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January - 1 
Substantial sums of money are flowing into terrorists’ coffers from Karachi (Pakistan) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to revive the Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) parent organisation, the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has warned the states’ law enforcement agencies, N
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Substantial sums of money are flowing into terrorists’ coffers from Karachi (Pakistan) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to revive the Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) parent organisation, the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has warned the states’ law enforcement agencies, New Indian Express reported on January 2. The IB note, forwarded to states last week, mentioned SIMI cadres’ interrogation in which operatives admitted to receiving money through hawala (illegal money transfer) and money transfer schemes to revive the banned outfit. The intelligence agency said SIMI was running its terror activities through at least four front organisations Tahreek-e-Ehyaa-e-Ummat, Wahdat-e-Islami, Tehreek-Talaba-e-Arabia and Tahrik Tahaffuz-e-Shaaire Islam. “The arrested operatives told the interrogators that the money from the Al Bashir camp was received through Western Union money transfer and several sleeper cells in Jharkhand, UP, Bihar and Maharashtra were activated to recruit more hands to carry out terror activities. The operatives intensified the activities in October and November last year,” sources said. An official said they have asked security agencies to verify the links between arrested SIMI members from Chhattisgarh and Kerala. Since November 14, Chhattisgarh Police had busted several SIMI modules in the state. Later, during interrogation, a suspected SIMI operative had claimed they travelled to Kerala to receive training and Jihadi materials. Manzar Imam, a SIMI arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), had also confirmed of participating in SIMI training camps.
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January - 2 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) is more lethal and resilient because of the support it receives from Pakistan, according to a new report titled 'Jihadist Violence: The Indian Threat' by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, The Times of India reported on January 3. The report underlines that
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) is more lethal and resilient because of the support it receives from Pakistan, according to a new report titled 'Jihadist Violence: The Indian Threat' by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, The Times of India reported on January 3. The report underlines that the Indian jihadist movement constitutes an "internal security issue with an external dimension." "The Indian jihadist movement formed organically and as a result of endogenous factors, specifically communal grievances and a desire for revenge, but is more lethal and more resilient than it otherwise would have been, thanks to external support from the Pakistani state and Pakistan and Bangladesh-based militant groups," said the 100-page report. "External support was a force multiplier for Indian militancy rather than a key driver of it. Although the IM receives support from LeT, it should not be viewed as an affiliate within the same command-and-control hierarchy. This distinguishes the IM from some of the other LeT cells or operatives active in India," it said. It argues that IM the primary indigenous jihadist threat is part of a larger universe of Islamist militant entities operating in India, many but not all of which are connected to external entities such as the Pakistani militant group LeT and the Bangladeshi Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI-B). It also asserts that the IM should not be viewed as a formal organization, but instead is best understood as a label for a relatively amorphous network populated by jihadist elements from the fringes of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the criminal underworld.
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January - 5 
The terror attack in and around Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya on July 7, 2013, was targeted at international Buddhist tourists to avenge the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, according to arrested Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) suspect Mohammed Umair Sidd
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The terror attack in and around Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya on July 7, 2013, was targeted at international Buddhist tourists to avenge the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, according to arrested Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) suspect Mohammed Umair Siddiqui, Dialy Mail reported on January 6. The interrogation report states that another absconding suspect and Siddiqui's close aide, Haider Ali, approached Siddiqui in May 2013 about two months before the blasts in Bodh Gaya and told him about the atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. "I suggested attacking Bodh Gaya because it was an international centre," the interrogation report quotes Siddiqui. "I told Haider that targeting two or three persons will not send a message. We never wanted to target the common public. Haider suggested why not target foreigners visiting Bodh Gaya," the report said. Further, the same module was planning a strike on a Gaya-Delhi train as well. The group had gathered information on the train and was even conducting a recce on it, but the idea could not be brought to fruition.
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January - 6 
Kochi is turning out to be the cybercrime capital of Kerala, registering an almost 75 per cet increase in such crimes in 2012 compared with 2011, The Times of India reported on January 7. From 37 cyber cases registered in various Police Stations in 2011, the figure jumped to 65 in 2012, according to
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Kochi is turning out to be the cybercrime capital of Kerala, registering an almost 75 per cet increase in such crimes in 2012 compared with 2011, The Times of India reported on January 7. From 37 cyber cases registered in various Police Stations in 2011, the figure jumped to 65 in 2012, according to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Kochi was followed by Kollam, which from not having a single case registered under the category in 2011, either under the IT Act or IPC, surprisingly, saw 20 cases registered in 2012. The upward trend continued in Thiruvananthapuram, which had 16 cases registered in 2012 from 13 in 2011. However, Malappuram and Kozhikode saw a decline in cyber crimes in 2012 with five in Malappuram and nine in Kozhikode as opposed to seven and 13, respectively, in 2011.
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January - 19 
Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth over INR 1.1 million have made way into major private sector bank, ICICI Bank, in Madhya Pradesh, The Times of India reported on January 20. State cash chest of ICICI Bank at Classic Centre in Indore has reported to the city Police that FICN worth INR 11,15,35
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Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth over INR 1.1 million have made way into major private sector bank, ICICI Bank, in Madhya Pradesh, The Times of India reported on January 20. State cash chest of ICICI Bank at Classic Centre in Indore has reported to the city Police that FICN worth INR 11,15,350 having been deposited in different branches of the bank in 13 odd Districts of state's Malwa-Nimar region between January 2013 and June 2013.
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January - 23 
Pakistan is printing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in government owned print factories, according to intelligence inputs received by Indian Intelligence organisation, Daily Bhaskar reported on January 24. The fact came to light after the ink and the paper used in FICN was found to be similar with
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Pakistan is printing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in government owned print factories, according to intelligence inputs received by Indian Intelligence organisation, Daily Bhaskar reported on January 24. The fact came to light after the ink and the paper used in FICN was found to be similar with the one employed in Pakistan's printing shops. The news of the breach has been transmitted to Union Ministry for Home Affairs, Finance Ministry and Parliamentary committee on financial matters. The intelligence agencies have based their inputs on over 692 intercepted calls. According to sources, in 2010-2011 FICN worth INR 1,700 to INR 19 billion were printed. From 2012- till date FICN worth INR 3,500 to INR 40 billion have been printed. The intelligence input also pointed out that Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company is behind printing these FICN. The input mentions several names, like Aftaab Batki, Haji Abdullah, Iqbal Kanaa, Sobhan, Aslam, Chaudhary, Sheikh Saifi and Sikander. It also said that Pakistan is providing militant-groups like, Lashkar e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish e-Mohammed (JeM) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) with FICN to carry out anti-national activities inside the country.
