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January - 9 
In a joint operation, a special team comprising personnel of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Border Security Force and the West Bengal Police arrested one Morgen Hossain (23) of Malda in West Bengal on January 9, reports The Hindu. Investigators seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN)
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In a joint operation, a special team comprising personnel of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Border Security Force and the West Bengal Police arrested one Morgen Hossain (23) of Malda in West Bengal on January 9, reports The Hindu. Investigators seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 27,000 from Hossain, suspected to be the kingpin of FICN operations in India. Based on his information and specific intelligence inputs, the agency conducted raids in New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal and arrested 10 suspects. They arrestees included Habibul Rahaman (26), Abdul Mutalik (25) and Prashant Mondal (23) of Malda working in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Manik Sheikh (24) of Malda, Bahadur Yadav (30) of New Delhi, Sajib-ul-Haq (20), Anwar (21), Jamal Sheik (24) and Akram (19) of Malda working in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh). High-quality FICN printed in Pakistan and smuggled into India via Bangladesh were recovered from their possession, Police sources said. Almost all the accused were employed as construction workers, the sources said. Hossain was alleged to have agents across the country who entered different States in the guise of construction workers. Their modus operandi was to circulate FICN of denomination INR 1,000, INR 500 and FICN 100. Unemployed youth of Malda were lured into the network and sent to different States to distribute the FICN. They would make small purchases in shops using FICN. Another modus operandi was to exchange by offering three times the quantum against original currency. “The quality of FICN is almost 98 per cent accurate. Only an expert using relevant equipment can detect that it is a fake note. The prime suspect and his main associates are part of a gang that is operating at the behest of a terrorist organisation,” an investigator said. The original currency gathered by the accused in various States would be deposited in the bank account of Hossain and they would get a commission for it. “We have asked bank officials to freeze the bank accounts of the suspects and further investigation is on to identify the entire network involved in the offence in India and abroad,” he added. The raids began across the country on January 8.
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January - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed to have busted a major Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket and arrested 14 persons - including leaders of the gang operating out of Malda in West Bengal - during a nationwide swoop, reports Times of India. The accused were found to have direc
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed to have busted a major Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket and arrested 14 persons - including leaders of the gang operating out of Malda in West Bengal - during a nationwide swoop, reports Times of India. The accused were found to have direct links with their coordinators in Pakistan where these notes were printed. Four persons including the Indian kingpin Morgen Hussain were arrested from Malda while four others were arrested in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), three in Tamil Nadu and one each in Gulbarga (Karnataka), Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) and Delhi. "Arrests show that the gang - part of an international network - had virtually a pan-India presence. Raids are still continuing in nine States including Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana and West Bengal," said an unnamed official. He added that the seizures and subsequent probe supported India's claim about Inter Services Intelligence’s (ISI) role in its grand design to "destabilize the monetary stability of India" through pumping in huge numbers of FICNs. "Such a high quality of FICNs cannot be printed without government-linked agency's role or support. Though NIA had mentioned this in its earlier charge sheet in similar cases of Mumbai, the current seizures and disclosures made by the conduits have substantiated the charges," the official said. Referring to interrogation of the accused and technical surveillance, the NIA claims that the gang used to get its consignment of high quality FICNs - printed in Pakistan - through its network in Bangladesh and Nepal. It was found during the probe that the FICN -- in denominations of INR 1000, INR 500 and INR 100 - were smuggled to Bangladesh via air route before finally reaching its destination in different north-eastern and West Bengal villages. Besides using usual smuggling network, suppliers of these FICNs in Bangladesh also used to throw the bundles of FICN into the Indian villages bordering Bangladesh. "The accused persons with their aides used to collect the said FICN and distribute the same to the agents spread all over the country," the agency said. "The gang members used to transport the FICNs through trains and other modes of transport to all the states for its circulation. The local agents used to collect 60% of the value of FICNs from the circulators in genuine notes," it added. As per the deal, the genuine currency was then remitted to the bank accounts of the key persons by depositing amounts to the maximum of INR 49,000 to avoid being detected as suspicious transactions. "The network used bank accounts and ATMs for transferring back the genuine currency earned out of circulating the high quality, high value fake currency to the suppliers of the same based in Malda. The raids, which had begun on January 6, have led to the recovery of large number of ATM cards, bank passbooks, SIM cards and FICNs," the NIA said. The agency, which got help from different State Police during the raids, has, meanwhile, alerted the Border Security Force (BSF) to tighten its vigil along the Indo-Bangladesh border in the entire north-eastern region.
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January - 13 
Hindustan Times reports that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in 2011 pumped Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 16 billion into the country in an effort to fund its terror activities and destabilise the Indian monetary system. Sources said an ISI officer, Aslam Chaudhary, was understood to
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Hindustan Times reports that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in 2011 pumped Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 16 billion into the country in an effort to fund its terror activities and destabilise the Indian monetary system. Sources said an ISI officer, Aslam Chaudhary, was understood to be the main person within the ISI, handling the printing of FICN. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been able to link the FICN seized in India in the past to Pakistani security presses by comparing the chemicals of genuine Pakistani notes and FICN seized in India. It is in recognition of extent of the damage to the monetary stability that the Government has decided to amend the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, to count production, smuggling or circulation of high quality counterfeit Indian currency as a terrorist offence. Once enacted, this will mean people convicted of circulating counterfeit currency can be sentenced to life imprisonment. It will also empower investigators to attach properties of the smugglers even before their conviction.
