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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Inmate who stabbed prison guard revealed as serial knifeman Muslim convert who once said it ‘felt good to hurt someone'
Taylor is now believed to have been transferred to the separation unit at top-security Belmarsh jail JAIL ATTACK Inmate who stabbed prison guard revealed as serial knifeman Muslim convert who once said it 'felt good to hurt someone' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A LAG who stabbed a prison officer using a flick-knife smuggled in by drone is a white Muslim convert who once said it 'felt good to hurt someone'. Callom Taylor, 22 — jailed for a string of stabbings — is often heard shouting 'Allahu Akbar' on the prison wing and carries a prayer mat, sources say. 3 Callom Taylor has been revealed as the violent prisoner who stabbed an officer in the stomach Credit: South Yorkshire Police 3 The horrifying attack took place at HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire Credit: PA:Press Association 3 The prisons watchdog warned of drones being used to smuggle weapons and drugs into Long Lartin Credit: HMI Prisons He carried out his latest attack just after 8.30am on Friday, stabbing a 25-year-old officer in the stomach. He had to be airlifted from maximum-security Long Lartin jail, near Evesham, Worcs, to hospital for emergency surgery. Two weeks before, the prisons watchdog warned of drones being used to smuggle weapons and drugs into Long Lartin, with the jail's surveillance tech branded obsolete. A source said: 'The drone drops here are out of control. They fly in phones, knives and drugs.' READ MORE ON PRISONS TREATS FOR BEAST Fury at evil Southport killer's cushy jail life where he STILL gets treats He became even more paranoid and obsessive, constantly going on about people disrespecting him. He carries a prayer mat around and calls out Allahu Akbar. A source Taylor, of Sheffield, has a long history of violence. He was locked up in 2022 for a string of attacks including a three-month 'campaign of violence' in which he stabbed four people and assaulted a fifth with nunchucks. He was given a 23-year extended sentence, with a minimum of 18 years in custody, avoiding a life term due to his age. The judge told him: 'You have escaped a life sentence by the narrowest of margins.' The court heard a psychiatric report revealing Taylor admitted experiencing powerful urges to hurt people for no reason. When asked directly, he 'admitted that, in a way, it felt good to hurt someone else'. Inside evil Southport killer's cushy jail life where he STILL gets Maltesers, crisps & other treats despite guard attack Taylor is said to have converted to Islam behind bars at Long Lartin. Our source said: 'The lad converted a while ago and since then it's like he's become someone else. 'He became even more paranoid and obsessive, constantly going on about people disrespecting him. 'He carries a prayer mat around and calls out Allahu Akbar.' Taylor is now believed to have been transferred to the separation unit at top-security Belmarsh jail. West Mercia Police said the attack was not being treated as terror- related, but as a 'disagreement'. It comes after Southport child killer Axel Rudakubana threw boiling water over a warder at Belmarsh last month, and Manchester bomb plotter Hashem Abedi stabbed and burned four officers with cooking oil at Frankland prison in April. Additional reporting: MIKE SULLIVAN and TOM SEAWARD
News18
04-05-2025
- News18
NIA Grills Local Who Opened Shop Weeks Before But Was Missing On Day Of Pahalgam Attack: Report
Last Updated: As part of its probe into the Pahalgam attack, which claimed the lives of 25 tourists and a local pony ride operator, the NIA has already questioned over 100 locals in Kashmir. The National Investigation Agency is interrogating a local in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, who had opened his shop just 15 days before the terror attack and was missing on the day of the incident. As part of its probe into the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 25 tourists and a local pony ride operator, the NIA has already questioned over 100 locals in Kashmir. According to The Indian Express, the central agency learnt about the local man who did not open his shop on the day of the attack during questioning of other suspects. 'Now, the officials of central agencies and NIA are questioning him and also examining his Internet Protocol Detail Record to get some clues," a source told The Indian Express. Sources in the central agencies stated that an NIA team has compiled a list of all locals who were present at the scene during the attack and is currently interrogating them. 'Since the case is with the NIA, we are providing help to them and sending all the locals to them," the source said. 'They have so far questioned 100 locals, including pony operators, shopkeepers, photographers and those employed in adventure sports activities… Some of them are learnt to have told investigators that they were spared based on their accent or after the attackers ascertained their faith," the source added. Earlier in the week, the NIA questioned a zipline operator seen chanting 'Allahu Akbar" in a viral video just before the terrorist attack unfolded in the scenic Baisaran meadow. After interrogation, the zipline operator was given a clean chit. Investigators are also examining whether the same group was responsible for the killing of three Army personnel in South Kashmir's Kulgam district in August 2023. The group is also suspected to have carried out an attack in Jammu's Poonch district in May last year, which resulted in the death of an Air Force personnel and injuries to four others. Following the Pahalgam terror attack, India announced a raft of measures against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. New Delhi also announced the shutting down of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari, the suspension of visas for Pakistani nationals and the scaling down of top officials at the High Commission. First Published:
Indian Express
03-05-2025
- Indian Express
Pahalgam terror attack: Local who opened shop 15 days ago but not on day of incident under NIA scanner
