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The arrested top leader of the India Asif Reza Commando Force (ARCF), Mufti Obaidullah, revealed during interrogation that militants fighting in Jammu and Kashmir have regularly used Bangladesh as a transit point to travel to Pakistan and have built
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The arrested top leader of the India Asif Reza Commando Force (ARCF), Mufti Obaidullah, revealed during interrogation that militants fighting in Jammu and Kashmir have regularly used Bangladesh as a transit point to travel to Pakistan and have built safe havens in that country to shelter and train militants for terrorist operations in the region, reports Daily Star. Obaidullah said Pakistani militants crossed the Line of Control (LoC) to enter India to run terrorist operations and fight with Government forces in Jammu and Kashmir and then cross the border into Bangladesh to fly back to Pakistan. "As it was tough to cross back to Pakistan through the India-Pakistan border, the Mujahideen would cross to Bangladesh and then left for their destinations using fake passports and visas," the interrogation statement said. He said that his student Selim and close associate Jalal helped him in this operation. Obaidullah also said he had built a safe-home in Habiganj in 2002 to shelter fugitive terrorists, and recruit and train Bangladeshis to take part in terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan. Obaidullah reportedly built the safe-shelter under the cover of a kindergarten named 'Noor Shah Islami Kindergarten' in Habiganj District. One of the operations chiefs of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in Bangladesh, Faisal alias Khurram Khaiyam alias Abdullah, supplied BNR 18,000 in two installments to Obaidullah to construct the house. In his statement, Obaidullah said that several other militants in Bangladesh visited his safe-home, including Moulana Mohiuddin, who he knew from the Deoband madrassa (seminary), and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) leader Mufti Abdur Rouf. Later, the then ARCF chief, Asif Reza, ordered Habibullah and Jamal to open a training camp for Bangladeshi recruits that would also serve as a safe shelter for Pakistani and Indian militants, according to Obaidullah's statement. In 2005, Obaidullah met ARCF chief Amir Reza, Asif Reza's brother, at Khurram's house near the Noorani mosque in Dhaka's Goran area.
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September - 1 
Yet another infiltration attempt, backed by Pakistan troops, was made by a group of Pakistani militants from the Line of Control (LoC) at Sagra village in the Mendhar sector of Poonch district in the early hours of September 1. An Army trooper is rep
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Yet another infiltration attempt, backed by Pakistan troops, was made by a group of Pakistani militants from the Line of Control (LoC) at Sagra village in the Mendhar sector of Poonch district in the early hours of September 1. An Army trooper is reported to have died in the firing from across the LoC. "It was being ascertained as to whether the bullet was fired by Pakistan army or the militants trying to sneak-in. The bullet was fired from a sniper rifle which was available with top commanders of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen militants", official sources told the Daily Excelsior. The Indian Army is reported to have sought a flag meeting with Pakistan army commanders on the LoC to lodge a protest on both aspects – the cease-fire violation and infiltration attempt by the militants. According to sources, Pakistan army and Rangers have been using a new modus operandi on the LoC as well as the International Border (IB) to push militants. They first target forward Indian posts and then try to push the militants by diverting the attention of the Security Forces. However, the Pakistan army and Rangers have not succeeded in their plan so far, sources added.
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Militants on September 1 carried out twin strikes on Security Forces in the capital Srinagar within 500 metres of the State Legislative Assembly, which is in session, killing two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and injuring 26 others, Da
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Militants on September 1 carried out twin strikes on Security Forces in the capital Srinagar within 500 metres of the State Legislative Assembly, which is in session, killing two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and injuring 26 others, Daily Excelsior reported. Militants armed with silencer-fitted pistols shot at two CRPF personnel from point blank range just outside the UCO Bank at Budshah Chowk, killing constables Rajesh Shekhar and Mulkranjan Rampa of the 28th Battalion. Minutes later, on the other side of Budshah Bridge, militants lobbed a hand grenade on CRPF troopers at Batamaloo, resulting in injuries to 26 persons, including four CRPF soldiers and two Policemen. Official sources said CRPF and Policemen seemed to be the target of the militant attack but many civilians were hit by the splinters as the area is usually crowded. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Central Kashmir), Hemant Kumar Lohia, said Police has reasons to believe that the latest attacks and on August 1 were the handiwork of the same module of militants. "We have more or less identified the module of militants since taking up investigations in the cases of attacks. We have identified the call signs and codes of the members of these modules and now we have to fix a face to these," Lohia told reporters at a press conference. He said Police has been able to get some mugshots of the latest incidents from closed-circuit cameras installed in the city and identified a suspect who might be involved. "We will enlarge the shots and identify the person by verifying the registration details of the motorcycle he is riding," he added. He said two modules of up to nine members each are active in Srinagar and the Police have been tracking them. He said, "They are keeping the numbers low and the members are mostly from Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad. They keep lesser numbers in loop which helps them evade detection for a longer time." Asked if the militants were carrying out fresh recruitments within the Valley, the officer said it is a fact that it was happening. "If there were no recruitments by militants, there would be no militancy…. But it is not at the large scale as suggested," he said when asked to comment on reports that militants have managed to recruit 200 to 300 fresh youth.
