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May - 1 
A court in the national capital New Delhi on May 1 sentenced an agent of the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), described by the police as the biggest supplier of explosives and fake currency into the country, to 10 years rigorous imprisonm
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A court in the national capital New Delhi on May 1 sentenced an agent of the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), described by the police as the biggest supplier of explosives and fake currency into the country, to 10 years rigorous imprisonment, reports Times of India. The accused, Kamran Gohar, a resident of Lahore, was sentenced along with his eight aides who helped him establish his network in the country. Kamran, who had perfected the art of manufacturing toy bombs, was arrested by the Delhi Police from Karol Bagh in January 2004. Hundreds of toys were seized from him in which timers and detonators were found. The eight others who have been sentenced are Kamran's wife, Mumtaz Parveen, Irshad, Madhubala, Harjesh Narain, Trilok Bansal, Ajay Kumar Singh, Raju Bhasin and Gajender Singh. Mumtaz is of Indian origin and but had later migrated to Pakistan.
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May - 1 
Defence Minister A. K. Antony stated on May 1 that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) would not be allowed to operate from Tamil Nadu and that surveillance and security had been stepped up in the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. "We w
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Defence Minister A. K. Antony stated on May 1 that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) would not be allowed to operate from Tamil Nadu and that surveillance and security had been stepped up in the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. "We will not allow the LTTE to function in Tamil Nadu. Indian soil will not be allowed to be used as base by any terrorist organisation," said Antony. India was watching the situation in Sri Lanka closely, especially in the wake of recent air strikes by LTTE, he informed, adding, "We are giving high priority to coastal security. This will be done in three levels with the involvement of the Navy, the Coast Guard and the coastal police of the states concerned."
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India has urged the swift resumption of democracy in Bangladesh where the military-backed government is in power since January 2007. Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told AFP, "We would like to see the restoration of democracy in Bangladesh
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India has urged the swift resumption of democracy in Bangladesh where the military-backed government is in power since January 2007. Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told AFP, "We would like to see the restoration of democracy in Bangladesh as soon as possible… We want a peaceful, stable, moderate Bangladesh. That's in our interest." "The present caretaker government is doing things that need to be done," added Menon.
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May - 4 
Statesman reports that three Nepalese citizens with links to the Pakistani external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), were sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment by a court in Delhi on May 4. The three persons, ident
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Statesman reports that three Nepalese citizens with links to the Pakistani external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), were sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment by a court in Delhi on May 4. The three persons, identified as Ibarhim, Bilal Ahmad and Inamul Haq, had been arrested on January 25, 2004, while receiving a large consignment of surgical instruments from a Pakistani ISI agent Saifulla alias Salim at the New Delhi railway station. Three grenades, two detonators, four electric timers and three kilograms of explosives had also been recovered from their possession. During investigations, the trio had confessed that they were planning to use these for terrorist activities. The Court also fined them INR 17,000 each.
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May - 5 
PTI reports that Indian authorities are extending barbed wire fencing along the international border with Pakistan deep inside the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat to prevent infiltration. Authorities claimed that the extension would ensure that no portion o
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PTI reports that Indian authorities are extending barbed wire fencing along the international border with Pakistan deep inside the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat to prevent infiltration. Authorities claimed that the extension would ensure that no portion of the Indo-Pak border remains easy for intrusion. To prevent intrusion at night, work is continuing to lay electric lines, installation of large lights and power station.
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On May 7, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court conducting trial of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts has summoned all the 23 persons who have been found not guilty to appear before it on May 9, reports Hindustan Times. Ju
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On May 7, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court conducting trial of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts has summoned all the 23 persons who have been found not guilty to appear before it on May 9, reports Hindustan Times. Judge Pramod Kode, who presides over the special court, asked defence lawyers Farhana Shah and Subhash Kanse to inform all the persons to remain present. A total of 100 people were found guilty on various charges such as planting bombs, conspiring and helping conduct the blasts. Shah told NDTV, "It will take more than 7-8 days or more to complete the quantum of sentences."
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Sri Lanka has said that it did not consider that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) could pose an aerial threat to India. Military spokesperson Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe stated on May 8 that the authorities have not even discussed the po
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Sri Lanka has said that it did not consider that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) could pose an aerial threat to India. Military spokesperson Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe stated on May 8 that the authorities have not even discussed the possibility of the LTTE using their aircraft to bomb any location in India, adding, "We certainly have had no discussions on anything like that." Earlier on May 7, Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona had warned that the air wing of the LTTE poses a threat to India's nuclear installations, saying, "There is an air threat which has a range of 200-300 nautical miles, and this range brings within it not only cities within Sri Lanka, shipping in the Indian Ocean, but also the nuclear installations of India."
