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Time of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Man dies in Asr blast while ‘trying to retrieve explosive'
Amritsar/Chandigarh: A man was killed in a powerful explosion near Decent Avenue in Amritsar on between 9.30 am to 10.00 am on Tuesday, with police believing that the blast occurred when he tried to retrieve the explosive. Police suspect that the man, identified later in the day by a senior police officer as Nitin, in his twenties, son of an auto driver and hailing from Chheharta, was a "drug addict" and likely a "foot soldier" who had come to "retrieve the explosive on the directions of his handlers in a cut out module modus operandi where location of the explosive is shared with the foot soldier". While deputy inspector general (DIG) Border Range Satinder Singh described it as a "prima facie case of terrorism", another senior Punjab police officer privy with the investigations said "nothing conclusive could be said about his handlers as of now since he died" and "did not even have a mobile phone since his family is very poor". The officer said, "Even his father, who is an auto-rickshaw driver, has a basic phone. " The officer said, "Though he did not have any phone, but he must have used someone's phone for sure for getting in touch with handlers. In the absence of the phone he used to get in touch with his handlers, it may be painstaking investigation to ascertain that at the behest of which organisation he had come to retrieve the explosive." The officer added, "He could have been tasked by any Pakistan intelligence officer. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký It could be Harwinder Rinda group or the one which carried out grenade attack on [BJP] leader Manoranjan Kalia's house. We are working on it." Punjab police suspect that the explosive that caused the blast could have been "improvised explosive device or a pressure bomb", but would wait for the forensic report to say anything conclusive on that. "It may be an IED which might have gone off due to its trigger mechanism getting on while retrieving it. It is unlikely to be grenade as there has been no recovery of pin or safety lever from the spot," said the officer. The DIG said the police had uncovered a recurring modus operandi in such cases, where terror organisations hide explosives like grenades or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at abandoned places. "An operative is sent a picture of the location to retrieve the device and carry out planned attacks. In this case, a pole indicated where the explosive was hidden." The DIG said, "The circumstantial evidence suggests the deceased was tasked with retrieving the explosive, which accidentally detonated while he was handling it." Hinting that "items recovered from his pockets strongly link him to terrorist organisations," the DIG said a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team was analysing the explosive to determine whether it was an IED or a grenade. Confirming that "the man injured in the blast succumbed to injuries," the DIG said ongoing investigations point to the involvement of terror groups such as Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). Police suspect the man was attempting to retrieve an explosive device when it detonated between 9.30am and 10am near Decent Avenue. Unconfirmed reports have fuelled speculation that the man intended to target policemen, but the DIG declined to comment, citing the sensitivity of the investigation. "We have recovered several clues from his personal belongings, but I cannot reveal them at this stage," he said.
New Indian Express
18-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Security Forces destroy Maoist dump, diffuse five IEDs in Jharkhand's Chaibasa
RANCHI: In yet another achievement by the security forces, a Maoist dump in the forests of Goilkera and Tonto in Chaibasa has been destroyed. During the search operation, the security forces also recovered a huge cache of ammunitions, including five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which were destroyed at the spot by the bomb disposal squad due to security reasons. According to police, following a tip-off that the Maoists have been hiding their arms and ammunitions in the jungles of Goilkera and Tonto, a search operation was started in the morning on Sunday.
NDTV
17-05-2025
- NDTV
2 Terrorists, Linked To 2023 Pune Terror Conspiracy, Arrested In Mumbai
Pune: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two operatives of the banned terrorist outfit ISIS, who were part of a sleeper module involved in the fabrication and testing of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Pune, Maharashtra. The arrests were made in connection with a 2023 terror conspiracy case. The accused, Abdullah Faiyaz Shaikh alias Diaperwala, and Talha Khan, were intercepted at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Terminal 2 by the Bureau of Immigration. The two had been hiding in Jakarta, Indonesia, and were taken into custody by the NIA upon arrival in India. According to the NIA, the two had been on the run for over two years and were wanted in connection with Case RC-05/2023/NIA/MUM. Non-bailable warrants had been issued against them by the NIA Special Court in Mumbai, and a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh each was announced for information leading to their arrest. The NIA said the case pertains to a larger conspiracy by ten individuals, including the two recently arrested, to carry out terrorist activities and wage war against the Government of India. "They had conspired to commit terrorist acts with the aim to disturb India's peace and communal harmony by waging a war against the Government of India in furtherance of the ISIS agenda to establish Islamic rule in the country through violence and terror," the agency stated. Abdullah Faiyaz Shaikh had rented a house in Kondhwa, Pune, which was used as a hub for assembling IEDs. The NIA said that during 2022 and 2023, the accused not only fabricated IEDs but also conducted training workshops in bomb making and even carried out a controlled explosion to test one of their devices. The investigative agency, which has been actively working to dismantle ISIS-linked networks operating in India, had previously filed a chargesheet against all ten accused under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Substances Act, Arms Act, and the Indian Penal Code. In addition to Abdullah Faiyaz Shaikh and Talha Khan, the other eight accused currently in judicial custody include Mohammed Imran Khan, Mohammed Yunus Saki, Abdul Kadir Pathan, Simab Nasiruddin Kazi, Zulfikar Ali Barodawala, Shamil Nachan, Akif Nachan, and Shahnawaz Alam. The NIA said that investigations in the case are ongoing.