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September - 2 
A division bench of the Lahore High Court on September 2 granted bail to 11 activists of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JD, the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front), who were in jail since the UN imposed sanctions on the JD, The News reported. Abdul Shakoor, Muhamma
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A division bench of the Lahore High Court on September 2 granted bail to 11 activists of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JD, the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front), who were in jail since the UN imposed sanctions on the JD, The News reported. Abdul Shakoor, Muhammad Hanif and others were arrested from Bahawalnagar under the Anti-Terrorism Act. During the course of hearing, Deputy Prosecutor General Chaudhry Jamshed argued that the JD was a banned organisation but its activists continued collecting funds, distributing religious literature and doing other activities. However, the accused-petitioner’s counsel Irshadullah Chatta stated that there was no notification regarding the ban on JD. He argued that an organisation could not be banned until a notification under Section 11 B was issued. He said the Government had already admitted in the Hafiz Saeed case that it had no substantial evidence against the JD. The bench comprising Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif and Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry after hearing the arguments granted them bail against surety bonds of PKR 100,000 each. The released JD activists included Muhammad Siddiq, Abbas Dogar, Saeed Amir, Arif Ali, Muhammad Akram, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, Master Abdul Shakoor and Muhammad Anwar.
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Security Forces continued demolition of houses owned by militants or their supporters in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on the third day of the military operation on September 3, The News reported. 13 houses were destroyed with the help of ex
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Security Forces continued demolition of houses owned by militants or their supporters in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on the third day of the military operation on September 3, The News reported. 13 houses were destroyed with the help of explosives and heavy machinery in different parts of Bara, including Shlobar, Malikdinkhel, Kamarkhel and Sipah. 18 tribesmen described as suspects were arrested during the operation. The houses of Said Rasan, Habib Shakir and Imtiaz, all reportedly affiliated to the outlawed Lashkar-e-Islam, were destroyed in Kamarkhel area as the troops resumed action around 10 am on September 3. The house of Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh was reportedly demolished in the Sipah area. His house was earlier destroyed in the military operation conducted in June 2008.
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An over-ground worker (OGW) of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba was arrested from the Bus Stand area of Kishtwar town in the afternoon of September 4. A Police spokesman said that a joint team of Army and Police apprehended th
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An over-ground worker (OGW) of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba was arrested from the Bus Stand area of Kishtwar town in the afternoon of September 4. A Police spokesman said that a joint team of Army and Police apprehended the OGW when he was carrying some items for the militants to their destination. He was identified as Akhtar Hussain (19), a resident of Patti Mahal. Three I-cards, a mobile phone and some other items were recovered from his possession. The Police said he was a surrendered militant of the LeT outfit. He had surrendered before Rashtriya Rifles (11th battalion) in 2007.
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September - 5 
On September 5, the Security Forces (SFs) shot dead a ‘commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Bathoi Jagnan area of Mahore sub-division of Reasi District, Daily Excelsior reported. An official spokesman said that on the basis of specific in
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On September 5, the Security Forces (SFs) shot dead a ‘commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Bathoi Jagnan area of Mahore sub-division of Reasi District, Daily Excelsior reported. An official spokesman said that on the basis of specific information about the presence of a hardcore LeT militant in the house of Mohammed Nazir in Bathoi Jagnan area, a joint operation of the Mahore Police and Rashtriya Rifles (61st battalion) was launched in the early hours. When the operation was going on, the hiding militant opened fire on the SFs. In the consequent encounter, the militant, identified as Mohammad Avais alias Abu Jindal, a resident of Kharian area in Pakistan, was killed. From the encounter site, the troops recovered one AK-47, three magazines, 60 rounds of AK, three mobile hand-sets, some SIM cards and diaries. The SFs continued the cordon in the area as another LeT militant, identified as Mohammed Rafiq, was believed to be hiding in the area, the spokesman said.