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The process of pronouncing sentences on the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case will commence from May 9 (today), reports Zee News. All 123 persons who faced the trial have been asked to remain present before the Terrorist and Disruptive A
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The process of pronouncing sentences on the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case will commence from May 9 (today), reports Zee News. All 123 persons who faced the trial have been asked to remain present before the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court Judge P. D. Kode. Among the 123 are 23 persons who have been acquitted. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the prosecuting agency in the case, has demanded death penalty for 44 convicts who were found guilty under section 120B of IPC (criminal conspiracy) and TADA charges, life imprisonment for 42 who have been convicted under TADA, and maximum punishment for nine others who have been convicted under other acts like the Customs Act and Arms Act. It has also urged the court to show leniency to three women convicts on compassionate grounds and two male convicts who are suffering from life-threatening ailments.
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Personnel of the ‘Q' Branch Crime Investigation Department were closely monitoring the activities of the sympathisers of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Tamil Nadu, said Director General of Police (DGP) D. Mukherjee. "The `Q' Branch is
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Personnel of the ‘Q' Branch Crime Investigation Department were closely monitoring the activities of the sympathisers of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Tamil Nadu, said Director General of Police (DGP) D. Mukherjee. "The `Q' Branch is on the job. It requires lot of spadework to bring somebody under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967," he told The Hindu on May 13. However, the DGP did not elaborate which organisations had come under the police scanner.
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May - 14 
A letter, purportedly written by a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, threatening to kill the President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, and the Congress party chief, Sonia Gandhi, was recovered from a cinema hall at Meerut in Uttar Pradesh on May 14, ac
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A letter, purportedly written by a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, threatening to kill the President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, and the Congress party chief, Sonia Gandhi, was recovered from a cinema hall at Meerut in Uttar Pradesh on May 14, according to Press Trust of India. The letter, written by Karim Ansari, claiming to be a LeT militant, threatened to "eliminate soon Gandhi and Kalam and to blow up on May 24 Meerut Railway Station, Apsara Cinema and several other cinemas in the city besides the Delhi Railway Station, India Gate and Palampur (IGIA) Airport."
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On May 15, the Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil informed the Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament) that Naxalites (left-wing extremists) were working in close coordination with some terrorist outfits operating in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and also mai
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On May 15, the Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil informed the Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament) that Naxalites (left-wing extremists) were working in close coordination with some terrorist outfits operating in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and also maintain links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of Sri Lanka, reports Times of India. "Though the government has no documentary evidence of any memorandum of understanding signed between international terror outfits with naxalites in the country, we have enough information suggesting that there is coordination between them", he said. Patil said it was difficult for the government to interfere in security matters in some States as the dispensation there did not take it very kindly. He said the government had provided unmanned aerial vehicles to anti-Naxalite paramilitary forces deployed in Chhattisgarh, which has so far only been used by the Army to gather intelligence on movement of the extremists.
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May - 16 
Special Public Prosecutor Ujwal Nikam said, "The POA is not applicable to those guilty under TADA. Section 4 of POA is very clear that an offender convicted for an offence punishable with life sentence or death cannot avail of the benefits under the
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Special Public Prosecutor Ujwal Nikam said, "The POA is not applicable to those guilty under TADA. Section 4 of POA is very clear that an offender convicted for an offence punishable with life sentence or death cannot avail of the benefits under the Act."
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May - 16 
The Government informed the Rajya Sabha (upper house of parliament) on May 16 that Bangladesh territory has been used, in some cases, for launching operations against India by terrorist groups based in Pakistan/Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). In a w
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The Government informed the Rajya Sabha (upper house of parliament) on May 16 that Bangladesh territory has been used, in some cases, for launching operations against India by terrorist groups based in Pakistan/Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). In a written reply, the government said that it has taken various steps to control the infiltration of terrorists and arms into the country. The Hindu reports that the steps included strengthening of Border Security Force (BSF) and equipping them with modern and sophisticated equipment/gadgets, reduction of gaps between border outposts, intensification of patrolling, accelerated programme of construction of border roads and border fencing, provision of surveillance equipment etc.