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January - 27 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Hyder Ali Shaqoor is said to have been assigned the task of assassinating Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Oneindia News reported on January 28. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) further said that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is also part of
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Hyder Ali Shaqoor is said to have been assigned the task of assassinating Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Oneindia News reported on January 28. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) further said that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is also part of the ploy and the duo have detailed plans to carry out the task. To be more specific, Shaqoor would be overseeing the work of three sharp shooters assigned for the work by the terror outfits. Shaqoor has been part of the IM for the past five years, but there are no available details about him. Shaqoor is also said to have connections with Abu Faisal, a Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operative who had escaped jail in Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh on Oct 1, 2013, but was rearrested on December 24. It is said that he is connected with the outfits to assist the assassination. A team has been sent to Nepal as the IB suspects that the sharp shooters, belonging to Pakistan may enter India from there. However, some inputs suggest that the Lashkar may also order International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF). It is believed that they may be ready to do the job as Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had given them shelter.
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January - 31 
A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report on money laundering and terrorist financing across the globe has revealed that India is one among five countries where the trade accounts of the diamond business are used to launder illegal funds amounting to millions of dollars, Economic Times reports on
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A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report on money laundering and terrorist financing across the globe has revealed that India is one among five countries where the trade accounts of the diamond business are used to launder illegal funds amounting to millions of dollars, Economic Times reports on February 1. The other four countries are Israel, Belgium, Canada and US. The report says that India has reported instances where diamond prices were over-valued for purposes of laundering and suspect financing. "The case presented by India exposes how through over-valuation diamonds were shipped at a value that was tens of millions of dollars higher than the real value. This kind of over-valuation cannot be done in goods with a fixed or even relatively fixed price," the FATF report on "Money laundering and terrorist financing through trade in diamonds" said. The report states that in a number of suspect cases of diamond trafficking, a majority of funds were transferred internationally to Belgium from accounts of Hong Kong, China, Israel, UAE, the US and India. In cases of suspicious money laundering instances of diamond trade, the funds transfer occured from India, Israel and Switzerland to the UAE. The report also summaries, "Diamond trade, as an international phenomenon, needed a complete and global analysis to understand and determine money laundering and terrorist financing threats and vulnerabilities related to this unique trade."
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February - 11 
Parliament was informed on February 11 that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 1.07 billion have been seized in three-and-half years till June 2013, reports Business Standard. FICN with face value of INR 236.6 million were seized in 2010; INR 314.6 million in 2011; INR 345.7 million in 2012;
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Parliament was informed on February 11 that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 1.07 billion have been seized in three-and-half years till June 2013, reports Business Standard. FICN with face value of INR 236.6 million were seized in 2010; INR 314.6 million in 2011; INR 345.7 million in 2012; and INR 176.4 million until June 2013, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament). "In terms of available estimates, the volume of fake currency recovered and seized in India is not more than 0.003%...To address the multi-dimensional aspects of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) menace, several agencies such as Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Home Affairs, RBI, Security and intelligence agencies of the centre and states, CBI are working in tandem," he said. A special FICN coordination (FCORD) group has been formed in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to share the intelligence and information amongst different security agencies of the central and state governments to counter the menace of circulation of fake currency, he added. "The process of reporting and detection of counterfeit notes, by banks, has also been rationalised in order to safeguard the interests of common man, coming across such counterfeit notes unknowingly and bringing in improvement of reporting," Chidambaram said.
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March - 13 
The central enforcement and intelligence agencies have commenced surveillance activities to curb high inflow Hawala (illegal money transaction) money in Kerala, New Indian Express reports on March 14. According to officials with the Intelligence Bureau (IB), a large amount of hawala money would flow
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The central enforcement and intelligence agencies have commenced surveillance activities to curb high inflow Hawala (illegal money transaction) money in Kerala, New Indian Express reports on March 14. According to officials with the Intelligence Bureau (IB), a large amount of hawala money would flow into Kerala from the Gulf countries. “Since the Gulf is a major source of hawala funding, some places in Ernakulam District will be under surveillance. According to our assessment, a lot of hawala money will be brought from Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh,” officials of the Intelligence Bureau said. In their estimation, hawala money is likely to flow from the Gulf countries to Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kollam, Kannur and Kasargod Districts. There are also possibilities of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) flowing to the state during this period through the Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh borders.
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March - 16 
The report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) showed that India is the one member of the 34-nation group ringed by the largest number of countries with a patchy record, surrounding it Indian Express reports on March 17. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed the update of the report on it
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The report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) showed that India is the one member of the 34-nation group ringed by the largest number of countries with a patchy record, surrounding it Indian Express reports on March 17. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed the update of the report on its website. In the Indian neighbourhood, the countries where progress in combating money laundering and financial terrorism has been scratchy include Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar. Two other countries which were under FATF surveillance, Nepal and Bangladesh have emerged from there as per the report. The Indian customs and other border patrolling agencies have found that the largest source from where Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) are pushed into the country is Pakistan. Beyond Pakistan the largest percentage of the global production of opium takes place in Afghanistan, and the resultant traffic tends to land up on the Indian border.
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March - 19 
With voluntary organisations receiving more than INR 115 billion of foreign funds annually, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has warned that the Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) in India were vulnerable to risks of money laundering and terror financing, Oman Tribune reports on March 20. “While
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With voluntary organisations receiving more than INR 115 billion of foreign funds annually, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has warned that the Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) in India were vulnerable to risks of money laundering and terror financing, Oman Tribune reports on March 20. “While it is not proper to make sweeping generalisations, it is necessary to note that the NGO sector in India is vulnerable to the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing,” its annual report said. In his Foreword, Home Secretary Anil Goswami said the general policy of the government is not to encourage soliciting of foreign contribution and the endeavour of the ministry has been to bring in transparency and accountability in the operation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act while ensuring national security.
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March - 22 
Sources in the Central intelligence agencies said that in the run-up to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls, security agencies and border guarding forces have been told to particularly be alert to Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) networks becoming over active across India as the s
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Sources in the Central intelligence agencies said that in the run-up to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls, security agencies and border guarding forces have been told to particularly be alert to Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) networks becoming over active across India as the security agencies busy themselves on other fronts, Deccan Chronicle reports on March 23. Sources also said apart from Nepal, the FICN syndicates in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Dubai (UAE) have also picked up steam keeping the security agencies on their toes. “State Police forces need to pay attention to fight this economic jihad by Pakistan. By merely setting up structures are the central level is not enough,” a top security official remarked. Local Police officials in cities of western Uttar Pradesh like Meerut are well aware of the FICN syndicates operating from Nepal but admit that the checks on the ground prove insufficient in front of the organised network.
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April - 8 
ICICI Bank in Lucknow has alleged that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of more than INR 100 million were deposited in its different branches between 2006 to 2014 in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Police said on April 8, reports Business Standard. Regional Head of the bank Manish
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ICICI Bank in Lucknow has alleged that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of more than INR 100 million were deposited in its different branches between 2006 to 2014 in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Police said on April 8, reports Business Standard. Regional Head of the bank Manish Pandey lodged an FIR at Hazratganj Police Station. The matter is being investigated, said Police.