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September - 6 
According to The Hindu, India has never ruled out the involvement of state actors in Pakistan in the Mumbai terror attacks despite Islamabad’s contention to the contrary, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said. “We have never ruled out (involvement
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According to The Hindu, India has never ruled out the involvement of state actors in Pakistan in the Mumbai terror attacks despite Islamabad’s contention to the contrary, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said. “We have never ruled out (involvement of) State actors. Although Pakistan has maintained that only non-State actors were involved, we have never ruled out the involvement of state actors and we have never accepted this distinction between state actors and non-state actors because both operated from Pakistani soil,” he told NDTV. He was replying to a question on possible links of the Pakistan Army in the attacks as Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief and mastermind of November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known 26/11), Hafiz Saeed, was accompanied by one ‘Major General Saab’ during a meeting with the lone arrested Mohammad Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab’ and other Mumbai terrorist attacks accused at a training camp. “Well that [involvement of Pakistan army] can only be revealed by investigation,” he said. Chidambaram termed as “atrocious” Pakistan’s decision to let off Saeed in the Mumbai case. “There is enough and more evidence to continue the investigation against Hafiz Saeed. On the face of this evidence, to let him off, I think, is atrocious,” the Union Home Minister said. “… So they know what we have but if there is an opportunity, I will certainly walk them through the dossier to point out that there is enough evidence [against the JuD chief],” the Home Minister said.
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September - 10 
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik in an interview to The News published on September 10 said that Pakistan is still studying the evidence provided by India against the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)/ Jamat-ud-Dawa founder, and could not take action ag
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Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik in an interview to The News published on September 10 said that Pakistan is still studying the evidence provided by India against the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)/ Jamat-ud-Dawa founder, and could not take action against him on the basis of “hearsay”, according to The Hindu. Malik also said India must stop blaming Pakistan for not being cooperative in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) case. He attributed any delays to “foot-dragging” by New Delhi in providing information the Pakistani investigators had asked for. The Minister repeated his demand for information on the Samjhauta Express attack, once again drawing a link between those behind the February 2007 firebombing of the India-Pakistan train, in which more than 60 Pakistanis were killed, and the Mumbai attacks. He also reiterated Pakistan’s claims of “ample evidence” of the alleged Indian hand in Balochistan. Commenting on India’s demand for action against Hafiz Saeed for his role in the Mumbai attacks, the Minister said India’s latest information dossier had arrived “only 10 days ago” — it was given on August 21 — “and we need a few days to evaluate its veracity and also whether it can take the test of our courts. We cannot operate on hearsay alone.” He added another message for India: “We respect your courts. You respect ours.”
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September - 10 
The Security Force personnel neutralised two hide-outs of militants in the Bari Behak forests at Falsa Top in the Mahore area of Reasi District and recovered a cache of ammunition and ration items on September 10, according to Daily excelsior. The De
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The Security Force personnel neutralised two hide-outs of militants in the Bari Behak forests at Falsa Top in the Mahore area of Reasi District and recovered a cache of ammunition and ration items on September 10, according to Daily excelsior. The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Udhampur-Reasi range, Gulzar Singh Slathia said the hide-out belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit. Recoveries made from the hide-out include 120 AK rifle bullets, three AK magazines, 10 Pika rounds, one wireless set with antenna, one binocular and several bags of ration. The ration was enough to feed half a dozen militants for two to three months.