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January - 18 
The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) now appeared to have changed the route for the proliferation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in India, according to Pioneer. ISI handlers now prefer the Thailand route that is not so policed. Sources said the FICNs are being routed to Bangladesh from Thail
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The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) now appeared to have changed the route for the proliferation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in India, according to Pioneer. ISI handlers now prefer the Thailand route that is not so policed. Sources said the FICNs are being routed to Bangladesh from Thailand and then to India from many points of the Indo-Bangla border. Indian security agencies have managed to block many routes of ISI sponsored smugglers, but the strong presence of the Dawood Ibrahim gang in Thailand is aiding the smugglers. The notes are now printed at Quetta (Balochistan) in Pakistan under the close supervision of ISI handlers ISI shifted to this route after 26/11. Earlier, the ISI used to print notes in Sialkot (Punjab) and Karachi (Sindh) and then push the same in the Indian markets by exploiting the porous Indo-Nepal border. The problem about this menace, according to the experts, emanates from the exports of paper from the European countries. According to an estimate, India imports 98 percent of its currency papers from various European countries and it is here where ISI modules move in. It seems ISI exploits to its advantage by accessing the security features in form of watermark, special magnetic thread and other key security features. Deccan Chronicle reports that the ongoing investigations by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other multiple agencies into the recent smashing of an international FICN racket has once again not just confirmed the nexus between the underworld and the ISI but also revealed that Aftab Batki, a key associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, is the mastermind behind the entire network. Batki has once again been directed by the ISI top-brass to revive his syndicate of FICN operatives in UAE, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and even Thailand.
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January - 21 
A Delhi court will hear arguments taking cognizance of the charge sheet filed by National Investigative Agency (NIA) against Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and eight others including Jama'at-ud-Da’wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed and LeT militant Zaki-ur
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A Delhi court will hear arguments taking cognizance of the charge sheet filed by National Investigative Agency (NIA) against Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and eight others including Jama'at-ud-Da’wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed and LeT militant Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi on January 21 (today), reports CNN-IBN. Headley and others are charged with planning and executing terror strikes in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai attack.
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January - 29 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has undertaken two major Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) cases in the State, after some Pakistan links were established in both the cases, reports IBN Live. The NIA has undertaken the investigation of the FICNs seized from Karipur and Nedumbassery Internati
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has undertaken two major Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) cases in the State, after some Pakistan links were established in both the cases, reports IBN Live. The NIA has undertaken the investigation of the FICNs seized from Karipur and Nedumbassery International Airports worth 7.25 million and 2.41 million, respectively. “The NIA has got a good lead in the FICN case investigation. The agency could unearth the link connecting these two cases during the investigation of previous counterfeit cases registered in Hyderabad,” the NIA officials said. The First Information Report (FIR) on these two cases will be submitted before the Ernakulam NIA Court within four days, they said. At present, these two cases were being investigated by the Organised
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January - 29 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) informed that Muhammed Shameer, a native of Kannur in Kerala, who was arrested in Delhi, in connection with the 2008 Bangalore Blast case, on January 25 was a vital link for the inflow of money for terrorist purposes, according to City Journal. Shameer is a pi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) informed that Muhammed Shameer, a native of Kannur in Kerala, who was arrested in Delhi, in connection with the 2008 Bangalore Blast case, on January 25 was a vital link for the inflow of money for terrorist purposes, according to City Journal. Shameer is a pivotal member of Jam-I-Yyathul Ansarul Muslimeen (JIAM), a subsidiary organization of Indian Mujahideen (IM). He has connections with terrorists in India and abroad. He was a close aide of Thadiyantavide Nazir (IM leader) and Sarfraz Nawaz. It is understood that NIA has collected more information about Shameer's terrorist connections. He has been active right from the Bangalore Bomb Blast. His name was in the Most Wanted List of Union Home Ministry. He was caught by Abu Dhabi Police following NIA's plea and was later brought to New Delhi. Earlier, it was reported he was arrested with the help of Lookout Circular (LOC) issued against the suspect by the Bangalore Police
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February - 27 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 27, formally arrested Lokesh Sharma, already in judicial custody in connection with the Samjhauta train bombing (February 18, 2007) case, for his alleged role in the 2008 Malegaon (Maharashtra) blast. Sharma was produced before the special Maharashtra
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 27, formally arrested Lokesh Sharma, already in judicial custody in connection with the Samjhauta train bombing (February 18, 2007) case, for his alleged role in the 2008 Malegaon (Maharashtra) blast. Sharma was produced before the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court in Mumbai where he was remanded to NIA custody till March 9. Sharma, a close associate of Sunil Joshi (the suspected ’mastermind’ behind the blasts who was later murdered), allegedly planted a bomb on Samjhauta Express. Sharma’s name has also cropped up in blasts in Ajmer (Rajasthan) blasts and Mecca Masjid (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh).
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March - 13 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13 filed its first charge sheet in the September 7, 2011 Delhi High Court blast case, indicting six persons who according to the agency aimed to threaten the Judiciary so as to get December 13, 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's death sentenc
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13 filed its first charge sheet in the September 7, 2011 Delhi High Court blast case, indicting six persons who according to the agency aimed to threaten the Judiciary so as to get December 13, 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's death sentence commuted.