A local in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, who opened his shop around 15 days before the terror attack on tourists and did not open his shop on the day of the incident, is being questioned by officials of multiple central agencies, including the National Investigation Agency (NIA), The Indian Express has learnt. The NIA, which is investigating the April 22 attack where 26 people were killed, has already questioned around 100 locals as part of its probe. It was during questioning that the central agency learned about the man who did not open his shop on the day of the incident. 'Now, the officials of central agencies and NIA are questioning him and also examining his Internet Protocol Detail Record to get some clues,' a source said. Sources in the central agencies said that an NIA team has prepared a list of all the locals who were present at the site at the time and is now questioning them. 'Since the case is with the NIA, we are providing help to them and sending all the locals to them,' the source said. 'They have so far questioned 100 locals, including pony operators, shopkeepers, photographers and those employed in adventure sports activities… Some of them are learnt to have told investigators that they were spared based on their accent or after the attackers ascertained their faith,' the source added. Earlier in the week, the NIA had questioned and given a clean chit to the zipline operator seen chanting 'Allahu Akbar' in one of the videos recorded by a tourist. 'It was found after questioning that he got scared when he was chanting 'Allahu Akbar' and immediately left the spot. He did not inform anyone, including the police, even after reaching home. He made a call to his friend later in the evening,' another source said. Last month, the NIA registered an FIR after they were directed by the Union Home Ministry to take over the probe into the Pahalgam terror attack from the Jammu and Kashmir Police for probing a larger conspiracy theory hatched from across the border. Investigators are also looking into whether the same group was involved in the killing of three Army personnel in South Kashmir's Kulgam district in August 2023. The terrorists are also suspected to have been involved in an attack in Jammu's Poonch district in May last year, wherein an Air Force personnel was killed and four others injured. 'The central agencies and the NIA are revisiting all the past cases and trying to find out any clues so that a strong case can be built up against these attackers,' the source said. Relations between India and Pakistan have been strained since the Pahalgam terror attack, with India holding the Indus Waters Treaty 'in abeyance', cancelling all visas granted to Pakistan nationals, closing the Integrated Check Post at Attari, expelling diplomats, etc. This week, India also imposed an immediate ban on the import or transit of all goods originating in, or exported from, Pakistan.
New Indian Express
30-04-2025
- New Indian Express
After video goes viral, NIA picks zipline operator
SRINAGAR: Zipline operator Muzamil Ahmed Kumhar, who was heard chanting 'Allahu Akbar' as the terrorists started firing at tourists in Pahalgam's Baisaran meadows on April 22, has been picked up for questioning by the NIA, which is probing the terror attack in which 25 tourists and a local resident were killed. Muzamil was heard chanting 'Allahu Akbar' thrice in a selfie video shot by Rishi Bhatt, a tourist from Ahmedabad, while taking the zipline ride on the day of the deadly terror attack. Muzamil's father said his son had visited his home in Anantnag on Monday and was picked up by policemen in the evening. When told that his son had chanted 'Allahu Akbar' when the terrorists fired at the tourists, he said, 'We are Muslims and even if the storm comes, we will say 'Allahu Akbar'. If we do some work, we will say 'Allahu Akbar'. What is in it?' A sources said, 'The zipline operator is being quizzed by NIA officials about his chanting 'Allahu Akbar' at the start of the terror attack. The NIA and J&K police are probing if he has links with terrorism.' Muzamil's brother Mukhtar Ahmed said his brother was picked up by police on April 23, a day after the attack, and released on Monday and then picked up again by police in the evening. He said his brother has been working in the zipline for the last three years. Referring to the video in which Muzamil chants 'Allahu Akbar', Mukhtar said, 'If you see the video, he himself does not know that the terror attack is taking place. He is releasing the tourist's zipline because he himself does not know of the attack.' He said after the terror attack, he returned home and was very scared. 'He was picked up the next day by police for questioning,' Ahmed said. Police have identified three Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists, including two Pakistanis and one local, for carrying out the attack on tourists at Baisaran. A massive search operation has been launched in Baisaran and its adjoining forest areas to track down the attackers. 'The operation continued on Tuesday. We will catch them very soon,' a security official said. TOUGH LINE 1 J&K authorities have transported 59 Pakistani nationals to Punjab for their repatriation to their country of origin, officials said. The Pakistani nationals, who were living in the Valley for decades and included the mother of Shaurya Chakra awardee Constable Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh, were collected from various districts and taken in buses to Punjab, where they will be handed over to Pakistani authorities. 2 EAM S Jaishankar on Tuesday discussed the terror attack with his counterparts from Slovenia, Panama, Algeria and Guyana during separate phone is understood to have stated India's policy on 'zero tolerance' towards terrorism. India would deal with perpetrators, planners and backers of the attack strongly, Jaishankar told UN Secretary António Guterre. 3 The RSS-affiliated 'Organiser' has found 'intelligence gap' coupled with infiltration from Pakistan. 'The Pahalgam attack has yet again underscored the challenge of continued infiltration from Pakistan-occupied territories coupled with intelligence gaps due to the local support,' the periodical said.