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September - 11 
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi stated that no dossier on Balochistan was handed over to the Indian Prime Minister Manmonah Singh, according to Times of India. "No, we didn't. Actually, we flagged the issue on Balochistan. We asked for
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi stated that no dossier on Balochistan was handed over to the Indian Prime Minister Manmonah Singh, according to Times of India. "No, we didn't. Actually, we flagged the issue on Balochistan. We asked for a positive attitude and asked for non-interference inside Balochistan," Foreign Minister said. He also questioned the visit of Indian Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to the US which is seen by Pakistan as an attempt to put pressure on it to take action against the Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, who was the mastermind behind the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
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September - 11 
Security threats to India from militant groups operating from Pakistani soil have not diminished, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in Washington on September 11, reports The Hindu. He also said that there was an increase in infiltration from P
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Security threats to India from militant groups operating from Pakistani soil have not diminished, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in Washington on September 11, reports The Hindu. He also said that there was an increase in infiltration from Pakistan in the last four months. He conveyed New Delhi’s concerns during meetings with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and top security officials of the U.S President Barack Obama administration. Completing his four-day U.S. visit, Chidambaram told journalists in Washington that he was going back to India with a “lot of ideas.” One of these was establishing something on the lines of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre of the U.S. Set up in 2004 under a presidential executive order, the centre, staffed by over 500 personnel drawn from 16 departments and agencies, spearheads U.S. efforts to combat terrorism at home and abroad by analysing threat perceptions and sharing information with friendly countries. Chidambaram reportedly met National Security Adviser James Jones, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Attorney-General Eric H. Holder Jr. Early. Chidambaram said that he had told the U.S. officials about Pakistan not prosecuting perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks, including the mastermind Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, founder of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), who was roaming free in that country despite evidence provided by India. “I did brief them on the state of the trial of Amir Ajmal ‘Kasab’ [the lone surviving LeT militant in 26/11 Mumbai attack] in India and I also did mention about no progress in Pakistan in respect of the five or six people they have arrested. And Hafiz Sayeed remains a free man. I think that is enough. They know to draw the lessons from that statement,” Chidambaram added. In addition, the Union Home Minister has given to U.S. officials a list of 60 Pakistani terrorists killed by Indian Security Forces (SFs) in various encounters in different parts of the country and 10 others arrested in the last one year, adds Times of India. A top Government official on September 11 said that Chidambaram had compiled the list before leaving for the U.S. for a four-day visit and shared it with the U.S. officials. "Their names and addresses in Pakistan were given in the list," the official said.
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September - 14 
Expressing concern over cross-border terrorism, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on September 14 cautioned that terrorist groups, including the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), were persisting in their attempts to launch te
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Expressing concern over cross-border terrorism, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on September 14 cautioned that terrorist groups, including the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), were persisting in their attempts to launch terror attacks against India with the support they found among disgruntled elements within India, The Hindu reported. “They [LeT and JeM] continue to innovate new ways and means of deniability. Cells and modules within India lend an Indian character to these activities. Through community policing and other innovative measures we must detect and deny any opportunity to our adversaries. Intelligence is the key. We were able to bust 12 terrorist modules in 2008 and, in the first half of the current year, we have been able to neutralise 13 modules.” Chidambaram said while delivering the inaugural address at the three-day annual conference of State Police chiefs and Inspectors-General (IG), organised by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in New Delhi. He said that there were attempts from across the border to forge unity among separatists in Jammu and Kashmir and escalate violence. Chidambaram spoke about his goals in internal security and policing over the next five years. He described the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) as a “game changer,” saying “we can no longer afford to do business as usual.” “Let me state our position clearly. On terrorism, our stance is zero tolerance. We shall raise our level of preparedness to fight any terror attack and, in the case of threat or attack, our response will be swift and decisive,” he said, adding that Policing in India was always a challenge and after 26/11, it became graver. He pointed out that the large scale diversion of development funds to militants gives them easy access to critical resources which helps them recruit new cadres as well as procure arms, adds Times of India. "This conference should dwell on finding workable ways and means to curb illegal diversion of funds to the militants." Chidambaram urged.
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September - 15 
A suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, Aslam Kashmiri, was produced before a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, which sent him to Police custody till September 29, reports Times of India. Kashmiri is suspected to have sent
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A suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, Aslam Kashmiri, was produced before a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, which sent him to Police custody till September 29, reports Times of India. Kashmiri is suspected to have sent at least four youths to Pakistan for training in terror, a senior Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) official said. "Preliminary inquiries revealed Kashmiri sent four youths to Pakistan for training in terror,'' ATS chief Krish Pal Raghuvanshi said. Kashmiri was first arrested by the Delhi Police's special cell on August 25, 2009 was brought to Mumbai on September 13 in connection with the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case. The ATS confirmed Kashmiri alias Yusuf alias Saleem's role in the arms haul case.