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March - 14 
NIA in its charge sheet, filed before the NIA court in January 2011, had submitted that SIMI activists from Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh attended this camp.
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NIA in its charge sheet, filed before the NIA court in January 2011, had submitted that SIMI activists from Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh attended this camp.
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March - 14 
Students Movement of India (SIMI) leader Habib Falahi was produced before a National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court on March 14 in Kochi and was included as accused 32 in the Wagamon SIMI training camp case. NIA officials said Falahi would be taken back to Gujarat where he was being tried
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Students Movement of India (SIMI) leader Habib Falahi was produced before a National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court on March 14 in Kochi and was included as accused 32 in the Wagamon SIMI training camp case. NIA officials said Falahi would be taken back to Gujarat where he was being tried in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case. After ascertaining the role of Habib Falahi, NIA is now on the lookout for another Uttar Pradesh-based SIMI leader Fariz who attended this camp. Both Fariz and Falahi are top SIMI leaders from Uttar Pradesh and the duo came to Kerala to attend this secret training camp in 2007. Officials said that Fariz might have played a role in the Ahmedabad case.
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April - 2 
Kanglaonline reports that National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a ‘captain’ of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as Beckon alias Arnold, on April 2 from Siliguri in West Bengal. According to a source, he is related with the supply of arms for the outfit.
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Kanglaonline reports that National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a ‘captain’ of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as Beckon alias Arnold, on April 2 from Siliguri in West Bengal. According to a source, he is related with the supply of arms for the outfit.
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April - 4 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided an apartment at the Janakpuri area of New Delhi on the suspicion that Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) ‘publicity secretary’ Arunoday Asom was in that apartment, The Sentinel reported on April 4. The apartment was said to be
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided an apartment at the Janakpuri area of New Delhi on the suspicion that Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) ‘publicity secretary’ Arunoday Asom was in that apartment, The Sentinel reported on April 4. The apartment was said to be empty at the time of the raid. A person with the name of Aditya Baruah had rented the apartment. Baruah is a student of a private engineering institute in Delhi.
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April - 5 
Meanwhile, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has zeroed in on Pakistan's role behind the ploy to destabilize the Indian economy, reports Times of India on April 6. It has also claimed that West Bengal is the main transit point of the FICN consignments. In January this year, following synchronized
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Meanwhile, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has zeroed in on Pakistan's role behind the ploy to destabilize the Indian economy, reports Times of India on April 6. It has also claimed that West Bengal is the main transit point of the FICN consignments. In January this year, following synchronized operations along with different state agencies and Border Security Force (BSF), NIA held 14 persons including Morgen Hossain and Rakib Seikh from Jamshedtola in Malda District of West Bengal, from whom it got specific evidence to back its claims that all the fake notes circulated in India were printed in Pakistan and smuggled through Bangladesh and Nepal. With the leads extracted from the duo, NIA rounded up two more persons - Imran and Jenab on March 28 this year - and seized fake notes of INR 985,000. Both were key operatives of the racket and hail from Muzaffarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh. Their interrogation revealed that one Iqbal Kana, another Muzaffarnagar native, is one of the main liaison persons receiving the consignments from one Mohammad Ashraf in Dubai.
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April - 13 
DNA reports that a special Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court on April 13 granted permission to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to question the four accused, arrested for their alleged role in the Mumbai blasts of July 13, 2011, in connection with the blast outside Delh
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DNA reports that a special Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court on April 13 granted permission to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to question the four accused, arrested for their alleged role in the Mumbai blasts of July 13, 2011, in connection with the blast outside Delhi High Court in September, 2011.
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April - 18 
The key accused in the September 7, 2011, Delhi High Court blast is willing to turn approver and has sought the trial court’s permission for it, reports Daily Excelsior. Amir Abbas Dev, a resident of Kishtwar District in Jammu, charge sheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his allege
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The key accused in the September 7, 2011, Delhi High Court blast is willing to turn approver and has sought the trial court’s permission for it, reports Daily Excelsior. Amir Abbas Dev, a resident of Kishtwar District in Jammu, charge sheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his alleged role in the bomb blast case, has moved the court of District Judge H S Sharma saying that he should be made an approver in the case.
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April - 20 
India requested the US to extradite Tahawwur Rana and grant it access for a second time to Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, both of them jailed in America on terror charges, reports The Telegraph. Both of them are accused of helping the LeT plot the 2008 Mumb
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India requested the US to extradite Tahawwur Rana and grant it access for a second time to Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, both of them jailed in America on terror charges, reports The Telegraph. Both of them are accused of helping the LeT plot the 2008 Mumbai attacks. India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charge sheeted Headley and Rana. But sources said there was little hope of getting Headley, a double agent jailed after plea bargaining, extradited.
