terror support cells

The National Investigation Agency is conducting searches in four states. This is part of a probe into a Pakistan-linked terror plot. The plot involved drone-delivered arms and planned blasts in Indian cities. Investigators are targeting local supporters of the terror module. The operation aims to uncover a wider terror network.

Uttar Pradesh ATS and STF have busted a suspected terror sleeper cell in Saharanpur. Four individuals were arrested in a joint operation. The group allegedly operated at the behest of Pakistan's intelligence agency and was linked to gangster Shahzad Bhatti. They were reportedly recruiting and radicalizing Indian youth through social media platforms.

Delhi Police is establishing hyper-local counter-terror units in every station to combat evolving threats. These specialized teams will focus on grassroots intelligence, monitoring vulnerable spots, radicalized individuals, and terror-gangster links. The initiative aims to disrupt sleeper cells and prevent weapon fabrication, enhancing national security preparedness across the capital.

Two months into office, Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah faces scrutiny as his ambitious reform agenda lags, with key promises marked "overdue." His administration grapples with cabinet instability, legal challenges over decisions, and criticism of his governing style, including bypassing institutions and controversial enforcement actions.

A top Lashkar-e-Taiba operative, Umer Harris alias “Khargosh,” has reportedly fled India to Saudi Arabia using a forged passport. The operative, originally from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, married under an assumed identity in Jaipur, which aided his passport application. This revelation highlights significant loopholes in India's verification systems.

Delhi Police have identified Babbar Khalsa International operatives Manu Agwan and Maninder Billa as chief handlers of a newly uncovered espionage-terror module. The investigation revealed a shift in ISI's recruitment tactics, targeting educated youth alongside traditional laborers. This sophisticated network facilitated arms trafficking, narco-smuggling, and high-tech surveillance, funded through a mix of illegal proceeds and UPI transactions.

Jammu and Kashmir Police have busted a major Lashkar-e-Taiba module, arresting five individuals including a Pakistani terrorist wanted for 16 years. The operation, spanning multiple states, recovered significant weaponry and uncovered the terror group's funding network. Investigations are ongoing, with more arrests anticipated as the deep-rooted interstate network is dismantled.

India stands on the cusp of eradicating Naxalism, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah declaring the movement effectively dismantled. Decades of development and security operations have significantly shrunk the Red Corridor, pushing the insurgency into isolated pockets. While armed rebellion may be over, securing lasting peace through governance remains crucial.

National Security Adviser Narayanan said India is concerned over external inspiration behind the terror network, but is also looking at the mastermind within the country.

Mumbai ATS apprehended an engineering student, Ayan Sheikh, for allegedly disseminating propaganda of banned terror groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and ISIS online. Investigations revealed suspicious foreign communications and attempts to recruit others. Digital devices seized are undergoing forensic analysis as authorities map the wider network and potential funding channels.

After achieving maximum number of police gallantry medals, Telangana police have added another feather to their cap by bagging Shourya Chakra on Independence Day.

Sources said the email claiming that the attacks were executed by one Al-Hind Mujahideen was just a red herring, meant to push them off the track and blur the foreign authorship of the killings.

Delhi Police's Q branch arrested six Bangladeshi nationals in Tirupur for supporting a Pakistan-based terror outfit on social media. The suspects, who were living with forged documents and working in garment units, were found with eight mobile phones and 16 SIM cards. Investigations are ongoing to determine their links to terror networks and potential sleeper cells.

A series of terror acts in the city over the last few years has exposed the poor intelligence gathering of the Pune police.

A British convert to Islam, Aine Leslie Davis, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the UK after pleading guilty to terrorism charges. Davis, who was convicted in Turkey for being part of the Islamic State group, had been deported from Turkey after serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence. Prosecutors stated that Davis had a firearm for terrorism purposes and had funded terrorism. Davis had been suspected of being part of the IS cell known as "The Beatles" that tortured and killed Western hostages in Syria.

DNA samples are expected to be collected from Yasin’s family to establish his identity, sources said.

The Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC) on Friday took a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Ejaz Shaikh, (28), in custody for allegedly sending a terror email after the September 19, 2010 firing and blast outside the Jama Masjid.

Under the finance ministry, a financial intelligence unit was also set up to receive, process, analyze and disseminate information relating to suspect financial transactions.

An offence was registered in Mumbai after the city cops found the origin of the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the terror mail in Mumbai.