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March - 1 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General (DG) Y C Modi on March 1 stated that NIA has been entrusted with 250 cases since its inception, reports Business Standard. Of the 250 cases, 97 pertain to jihadi terrorism, 41 to North-East insurge
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General (DG) Y C Modi on March 1 stated that NIA has been entrusted with 250 cases since its inception, reports Business Standard. Of the 250 cases, 97 pertain to jihadi terrorism, 41 to North-East insurgency, 37 to Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), 25 to Left wing extremism (LWE), while the remaining relate to terror gangs etc. The Hindu further adds that the Union Home Minister stated that ‘I can say with certainty that of all investigation agencies in India, or perhaps the world, the conviction rate of the NIA is perhaps the highest. The NIA's conviction rate is 92%’.
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March - 1 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) submitted evidence supplied by Iraq in a case against an alleged Islamic State (IS) recruit Areeb Majeed, reports Economic Times on March 1. According to sources, Iraqi authorities have confirmed about Majeed’s pre
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) submitted evidence supplied by Iraq in a case against an alleged Islamic State (IS) recruit Areeb Majeed, reports Economic Times on March 1. According to sources, Iraqi authorities have confirmed about Majeed’s presence in their country when IS had taken control. According to an unidentified source, After IS started losing its foothold in Iraq and the new government was sworn in October last year, we started writing to the Iraqi government to share the evidence. They have been able to provide a lot of evidence that reaffirms our findings. Our case against Majeed is that he has been waging war against an allied nation, Iraq. Sharing of these crucial details have made our case against him stronger’.
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March - 1 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) supplementary charge sheet stated that Islamic State (IS) sympathisers planned lone wolf attacks targeting Government employees, Security Forces (SFs), investigating agencies and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) supplementary charge sheet stated that Islamic State (IS) sympathisers planned lone wolf attacks targeting Government employees, Security Forces (SFs), investigating agencies and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), reports Economic Times on March 2. The supplementary charge sheet was filed against Abdullah Basith and Abdul Qhadeer who were arrested on August 12, 2018. Both, who hail from Hyderabad (Telangana), were involved in identifying, motivating, radicalizing youths to Join IS. According to the NIA supplementary charge sheet, during November and December 2017, an individual identified as Matin Azizi provided Basith the contact of one Huzaifa who is believed to be a Pakistani national in Afghanistan. In March and April 2018, Huzaifa asked Basith to procure weapons from Punjab, Delhi and Bihar. Huzaifa also advised Basith to plan for lone wolf attacks. Later Huzaifa directed the two to collect weapons from another individual. However, two were arrested when they went to collect weapons by Special Cell of Delhi Police. However, they were set free after counselling. Later Basith apprehending his arrest contacted Huzaifa to give him some contacts to join Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK). On July 28 2018, Basith reached Delhi However, the individual who was supposed to provide him with weapons was arrested by Delhi Police and on August 12 2018, NIA arrested Basith from Hyderabad.
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On March 1 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated that Government of India (GoI) approved an NIA proposal to open a research cell on Islamic State (IS), reports Times of India. He also added that 100 new posts have been created in the NIA for effec
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On March 1 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated that Government of India (GoI) approved an NIA proposal to open a research cell on Islamic State (IS), reports Times of India. He also added that 100 new posts have been created in the NIA for effective investigation and supervision.
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The Western Railway (WR) sounded an overall alert and beefed up security at all its stations in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh after intelligence inputs from Gujarat on the possibility of a militant attack, reports Times of India on March 2.
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The Western Railway (WR) sounded an overall alert and beefed up security at all its stations in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh after intelligence inputs from Gujarat on the possibility of a militant attack, reports Times of India on March 2. A letter was sent on February 22 by Inspector General’s (Railway Protection Force) office stating that intelligence inputs were communicated by State Railway Police from Gujarat on the possibility of multiple blasts in railway stations, temples and statue of Unity. The office has told security agencies at all WR stations to keep a close watch on long-distance trains, particularly those plying to and from Jammu.
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Westminster Magistrates’ Court on March 1 stated that Jabir Moti, a henchman of Dawood Ibrahim will stand trial in his extradition case on money laundering and extortion charges which were brought by US authorities in July 2019, reports The Hindu. Ja
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Westminster Magistrates’ Court on March 1 stated that Jabir Moti, a henchman of Dawood Ibrahim will stand trial in his extradition case on money laundering and extortion charges which were brought by US authorities in July 2019, reports The Hindu. Jabir was remanded in further custody to appear for another hearing on March 15, with a three-day trial scheduled between July 1 and 3. The charges relate to a period between December 2011 and September 2012, which carry a maximum sentence of 25 years behind bars in the US.
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Kerala Fisheries Department has asked the fishermen to watch out for ‘submarines’ and to ‘report any kind of suspicious activities duly to the agencies concerned, reports New Indian Express on March 3. The advisory is said to have come in the backdro
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Kerala Fisheries Department has asked the fishermen to watch out for ‘submarines’ and to ‘report any kind of suspicious activities duly to the agencies concerned, reports New Indian Express on March 3. The advisory is said to have come in the backdrop of intelligence inputs that the terrorists might choose the sea-route for retaliation. According to Fisheries Deputy Director ‘It was based on the alert provided by agencies concerned that we issued an alert of this kind’. Sources with the Navy said the alert is of a general kind for strengthening the coastal security mechanism and is meant for the KadaloraJagrathaSamithis(Coastal Awareness Committee), Indian Coast Guard, Kerala Coastal Police, Marine Enforcement Department and Fisheries Department.
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Maulana Ammar, the younger brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) leader Masood Azhar, in an audio confirmed that Indian fighter jets hit the JeM camp near Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunwa Province of Pakistan, reports The Times of India on March 3. In an audi
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Maulana Ammar, the younger brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) leader Masood Azhar, in an audio confirmed that Indian fighter jets hit the JeM camp near Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunwa Province of Pakistan, reports The Times of India on March 3. In an audio clip available on social media, the voice identified as Maulana Ammar decries the bombing of the “markaz” (a center of religious learning) and expresses anguish over India striking a center where jihad was being taught rather than the headquarters of an official agency. “Today the enemy has answered all questions itself when the enemy crossed the mountains and entered our land and launched attacks on our Islamic center,” Maulana Ammar said, adding “This is declaration of war by the enemy.” The speech is understood to have been delivered a day after the air strikes at a gathering of clerics at Peshawar. “The Indian aircraft did not attack any safe house of any agency. It did not bomb the headquarters of any agency. They bombed a center where students were learning jihad for the assistance of Muslims of Kashmir,” he said. He is heard saying that the students were learning all about making the distress of Kashmir their own. “This is not a jihad of any agency, by coming out of its territory to attack us, India has ensured we start our jihad against it,” he said. The Pakistan establishment and sections of western media have raised doubts over whether the bombs did strike the target but the recording seems to suggest that JeM leadership does acknowledge the hit.
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A supplementary charge sheet by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with arrest of Islamic State (IS) sympathisers Abdullah Basith and Abdul Qhadeer stated that Basith was an associate member of Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) from
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A supplementary charge sheet by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with arrest of Islamic State (IS) sympathisers Abdullah Basith and Abdul Qhadeer stated that Basith was an associate member of Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) from 2012 to 2014, reports Business Standard. He was expelled from SIO in 2014, due to his sympathy with the IS. As a member of SIO, he met one Adnan Ahmed who directed him to watch Islamist videos identified as light revelations and light reloaded. According to NIA, ‘Light Revelation series were against IS, whereas, Light Reloaded series run counter to Light Revelations and are in favour of IS’. Basith also watched the speeches of Anwar-Al-Alwalaki, a radical Islamist Yemeni preacher with allegiance to Al Qaeda. Basith also watched videos of Musa Cerantonio who was arrested by the Australian authorities in May 2016. Since 2016, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered 10 separate cases against modules of terror outfit Islamic State in various places of the country including Howrah (West Bengal), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Kannur (Kerala), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Delhi and Coimbatore.
