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Chidambaram noted that Jammu and Kashmir had a number of groups with a number of demands. And even though some groups had demanded the right of self-determination or self-rule, "I do not think we should shy away from talking to any group." "These wil
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Chidambaram noted that Jammu and Kashmir had a number of groups with a number of demands. And even though some groups had demanded the right of self-determination or self-rule, "I do not think we should shy away from talking to any group." "These will be quiet talks, quiet diplomacy... far away from the glare of media," he said, adding he could not share details of the talks at this moment. Noting that the response to the proposal was encouraging, he hoped a "solution will emerge." Asked if the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah too shared the Centre's perception of having "quiet talks", he said, "I think I know Omar Abdullah's position... we are on the same page." He said the right climate had been created in Jammu and Kashmir where Friday Prayers were being held smoothly and there had been no major public demonstrations against the Government. The Amarnath Yatra participated in by 3.92 lakh pilgrims had passed off peacefully without a single incident and lakhs of people were visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine without problems and Gurupurab and Eid functions were held in the Valley. Answering supplementary questions, he said there will be no talks with Pakistan unless it brings to book the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks. "There are no talks with Pakistan," he said. "The Prime Minister has already stated that unless Pakistan brings to book the preparatory of 26/11 Mumbai (terror) attacks and dismantles terrorist infrastructure (in that country), there is no scope for talks with Pakistan," Chidambaram said. Replying to a debate in the Rajya Sabha on internal security, he said the Government would maintain zero tolerance towards terrorism, whether it is in the shape of jihadi violence or Hindu extremist violence. He also said India remains vulnerable to terrorism as he noted that outfits like the Lashkar-e Toiba (LeT) have forged alliances with Al Qaeda and Pakistan has not changed its attitude.
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December - 2 
India is as vulnerable to a terror attack as it was a few months ago because terrorist outfits have forged alliances against the country, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on December 2, according to Times of India. "We are as vulnerable today,
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India is as vulnerable to a terror attack as it was a few months ago because terrorist outfits have forged alliances against the country, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on December 2, according to Times of India. "We are as vulnerable today, as we were a few months ago. Groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) are now coordinating their action. One of these groups appears to have forged ties with al-Qaeda," he said in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament). Without naming Pakistan, Chidambaram said even while there has not been any terrorist attack in the last one year, the country cannot lower its guard because "our adversary has not changed its attitude...". Replying to a debate on the internal security, he said the epicenter of the cross border terrorism is the junction point of Afghanistan and Pakistan and since India is in the region, "we are vulnerable".
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December - 2 
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives from Umkrem near Pyrdiwah in East Khasi Hills District along India-Bangladesh border on December 2, according to Telegraph. They were subsequently hand
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The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives from Umkrem near Pyrdiwah in East Khasi Hills District along India-Bangladesh border on December 2, according to Telegraph. They were subsequently handed over to the Meghalaya Police. They were identified as Siraj Shamzudin (30) and Nazir Tarian Dabede (25) and both of them belonged to Kannur District in Kerala. A senior Police official said the militants had confessed their involvement in 2008 serial bomb blasts in Bangalore. They had also masterminded the 2005 terror attack in the same city of Bangalore. They managed to escape Bangladesh soon after the blasts and stayed there till they surfaced in on the Meghalaya border. The BSF public relations officer Ravi Gandhi said that Security Forces in Bangladesh had provided intelligence inputs to the BSF leading to their arrest. “The militants have confessed to belong to LeT though we could not recover any document or identity card from them,” Meghalaya Director General of Police S.B. Kakati said. The militants also did not possess any arm or ammunition. A senior Police official said the militants spoke fluent English. “They seem to be highly educated and are the brain behind many other bomb attacks in the southern states,” he mentioned. According to the Police, the LeT operatives had no contact or guide in Meghalaya and were probably trying to travel from Shillong to the mainland by themselves. The Police sources said that their guide in Bangladesh may have helped them to reach the border and returned soon after. “The LeT militants wanted to go to mainland India after reaching Shillong. We do not know what new mission they were entrusted with,” a Police official said. The Police ruled out any plan by the LeT operatives to strike in the Northeast.
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December - 3 
On December 3, the two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, who were handed over to India by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) near the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya on December 2, confessed their involvement in the July 25 Bangalore serial bomb blasts
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On December 3, the two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, who were handed over to India by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) near the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya on December 2, confessed their involvement in the July 25 Bangalore serial bomb blasts, reports Times of India. “Nazir Tarian Dabede (25) alias T Nazir told interrogators of Meghalaya Police and BSF that he had planted the bombs along with another person, Rahim,” a top Police official said on December 3. “The duo did not admit their involvement in the 2005 terrorist attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore,” the official added. They are likely to be taken to Bangalore on December 5. A Bangalore Police team, led by an ACP, has arrived here. Formalities are on to take the two to Karnataka, officials said.