New Indian Express
17-05-2025
- New Indian Express
ISIS terror conspiracy case: NIA arrests two sleeper cell operatives returning from Indonesia
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced that it has arrested two absconding operatives linked to the banned terrorist outfit Islamic State (ISIS) involved in the 2023 terror conspiracy case. These operatives were part of a sleeper cell module engaged in fabricating and testing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Pune, Maharashtra. A senior NIA official said, 'The accused, Abdullah Faiyaz Shaikh alias Diaperwala, and Talha Khan, were intercepted at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Terminal 2 by the Bureau of Immigration. The duo had been hiding in Jakarta, Indonesia, and were taken into custody by the agency upon their arrival.' He said that the two had been on the run for over two years and were wanted in connection with the case, as non-bailable warrants had been issued against them by the NIA Special Court in Mumbai, and a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh each was announced for information leading to their arrest. He said that the two were on the run for over two years, as non-bailable warrants had been issued against them by the NIA Special Court in Mumbai. A reward of Rs 3 lakh each was announced for information which led to their arrest.
Indian Express
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Pune ISIS module case: NIA arrests 2 men amid attempt to return from Indonesia
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two people wanted in connection with the Pune ISIS module case of 2023, the agency said in a statement. They will be produced before a special court in Mumbai on Saturday. The suspects have been identified as Abdulla Faiyaz Shaikh alias Daiperwala and Talha Liyakat Khan, both from Pune's Kondhwa area. The statement issued by the NIA on Saturday said both accused 'were intercepted by the Bureau of Immigration at the Mumbai International Airport T2 when they tried to return to India from Jakarta, Indonesia, where they had been hiding out.' According to the agency, both accused, already chargesheeted along with the other arrested accused in this case, had been engaged in assembling Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at a house rented by Abdullah Shaikh in Kondhwa. Between 2022 and 2023, they had also 'organised and participated in a bomb-making and training workshop, besides carrying out a controlled explosion to test an IED fabricated by them, at these premises,' the release stated. They were alleged to have conducted bomb tests in the jungles of Pune and other places. Explosive material, tents, a drone, and several electronic devices were seized from their possession, the police said. The accused were on the run for the last two years. The NIA had, in September 2023, declared a reward of Rs 3 lakh for information on the two suspects. Besides Abdullah Shaikh and Talha Khan, the others arrested in the case are Mohammed Imran Khan, Mohammed Yunus Saki, Abdul Kadir Pathan, Simab Nasiruddin Kazi, Zulfikar Ali Barodawala, Shamil Nachan, Akif Nachan, and Shahnawaz Alam. The NIA's release stated that the accused had conspired to commit terrorist acts with the aim to disturb communal harmony by waging a war against the country in furtherance of the ISIS agenda to establish Islamic rule in the country through violence and terror. A breakthrough in this case had come after police personnel Amol Najan, Pradip Chavan, Bala Rafi Shaikh, Aniket Jamdade and Dnyaneshwar Panchal of the Kothrud police station, while performing night patrolling duty, had nabbed three suspects Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam alias Shafi alias Abdulla of Jharkhand, Mohammed Yusuf Khan and Mohammed Yunus Mohammed Yakub Saki, both from Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, on suspicion of vehicle theft from Kothrud area, around 2.30 am on July 18, 2023. Alam allegedly escaped from police custody when the suspects were being taken for a house search in Kondhwa. The probe revealed that both Khan and Saki were 'most wanted' by the NIA in a case relating to the recovery of explosives from a car in Rajasthan in March 2022. Alam, Khan and Saki were residing in Kondhwa posing as 'graphic designers', the police said. The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) took over the probe from the Pune police and arrested a few more suspects with alleged ISIS links. The investigation was handed over to the NIA on August 8, 2023 and the central agency named it the 'Pune ISIS module case'. In October 2023, Alam was arrested by the Delhi Police. During further probe, the NIA arrested Shamil Nachan and his father Saqib Nachan, the key accused, from Padgha in Thane rural, for their alleged links with ISIS. Raid at Talha Khan's house in 2022 In March 2022, the NIA had raided Talha's house in Mitha Nagar, Kondhwa, during a probe into the arrest of a Kashmiri couple with alleged links to Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP), the Afghanistan-based faction of the Islamic State (IS). The Kashmiri couple, identified as Jahanzaib Sami Wani and his wife Hina Bashir Beigh, was first arrested by Delhi Police on March 8, 2020. Later, the investigation was taken over by the NIA. While Talha Khan was not arrested by the NIA at the time, a press release had stated that during a search at his house, various incriminating documents and digital devices were seized. Following further investigation, the NIA had arrested four more people in the case, including Sadiya Anwar Shaikh, a journalism student from Vishrantwadi in Pune, who was then 20 years old. In May 2024, a special NIA court in New Delhi convicted five people, including Sadiya Anwar Shaikh in this case.
