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Tamil Nadu (Islamist/Other Conflicts): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2014
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May - 1 
All important installations in Chennai and its suburbs, including the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam in Kanchipuram District were put on high alert following the twin blasts on board the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central, The Times of India reports on May 2. "Inten
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All important installations in Chennai and its suburbs, including the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam in Kanchipuram District were put on high alert following the twin blasts on board the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central, The Times of India reports on May 2. "Intense patrolling is on inside the nuclear complex in Kalpakkam where screening of people moving in and out was rigorous," Site Director KJ Koteeswaran said. Security was also enhanced at the US Consulate in the city, railway station, bus stands and places of worship. Similar arrangements were made at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu. However, in the absence of any concrete leads, investigations into the Chennai blasts have zeroed in on two passengers who boarded the affected coaches of Bangalore-Guwahati Express in Bangalore without tickets and alighted before the train reached Chennai. Sources said the two are being viewed as suspects based on the testimony of passengers who said two young men boarded the train's S4 and S5 coaches without tickets, slept on the floor and were nowhere to be found in the morning. Central agencies also suspect the bombs could have been kept in the train in Chennai itself with their timers set for a short span. "The bombs exploded 12 minutes after the train reached Chennai," said an officer privy to investigation details. Following the blast security has been also increased at Nagpur (Maharashtra) railway station and airport. The access controls to the airport have been tightened and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has increased the intensity of its baggage and people search. Security was beefed up on May 1 at the Trichy Junction railway station and other important places in the city. Similarly, security was also tightened at the Trichy International Airport. Police teams were deployed at major bus terminals like the Central Bus Stand and Chatiram Bus Stand. Patrol teams were also sent at vital points across the city.
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May - 1 
As reported on May 1, Tamil Nadu 'Q' branch sleuths arrested two associates of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Sakir Hussain in Chennai, in addition, the Police also seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to the tune of INR 2,50,000 from them. Those arrested are identified as Siva Balan
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As reported on May 1, Tamil Nadu 'Q' branch sleuths arrested two associates of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Sakir Hussain in Chennai, in addition, the Police also seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to the tune of INR 2,50,000 from them. Those arrested are identified as Siva Balan, a Sri Lankan Tamil, and Mohammad Salim, of Royapuram, Chennai. Siva Balan worked as a freelance journalist with a magazine in Chennai, while Salim was running a showroom in T Nagar. Police arrested them based on information given by Hussain. Investigators said the fake currency notes had virtually all the salient features of the original. "We are interrogating the duo to know about the origin of the currency. The duo will be remanded in judicial custody after producing them before the magistrate court in Chennai on Friday (May 2)," a Police officer said. During questioning, the duo told the investigation officers that they acted as mediators and collected INR 2,000 for every INR 1,00,000 FICN circulated in the market.
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May - 1 
One passenger, identified as Swathi died and nine others were injured in a bomb blast in the Guwahati-Bangalore Express train stationed at the Chennai Central Station on May 1 (today), reports The Times of India. The blast took place at around 7.30 am. Police said it was a terror attack while the tr
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One passenger, identified as Swathi died and nine others were injured in a bomb blast in the Guwahati-Bangalore Express train stationed at the Chennai Central Station on May 1 (today), reports The Times of India. The blast took place at around 7.30 am. Police said it was a terror attack while the train was at platform no 9. Investigators who visited the spot said it appeared to have been two explosions, below seat number 70 of S4 compartment and seat number 30 of S5 compartment.