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December - 4 
Express Buzz reports that the arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant and the mastermind of the July 25, 2008 Bangalore bomb blasts, Nasir, who was handed over to the Bangalore Police on December 4, has revealed to investigators that he had links wit
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Express Buzz reports that the arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant and the mastermind of the July 25, 2008 Bangalore bomb blasts, Nasir, who was handed over to the Bangalore Police on December 4, has revealed to investigators that he had links with Abdul Nasir Madani, leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Police said in Bangalore. Tadaiyantavida Nasir alias Ummer Haji alias Ummer and his close aide Safaz alias Shafaz Samsuddi, were taken into custody by the Bangalore Police team lead by Assistant Commissioner Omkaraiah, City Commissioner of Police Shankar Bidari told Express Buzz. Madani was reportedly the first accused in the 12 serial bomb blasts that killed 33 people and injured 153 others in Coimbatore on February 14, 1998. But he was released after the Police failed to prove his involvement. He had close contacts with Nasir and the police are interrogating Nasir about possible involvement in the Coimbatore case, a Police officer said. Nasir allegedly visited Madani in October 2007 and acted as a mediator in a scuffle between Madani and Nasir's associates. The Police said that Nasir reportedly revealed to investigators that he was responsible for converting youth in the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) through Tareequath classes (a meeting of like minded) to the Jihadi ideology. The Police said that Nasir and his associates regularly visited Hyderabad to attend similar assemblies.
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December - 4 
In the State, Police has arrested three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, including a hawala operator and an arms courier, in three separate operations in the Kashmir valley, recovering a large quantity of ammunition meant for top Lashkar ‘commander’
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In the State, Police has arrested three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, including a hawala operator and an arms courier, in three separate operations in the Kashmir valley, recovering a large quantity of ammunition meant for top Lashkar ‘commander’ Abdullah Uni. Police arrested a shopkeeper from the Sangrama area of Sopore in Baramulla District who was on his way to deliver a consignment of 3590 AK ammunition rounds to Abdullah Uni, official sources said. They said Manzoor Ahmad Malik, a resident of Lalad in Sangrama, had received the consignment from Kupwara and was directed to deliver it to Uni and his close associate Muzaffar Ahmad Naikoo. Malik, who runs a shop in Sangrama, has been arrested under the Arms Act and Unlawful Activities Act. The recovery made from Malik was reportedly one of biggest hauls of ammunition in Kashmir valley during 2009.
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December - 6 
Daily Excelsior reports that Police arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant while his associate managed to escape in Gubbar forest nursery in Gandoh area of Doda District on December 6. The militants were heading towards upper reaches of Gandoh rep
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Daily Excelsior reports that Police arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant while his associate managed to escape in Gubbar forest nursery in Gandoh area of Doda District on December 6. The militants were heading towards upper reaches of Gandoh reportedly to meet two Pakistani militants of the LeT outfit known with their code names of Ans and Maaz. The arrested militant was identified as Mudassar Nazar, a resident of village Sarna in Gandoh, while his associate, who escaped from the incident site, was Naseer, a surrendered militant, who also hailed from Sarna. The arrested militant is being interrogated to ascertain hide-outs of the Pakistani militants - Ans and Maaz.
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December - 7 
The Police arrested two persons, identified as Abdul Hamid Lone and Hussain Mohammad Dar alias Raju, for using cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road to deliver funds for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to fuel militancy in the Kas
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The Police arrested two persons, identified as Abdul Hamid Lone and Hussain Mohammad Dar alias Raju, for using cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road to deliver funds for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to fuel militancy in the Kashmir Valley. The arrests were made by Sopore Police while investigating the recovery of INR 300,000 Hawala money from a bakery owner in the apple-town of North Kashmir earlier in December, official sources said. Lone has told Police that his brother Abdul Majid Lone, who is living in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) for the last 16 years, was using the cross-LoC trade to fund militants of LeT in the Valley.