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September - 15 
In a sudden development across the Line of Control, Pakistan army and the militant commanders of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen have called back all local militants of this part of the State, who had for the past several months, abandone
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In a sudden development across the Line of Control, Pakistan army and the militant commanders of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen have called back all local militants of this part of the State, who had for the past several months, abandoned the training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and started working in shops and other business concerns within PoK and Pakistan. While exact number of the militants from Jammu and Kashmir, held up in PoK after training, was not available, intelligence inputs revealed that nearly 1000 of them had left the training camps of militants with the consent of LeT and HM commanders during last about a year and started working in shops and business houses. Many of them got engaged by the militant ‘commanders’ themselves at that time. Reports, however, suggested that the LeT and HM ‘commanders’ have sent messages to all these militants asking them to immediately report back to the training camps or face consequences. The messages to these militants were sent through over ground network of the militants as well as Police. The militants, majority of whom hailed from Kashmir valley besides Doda belt, Rajouri and Poonch Districts of Jammu region, have responded to the ‘dictates’ of militants and returned to the camps of militant outfits. The cadres, who have not returned so far, are being searched by the militants themselves to bring them back to the camps.
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September - 16 
According to Times of India, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Aslam Kashmiri (27) had undergone training in Pakistan much before lone arrested terrorist Mohammad Ajmal alias Kasab and his nine other cadres were trained to carry out the November 26, 20
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According to Times of India, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Aslam Kashmiri (27) had undergone training in Pakistan much before lone arrested terrorist Mohammad Ajmal alias Kasab and his nine other cadres were trained to carry out the November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks, says Mumbai Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS). Kashmiri was first arrested by the Delhi Police's special cell on August 25, and brought to the custody of the ATS of Mumbai Police on September 14. Kashmiri underwent training in the Pakistan's Muridke in 2006 and the handlers for him as well as the Kasab group were the same, the Police said. Kashmiri, who studied at Lucknow University in 2003-2005, had obtained a bachelor's degree in Persian. "I met Zarar Shah and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakvhi, (LeT operatives in Pakistan) during the training. They had come to oversee the training programme,'' Kashmiri told the Police. Shah and Lakhvi were accused in the 26/11 attack. However, the Police are yet to establish if Kashmiri knew any of the 10 LeT militants who terrorised Mumbai for three days. "We are questioning him and trying to establish his role in the arms haul case. It’s too early to comment on it,'' said ATS Additional Commissioner Sukhvindar Singh. Kashmiri is suspected to have played a key role in 2006 Aurangbad arms haul case where the ATS claimed to have seized State's second biggest consignment- 43 Kilograms RDX. Besides, 16 AK-47 rifles, hand grenades and over 3,200 live bullets were also seized. Kashmiri was booked in this case under the stringent sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). "Preliminary inquiries revealed Kashmiri sent four youths to Pakistan for training in terror. Our teams are continuously working on the case and trying to get more information,'' ATS Chief Krish Pal Raghuvanshi said. Kashmiri is suspected to have arranged the trip of youth to Pakistan via Nepal and Bangladesh to Pakistan for training, said Police. The youth would be imparted with 21-day training in assembling bombs and operating fire arms, they added.
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September - 18 
The militants shot dead two Special Police Officers (SPOs) and managed to decamp with their weapons at Shikri Top in Marmat area of Doda District in the evening of September 18, according to Daily Excelsior. Senior Superintendent of Police of Doda Di
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The militants shot dead two Special Police Officers (SPOs) and managed to decamp with their weapons at Shikri Top in Marmat area of Doda District in the evening of September 18, according to Daily Excelsior. Senior Superintendent of Police of Doda District said that three SPOs, who were on way back home at Gajot from Sadak post in hilly Marmat area of Doda District, were intercepted by a group of five to seven militants at Shikri Top at 5 pm (IST). The militants had laid a ‘C’ type ambush for the SPOs from thick growth of vegetation. Two SPOs were killed on spot while third one managed to survive taking cover behind the crops. As Police personnel from their Sadak post and Security Forces (SFs) rushed to the spot, the militants managed to escape. SFs have launched a massive search operation in the area to arrest the militants suspected to be cadres of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit. The SPOs killed in the firing were identified as Abdul Gani and Riaz Ahmad, residents of Gajot. Another SPO, Mohammad Yaqoob, managed to survive with minor bruises and later informed Police and SFs about the ambush. The militants also took away one Insas rifle, a pistol and three mobile telephones from slain SPOs while Yaqoob saved his AK-47 rifle. According to sources, the killing of SPOs was a possible retaliation by the militants to the elimination of their over 20 top associates in Doda District during last three months.