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April - 23 
Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Akhilesh Yadav said on April 23, that a regional centre of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will be opened soon in the State capital, Lucknow, reports The Hindu. It will be the third, after Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Guwahati (Assam). NIA Director-Ge
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Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Akhilesh Yadav said on April 23, that a regional centre of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will be opened soon in the State capital, Lucknow, reports The Hindu. It will be the third, after Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Guwahati (Assam). NIA Director-General S.N. Sinha met CM and apprised him of the desirability of opening a regional centre here. According to an official spokesman, CM said the centre would help in keeping a vigil on anti-national activities in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. The proposed centre's sphere of activities and the area to be covered by it are yet to be defined, but sources said its focus would be on the Naxalite-affected regions of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh, particularly the area where UP had a common border with Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. Mirzapur, Chandauli and Sonbhadra Districts of UP bordering Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are the Naxal-affected regions in the State.
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April - 25 
The Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament), on April 25, has been informed in a written reply by Minister of State for Home, Jitendra Singh that 458 lives were lost in terror attacks in Mumbai (Maharashtra) since 2000, according to Indian Express. To another question, Singh said the National Inve
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The Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament), on April 25, has been informed in a written reply by Minister of State for Home, Jitendra Singh that 458 lives were lost in terror attacks in Mumbai (Maharashtra) since 2000, according to Indian Express. To another question, Singh said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley along with nine others, including two officers of Pakistan, in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai attack case.
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May - 31 
reports said that a Mitsubishi Outlander car bearing Maharashtra's registration No. MH02AY 7867 might be linked to September 7, 2011, blast outside Delhi High Court, which had been planned and executed by a Kishtwar based module of different militant outfits. The car, which was seized from Kishtwar
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reports said that a Mitsubishi Outlander car bearing Maharashtra's registration No. MH02AY 7867 might be linked to September 7, 2011, blast outside Delhi High Court, which had been planned and executed by a Kishtwar based module of different militant outfits. The car, which was seized from Kishtwar town in the night of May 29, has been seized by Kishtwar Police and was traced to missing Bollywood and Lollywood actor Laila Khan's family. "As Parvez Ahmed, who had brought the car from Mumbai to Kishtwar during the days of blast remained untraced, Police quizzed his family members and some other suspects to reach to him. As Parvez was evading arrest after seizure of the car, police have intensified searches for him'', sources said. Sources said the preliminary investigations by Police have revealed that the car had been brought to Kishtwar few days before the blast and there was every possibility that it might have been used by the militants. “Had it not been so, Parvez Ahmad would have come out and disclosed details about the Outlander car'', Police said, adding the National Investigating Agency (NIA), which had been conducting investigations in Kishtwar blast, has been sounded about seizure of the car.
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June - 11 
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist Kamal Chauhan's application filed against National Investigation Agency (NIA), alleging illegal detention and harassment, was dismissed by the NIA special court here on June 11, reports The Times of India. Chauhan, along with other accused in the Samjhauta
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist Kamal Chauhan's application filed against National Investigation Agency (NIA), alleging illegal detention and harassment, was dismissed by the NIA special court here on June 11, reports The Times of India. Chauhan, along with other accused in the Samjhauta blast case of February 18, 2007, Naba Kumar Sarkar alias Swami Aseemanand and Lokesh Sharma were produced in the court. NIA special court has extended the judicial remand of all the three accused.
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June - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) estimates that the face value of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in circulation is over INR 160 billion, Indian Express reported on June 11. “The quantum of fake currency floating around in the country is enough to keep the terrorist machinery well-oiled an
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) estimates that the face value of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in circulation is over INR 160 billion, Indian Express reported on June 11. “The quantum of fake currency floating around in the country is enough to keep the terrorist machinery well-oiled and running. The closest that one possibly gets to a figure is the one calculated by a government committee in 2011 — over Rs 16,000 crore,” says the NIA report. Such notes, believed to have been routed from Pakistan, have been seized not only from India but also from Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Holland, says an NIA report, which also names Denmark, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and the UAE among the countries from where FICN is being sent. “The FICN is being pumped either with the help of active terrorists infiltrating through our borders or with the help of couriers who travel to Dubai, Bangladesh, Nepal and other countries and then supply the FICN to border smugglers in exchange for a proportionate amount of genuine Indian currency,” the NIA report further said.
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June - 13 
India has requested the US to provide it access to the November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai terror attacks accused and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, reports NDTV.com. On June 13, India raised the issue with the US when External Affairs Minister S.M. Kr
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India has requested the US to provide it access to the November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai terror attacks accused and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, reports NDTV.com. On June 13, India raised the issue with the US when External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington for the third round of strategic India-US dialogue. Both Headley and Rana are currently in the custody of US authorities. Headley is accused of conducting recce of 26/11 targets for the LeT, which carried out the attacks. However, Rana was acquitted of federal charges that he aided the terrorists who carried out the attacks. At a joint press conference with Clinton, Krishna told reporters, "India's interest in further access to Headley and Rana, in accordance with our legal procedures, for the investigations into the Mumbai terror attack of November 2008, was raised." In response, Mrs Clinton said the two countries are sharing information related to terrorism and other related issues. "With respect to information-sharing it is our policy and practice to share information, and we do that. I'm not going to go into details because we think our cooperation on intelligence-sharing, on homeland security issues, on counter-terrorism has gotten to a new level," she said. However, The Hindu added that Krishna noted that the U.S. had not briefed India on any progress in the case of Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of 26/11, on whose head the Obama administration recently placed a USD 10 million bounty. Krishna also implied that no further promises had been made by the US regarding India’s years-old plea for further direct access to Headley. While the U.S. defused growing anger and suspicion in the Indian corner by granting India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) access to Headley for ten days in June 2010, additional opportunities to question him have not materialised.