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May - 16 
The special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court would go through the report of the probation officers before deciding on applications filed under the Probation of Offenders Act (POA) and subsequently the sentence to be a
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The special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court would go through the report of the probation officers before deciding on applications filed under the Probation of Offenders Act (POA) and subsequently the sentence to be awarded to some of the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, reports Indian Express. Special Judge P. D. Kode said he would call for reports from the probation officers with respect to some of the convicts. He, however, did not disclose the names of the probation officers or those of the accused whose reports he would be calling for. Of the 100 convicted in the case, 75 have applied for release under POA. The sentencing starts from May 18.
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May - 17 
The Sri Lankan Navy spokesperson Com. D.K.P. Dassanayake told Hindustan Times that the a trawler which the Maldivian Coast Guard sunk on May 17, on suspicion that it was a LTTE gun-runner, was registered in Kerala, adding, the vessel bearing the name
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The Sri Lankan Navy spokesperson Com. D.K.P. Dassanayake told Hindustan Times that the a trawler which the Maldivian Coast Guard sunk on May 17, on suspicion that it was a LTTE gun-runner, was registered in Kerala, adding, the vessel bearing the name Sri Krishna (registration number KFO 7339 ALP 2749) had set sail from Kollam in Kerala on March 7. He added that the man who surrendered was Simon Soza, the vessel's engineer and the others were apparently Tamils. According to earlier reports, four of the nine-member crew were killed, four others were arrested and one surrendered. Reports said that the vessel, which started off as a deep sea fishing trawler, was hijacked by the LTTE to do some gun-running for it.
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May - 18 
Eleven of the 12 Indian fishermen abducted by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on March 4 returned home on May 18, according to Police and relatives of the fishermen, reports UNI. They said a batch of five fishermen reached Narikuzhi while
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Eleven of the 12 Indian fishermen abducted by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on March 4 returned home on May 18, according to Police and relatives of the fishermen, reports UNI. They said a batch of five fishermen reached Narikuzhi while six more reached Thangachimadam, near Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. State Director General of Police D. Mukherjee confirmed that the fishermen had landed in two groups, but said he could not give more details as the fishermen were still being questioned by the Police.
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May - 18 
On May 18, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced five persons, Yashwant Bhoinkar, Abbas Dawood Shekhdare, Shahajahan Ibrahim Shekhdare, Rashid Alware and Sharif Khan Abbas Adhikari, who smuggled a contraband
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On May 18, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced five persons, Yashwant Bhoinkar, Abbas Dawood Shekhdare, Shahajahan Ibrahim Shekhdare, Rashid Alware and Sharif Khan Abbas Adhikari, who smuggled a contraband of explosives, to three-year rigorous imprisonment and fined INR 25,000 each, in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. In default, they will have to undergo another six-month imprisonment. The court found them guilty under Section 111 read with 135 (b) of the Customs Act. Two of the sentenced, Alware and Adhikari, have already undergone imprisonment for more than three years during trial and they will be released on payment of the fine. Later, defence counsel Subhash Kanse made an application on behalf of Alware and Adhikari for a smaller fine as they had served nearly three months more than the awarded sentence. This plea was accepted by Judge P. D. Kode. The judge also ordered a show-cause notice to owners of the trawlers, used to ferry the contraband from the high seas to Shekhadi in Raigad district, asking them why the boats should not be seized.
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May - 19 
Andhra Pradesh Home Minister, K. Jana Reddy, told the media on May 19 that as many as 16 people died, including nine in the May 18-bomb blast in Hyderabad, five in police firing and the cause of death of two others was yet to be established, accordin
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Andhra Pradesh Home Minister, K. Jana Reddy, told the media on May 19 that as many as 16 people died, including nine in the May 18-bomb blast in Hyderabad, five in police firing and the cause of death of two others was yet to be established, according to Hindustan Times. 64 people sustained injuries, he informed. The minister added that 92 platoons of armed police, including the Rapid Action Force, Central Reserve Police Force, City Armed Reserve and Greyhounds were deployed in the old city area of the State capital.
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May - 19 
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy on May 19-evening stated that the bomb blast at the Mecca Masjid (Mecca mosque) during Friday prayers was a "terror attack" and the needle of suspicion definitely pointed "towards a foreign han
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The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy on May 19-evening stated that the bomb blast at the Mecca Masjid (Mecca mosque) during Friday prayers was a "terror attack" and the needle of suspicion definitely pointed "towards a foreign hand". He also said that it was a terrorist attack and not a communal incident. Reddy added that the Central government and the State government were fully aware that the terrorists might target Hyderabad but there were no specific inputs on the places they would target.