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May - 12 
Security Forces (SFs) so far in 2014 have recovered approximately 244 kilograms of heroin from the International Border in Punjab, along with arms and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports NDTV. "We have seized 243.6 kgs of heroin along with fake Indian currencies, arms and other drugs till now,
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Security Forces (SFs) so far in 2014 have recovered approximately 244 kilograms of heroin from the International Border in Punjab, along with arms and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports NDTV. "We have seized 243.6 kgs of heroin along with fake Indian currencies, arms and other drugs till now," Punjab Director General (DG) for Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) Ajay Kumar Tomar said. Apart from FICN with a face value of INR 4,00,000, 12 arms, 20 magazines and opium has also been confiscated from the border. "The increase in smuggling can be gauged from the fact that 322 kgs of the drug was seized last year [2013], whereas this year [2014] the figure has gone to 244 kgs in the first four months," he said. Three infiltrators and three smugglers have also been killed, he said. Apart from these, a few Indian smugglers and Bangladeshi citizens have also been arrested from the borders.
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June - 8 
Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader Haider Ali alias Black Beauty, who masterminded Bodh Gaya blasts of 2013, was also allegedly planning to bomb a special train from Delhi to Gaya carrying pilgrims as well as some other Buddhist sites, The Times of India reports on June 9. Ali has alle
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Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader Haider Ali alias Black Beauty, who masterminded Bodh Gaya blasts of 2013, was also allegedly planning to bomb a special train from Delhi to Gaya carrying pilgrims as well as some other Buddhist sites, The Times of India reports on June 9. Ali has allegedly told his interrogators that the attacks were meant to avenge atrocities against Muslims in Myanmar. Haider told his interrogators he was "dissatisfied" with the execution of the Bodh Gaya blasts as "there was no casualty". According to his interrogation report, Haider told Intelligence Bureau and National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials, "After the anti-Muslim [violence] in Burma (Myanmar) in mid-2012, I told Imtiaz and others that the Buddhists had killed many Rohingya Muslims. I downloaded and showed them videos of Muslims being slaughtered, children being smothered and Muslim women being raped by the local Buddhists. I suggested that as Bodh Gaya was the holiest Buddhist shrine in India, it would be appropriate if such an action (blast) is carried out there as it would send a befitting message to the world." His interrogation report also reveals that he had gone to Nepal and also planned to visit Afghanistan. "His agenda was to locate the Pakistani embassy and go to Afghanistan for a 'hijrat' via Pakistan," said a source. Haider said it was Uzair Ahmad who introduced him to SIMI but it was Manzar Imam who motivated him to become a SIMI member. "After first meeting with Manzar Imam in a SIMI programme at Chittarpur (Jharkhand) in 2007, I was very much influenced by him. Once I visited his house to meet him and collect some religious books," Haider told interrogators. Before his arrest, he was reportedly leading a sizeable number of members of SIMI.
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August - 17 
Kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and peddler Ellam Goud, whose gang members on August 2, killed a Constable, P Eswara Rao and injured a Sub-Inspector during a fight recently in Shamirpet, is reportedly involved in transporting weapons illegally into Hyderabad, New Indian Express
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Kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and peddler Ellam Goud, whose gang members on August 2, killed a Constable, P Eswara Rao and injured a Sub-Inspector during a fight recently in Shamirpet, is reportedly involved in transporting weapons illegally into Hyderabad, New Indian Express reports on August 18. Balanagar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) AR Srinivas said that six teams had been formed and searches intensified to arrest Goud. “We have received specific leads regarding his hideout,” Srinivas said. According to sources, Goud illegally brought weapons into the city from Bihar, Karnataka and other places. Police had previously arrested one Srikanth who reportedly confessed to have ganged up with Goud in committing various crimes. Based on his confessional statement, the police obtained some leads in the case. Ellam was an auto driver and is a native of Ismanbad of Siddipet in Medak District of Telangana, who circulated FICN. As many as 30 cases are registered against him in various Police Stations.
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August - 25 
The Central intelligence Agencies briefed the Centre that the continuing ceasefire violations by Pakistan was unprecedented and that it appeared as though Islamabad’s game plan was to push through infiltrators from across the border, New Indian Express reports on August 26. And this was formally c
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The Central intelligence Agencies briefed the Centre that the continuing ceasefire violations by Pakistan was unprecedented and that it appeared as though Islamabad’s game plan was to push through infiltrators from across the border, New Indian Express reports on August 26. And this was formally conveyed to the Centre at a meeting of Intelligence Bureau, R&AW and Border Security Force (BSF) convened by Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh to review the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) amid the continuing and unprovoked firing from the across the border. “There are terrorists waiting across the border to infiltrate into Indian territory and the continuous firing by Pak Rangers, their Army and 12 Mujahideen battalion indicates their sinister plan,” sources said.
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September - 1 
Security officials say after one year of Indian Mujahideen (IM) 'India operations chief' Yasin Bhatkal's arrest a lot has changed with almost all the active IM modules neutralized or lying low, The Times of India reports on September 1. Intelligence agencies and anti-terror units, under the new regi
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Security officials say after one year of Indian Mujahideen (IM) 'India operations chief' Yasin Bhatkal's arrest a lot has changed with almost all the active IM modules neutralized or lying low, The Times of India reports on September 1. Intelligence agencies and anti-terror units, under the new regime, now have trained their guns on stalking cyber movement, cutting financial and logistical channels of home-grown terror groups. Meanwhile Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) is trying to raise its head significantly with vast reorganization of cadres. Senior officials in the counter-terror agencies say, "We cannot say IM has completely been neutralized after Yasin's arrest but his arrest came as a jolt and its cadres were caught one by one. Yasin had motivated a lot of youth in the outfit since he took over as boss in 2009, close to 50-60, and carried out a large number of attacks. During his custody, he made revelations which helped us (India) to control the activities of IM".
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September - 4 
Aimed at enhancing the Navy's coastal surveillance, its largest offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra was formally commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan on September 4 in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), reports Outlook. The vessel is the fourth in its class and built on in-house design of state
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Aimed at enhancing the Navy's coastal surveillance, its largest offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra was formally commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan on September 4 in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), reports Outlook. The vessel is the fourth in its class and built on in-house design of state-owned Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). INS Sumitra, which was commissioned at the Chennai Port Trust, would be based at Chennai under the operational control of Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command. The ship is a well-balanced weapon-sensor platform, with the capability to undertake offshore patrolling, support high value assets and defence of offshore installations.The latest generation warship will join the Eastern Naval Command fleet for maritime surveillance and coastal security. The first, second and third of the series of 105 meter class of NOPV - INS Saryu, Sunayna and Sumedha were earlier handed over to the Navy by GSL.