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June - 18 
India has asked the US to provide statements of 13 people associated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist David Coleman Headley and his accomplice in November 26, 2008 (26/11 Mumbai terror attack case Tahawwur Hussain Rana as they could be potential witnesses, during the Indo-US strategic dialogue (
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India has asked the US to provide statements of 13 people associated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist David Coleman Headley and his accomplice in November 26, 2008 (26/11 Mumbai terror attack case Tahawwur Hussain Rana as they could be potential witnesses, during the Indo-US strategic dialogue (June 13, 2012) as reported on June 18, by Indian Express. While reminding about the Letters Rogatory sent by India, New Delhi asked Washington to provide statements of 13 people, including Headley's wife Shazia, a few of his friends, close associates of Rana and US government officials known to the LeT terrorist. Sources said, "These 13 people are potential witnesses in the NIA case filed against Headley and Rana”. Further, an official said, "Since extradition of both these accused seemed almost impossible, India has asked the US to explore an option of video-conferencing to depose them for trial”. The US in return told India that they would consider New Delhi's request but conveyed that one or two people are currently based in Canada.
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June - 19 
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant Shakeer Ahmad alias Chhota Hafiz, who was carrying a reward of INR two million on his head and was wanted to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) in connection with September 7, 2011, blast outside Delhi High Court, has sent feelers to the security agencies that h
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Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant Shakeer Ahmad alias Chhota Hafiz, who was carrying a reward of INR two million on his head and was wanted to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) in connection with September 7, 2011, blast outside Delhi High Court, has sent feelers to the security agencies that he was ready for surrender along with some other militants on some conditions, according to Daily Excelsior. Confirming the conversation, top official sources said that Chhota Hafiz was presently hiding somewhere in Warwan hills in Kishtwar District. "Though we would like Chhota Hafiz and other militants to surrender and face trial in Delhi High Court blast and other cases, we continued our efforts to nab them simultaneously anticipating that offer of surrender by the militants could be a ploy to delay police operations’’, they asserted. Chhota Hafiz along with Aamir Kamal alias Kamran and Junaid Akram Malik were wanted to NIA in the Delhi High Court blast. All three carried a reward of INR two milion each on their head — INR 1 million announced by the NIA and an equal amount by the State Government. Sources said Chhota Hafiz, Kamran and Junaid Malik along with another HM militant, Mohammad Shaffi were all camping in upper reaches of Warwan but were putting up separately to avoid getting trapped together by the security forces.
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June - 29 
After November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai terror attacks, when pressure mounted on Pakistan to arrest Lashkar-e-Toiba's (LeT) ‘operations chief’ Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi from a camp near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), LeT’s Indian command Abu Jundal was bailed out by ISI, as reported on
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After November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai terror attacks, when pressure mounted on Pakistan to arrest Lashkar-e-Toiba's (LeT) ‘operations chief’ Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi from a camp near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), LeT’s Indian command Abu Jundal was bailed out by ISI, as reported on June 29, by The Times of India. After being bailed out, Jundal was asked to stay off the radar and he left for Saudi Arabia in early 2010. He was provided two IDs, one for internal use in Pakistan and one for outside the country. His passport, in the name of Riyasat Ali, was arranged by a senior LeT ‘commander’ and 26/11 plotter Muzammil, and then he fled to Riyadh. During interrogation, Jundal revealed that all LeT members had done some communication practice for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) internet calls and understand the network areas of the targets. The LeT bosses also checked the SIM cards and handsets before the 10 terrorists left for Mumbai and a last-minute drill was also conducted. Special Cell sleuths are scanning Jundal's email IDs and conversations and sources said they have recovered a huge cache of information including "numbers, addresses of various module members and hideouts". With increasing suspicions that state actors have supported LeT to conspire and launch 26/11, the Union Home Ministry (UHM) is unlikely to oblige a Pakistani request to share information about Syed Zabiuddin aka Abu Jundal’s arrest, as reported on June 29, by Deccan Herald. Earlier, on June 26, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram had said that he had received a note from Pakistan Interior Ministry Adviser Rehman Malik seeking information gathered about Jundal. The UHM is concerned that sharing information with Pakistan would hamper investigation. Zee News adds that according to reports, Jundal has revealed on June 28, before the Special Cell of Delhi Police that LeT is running several training camps in Muzaffarabad in PoK. He said that LeT has made paragliding an essential part of the training curriculum of its cadres. Based on his submission, the security agencies are now trying to verify whether Jundal also received paragliding training. Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) moved for his custody and registered an FIR against him and another terrorist Fayaz Kagzi for planning to organise terrorist attacks in India. Earlier, the FIR filed on June 27, is under several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. According to the reports, Jundal was sent to Kathmandu in 2005 for training for two months in arms and explosives. After coming back, he got involved with the February 19, 2006 Ahmedabad blast. Further, Jundal revealed that two days before the 26/11 attack, LeT militants carried out a mock drill in Pakistan, as reported on June 29, by Indian Express. During the drill, he used the same phone number and the same satellite phone set that he would use during 26/11. Meanwhile, according to Bengal Police, he used Bongaon District in West Bengal, to sneak from India into Bangladesh before moving on to Pakistan in 2006. While he was in Bengal, he recruited youths from Murshidabad, Malda and North 24-Parganas Districts. IBNLive reported on June 28, that Abu Jundal was planning to attack the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) Headquarters in Nagpur as well as the USA and Israeli embassies in New Delhi. Sources say he has told the interrogators that Pakistani intelligence agency, the ISI, destroyed the Karachi control room after LeT ‘commander’ Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's arrest (December 7, 2008) following 26/11.