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May - 20 
According to Times of India, the West Bengal Police arrested, on May 20, Mohammed Sayeed from Jamtara district in the State of Jharkhand in connection with the May 18 Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh. A cell phone operator i
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According to Times of India, the West Bengal Police arrested, on May 20, Mohammed Sayeed from Jamtara district in the State of Jharkhand in connection with the May 18 Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh. A cell phone operator in Kolkata’s Jodasankho area, Sayeed reportedly sold the SIM card that was later used in the Hyderabad blast. He said that that the SIM card was sold to an unidentified person on the basis of a driving licence of Babulal Yadav of Asansol, who later turned out to be non-existent.
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May - 20 
The Nagpur Police seized 6.9 tonnes of the ammonium nitrate-based explosive ANFO (Ammonium nitrate-fuel oil), the same type of explosive used in the Mumbai train blasts on July 11, 2006, from a quarry near Kuhi, about 45 kilometres from Nagpur, on Ma
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The Nagpur Police seized 6.9 tonnes of the ammonium nitrate-based explosive ANFO (Ammonium nitrate-fuel oil), the same type of explosive used in the Mumbai train blasts on July 11, 2006, from a quarry near Kuhi, about 45 kilometres from Nagpur, on May 20, reports Times of India. Five persons, including the quarry owner, were arrested.
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May - 21 
A suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-trained militant wanted in connection with an attack bid on the Fort St George in Chennai in 1990 was arrested by police at Thanjavur on May 21, reports Hindustan Times. Raja Ayyappan, a member of t
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A suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-trained militant wanted in connection with an attack bid on the Fort St George in Chennai in 1990 was arrested by police at Thanjavur on May 21, reports Hindustan Times. Raja Ayyappan, a member of the Tamizhar Pasarai outfit, who allegedly received training at an LTTE camp between 1990 and 1998, was arrested following a tip off, police said on May 23. Ayyappan went underground in 1990 after the unsuccessful attack attempt at Fort St George, which houses the state secretariat and the legislative assembly. He was also accused of robbing INR 50,000 from a teacher at Mannargudi and was named in several criminal cases in Srirangam, police added.
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May - 21 
India said that the air offensive launched by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka was a cause of concern. In his inaugural address at the Indian Air Force commanders’ conference in New Delhi, Defence Minister A. K. Antony said, "
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India said that the air offensive launched by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka was a cause of concern. In his inaugural address at the Indian Air Force commanders’ conference in New Delhi, Defence Minister A. K. Antony said, "On our part, we have to be vigilant and continue to safeguard our security concerns."
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May - 21 
Mansoor Ahmed, who went with gangster Abu Salem to film actor Sanjay Dutt's place in Mumbai for delivery of rifles, was awarded 10-year rigorous imprisonment and a fine of INR 50,000 by the court.
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Mansoor Ahmed, who went with gangster Abu Salem to film actor Sanjay Dutt's place in Mumbai for delivery of rifles, was awarded 10-year rigorous imprisonment and a fine of INR 50,000 by the court.
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May - 21 
The Hindu reports that the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on May 21, passing judgment in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, sentenced four former police personnel, Ashok Munneshwar, P.M. Mahadik, R.D. Mali and S.V.
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The Hindu reports that the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on May 21, passing judgment in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, sentenced four former police personnel, Ashok Munneshwar, P.M. Mahadik, R.D. Mali and S.V. Palshikar, who let a contraband of explosive substances, arms and ammunition, used in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, pass through a check-post in January 1993 in return for a bribe of INR 700,000 to six-year rigorous imprisonment and a fine of INR 25,000 each.
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May - 21 
The Hyderabad City police commissioner Balwinder Singh said at a press conference on May 21 that the case will be solved in a week’s time. "We have physical evidence in the form of mobile phones and recovered SIM cards from the blast site as well as
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The Hyderabad City police commissioner Balwinder Singh said at a press conference on May 21 that the case will be solved in a week’s time. "We have physical evidence in the form of mobile phones and recovered SIM cards from the blast site as well as possess specific intelligence inputs to nab the accused," Singh said.
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May - 22 
Investigating agencies looking into the May 22 serial bomb blasts at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh have ruled out the use of RDX in the incident, reports The Hindu. Principal Secretary (Home) K. Chandramouli informed the media that the blasts were cause
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Investigating agencies looking into the May 22 serial bomb blasts at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh have ruled out the use of RDX in the incident, reports The Hindu. Principal Secretary (Home) K. Chandramouli informed the media that the blasts were caused by low intensity bombs kept in tiffin boxes attached to three new cycles, bought from different shops. He also said ammonium nitrate might have been used in the crude bombs. The crude bombs were battery-charged and there was no proof to suggest whether a timer device was used as trigger. He said that police had traced one of the shops from where the cycles were bought and efforts were on to trace the others. Chandramouli further said that no conclusion could be drawn regarding involvement of particular persons as the investigations were in the preliminary stage.
