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Time of India
30-05-2025
- Time of India
Cops arrest Gajanan Marne supporter, who sponsored biryani for gangster and his followers
Pune: Crime branch officials on Wednesday night arrested Vidhal Dhumal (40) of Kothrud, who is allegedly a supporter of the Gajanan Marne gang and had sponsored mutton biryani for the gangster and his followers earlier this year. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The police said Dhumal sponsored this treat when one of their teams was transporting Marne from Yerawada Central Prison to Sangli district prison in March this year. Assistant commissioner of police (Crime) Ganesh Ingle told TOI, "Dhumal led the vehicles of other supporters of Marne to Sangli from Yerawada prison till Sangli jail on March 3 this year. Dhumal decided to halt at a particular eatery along Pune-Satara highway and sponsored mutton biryani for Marne and other gang members. The biryani was served to Marne in the police van in the presence of the police personnel." A video showing the constables serving biryani to Marne was also later uploaded on social media sites. The police had arrested Marne and his gang members on Feb 24 in connection with an assault on a software engineer during Shiv Jayanti celebrations on Feb 19 on Karve Road. Subsequently, the police invoked stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) provisions against Marne, and he was lodged in Yerawada jail. After the biryani video emerged, Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar suspended an assistant inspector and four constables from the crime branch, who were escorting Marne from to Sangli jail and served him biryani in the police van. The police had said a high-end luxury car was also following the police van when the team was shifting Marne to Sangli.
Indian Express
14-05-2025
- Indian Express
5 cops suspended after gangster Gaja Marne , during transit between jails
AN ASSISTANT Police Inspector (API) and four constables from Pune City Police were suspended from active duty by Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar in connection to an incident which incarcerated gangster Gajanan alias Gaja Marne was served biryani during his transit from Pune's Yerawada Prison to Sangli prison in March earlier this year. The Pune police on Wednesday arrested an active member of the Gaja Marne gang in the case. Marne was arrested by Pune City police in connection to the February 19 attack on IT engineer and Murlidhar Mohol supporter Devendra Jog which took place at Shiv Jayanti procession at Bhelke Nagar in Kothrud. Police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against Marne and his gang in this case. On March 3, Marne was shifted from Yerawada Central Prison to Sangli Prison for security reasons. Recently, a video of Marne being served biryani during the transit to Sangli had surfaced. Probe has also revealed that some aides of Marne had at the time followed the police van in a luxury car. 'We have a very clear policy. Any gangster or criminal who tries to interfere with the law, we will take the strongest possible action against them. MCOCA had already been invoked against the said gangster. He had resorted to some actions. To that end, an officer of API rank and four constabulary staff have been suspended. Those who aid accused under MCOCA are being booked under MCOCA. Those who provided food and those who followed him in a car, have been booked under MCOCA. Those who try to glorify criminals, stringent action awaits them. This should also act as a message to other so-called gangsters and criminals on record.' said Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Wednesday. On Wednesday, the Pune City police arrested Balkrushna Laxman Mohite alias Pandya (40), an active member of Marne gang in connection to the incident during the transit. He has been booked under MCOCA and has been remanded to police custody till May 17. Gangster Gajanan Marne, who has close to 30 serious criminal cases registered against him, had hit headlines in February 2021 when a rally comprising dozens of luxury cars was taken out in his support on the Mumbai Expressway after he was released from Taloja prison. At the time, Marne was released from prison after the court had acquitted him and 13 aides over lack of evidence in the murder of Santosh Hiraman Gawade alias Pappu, a rival gang member. The number of arrests made by Pune police in connection to the controversial highway rally had crossed 100 at the time that included many of his gang members and supporters. Close to 30 high end cars that were part of the rally were also seized by Pune police. As the Maharashtra Police were criticised over the rally, multiple cases were slapped against Gajanan and his aides in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, Raigad and Navi Mumbai jurisdiction. One offence was also registered against them for spreading social media posts glorifying the gangster, which were in circulation since his release from Taloja prison.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Time of India
Asst inspector, 4 constables suspended over biryani served to Pune gangster in police van
1 2 3 Pune: City police commissioner Amitesh Kumar Tuesday evening issued orders suspending an assistant inspector and four constables after a video of mutton biryani being served to gangster Gajanan alias Gaja Marne in a police van while being shifted from Yerawada central prison to Sangli district jail on March 3 went viral on social media. The video shows the constables serving biryani to Marne. Police had arrested Marne and his gang members on Feb 24 in connection with an assault on a software engineer during Shiv Jayanti celebrations on Feb 19 on Karve Road in Kothrud. Subsequently, police invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) provisions against Marne, and he was lodged in the Yerawada jail. Kumar said, "It was decided to shift Marne to the Sangli jail to avert any trouble to him and avert provision of any special treatment to him in prison."Police deployed a team of an assistant inspector and four constables from the crime branch to escort him to the Sangli jail. On the way, the team stopped at a roadside eatery near Satara and bought mutton biryani. The police party then took the biryani in the police van and served it to Marne. An officer said a high-end luxury car was also following the police van when the team was shifting Marne to Sangli. Pune: City police commissioner Amitesh Kumar Tuesday evening issued orders suspending an assistant inspector and four constables after a video of mutton biryani being served to gangster Gajanan alias Gaja Marne in a police van while being shifted from Yerawada central prison to Sangli district jail on March 3 went viral on social media. The video shows the constables serving biryani to Marne. Police had arrested Marne and his gang members on Feb 24 in connection with an assault on a software engineer during Shiv Jayanti celebrations on Feb 19 on Karve Road in Kothrud. Subsequently, police invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) provisions against Marne, and he was lodged in the Yerawada jail. Kumar said, "It was decided to shift Marne to the Sangli jail to avert any trouble to him and avert provision of any special treatment to him in prison."Police deployed a team of an assistant inspector and four constables from the crime branch to escort him to the Sangli jail. On the way, the team stopped at a roadside eatery near Satara and bought mutton biryani. The police party then took the biryani in the police van and served it to Marne. An officer said a high-end luxury car was also following the police van when the team was shifting Marne to Sangli.
