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A Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, identified as Juber, was arrested by The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) from Nagori Mohalla in Mahidpur area of Ujjain District on February 3, reports The Times of India. 200 detonators, gelatin rods and
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A Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, identified as Juber, was arrested by The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) from Nagori Mohalla in Mahidpur area of Ujjain District on February 3, reports The Times of India. 200 detonators, gelatin rods and explosive powder were recovered from his possession.
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February - 3 
An Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Abdul Wahid Siddibappa alias Khan, said to be close to IM ‘India operations chief’, Yasin Bhatkal, was arrested by authorities in Abu Dhabi, according to Union Ministry of Home Affairs, India TV reported on Februa
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An Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Abdul Wahid Siddibappa alias Khan, said to be close to IM ‘India operations chief’, Yasin Bhatkal, was arrested by authorities in Abu Dhabi, according to Union Ministry of Home Affairs, India TV reported on February 4. National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials will go to Abu Dhabi to present evidence against him for his eventual deportation. NIA officials feel questioning Wahid would help them understand the sources of the IM’s funds. Wahid is alleged to have routed money sent by Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal using banking channels and Western Union Money Transfer ahead of blasts in India. An Interpol Red Corner Notice was issued against Wahid which said he was wanted in the July 2006 Mumbai (Maharashtra) serial blasts, the 2008 Delhi blasts and the 2010 Chinnaswamy Stadium blasts in Bangalore (Karnataka). Wahid is believed to be the son of Yasin’s father’s cousin and for the last 10 years has been based in Dubai, where he is said to have multiple business interests and visited Abu Dhabi frequently. Indian Express added that Wahid is also believed to have helped IM in the transit of jihadis using the middle-eastern route to go to Pakistan for training. Investigators said questioning Wahid will also help agencies identify other members of modules operating from Saudi Arabia, UAE and other middle-eastern countries.
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February - 4 
A court on February 4 allowed the Mumbai (Maharashtra) Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to arrest Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operations chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar in connection with the July 13, 2011 terror attack in the Mumbai i
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A court on February 4 allowed the Mumbai (Maharashtra) Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to arrest Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operations chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar in connection with the July 13, 2011 terror attack in the Mumbai in which 20 persons were killed, reports DNA India.
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February - 5 
A Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, identified as Irfan, was arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) near Ujjain city of Ujjain District on February 5, reports The Times of India.
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A Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, identified as Irfan, was arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) near Ujjain city of Ujjain District on February 5, reports The Times of India.
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February - 5 
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) while taking custody of Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operations chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar alias Shakir alias Daniel alias Haddi alias Tabrez on February 5, for his alleged role in J
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) while taking custody of Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operations chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar alias Shakir alias Daniel alias Haddi alias Tabrez on February 5, for his alleged role in July 13, 2011 (13/7) Mumbai (Maharashtra) serial blats, focused on two points in court: they intend to find out the source of hawala (illegal money transaction) money sent for the blasts and to establish that Yasin was a key IM man whose custodial interrogation was required, The Times of India reports on February 7. Moreover, a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court remanded Bhatkal in Police custody till February 18, 2014. Further, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) interrogation report to the Centre said that Yasin Bhatkal organized the attack on Delhi's Jama Masjid on September 19, 2010 as he was upset with tourists entering the mosque in skimpy clothes. However, he had not discussed the plan with Riyaz Bhatkal before the attack. It was only three days later that Yasin informed Riyaz about the attack.
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February - 6 
The Centre has renewed the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for another five years, saying that if its activities were not curbed, it would reorganize its activists and threaten th
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The Centre has renewed the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for another five years, saying that if its activities were not curbed, it would reorganize its activists and threaten the integrity and security of the country, The Times of India reported on February 7. The last extension, notified in February 2012, was for two years. The latest notification issued by the Union Ministry for Home Affairs, lists 21 terror cases involving activists, including the rioting at Azad Maidan in Mumbai (Maharashtra) in 2012. "During the Azad Maidan agitation, of the 10 accused arrested, one Iqbal alias Pappa Gulam Rasul Shaikh, is a member," the notification pointed out. The notification highlighted the four cases registered in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and two cases filed in Gujarat against alleged SIMI cadres since the last renewal of the ban. It pointed to the two cases in Madhya Pradesh, including the escape of six cadres from Khandwa jail in October, 2013. Another case cited relates to exchange of fire between alleged members and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in 2012. The Central Government has also provided details of recent judgments pronounced by various courts against arrested SIMI cadres in Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. However, in most of the cases, the accused were let off with a fine due to insufficient evidence.