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March - 4 
An unmanned aerial Vehicle (UAV) of Pakistan was shot down by the Indian Air Force (IAF) near the International Border over Bikaner in Rajasthan on March 4, reports The Hindu. A Defence source stated that ‘an aerial intrusion was detected around 11.3
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An unmanned aerial Vehicle (UAV) of Pakistan was shot down by the Indian Air Force (IAF) near the International Border over Bikaner in Rajasthan on March 4, reports The Hindu. A Defence source stated that ‘an aerial intrusion was detected around 11.30 a.m. from across the International Border over Bikaner. Su-30MKIs were scrambled, and the Pakistani UAV was shot down’. Both India and Pakistan routinely operate UAVs along the border for surveillance. Earlier on February 27 another Pakistani UAV was shot down in Kutch in Gujarat.
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March - 4 
Government of India (GoI) has accorded “in principle’ approval for issuance of identity cards to all Indian citizens living in all the border Districts, reports The Sentinel. According to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official, ‘In-principa
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Government of India (GoI) has accorded “in principle’ approval for issuance of identity cards to all Indian citizens living in all the border Districts, reports The Sentinel. According to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official, ‘In-principal approval for issuance of identity cards to all Indian citizens living in all the border districts of the country has been accorded and the Registrar General of India (RGI) is entrusted with preparing a detailed scheme in this regard.’ The specific “identity cards” for the people living in districts along the internal border will also help the border guarding forces as well as other security agencies in curbing illegal influx and anti-national activities. He also added that ‘FICN Coordination Centre (FCORD) has been established by the MHA to share intelligence and information among the different security agencies of the States and the Central government to counter the problem of circulation of FICN in the country’.
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March - 4 
Indian Air Force (IAF) chief B S Dhanoa on March 4 declined to comment on the death toll in the Balakot strike, saying it was for the Government to provide details on the number of terrorists killed and the Air Force only sees if a target has been hi
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Indian Air Force (IAF) chief B S Dhanoa on March 4 declined to comment on the death toll in the Balakot strike, saying it was for the Government to provide details on the number of terrorists killed and the Air Force only sees if a target has been hit or not, reports Daily Excelsior. “We don’t count human casualties. We count what targets we have hit or not hit,” he said. The bomb damage assessment that is done post a mission only calculates the target that has been hit or not hit, the Air chief noted. “We can’t count how many people have died. That depends on how many people were there,” Dhanoa said, adding that a statement on the number of terrorists killed will be made by the Government. Asked about reports suggesting that the bombs were dropped away from the target, he said, “Our report says otherwise.” Referring to Pakistan using F-16 aircraft in its offensive against India last week, Dhanoa said, “I don’t know what is the end-user agreement between America and Pakistan. If the end-user agreement was that they will not use it for offensive purposes, then I think they have violated that end-user agreement.” India, he said, has pieces of the AMRAAM missile which it displayed. “Obviously, I think they have lost a F-16 aircraft in that combat. So, obviously, they have been using that aircraft against us,” he added. According to him, had the Indian Air Force dropped bombs in a jungle at Balakot there would have been no need for Pakistan to respond.
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March - 6 
An individual identified as Jayesh Khaire was arrested by Mumbai Police from an unspecified location on March 6 with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reports DNA India. FICN worth INR 28850 was recovered in denominations of two notes of INR 2000, 2
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An individual identified as Jayesh Khaire was arrested by Mumbai Police from an unspecified location on March 6 with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reports DNA India. FICN worth INR 28850 was recovered in denominations of two notes of INR 2000, 20 notes of INR 500, 15 notes of INR 200, two notes of INR 100 and 33 notes of INR 50. According to authorities, a worrying sign is that earlier counterfeiter used to pump in high denomination notes in the Indian markets, but now they have begun pumping in low denomination notes as well.
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March - 6 
Indian intelligence agencies prepared a detailed report on the existing terror infrastructure near military installations in Pakistan, sources said, reports The New India Express on March 6.The report will be shared at international platforms to tell
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Indian intelligence agencies prepared a detailed report on the existing terror infrastructure near military installations in Pakistan, sources said, reports The New India Express on March 6.The report will be shared at international platforms to tell the world how Pakistan-sponsored terrorism is a growing threat, they said.This comes soon after India shared with the international community details of the Indian Air Force (IAF) strike on the Balakot terror camp on February 26.The idea is to expose Pakistan before the world as a sponsor and promoter of terrorism, the sources said. India will also share the satellite images of the terror hideouts with friendly countries. At least 16 other terror hubs in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and hinterland have been identified, besides Balakot. The terror infrastructure includes communication and control stations and offices of terror units that continue to abet terrorism in India.These terror hubs are in the vicinity of Pakistan Army camps and are training grounds for militants planning to orchestrate terror strikes in India, sources said, quoting the report.Training imparted include sniping, water combat, putting together improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and using drones. The report said there are six training centres or launch pads where terrorists are being groomed for carrying out commando-style operations and infiltration. Report further said that the six training centres where terrorists are being groomed for carrying out commando-style operations and infiltration are located in Boi, Laqa-e-Gair in Pakistan and Deolin, Khalid Bin Walid and Garhi and Dopatta in PoK. Five other Balakot-like terror camps or centres: three in Mansera and two in Punjab in hinterland Pakistan; PoK has 11 such camps — five each in Muzzafarabad and Kotli and one in Barnala
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March - 6 
Mumbai Police filed two charge sheets against Danish Ali, a close aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim's nephew Sohail Kaskar, reports Mid-day Mirror on March 7. Police said that Danish has two charges against him at Crime intelligence unit (CIU) and Anti
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Mumbai Police filed two charge sheets against Danish Ali, a close aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim's nephew Sohail Kaskar, reports Mid-day Mirror on March 7. Police said that Danish has two charges against him at Crime intelligence unit (CIU) and Anti Extortion Cell (AEC) Danish was deported in December to India from the United States (US).
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March - 6 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Panchkula (Panchkula District in Punjab) on March 6 fixed March 11 for orders in Samjhauta blasts which had occurred in 2007, reports Times of India.The blasts on Samjhauta Express train had taken place on
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Panchkula (Panchkula District in Punjab) on March 6 fixed March 11 for orders in Samjhauta blasts which had occurred in 2007, reports Times of India.The blasts on Samjhauta Express train had taken place on February 18, 2007, killing 68 people, mostly Pakistanis. The train was targeted as Pakistani Muslims used to travel by it. NIA on June 20, 2011 had filed the charge sheet against Swami Aseemanand and four others in the Panchkula NIA court. In the charge sheet, filed before the special NIA court, the agency had accused Aseemanand, Lokesh Sharma, Sunil Joshi (now dead), Sandeep Dange and RamchandraKalasangraalias Ramji of hatching a criminal conspiracy.
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March - 6 
On March 6, Border Security Force (BSF) troopers arrested an intruder from Pakistan side in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, reports Asian age. The 50-year old was spotted in the alignment of Boundary Pillar 1050. No recoveries were made from the arrest
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On March 6, Border Security Force (BSF) troopers arrested an intruder from Pakistan side in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, reports Asian age. The 50-year old was spotted in the alignment of Boundary Pillar 1050. No recoveries were made from the arrested individual.