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The Rajasthan Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) on May 1 arrested a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Ashraf Ali from Chidambaram town in Cuddalore District, reports The Times of India. He has allegedly set up and ran an IM module in Rajasthan. Ali is editor of Urdu magazine 'Nida-E-Haq', which a
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The Rajasthan Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) on May 1 arrested a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Ashraf Ali from Chidambaram town in Cuddalore District, reports The Times of India. He has allegedly set up and ran an IM module in Rajasthan. Ali is editor of Urdu magazine 'Nida-E-Haq', which allegedly lured Muslim youths in Jodhpur (Rajasthan) to join the IM and prepared them to be part of the terror outfit's sleeper cells, which consists of secret agents who receive specialized training in their homes and are later given assignments in other areas. Sources said Ali moved to Jodhpur from Uttar Pradesh over a decade ago. Ali had gone missing on March 23, 2014 when the state ATS and the Delhi Police arrested a IM operative Zia-ur-Rehman alias Waqas along with three other operatives of the outfit, and seized a huge cache of explosives. On his run since March 23, the ATS said the accused spent some time in Bali (Rajasthan), Marwar and then went to Hazrat Nizamuddhin (Delhi). Later, he met some members of Tablighi Jamaat. "Ashraf went to Chennai with them. Later, he sneaked into Chidambaram, where he was living for the past one week," said a senior officer of ATS."Ali was arrested with the help of Tamil Nadu Police and is being brought to Jaipur, where he would be produced in court," said Alok Tripathi, Additional Director General (ADG) of ATS.
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The May 1 twin blasts aboard the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central railway station was most likely masterminded by a group from outside Tamil Nadu, said investigators who grilled Al-Umma operatives and some others, reports The Times of India on May 5. This strengthens the suspicion on In
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The May 1 twin blasts aboard the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central railway station was most likely masterminded by a group from outside Tamil Nadu, said investigators who grilled Al-Umma operatives and some others, reports The Times of India on May 5. This strengthens the suspicion on Indian Mujahideen (IM) which has sleeper cells in Karnataka though investigators don't rule out the involvement of some other extremist group. A CB-CID source said a team interrogated Al-Umma activists Panna Ismail, 'Police' Fakrudeen and Bilal Malik who are in Vellore jail. "We have made inquiries with a few more prisoners who have a history of bomb-making," said the source, adding, "We infer that local groups didn't have a direct role in Thursday's act of terror." Preliminary forensic reports have pointed to the use of ammonium nitrate and nitro toluene, along with sulphur as the base materials. They also used metal balls and nails as shrapnel. "Such bombs are used by members of Indian Mujahideen. A National Security Group (NSG) team has also confirmed the similarities of materials used here and in the Patna blasts reported on October 27 last year during a BJP rally in Bihar. Experts also point out that Al-Umma attacks are usually targeted at some leader or a specific person rather than the public," a source said. As reported earlier, one passenger, identified as Swathi died and nine others were injured in the blast on May 1.
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May - 5 
A security system has been put in place and Coastal Security Group (CSG) deployed off Rameswaram to completely block infiltration through sea, Zee News reports on May 6. Jyoti Basu, in-charge of CSG, Rameswaram said, "Coastal Security Group has been deployed in the area after police received info
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A security system has been put in place and Coastal Security Group (CSG) deployed off Rameswaram to completely block infiltration through sea, Zee News reports on May 6. Jyoti Basu, in-charge of CSG, Rameswaram said, "Coastal Security Group has been deployed in the area after police received information that ISI agents could infiltrate India from Sri lanka via Palk Straits. A new security system has been put in place to totally prevent infiltration." Basu said Police had also conducted a thorough search of 21 islands dotting Palk Straits to ascertain if 'outsiders' were camping there and to seize weapons and bombs, if any.
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May - 5 
The Tamil Nadu Police on May 5 told at a metropolitan magistrate court in Egmore, Chennai that suspected Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Sakir Hussian, a Sri Lankan national, arrested from Chennai was working on a plan to sabotage the Indian Navy bases at Kochi and Visakhapatnam,
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The Tamil Nadu Police on May 5 told at a metropolitan magistrate court in Egmore, Chennai that suspected Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Sakir Hussian, a Sri Lankan national, arrested from Chennai was working on a plan to sabotage the Indian Navy bases at Kochi and Visakhapatnam, reports Deccan Chronicle. Meanwhile, court on May 5 remanded Sakir Hussain to three days Police custody, reports The Times of India.