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May - 22 
On May 22, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced to life a former Sub-Inspector of Police, V.K. Patil, according to Hindu. Patil who was in charge of the police party that allowed smuggling of weapons into th
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On May 22, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced to life a former Sub-Inspector of Police, V.K. Patil, according to Hindu. Patil who was in charge of the police party that allowed smuggling of weapons into the country after taking a bribe was also fined INR 200000. Special Judge P.D. Kode said Patil's act of allowing the truck that contained weapons to pass through for a bribe of INR 700000 on January 9, 1993, did not deserve any leniency. "Patil had set a heinous example in front of his subordinates" when he asked for a bribe. The court also sentenced six persons, who underwent weapons training in Pakistan but did not participate in the actual conspiracy, to six-year rigorous imprisonment and a fine of INR 30,000 each.
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May - 22 
Six persons were injured in three serial bomb blasts at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh on May 22, according to Hindu. The bombs exploded at five minutes interval after 7 pm in and around the busy Golghar area of the town. The first blast occurred at Bald
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Six persons were injured in three serial bomb blasts at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh on May 22, according to Hindu. The bombs exploded at five minutes interval after 7 pm in and around the busy Golghar area of the town. The first blast occurred at Baldev Plaza, followed by the one near the Jalkal (Water Works) building in Golghar. The third bomb went off near Park Hotel. The explosives were kept in tiffin boxes attached to two cycles and a motorcycle.
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May - 23 
Defence Minister A.K. Antony reportedly said that India must boost its coastal defences to combat terrorism from the sea. "We have been able to contain infiltration through land borders and they are becoming tension-free, our coastline is turning out
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Defence Minister A.K. Antony reportedly said that India must boost its coastal defences to combat terrorism from the sea. "We have been able to contain infiltration through land borders and they are becoming tension-free, our coastline is turning out to be a real difficult area for us," he said. The government is upgrading its aviation wing to support naval forces combating terrorism, piracy and drug trafficking, the minister added.
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May - 23 
On May 23, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced 84-year-old Abdul Aziz Gharatkar to six years' rigorous imprisonment for his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. Times of India reports that Gharatka
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On May 23, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced 84-year-old Abdul Aziz Gharatkar to six years' rigorous imprisonment for his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. Times of India reports that Gharatkar is also the first to be punished among those who helped in the Shekhadi landing of RDX which went into the making of the bombs which were set off across Mumbai. Tulshiram Dhondu Surve, employed as a watchman at the Wangani Microwave tower, was sentenced to nine years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) and was asked to pay a fine of INR 55,000 on two counts of abetting a terrorist act, one under TADA, and the other for intentional omission in giving information about the offence under Indian Penal Code. Uttam Potdar was sentenced to ten years' RI for his role as the landing agent in the Dighi operations of January 9, 1993, where no RDX landed. Potdar was also sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment as enhanced punishment under section 6 of TADA and was also fined INR 150,000. Both terms will run concurrently. Mohammed Kasim Lajpuria alias Mechanic Chacha, a 62-year-old aide of one of the prime absconding accused Mohammed Dossa, was given ten years' for his role as an operational landing agent. Sajjad Alam, a rickshaw driver who helped in the landing at Shekhadi and also ferried some arms and ammunition to key convict Tiger Memon, was awarded seven years in jail and a fine of INR 50,000.
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May - 23 
Railway Police personnel, during a routine search on May 23 (today) at around 2 am, recovered about 10 kilograms of explosives and 20 litres of ammonium nitrate from the second class waiting room on platform number 1 of the Faizabad railway station.
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Railway Police personnel, during a routine search on May 23 (today) at around 2 am, recovered about 10 kilograms of explosives and 20 litres of ammonium nitrate from the second class waiting room on platform number 1 of the Faizabad railway station.