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February - 7 
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) identified Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operations chief’ Yasin Bhatkal as having extensively surveyed Police establishments and religious institutions in south Mumbai, apart from Juhu Beach and a branch of the
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Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) identified Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operations chief’ Yasin Bhatkal as having extensively surveyed Police establishments and religious institutions in south Mumbai, apart from Juhu Beach and a branch of the fast-food chain McDonald’s located at the Andheri (West) railway station, for the July 13, 2011 (13/7) serial blasts, Indian Express reported on February 8. Along with Asadullah Akhtar, Tabrez, Tehseen Akhtar Shaikh, Waqas and Nadeem Akhtar Shaikh, Yasin did an extensive recce of the city, beginning February 2011, said Rakesh Maria, Additional Director General, ATS. “In addition to places where they planted the explosives, they also recceed Colaba Market, because of the number of foreign tourists it attracts, Mumbadevi Temple, Gol Deo Temple, and the offices of the director general of police, commissioner of police and ATS”, Maria added. Tabrez, Waqas and Tehseen are still at large. Police said Bhatkal also confessed to have initially planned to plant an explosive under a stationary Police van at Dadar flower market. On July 13, 2011, however, the van moved away just as Bhatkal and his co-conspirator Asadullah Akhtar walked towards it, said ATS officers. The duo then planted the explosive in a garbage bin in the flower market. Maria further said the plotters procured the explosives from Mangalore (Karnataka) a week before the blasts. The ATS had identified the shops from where they purchased nine mm volt batteries, Casio clocks, soldering machines, transistors, and a bow and arrow to complete the circuit. “Around six days before the blasts, they purchased four pressure cookers from two shops in Pydhonie and Ghatkopar. We have identified both of them,” said Maria. After the blasts, Bhatkal, Waqas and Tabrez returned to Habib Mansion in Nagpada, while Tehseen lived elsewhere, he said. Bhatkal is wanted in over 40 terror cases and will be interrogated by the ATS on the IM’s role in terror blasts in Maharashtra. Asian Age added that one of the members of this terror module, Waqas, alias Ahmed who is still at large, has been identified as a Pakistani national. IM’s co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah told the investigators about Waqas’ nationality on the first day of their interrogation. A senior ATS official, under anonymity, confirmed the revelation to our correspondent. “Waqas, a Pakistani national was even admitted to Sir J.J. Hospital after he went down with Malaria prior to the blast. Waqas used false identity at the hospital to hide the fact that he was from Pakistan. He even joined a local gym,” informed the officer.
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February - 9 
The Indian Mujahideen (IM) top operative Yasin Bhatkal during interrogation said that he and his accomplices had recced the McDonald's Andheri outlet twice with a terror attack on their mind in 2008 because the place is always crowded but was discour
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The Indian Mujahideen (IM) top operative Yasin Bhatkal during interrogation said that he and his accomplices had recced the McDonald's Andheri outlet twice with a terror attack on their mind in 2008 because the place is always crowded but was discouraged by the CCTVs and security, reported The Times of India on February 10.
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February - 9 
The interrogation of Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operations chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his associate Asadullah Akhtar alias Tabrez revealed that after the July 13, 2011 (13/7) incident, the accused went on to procure 4 kilograms of explosives contai
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The interrogation of Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operations chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his associate Asadullah Akhtar alias Tabrez revealed that after the July 13, 2011 (13/7) incident, the accused went on to procure 4 kilograms of explosives containing RDX (Research Department Explosive) for more terror strikes, The Times of India reported on February 10. After the blasts, a chemical analysis showed the bombs were a cocktail of TNT (Trinitrotoluene), ammonium nitrate and petroleum hydrocarbons. The report said TNT was the main explosive and RDX was not used in the bombs. Earlier on May 2, 2012, it was reported that RDX was present in the Habib Manzil flat in Byculla (Mumbai) where the bombers had stayed before and after the 13/7 blasts. Additional Director General of Police (ATS) Rakesh Maria on February 9, commented, "We had found traces of some suspicious powder-like substance in Habib Manzil during a search and forensic analyzers stated it was RDX”. The missing RDX is yet to be found.
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February - 11 
Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on February 11, that Indian hinterland continues to remain the prime focus of Pakistan-based terrorist outfits, particularly the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and t
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Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on February 11, that Indian hinterland continues to remain the prime focus of Pakistan-based terrorist outfits, particularly the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Indian Mujahideen (IM), reports Zee News. "Reports from the intelligence agencies suggest that there is a involvement of neighbouring foreign countries in terror activities in the country," he stated. "The Pakistan-based terrorist organistaions are setting up their infrastructure in Bangladesh and using the porous Bangladesh-India border to send arms and ammunition into the Indian territory…Besides that Indian-Nepal borders are also being used for infiltration and exfiltration of manpower, arms and ammunition into India," he added. "Concerted efforts are being made by India for tackling terrorism by raising the issues in various international fora through bilateral and multilateral talks," he said.
