Gujarat (Islamist/Other Conflicts): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2003

Media reports said, Gujarat Police, on January 12, shot dead suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Sadiq Jamal Mehtar in an encounter near a temple in Naroda, Ahmedabad. The terrorist was wanted in connection with a conspiracy case to assassinate Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia. Acting on a tip-off, police raided his hideout on January 12-night and killed him in an exchange of fire, police sources said. Read less...

Media reports of January 13 said main accused in the December 2-bomb blast, in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, inside a bus, Imran Rehman Khan disclosed he was summoned by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to Dubai to formulate a plan "to avenge Gujarat killings". Imran, who was deported to India on January 9 from Dubai, was recruited into LeT ranks sometime in March-April 2002, reports said. As reported earlier, he was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), on January 9, and remanded to police custody till January 17. In the blast, two persons were killed and 31 more injured. Read less...