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March - 6 
The first batch of reforms of the Army including relocation of 229 officers from the Army Head Quarters (HQ), creation of a new post of Deputy Chief for Military Operations and Strategic Planning, and setting up new wings for vigilance and human righ
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The first batch of reforms of the Army including relocation of 229 officers from the Army Head Quarters (HQ), creation of a new post of Deputy Chief for Military Operations and Strategic Planning, and setting up new wings for vigilance and human rights issues has been approved, reports The Hindu on March 7. The Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman approved the reforms. Finalised after 12 independent studies, the reforms are intended to make the force a leaner force. Number of officers being moved out was 20% of the number of officers in the Army headquarters in Delhi, and they would be deployed in forward locations along the borders with China and Pakistan. A post of Deputy Chief of the Army Staff, Strategy, is being created to deal with military operations, intelligence, strategic planning and operational logistics. Indian Express further adds that field units are currently working at 50 per cent of their capacity and move will strengthen the field units. An official stated that ‘The number of officers up to the rank of Colonel in Army Headquarters is currently between 1,000 and 1,100, and 20 per cent of them will be available for field postings. Ninety per cent of these officers are from the ranks of Colonel and below. It’s the officers who lead the men in combat, so having more of them with field units will definitely enhance operational capabilities. Deputy Chief of Army Staff Strategy will have military operations, military intelligence, strategic planning and the newly created Information Warfare (IW) branches under it. An official said the new DG (IW) will have the erstwhile ADGs (Public Information) and Information Warfare (IW) wings under him to counter social media propaganda and hybrid warfare.
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March - 7 
A flat belonging to Dawood Ibrahim's sister, Haseena Parkar, located at Gordon Hall in Nagpada of Mumbai was forfeited under provisions of Smuggling and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act (SAFEMA), reports India Today on March 8. SAFEMA deals with for
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A flat belonging to Dawood Ibrahim's sister, Haseena Parkar, located at Gordon Hall in Nagpada of Mumbai was forfeited under provisions of Smuggling and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act (SAFEMA), reports India Today on March 8. SAFEMA deals with forfeiting and auctioning illegally acquired properties of smugglers, foreign exchange manipulators and their kith and kin. According to section 68-F of SAFEMA, properties belonging to the relatives of fugitives can also be attached.
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March - 7 
As many as 22 terrorist training camps, including nine of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), are active in Pakistan, but no action is being taken against them, an unnamed senior Indian official said in New Delhi on March 7, reports The Week. Pakistan is a "glob
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As many as 22 terrorist training camps, including nine of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), are active in Pakistan, but no action is being taken against them, an unnamed senior Indian official said in New Delhi on March 7, reports The Week. Pakistan is a "global epicentre of terrorism and it needs to take verifiable and credible steps against terrorist organisations and terrorists", said the official.
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March - 7 
On March 7, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Agartala in West Tripura District for interrogation of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant, reports Assam Tribune. Additional inspector-general (law and order) Subrata Ch
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On March 7, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Agartala in West Tripura District for interrogation of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant, reports Assam Tribune. Additional inspector-general (law and order) Subrata Chakraborty stated that the suspect has been remanded for 12-day Police custody. Indian Express further adds that joint team of NIA, Intelligence Bureau, Military Intelligence and officials of Tripura Police Special Branch is conducting the interrogation.
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March - 7 
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has refused to remove Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)co-founder and mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attack, Hafiz Saeed, from its list of terrorists, reports The New Indian Express on March 8. Saeed’s request to be del
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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has refused to remove Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)co-founder and mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attack, Hafiz Saeed, from its list of terrorists, reports The New Indian Express on March 8. Saeed’s request to be delisted was vehemently opposed by India, as well as by the US, UK and France, which is now the Security Council chair. “As expected, despite all its talk about countering terror, Pakistan had not raised any objection to Saeed’s appeal to lift the ban,” said one official in New Delhi.The decision comes days ahead of the UNSC hearing a fresh request to list Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) founder Masood Azhar as a terrorist, moved by France after the February 14 Pulwama suicide bomb attack on a CRPF convoy in which 40 troopers were killed.
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March - 8 
A three-member team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Bihar on March 8 to probe into the recovery of huge cache of arms from Purnia District in February, reports Business Standard. On February 7, Police recovered 1,800 cartridges,
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A three-member team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Bihar on March 8 to probe into the recovery of huge cache of arms from Purnia District in February, reports Business Standard. On February 7, Police recovered 1,800 cartridges, unassembled parts of rifles including that of an AK-47 and UBGL near Dalkola check post in Purnia District. Police have arrested six arms smugglers in connection with the incident. Around 20 people belonging to the international gang of arms smugglers are still absconding.
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March - 8 
An official stated that the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant arrested in Tripura has confessed that he is a close associate of JMB, reports The Sentinel on March 9. The official stated that ‘JMB cadre Nazir Shaikh confessed that a few y
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An official stated that the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant arrested in Tripura has confessed that he is a close associate of JMB, reports The Sentinel on March 9. The official stated that ‘JMB cadre Nazir Shaikh confessed that a few years back he was a follower of the terror group and paid INR 500 per month as subscription to the outfit… For the past two years, he is a member of the banned group.’ The militant also confessed to have committed many crimes in different parts of India, including in West Bengal and in Bengaluru (Karnataka). The arrested militant is a resident of Murshidabad District in West Bengal.
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March - 8 
General Raymond Thomas, the Commander of the US Special Operations Command, met Army chief General Bipin Rawat in New Delhi on March 8, reports Hindustan Times. According to a statement both officers deliberated on the developing regional security en
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General Raymond Thomas, the Commander of the US Special Operations Command, met Army chief General Bipin Rawat in New Delhi on March 8, reports Hindustan Times. According to a statement both officers deliberated on the developing regional security environment and discussed Pakistan’s “continued support to terrorism. General Raymond emphasised on the need for furthering military cooperation in the field of technology and military-to-military exchanges between the two countries. The statement also added that ‘In the last three weeks, disinformation campaign by the adversary on digital media has increased. All ranks have been well sensitised of these disinformation campaigns and all ranks can see through the lie, deceit and deception of the terror sponsors.
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March - 8 
India on March 8 announced that the Government’s envoy will return to Islamabad on March 9 (today), reports The Hindu. The Spokesman of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Raveesh Kumar stated that ‘High Commissioner of India to Pakistan, Ajay Bisaria
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India on March 8 announced that the Government’s envoy will return to Islamabad on March 9 (today), reports The Hindu. The Spokesman of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Raveesh Kumar stated that ‘High Commissioner of India to Pakistan, Ajay Bisaria, is returning to Islamabad after having completed his consultations in India. He will reach Islamabad on 9 March, and resume his duties’. The announcement follows days after Pakistan declared that Prime Minister Imran Khan would send High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood back to Delhi.
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March - 8 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 8 filed a supplementary charge-sheet against the key accused Abdul Kadir in Bengaluru Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports UNI. Abdul as arrested in an FICN case pertaining to seizure of FICN wor
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 8 filed a supplementary charge-sheet against the key accused Abdul Kadir in Bengaluru Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports UNI. Abdul as arrested in an FICN case pertaining to seizure of FICN worth INR 6,34,000 on August 8, 2018.
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March - 9 
An individual identified as Fatan Khan was arrested in Jaisalmer, reports The New Indian Express on March 10. The suspect was spotted near the camp here and had supposedly indulged in 'suspicious' activities. He was nabbed by the army personnel with
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An individual identified as Fatan Khan was arrested in Jaisalmer, reports The New Indian Express on March 10. The suspect was spotted near the camp here and had supposedly indulged in 'suspicious' activities. He was nabbed by the army personnel with a mobile phone, three to four flash drives, and a card reader in his possession. While examining the evidence, it was observed that he allegedly made video calls to Pakistan in February. The same suspect was earlier interrogated after he was found moving suspiciously at another army camp near Sonu village in Jaisalmer.