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September - 5 
At least 23 youth from Manipur’s Lilong area of Thoubal District are reported to have left home to join the Indian arm of the al Qaeda in the recent months, Hindustan Times reports on September 5. “They had gone in two batches. Four have returned home while the others are untraceable,” a government
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At least 23 youth from Manipur’s Lilong area of Thoubal District are reported to have left home to join the Indian arm of the al Qaeda in the recent months, Hindustan Times reports on September 5. “They had gone in two batches. Four have returned home while the others are untraceable,” a government security official said. The official said these recruits were first indoctrinated and trained in weapons before being placed in the actual war theatres in Afghanistan and Iraq. “Al Qaeda’s new wing could be a combination of the IM faction with Beig, Bada Sajid and Mir Sajid as its key members, some veteran al Qaeda members like Maulana Asim Umar (the group’s new chief) and Usama Mahmoud (the group’s spokesman), and new recruits from India,” a security stated.
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September - 5 
Gujarat has been on the radar of terrorist groups since the communal riots of 2002, The Times of India reports on September 5. The 55-minute video tape of the al-Qaeda 'chief' Ayman Al Zawahiri, warning of terror attacks in India and his mentioning Ahmedabad in the tape, has once again come as a re
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Gujarat has been on the radar of terrorist groups since the communal riots of 2002, The Times of India reports on September 5. The 55-minute video tape of the al-Qaeda 'chief' Ayman Al Zawahiri, warning of terror attacks in India and his mentioning Ahmedabad in the tape, has once again come as a reminder of the terror threat the state faces because of the riots of 2002. Sources in the Police said all SPs and police commissioners have been asked to stay alert in the wake of Ganesh Visarjan and make necessary arrangements to avert any untoward incident. Police have been asked to keep an eye on suspects at airports, railway stations and bus stops. State Director General of Police (DGP), PC Thakur, said: "We have taken necessary steps to avert any untoward incident." Another senior police official said they had been asked to keep an eye on SIMI activities in the city. "We have been also asked to keep watch on social sites, group SMSes and MMSes" said the police officer. Security has been stepped up at all vital installations in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.
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September - 5 
The security agencies believe that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has played a key role in the al-Qaeda setting up a branch to specifically target India, Pune Mirror reports on September 5. The agencies also believe that the ISI has prodded al-Qaida to draw recruits from India, just li
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The security agencies believe that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has played a key role in the al-Qaeda setting up a branch to specifically target India, Pune Mirror reports on September 5. The agencies also believe that the ISI has prodded al-Qaida to draw recruits from India, just like the Islamic State (IS) did.
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September - 5 
The Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested an Indian Mujahideen (IM) suspect, Ejaz Sheikh near Saharanpur Railway station on September 5, reports The Times of India. Special Commissioner of Police SN Shrivastava confirmed the arrest. "A team led by DCP Sanjeev Yadav had been tracking him since many m
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The Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested an Indian Mujahideen (IM) suspect, Ejaz Sheikh near Saharanpur Railway station on September 5, reports The Times of India. Special Commissioner of Police SN Shrivastava confirmed the arrest. "A team led by DCP Sanjeev Yadav had been tracking him since many months," Shrivastava added. Sheikh is involved in several attacks including the Jama Masjid attack of 2010. He was in close touch with Bhatkal brothers in Karachi (Sindh, Pakistan) and joined IM when Talha (an IM ideologue arrested in February, 2012) motivated youths in Pune (Maharashtra) between 2005-2008. "Sheikh said in his interrogation that he had been asked by his Pakistan-based handlers Yasin Bhatkal and Mohsin Chaudhary to reach the national capital via Lucknow, Muradabad and Saharanpur [all in Uttar Pradesh] to avoid being traced by the agencies," said a police officer. He reportedly learnt the art of using various information technology tools at an institute in Banjara Hills in Hyderabad. After the arrest of Mansoor Peerboy, an accused in the 2008 Lumbini Park blast of Hyderabad, the terror outfit hand-picked Sheikh and groomed him to be his successor, IM's head of information technology and communication wing. Incidentally, both the tech-savvy terror suspects honed their technological skills at various institutes in the city, sources said. Sheikh used to get money from Dubai and Kuwait either through Western Union or hawala (illegal money transaction) route. The entire operation of financing terror strikes and routing the money to IM executors was done by Sheikh from Pune and Mumbai. Incidentally, Ejaz did not know who the receivers were. After his interrogation, it came to light that he had arranged INR 6,80,000 for the Dilsukhnagar (Hyderabad) twin blasts of 2013, sources said. The intelligence sleuths also came to know that it was Ejaz who personally handed over explosives to Yasin Bhatkal near the Pune railway station for executing the German bakery blasts of 2010.
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September - 5 
With al-Qaeda 'chief' Ayman al-Zawahiri announcing the launch of the Islamist terror outfit’s branch in India, intelligence agencies and Police are planning moves to identify terrorist sleeper cells in Hyderabad, Deccan Chronicle reports on September 5. A report by the Cyberabad counter intelligence
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With al-Qaeda 'chief' Ayman al-Zawahiri announcing the launch of the Islamist terror outfit’s branch in India, intelligence agencies and Police are planning moves to identify terrorist sleeper cells in Hyderabad, Deccan Chronicle reports on September 5. A report by the Cyberabad counter intelligence cell had revealed that the sleeper cell of a terror group based on the city’s outskirts has already conducted a survey of some US-based multinational companies in the city. Officials believe that these cells could become the main tool of the al Qaeda in coming days to expand its tentacles in the city. After Zawahiri’s declaration the Intelligence Bureau (IB) alerted the Telangana Police since Hyderabad is a potential target of many terror groups including the Indian Mujahideen (IM). Top officials said that it’s time to launch measures for gathering intelligence on a large scale about terror groups. “Certainly covert activities of sleeper cells are going on in the city. If we do not act now, they will turn do dreadful things,” said a top official from the City Police. The Special Branch and Counter-Intelligence Cell in the city have strengthened their surveillance of religious institutions in the city. “The sleeper cells usually function using trained secret agents, who are assigned to gather maximum information about the area they target for an attack. They can easily blend into society without raising any suspicion. The terror agents infiltrate target institutions and live in the city, study the situation and finally carry out the attack when they receive orders from their leader,” said a senior official. Meanwhile, the Cyberabad Police has started building a directory of tenants living on the city’s outskirts. “We are going to create a database of tenants, who are staying in the commissionerate’s limits. Software is being developed to administer the database,” said a senior police official of Cyberabad.
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September - 6 
Boko Haram, one of the most dreaded terror organisations in the world and a part of terrorist outfit al-Qaeda is now targeting India to push in drugs through multiple channels and make it a global transit point, Times Now reports on September 6. Reports have emerged that this terrorist faction has j
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Boko Haram, one of the most dreaded terror organisations in the world and a part of terrorist outfit al-Qaeda is now targeting India to push in drugs through multiple channels and make it a global transit point, Times Now reports on September 6. Reports have emerged that this terrorist faction has joined hands with Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company to aid its sinister designs. Reports also suggest that the meet between Boko Haram leader and Anees Ibrahim has arranged by the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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September - 6 
Meanwhile, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) stated that Islamic terror groups can easily influence Muslims in the Bodo areas, taking advantage of the present turmoil, The Times of India reports on September 6. A source in UMHA stated that survey had identified at least 14 new Islamic fundamenta
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Meanwhile, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) stated that Islamic terror groups can easily influence Muslims in the Bodo areas, taking advantage of the present turmoil, The Times of India reports on September 6. A source in UMHA stated that survey had identified at least 14 new Islamic fundamentalist organizations in the state, which includes the Muslim Security Council of Assam (MSCA), Islamic Liberation Army of Assam (ILAA), Muslim Volunteer Force (MVF), Muslim Liberation Army, Muslim Liberation Front, Muslim Liberation Tigers of Assam and Muslim United Liberation Front of Assam (MULTA). The source further added that India’s North East as a preferred corridor for the Islamic terror groups. Nagaland Post further adds that security agencies had also found the involvement of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in one of the serial low intensity blasts in Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) area of Assam in July. Security agencies have further stated that that another radical group Popular Front of India (PFI) was spreading its network in the state.