News18
10-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
The Familiar Blueprint: Pakistan, Proxies, And Decades Of Terror In India
Last Updated: The masks may vary, but the machinery hasn't. From LeT to TRF, Pakistan's proxy war on India has thrived on deniability, ISI backing, and decades of impunity For over three decades, India has endured a relentless campaign of cross-border terrorism, with Pakistan-based terror groups launching some of the deadliest attacks on civilians and security forces alike. The April 22 massacre in Pahalgam, where 26 civilians were gunned down, is the latest in a long line of such assaults — each marked by the same familiar blueprint: jihadist proxies, ISI backing, and safe havens across the border. From the 1993 Mumbai bombings to Pulwama and now Pahalgam, the arc of Pakistan-sponsored terror remains unchanged — brutal, ideological, and calculated. Below is a detailed timeline of major attacks carried out by Pakistan-based terror outfits — many with proven operational or logistical support from Pakistani intelligence agencies. March 12, 1993 – Bombay Serial Bomb Blasts A meticulously planned series of 12 bomb blasts tore through India's financial capital, killing over 250 people and injuring more than 700. The attacks were carried out by the D-Company network led by Dawood Ibrahim. According to reports, this was the first time RDX was used to make bombs in the country. While the original plan was to conduct serial bomb blasts in April 1993, on the occasion of Shiv Jayanti, later the date of the bombing was revised following the arrest of Gul Mohammad Sheikh alias Gullu on March 9 by Mumbai Police for rioting, as per a News18 report. India's CBI investigations, testimonies of arrested operatives, and intelligence intercepts pointed to direct assistance from Pakistan's ISI, which allegedly facilitated the training of the bombers in explosives and logistics in Karachi. In 2006, the TADA court convicted Yakub Memon and others, noting clear foreign support. December 13, 2001 – Indian Parliament Attack The attackers belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed — both Pakistan-based. One assailant wore a suicide vest, which detonated after being shot, resulting in his death. The remaining four were also killed during the attack by security forces. The investigation fell under the jurisdiction of the Delhi Police's anti-terror squad, the Special Cell, established in 1986 to prevent, identify, and investigate terrorist incidents. Mohammad Afzal Guru and his cousin Shaukat Hussain Guru emerged as the prime suspects, along with Hussain's wife Afsan Guru, and S A R Geelani, an Arabic lecturer at Delhi University. Afzal Guru, a former Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) militant, faced the death penalty and was subsequently hanged in Tihar Jail in 2013. July 11, 2006 – Mumbai Train Bombings Seven RDX-laden bombs exploded on Mumbai's suburban railway network within 11 minutes, killing nearly 200 and injuring over 700. The attack targeted India's middle-class commuters during rush hour. Investigations revealed the involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), with key planners receiving training in Pakistan. Maharashtra ATS and Mumbai Police traced funding and communication links to LeT handlers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The bombs were assembled in a flat in Mumbai's Govandi area using RDX smuggled via Gujarat and ammonium nitrate procured locally. They were packed inside pressure cookers and planted in first-class compartments across the Western Railway line. In 2015, after a prolonged trial, a special MCOCA court convicted 12 accused — five were sentenced to death and seven to life imprisonment. The court acknowledged the cross-border dimension of the conspiracy, noting that the planning and training occurred in Pakistan with logistical support from ISI-linked LeT operatives. November 26–29, 2008 – 26/11 Mumbai Attacks Perhaps the most defining instance of cross-border terrorism in modern Indian history, ten Pakistani nationals trained by LeT landed on Mumbai's shores via sea and unleashed a 60-hour siege that killed 166 people, including six Americans. The lone captured terrorist, Ajmal Kasab, confessed during trial to being trained at a LeT camp near Muridke in Pakistan. Investigators uncovered GPS data, intercepts, and financial trails. David Headley, a Pakistani-American involved in the reconnaissance, confirmed ISI's involvement in coordinating the attacks alongside LeT. The attacks targeted iconic sites including the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, CST railway station, and Nariman House. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the FBI jointly established that the attackers were in real-time contact with handlers in Karachi who monitored the siege through satellite phones and VoIP calls. Despite India handing over multiple dossiers to Islamabad with detailed evidence, Pakistan denied state complicity, further straining diplomatic ties and stalling bilateral talks for years. January 2, 2016 – Pathankot Airbase Attack Four heavily armed JeM terrorists breached the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, Punjab, killing 7 security personnel. The gunmen were traced back to Pakistan through recovered call records and a Pakistani phone number. The Indian government shared a 90-page dossier with Islamabad. Although Pakistan sent a Joint Investigation Team (JIT), its final report exonerated JeM, calling the attack 'stage-managed," despite