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March - 9 
On March 9, pro-Khalistani activists reportedly assaulted people who were waiting for visa related appointments with officials of the High Commission in London, reports The New Indian Express. This attack is largely being seen as Pakistan's counter t
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On March 9, pro-Khalistani activists reportedly assaulted people who were waiting for visa related appointments with officials of the High Commission in London, reports The New Indian Express. This attack is largely being seen as Pakistan's counter to the widespread protests which have been taking place globally against its role in the Pulwama terror attack.
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March - 10 
India’s Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale left for USA on March 10 to meet US State Department officials and US Congress, reports The Hindu on March 11. According to an Indian official, Mr. Gokhale’s trip was pre-scheduled and part of the Foreign Offic
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India’s Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale left for USA on March 10 to meet US State Department officials and US Congress, reports The Hindu on March 11. According to an Indian official, Mr. Gokhale’s trip was pre-scheduled and part of the Foreign Office Consultation and Strategic Security Dialogue and is not specifically linked to the Pulwama attack and its fallout. The Foreign Secretary is also scheduled to meet Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale and Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Andrea Thompson. Mr. Gokhale met with Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and discussed India-US 2+2 Dialogue, the Pulwama situation, Afghanistan, cooperating in the Indo-Pacific region and trade.
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March - 10 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that it had served four notices to Pakistan to present the 13 witnesses in the Samjhauta Express blast case but got no response, reports The Hindu on March 11. NIA, which has been asked to submit a report by
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that it had served four notices to Pakistan to present the 13 witnesses in the Samjhauta Express blast case but got no response, reports The Hindu on March 11. NIA, which has been asked to submit a report by March 14, is likely to tell the special court that it tried serving summons on the 13 witnesses even a month ago. Former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member Aseemanand is one of the prime accused in the Samjhauta Express blast on February 18, 2007 in which 68 people were killed.
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March - 10 
Two people were arrested for carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from Chandni Chowk area in Kolkata on March 10, reports Millennium Post.
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Two people were arrested for carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from Chandni Chowk area in Kolkata on March 10, reports Millennium Post.
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March - 11 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 11 filed a charge sheet in connection with an alleged conspiracy of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) to carry out a terror attack in Uttar Pradesh in 2018, reports New Indian Express. In its charge sheet filed i
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 11 filed a charge sheet in connection with an alleged conspiracy of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) to carry out a terror attack in Uttar Pradesh in 2018, reports New Indian Express. In its charge sheet filed in a special court in Lucknow, the agency charged Kamruj Zaman of Assam and absconding accused Osama Bin Javed of Jammu and Kashmir. The Uttar Pradesh Police had booked Zaman on September 12, 2018 for hatching a criminal conspiracy to carry out terrorist attacks by Hizbul Mujahideen cadres at different places in Uttar Pradesh. NIA spokesperson stated that ‘Investigation has established that Zaman and Javed had joined HM and were imparted nine months weapon training (June 2017 - March 2018) by two cadres of terror group Mohammad Amin and Hajari in the jungles of District Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir’. He also added that ‘on 8 April 2018, a photograph of Zaman brandishing an automatic AK-47 rifle emerged on social media, which was posted by Mannan Wani, a slain terrorist of Hizbul Mujahideen, on his Facebook account.
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March - 11 
New Indian Express reports on March 11 that with 90 per cent of gravely wounded security personnel succumbing to injuries within a few hours, DRDO's medical laboratory has come up with 'combat casualty drugs' that can extend the golden hour till the
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New Indian Express reports on March 11 that with 90 per cent of gravely wounded security personnel succumbing to injuries within a few hours, DRDO's medical laboratory has come up with 'combat casualty drugs' that can extend the golden hour till the trooper is shifted to hospital. Citing the February 14 terror attack in Pulwama where 40 CRPF soldiers were killed, they said the medicines could have brought down the death toll. According to developers of the drugs at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, chances of survival and minimum disability are highest when effective first aid care is given within the golden hour.
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March - 11 
The chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq didn’t appear before the National Investigating Agency (NIA) at New Delhi on March 11 and instead sent a written reply to the notice, reports Daily Excelsior. Mirwa
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The chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq didn’t appear before the National Investigating Agency (NIA) at New Delhi on March 11 and instead sent a written reply to the notice, reports Daily Excelsior. Mirwaiz, who was summoned by NIA to appear before its headquarters in New Delhi at 10.30 am on March 11, has asked the NIA to conduct his examination in Srinagar. In reply to NIA summons, Mirwaiz, through his lawyer Aijaz Ahmad Dhar, alleged that attempts were being made to link the moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman in false and fabricated cases of terror funding through manipulation. Advocate Dhar alleged that the notice appeared to have been issued on the basis of fallacious assumptions and misinformation solely aimed at maligning the Mirwaiz and knowing his status and position, it appears to be outcome of considerations other than the law.
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March - 12 
Crime Branch of Delhi Police on March 12 arrested a Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) militant, Gursewak Singh (53), from Inter State Bus Terminal, reports New Indian Express. The arrested militant was planning to re-constitute his organization on direc
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Crime Branch of Delhi Police on March 12 arrested a Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) militant, Gursewak Singh (53), from Inter State Bus Terminal, reports New Indian Express. The arrested militant was planning to re-constitute his organization on directions of KCF ‘chief’ Paramjeet Singh Panjwad, who was based in Pakistan, Police said. Singh was also in touch with Jagtaar Singh Hawara and other terrorists lodged in various jails in India including Tihar jail, Police said.
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March - 12 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that the accused who were arrested in connection with Kanakamala Islamic State (IS) case drew motivation from Ghazwatul Hind which has bene quoted by terrorist including Lashkar eToiba’s Hafiz Saeed, reports
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that the accused who were arrested in connection with Kanakamala Islamic State (IS) case drew motivation from Ghazwatul Hind which has bene quoted by terrorist including Lashkar eToiba’s Hafiz Saeed, reports New Indian Express on March 13. Ghazwatul Hind is interpreted as an appeal to conquer India and anyone attaining martyrdom in the process will reach heaven and this frequently featured in militant social media chats. According to NIA prosecutor Arjun Ambalapatta There are different interpretations of Ghazwatul Hind. However, terror operatives claim it is for conquering India. Some claim Hind referred in the Hadith is a person’. Similarly, writings by Ibn Nuhaas - an Islamic scholar and a jihadi who lived in Egypt during medieval times. is often quoted by IS suspects in the state. The translated version of a tome by Nuhaas was seized from the residence of an accused in Kanakamala case. The preaching’s of American Anwar al-Awalaki, a radical Islamist of Yemeni descent was also relied upon by the accused.
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March - 12 
On March 12, India expressed concern on reports of Islamic State (IS) acquiring chemical weapons and its delivery systems, reports Economic Times on March 14. Addressing the 90th Session of the Executive Council (EC) of Organization for Prohibition o
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On March 12, India expressed concern on reports of Islamic State (IS) acquiring chemical weapons and its delivery systems, reports Economic Times on March 14. Addressing the 90th Session of the Executive Council (EC) of Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Permanent Representative of India, Ambassador Venu Rajamony pointed out that there has been an increase in allegations and incidents of use of chemical weapons.
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March - 13 
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on March 13 said India cannot have dialogue with Pakistan unless the neighbouring country acted against terror outfits on its soil, asserting that ‘talks and terror cannot go together’, reports Daily Excelsior.