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February - 11 
Indicting Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda for the terror strikes in Indian cities between 1994 and 1998, the Delhi Police blamed Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for masterminding the attacks, The Times of India reported
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Indicting Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda for the terror strikes in Indian cities between 1994 and 1998, the Delhi Police blamed Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for masterminding the attacks, The Times of India reported on February 17. The chargesheet, filed on February 11, 2014 says, "Abdul Karim Tunda along with Pakistan's spy agency ISI and LeT prepared a team of Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Indian Jehadi Muslims and prepared a blueprint of carrying out attacks in India”. It further says that "on the anniversary of demolition of Babri Masjid in 1993, Tunda, on the directions of ISI and LeT chief Hafiz Sayeed, made a plan to carry out serial blasts on trains in Mumbai". Tunda has been named in the chargesheet under provisions of Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) and the Explosive Substances Act. Tunda was arrested by the Special Cell on August 16, 2013 from the Indo-Nepal border. It also gives a detailed list of LeT's hierarchy apart from details of ISI officers and Dawood Ibrahim with whom Tunda had close relations. The chargesheet also gives details of other terror outfits like Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Indian Mujahideen (IM) and Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). It says that in 2010, Colonel Imtiaz of ISI and Iqbal Kana had assigned Tunda the task of sending RDX to India via Bangladesh, to be used by BKI terrorists to target the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The chargesheet gives details some senior ISI functionaries, whose phone numbers were found in Tunda's phone, as evidence of Pakistan's active involvement in terror activities in India. Tunda was in regular touch with several ISI officials and LeT operatives including Zaki-Ur-Rehman Lakhvi (LeT operational chief), Azam Cheema (operational head of infiltration), Haaji Ashraf (LeT finance head), Saifullah Mansoor (head of LeT's Punjab division in Pakistan), Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhutavi (director of LeT terror training), Abu Dujana (chief of security guards of LeT), Abdul Rehman Aabid (Mufti) and Amir Hamza Rana Iftekar (key Lakhvi aide). In addition, Tunda was also in regular touch with Brigadier Hameed Gul, Colonel Usman and Colonel Abdulla of ISI and BKI's Wadhwa Singh, Ratandeep Singh and Lakhbir Singh. The chargesheet says Tunda was in regular touch with Dawood Ibrahim. It says he was taken to Dawood's house at Clifton in Karachi (provincial capital of Sindh) by BKI's Lakhbir Singh in 2002. "Dawood offered Tunda all kinds of help for future terror operations. After 6-7 months, Tunda met Dawood again," says the chargesheet. Tunda had also met IM founder Amir Reza Khan in Pakistan in 2005 through an ISI agent. The chargesheet also states that Tunda collaborated with Iqbal Kana, the counterfeit mastermind, to smuggle Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) into India.
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February - 11 
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officers claim that wanted accused Waqas Ahmed was not the only Pakistani roped by Indian Mujahideen (IM) for India operations as with most IM operative being arrested, the outfit has done a lot of recruitme
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officers claim that wanted accused Waqas Ahmed was not the only Pakistani roped by Indian Mujahideen (IM) for India operations as with most IM operative being arrested, the outfit has done a lot of recruitment of Pakistani nationals, dnaindia.com reports on February 12. Asadullah Akhtar, one of the planters in July 13, 2011 (13/7) Mumbai (Maharashtra) serial blasts case, has given ATS some valuable information about co-planter Waqas and IM's operation. "After 2008 Batla House encounter in Delhi, Asadullah fled to Bangladesh and then to Dubai. From Dubai he went to Karachi and was in touch with IM top brass, including Bhatkal brothers. In 2009, Asadullah was trained in Pakistan by the IM. It was in Pakistan that he met Waqas and was told that he would be part of the operations in India," said an ATS officer, requesting anonymity. Moreover, during the interrogation of IM ‘India operations chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and Asadullah Akhtar, Police learnt that they had conducted recce of Goa beaches before 13/7 triple blasts. "While Yasin had conducted a recce once, the second reconnaissance was carried out by Waqas and Asadullah. Goa beaches were on their target list because they were frequented by foreigners," said another ATS officer. Niticentral reports that IM is planning to carry out terror strikes at several historical and religious sites in Bihar like Nalanda and Bihar Sharif.
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February - 17 
India's most wanted militant, Dawood Ibrahim, figures prominently on Britain's latest list of banned terrorist and terrorist groups facing financial sanctions along with Pakistan based groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and terrorist outfit Indian Mu
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India's most wanted militant, Dawood Ibrahim, figures prominently on Britain's latest list of banned terrorist and terrorist groups facing financial sanctions along with Pakistan based groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM), reported The Times of India on February 18. They are part of 52 international terrorist organizations proscribed under the Terrorism Act, 2000. A British treasury department document has named Dawood under his various aliases and with his last known address — White House near Saudi Mosque in Karachi (Pakistan). The document has named JeM's splinter group, Khuddam Ul-Islam (Kul), as well. JeM and KuI seek the liberation of Kashmir from India and the destruction of US and India. JeM has a stated objective of unifying the various Kashmiri militant groups. The Indian Mujahideen too is on the list as it aims to establish an Islamic state and implement Sharia law in India using violent means.
