Five Indian Mujahideen operatives, including it’s co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, have been sentenced to death by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Monday for their involvement in February 2013 Hyderabad blasts, PTI reported. 18 people were killed and 131 injured in the twin bomb blasts Hyderabad bomb blast. Yasin[Read More…]
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NIA names JeM’s Masood Azhar, 4 others in chargesheet over Pathankot probe
The NIA filed a chargesheet in the Pathankot airbase terror attack case at a Mohali court on Monday. The agency has named Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar along with his brother Rauf Asghar as accused in its chargesheet. Reacting to the news Sharad Kumar, DG NIA said, “Investigation was extensive[Read More…]
Mamata angry over FBI’s surprise visit to Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee conveyed state government’s displeasure at the FBI team’s surprise visit, without informing the state, to question alleged Islamic State operative Mohammed Masiuddin, alias Abu al-Musa, a resident of Labhpur in the state. Sources quoted by Times of India said that West Bengal DGP Surajit[Read More…]
Was banned without a question being asked: Zakir Naik
Controversial Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik who’s NGO, Islamic Research Foundation was banned said he has no option but to seek legal recourse. In an open letter, Naik, 51, who is in abroad, said “Not a single question was asked before the ban was imposed. In such a scenario I[Read More…]
Why is Sadhvi Pragya still in jail asks Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has asked how Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur who was arrested in the 2008 Malegaon blast case could be kept in prison when the prosecuting agency had said there was no case against her. The court asked the NIA to submit a compilation of all the previous[Read More…]
Kerala: NIA arrests six youth with suspected IS links
Six youngsters have been arrested from Kerala by the National Investigation Agency on suspicion of carrying out an ‘IS-inspired module’ in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. They were reportedly planning to attack various places in India after owning allegiance to the so called caliphate led by Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi.As per the NIA[Read More…]