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on March 13 said India cannot have dialogue with Pakistan unless the neighbouring country acted against terror outfits on its soil, asserting that ‘talks and terror cannot go together’, reports Daily Excelsior.Talking on ‘India’s World: Modi Government’s Foreign Policy’, she stated that Pakistan needs to control the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) and its army who are bent on destroying the bilateral relations time and again.“We do not want talk on terror, we want action on it. Terror and talks cannot go together,” she said. The Minister also questioned Pakistan’s retaliation to the Indian air strikes in Balakot when, she said, India had specifically targeted the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
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March - 13 
In yet another setback to India’s bid to designate Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)’s chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, China on March 13 put a technical hold on a proposal in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to ba
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In yet another setback to India’s bid to designate Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)’s chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, China on March 13 put a technical hold on a proposal in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to ban him following the February 14 Pulwama terror attack, reports Daily Excelsior.The proposal to designate Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UNSC was moved by France, the UK and the US on February 27, days after a suicide bomber of the JeM killed 40Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, leading to a flare-up in tensions between India and Pakistan.The Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee members had 10 working days to raise any objections to the proposal. The no-objection period deadline was scheduled to end at 3 PM local time (New York) on March 13.Just before the deadline, China put a “technical hold” on the proposal, a diplomat at the UN said. The diplomat said China asked for “more time to examine” the proposal. Reacting to the development, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi expressed disappointment.“We are disappointed. We will continue to pursue all available avenues to ensure that terrorists involved in attacks on Indian citizens are brought to justice,” the MEA said.“We are grateful to all countries who supported the bid to designate Azhar as global terrorist,” it said. The proposal was the fourth such bid at the UN in the last 10 years to list Azhar as a global terrorist. The Committee makes its decisions by consensus of its members.
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March - 13 
India is likely to urge Pakistan, during the bilateral talks in Atari on March 14, to not use the Kartarpur shrine for propaganda on Khalistan, reports The Hindu. “We would like to see that Pakistan doesn’t use the presence of pilgrims from India in
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India is likely to urge Pakistan, during the bilateral talks in Atari on March 14, to not use the Kartarpur shrine for propaganda on Khalistan, reports The Hindu. “We would like to see that Pakistan doesn’t use the presence of pilgrims from India in Kartarpur shrine for propaganda purposes on the Khalistan issue,” said a source aware of India’s plans for the talks that will finalise the details of the Sikh religious corridor project on the ground.
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March - 13 
Outraged by China blocking for the fourth time a move to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist, the US has warned they ‘may be forced to pursue other actions’ at the UNSC if Beijing continued with this policy, reports The New Indian Exp
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Outraged by China blocking for the fourth time a move to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist, the US has warned they ‘may be forced to pursue other actions’ at the UNSC if Beijing continued with this policy, reports The New Indian Express."If China continues to block this designation, responsible member-states may be forced to pursue other actions at the Security Council. It shouldn't have to come to that," the US diplomat said in an unusual tough warning to China.
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March - 14 
Four persons were arrested and a huge cache of arms and explosives was recovered by Police in Bagnan in Howrah of West Bengal on March 14, reports Times of India.
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Four persons were arrested and a huge cache of arms and explosives was recovered by Police in Bagnan in Howrah of West Bengal on March 14, reports Times of India.
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March - 14 
Madhya Pradesh Anti-terrorist squad (ATS) has issued letters to Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operatives lodged in Bhopal central jail seeking their representations, if any, against the Centre's decision to extend a ban on their organisat
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Madhya Pradesh Anti-terrorist squad (ATS) has issued letters to Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operatives lodged in Bhopal central jail seeking their representations, if any, against the Centre's decision to extend a ban on their organisation, reports Times of India on March 15. Justice Gupta started proceedings on March 14 issuing a general notice informing the public at large and SIMI to approach it with any material in support of or against the ban on SIMI while posting the next date of hearing as April 15. MPATS has forwarded the same to the Bhopal central jail. SIMI’s former national general secretary Safdar Nagori, self-proclaimed state chief Abu Faisal and 27 other alleged office bearers of this organisation are in Bhopal jail. Nagori, officials believe, would make a representation. They have been asked to respond through lawyers within a week’s time. Meanwhile, MPATS is also ready with a dossier on ‘2016 Bhopal Jailbreak’ and many other classified inputs on their activities and parent organisations to press for a ban.
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March - 14 
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) charge sheet has revealed that Sanatan Sanstha a Hindu extremist group had used literature on explosives from Indian Mujahideen (IM), reports Mumbai Mirror. The 6,800-page ATS chargesheet claims that the accused
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Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) charge sheet has revealed that Sanatan Sanstha a Hindu extremist group had used literature on explosives from Indian Mujahideen (IM), reports Mumbai Mirror. The 6,800-page ATS chargesheet claims that the accused made a group to create a ‘Hindu Rashtra’, as mentioned in Sanatan Sanstha’s book and their motive was purportedly to“threaten those who speak, write against Hindu religion and criticise Hindu religion. According to the charge sheet one of the major tasks of this group, as per the ATS, was bombing the location of the popular ‘Sunburn’ festival in Pune.In the chargesheet, the ATS has mentioned yet-undisclosed details of the Sunburn plot and has claimed to have recovered handwritten documents from accused Sharad Kalaskar in coded language. “The documents show that before the 2017 ‘Sunburn’ festival, a two-day workshop was conducted in a farmhouse at Mulsi village near Pune by two Bengali speaking persons. In the documents, the bombmaking procedure was jotted down in Kalaskar’s own handwriting.
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March - 14 
Separately, a huge cache of explosives including 6,650 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 2,650 kilograms of gelatin sticks and 52,500 detonators have been recovered by Police in Bankura in West Bengal on March 14, reports The New Indian Express. Interro
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Separately, a huge cache of explosives including 6,650 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 2,650 kilograms of gelatin sticks and 52,500 detonators have been recovered by Police in Bankura in West Bengal on March 14, reports The New Indian Express. Interrogation into the recovery of the explosives from a warehouse in Saltora during a raid by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Personnel revealed that the explosives were brought from mines in Jharkhand, Odisha and Telangana.
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March - 15 
375 kilograms gelatin and 1,000 detonators were recovered from a vehicle in Aurangabad in Bihar on March 15, reports The New Indian Express. The SUV, bearing an Uttar Pradesh (UP) registration number, was carrying the explosives from neighboring Roht
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375 kilograms gelatin and 1,000 detonators were recovered from a vehicle in Aurangabad in Bihar on March 15, reports The New Indian Express. The SUV, bearing an Uttar Pradesh (UP) registration number, was carrying the explosives from neighboring Rohtas District.
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March - 15 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved a Delhi court on March 15, seeking its nod to quiz separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s son-in-law Altaf Shah alias Altaf Fantoosh in connection with a terror-funding case involving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ch
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved a Delhi court on March 15, seeking its nod to quiz separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s son-in-law Altaf Shah alias Altaf Fantoosh in connection with a terror-funding case involving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, reports Daily Excelsior. The ED also sought to question Zahoor Watali, an influential businessman and allegedly a friend of Pakistani leaders and Kashmiri separatists, and Naval Kishore Kapoor, a UAE-based businessman. Special Public Prosecutor Nitesh Rana, who is representing the agency, told the court that the accused were required for “interrogation and recording of their statement to proceed further in the investigation”. The court will hear the matter on March 19.
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March - 15 
Three accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case have also been charged as perpetrators of a petrol bomb attack on Prakash theatre screening the film Padmaavat in Belagavi District in Karnataka in January 2018, reports The Indian Express on March 16. T
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Three accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case have also been charged as perpetrators of a petrol bomb attack on Prakash theatre screening the film Padmaavat in Belagavi District in Karnataka in January 2018, reports The Indian Express on March 16. The accused identified as Bharat Kurne,SudhanvaGondhalekar, and Sharad Kalaskar. Kurne and Gondhalekar are linked to Shiv Prathishtan Hindustan and were also closely associated with the Goa-based radical group SanatanSanstha. Kalaskar is linked to the SanatanSanstha.