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December - 7 
Top United States (US) security expert and former secretary of Homeland Security which was created after 9/11 said on December 7 that more Mumbai-like attacks were likely to happen in the future and that the challenge before India was to integrate fu
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Top United States (US) security expert and former secretary of Homeland Security which was created after 9/11 said on December 7 that more Mumbai-like attacks were likely to happen in the future and that the challenge before India was to integrate fully all elements of domestic security for dealing with terrorism, according to Times of India. According to Chertoff, who headed Homeland Security from 2005 to 2009, safe havens for terrorists in countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan posed one of the biggest challenges for the world and that an otherwise weakened al Qaida had been able to rebuild itself somewhat in areas controlled by Pakistan. “In Mumbai attacks we have seen evolving the tactic of using weapons and bombs together in a commando like operation and how dangerous such an attack could be. Such attacks are likely to happen more and the challenge before everybody is to be able to deal with them,'' said Chertoff, while delivering a lecture on terrorism and threat to India. “There are safe havens around the world which are being used by terrorists to plan and organise strikes. Afghanistan was one such haven after 9/11. The frontier areas of Pakistan and Somalia too are proving to be such havens for terrorism,'' said Chertoff, adding that there are ungoverned places or places where there is a weak Government which have become the launching pad for attacks on neighbouring countries. Chertoff admitted that while al Qaida is a much weaker force now than it was in 2001 and that it no longer has its earlier “command and control system'' it has been able to rebuild itself to an extent in Pakistan. He said that it also coordinates with groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). He, however, said that India had to exercise extreme caution in dealing with terrorism emanating from a nuclear-armed Pakistan. According to Chertoff, technology and internet-induced radicalisation was another challenge for India and that it needed to develop ``soft power'' to prevent elements of radicalisation from taking shape. “All soft power has to be used to check elements of radicalisation and alter the conditions on the ground. We have the example of Saudi Arabia and Singapore,'' said Chertoff. “As for technology, we can't put the genie back. To look at the positive side, we have developed the capability to detect radioactive and other dangerous substances. The use of biometrics, which is increasing being used in India too, is another positive as it makes it harder to forge documents. It helps in locating the needle in the haystack,'' he added. Chertoff revealed that had the current security apparatus in the US been in place in 2001, at least 15 of the 19 who executed 9/11 would have been caught in the planning stage. Chertoff further said that India too needed to enlist support from the private sector in dealing with terror, just like what the US had done after 9/11, and ensure it coordinates with law and order agencies. He admitted that while integration of all intelligence and security agencies was the motive behind the US National Counter Terrorism Centre, intelligence assessment was the key to preventing terrorist strikes. “It is necessary that all agencies involved have access to all the information. I always looked for 2 or 3 different perspectives or competing assessments. The key is to allow dissenting views just like the NCTC does and it always helps,'' he said, adding that cyber security too was a major concern for the US. “The US made this mistake of treating al Qaida as a police matter before 9/11. We realised after the attack that the planning and coordinating mechanism needed to be taken to the civilian domain. There is a need for layered defences in dealing with terror - not one tactic, but a series of tactics,'' he said, while advocating the role of private sector.
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December - 9 
According to The Hindu, David Headley, the suspect terrorist arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), will soon be charged separately by the Mumbai Police for allegedly conducting reconnaissance of targets hit by Lashkar-e-Toiba (L
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According to The Hindu, David Headley, the suspect terrorist arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), will soon be charged separately by the Mumbai Police for allegedly conducting reconnaissance of targets hit by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists in November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11). The decision comes after the FBI gave in a Chicago court details of the reconnaissance missions carried out by the American national at the behest of the LeT. Official sources said that Indian investigators had enough proof of Headley, who is of Pakistani origin, conducting surveillance of targets in Mumbai for more than two years preceding the also known as 26/11and all evidence of his involvement would be incorporated in the supplementary charge sheet. However, it would be filed only after Indian investigators get access to interrogate Headley.
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December - 9 
Daily Excelsior reports that the Army and Police on December 9 arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from village Patnazi in Kishtwar District. They were identified as Noor Hussain (55), son of Abdul Aziz and his 25 year ol
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Daily Excelsior reports that the Army and Police on December 9 arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from village Patnazi in Kishtwar District. They were identified as Noor Hussain (55), son of Abdul Aziz and his 25 year old son Masood Ahmed, residents of Pattan at Patnazi in Kishtwar. Official sources said the OGWs were arrested by a joint team of 21 Rashtriya Rifles and Police during searches conducted in Patnazi. However, no recoveries were made from the possession of the OGWs. Sources said the OGWs had been providing logistic support including eatables and shelters to the LeT militants on the directions of LeT ‘district commander’ Mohammad Ishaq Bhat alias Atiq.