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May - 24 
The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on May 24 awarded different jail terms to six accused who played a part in the landing and transporting of arms, ammunition and explosives used in the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai,
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The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on May 24 awarded different jail terms to six accused who played a part in the landing and transporting of arms, ammunition and explosives used in the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai, reports The Hindu. Judge P.D. Kode sentenced 75-year-old Sharif Abdul Gafoor Parkar to 14-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) and a fine of INR 300,000 under Section 3(3) (aiding and abetting a terrorist act) and Section 6 (enhancement of the punishment) of the TADA. The court held Parkar guilty of association with prime convict Tiger Memon, showing him places for weapons training and for organising a meeting in Hotel Big Splash between Tiger Memon and customs officials. His son Mujeeb Parkar too was sentenced under Section 3(3) of TADA and given a minimum sentence of five years and a fine of INR 25,000. The judge sentenced Suleman Ghavte and Sayed Rehman Abdul Sheikh, two drivers from Mumbai who transported the contraband, to seven-years’ RI and a fine of INR 25,000 for "furthering the acts of conspiracy" under Section 3(3) of TADA. Sarfaraz Phanse, son of Dawood Phanse, one of the main accused in the case, was sentenced to nine years’ RI and a fine of INR 25, 000 under Section 3(3) of TADA for carrying out the landing operation in "supervisory capacity”. Another associate of Tiger Memon, Raju Jain, was sentenced to seven years’ RI and a fine of INR 100,000 for assisting the conspirators with vehicles and manpower under Section 3(3) of TADA. The court held him guilty for purchasing jeeps and a scooter in the name of fictitious persons and transporting arms and ammunition.
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May - 25 
A father-son duo was also sentenced to prison. While Issaq, aged 78, got seven years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) and was fined INR 70,000, his son, Sikander, was sentenced to five years’ RI and fined INR 10,000. Issaq was found guilty of conspiracy,
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A father-son duo was also sentenced to prison. While Issaq, aged 78, got seven years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) and was fined INR 70,000, his son, Sikander, was sentenced to five years’ RI and fined INR 10,000. Issaq was found guilty of conspiracy, aiding and abetting terrorist activities and destroying evidence. Sikander was found guilty of using hand grenades and arms as part of a weapons training programme which he had organised at Sandheri. Among the others who were also sentenced was Shahnawaz Hajwani, who got five years’ RI and was fined INR 10,000; Janardhan Gambhas, a labourer, who got three years’ RI under the Customs Act and a fine of INR 25,000; Faki Ali Subedar and Abdulla Surti, who got five years’ RI for aiding and abetting a terrorist act and were ordered to pay a fine of INR 25,000 each for concealment of arms and ammunition; Sayed Ibrahim Kadri, who was sentenced to five years’ RI.
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May - 25 
A team of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh police arrested a meat shop owner from Jalna in central Maharashtra on suspicion that he had carried the RDX packed in containers that were blown up in the May 18 bomb blast in Hyderabad, reports Times of Indi
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A team of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh police arrested a meat shop owner from Jalna in central Maharashtra on suspicion that he had carried the RDX packed in containers that were blown up in the May 18 bomb blast in Hyderabad, reports Times of India. The arrested person, Shoaib Faqruddin Jagirdar, is also a muttawali (custodian) of a local dargah (shrine), is suspected to have played a key role in sending four youth along with RDX from Jalna to Hyderabad. Police Inspector (Crime branch) of Jalna, Subhash Joshi, said, "Shoaib is not known to have links with any terrorist organisation. A few years ago, four stolen motorcycles were recovered by the police from his residence but he is not a known offender."
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May - 25 
On May 25, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced Shahid Nizammudin Qureshi, a close associate of prime convict Tiger Memon, to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. He was found gu
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On May 25, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced Shahid Nizammudin Qureshi, a close associate of prime convict Tiger Memon, to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. He was found guilty under Section 3(3) of TADA for aiding and abetting terrorist activities on two counts — participating in the Shekhadi landings and transportation, and visiting Dubai with the intention of going to Pakistan for training. Qureshi was also ordered to pay a fine of INR 25,000, failing which he has to serve six months in prison.
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May - 27 
A cleric in Ahmedabad, Tahir Maulana, was arrested on May 27 and some arms and ammunition were seized from his house in the Juhapura area in connection with the May 18 Hyderabad blast, police sources said. A raid was conducted at his house following
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A cleric in Ahmedabad, Tahir Maulana, was arrested on May 27 and some arms and ammunition were seized from his house in the Juhapura area in connection with the May 18 Hyderabad blast, police sources said. A raid was conducted at his house following a tip off from an unidentified person and also a verbal complaint by one of his wives who alleged he had kept arms and ammunition at home and was involved in 'jihadi' activities, a senior crime branch official told Zee News. The seizures included a pistol, parts of a rocket launcher and some magazines. The official further said, “No link has been established between the imam and the Hyderabad mosque blast. He knew some people there and his wife has claimed that he spoke to people there after the blast. All this is under investigation.”
