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Hindustan Times
27-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
NIA arrests suspect in Nov 2024 grenade attack in Srinagar market that killed woman
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Mushtaq Ahmed Ganie of Budgam district in Kashmir in connection with last year's grenade blast in Srinagar market, which killed a woman and left several people injured, people familiar with the development said on Tuesday. The blast was carried out by terrorists associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Islamic State in Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) and had cross-border links, a NIA officer said. According to an officer who asked not to be named, Ganie was an overground worker (OGW) and had helped the attackers. 'He was arrested on May 22 and is currently being interrogated about his other associates, including overground workers who have links with different terror groups in the Valley,' said the officer. The grenade attack took place on November 3, 2024, at the busy Sunday market near TRC, Srinagar, which the NIA has said was carried out to create panic and terror in the region and as part of a broader strategy to disturb public order. Three persons – Sheikh Usama Yaseen, Umar Fayaz Sheikh and Afnan Mansoor Naik – were charge sheeted earlier this month in the case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Explosive Substances Act, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Yaseen, Sheikh and Naik are currently in judicial custody. In a statement on May 3, NIA said it had uncovered possible involvement of other terror groups in the conspiracy behind the grenade attack and has found that 'the trio had planned, conspired and executed the grenade attack with the intent to create panic and terror in the region'. 'The attack was part of a broader strategy to disturb public order and further the violent agenda of terrorist outfits operating with support from across the border,' it added.
The Hindu
17-05-2025
- The Hindu
NIA arrests two members of IS sleeper cell from Mumbai airport
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two absconders allegedly part of a sleeper cell of terrorist outfit Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from Mumbai airport, officials said on Saturday (May 17, 2025). The duo were wanted in a 2023 case related to fabrication and testing of IEDs in Pune, Maharashtra, they said. The accused, identified as Abdullah Faiyaz Shaikh alias Diaperwala and Talha Khan, were intercepted by the Bureau of Immigration at the Mumbai International Airport Terminal 2 last night when they tried to return to India from Jakarta, Indonesia, where they had been hiding, the officials said. The NIA team then took them into custody and arrested them, said a statement issued by the probe agency. The two accused had been on the run for more than two years and also had non-bailable warrants issued against them by the NIA Special Court, Mumbai. The NIA had also declared a cash reward of ₹3 lakh each for information about the two accused. The case relates to a criminal conspiracy by these men, along with eight other Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Pune sleeper cell members already arrested and in judicial custody, the statement said. 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, it said. These two men, already chargesheeted along with the other arrested accused, were allegedly involved in assembling IEDs from a house rented by Abdullah Faiyaz Shaikh in Kondhwa, Pune, the NIA said. During the 2022-2023 period, 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, it said. The NIA, which has been actively investigating the activities of ISIS in India in a bid to foil its terrorist plans, had previously chargesheeted all the 10 accused in the case under various sections of the Unlawful Activities of Prevention Act, Explosive Substances Act, Arms Act and the Indian Penal Code. Besides Abdullah Faiyaz Shaikh and Talha Khan, the others arrested in the case are identified as Mohammed Imran Khan, Mohammed Yunus Saki, Abdul Kadir Pathan, Simab Nasiruddin Kazi, Zulfikar Ali Barodawala, Shamil Nachan, Akif Nachan and Shahnawaz Alam, the probe agency said.
India.com
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
This 2 hour 18 minute crime drama is an all-time blockbuster, made lead actress a superstar, earned Rs 300 crore against the budget of Rs…, the film is…
This 2 hour 18 minute crime drama is an all-time blockbuster, made lead actress a superstar, earned Rs 300 crore against the budget of Rs..., the film is... This movie became one of the biggest grossers of 2023 and made the lead actress a top Bollywood star. We are talking about none other than Adah Sharma-starrer The Kerala Story that witnessed a record-breaking success in theatres, when released. The film turned out to be a game-changer for Adah Sharma, whose popularity grew manifold since then. The film opened to more than Rs 8 crore on its first day. It even crossed the Rs 100 crore-mark before its second week and earned the highest-single day number on its second Sunday, beating Salman Khan's Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, which released on silver screens the same year. As per Wikipedia, the film's worldwide collection stands at Rs 303.97 crore, against the budget of Rs 30 crore, becoming the ninth-highest grossing Hindi film of 2023. The success of Kerala Stories made Adah Sharma the highest-grossing Bollywood actress for a female-led film, outshining Alia Bhatt whose Gangubai Kathiawadi earned the same record. Directed by Sudipto Sen, the narrative of Kerala Story revolves around three women: Shalini (portrayed by Adah Sharma), Nimrah (played by Yogita Bihani), and Geetanjali (acted by Siddhi Idnani). These young women find themselves trapped by their roommate, Asifa (played by Sonia Balani), who manipulates them to convert their religion. Adah Sharma portrays the role of Shalini, who is converted to Islam and trafficked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The film then delves into the whole trap that she fell in, and gets involved with a terrorist organisation, which led to her imprisonment in Afghanistan. The Kerala story made headlines prior its release, with controversies surrounding its trailer's claim about missing women in Kerala. Despite objections and bans in certain regions, the film became the highest-grosser of the year.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Time of India
NIA chargesheets three accused, linked with banned ISIS terrorist outfit, for 2024 Srinagar grenade attack
The NIA has chargesheeted three accused, linked with the banned "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK)" terrorist group, for their involvement in the 2024 Srinagar market grenade attack which killed one woman and left several other civilians injured, an official statement said on Saturday. In its chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court, Jammu, the anti-terror agency has named Sheikh Usama Yaseen, Umar Fayaz Sheikh, and Afnan Mansoor Naik under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Explosive Substances Act, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), it said. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack Code of war: India and Pakistan take their battle to the (web)front Forex reserves show a pauperised Pakistan, a prospering India Pakistan conducts training launch of surface-to surface ballistic missile All three are currently lodged in judicial custody, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said in the statement. Usama and Umer were arrested on November 7, just four days after the November 3, 2024, attack at the busy Sunday Market near Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) in Srinagar, it said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If You Eat Ginger Everyday for 1 Month This is What Happens Tips and Tricks Undo Afnan was arrested on November 8 for his active role in the criminal conspiracy, aimed at waging a war against India through targeted terrorist attacks on security forces as well as the civilian population, the probe agency said. The NIA, which has also uncovered possible involvement of other terror groups in the conspiracy behind the attack, found during investigations that the trio had planned, conspired and executed the grenade attack with the intent to create panic and terror in the region. Live Events The attack was part of a broader strategy to disturb public order and further the violent agenda of terrorist outfits operating with support from across the border, the NIA said. Investigations in the case, which was registered by the NIA on January 31, 2025, are continuing in an effort to identify the wider network involved in the attack.