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February - 18 
A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on February 18 extended the custody of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Yasin Bhatkal and Asadullah Akhtar till February 28, reports Indian Express. The duo, accused in the July 13,
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A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on February 18 extended the custody of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Yasin Bhatkal and Asadullah Akhtar till February 28, reports Indian Express. The duo, accused in the July 13, 2011, Mumbai triple blasts case. According to the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad, the accused have played a crucial role in the blasts and were involved in assembling the Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) used in the terror attack.
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February - 18 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative and September 13, 2008, Delhi serial blasts accused, Faizan Ahmed Sultan, was arrested by Dubai Police in Dubai on February 18, reports The Times of India. The detention has been worked out by Research and Analysis Wi
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative and September 13, 2008, Delhi serial blasts accused, Faizan Ahmed Sultan, was arrested by Dubai Police in Dubai on February 18, reports The Times of India. The detention has been worked out by Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) which on February 4, 2014, secured detention of IM operative Abdul Wahid Siddibappa, cousin of arrested India operations chief of IM Ahmed Zarar Siddibappa alias Yasin Bhatkal, in Abu Dhabi. An unnamed official from the security establishment said, “We are working with the Dubai authorities to get him (Sultan) to India."
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February - 21 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Yasin Bhatkal and Asadullah Akhtar alias Tabrez were brought to the Mumbai Crime Branch headquarters on February 21 for recording of their confessional statements before the Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP), repo
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Yasin Bhatkal and Asadullah Akhtar alias Tabrez were brought to the Mumbai Crime Branch headquarters on February 21 for recording of their confessional statements before the Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP), reports The Times of India. So far, Bhatkal and Tabrez were in the custody of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for their suspected roles in the July 13 2011 (13/7) blasts. "The duo has been brought to the police headquarters and their confessional statements will be recorded before officers of the rank of deputy commissioner under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA)," said an officer. Such confessions are treated as evidence against the accused. But in most cases, accused retract the statements.
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February - 22 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) India operations ‘chief’ Yasin Bhatkal planned to strike India soon after he fled to Nepal following the Mumbai July 13, 2011 (13/7) blasts in 2011, The Times of India reports on February 23. As part of its plan to avenge atroc
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) India operations ‘chief’ Yasin Bhatkal planned to strike India soon after he fled to Nepal following the Mumbai July 13, 2011 (13/7) blasts in 2011, The Times of India reports on February 23. As part of its plan to avenge atrocities on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, IM not only planned strikes on Buddhist shrines in India, but even the birthplace on Lord Budha- Lumbini in Nepal. The other Buddhist sites on its radar included Bodh Gaya in Bihar and Shravasti and Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh. Investigations have revealed that IM operatives had conducted a recce of all these shrines and planned to target them one by one. National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found evidence in the form of hand-drawn recce maps of all these places. The IM carried out attack in Bodha Gaya on July 7, 2013.
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February - 22 
The 272-page chargesheet filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) against Indian Mujahideen (IM) Indian operations ‘chief’ Yasin Bhatkal states, he asked Riyaz Bhatkal whether a "small nuclear bomb" could be arranged to nuke Surat (Gujarat), to w
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The 272-page chargesheet filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) against Indian Mujahideen (IM) Indian operations ‘chief’ Yasin Bhatkal states, he asked Riyaz Bhatkal whether a "small nuclear bomb" could be arranged to nuke Surat (Gujarat), to which Riyaz replied "anything can be arranged in Pakistan", Indian TV reports on February 23. The plan did not materialize after Yasin was arrested. The chargesheet also reveals how two Azamgarh militants, Abu Rashid and Bada Sajid, experts at making bombs, are handling IM training camps in Waziristan (Pakistan) and Afghan border. It also reveals that the IM has begun shifting its bases to al-Qaeda safe houses in North Waziristan Agency of FATA, after serious differences cropped up between the Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and IM. The ISI, according to disclosures in the chargesheet, wanted IM to postpone the serial train blasts as Pakistan feared international scrutiny. NIA chargesheet also says Al-qaeda is IM’s new ally.