News.com.au
29-04-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
Zip line operator targeted over two words in viral video of tourist unaware of terrorist attack
A longer version of a chilling video of a man smiling on a zip line during a horrific terror attack has revealed details that has sparked a debate across the world. At least 26 men were killed at Pahalgam in the Indian-administered Kashmir region last week. India accused Pakistan of backing the attack, which it denied, and relations between the countries have plummeted. Witnesses said militants came out of the trees at a meadow and started firing. In the zip line video, a tourist filmed himself oblivious to the terror unfolding below and as gunshots were heard in the background. (Watch in the video player above). The clip quickly went viral and made global headlines. A longer version of the video then emerged, with the zip line operator accused of chanting 'Allahu Akbar' before pushing the tourist off from the platform. Allahu Akbar is an Arabic phrase meaning 'God is the greatest' and is commonly used by Muslims. Its use here has drawn particular attention because some victims' family members have claimed they were told to recite Islamic verses during the attack and when they did not, they were shot. One Indian politician, Congress MP Pramod Tiwar, called for an investigation into the video, while another Indian politician, Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (JKPDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti, said action should be taken against those spreading hate on social media. As translated and quoted by Asian News International, Ms Mufti explained 'Allahu Akbar' was said by Muslims during any difficulty, like 'Jai Shree Ram' is a common expression said by Hindus. The family of the zip line operator, identified as Muzamil, also defended his words to Indian media, insisting he was not involved in the attack. Abdul Aziz, Muzamil's father, told NDTV his son was 'very scared, he started crying' after the attack and was now speaking with police. 'Even if the storm comes, we say Allahu Akbar. What fault do we have in this? Muzamil used to work only with the zip line; he didn't do any other work,' Mr Aziz said. The tourist on the zip line was identified as Rishi Bhatt from Ahmedabad, a city in western India. Towards the end of the recording, as the ride comes to an end and he moves closer to the ground, a tourist is seen falling down presumably after sustaining a bullet injury. Mr Bhatt told Asian News International as soon as he realised what was unfolding, he quickly unclipped himself from the zip line harness, found his wife and son and started running. 'We saw people hiding at a spot which was like a pit, so they could not be spotted easily,' he said. 'We hid there too. When the firing stopped a little after 8-10 minutes, we started running toward the main gate … The firing resumed and four to five people were shot. Around 15-16 tourists were shot in front of us. When we reached the gate, we saw the local residents had already left. One pony guide helped us to leave the place.' 'Pursue them to the ends of the Earth' Relations have plummeted between India and Pakistan since the attack on April 22. Both countries have since exchanged gunfire in Kashmir and diplomatic barbs, as well as expelled citizens and ordered the main land border crossing shut. Last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to pursue those who carried out the attack in the tourist hotspot, and those who had supported it. 'I say to the whole world: India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backer,' he said on Thursday. 'We will pursue them to the ends of the Earth'. The bellicose statements have prompted worries of a rapid spiral into military action, with calls from several nations for restraint. The US State Department said top diplomat Marco Rubio would call his Pakistani and Indian counterparts soon to urge them 'to not escalate the situation'. UN chief Antonio Guterres meanwhile held calls on Tuesday with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in which he 'offered his Good Offices to support de-escalation', his spokesman said. Mr Sharif's office later said he had urged Mr Guterres to 'counsel India' to exercise restraint, while pledging to defend Pakistan's 'sovereignty and territorial integrity with full force in case of any misadventure by India'. Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since their independence from British rule in 1947. Both claim the territory in full. Rebels in the Indian-run area have waged an insurgency since 1989, seeking independence or a merger with Pakistan. Indian police have issued wanted posters for three men accused of carrying out the Kashmir attack – two Pakistanis and an Indian – who they say are members of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba group, a UN-designated terrorist organisation. They have announced a two million rupee ($36,770) bounty for information leading to each man's arrest and carried out sweeping detentions seeking anyone suspected of links to the alleged killers. The worst attack in recent years in Indian-run Kashmir was at Pulwama in 2019, when an insurgent rammed a car packed with explosives into a security forces convoy, killing 40 and wounding 35. Indian fighter jets carried out air strikes on Pakistani territory 12 days later. Iran has already offered to mediate and Saudi Arabia has said Riyadh was trying to 'prevent an escalation'. US President Donald Trump downplayed tensions, saying on Friday the dispute will get 'figured out, one way or another'. — with AFP