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May - 27 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has asked its agents in Tamil Nadu to recruit cadres from the Sri Lankan Tamil refugee population, according to a May 27 report posted on Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence website. The LTTE has issued instructi
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has asked its agents in Tamil Nadu to recruit cadres from the Sri Lankan Tamil refugee population, according to a May 27 report posted on Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence website. The LTTE has issued instructions to its operatives in Tamil Nadu to get Tamils who had recently fled from North Sri Lanka to come back and join its ranks, the report added.
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May - 29 
India is concerned by the air and sea capabilities of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), said the National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan on May 29, according to Zee News. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi after meeting the Tamil Nadu Ch
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India is concerned by the air and sea capabilities of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), said the National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan on May 29, according to Zee News. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi after meeting the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, he said, "LTTE is a terrorist organisation. We are always concerned over any terrorist organisation having sea capability or air capability. We will have to start coordinated patrolling and Sea Tigers are a threat. Otherwise why should we increase the security?"
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May - 29 
On May 29, investigators in the May 18 Mecca Masjid bomb blast case in Hyderabad said that Shoaib Jagirdar, arrested from Jalna in Maharashtra for supplying RDX to the bombers, has confessed to delivering the explosives. Indian Express, quoting unide
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On May 29, investigators in the May 18 Mecca Masjid bomb blast case in Hyderabad said that Shoaib Jagirdar, arrested from Jalna in Maharashtra for supplying RDX to the bombers, has confessed to delivering the explosives. Indian Express, quoting unidentified officials, said that Jagirdar was a link in a "much longer" supply chain and that the explosives were originally smuggled over the Pakistan or Bangladesh borders. Jagirdar reportedly told the police that he had obtained about 1.5 kilograms of the explosive, of which he gave a part to the persons involved in the attack. Police officials also said Jagirdar may not have had any direct links with the bombing. Jagirdar has been remanded to judicial custody by a Hyderabad Court.
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May - 29 
The Terrorist & Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on May 29 sentenced seven persons convicted for their role in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, reports The Hindu. Zameer Sayyed Ismail Kadri, an associate of absconding accused Mohammed
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The Terrorist & Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on May 29 sentenced seven persons convicted for their role in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, reports The Hindu. Zameer Sayyed Ismail Kadri, an associate of absconding accused Mohammed Dossa, was sentenced to life imprisonment and also directed to pay a fine of INR 125000 by the court. Judge P. D. Kode observed that he had close connections with Dossa and was involved in facilitating in the landing of arms and ammunition at the Dighi Coast on January 9, 1993. The court held that no leniency deserved to be shown to Kadri since he tried to conceal the weapons much after the blasts and was absconding after a proclamation notice was issued against him. Former Assistant Commissioner of Customs at Alibaug, R. K. Singh, was sentenced to nine years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) and told to pay a fine of INR 300,000 for allowing the landing of explosives and arms at the Dighi and Shekhadi Coasts after accepting a bribe. Former customs officer Sudhanwa Talavdekar, who was superintendent at Alibaug, was sentenced to eight-year RI and a fine of INR 200,000. The judge said Talavdekar’s conversation with the main accused on the nature of the goods in the contraband "made a mockery of the law and order system." The former customs superintendent Sultan Sayyad was sentenced to seven-year RI and a fine of INR 100,000, and the former customs inspector Jaywant Gurav was sentenced to eight- year RI and a fine of INR 100,000. Ehsaan Mohammad Qureshi and Ayub Ibrahim Qureshi, found guilty of illegal possession of arms and ammunition, were sentenced to five-year RI and a fine of INR 25,000 each. While Ehsaan was absolved of the conspiracy charge, Ayub was convicted under Sections 3 (3) and 5 of the TADA Act and under the Arms Act. An illegal weapon was recovered from them, but only in April 1993, long after the serial blasts. Hence they were awarded the minimum sentence under the Arms Act. So far, the court has pronounced sentence on 43 of the 100 persons convicted in the case.
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May - 30 
Accepting the defence’s argument, the court restricted to five-year RI the sentence to Salim Durrani, who had provided shelter to some accused persons after the blasts. He was also fined INR 25,000. Out of a total of 100 accused persons, 51 have be
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Accepting the defence’s argument, the court restricted to five-year RI the sentence to Salim Durrani, who had provided shelter to some accused persons after the blasts. He was also fined INR 25,000. Out of a total of 100 accused persons, 51 have been awarded sentences.