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September - 18 
The Police arrested three LeT militants from Bhaderwah town in Doda District and recovered arms, ammunition and explosive devices from their possession. The arrested militants were identified as Dawood Ahmad Khan son of Abdul Rashid Khan, Nazir Ahmad
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The Police arrested three LeT militants from Bhaderwah town in Doda District and recovered arms, ammunition and explosive devices from their possession. The arrested militants were identified as Dawood Ahmad Khan son of Abdul Rashid Khan, Nazir Ahmad son of Abdullah Khan and Abdul Majeed Khan, son of Ghulam Hassan Khan, all residents of Sungli, Bhaderwah. one cigarette packet of a Pakistan made company ‘Ruili River’ fitted with a detonator, 17 electronic detonators, one Alinco wireless set, one 12 bore gun, a letter head of LeT and some ammunition were recovered from their possession.
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September - 18 
Times Now quoted Intelligence Bureau (IB) sources as saying that all coastal State Director Generals of Police (DGPs) have been sent alert mails to increase patrolling in the wake of terrorist threat from sea. IB sources also warned that the attacks
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Times Now quoted Intelligence Bureau (IB) sources as saying that all coastal State Director Generals of Police (DGPs) have been sent alert mails to increase patrolling in the wake of terrorist threat from sea. IB sources also warned that the attacks vessels would be launched from an Iranian port and a Gulf financier is believed to be behind the terror plans. The development has came barely hours after Israel warning India that a Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), affiliated to al-Qaeda, is planning to carry out a string of terror attacks across India. However, taking note of Israel's warning, the Union Government on September 18 said that it was fully prepared to deal with any situation, adds Times of India. "We are fully prepared and we will take care of whatever situation arises," a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) spokesperson said.
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September - 19 
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in an encounter with the Police in the Dessa area of Doda District on September 19, The Hindu reported. On a tip-off, the Special Task Force of Police launched an operation at Kandi Dhar area of Dessa tehsi
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A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in an encounter with the Police in the Dessa area of Doda District on September 19, The Hindu reported. On a tip-off, the Special Task Force of Police launched an operation at Kandi Dhar area of Dessa tehsil (revenue unit), 220 kilometres from Jammu. The militant opened fire on the Police. In the retaliatory action, the LeT militant, identified as Noor Hussain alias Chota Hamza was killed, Police said. Police also recovered a 303 rifle and a Chinese grenade from the possession of the slain militant.
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September - 22 September - 23
Four militants, including one ‘District Commander’ of the Hiz-bul-Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) each, an Army Major and a Marine commando were killed during two separate encounters in the Baramulla and Bandipora Districts, taking the deat
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Four militants, including one ‘District Commander’ of the Hiz-bul-Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) each, an Army Major and a Marine commando were killed during two separate encounters in the Baramulla and Bandipora Districts, taking the death toll in the two-days gun battle to eight, official sources said on September 23, Daily Excelsior reported. In the encounter at Banyari village in the Bandipora District which started in the evening of September 22 and ended at 5pm on September 23 the Army eliminated HM ‘District Commander’ Pasha and the LeT ‘District Commander’ Moosa. Army Major, G. S. Suri, and a trooper, Khushal, were killed when they sustained bullet injuries during initial firing from militants as they entered a house where the militants were hiding. "A team of Army officers and soldiers entered a house at Banyari last evening (September 22). They came under heavy firing from militants in which four of them were injured. Major Suri and Naik Khushal were killed while two others managed to steer to safety in an injured condition," the sources said. "Two officers -- Major Gautam Raj Reshi and Major Kamlesh Kumar, NCO Mahipal Singh and Sepoy Naveen were injured," they added. The militants were hiding in a house which was cordoned off by the Security Forces (SFs) and, as reported earlier, reinforcements were rushed to spot and the house was cordoned off to prevent the militants from escaping from the spot, leading to a fierce exchange of firing between the two holed up militants and the SFs. Pasha, a foreign militant, was active in the area for the last more than 10 years and was considered to be the driving force behind many attacks on the SFs and political workers. Moosa, who was working in close coordination with the HM militants recently, was also wanted by the SFs for the last couple of years, the sources said. During another encounter in the Panzla forest area of Rafiabad in Baramulla District on September 23, a Marine commando, identified as Chandra Shekhar, and an unidentified holed up militant were killed in the exchange of firing. The encounter in the area has now entered its third day. After night long lull, firing between the two sides resumed early in the morning. Two to three more militants are believed to be still hiding in the dense forests of Panzla area as the intermittent exchange of firing continued till last reports were received from the area. As reported earlier, one Army personnel and a militant were killed and four other Army personnel were injured in exchange of firing between the two sides on September 22. The encounter began late in the evening of September 21.