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February - 24 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) has established a new module in Rajasthan and operatives of the outfit were "highly motivated" to carry out terrorist activities in the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said in its charge sheet filed in a De
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) has established a new module in Rajasthan and operatives of the outfit were "highly motivated" to carry out terrorist activities in the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said in its charge sheet filed in a Delhi court, IBNLive reports on February 24. "Investigation has also established the emergence of a new module of IM operatives in Rajasthan, the members of which were in regular contact with Riyaz Bhatkal and were highly motivated to carry out terrorist attacks," the NIA said. In addition, Delhi's Akshardham temple and Pune's cantonment area were on top of IM’s list of places to be targeted, the NIA has said in its charge-sheet against IM's India operations ‘chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his three aides, reports The Times of India on February 25. According to data retrieved from the laptops recovered from Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar, IM members were carrying out reconnaissance of these places, the charge-sheet said. "The files named as... are the photographs of Khirkee area in Pune (Army cantonment) which was sent by Riyaz Bhatkal to accused Asadullah Akhtar through internet in order to carry out a reconnaissance during the month of January/February 2012 while Waqas and he were staying in the hideout located at Loni, near Loni Medical college in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra," the NIA said. It further said, "Files named as... are the photographs of Akshardham temple in Delhi. Investigation revealed that accused Md Ahmed Siddibapa (Yasin Bhatkal) went there for the purpose of recce. This established the design of the accused persons for conducting future attacks." Further, NIA has found forensic evidence that IM operatives received instructions on terror attacks from the mentors from across the border. With help from the Netherlands' instant messaging service provider Nimbuzz, the NIA has traced the chat ID of IM founder Riyaz Bhatkal, through which he passed on instructions to Yasin Bhatkal, to Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL). The chargesheet notes: "The login details from Nimbuzz, in respect of menothing1 and davidthapa77, were received from the providers. From the received details, the creation of IP of the account menothing1 was found to be 221.120.246.6, which belongs to Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited." The chargesheet directly accuses the Pakistan government of providing shelter to the absconding accused. It says, "The organisation is receiving financial and material assistance from the ISI backed by the Government of Pakistan which has sheltered several absconding operatives." The chat exchanges between IM operatives in India and Pakistan also reveal a sinister plan of IM to expand its footprints across the middle-east and Afghanistan and the outfit's growing ties with Taliban and al-Qaeda. In addition, Yasin Bhatkal was inspired by al Qaeda ‘chief’ Osama Bin Laden and used to motivate youngsters for sacrificing their lives in the name of 'jihad' through the videos of the slain terrorist, NIA has also said in its charge sheet. "He (Bhatkal) used to quote selected phrases from Islamic religious books in support of 'jihad'. He had downloaded from internet a number of documents which portrayed Jihad as an obligatory act of every Muslim. He had also downloaded lectures of Muslim leaders and fighters like Osama Bin laden, Al Yazeed, Al Zarkawi, C Khateeb, Awlaqi from internet. He made young Muslim boys watch these videos and read out these documents to them, so as to motivate them to sacrifice their lives in the name of jihad," NIA said, NIA also stated on February 24, that, Yasin Bhatkal was earlier arrested for theft in Kolkata (West Bengal) in 2009 but Kolkata Police did not know he was the terror mastermind. "Accused Md Ahmed Siddibapa (Bhatkal) visited Kolkata in 2009 along with one Qateel Siddiqui and stayed at the residence of one Humayun for the furtherance of the activities of the IM. He tried to build his network with the help of some Bangladeshi terror links and was arrested on suspicion in a case of theft by Kolkata Police," the NIA has said. During arrest, he identified himself with a fake name Mohammad Arshad, the chargesheet said.
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February - 24 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) initially started as a small group called “Usaba” in Bhatkal, Karnataka, and got its present name from media reports after its 2007 terror strike in Uttar Pradesh, according to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) chargeshee
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) initially started as a small group called “Usaba” in Bhatkal, Karnataka, and got its present name from media reports after its 2007 terror strike in Uttar Pradesh, according to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) chargesheet, the Hindu reports on February 25. Meaning a group of congregation of men more than 11 but less than 40, Usaba sent out an e-mail claiming responsibility for the 2007 court blasts in Uttar Pradesh while still looking for a suitable name for the group. “The nomenclature of ‘Indian Mujahideen’ was liked by the operatives and was thus used in the subsequent e-mails along with a designed logo,” the NIA chargesheet stated. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was code named ‘Taagut’ or ‘Voda’, NIA was Neye, al Qaeda was termed ‘Waagu’ or ‘Micro’ while Taliban became ‘Tech’. Even places got new names. India became ‘Innd’, Delhi ‘Shaam’, Mumbai ‘Gaww’, Pune ‘Metro’, while Bhatkal, the home town of IM men Riyaz, Iqbal and Yasin Bhatkal, was code named ‘Dehat’. Iqbal Bhatkal was codenamed ‘Bebo’. Even weapons were given interesting names: ‘pistol’ became ‘chaloo ticket’ and AK-47 ‘reservation’; with explosives becoming ‘Chrnnn’ and suicide bombers ‘deposits’.
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February - 24 
Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Azam Cheema, who was laying low because of an illness, is back on track, said sources in Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), Mumbai Mirror reports on February 25.The sources confirmed that
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Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Azam Cheema, who was laying low because of an illness, is back on track, said sources in Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), Mumbai Mirror reports on February 25.The sources confirmed that Cheema, who had masterminded the July 7, 2006 serial train blasts of Mumbai (Maharashtra), was previously looking after LeT's Maharashtra operations, which included recruitment, training and planning terror plots all over the Maharashtra region. Now, reportedly, he has moved up in ranks and will lead infiltration across the nation. "Cheema is also the founder of Indian Mujahideen (IM) and his return to LeT is a major cause of worry for us. Especially after the arrest of Yasin Bhatkal, which had come as a shock to the ISI, Cheema's entry has provided them with fresh support," said an un-named ATS officer. According to intelligence sources, in a recent meeting of LeT's core group that was also attended by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Cheema was handed over the charge for national infiltration. He is an expert map reader with special knowledge of India. It was also reported that he is in direct contact with the ISI and will get funds to run training camps at various places across Pakistan.
