Uttar Pradesh (Islamist/Other Conflicts): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2020

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January - 3	Following the recent spurge of violence allegedly orchestrated by Popular Front of India (PFI), Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Assam Government has sought ban on the group, reports The Times of India on January 4. On January 3, in a press meeting, Assam Finance Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that th Read more... Following the recent spurge of violence allegedly orchestrated by Popular Front of India (PFI), Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Assam Government has sought ban on the group, reports The Times of India on January 4. On January 3, in a press meeting, Assam Finance Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the PFI, an offshoot of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) has been involved in the violent protests in the state and the State Government is awaiting report from Central Forensic Laboratory's report (CFL) to support its case to ban the outfit. Earlier, the U.P Government has accused the organisation and its political front, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) of "masterminding and instigating violence" during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC). PFI, formed in 2006 as a successor to the National Democratic Front (NDF) has come under the scanner of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) for instigating demonstrators to clash with the Uttar Pradesh Police. The group had already been under the radar of National Investigation Agency (NIA) for running arms' training camp in Kannur District’s Narath town in Kerala in 2013. In 2018, Jharkhand Government had banned the organisation, saying its members were “internally influenced” by the Islamic State (IS). Read less...
January - 4	A high alert has been sounded along the India-Nepal border in Maharajganj, Kushinagar and Siddharth Nagar Districts of Uttar Pradesh following the infiltration of two wanted terrorists, Abdul Samad and Iliyas, reports Indian Express on January 5. In a press meet, Inspector General-IG (Basti range) A Read more... A high alert has been sounded along the India-Nepal border in Maharajganj, Kushinagar and Siddharth Nagar Districts of Uttar Pradesh following the infiltration of two wanted terrorists, Abdul Samad and Iliyas, reports Indian Express on January 5. In a press meet, Inspector General-IG (Basti range) Ashutosh Kumar, has stated that alert was sounded following intelligence input of two wanted terrorists entering Uttar Pradesh through India-Nepal border. Though the exact affiliation of the terrorist group is not clear, but the suspected terrorists earlier spotted in Siliguri of West Bengal is believed to be associated with Islamic State (IS). Read less...
January - 17	On January 17, notorious convict Jalees Ansari (68) alias ‘Dr Bomb’ who escaped during his parole was rearrested from Kanpur of Kanpur Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, reports Mumbai Mirror. According to Police sources, Ansari had planned to escape to Nepal through Uttar Pradesh. India Today reports that Ans Read more... On January 17, notorious convict Jalees Ansari (68) alias ‘Dr Bomb’ who escaped during his parole was rearrested from Kanpur of Kanpur Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, reports Mumbai Mirror. According to Police sources, Ansari had planned to escape to Nepal through Uttar Pradesh. India Today reports that Ansari was leaving a mosque when he was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police. Ansari who was serving a life term for carrying out blasts in trains during December 5 and December 6 was on parole for three weeks from the Ajmer Central Prison in Rajasthan at the time of his escape. Known to be ‘Dr Bomb’, Ansari is suspected to be involved in over 50 bomb blast cases across the country, reports NDTV India. Read less...
January - 19	On January 19, one person was arrested in Varanasi (Varanasi District) of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly passing on sensitive information to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agents in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. The person identified as Rashid Ahmad who visited Pakistan twice used to send phot Read more... On January 19, one person was arrested in Varanasi (Varanasi District) of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly passing on sensitive information to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agents in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. The person identified as Rashid Ahmad who visited Pakistan twice used to send photographs and video clips of vital Army installations and CRPF camps to the ISI agents across the border. Uttar Pradesh Police seized mobile phone from the arrestee. Read less...
January - 31	Three Popular Front of India (PFI) members were arrested from Lucknow on January 31, reports India Today. Shakilur Rehman, Shabi Khan and Arshad were arrested on charges of allegedly inciting violence during an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protest in the old city area of Lucknow and Parivart Read more... Three Popular Front of India (PFI) members were arrested from Lucknow on January 31, reports India Today. Shakilur Rehman, Shabi Khan and Arshad were arrested on charges of allegedly inciting violence during an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protest in the old city area of Lucknow and Parivartan Chowk on December 19, 2019. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) who is investigating the financial transactions of PFI has revealed that a total amount of Rs 120 crore have been credited to bank accounts linked to the PFI. Read less...

*Data till , September 22, 2020

Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

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