overwhelming forensic and telecom evidence. September 18, 2016 – Uri Army Base Attack In one of the deadliest attacks on Indian armed forces, terrorists linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammed attacked an Army base, a brigade HQ, in fact, near the town of Uri in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, killing 19 Indian soldiers and injuring 30 others. British broadcaster the BBC called it 'the deadliest attack on security forces in Kashmir in two decades'. This was during a time when terrorist activity was extremely high in the Valley. The terror attack led to a six-hour gun battle in which all four terrorists were killed. The infiltration route, weapons, and food packets bore Pakistani markings. The attack prompted India's first publicly acknowledged surgical strike across the LoC, targeting terror launchpads. Pakistan denied casualties but restricted media access to the region post-strikes. February 14, 2019 – Pulwama Suicide Bombing A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF convoy in Pulwama, killing 40 jawans. JeM released a video of the attacker, Adil Ahmad Dar, claiming responsibility. India traced the vehicle, explosives, and radicalisation back to JeM modules. The Ministry of External Affairs produced dossiers proving Pakistan-based JeM's involvement. In response, India carried out airstrikes in Balakot — targeting JeM's largest known training facility. April 22, 2025 – Pahalgam Massacre The most recent attack targeted civilians — a rare and chilling shift. Armed militants opened fire on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, killing 26, most of them Hindus. Eyewitnesses and survivor accounts reported that the terrorists checked the victims' religion and asked them to recite the kalima before executing them. The NIA revealed on Wednesday—the same day when India carried out airstrikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam massacre—that a 50-year-old Kashmiri and head of Lashkar-e-Taiba proxy The Resistance Front (TRF) who goes by the name Sheikh Sajjad Gul, was the mastermind of the April 22 killings. Holed up in the Cantonment town of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, under the patronage of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Gul, who also goes by the alias of Sajjad Ahmed Sheikh, has been a planner of a number of terror attacks, including targeted killings between 2020 and 2024 in Central and South Kashmir, grenade attacks in Central Kashmir in 2023, ambush of J&K police personnel in Bijbehara in Anantnag, Gagangir, Z-Morh Tunnel attack in Ganderbal. Patterns and Policy Consequences Across three decades, a consistent pattern emerges: Terror infrastructure protected inside Pakistan Operational support and planning by ISI Use of 'non-state actors" to deny formal culpability Token or delayed action by Pakistan's civilian leadership top videos View all Each attack has deepened public anger, strained diplomacy, and, in recent years, triggered calibrated military responses from India. In retaliation for the Pahalgam massacre, India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Pakistan responded with missile strikes on Indian military installations, pushing the region to the brink of open conflict. While tensions have since eased following a ceasefire announced on Saturday evening, the episode underscored how Pakistan-backed terrorism continues to endanger regional stability — and how swiftly proxy violence can spiral into near-conventional warfare. Watch India Pakistan Breaking News on CNN-News18. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from politics to crime and society. Stay informed with the latest India news only on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! tags : 26/11 Mumbai attacks cross-border terrorism Pahalgam attack Pakistan ISI Location : New Delhi, India, India First Published: May 10, 2025, 20:34 IST News india The Familiar Blueprint: Pakistan, Proxies, And Decades Of Terror In India
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Time of India
Police resort to lathicharge after clash during Shiv Jayanti procession in Kolhapur
Kolhapur: Police resorted to a mild lathicharge on Tuesday night at Binkhambi Ganesh mandir, on the Mahadwar Road, after two mandals clashed during the traditional Shiv Jayanti procession. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "A dispute broke out between two mandals, one from Maharana Pratap Chowk and the other from Pachgaon, near the Binkhambi Ganesh temple, over the continuation of the procession. A minor lathicharge was necessary to disperse the crowd," said Juna Rajwada inspector Sanjeev Jhade. The use of high-decibel sound systems in the processions by several groups also irked many residents of the city on Tuesday. Police department will take action against the mandals for using high-decibel sound systems in the processions. Inspector Jhade said, "Ten mandals will face action for violating the noise limit during the processions taken out on the occasion of Shiv Jayanti on Tuesday night. The noise levels were recorded during the procession, and it was found that 10 mandals violated the sound level norms. Cases will be filed in court against the office bearers of the mandals concerned." Overall, 10 mandals from Mangalwar Peth, Ganji Maal, Khandoba, Pachgaon, Shahupuri, Waghachi Talim, Maharana Pratap Chowk, and Rajarampuri areas violated the noise limit. On Wednesday evening as well, a few processions using high-decibel sound systems were taken out in the city by a few mandals.