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May - 7 
A forensic examination of the remains of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) collected from the two coaches of Bangalore-Guwahati Express have revealed that the explosives were similar to the Patna (Bihar) bombs, which exploded on October 27, 2013, Financial Express reports on May 8. While the explo
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A forensic examination of the remains of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) collected from the two coaches of Bangalore-Guwahati Express have revealed that the explosives were similar to the Patna (Bihar) bombs, which exploded on October 27, 2013, Financial Express reports on May 8. While the explosives used in the train were put in singular elbow-pipes, in Patna each IED was made of at least two such pipes. In both the incidents, analogue clocks were used as timers, a senior official said. The National Security Guard (NSG), which conducted the post-blast analysis of the train coaches, has in a report to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs said the bombs weighing 1.5 kilogram, had been kept in a bag. The primary explosives used in the IED was ammonium nitrate mixed with petrol. “We had manage to recover the timer used in Patna in a good condition. The timer used in Chennai blasts is badly damaged and we have not been able to get all the pieces and assemble them. The brand would be known by a second forensic examination, which is underway. We will try to match the needle and other components in our possession with the Patna one,” said the official. If the brand of the timer matches with those used in Patna, it would mean there was a similarity between Bodh Gaya, Patna and Chennai bombs. “They were not supposed to explode at the Chennai station. We think the bags were kept under the lower berth of coaches S- 4 and S-5 in Bangalore and somebody else was to fetch them at a destination, which was definitely not Chennai. The woman techie, who was killed in the explosion, died because she was sitting opposite the berth under which the IED was kept and her body took the impact. The other 14 injured only had minor injuries,” said another official. Separately, Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) K Ramanujam on May 8 announced a reward of INR 5,00,000 to anyone providing information that leads to the identification of the culprits behind the twin blasts at Chennai Central on May 1, reports The Times of India.
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May - 8 
Three Naval patrol vessels arrived at the Navy jetty at Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) on May 8 in the backdrop of information that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) could infiltrate India from Sri Lanka through the sea, reports The Times of India. The ships could be meant for strengthening pres
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Three Naval patrol vessels arrived at the Navy jetty at Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) on May 8 in the backdrop of information that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) could infiltrate India from Sri Lanka through the sea, reports The Times of India. The ships could be meant for strengthening presence of navy in the region and prevent infiltration of ISI agents by sea from Sri Lanka, sources said. "CSG (Coastal Security Group)has been deployed in the area after Police received information that ISI agents could infiltrate India from Sri lanka via Palk Straits. A new security system has been put in place to totally prevent infiltration," Jyoti Basu, in charge of CSG (Rameswaram) had said on May 6.
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May - 17 
The explosive material used in the blasts aboard a train at Chennai Central on May 1 was ammonium nitrate, forensic tests have confirmed, The Times of India reports on May 18. The results of tests carried out on samples from the blast site show a cast iron cylinder was used to stuff the explosive th
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The explosive material used in the blasts aboard a train at Chennai Central on May 1 was ammonium nitrate, forensic tests have confirmed, The Times of India reports on May 18. The results of tests carried out on samples from the blast site show a cast iron cylinder was used to stuff the explosive that was triggered using a timer device. A senior Crime Branch-Central Itellifence Department (CB-CID) officer said, "The blast was triggered using a battery connected to a timer." Already, teams are camping in various places, including Guwahati (Assam), Kolkata (West Bengal) and Bangalore (Karnataka), looking for possible leads. Others are also looking for associates of suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Sakir Hussain, who was arrested in Chennai just before the May 1 blasts.
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May - 19 
The Special Investigation Division (SID) of the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID), investigating the twin bomb blasts on Bangalore-Guwahati Express in Chennai Central Railway Station on May 1, interrogated the terror suspects ‘Police’ Fakruddin, Panna Ismail and Bilal Malik in the
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The Special Investigation Division (SID) of the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID), investigating the twin bomb blasts on Bangalore-Guwahati Express in Chennai Central Railway Station on May 1, interrogated the terror suspects ‘Police’ Fakruddin, Panna Ismail and Bilal Malik in the Vellore Central Prison for Men, New Indian Express reports on May 20. Sources in the Prison Department said that two Police officers of the SID, including Additional Superintendent of Police of CB-CID Marirajan, had reached the Vellore Central Prison earlier on May 16. A source said it was a regular procedure of an investigation in such highly sensitive cases. “The officials had interrogated to verifying certain information that will help them to proceed with the investigation further and also help the officers get a crucial lead in the May 1 blast case,” said a Police. It is the second such interrogation. “Two days after the blast, senior police officers of SID had interrogated the trio in the prison,” said the officer. Fakruddin, Ismail and Malik had denied their involvement in targeting public utility and the public, said the police source. The police also said they were yet to get tangible evidence on South Indian Mujahideen and its network.