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July - 12 
Forensically-processed images from the CCTV footage of Dilsukhnagar blasts (February 22, 2013) in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) have established the Indian Mujahideen (IM) hand in the attack, according to The Times of India. "There was a suspicion on Indian Mujahideen and the forensic results have only
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Forensically-processed images from the CCTV footage of Dilsukhnagar blasts (February 22, 2013) in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) have established the Indian Mujahideen (IM) hand in the attack, according to The Times of India. "There was a suspicion on Indian Mujahideen and the forensic results have only made it stronger as the picture resembles Yasin Bhatkal almost 90%. However, we are not jumping to conclusion. We will wait till we catch him or his associate," said a senior National Investigation Agency (NIA) officer
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August - 1 
National Investigating Agency (NIA) members said that entire operation of August 1 Pune (Maharashtra) serial blasts looks as though it had been planned locally, reports Rediff on August 3. Right from the timer devices, a locally-made clock and locally purchased bicycles, all indications are that th
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National Investigating Agency (NIA) members said that entire operation of August 1 Pune (Maharashtra) serial blasts looks as though it had been planned locally, reports Rediff on August 3. Right from the timer devices, a locally-made clock and locally purchased bicycles, all indications are that the entire operation was planned in Pune. "Although the IM [Indian Mujahedeen] had resurfaced from Bihar, it would not be correct to say that their modules are dead in Pune, which was once their headquarters," Intelligence Bureau officials said.
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August - 1 
Police sources said that the preliminary report of the Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL) indicates that ammonium nitrate was used in the Pune blasts. Some black sticky substance has been found which is being studied by the FSL to ascertain what exactly it is. The Anti Terror Squad (ATS) is examinin
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Police sources said that the preliminary report of the Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL) indicates that ammonium nitrate was used in the Pune blasts. Some black sticky substance has been found which is being studied by the FSL to ascertain what exactly it is. The Anti Terror Squad (ATS) is examining CCTV footage from the branch of McDonald's outside which one of the explosions took place. Police Sources said that closed circuit camera at another blast site at Dena Bank are not working. Apart from Maharashtra DGP and the ATS, a team of National Investigative Agency (NIA) also inspected the blast sites. A team of National Security Guards (NSG) joined the probe on August 2 (today) morning.
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August - 3 
Maharashtra Police officials, on August 3, said that they prepared sketches of two persons who may have planted explosives in Pune on August 1, reports Hindustan Times. The investigators suspect involvement of at least three persons in executing the serial bomb blasts in Pune. "The sketches of two
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Maharashtra Police officials, on August 3, said that they prepared sketches of two persons who may have planted explosives in Pune on August 1, reports Hindustan Times. The investigators suspect involvement of at least three persons in executing the serial bomb blasts in Pune. "The sketches of two persons who could be bomb planters are ready. It will not be made public but would be given to the policemen involved in the investigations," added a Police officer. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Pune Crime Branch have been conducting the probe into the blasts simultaneously. The investigators have also approached mobile operators to verify if any new numbers were traced in and around the spots on August 1.
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August - 8 
Mumbai Crime Branch officials on August 8 picked up a man from Beed (Maharashtra) for his alleged role in August 1 Pune bomb blast, reports DNA India. The name has not been disclosed, but the man is alleged accomplice of one of the prime handlers of the November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai attacks and a
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Mumbai Crime Branch officials on August 8 picked up a man from Beed (Maharashtra) for his alleged role in August 1 Pune bomb blast, reports DNA India. The name has not been disclosed, but the man is alleged accomplice of one of the prime handlers of the November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai attacks and arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abu Jundal in 26//11 Mumbai terror attacks. The Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) will be questioning him in connection with the recent Pune serial blasts. Police officials said that there is a possibility of the trail of the Pune blasts leading to Beed, just like the German Bakery bombing. Meanwhile, the National Investigations Agency (NIA) has received a tip-off about an attempt made by someone to procure ammonium nitrate one and a half months ago.
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August - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 9 filed a supplementary charge sheet in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case in a Panchkula (Haryana) court, reports Times of India. The charge sheet, second in the case, was filed against former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist Kamal Chau
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 9 filed a supplementary charge sheet in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case in a Panchkula (Haryana) court, reports Times of India. The charge sheet, second in the case, was filed against former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist Kamal Chauhan and Amit Chauhan alias Amit Totala and for the first time mentions Lokesh Sharma and Samunder alias Rajender Chaudhary as bomb planters along with Kamal and Amit. Sharma, who was arrested in 2010, is mentioned only as a conspirator in the previous charge-sheet in the case that was filed in June 2011 against him, Naba Kumar Sarkar alias Aseemanand, Ramji Kalsangra, Sandeep Dange and Sunil Joshi. While Joshi is dead, Dange, Kalsangra, Amit and Samunder are absconding. The charge sheet, however, makes no mention of RSS leader Indresh Kumar whose name had earlier come up as an alleged conspirator in various cases, including Samjhauta blast. NIA sources said the agency has not found any evidence against Indresh. On February 18, 2007, a series of blasts ripped through Samjhauta Express near Panipat, Haryana, leading to the death of 68 people, most of them Pakistani nationals.