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February - 24 
On February 24 two Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, identified as Fakhruddin and Ahmed, who procured explosives for the blasts at Narendra Modi's October 27, 2013 rally in Patna and sheltered its prime accused Haidar Ali, were arrested by the Natio
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On February 24 two Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, identified as Fakhruddin and Ahmed, who procured explosives for the blasts at Narendra Modi's October 27, 2013 rally in Patna and sheltered its prime accused Haidar Ali, were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, according to The Times of India. "The duo provided material and explosives for the blasts. Some of the IEDs for the Patna blasts were assembled at their residence in Mirzapur where Haidar took refuge for a few days," said an NIA officer.
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February - 24 
The Bangalore Police joined the investigation into the terrorist activities of the terror outfit Al-Umma, with officers likely to interrogate Bangalore blast suspect K Sahul Hameed alias Paravai Badusha, The Times of India reports on February 25. An
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The Bangalore Police joined the investigation into the terrorist activities of the terror outfit Al-Umma, with officers likely to interrogate Bangalore blast suspect K Sahul Hameed alias Paravai Badusha, The Times of India reports on February 25. An investigating officer said Badusha was also involved with terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM). "He was one of eight men who conducted the recce for the April 2010 Chinnaswamy stadium blasts masterminded by IM leader Yasin Bhatkal," he said.
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February - 25 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 25 arrested two more suspects, Anil Pandey and Mohammed Raju from Manda near Mirzapur (Mirzapur District) in Uttar Pradesh for providing explosives for the Patna blasts that targeted Bharatiya Janat
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 25 arrested two more suspects, Anil Pandey and Mohammed Raju from Manda near Mirzapur (Mirzapur District) in Uttar Pradesh for providing explosives for the Patna blasts that targeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally on October 27, 2013 in Patna (Bihar), reports The Times of India. NIA sources said the duo's arrest came about following the interrogation of IM operatives Ahmed and Fakhruddin who were arrested by the agency on February 24. "All four are friends and know each other well. We are investigating how and from where Pandey sourced the explosives and to what extent he along with Raju was involved in the blasts conspiracy," said an NIA officer.
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February - 25 
Top Indian Mujahideen (IM) leaders have joined al-Qaeda and are “fighting in Afghanistan-Pakistan border” and Afghanistan, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated in the chargesheet against IM India operations 'chief', Yasin Bhatkal and his as
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Top Indian Mujahideen (IM) leaders have joined al-Qaeda and are “fighting in Afghanistan-Pakistan border” and Afghanistan, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated in the chargesheet against IM India operations 'chief', Yasin Bhatkal and his associate Asadullah Akhtar, Indian Express reports on February 26. NIA has said that “one IM operative Bada Sajid is fighting in Afghanistan-Pakistan border region” and “was also wounded in one of the skirmishes”. According to the chargesheet, the IM is now an al-Qaeda affiliate whose members are trained by the global terror network, and who have been instructed to focus on Myanmar and to “kidnap Jews in India”.The chargesheet says that at a meeting in Dubai five years ago, the IM leadership decided to cut ties with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and join the al-Qaeda. “Investigations revealed that during the stay of the accused (Akhtar) in Dubai (in 2008-09), Iqbal Bhatkal was elected as the leader of Indian Mujahideen and it was decided to sever the association with ISI as soon as possible, and shift towards the Al Qaida, since everyone unanimously felt that the ISI was against the true Jihadi ideology,” says the chargesheet. According to the chargesheet, the IM has split into two groups, one of which is led by “Sajid Sheikh @ Bada Sajid, 27, of Azamgarh, UP”, and the other by “Iqbal and Riyaz Bhatkal”. The Times of India, added that IM terrorists had on their target some tourist spots, a royal train and some other places in the state, especially in western Rajasthan including Jodhpur, Barmer and Jaisalmer, sources said. The chargesheet reveals that the IM shifted the base from Bihar and other nearby states to Rajasthan after an intense crackdown on its Bihar unit by the cops probing the low intensity blasts that occurred during Narendra Modi's rally in Patna in October, 2013 and Bodh Gaya in July, 2013. The group allegedly plans to target foreign tourists and has conducted a recce in several places in Rajasthan apart from other places including Delhi, Mumbai and Maharashtra. After the IM's activities were found in the state, the Rajasthan ATS had intensified search for three IM terrorists, identified as Mohammed Taseen Akhtar, Haider Ali and Waqas alias Javed Mohammad on suspicion that they might target Israeli tourists who frequent some cities including Pushkar, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. The chargesheet further stated that, splinter group of IM had plans to form a group called Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan, along the lines of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Daily Mail reports on February 25.
