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New Indian Express
24-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Terror conspiracy foiled at inception, reveals Telangana DGP
HYDERABAD: Reacting to the recent incident involving a terrorist module allegedly plotting IS-inspired bomb attacks, Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Jitender stated that Telangana's counterintelligence cell and other agencies identified the threat at its very inception and successfully nipped it in the bud. He added that those attracted to extremism would be supported to reintegrate into society through counselling. The DGP made these remarks while attending a demonstration of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), which involved over 1,000 personnel at Hussain Sagar on Friday. 'At the formation stage, our agencies identified and apprehended the members of this group. This module was very new and lacked experience,' he said. He also noted that around 300 Maoists have surrendered to the police so far and encouraged others who wish to surrender to come forward. Regarding Operation Kagar, he mentioned that the Chhattisgarh police and the Union government are conducting it on a large scale. On the Gulzar Houz fire incident, he confirmed that the government has formed a committee to investigate the matter and is taking the issue very seriously. 'Most of the casualties were due to suffocation. Based on the committee's report, the government will take further action,' he said. Meanwhile, the DGP revealed that 510 arms licenses have been issued across the state in the past three years. Overall, Telangana has a total of 7,125 active arms licenses and 9,294 registered weapons.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Man who took pressure cooker bomb into hospital jailed for life
A man who took a viable pressure cooker bomb into a hospital in Leeds intending to "kill as many nurses as possible" has been jailed for life. Mohammad Farooq was sentenced to a minimum term of 37 years at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday. Farooq, who was a trainee nurse, was last year found guilty of attempting to launch an IS-inspired suicide attack using a homemade bomb on the hospital where he worked in 2023. He was also jailed for plotting to attack RAF Mentwith Hill. Sentencing Farooq, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb praised the actions of Nathan Newby, the patient who talked him out of exploding his home-made device. The device would have been twice as powerful as those used by the 2013 Boston Marathon bombers. The judge said: "He's an extraordinary, ordinary man whose decency and kindness on 20 January 2023, prevented an atrocity in a maternity wing of a major British hospital." She said Mr Newby was a "modest and gentle man whose evidence was among the most remarkable this court has ever heard". The jury heard how the Clinical Support Worker was inspired by Daesh propaganda to procure weapons and manufacture an explosive device in readiness for an attack. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News app. You can also follow us on WhatsApp and subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up with the latest news.
Sky News
21-03-2025
- Sky News
Man who took pressure cooker bomb into hospital jailed for life
A man who took a viable pressure cooker bomb into a hospital in Leeds intending to "kill as many nurses as possible" has been jailed for life. Mohammad Farooq was sentenced to a minimum term of 37 years at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday. Farooq, who was a trainee nurse, was last year found guilty of attempting to launch an IS-inspired suicide attack using a homemade bomb on the hospital where he worked in 2023. He was also jailed for plotting to attack RAF Mentwith Hill. Sentencing Farooq, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb praised the actions of Nathan Newby, the patient who talked him out of exploding his home-made device. The device would have been twice as powerful as those used by the 2013 Boston Marathon bombers. The judge said: "He's an extraordinary, ordinary man whose decency and kindness on 20 January 2023, prevented an atrocity in a maternity wing of a major British hospital." She said Mr Newby was a "modest and gentle man whose evidence was among the most remarkable this court has ever heard". The jury heard how the Clinical Support Worker was inspired by Daesh propaganda to procure weapons and manufacture an explosive device in readiness for an attack. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