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September - 24 
The JuD [the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) front] chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed has neither been formally arrested nor put under house arrest, Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tariq Saleem Dogar said on September 24, adding, that the Police had merely “
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The JuD [the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) front] chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed has neither been formally arrested nor put under house arrest, Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tariq Saleem Dogar said on September 24, adding, that the Police had merely “restricted his movement,” reports Daily Times. The IGP also claimed that Punjab Police had solved all major cases of terrorism, including the suicide bombing targeting the 15 building in Lahore and other attacks in Rawalpindi and had arrested suspects. “The involvement of the Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing in any incident of terrorism in Punjab has yet to be determined as investigations are underway and all those arrested so far are Pakistanis,” added Dogar.
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September - 25 
Police on September 25 arrested three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Srinagar city, Daily Excelsior reported. Srinagar Police arrested the three OGWs at Saida Kadal Rainawari and recovered a hand grenade and a detonato
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Police on September 25 arrested three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Srinagar city, Daily Excelsior reported. Srinagar Police arrested the three OGWs at Saida Kadal Rainawari and recovered a hand grenade and a detonator from their possession. They were arrested after their vehicle was intercepted by a Police party at Saida Kadal. The arrestees were identified as Gowhar Ahmad Rather son of Mohammad Abdullah Rather, resident of Chandrigam Tral in Pulwama District, Aqib Ahmad Mir son of Mohammad Maqbool Mir and Amir Ahmad Wani son of Ali Mohammad Wani, both residents of Nowpora Tral. After interrogation, they deposed that the vehicle was to be handed over to LeT militants at Tral. The Police spokesman said a "tragedy was averted" by the seizer of the vehicle as the arrested OGWs had revealed that it was to be used for making a car-Improvised Explosive Device.
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September - 27 
Police arrested two persons with alleged links to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from the Baramulla District and recovered an AK-47 rifle from them. The duo - Nazir Ahmad Rather and Hilal Ahmad Rather - were arrested from Takia-Wagoora, 60 kilometres from
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Police arrested two persons with alleged links to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from the Baramulla District and recovered an AK-47 rifle from them. The duo - Nazir Ahmad Rather and Hilal Ahmad Rather - were arrested from Takia-Wagoora, 60 kilometres from Srinagar.
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September - 29 
According to Times Now, a Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) document said that there are at least 700 terrorists in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and 1350 terrorists in Pakistan waiting to infiltrate across the Line of Control (LoC), before the
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According to Times Now, a Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) document said that there are at least 700 terrorists in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and 1350 terrorists in Pakistan waiting to infiltrate across the Line of Control (LoC), before the winter. The terrorists are mostly hiding in camps across PoK, which are still thriving and breeding grounds for the terrorists, ready to infiltrate. The militants belong to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM).
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September - 29 
Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is 'largely intact' and 'determined to strike India again', a United States' media report said, quoting former and current members of the group and intelligence officials, according to Rediff.com.