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February - 26 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) India operations 'chief' Yasin Bhatkal’s associate Asadullah Akhtar confessed that they had planned three blasts in Dilsukhnagar (Andhra Pradesh), Deccan Chronicle reports on February 27. However, they were able to plant only t
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) India operations 'chief' Yasin Bhatkal’s associate Asadullah Akhtar confessed that they had planned three blasts in Dilsukhnagar (Andhra Pradesh), Deccan Chronicle reports on February 27. However, they were able to plant only two bombs due to shortage of explosives. "On February 18, 2013, we decided on Dilsukhnagar as the place to plant the bombs. Thereafter, I picked the spots. We wanted to have three explosions. But due to shortage of explosives, we decided on two places," he said in a confessional statement recorded by National Investigation Agency (NIA). In his statement, recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in October, 2013, Akhtar said that he executed the Dilsukhnagar twin blasts on the directions of IM cofounder Riyaz Bhatkal. Akhtar also said Riyaz Bhatkal is now hiding in Pakistan. He further confessed that he had assembled the explosives and had "guided" the members of the terror outfit while planting bombs in Dilsukhnagar.
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February - 26 
The arrest of four accused in connection with the Patna serial blasts has again pointed towards the region (Uttar Pradesh) as a hub of flourishing illegal trade in explosives, The Times of India reports on February 27. The arrest clearly indicates th
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The arrest of four accused in connection with the Patna serial blasts has again pointed towards the region (Uttar Pradesh) as a hub of flourishing illegal trade in explosives, The Times of India reports on February 27. The arrest clearly indicates that terrorist groups like Indian Mujahideen (IM) are turning towards Maoist-infested Districts of the region to procure easily available explosives. Explosives are easily available in Sonbhadra and Mirzapur due to mining works. Mirzapur District administration's records reveal action was initiated in 150 cases of illegal mining in June and July in 2013.
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February - 26 
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has tipped off Delhi Police about the presence of a "wanted terrorist" of Indian Mujahideen (IM) in Bihar or Kerala who could be arrested soon, a local court has been informed, Outlook India reports on February 2
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has tipped off Delhi Police about the presence of a "wanted terrorist" of Indian Mujahideen (IM) in Bihar or Kerala who could be arrested soon, a local court has been informed, Outlook India reports on February 27. The special cell of Delhi Police has moved a plea before Additional Sessions Judge Daya Prakash in which it said it has received an input from CIA according to which an absconding IM terrorist in the case is "moving in the areas of eastern Bihar and south Kerala". "Recently, an input has been received from CIA that a wanted terrorist in this case is moving in areas of eastern Bihar and south Kerala, therefore teams have been dispatched and are camping in these areas to develop further information...A breakthrough is likely in a short period of time. With the arrest of this wanted terrorist, the missing links in the conspiracy are likely to be established which requires that period of investigation and judicial custody of these accused persons be extended," the special cell said.
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February - 27 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) revealed that Kolkata (West Bengal) has been an important hub for the activities of Indian Mujahideen (IM), The Times of India reports on February 28. In his confession to NIA, IM operative Asadullah Akhtar ali
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) revealed that Kolkata (West Bengal) has been an important hub for the activities of Indian Mujahideen (IM), The Times of India reports on February 28. In his confession to NIA, IM operative Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi said that the American Center attack and the kidnapping of Khadim's boss in Kolkata (both in 2002) were part of a bigger plan. Haddi admitted before a magistrate in Miyapur, Andhra Pradesh, that in 1999-2000, Aftab Ansari started the IM (called Asif's Commando Force then) with Asif Rezza Khan, a resident of Kolkata, who died in an encounter in 2002. Haddi also said that his people attacked the American Center in Kolkata. Haddi added that he got arms training and learnt how to make explosives at a training camp conducted by Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). "Haddi and Bhatkal had revealed that the 'Bihar module' was the first thing to come up under the leadership of Yasin Bhatkal and Mohammad Tariq Anjum Hasan. Kolkata acted as a base for this module. However, since this module was more ideologically inclined, other modules in Pune, Beed in Maharashtra and Azamgarh in UP, were in charge of executing terror attacks across the country till 2008. It was only when these modules were either eliminated or busted, that the IM fell back on its recruits from Samitipur-Darbhanga and Nalanda,'' according to sources. Further, the custody of IM India operations 'chief' Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar, ends on February 28 (today), reports Zee News. According to the Mumbai Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), Bhatkal played a very important role in procuring explosives and making Improvised Explosive Device (IED) used in 2011 Mumbai terror attack. IM