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August - 11 
According to the reports from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) South Zone Coordination conference in Thiruvananthapuram on August 11, Kerala is the fountainhead of most of the Islamist terror operations in the country, reports Daily Pioneer. Several Islamist organisations like Students Islami
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According to the reports from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) South Zone Coordination conference in Thiruvananthapuram on August 11, Kerala is the fountainhead of most of the Islamist terror operations in the country, reports Daily Pioneer. Several Islamist organisations like Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) were operating in Kerala in bogus names. Religious extremism has spread its roots in Kerala through hawala networks and its presence is strong in northern Kerala Districts such as Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode and Malappuram. There were also indications that roots of extremism could have penetrated into the State’s Police force. Several disturbing developments like the leakage of classified information pertaining to e-mail surveillance by the Intelligence wing from the Police Headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram in January 2011 indicated that the extremist network was strongly present in Kerala. The extremists’ strategy was to plan their operations in Kerala for implementing elsewhere in the country. They were reluctant to operate directly in Kerala mainly because of the strong presence of the watchful media but an explosion in extremist operations in the State in not-so-distant future could not be ruled out.
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August - 14 
fearing protests from locals due to Ramzan fast and Id celebrations, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the role of Abu Jundal in the procurement of ammonium nitrate, has postponed raids in Aurangabad and Mumbai (Maharashtra), reports The Indian Express on August 14. The NIA h
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fearing protests from locals due to Ramzan fast and Id celebrations, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the role of Abu Jundal in the procurement of ammonium nitrate, has postponed raids in Aurangabad and Mumbai (Maharashtra), reports The Indian Express on August 14. The NIA had registered a case against Jundal and LeT operative Fayaz Kagazi in June 2012 and obtained search warrants at four places in Maharashtra. However, the NIA recently informed the court that they are yet to carry out the raids and sought fresh warrants which are likely to be executed once the festival season is over.
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August - 17 
There is no estimate about increase in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the country, said minister of state for finance Namo Narain Meena on August 17, reports The Financial Express. “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that they have no estimate regarding increase in cou
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There is no estimate about increase in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the country, said minister of state for finance Namo Narain Meena on August 17, reports The Financial Express. “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that they have no estimate regarding increase in counterfeit currency notes in circulation. To address the multi-dimensional aspects of the FICN menace, several agencies such as RBI, ministry of finance, ministry of home Affairs, security and intelligence agencies of the Centre and states and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are working in tandem to thwart the illegal activities related to FICN.” He further said “The Government has also constituted a Terror Funding and Fake Currency Cell in National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2010 to focus on investigation of terror funding and fake currency cases.”
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August - 19 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) puts Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin on its wanted list along with three others, reports The India Today on August 19. Syed Salahuddin is accused of systematically channeling money to the families of terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The s
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) puts Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin on its wanted list along with three others, reports The India Today on August 19. Syed Salahuddin is accused of systematically channeling money to the families of terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The step to declare Salahuddin a "proclaimed offender" has been taken after a nearly year-long investigation by the NIA, which has revealed that the HM chief is backing a charitable organisation in Pakistan, named the Jammu & Kashmir Affectees Relief Trust (JKART). JKART has its head office in Rawalpindi and branches in Islamabad and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). It has been channeling money through hawala and human couriers to the families in J&K whose men have been killed by security forces in India. The investigation into this particular case – lodged on September 7, 2011 – claims Salahuddin pumped INR 800 millions into J&K in the last two years for terror activities. The NIA probe shows Salahuddin has also used JKART as a front to fund terror activities in Pulwama, Kupwara, Sopore, Budgam, Doda, Baramula and Srinagar (all in J&K). Along with Salahuddin, three Pakistanis have also been declared wanted offenders by the NIA. They are: JKART chairman in Pakistan, Mehboobul Haq alias Umar Farooq, JKART General Secretary Masroor Ahmad Dar and Gulam Nabi Khan.
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August - 21 
Intelligence and investigating agencies are updating the understanding of the financial structures and sources of funding of terrorists’ outfits all over the country, said Minister of State of Home Affairs Jitendra Singh on August 21, reports The India Bloom. "Available inputs indicate that most ou
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Intelligence and investigating agencies are updating the understanding of the financial structures and sources of funding of terrorists’ outfits all over the country, said Minister of State of Home Affairs Jitendra Singh on August 21, reports The India Bloom. "Available inputs indicate that most outfits receive funds through a combination of hawala, bank accounts and Money Transfer Service Schemes, debit cards and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN)," Singh said in a written reply in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament). Currently, National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating eights cases relating to financing of terrorism.