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September - 10 
According to Police, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500 with a face value of INR 20,000 have been detected in cash sent from nationalised banks to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) zonal office in Madurai (Tamil Nadu), reports dnaindia.com They said the curre
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According to Police, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500 with a face value of INR 20,000 have been detected in cash sent from nationalised banks to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) zonal office in Madurai (Tamil Nadu), reports dnaindia.com They said the currency was found among the bundles of cash sent to RBI's zonal office over the last few months. Police said they had advised bank officials to use equipment to detect FICN and also maintain a log whenever suspected notes were received from customers by mentioning the Savings Bank account numbers. The cash deposited by customers should also carry the account number of the depositor.
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September - 11 
At least 15 engineering students, including a girl, from Hyderabad, attracted to the idea of fighting alongside Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria, were tracked down by the Telangana Police in West Bengal this week after their parents complained they were missing, The Times of India reports on Sep
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At least 15 engineering students, including a girl, from Hyderabad, attracted to the idea of fighting alongside Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria, were tracked down by the Telangana Police in West Bengal this week after their parents complained they were missing, The Times of India reports on September 11. Police sources said their investigations have revealed the outreach of the Islamist jihadists in the country was greater than previously thought. The Police did not arrest or book any of them, who were brought from West Bengal. Instead, they kept talking to them. As a result, the students gave away more names including of the girl who had said she wanted to join IS in Iraq. They had plans to fly to Iraq from Bengal. "The jihadist propaganda has been effective in luring youth who were told that the proposed Islamic State could become a reality if youth from different parts of the world joined the fight. They have a vague idea of the Islamic State and its objectives or the operation. They thought they would be fighting against tyrannical rulers and creating a new Islamic state," a Police Officer investigating the case said. Cops have identified one student from Karimnagar who was the brains. He had floated the "jihad" idea to his friends through social networking sites. Among those he was able to influence was a relative of former SIMI operative from the city accused in a terror case.The group was in regular touch through code language. As suggested by the Karimnagar boy, the other group members got passports. Some also received money from unidentified sources. The amount sent to them was in the range of about INR 3.5 lakh. "We spoke to the boys and their parents and counseled them against getting involved with ISIS. But we won't leave things at that. They're being probed and we'd like to know who sent them money," said a cop.
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September - 11 
The Delhi Police Special Cell said that has arrested top ten Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives during the last two years claimed that the banned terror outfit IM is driven purely by its ideology rather than monetary gains, reports The Hindu on September 12.
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The Delhi Police Special Cell said that has arrested top ten Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives during the last two years claimed that the banned terror outfit IM is driven purely by its ideology rather than monetary gains, reports The Hindu on September 12.
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September - 14 
The three youths from Kalyan in Thane District, suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS), are expected to return India from Syria, The Times of India reports on September 15. This is what one of the youngsters, Shaheen Tanki, told his family when he called up on September 6, a relative of the
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The three youths from Kalyan in Thane District, suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS), are expected to return India from Syria, The Times of India reports on September 15. This is what one of the youngsters, Shaheen Tanki, told his family when he called up on September 6, a relative of the Tanki's, revealed on September 14. "For the time since he went missing, Shaheen (Tanki) spoke to his mother and brother. He said he's perfectly fine and they should not worry about him," said the relative. A senior officer of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) told that Tanki was very clear and coherent when he spoke of his impending return. "He told his mother that he would return to India along with his two other friends, Fahad Shaikh and Aman Tande, but did not give any time frame". Meanwhile the security agencies say it would be difficult to prosecute these boys since they have not committed any crime in India. "Since the outfit they are allegedly working for is not banned in India, no action can be taken against them," a source from security establishment said.
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September - 15 
A delegation of six members from Anjuman-e Haideri (AEH), a Shia committee from Delhi, will go to Iraq to provide help and appeal to Indian Muslims, who have allegedly joined the Islamic State (IS), to come back, The Times of India reports on September 16. The Shia body is in touch with the Indian a
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A delegation of six members from Anjuman-e Haideri (AEH), a Shia committee from Delhi, will go to Iraq to provide help and appeal to Indian Muslims, who have allegedly joined the Islamic State (IS), to come back, The Times of India reports on September 16. The Shia body is in touch with the Indian and Iraq governments and around 6000 volunteers are lined up to go to the war-torn country.
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September - 15 
The NIA has sent a report on the outfit to Union Ministry of Home Affairs and various avenues are being explored through which an First Information Report (FIR) can be lodged against Islamic State (IS) as an outfit and the returning boys questioned legally, The Times of India reports on September 16
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The NIA has sent a report on the outfit to Union Ministry of Home Affairs and various avenues are being explored through which an First Information Report (FIR) can be lodged against Islamic State (IS) as an outfit and the returning boys questioned legally, The Times of India reports on September 16. Of the four boys from Thane in Maharashtra who recently went to Iraq to fight alongside IS, while one has died, three have called up their families and informed that they would return. Fears have been expressed within the security establishment that these battle-hardened boys could be tapped by IS as and when they decide to begin operations in India. This would effectively pull India into the cauldron of global terror.