was keen on 26/11 suicide attack, targeting Police and politicians, instead of planting bombs and running away, The Times of India reports on February 28. IM operative Mirza Shadab Baig and Asadullah Akhtar had discussed that bomb explosions killing common people had little impact as the government moved on after paying compensation to victims. According to the chargesheet filed by NIA, Riyaz Bhatkal and Yasin Bhatkal were particularly impressed with what Maoists had achieved in Darbha, Chhattisgarh where a Congress cavalcade was ambushed killing 27 people, including the party's top leaders. They had discussed that IM, too, should do something similar that would shake the government. With such a plan in mind, Yasin's associate Asadullah Akhtar was trying to procure explosives and guns. He believed that it was time for the outfit to move towards suicide attack. Further, the chargesheet stated that every article needed to make a bomb is easily available in Delhi. "Irshad Khan (Yasin's father-in-law) pointed out the chemical shops, scientific store, buffing shop, tool shop, metal shop, welding workshop and dye shop from where he and Yasin Bhatkal procured chemicals/tools/metal/instruments/dyes etc," it states. All the shops are located in central Delhi's wholesale hubs, such as Esplanade Road, Pai Walan, Jama Masjid, Tilak Bazar, Hauz Qazi, Ajmeri Gate, Sitaram Bazar, Anand Parbat and Lajpat Rai Market. Although there are strict guidelines for the sale of chemical material in Delhi, the IM terrorists found ways to get around them. The chargesheet also states the names of the 16 important IM operatives who are wanted by Delhi Police in various cases. They are: Iqbal Bhatkal, Riyaz Bhatkal, Amir Raza Khan, Mohseen Chaudhary, Waqas, Tehsin alias Monu, Danish, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Zasim, Abdul Kadir, Afif, Khalil, Anwar, Sabir, Salim and Abdul Moik.
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February - 28 
A perfume shop of Yasin Bhatkal in Karnataka became IM hub in 2001 for establishment of the Darbhanga module, the NIA has said, dnaindia.com reports on March 1. According to NIA, IM's Darbhanga module came into existence after some key IM members, in
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A perfume shop of Yasin Bhatkal in Karnataka became IM hub in 2001 for establishment of the Darbhanga module, the NIA has said, dnaindia.com reports on March 1. According to NIA, IM's Darbhanga module came into existence after some key IM members, including Yasin and Fasih Mahmood, developed close links in 2001 at the perfume and naturopathy medicines shop in Bhatkal in Udupi District of Karnataka. NIA charge sheet stated that around December 2001, Yasin had opened the shop 'Almohtasham' near Noor Masjid. "The perfume shop was very popular amongst the students of Anjuman Engineering College. The shop used to be frequented by students like Fasih Mahmood, Tarique Anjum... The visitors included a blend of locals and boys from Darbhanga who would discuss 'jihad' along with local and national/global issues together, fostering a very close relationship which in future would be the basis of Darbhanga module of IM".
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February - 28 
A sessions’ court on February 28 sent Indian Mujahideen (IM) India operations 'chief' Yasin Bhatkal and his accomplice Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi to judicial custody until March 13, 2014, reports The Hindu. The accused have been sent to Thane jail.
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A sessions’ court on February 28 sent Indian Mujahideen (IM) India operations 'chief' Yasin Bhatkal and his accomplice Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi to judicial custody until March 13, 2014, reports The Hindu. The accused have been sent to Thane jail. Bhatkal and Akhtar are being tried for their role in the serial bomb blasts of July 13, 2011 (13/7) at Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House and near Dadar station in Mumbai (Maharashtra).
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February - 28 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) harboured plans to free its operatives lodged in various jails apart from expanding its footprint across Asia, The Times of India reports on March 1. From ramming bulldozers to bring down jail walls to creating hideouts in Tibe
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) harboured plans to free its operatives lodged in various jails apart from expanding its footprint across Asia, The Times of India reports on March 1. From ramming bulldozers to bring down jail walls to creating hideouts in Tibet, Nepal and Azerbaijan, IM had a range of activities on its drawing board. The 277-page National Investigation Agency (NIA) chargesheet filed against Yasin last week says: "Yasin informed Riyaz that he had learnt to operate bulldozer. It drinks 200 litres per day, but can be used to break wall of the jail." Around the same time, the group seemed to be also planning new hideouts in Nepal, Tibet and Azerbaijan. It says while Yasin had already travelled to Rohtat and Barhare areas of Nepal where he was also planning to buy property, in a November 16, 2012 chat with Yasin, "Riyaz asked to find whether Tibet tour for Lhasa which starts from Kathmandu was continuing". "On December 30, 2012, Riyaz asked (Yasin) whether visa for Azerbaijan was obtained from Nepal, since there was a route via Azerbaijan to Pakistan." In order to expand its base in Nepal, the group had even bought a lathe factory, run on captive hydro-electric power, to manufacture weapons there. "Yasin asked Riyaz whether he should work in the hospital ... He also joked to find a poison which will kill after one week," the chargesheet notes.
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