on February 25 filed a complaint after he received a ‘group-join request’ on WhatsApp that claimed to have links with terror outfit-Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), reports Hindustan Times on February 26. Manoj Gupta—who worked in a private firm in Lucknow, received another link on WhatsApp inviting him to join a ‘virtual’ group namely MIM (full form is yet to be ascertained), said Inspector-General (IG) of Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) Asim Arun. ATS had traced and found that these links were posted by an unidentified student of class 9, a 15 years-old who is a resident of Bhilwara District in Rajasthan. The ATS team is in contact with the family members of the boy and would probe boy, said Asim Arun.
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February - 25 
According to a data released by the Government of India (GoI), total 7.28 percent women are employed with the Indian Police force, whereas out of this 2.47 percent has their presence in Naxal-affected region in Telangana, reports The Tribune&nbs
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According to a data released by the Government of India (GoI), total 7.28 percent women are employed with the Indian Police force, whereas out of this 2.47 percent has their presence in Naxal-affected region in Telangana, reports The Tribune on February 26. Merely, 3.05 percent Police women are in the militancy-affected State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)—which has a sanctioned strength of more than 80,000 Police personnel, read the statistics released by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). The statistics are pitiful as the UMHA in its advisories in 2009, 2012, and 2016, had instructed all State Governments and the Union Territories (UTs) to increase the strength of Women Police force to 33 percent, said an unnamed senior official. Among seven UTs, Chandigarh reported to have the highest number of women in its Police force.
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February - 25 
According to unidentified official of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the arrested terror suspects were asked to purchase and equipped with as much possible firearms from Bihar before leaving for training in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), repo
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According to unidentified official of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the arrested terror suspects were asked to purchase and equipped with as much possible firearms from Bihar before leaving for training in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports The Times of India on February 26. Three terror suspects—Mohammad Anwar Hussain, Mohammad Shammi and Mohammad Shaad, who pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) were arrested from Gaya (Bihar) on February 10 by the team of NIA and the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Reportedly, Mohammad Shaad was released on bail while other two were sent to jail. “Country-made weapons and firearms are easily available at inexpensive rates in Munger of Munger District (Bihar)—which is major hub of manufacturing illegal firearms. Parts of firearms were made in Malda District (West Bengal) and its surrounding areas. These are assembled and given finishing touch in Munger,” said an unnamed Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. Earlier on February 1, Patna Police arrested Jaswinder Singh (28), Robin Masih (27), Navdeep Singh (28), and Bachittar Veer Singh (27) from Jauhari Niwas (a guesthouse) in Patna District (Bihar), as they travelled from Amritsar, Punjab to purchase illegal firearms.
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February - 25 
Acting upon the alert issued by the Interpol and Telangana State Intelligence, the Immigration Department officials on February 25 arrested the managing director of Peace International School—M.M. Akbar at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RG
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Acting upon the alert issued by the Interpol and Telangana State Intelligence, the Immigration Department officials on February 25 arrested the managing director of Peace International School—M.M. Akbar at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad, reports The New Indian Express. Reportedly, M.M Akbar absconded since the Kerala Police registered criminal charges against him for inciting the communal hatred through preaching objectionable content in his school’s syllabus. After the arrest, Akbar was handed-over to the State Police officials for temporary custody. The officials of Kerala Police would arrive on following day to take over Akbar’s custody. There were Intelligence inputs that Akbar would be travelling from Australia to Dubai and the flight would have a layover at RGIA and Akbar would board the connecting flight on February 26. But with the assistance from the Interpol and airport’s Immigration Department, he got arrested at the airport, said an unnmaed Intelligence official
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February - 25 
In a joint operation based on specific intelligence inputs, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Asikul Islam on February 25, from his village at Malda District in West Bengal, reports by United Ne
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In a joint operation based on specific intelligence inputs, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Asikul Islam on February 25, from his village at Malda District in West Bengal, reports by United News of India. Asikul Islam alleged to use his bank accounts for the transactions related to the September 2015 the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) case in which the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recovered FICNs in denomination of INR 500 worth of INR 594,000 from an accused Afroz Ansari from Ramgarhwa of Motihari District in Bihar.
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February - 25 
The South African Special Police Unit-‘Hawks’ has arrested Fatima Patel (27)—an Indian-origin woman and her partner—Safydeen Aslam Del Vecchio, alleged for their links to Islamic State (IS) and charged with kidnapping of an un
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The South African Special Police Unit-‘Hawks’ has arrested Fatima Patel (27)—an Indian-origin woman and her partner—Safydeen Aslam Del Vecchio, alleged for their links to Islamic State (IS) and charged with kidnapping of an unidentified British couple, reports The Hindu on February 26. Both, Fatima and Safydeen also face charges of robbery and theft on counts of abusing the credit cards of the British couple and shopped for jewellery, camping equipments, and other electronic devices which were found with an IS flag flown at unspecified location.
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February - 26 
The Delhi Police filed a First Information Report (FIR) about the finding of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 4.21 crores that had been deposited in different branches of 12 banks across the country, reports Daily Pioneer on
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The Delhi Police filed a First Information Report (FIR) about the finding of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 4.21 crores that had been deposited in different branches of 12 banks across the country, reports Daily Pioneer on 27 February. Among 12 banks, the Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) reported 58,900 counts of FICNs worth INR 2.16 crores. The Delhi Police had received complaints from 12 banks during February 14 and 15. The Police team recovered the FICNs from the main repository of these 12 banks located at the Parliament Street in New Delhi and post-recovery the FICNs were sent to the Forensic laboratory in Nagpur for further examination. Along with the Police has prepared a list of people who performed monetary transactions at these branches and will initiate probe in the matter, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of New Delhi Madhur Verma.
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February - 27 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 27 submitted the evidences before the NIA Court in Kochi, Kerala— including Islamic State’s (IS) documentaries and videos recovered from the digital devices of the accused—Mohammad
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 27 submitted the evidences before the NIA Court in Kochi, Kerala— including Islamic State’s (IS) documentaries and videos recovered from the digital devices of the accused—Mohammad Riyas/Riyaz Rashid, Fawas Jamal and Siyad, in a case of forcefully conversion and forged marriage, reports The New Indian Express. Opposing the bail plea filed by the accused, the NIA presented a Case Diary (CD) before the NIA Court. In the evidence report submitted by the NIA’s prosecutor Arjun Ambalapatta, the NIA managed to recovered a deleted documentary of Syria from a digital device acquired from Mohammad Riyas and several videos related to IS was found on the digital device belong to Fawas Jamal.
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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