Jharkhand (Islamist/Other Conflicts): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2016

An encounter took place between Security Forces (SFs) personnel and the Communist Party of IndiaMaoist (CPIMaoist) cadres in Danglapahar forest area of Ghatshila Subdivision in East Singhbhum District on January 12, reports The Business Standard. The SFs on receiving information about the presence of Maoist Kanu Munda in the jungle area raided the Danglapahar spot but failed to arrest any suspected Maoist. The team comprising District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel found towel, torch and clothes among other things from the site. Read less...

Meanwhile, a CPIMaoist ‘area committee member’ identified as Vikas Parahiya who had actively worked for the Maoists for the past six years or so and was involved in several ambushes, was arrested from Chhipadohar area of Latehar District on January 12, reports The Telegraph. A rifle and cartridges were recovered from Vikas. Read less...

Two al Qaeda operatives, Masood Akram Sheikh alias Masood alias Monu and Nasim Akhtar alias Raju believed to be members of its sleeper cell and motivating youths to join the terror group, were arrested from Jamshedpur on January 25, reports dnaindia.com.

The two are members of al Qaeda's sleeper cell and motivate youths of the steel city as well as other parts of Jharkhand to join and expand the organisation, Police said. Masood confessed that he had been linked with the terrorist group since 2003 after he was motivated to join it by Abdul Rehman Katki, who had been arrested by Delhi Police from Cuttack in December, 2015.

He told the Police that he had first met Rehman, a frequent visitor to Jamshedpur, at the Jama Masjid at Sakchi in 2003 and was influenced by him to join the terrorist organisation. Masood had visited Saudi Arab in 2011 and met Sami on his return and convinced him (Sami) to join the group. He also played a crucial role in sending Sami to Pakistan for terrorist training. Masood, had also confessed that he had one more operative in his cell but claimed knew him only by face and that he too had received terrorist training in Pakistan. Search is on for the operative.

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