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September - 22 
Investigations in Jaipur and Hyderabad into recent attempts by global jihadi outfits to recruit Indian youths has revealed the presence of at least two Indian origin recruiters on the Internet luring youths on behalf of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS or IS) and al Qaeda, and working in co
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Investigations in Jaipur and Hyderabad into recent attempts by global jihadi outfits to recruit Indian youths has revealed the presence of at least two Indian origin recruiters on the Internet luring youths on behalf of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS or IS) and al Qaeda, and working in collaboration with each other, reports The Indian Express on September 22. Former Bhatkal native Abdul Khader Sultan Armar, who is believed to be currently based on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and associated with the Ansar ul-Tawhid ul-Hind has emerged as a common al Qaeda-linked recruiter in both the Jaipur and Hyderabad investigations. Besides, a former Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) man from Karnataka currently said to be based in the Gulf region has been identified as a recruiter for the ISIS and as the one who recently attempted to recruit four Hyderabad youths via the Internet. Sources said he has been found to be in touch online with several youths from India. The discovery of the two Indian origin recruiters was confirmed by sources in multiple agencies involved in tracking terrorism
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September - 22 
Two of the five suspected Ansar-ul-Tawhid fi Bilad al Hind (AuT) militants charge sheeted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 22 had rejected the offer to fight in India preferring to go to Syria instead for religious war, reports The Times of India. They, however, wished that an Ira
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Two of the five suspected Ansar-ul-Tawhid fi Bilad al Hind (AuT) militants charge sheeted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 22 had rejected the offer to fight in India preferring to go to Syria instead for religious war, reports The Times of India. They, however, wished that an Iraq-Syria like situation was created in India. According to the NIA charge sheet, Mohammed Shafi Armar and Abdul Kadir Sultan Armar wanted to be sent to Syria and Afghanistan with other jihadis to fight the ‘religious war’. The charge sheet says arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) India 'operations chief' Yasin Bhatkal had asked Shafi to join him in Nepal, where Yasin was hiding before his arrest in 2013, and raise a module to fight against non-Muslims in India. Shafi, however, refused and wanted to be "dispatched to Syria to work with other jihadis and finally die in the battlefield to get heaven". Shafi further said "that he desired that India should also become like Iraq and Syria", the charge sheet adds. Similarly, Yasin had requested Pakistan-based IM founder Riyaz Bhatkal to send Sultan to Nepal, but he too chose to fight in Afghanistan and Syria. Both, according to the charge sheet, had developed contacts with al Qaeda and Taliban. Notably, it is Sultan who recently called on IM to join global jihad under the banner of AuT through a video message uploaded on the net by its 'media wing' Al Isabah media productions. The media wing is suspected to be run by Shafi Armar.
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September - 24 
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has warned that “groups and elements supportive of extremist ideology similar to al-Qaeda” are trying to “increase communal tension” in states like Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala and Delhi, Deccan Chron
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has warned that “groups and elements supportive of extremist ideology similar to al-Qaeda” are trying to “increase communal tension” in states like Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala and Delhi, Deccan Chronicle reports on September 25. The intelligence report (reference no-3627-60 & 3698- 3731/C&R Cell-C-2/SII), has reiterated that al- Qaeda 'chief' Ayman-al-Zawahari, who launched a new branch for the Indian sub-continent, also intends to target commercial centres, tourist destinations, religious places, aviation sector, railways infrastructure and BJP offices in various states, including West Bengal and Assam. The report has been dispatched to all state police agencies. The report further said that the al-Qaeda had launched the new branch with the intention to spread “Islamic rule” and “raise the flag of jihad” across the sub-continent. “Groups and elements supportive of extremists ideology similar to al-Qaeda may try to increase communal tensions in the areas which are sensitive from this angle,” the report says. The IB said there could be a push by “such elements/ groups” towards “recruitment of Indian nationals from Muslim community” in several states. “Apart from commercial, tourist, religious, aviation and railway infrastructure, such groups/ individuals can also target the office of the Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] in various places.” The intelligence agency said that it was also assessed that Pakistan based terrorist planners could always exploit the presence of yet “undetected operatives” of various groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) for conducting “terrorist attacks in India.” “The cadre of these groups are susceptible to the extreme Islamic ideology and therefore could be utilized relatively and easily and in a cost effective manner by such Pakistan based planners,” the report further said.
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September - 27 
An intelligence dossier reveals that Pakistan's embassies in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh are involved in striking at the financial nerve of India by pumping in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), New Indian Express reports on September 28. The probe by the security and intelli
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An intelligence dossier reveals that Pakistan's embassies in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh are involved in striking at the financial nerve of India by pumping in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), New Indian Express reports on September 28. The probe by the security and intelligence agencies reveals that diplomatic channel is used as launch pads to clandestinely circulate the FICNs to underworld conduits and further to the open market. According to the dossier, Pakistan is printing and circulating FICNs worth an estimated INR 100 billion every year to destabilize India’s financial system. This estimate, agencies pointed out, is based on the reports collected through various probe and seizures in India and abroad. “Interestingly, there has so far not been any case of FICNs detection within Pakistan till now despite seizures abroad have clearly established the identity of Pakistani couriers and all flights they have used originated from Pakistan or Dubai,” the intelligence dossier stated. Exposing the modus operandi, the report suggested that actors involved in the FICNs racket are also using the Pakistan ISI-underworld deep penetration in Dubai to smuggle high quality FICNs produced in Pakistan. “FICN being produced in Pakistan contains some elements identical to the Pakistan currency, and through highly specialised and exclusive technology, which is known to have been provided by international companies to Pakistan,” the dossier said. Intelligence agencies also pointed out that the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has also reduced its profit margin in the FICNs smuggling racket to further enhance its nefarious activities and attract more smugglers, middleman and retailers to threaten economic security of India. The dossier suggested that the Pakistani agencies have reduced price of FICN bringing it to nearly 10 per cent which means around INR 900 net profit for players for circulating INR 1,000 FICNs in the system.
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September - 28 
Gujarat is all set to deploy an elite force of 1,000 'amphibious' marine commandos at strategic locations for surveillance at sea and the coast against threats like infiltration and drug trafficking, reports Hindustan Times on September 29. For this purpose, 50 per cent of commandos will be recruite
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Gujarat is all set to deploy an elite force of 1,000 'amphibious' marine commandos at strategic locations for surveillance at sea and the coast against threats like infiltration and drug trafficking, reports Hindustan Times on September 29. For this purpose, 50 per cent of commandos will be recruited from the existing State Reserve Police (SRP), said Gujarat Additional Chief Secretary (Home) S. K. Nanda. "Out of 1,000 commandos to be deployed for security of our coast, 50% will come from the existing SRP units, while the remaining 50 per cent will be inducted through a separate recruitment process. They will keep vigil on both land as well as sea," added Nanda.
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September - 29 
Muzaffarnagar city of Muzaffarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh (UP) is in jihadi crosshairs and has become a new reference point for motivating new recruits joining terror modules, Hindustan Times reports on September 30. An unnamed counter-terror official of UP Police said, “An accidental blast in a
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Muzaffarnagar city of Muzaffarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh (UP) is in jihadi crosshairs and has become a new reference point for motivating new recruits joining terror modules, Hindustan Times reports on September 30. An unnamed counter-terror official of UP Police said, “An accidental blast in a room in Muzaffarnagar’s neighbouring Bijnor town on September 12 revealed the presence of a suspected six-member module of outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) here. One member of the module got injured in the blast. Though, we have reasons to believe that the module was planning a terror strike in Muzaffarnagar. The members of the module are yet to be nabbed.” Central counter-terror officials say it was not the first time a terror strike was planned in Muzaffarnagar. Another unnamed counter-terror official based in Delhi said, “In March, two suspected Pakistani nationals were arrested by the UP Police who had been tasked with carrying out fidayeen attack. Again Muzaffarnagar was discussed as one of the targets.” The official added that after the arrest of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Ejaz Sheikh from Saharanpur in UP, a neighbouring town of Muzaffarnagar, on September 6, 2014, an ‘explosive draft email’ was allegedly recovered from Shiekh that had many references to Muzaffarnagar riots and how they should be avenged. The draft email was most likely sent by Sheikh’s key handler and IM’s top boss Riyaz Bhatkal, who is based in Karachi, Pakistan. Also, Haidar Ali, of the Ranchi module of SIMI, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in May 25, 2014, allegedly spoke about Muzaffarnagar riots in his meetings where he used to spot new recruits.