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March - 16 
India, Pakistan and the other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will take part in a joint anti-terrorism exercise to be held later in 2019 by the SCO, reports The Indian Express on March 16. The decision to hold the joint e
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India, Pakistan and the other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will take part in a joint anti-terrorism exercise to be held later in 2019 by the SCO, reports The Indian Express on March 16. The decision to hold the joint exercise ‘Sary-Arka-Antiterror 2019’ was announced during the 34th meeting of the SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) council held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Delegations of the competent authorities of India, Kazakhstan, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the RATS Executive Committee attended the meeting. Chaired by Russia, the meeting also declared plans to hold the first stage of the joint border operation “Solidarity 2019-2021,” the 7th meeting of the heads of the border services, and training workshops on identifying and preventing the use of the Internet for terrorist, separatist and extremist purposes. RATS is a permanent organ of the SCO which serves to promote cooperation of member states against the three evils of terrorism, separatism and extremism. It is headquartered in Tashkent. The next meeting of the Council of the RATS SCO is scheduled to be held in Russia in September 2019.
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March - 17 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kerala resident NashidulHamzafar in the Islamic State (IS) Kasaragod module case where youths from India were recruited for the terror outfit, reports The New Indian E
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kerala resident NashidulHamzafar in the Islamic State (IS) Kasaragod module case where youths from India were recruited for the terror outfit, reports The New Indian Express on March 17. The case relates to the conspiracy hatched by Hamzafar and 14 others, belonging to Kasaragod District of Kerala who left India with the intention of joining and furthering the objectives of IS. “Pursuant to the conspiracy, 14 accused from Kasaragod district had exited India or their workplaces in Middle-East Asia between mid-May and early-July, 2016 before travelling to Afghanistan or Syria, where they joined the ISIS/ Daish,” said NIA, in a statement on March 17.
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March - 17 
One among the seven Indian engineers who was kidnapped by insurgents in Baghlan Province on May 6, 2018, has safely returned to India, as stated by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 18, reports Tolo News. The Ministry statement said
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One among the seven Indian engineers who was kidnapped by insurgents in Baghlan Province on May 6, 2018, has safely returned to India, as stated by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 18, reports Tolo News. The Ministry statement said that India continued to work closely with the Afghan government for the safe and early return of the remaining six Indian nationals.
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March - 18 
India and the Maldives on March 18 reiterated support for each other in a number of areas of mutual interests including combating terrorism, while Maldives vowed to remain “sensitive” towards India’s strategic interests in the Indian Ocean Region (IO
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India and the Maldives on March 18 reiterated support for each other in a number of areas of mutual interests including combating terrorism, while Maldives vowed to remain “sensitive” towards India’s strategic interests in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), reports Maldives Times.External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj was on a two-day official visit to the Maldives starting March 17 at the invitation of her Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid. She was accompanied by a delegation of senior officials. “Minister Shahid reiterated his government’s ‘India First Policy’ and said that his Government looks forward to working closely with India on all issues. He also reiterated that the Maldives would remain sensitive towards India’s security and strategic concerns,” the joint statement after their meeting said on March 18.Sushma Swaraj said that in line with her Government’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, India stands ready to fully support the Maldives in its socio-economic development.Both Foreign Ministers agreed on the importance of maintaining peace and security in the IOR, and to strengthen coordination in enhancing regional maritime security.While Sushma Swaraj thanked the Maldives for its steadfast support against terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, Shahid expressed his country’s commitment to support efforts to combat terrorism, particularly cross-border terrorism, and crimes such as piracy, organized crime, narcotic drugs and human trafficking.
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March - 19 
According to Diplomatic sources, Four Mi-25 gunship helicopters promised by India to Afghanistan in July last year are likely to be delivered this June, reports The Print on March 20. India had promised to supply the four attack choppers in July last
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According to Diplomatic sources, Four Mi-25 gunship helicopters promised by India to Afghanistan in July last year are likely to be delivered this June, reports The Print on March 20. India had promised to supply the four attack choppers in July last year. The delivery, however, did not take place owing to a “time-consuming process” — India will procure the choppers from Russia and then supply them to Afghanistan through Belarus. During the visit of Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib to India in January, India is believed to have assured him of the delivery in two tranches — the first pair to be supplied by April and the remaining by June. Afghanistan is also expecting the supply of Chinook choppers from the US around the same time. In December 2016, India had supplied four Mi-25 choppers to the Afghan Air Force (AAF). All four helicopters were financed by India.
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March - 19 
Germany has floated a proposal to ban Masood Azhar ‘chief’ Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) by the European Union, but no resolution on the issue has been moved yet, diplomatic sources said on March 19, reports The Indian Express. They said Germany was in touc
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Germany has floated a proposal to ban Masood Azhar ‘chief’ Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) by the European Union, but no resolution on the issue has been moved yet, diplomatic sources said on March 19, reports The Indian Express. They said Germany was in touch with several member-nations of the European Union to list Azhar as a terrorist, which will result in his travel ban as well as freezing of his assets in the 28-country bloc. They said all 28 member-countries of the European Union will have to support the move to ban the Pakistan-based terrorist as the bloc decides on such issues under the principle of consensus.
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March - 19 
Germany has initiated a move at the European Union to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, reports The Hindu on March 20. According to sources, Germany was in touch with several member-nations of the European Union to
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Germany has initiated a move at the European Union to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, reports The Hindu on March 20. According to sources, Germany was in touch with several member-nations of the European Union to list Azhar as a terrorist which will result in his travel ban as well as freezing of his assets in the 28-country bloc. Further, it has floated a proposal to ban Azhar by the European Union, but no resolution on the issue has been moved yet.
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March - 19 
Intelligence agency sources on March 19 claimed that Pakistan-based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar and Haqqani Network (HN) had a meeting one month ahead of the Pulwama attack, reports India today. Intelligence a
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Intelligence agency sources on March 19 claimed that Pakistan-based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar and Haqqani Network (HN) had a meeting one month ahead of the Pulwama attack, reports India today. Intelligence agencies claimed that the meeting was to plan a suicide attack in India. Sources claimed that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) mediated the meeting between JeM chief and Haqqani Network in Bahawalpur.
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March - 19 
On March 19, Indian and Pakistani experts travelled to the border crossing in Punjab for the proposed Kartarpur Corridor to discuss the coordinates for the “zero point” where Sikh pilgrims will cross over, reports The Hindu. The two sides will meet n
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On March 19, Indian and Pakistani experts travelled to the border crossing in Punjab for the proposed Kartarpur Corridor to discuss the coordinates for the “zero point” where Sikh pilgrims will cross over, reports The Hindu. The two sides will meet next on April 2, to take forward plans to complete the corridor in time for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak. According to sources, Pakistan had been delaying the meeting of technical experts, including engineers and surveyors, for more than a month, as it had insisted on a meeting on the draft agreement first. That meeting was finally held on March 14.
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March - 20 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on March 20 acquitted four people, including main accused Swami Aseemanand, in the 2007 Samjhauta Train bombing case, reports The Hindu. Apart from Aseemanand, a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) membe
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on March 20 acquitted four people, including main accused Swami Aseemanand, in the 2007 Samjhauta Train bombing case, reports The Hindu. Apart from Aseemanand, a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member, the others acquitted were Kamal Chauhan, Rajinder Chaudhary and Lokesh Sharma. All the accused were present when the order was passed by NIA special judge Jagdeep Singh. Earlier, the court dismissed an application filed by a Pakistani woman in connection with the case. On March 11, Rahila Wakeel, a Pakistani national and daughter of one of the victims of the blasts, filed a petition through advocate Momin Malik, to get her statement recorded as witness in the 12-year-old case. NIA counsel Rajan Malhotra said the application was dismissed as the court ruled it was “devoid of any merit.”