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May - 27 
Tamil Nadu Police obtained an arrest warrant on May 27 for a Sri Lankan national and suspected operative of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Mohammad Hossaini, arrested by the Malaysian Police on May 14 in Kepong near Kuala Lumpur, reports The Times of India. Investigators said Hossaini
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Tamil Nadu Police obtained an arrest warrant on May 27 for a Sri Lankan national and suspected operative of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Mohammad Hossaini, arrested by the Malaysian Police on May 14 in Kepong near Kuala Lumpur, reports The Times of India. Investigators said Hossaini was a close aide of Sakir Hussain, another Sri Lankan national recruited by the ISI, who had been arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police on April 29, 2014. Malaysian special units had been monitoring Hossaini since December last year and had informed Indian security agencies that he was part of a plot to carry out terror strikes on the US and consulate in Chennai and the Israeli consulate in Bangalore. Hossaini told the Malaysian Police that he had received instructions to assist two men in the attacks on the US and Israeli consulates in Chennai and Bangalore. He also disclosed the name of his Pakistani handler. Hussain had disclosed a similar plot to the Tamil Nadu Police. Sources said Hossaini told the Malaysian Police that Pakistan's spy agency planned to send two men from Maldives to Chennai and Bangalore, and he had been tasked with arranging for their travel documents and safe houses. Hussain had travelled from Colombo to Chennai and was arrested after being monitored by security agencies. He said that he had been chosen by the ISI because was had been engaged in human trafficking, forging passports and smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN).
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May - 28 
Police teams investigation May 1, 2014 Chennai train blasts ruled out the involvement of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) module headed by Patna (Bihar) blasts-accused Haidar Ali, The Times of India reports on May 29. While Ali and his three associates, arrested by NIA on May 19, denied
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Police teams investigation May 1, 2014 Chennai train blasts ruled out the involvement of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) module headed by Patna (Bihar) blasts-accused Haidar Ali, The Times of India reports on May 29. While Ali and his three associates, arrested by NIA on May 19, denied involvement, their claims have been corroborated with their location being found in Jharkhand at the time of the Chennai blasts. "As of now, there is nothing to suggest that Haidar Ali and his associates were involved in the Chennai blasts. However, there could be involvement of some other module of the same organization," an internal security officer said. The other suspect in the case, Tamil Nadu-based terror outfit Al Umma, is also being ruled out. It was being suspected that Abu Bakr Siddique of the outfit may have carried out the attacks. But investigations failed to establish a motive behind the attack and also the justification for a Tamil Nadu outfit operative to board the train in Bangalore and time the blasts for Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. The blasts happened in Chennai because the train was running almost 90 minutes late. Interrogation of the Patna blasts accused revealed that Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Tehseen Akhtar, named in the First Information Report (FIR) as one of the accused, may not be involved in the blasts. "There is no evidence of Tehseen's direct involvement in the blasts. As yet there are only indications of Tehseen giving ideological support to the Haidar-led group," said the officer.
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May - 28 
The Tamil Nadu Police on May 28 approached senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers in Delhi, to extradite from Malaysia a suspected operative of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Mohammad Hossaini, who was part of a plot to carry out attacks in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Bang
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The Tamil Nadu Police on May 28 approached senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers in Delhi, to extradite from Malaysia a suspected operative of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Mohammad Hossaini, who was part of a plot to carry out attacks in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Bangalore (Karnataka), according to The Times of India. Hossaini, a Sri Lankan national arrested by the Malaysian Police on May 14, confessed that he was to provide logistical support for strikes on the US consulate in Chennai and the Israel's consulate in Bangalore. "Though extradition can be a long-drawn process, we believe that taking custody of Hossaini will be vital in the identification of ISI recruits in group that is attempting to launch terror strikes in the southern states and dismantling the network," a senior Police officer said.
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*Data till , May 12, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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