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December - 14 
In a new disclosure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said that the famous Somnath temple in Gujarat, Bollywood stars and Shiv Sena leaders in Mumbai were also the targets of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which was planning to carry out strikes
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In a new disclosure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said that the famous Somnath temple in Gujarat, Bollywood stars and Shiv Sena leaders in Mumbai were also the targets of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which was planning to carry out strikes with the help of two Chicago-based residents of Pakistani origin, according to Times of India. These three possible LeT targets were revealed for the first time by the FBI in a footnote to the fresh evidence and chargesheet submitted by it against Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, the terror suspect whose bail plea hearing is scheduled for December 15 (today) in a Chicago court. Earlier, the Federal Bureau of Investigation had said that the National Defence College in New Delhi was on the hit list of LeT. "In the September 7, 2009 conversation, David Coleman Headley discussed four targets with Rana - Somnath (a temple in India) and Denmark, Bollywood (a reference to the Indian film industry) and Shiv Sena (a political party in India with roots in Hindu nationalism)," the FBI said in a foot note on page nine of the 10-page fresh affidavit. "In his post-arrest statement, Rana falsely claimed that these were references to potential business ventures. It is difficult to imagine why a person who praises the work of a designated terrorist group that attacks India would look at an Indian temple or a Hindu nationalist party as a business venture," the FBI noted. "It bears note that, as set out in the complaint, 'business' and 'investments' were code words used by Rana, David Coleman Headley (Pakistani-origin American terror suspect has been charged for plotting Mumbai terror attacks), "Pasha" (a retired Pakistani Army Brigadier) and others to describe terrorist plots," the FBI said. The FBI said in his September seven conversation with Headley, Rana discussed the National Defense College in India as a "target". "Headley added this target to their list of previously discussed targets, saying 'sorry not four, five,' and identified the 'defence college'. Rana responded, 'right, this is it, I knew already'," the investigating agency said. "Rana said he 'thought it is the target' using the English word 'target'. Headley explained that he would ask LeT Member A to 'do that first' (attack the Defence College). Rana responded affirmatively, 'in this matter, do the defence," the FBI said in the affidavit. "After Headley stated that 'we' would use LeT Member A to carry out the attack on the Defence College, Rana again offered praise for Let Member A and the terror outfit: 'they should be really commended. I appreciate them from my heart'," the FBI said.
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December - 14 
Pashtun-looking’ suicide bombers, trained by Taliban, have entered India and are positioned in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and a couple of cities in Gujarat to carry out Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) plan to launch a fresh wave of attacks in coming days, secur
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Pashtun-looking’ suicide bombers, trained by Taliban, have entered India and are positioned in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and a couple of cities in Gujarat to carry out Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) plan to launch a fresh wave of attacks in coming days, security agencies have said, according to Times of India. Though the exact number of fidayeen who entered India is not yet clear, Indian agencies have come across inputs stating that suicide squads have already been in touch with their facilitators - who entered India as an advance party - for necessary logistics for the operations. An official said, “It is possible that one or two suicide bombers could be positioned in each of the cities, which are on terror radar. They have been trained by Taliban and pushed into India by LeT.” The suicide bombers’ targets include BARC, Trombay; Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Shiv Sena Bhavan in Mumbai; American consulate and sea port in Kolkata; Rashtiya Swayamsevak Sangathan (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur; National Defence College in Delhi, and some defence establishments and civilian targets in other cities including Ahmedabad. Indian agencies have got the inputs from FBI, which got the details from US-based terrorist David Coleman Headley during his interrogation. After being tipped off by FBI, the home ministry has now alerted Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi and Gujarat asking them to beef up security of all such installations and high-risk individuals - like Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray - and remain fully vigilant. The official said states had also been asked to keep watch on soft and potential targets and intensify patrolling, especially at airports, railway stations, bus terminus and hotels. He said the inputs also suggested that terrorists were ‘‘Pashtun-looking’’ and drawn from Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas. A few days before the terrorists’ entry, some of their ‘‘facilitators’’ had visited different cities for recce and to provide information, the official said.
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December - 15 
A self styled Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ hailing from Reasi District was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in Kupwara District on December 15, while a Pakistan-trained militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) was arrested by
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A self styled Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ hailing from Reasi District was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in Kupwara District on December 15, while a Pakistan-trained militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) was arrested by SFs in Srinagar, reports Daily Excelsior. The encounter took place at Kakadpathri forests in Lolab area of Kupwara District in the morning, after SFs launched an operation to flush out the militants hiding in the area, official sources said. An AK assault rifle, few grenades and some other ammunition were recovered from the incident site. Superintendent of Police of Kupwara District, Uttam Chand, told Daily Excelsior that the slain militant was identified as Abu Muaviya, a resident of Mahore area in Reasi District.