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March - 21 
One of the main recruiters of Islamic State (IS) in India, Yousef-al-Hindi, was reportedly killed in a fight in Baghuz, Syria on March 21, reports India Today. Yousef-al-Hindi alias Shafi was the youngest brother of Sultan Armar alias Abdul-Rehman al
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One of the main recruiters of Islamic State (IS) in India, Yousef-al-Hindi, was reportedly killed in a fight in Baghuz, Syria on March 21, reports India Today. Yousef-al-Hindi alias Shafi was the youngest brother of Sultan Armar alias Abdul-Rehman al-Hindi, who founded Ansar-ul-Tawheed, the Indian wing of the IS. Abdul-Rehman al-Hindi was killed in 2015. Both the IS terrorists were from Bhatkal, Karnataka. They initially operated along with Indian Mujaheddin (IM).
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March - 21 
The Local Crime Branch (LCB) on March 21 arrested four persons on the alleged charge of printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and seized fake currency with face value of Rs 20,03,500 from their possession in Kolhapur District of Maharashtra, rep
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The Local Crime Branch (LCB) on March 21 arrested four persons on the alleged charge of printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and seized fake currency with face value of Rs 20,03,500 from their possession in Kolhapur District of Maharashtra, reports United News of India. Briefing the media persons about the seizure, the District Superintendent of Police Dr Abhinav Deshmukh stated that the LCB sleuths nabbed the accused Suleman Naikwadi, who astride a two-wheeler, was transporting FICN with the face value of Rs 3,13,000 in Rs 500 denomination. During the interrogation, the arrested accused divulged the information which led to the raid on a shop located in the MadilgeBudruk village, said Dr Deshmukh.
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March - 22 
Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official stated on March 22 that France has approached the European Union to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar as a global terrorist and the 28-member grouping is expected to take a decisio
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Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official stated on March 22 that France has approached the European Union to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar as a global terrorist and the 28-member grouping is expected to take a decision on the issue based on the principle of consensus, reports Daily Excelsior. MEA spokesperson stated that ‘France has taken up the matter with the EU. We understand that the EU will take its decision once their process of designating a terrorist is complete’. The move by France, a member of the EU, came days after China blocked a bid at the United Nations to ban Azhar
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March - 24 
The Karnal special task force and the Ambala Police have arrested two accused after recovering Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of Rs 500 and Rs 100 denominations from their possession, reports Times of India on March 24. The Police recovered 19 fake
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The Karnal special task force and the Ambala Police have arrested two accused after recovering Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of Rs 500 and Rs 100 denominations from their possession, reports Times of India on March 24. The Police recovered 19 fake notes of Rs 500 and 22 fake notes of Rs 100, amounting to a total cash value of Rs 11,700 from their possession. The arrested accused have been identified as Baljinder Singh, resident of Asha Singh Garden, Baldev Nagar, Ambala City, and Sumit Sharma alias Ricky, resident of Housing Board Colony, Baldev Nagar, Ambala City. As per the FIR, the police official stated: "We were patrolling near Baldev Nagar Chowk in Ambala City. We got information that two youths - Baljinder and Sumit are roaming in the city to supply fake currency notes in the market. We set up a check post near NH1 in Baldev Nagar. After some time, the accused were spotted riding a Hero Splendour motorcycle and upon suspicion both were stopped for checking. After following the due procedure, while checking, 19 counterfeit notes of Rs 500 of the same serial number 5LU882512 were recovered from one of the accused and while checking the other, 22 counterfeit notes of Rs 100 of the same serial number 3AD274663 were recovered from another one."
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March - 24 
The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police has arrested another Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racketeer from Esplanade bus terminus in Kolkata on March 24, reports The Millennium Post. The accused identified as Jhullu Rahman of Kaliachak in Ma
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The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police has arrested another Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racketeer from Esplanade bus terminus in Kolkata on March 24, reports The Millennium Post. The accused identified as Jhullu Rahman of Kaliachak in Malda. Huge amount of fake currency notes were recovered.
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March - 25 
Bihar Police arrested two suspected terrorists affiliated with Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and Islamic State Bangladesh (ISBN) in Patna on March 25, reports Business Standard. The arrest has been made by the Anti-Terrorism Squad team of Bihar Pol
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Bihar Police arrested two suspected terrorists affiliated with Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and Islamic State Bangladesh (ISBN) in Patna on March 25, reports Business Standard. The arrest has been made by the Anti-Terrorism Squad team of Bihar Police. The accused have been identified as Khairul Mandal and Abu Sultan. "Many suspicious documents related to the Security Forces posted in Jammu after the Pulwama attack have been recovered from the arrested. Both the men are said to be active members of Bangladesh's banned militant outfit Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and Islamic State Bangladesh" Police said in a statement. Posters of ISIS, documents related to other terrorist organizations and other incriminating documents were also recovered from their possession, police said.
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March - 25 
In the context of possible Christchurch mosque vengeance reaction, Goa has been put on an alert following a tip-off from Central Intelligence Agencies, Goa Inspector General of Police Jaspal Singh confirmed on March 25, reports The Hindu. This alert
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In the context of possible Christchurch mosque vengeance reaction, Goa has been put on an alert following a tip-off from Central Intelligence Agencies, Goa Inspector General of Police Jaspal Singh confirmed on March 25, reports The Hindu. This alert is about a possible attack on Israeli tourists in the Coastal tourist State.Police sources said that the alert has been in the context of a possible revenge attack by Al Qaeda or Islamic State (IS) terrorists for last week's terror attack at a mosque in New Zealand.
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March - 25 
India has found Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) has set up new bases at Myanmar and Bangladesh where cadre are being trained to launch massive attacks on security forces and big infrastructural projects, reports Daily News Analysis on March 25.
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India has found Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) has set up new bases at Myanmar and Bangladesh where cadre are being trained to launch massive attacks on security forces and big infrastructural projects, reports Daily News Analysis on March 25. As per the intelligence report, some camps are situated very close to Rohingya refugee camps in Cox Bazar in Bangladesh. Their target are infrastructural projects between India and Myanmar. ARSA is reported to have recruited from Rohingya refugee’s camps in Bangladesh and are brainwashing and radicalising them and then giving them weapons to fight against security forces. Myanmar government too has alleged that ARSA has three training camps inside Bangladesh. However, Bangladesh has denied existence of any such camps on their soil.
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March - 25 
Rajasthan Police on March 25 arrested a 42-year-old man from Delhi for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, reports The Indian Express.Mohammed Parvez allegedly honey-trapped Indian Army soldiers through fake iden
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Rajasthan Police on March 25 arrested a 42-year-old man from Delhi for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, reports The Indian Express.Mohammed Parvez allegedly honey-trapped Indian Army soldiers through fake identity to collect confidential and strategic information and passed those to the ISI, which gave him financial support, the officer said. During questioning Pervez revealed that he was in contact with ISI handlers and had travelled to Pakistan 17 times in the last 18 years, he said. Pervez got mobile SIM cards on photo and identity card copy of people on assurance of quick visa formalities done at the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi. Conniving with SIM card retailers, he got the numbers activated to share information with his handlers, the officer said.
