Three men and a teenage boy have been arrested and charged for an alleged plot against a small Islamic community in New York state, police said. The suspects have been accused of possessing homemade bombs and firearms, and planning to attack Islamberg, founded by a Pakistani cleric in the 1980s.[Read More…]
Tag: Terrorist
Ahead of Independence Day, terror suspect wearing IAF uniform spotted in Delhi
In a bid to celebrate the Independence eve smoothly, National capital has been put on high alert following intelligence officials and Delhi Police reports claiming that a suspected terrorist posing as an Indian Air Force officer was roaming around in Connaught Place. A manhunt has been launched to trace the[Read More…]
Missing Pakistani activist Raza Khan returns after seven months
Pakistani social activist Raza Mahmood Khan, who had been missing for the past seven months, has returned home, the media reported on Friday. Raza, a convener of Aghaz-i-Dosti – a friendship initiative between the youth of India and Pakistan — was reportedly picked up by men in plainclothes from his[Read More…]
Suspected Bangladeshi terrorist arrested from Muzaffarnagar
On Sunday, the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad arrested Abdullah, a suspected Bangladeshi terrorist associated with Islamic extremist group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Muzaffarnagar. According to Indian Express reports, an ATS team arrested Abdullah from Kutesara locality in Charthawal area of Muzzafarnagar district. Abdullah was staying in Deoband area[Read More…]
Foreign Terrorist Fighters: India as a victim
Who does not know the role played by state sponsored terrorism of Pakistan to the Indian state of Kashmir and the rest of the country? Wars, guerilla dramas, non-state actors, kidnappings, hijack, bombings by Pakistan or foreign terrorist is common in India from Delhi to Mumbai to Hyderabad. Former National[Read More…]
‘Hindu-terrorism’ was a ploy by Congress: BJP leader Anil Vij
Hitting out at the Congress party, BJP leader and Haryana Health and Sports Minister, Anil Vij, on Wednesday alleged that the concept of ‘Hindu terrorism’ was a ploy by the party. “There can’t be a terminology like Hindu terrorism. A Hindu cannot be a terrorist. Had there been Hindu terrorism,[Read More…]
J&K: No cash transactions in banks after a rise in bank robbery cases
After a surge in the cases of bank robberies by alleged terrorists, the J&K government has issued an advisory to the bank to instantly stop cash transactions in at least 40 branches placed in Pulwama and Shopian districts of South Kashmir. The advisory has been issued in the backdrop of[Read More…]
5 Al-Qaeda & Taliban terrorists killed in Pakistan’s Punjab
According to reports, 5 Al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists were killed by security forces in Pakistan’s Punjab province. These terrorists had targeted the security agencies and important buildings, were today killed on Thursday. The security forces received information about 8 terrorists, hiding in a house at Gunjah in Gujrat district about[Read More…]
Lucknow: Suspected terrorist opens fire at security forces, refuses to surrender
At least one suspected terrorist opened fire at security forces in Thakurganj area of Lucknow, on Tuesday afternoon. The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad is currently engaged in an operation in Thakurganj area of Lucknow. The area is among the densely populated areas of Lucknow. Security officials had to fire tear-gas[Read More…]
130 terrorists killed 350 arrested in Pakistan
India wants Pakistan to be strict with terrorist
Need a credible crackdown on Hafiz Saeed: India to Pakistan
A day after Pakistan said Hafiz Saeed, mastermind of 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, has been placed under house arrest, the government has said that more needs to be done by Islamabad if it wants to prove its commitment to fighting terrorism. “Exercises such as yesterday’s orders against Hafiz Saeed and[Read More…]
Three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists killed in encounter in Pahalgam
Hizbul militants who invaded Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, were killed in an encounter with the security forces today. Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir were overcame a fierce encounter with Hizbul’s district commander and his aides in Anantnag. The encounter broke out yesterday after terrorists opened fire at security[Read More…]
Airports to get lie-detecting kiosks for potential terrorists
Airports around the world could soon be seeing installations of lie-detecting kiosks that can changes in physiology and behaviour during interviews with travellers. The new innovation comes as a help to security agents to screen for criminals and potential terrorists. The system is called AVATAR, which is short for Automated[Read More…]
Terrorists kill Jawan; Army vows revenge
The Indian Army said a soldier was killed and his body mutilated by terrorists in an encounter in Machhal sector of Kupwara district, near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmir on Friday evening. A terrorist was also killed in the encounter. Army warned of an “appropriate response” “In[Read More…]
London couple admits funding nephew working for IS
A married couple from London have admitted providing funding for their nephew who was fighting in Syria with militants from the Islamic State. Mohammed and Nazimabee Golamaully pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey court to transferring 219 pounds to Zafirr Golamaully, who had travelled from his home in Mauritius to[Read More…]
Surat Police arrest two for helping Al Qaeda suspect obtain passport
Gujarat Police on Thursday said Surat police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) arrested two persons for allegedly assisting an al Qaeda suspect in making a passport using fake documents. “Syed Parvez, a driver and Sheikh Gulam Mohammad, a property dealer, were arrested late night by SOG after their names and signature[Read More…]
Indian Army conducts surgical strikes across LoC; Govt calls all-party meet
The Indian Army conducted surgical strikes across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, the Director General Military Operations (DGMO) said in a press conference on Thursday. The strikes were carried out to prevent Pakistani terrorists who had “positioned themselves at launch pads with the aim to carry out[Read More…]
NIA to take custody of Kupwara terrorist caught alive on July 26
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, and is expected to take custody of Pakistani terrorist Bahadur Ali, who was nabbed by security forces from Naugam sector near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district on Tuesday. In an encounter, forces killed four terrorists and[Read More…]
AAP’s Bhagwant Mann apologises for videography in Parliament
Aam Admi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann has issued an unconditional apology to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for trivialising safety checks in Parliament by live-streaming the area on Facebook. The issue rocked both Houses today, with MPs urging strong action against him. Mahajan is expected to consult political parties[Read More…]