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September - 29 
The Bangalore unit of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will come to Kochi to interrogate P. A. Raisal, the key accused in the Bangalore (Karnataka) bomb blast case, reports New Indian Express on September 30. According to sources, the NIA would take Raisal to Bangalore for collecting details
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The Bangalore unit of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will come to Kochi to interrogate P. A. Raisal, the key accused in the Bangalore (Karnataka) bomb blast case, reports New Indian Express on September 30. According to sources, the NIA would take Raisal to Bangalore for collecting details pertaining to his alleged role in the bomb blast. He was arrested from Kozhikode international airport of Kozhikode District in Kerala on September 27.
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October - 6 
Four days after the blast at Khagragarh area in Burdwan District of West Bengal that killed two suspected terrorists, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in its primary report to the State Government has blamed Bangladesh-based terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB), reports The Times of I
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Four days after the blast at Khagragarh area in Burdwan District of West Bengal that killed two suspected terrorists, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in its primary report to the State Government has blamed Bangladesh-based terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB), reports The Times of India on October 7. CID report said that the blast was an accident and that the explosive devices were meant for Bangladesh. According to the report, one of the persons killed in the blast, Shakil Ahmed, was a resident of Bangladesh and a member of JMB, an organisation founded by Shaikh Abdur Rahman in 2005. The report also said that the victims were trying to develop improvised hand grenades and the devices were perhaps designed for Bangladesh. A CID officer, who is investigating the case, said "From Khagragarh, the Bangladesh border via Nadia and Murshidabad is only 80 to 100 kilometres away. This route is often used by the smugglers."
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November - 22 
Terror activities in India have increased by 70 per cent during 2012-2013 with the number of deaths rising from 238 to 404, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2014, New Indian Express reports on November 23. Prepared by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the number of attacks also increas
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Terror activities in India have increased by 70 per cent during 2012-2013 with the number of deaths rising from 238 to 404, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2014, New Indian Express reports on November 23. Prepared by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the number of attacks also increased with 55 more incidents in 2013 than in 2012. "Terrorism increased by 70 per cent in India from 2012 to 2013, with the number of deaths increasing from 238 to 404," it said. However, the majority of terrorist attacks in India have low casualties. In 2013, around 70 per cent of attacks were non-lethal. There were attacks by 43 terrorist groups who can be categorised into three categories - Islamists, separatists and Communists. "Communist terrorist groups (Naxals) are by far the most frequent perpetrators and the main cause of deaths in India. The Index said generally, the dispute with Pakistan over Jammu and Kashmir is the source of Islamic terrorism. In 2013 three Islamist groups were responsible for around 15 per cent of deaths. This includes Pakistan-based Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). "Targeting private citizens, Police and businesses, attacks are generally restricted to the geographic region as most of these groups are relatively small and have local claims," the Index said.
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November - 23 
Dawood Ibrahim is hiding on Pak-Afghan border in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) while Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency is looking for a safe haven for him, according to reports on November 23, according to Zee News. Attempts to shift Dawood to a safe base are being made by ISI who
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Dawood Ibrahim is hiding on Pak-Afghan border in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) while Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency is looking for a safe haven for him, according to reports on November 23, according to Zee News. Attempts to shift Dawood to a safe base are being made by ISI who tried to move him to Thailand, Nairobi (Kenya), UAE and Bangladesh but plans were later changed the plan, sources further stated.
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November - 23 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UHMA) sanctioned INR 1.92 billion for equipment and training of Police forces, Asian Age reports on November 24. “Modernisation of the Police force is an ongoing process. We have sanctioned Rs 192 crore for 2014-15 for various things, including training, equipment and
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UHMA) sanctioned INR 1.92 billion for equipment and training of Police forces, Asian Age reports on November 24. “Modernisation of the Police force is an ongoing process. We have sanctioned Rs 192 crore for 2014-15 for various things, including training, equipment and weapons. Also, some funds will be spent on construction of buildings that are needed for the Police force,” an official from UMHA said. The Centre will also give its share of funds for the modernisation process, the official added. With the funds, the Police can purchase modern weapons, bulletproof jackets, helmets and shields, transport vehicles and communication systems such as satellite phone interceptors, cyber crime kits, cell phone trackers, a voice data bank and radio link wireless systems.
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November - 25 
Increasing circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Pune, Maharashtra is a big cause of worry for citizens as well as Police, The Times of India reports on November 26. Between 2009 and 2013, around 173 cases of FICN circulation have been reported in Pune and Police have arrested 70 suspec
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Increasing circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Pune, Maharashtra is a big cause of worry for citizens as well as Police, The Times of India reports on November 26. Between 2009 and 2013, around 173 cases of FICN circulation have been reported in Pune and Police have arrested 70 suspects. The annual crime report "Crime in Maharashstra-2013" published by the Maharashtra Criminal Investigation Department (CID) stated that Maharashtra state has registered maximum number cases in the country in connection with FICN and also arrested maximum suspects involved in circulating and manufacturing these fake notes. In 2013, the State Police seized FICN of INR 1.55 crore from the different parts of Maharashtra. The CID have also alerted the government Railway Police and Highway Police to remain alert as suspects use railways and highways to bring FICN to Pune and other parts of the state. The CID report said that in 2013, FICN were transported into the state mainly from West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar. They were also brought to other parts of the state from Nagpur, the report says. A Pune Crime Branch officer said that whenever police get information about fake currency notes, they arrest the suspects involved in circulating the notes. "But, we cannot reach the people involved in manufacturing the currency," the officer said.
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December - 2 
With a conviction rate of almost 80 per cent in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) cases, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is one of the leading agencies in the country to have achieved this rate, compared to their counterparts, according to Police sources, dnaindia reports on December 3 "S
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With a conviction rate of almost 80 per cent in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) cases, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is one of the leading agencies in the country to have achieved this rate, compared to their counterparts, according to Police sources, dnaindia reports on December 3 "Since 2006, 24 cases of FICN have been registered by the ATS in which trial has completed. We have got convictions in 19 of these 24 cases. This makes us one of the leading agencies in the country to have achieved such a high conviction rate, compared to other state agencies and state police departments who deal in FICN cases," said an ATS officer. Sources say in majority of the cases it has come to light that the FICN were smuggled into the city from West Bengal and Jharkhand Districts.