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December - 17 
Army on December 17 foiled an infiltration bid by militants at Kamalkote in Uri sector near the Line of Control (LoC), killing one militant, reports Daily Excelsior. The other cadres of the group escaped back into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The
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Army on December 17 foiled an infiltration bid by militants at Kamalkote in Uri sector near the Line of Control (LoC), killing one militant, reports Daily Excelsior. The other cadres of the group escaped back into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The militants had not crossed the barbed wire fencing erected along the Line of Control (LoC) but had entered the Indian Territory when the gun battle took place. A Defence spokesman said the operation was still in progress. As per intelligence reports, more than 2000 militants are waiting at various launch pads across the LoC, awaiting orders to infiltrate into the Valley and other parts of the State. Nearly 100 militants have been killed in dozens of infiltration bids along the LoC in 2009 after the top three militant outfits - Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) - lost several of their top ‘commanders’ in anti-militancy operations launched by the Security Forces.
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December - 17 
Soofiya Madani, wife of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasser Madani, was arrested from her residence in Kochi shortly after the Kerala High Court dismissed her anticipatory bail application in connection with the burning of a Tamil Na
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Soofiya Madani, wife of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasser Madani, was arrested from her residence in Kochi shortly after the Kerala High Court dismissed her anticipatory bail application in connection with the burning of a Tamil Nadu bus in the State in September 2005, reports Times of India. Soofiya was named as the tenth accused by the Kerala Police recently after the interrogation of suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant T Nazir, who was picked up by the Bangladesh Rifles along with an associate and handed over to Indian security agencies. Her arrest came as Justice K T. Sankaran dismissed her bail plea stating that, prima facie, there was evidence that terrorism took place and there were serious allegations against the petitioner of waging war against the country.
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December - 17 
Three militants were reported to have returned from Pakistan taking an unidentified route and were hiding somewhere in upper reaches of Banihal in Ramban District. The militants have returned after spending nearly a decade in different training camps
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Three militants were reported to have returned from Pakistan taking an unidentified route and were hiding somewhere in upper reaches of Banihal in Ramban District. The militants have returned after spending nearly a decade in different training camps of Pakistan. Intelligence reports said the route taken by the three militants, two belonging to the HM and another to the LeT, to reach Banihal is being ascertained as strict surveillance is being maintained on traditional infiltration routes at LoC as well as International Border (IB). The militants, who have reached Banihal after nearly a decade long hi-tech training in different camps of Pakistan, have been identified by the Intelligence agencies as Inayatullah and Mohammad Rafiq of HM and Mohammad Iqbal of LeT. With arrival of the three militants, the number of militants operating in Ramban District has gone up to 21.
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December - 20 
PTI reports that Security Forces on December 20 arrested a close supporter of slain Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘Divisional Commander’ Abu Tallah, identified as Nisar Ahmed, in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said. He was working as a
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PTI reports that Security Forces on December 20 arrested a close supporter of slain Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘Divisional Commander’ Abu Tallah, identified as Nisar Ahmed, in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said. He was working as a guide, messenger and courier of slain LeT Abu Tallah.
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December - 25 
The Police arrested two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits from Dhara village in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District on December 25. One of the arrested militant was working as a co-ordinator between the LeT
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The Police arrested two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits from Dhara village in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District on December 25. One of the arrested militant was working as a co-ordinator between the LeT and HM outfits and was in constant touch with several top ‘commanders’ of the two groups, official sources said. They were identified as Abdul Salam (17), son of Abdul Rashid, a resident of Dhara, Thanna Mandi and Mohammad Rafiq alias Papa Lohar (45), son of Faiz Baksh, a resident of Khanyal Kot. While Salam was affiliated to the HM, Papa Lohar was working for the LeT. Police recovered a high range wireless set, two wireless set antennas, 17 pairs of Dura cell chargers, a number of incriminating documents including letter heads of LeT and HM outfit and a medical kit from the possession of Abdul Salam. Some more recoveries were expected from the two arrested militants during their further interrogation.
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December - 28 
Coming down heavily on the hotel managements for ignoring specific security warnings, a Government-appointed probe panel set up after the 26/11 terror strikes has said that the lack of Police presence outside the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels allowed
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Coming down heavily on the hotel managements for ignoring specific security warnings, a Government-appointed probe panel set up after the 26/11 terror strikes has said that the lack of Police presence outside the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels allowed heavily-armed Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists to walk in rather smoothly, reports Times of India. The two hotels and the Leopold Cafe - the worst-hit sites during the multiple terrorist attack last year - in south Mumbai were ill-prepared to thwart the attack despite their managements being informed about specific intelligence warnings that the LeT was planning to target them, says the report of the R.D. Pradhan probe committee. The three sites were specifically named in different intelligence tip-offs, the panel found during its investigations. The hotel managements ignored the warnings and didn't take proper security measures as advised by the Police, it says.
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