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Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is 'largely intact' and 'determined to strike India again', a United States' media report said, quoting former and current members of the group and intelligence officials, according to Rediff.com. Despite pledges from Pakistan to dismantle militant outfits operating on its soil, and the arrest of a handful of operatives, the LeT has persisted and even flourished, since 10 recruits killed over 180 people in Mumbai mayhem on November 26, 2008, The New York Times reported. Indian and Pakistani dossiers on the Mumbai investigations, copies of which were obtained by the US daily, offer a detailed picture of the operations of Lashkar network that spans through Pakistan. It included four houses and two training camps in Karachi that were used to prepare the attacks. In fact, Lashkar's broader network endures, and can be mobilised quickly for elaborate attacks with relatively few resources, the daily quoted Lashkar members and intelligence officials from the US, Europe and Pakistan as saying. But by all accounts Lashkar's network, though dormant, remains alive, and the possibility that it could strike India again makes Lashkar a wild card in one of the most volatile regions of the world, the report said. One ‘highly placed’ Lashkar militant said the Mumbai attackers were part of some groups trained by former Pakistani military and intelligence officials at Lashkar camps, adding, "Some people of the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) knew about the plan and closed their eyes." Even as new details emerge about the Mumbai attacks, senior American military, intelligence and counterterrorism officials have expressed grim certainty that the LeT is plotting new attacks. The United States warned Indian officials this year about a Mumbai-style attack by Lashkar against multiple sites in India, according to a senior US counterterrorism official. The unnamed counterterrorism official said that the information, gleaned from electronic intercepts and other sources, was not specific but it was significant enough for American officials to alert their Indian counterparts. "There were indications of possible terrorist activity in the run-up to the Indian elections," in May, "and that information was shared promptly with Indian officials," the US daily quoted the counterterrorism official as saying. Pakistani officials, however, say they've been kept in the dark. But, if there is one thing on which the intelligence agencies agree, it is that the consequences of a new attack by Lashkar could be devastating, the daily said. "We do fear that if something like Mumbai happens in India again there might be a military reaction from the Indian side and it could trigger into a war. Right now we cannot guarantee that it'll not happen again because we do not have any control over it," a Pakistani official said.
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September - 30 
The Hindu reports that Pakistan’s investigation into the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) has concluded that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants carried out the assault, according to a media report in The New York Times
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The Hindu reports that Pakistan’s investigation into the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) has concluded that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants carried out the assault, according to a media report in The New York Times, which also said some people in the Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), knew about the plot but “closed their eyes.” Quoting a dossier compiled by Pakistani investigators, The New York Times reported that LeT recruits for the attack were vetted and trained in different parts of Pakistan including at well-established camps in Muzafarrabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and in Mansehra in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). “A core group, the 10 chosen for the Mumbai assault, was eventually moved to Karachi and its suburbs, where the real drilling began and where Pakistani investigators later retraced the plotters’ steps,” the report said. “The investigation concludes beyond any reasonable doubt that it was Lashkar militants who carried out the Mumbai attacks, preying on their victims in a train station, two five-star hotels, a cafe and a Jewish centre over three days starting last November 26,” the daily report added. Quoting a “highly placed” LeT militant, the English daily said that the Mumbai attackers were part of groups trained by former Pakistani military and intelligence officials at LeT camps. “Others had direct knowledge that retired Army and ISI officials trained Lashkar recruits as late as last year. Some people of the ISI knew about the plan and closed their eyes,” The New York Times quoted the militant as saying. Further, quoting the Indian and Pakistani dossiers on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the news paper beginning as early as May 2008, the group trained and planned brazenly while living in various neighbourhoods in and around Karachi. “They made scores of calls using cell phones, some with stolen numbers, starting in August. They set up voice lines over the Internet.” At one water sports shop, they bought inflatable boats, air pumps, life jackets and engines. One of their training camps, with five thatched rooms and a three-room house, was located near a creek, where they conducted water drills in the open. Working from Millat Town, a dusty, middle-class Karachi suburb on the eastern edge of the city, Sadiq organised the cadre. “Neighbours described him as quiet and pious, riding around the streets with his two young sons perched on his motorbike. The Pakistani dossier says he was a committed Lashkar militant.” the daily reports Using handwritten manuals, the recruits were trained how to use cell phones to keep in contact with their handlers during the attack. They pored over detailed maps of the Indian coastline, plotting the course they would take to Mumbai. They learned how to use global positioning devices, the report said.
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