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December - 5 
Arif Majeed, the Islamic State (IS) militant who returned to India told investigators that he was part of a radicalised group of 40 students at Anjuman Islam's Kalsekar Technical College in Panvel (Maharashtra) and each one of them was referred to as Naqeeb, Urdu for a leader, Mumbai Mirror reports
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Arif Majeed, the Islamic State (IS) militant who returned to India told investigators that he was part of a radicalised group of 40 students at Anjuman Islam's Kalsekar Technical College in Panvel (Maharashtra) and each one of them was referred to as Naqeeb, Urdu for a leader, Mumbai Mirror reports on December 6. Arif revealed that all 40 in the group spent a lot of time on the internet, mining information on terrorist groups and Islamic preachings. However, when an opportunity came their way to join the IS, everyone except Arif refused. And eventually Arif left for Iraq with three of his friends from Kalyan. Police is likely to question more students from the Anjuman Islam's Kalsekar Technical College in Panvel, where Arif did his engineering. The investigative agencies have already spoken with the college's Principal and shared this information with him.
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December - 7 
A group of six Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres, including five who escaped from Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) jail in October 2013, has been tasked by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to unleash terror acts in India, most likely in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, reports Times of
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A group of six Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres, including five who escaped from Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) jail in October 2013, has been tasked by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to unleash terror acts in India, most likely in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, reports Times of India on December 8. Issuing an alert to the states in this regard, the central intelligence agencies on December 8 released photographs and other details of members of this SIMI module, also suspected behind the Chennai (Tamil Nadu) railway station blast in May 2014, the explosion near Pune's (Maharashtra) Dadguseth's temple in July 2014 and, more recently, the blast at a Bijnore (Uttar Pradesh) house in September 2014. It warned of possible strikes by the SIMI module - comprising the five escapees Aijajuddeen, Aslam, Amjad Khan, Zakir Hussan and Mehboob Guddu, besides Salik alias Sallu who joined the group recently - after it was learnt that it was in touch with Pakistan-based elements "who had tasked it to undertake terrorist acts in India". Also living with six SIMI cadres is Mehboob Guddu's mother Najma Bee; though not directly involved in a terror act, she could face the charge of aiding and abetting activities of a terror outfit. An unnamed official said, "Alert is specific to the states of Rajasthan, Karnataka and Maharashtra...attack is also possible in certain other cities of India." Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan have been specifically alerted and told that the terrorists could be hiding in the three states, they said. According to intelligence sources, the five SIMI cadres involved in the Khandwa jailbreak have been moving from one state to escape surveillance. The five SIMI activists - lodged in Khandwa jail for offences ranging from robbery to policemen's murder to terrorism - had, along with two others, staged a daring jailbreak in October 2013 by scaling the 14-ft prison wall. One of the escaped prisoners surrendered the next day, while another named Faisal was nabbed in December 2013 from Barwani in Madhya Pradesh.
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December - 7 
Islamic State (IS) recruit from Kalyan (Mumbai), Areeb Majeed, arrested after his return, is a trained suicide bomber who made as many as three attempts on Security Forces at different vital installations in Syria without any success, it has now emerged, Times of India reports on December 8. The bul
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Islamic State (IS) recruit from Kalyan (Mumbai), Areeb Majeed, arrested after his return, is a trained suicide bomber who made as many as three attempts on Security Forces at different vital installations in Syria without any success, it has now emerged, Times of India reports on December 8. The bullet injuries which he has received too were sustained in one of the many battles, including the August offensive on Mosul dam in Iraq, he participated in as an IS man against Iraqi and US forces. According to one of the interrogating officers Majeed fought alongside IS against Kurdish Peshmerga and US forces who eventually took over the dam. "After sustaining bullet injuries, he was given $2,000 by ISIS as reward and medical assistance before he fled to Turkey and decided to come back home," said the officer. These are some of the revelations Majeed made during interrogation. Until now, Majeed had maintained that he had not participated in any IS battle. He had also said that the two bullet injuries he sustained were during practice firing and that IS made him work as a mason.
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December - 14 
The CCTV footage shows that five operatives of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) who escaped from a jail in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa in October 2013, Aizazuddin, Amjad, Aslam Ayub, Zakir Hussain and Mehboob alias Guddu, escaping after the Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) blast of September, 2014, repo
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The CCTV footage shows that five operatives of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) who escaped from a jail in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa in October 2013, Aizazuddin, Amjad, Aslam Ayub, Zakir Hussain and Mehboob alias Guddu, escaping after the Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) blast of September, 2014, reports IBNLive. They were all spotted in the video seeking medical attention after getting injured in an accidental blast while making bombs. According to sources, the Bijnor attack was planned somewhere in the National Capital Region (NCR). The operatives are also suspected to have carried out a blast in Pune in July 2014. Mumbai Police has sounded an alert to all 93 Police Stations in the metro following an Intelligence Bureau input about a possible terror strike in the city. Sources say the SIMI operatives unlike Indian Mujahideen (IM) do not leave any trail behind, thus making the job even more tougher for top security agencies. Since their jailbreak, five SIMI operatives have traveled to Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, say sources.
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December - 28 
There is an annual increase of more than 40 per cent in the cases related to cyber crimes in the India in the past two years, Asian Age reports on December 29. According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) statistics, as many as 71,780 cyber frauds were reported in 2013, while 22,060 such cases
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There is an annual increase of more than 40 per cent in the cases related to cyber crimes in the India in the past two years, Asian Age reports on December 29. According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) statistics, as many as 71,780 cyber frauds were reported in 2013, while 22,060 such cases were reported in 2012. There have been 62,189 incidents of cyber frauds till June, 2014. In 2013, a total of 28,481 Indian web sites were hacked by various hacker groups spread across the globe. The numbers of hacking incidents were 27,605 in 2012 and 21,699 in 2011. The cyber attacks have been observed to be originating from the cyber space of a number of countries including the US, Europe, Brazil, Turkey, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Algeria and the UAE. It has been observed that the attackers compromise systems located in different parts of the world and use masquerading techniques and hidden servers to hide the identity of the actual system from which the attacks take place.
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December - 29 
Cybercrimes have registered an annual increase of more than 40 per cent in India in the past two years, The Times of India reports on December 30. According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) statistics, as many as 71,780 cyberfrauds were reported in 2013, while 22,060 such cases were reported
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Cybercrimes have registered an annual increase of more than 40 per cent in India in the past two years, The Times of India reports on December 30. According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) statistics, as many as 71,780 cyberfrauds were reported in 2013, while 22,060 such cases were reported in 2012. There have been 62,189 incidents of cyber frauds till June, 2014. In 2013, a total of 28,481 Indian websites were hacked by various hacker groups spread across the globe. The number of hacking incidents were 27,605 in 2012 and 21,699 in 2011. The cyber attacks have been observed to be originating from a number of countries including the US, Europe, Brazil, Turkey, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Algeria and the UAE. As per the cybercrime data maintained by National Cyber Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 1,791, 2,876 and 4,356 cases were registered under the Information Technology (IT) Act in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. A total of 422, 601 and 1,337 cases were registered under cyber crime-related sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.
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