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March - 26 
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on March 26 allowed the CBI to file its reply on applications moved by former Police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin to drop proceedings against them in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encoun
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A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on March 26 allowed the CBI to file its reply on applications moved by former Police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin to drop proceedings against them in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. The applications were moved by the two retired police officials on March 26. The court of special CBI judge J K Pandya allowed CBI lawyer R C Kodekar to seek the view of the "higher authority" in the investigating agency, as requested by Pandya, and submit its reply on April 3 on the applications. Jahan, a 19-year-old woman from Mumbra near Mumbai, Javed Shaikh alias Pranesh Pillai, AmjadaliAkbarali Rana and Zeeshan Johar were killed in an alleged fake encounter by police on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on June 15, 2004. The city crime branch officials had gunned down Jahan and three others claiming that the four had links with terrorists and had plotted to kill then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
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March - 27 
The adjudicating authority under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has held a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative and two associates guilty for their involvement in a hawala case related to terror financing and imposed a fine of Rs 15 lakh, the Enfo
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The adjudicating authority under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has held a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative and two associates guilty for their involvement in a hawala case related to terror financing and imposed a fine of Rs 15 lakh, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on March 29, reports The New Indian Express. In the order on March 27, suspected LeT member Mohd Ayub Mir, his aides Bechh Raj Bengani and Harbans Singh were fined Rs 5 lakh, Rs 7 lakh and Rs 3 lakh respectively. The adjudicating authority has also ordered to confiscate Rs 7 lakh in cash in a 17-year-old terror funding case.
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March - 27 
The two suspects, Khairul Mandal and Abu Sultan, are said to have confessed to being members of Jamiat-ul-Mujaheedin (JuM) and Islamic State (IS) of Bangladesh both banned in Bangladesh, and had Buddhist targets in mind, reports the New Indian Expres
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The two suspects, Khairul Mandal and Abu Sultan, are said to have confessed to being members of Jamiat-ul-Mujaheedin (JuM) and Islamic State (IS) of Bangladesh both banned in Bangladesh, and had Buddhist targets in mind, reports the New Indian Express. Earlier South Asia Terrorism Portal had reported that the Anti-Terrorism Squad of Bihar Police had arrested them on March 24. “We have reasons to believe that they could be connected to the remnants of the module which attacked the Bodh Gaya-based UNESCO recognized Mahabodhi site on July 7, 2013 with ten explosions, which injured five persons. The Indian Mujahideen group had hit the place with sleeper cells traced to Jharkhand,” said a top official.
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March - 27 
The United States (US) on March 27 circulated the draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to blacklist Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and subject him to a travel ban, an asset freeze and an arms embargo, reports Dail
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The United States (US) on March 27 circulated the draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to blacklist Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and subject him to a travel ban, an asset freeze and an arms embargo, reports Daily Excelsior. United Nations (UN) sources said that this is the first time the US, the UK and France have moved a draft resolution directly in the UNSC to designate Azhar. The previous have been listing proposals in the Sanctions Committee of the Security Council to designate the JeM chief. Unlike a listing proposal, which is generally under a 10-day no objection period, the draft resolution is not under any no-objection provision. Sources in New York said that the draft resolution will be discussed informally and then it goes to the Council. However, it is not yet decided by when a vote would be held on the draft resolution, during when it could again face a veto by China, which has in the past blocked bids to blacklist Azhar. Reacting to US’s move, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang in Beijing said that, “This is not in line with resolution of the issue through dialogue and negotiations. This has reduced the authority of the Committee as a main anti-terrorism body of the UNSC and this is not conducive to the solidarity and only complicates the issue”. “We urge the US to act cautiously and avoid forcefully moving forward this draft resolution,” Geng said. Meanwhile, the sources in New Delhi said that, they were aware that a draft has been initiated for consideration of Council members to list Azhar in the sanction’s regime as part of international community’s efforts to fight against terrorism. “It will not be appropriate for us to comment at this stage on a process which is entirely within the parameters of informal discussion of the Council and its members,” the source said.
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March - 28 
A construction site worker in Maharashtra's Pune district was arrested Thursday by Anti- Terrorism Squad (ATS) for alleged terror links, reports Business Standard on March 28. Bihar ATS, in a joint operation with Maharashtra ATS, arrested Shariyat Ma
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A construction site worker in Maharashtra's Pune district was arrested Thursday by Anti- Terrorism Squad (ATS) for alleged terror links, reports Business Standard on March 28. Bihar ATS, in a joint operation with Maharashtra ATS, arrested Shariyat Mandal (19), a labourer at a construction site near Chakan, 40 km from Pune, police said. The suspect, ShariyatAnwarulhaq Mandal, is an active member of the ISBD who is involved in expanding the banned outfit’s presence in India, said officials of Bihar ATS, adds the Indian Express.Shariyat, who lived in Chakan, hails from Wajidpur in West Bengal’s Nadiya district. He allegedly has links with two Bangladeshi nationals, Khairul Mandal and Abu Sultan, who are alleged operatives of banned terror outfits Jamat ul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) and ISBD.
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March - 28 
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court that acquitted all the accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, where 68 people were killed, said in its judgment that the NIA had miserably failed to prove the charges framed against the a
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A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court that acquitted all the accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, where 68 people were killed, said in its judgment that the NIA had miserably failed to prove the charges framed against the accused, reports The Hindu on March 28. Special Court Judge Jagdeep Singh said the court had to “conclude this judgment with deep pain and anguish as a dastardly act of violence remained unpunished for want of credible and admissible evidence.” The court also pulled up the investigating agencies for coining terms like “Muslim terrorism, Hindu fundamentalism etc. or brand an act of criminal(s) as act(s) of particular religion, caste or community.” Several witnesses turned hostile.
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March - 28 
An alert has been issued for terror groups asking them to shut down terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), fearing action by the Indian Army, reports India Today on March 28. Based on intelligence picking up chatter and technical surveillan
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An alert has been issued for terror groups asking them to shut down terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), fearing action by the Indian Army, reports India Today on March 28. Based on intelligence picking up chatter and technical surveillance, agencies have learnt of a meeting held on March 16 in Nikial, PoK, opposite Rajouri that was attended by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) representatives from Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Ashfaq Barwal. Instructions were sent out to shut down terrorist camps in the area amid Indian Army targeting Pakistani posts and terror camps in retaliation to ceasefire violations by Pakistan. Camps and offices of terrorists have also been closed in Kotli and Nikial area in the region opposite Sunderbani and Rajouri, respectively. The four terror camps that have been shut down have been identified to be controlled by Ashfaq Baral of the Lashkar. Two other Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camps are in Pala and Bagh area, while another one in Kotli was being run by Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). According to details provided by India to Pakistan, there were 11 such camps operating in Pok that includes five each in Muzzafarabad and Kotli clusters and one in Barnala.
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March - 28 
Syria and India have strong security cooperation and intelligence-sharing and any India-origin Islamic State (IS) fighters captured in the war-torn country will be handed over to New Delhi, Syrian ambassador Riad Abbas said on March 28, reports Hindu
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Syria and India have strong security cooperation and intelligence-sharing and any India-origin Islamic State (IS) fighters captured in the war-torn country will be handed over to New Delhi, Syrian ambassador Riad Abbas said on March 28, reports Hindustan Times. Abbas said he didn’t have details of the situation on the ground but added: “I can tell you we have cordial and strong relations in intelligence-sharing with India. We are sharing intelligence on all issues. If the Syrian government captures any Indian-origin Daesh member, they will hand him over to India.”
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March - 30 
The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police's Special Task Force (STF) on March 30 said it has arrested the kingpin of a gang in Noida in UP that procured data of 14 lakh customers illegally and allegedly duped people to the tune of Rs 200 crore through online fra
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The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police's Special Task Force (STF) on March 30 said it has arrested the kingpin of a gang in Noida in UP that procured data of 14 lakh customers illegally and allegedly duped people to the tune of Rs 200 crore through online fraud over a period of time, reports The New Indian Express. Identified as Nandan Rao Patel, he used to procure the data of clients of major online shopping companies and sell them to fake call centres, police officials said. The first related case was registered in Varanasi in 2008. A new case has been lodged against him at the Cyber Crime Police Station in Noida's sector 36 and the probe is underway.
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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