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May - 30 
Insaf Ali, an agent of Pakistan's external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was arrested by the Delhi Police from old Delhi railway station on May 30-night while sending secret information of Indian armed forces to Pakistan
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Insaf Ali, an agent of Pakistan's external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was arrested by the Delhi Police from old Delhi railway station on May 30-night while sending secret information of Indian armed forces to Pakistan via a passenger, who was about to board the Samjhauta Express train that runs between India and Pakistan. Police sources said that Ali, a native of Pali in Rajasthan, had earlier delivered secret information of Indian security forces to the ISI and was also involved in recruiting people for the agency in New Delhi. Ali had visited Pakistan by Samjhauta Express in 2006 and during his stay in the Pakistani city of Hyderabad, made contacts with one ISI officer, Shoiab Hasan, who lured him to work for their agency in lieu of money. He was also given a week-long training about stealing information about the Indian Army and the Border Security Force, besides the method of writing messages in Roman script. Joint Commissioner of Police, Karnal Singh, said on May 31, that “We are conducting joint interrogation with intelligence officials and raids are being conducted at various places to nab Ali's other associates in Delhi and Rajasthan”.
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May - 30 
On May 30, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced Dawood Phanse, one of the main conspirators in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, to life imprisonment and a fine of INR 200,000, reports The Hindu. 83-year-o
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On May 30, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced Dawood Phanse, one of the main conspirators in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, to life imprisonment and a fine of INR 200,000, reports The Hindu. 83-year-old Phanse was found guilty of participating, along with absconding gangsters Dawood Ibrahim and Tiger Memon, in a crucial January 1993 Dubai meeting, at which the blasts were planned. Special judge P. D. Kode said Phanse was found guilty of the larger conspiracy charge, for which the minimum punishment is life sentence and the maximum, death penalty. Considering his age, Phanse was reportedly not awarded the death penalty.
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May - 30 
The court sentenced three more accused in connection with the Shekhadi landing and storage and transportation of the contraband. Muzammil Kadri was sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of INR 125,000 on various counts under Section 3 (3) of the
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The court sentenced three more accused in connection with the Shekhadi landing and storage and transportation of the contraband. Muzammil Kadri was sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of INR 125,000 on various counts under Section 3 (3) of the TADA and under the Arms Act. He was also found guilty of possessing 13 Ak-56 rifles. Khalil Ahmed Sayyed Nasir of Raigad was sentenced to 10-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) and a fine of INR 125,000 for participating in the landing of the contraband and bribing police officials to let the arms and explosives pass. Liyaqat Ali Habib Khan was found guilty of using his father's godown for storing the smuggled goods. He was sentenced to five-year RI and a fine of INR 25,000. Mohammad Dawood Mohammad Khan and Mohammad Yusuf Botomia, found guilty for illegal possession of weapons, were sentenced to six-year RI and a fine of INR 50,000 each. Another convict Aziz Ahmed Shaikh was sentenced to five-year RI and a fine of INR 25,000.
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May - 31 
On May 31, the designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced seven persons to jail terms ranging from five years rigorous imprisonment to life, for their respective roles in landing of arms and ammunition, tra
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On May 31, the designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced seven persons to jail terms ranging from five years rigorous imprisonment to life, for their respective roles in landing of arms and ammunition, transportation, illegal possession of weapons and conspiracy in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, reports Press Trust of India. The court sentenced Naseer Dhakla, who obtained weapons training in Pakistan and was involved in the conspiracy throughout, to life imprisonment and directed him to pay a fine of INR 50,000. Dhakla was also involved in preparation of vehicle bombs prior to the blasts on March 12, 1993. Ashrafur Rehman, from whom 85 hand grenades, 350 detonators and over 3,000 cartridges were recovered, was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for life and directed to pay a fine of INR 200,000. Yusuf Khan who was involved in the landing of arms and ammunition at Shekhadi and its transportation to Mumbai in February 1993 was given five years RI and asked to deposit a fine of INR 25,000. Prime conspirator and absconding accused Tiger Memon's driver, Mohammed Rafiq Biyariwala, who was also involved in the Shekhadi landing and transportation of the contraband to Mumbai, was given seven years RI and a fine of 75,000. Shahnawaz Khan, one of the conspirators, who went to Dubai but did not attend weapons training in Pakistan prior to the blasts and was also involved in the Shekhadi landing was sentenced to 10 years RI and asked to deposit a fine of INR 50,000. The court also sentenced Ayub Patel and Asif Sheikh to 10 years and eight years' RI respectively for illegal possession of hand-grenades.
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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