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August - 23 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 23 detained four people in Beed District in connection with an FIR lodged against Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, the arrested prime handler of the November 26, 2008 (26/11) attacks and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, according to The Times of In
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 23 detained four people in Beed District in connection with an FIR lodged against Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, the arrested prime handler of the November 26, 2008 (26/11) attacks and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, according to The Times of India. However, no formal arrest has been made. A team of NIA officials along with Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) personnel raided a few residences in Beed in the night of August 22 and detained four persons. The agency has recovered several documents, including passports, bio-datas of several people and photographs. Indian Express, reported on August 24, that Beed Police sources said NIA teams searched a small hospital near Jalna Road, a house in Juna Bazar and another in Balepeer area and seized some computers and papers.
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September - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing a terror funding racket of banned Sikh separatist outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) being allegedly run from the United Kingdom (UK) to commit terrorist acts in India, Zee News reported on September 10. The case was registered on August 22 un
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing a terror funding racket of banned Sikh separatist outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) being allegedly run from the United Kingdom (UK) to commit terrorist acts in India, Zee News reported on September 10. The case was registered on August 22 under section 6 (5) of NIA Act, 2008 which authorises the central government to direct the investigating agency to probe a scheduled offense. Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde told reporters on September 10, "These operatives have been receiving funds from the United Kingdom-based Babbar Khalsa International to commit terrorist acts in India with active material and logistic support from Pakistan-based BKI leaders." Union Ministry of Home Affairs sources said the intelligence agencies have found fresh evidences where BKI leaders in Pakistan and the UK were laundering money through various channels in their bid to carry out terror acts. "About Rs 100 crore [1 billion] is understood to have been transferred illegally from the UK to BKI leaders. A chain involving BKI henchmen in Pakistan and the UK have been traced. The agency is trying to ascertain the identity of the BKI members," a source said. Besides, the sources said, the BKI leaders were using social networking sites and fictious portals to generate funds for their terror-related activities. "There have been over a dozen suspected websites and numerous accounts on social networking sites allegedly involved in funding to BKI. All of them are being checked by the authorities," the source said.
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September - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is searching for seven persons belonging to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand who are allegedly involved in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket run by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), as reported on September 12, by expressindia.com. Th
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is searching for seven persons belonging to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand who are allegedly involved in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket run by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), as reported on September 12, by expressindia.com. The group used to arrange genuine currency for the fake and send it to an ISI key man in Malda in West Bengal. These genuine notes were then distributed among the ISI agents across the country, sources said. These details have come to light during interrogation of two men, Saleem and Anees, who were arrested from Moradabad and Farrukhabad Districts of Uttar Pradesh in April and August, respectively.
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September - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 19 sought from the Tamil Nadu Police details of the suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-sponsored espionage module busted with the arrest of 35-year-old Thamim Ansari in Tiruchi in Tiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu on September 17, NI
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 19 sought from the Tamil Nadu Police details of the suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-sponsored espionage module busted with the arrest of 35-year-old Thamim Ansari in Tiruchi in Tiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu on September 17, NIA sources said, reports The Hindu. According to an NIA official, the espionage module had raised apprehensions among law-enforcing agencies over the existence of more operatives like Ansari in this part of the country. “A special team will visit Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu for further investigation. The contents of the DVDs seized from the possession of the suspects will be analysed,” he said. According to Police sources, two DVDs containing defence-related visuals were seized from the suspect, who allegedly admitted to interrogators that he had already sent a few ‘consignments’ to Sri Lanka through a couple of agents said to be working for a Pakistan High Commission official in the island nation.
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September - 18 
Banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terror outfit's ‘chief’ Syed Salahuddin still remains faceless in the website of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as reported on September 19, by The Hindustan Times. CBI’s website also does not have his image. The NIA claimed Salahuddin’s involvement in fundin
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Banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terror outfit's ‘chief’ Syed Salahuddin still remains faceless in the website of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as reported on September 19, by The Hindustan Times. CBI’s website also does not have his image. The NIA claimed Salahuddin’s involvement in funding of various terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and had put him on its official website as most wanted with a noting "Image not available". The NIA has given his address and age as 66 years correctly but in the image section, the premier agency apparently has not managed to get a picture posted. NIA had registered a case in 2011 in the wake of allegations that HM, one of the most active terror outfits in J&K with strong bases in Pulwama, Kupwara, Sopore (Baramulla District), Budgam, Doda, Baramula and Srinagar, is being regularly and systematically funded from across the border for the purpose of promoting terrorist activities in India. Earlier in 1998, an Interpol Red Corner warrant "A-66/2-1998" was issued against Mohammed Yusuf Shah alias Salahuddin, who heads a conglomerate of terror outfits, United Jehad Council, at the request of Delhi Police for his alleged involvement in various terror related activities.
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September - 26 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a fresh case against the members of the banned outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) for recruiting, financing and running terror camps, as reported on September 27, by Indian Express. The latest case registered by the NIA names mastermind Amir Reza Kha
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a fresh case against the members of the banned outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) for recruiting, financing and running terror camps, as reported on September 27, by Indian Express. The latest case registered by the NIA names mastermind Amir Reza Khan, who is alleged to be running IM with Pakistan’s support. The agency said that the IM has received large amount of money over a period of one year from Pakistan, Saudi Arbia and other Gulf countries. In its FIR, the NIA has said that Yasin Bhatkal IM ‘chief’ of India received INR 5 lakh through hawala (illegal money transfer) to recruit IM cadres. Intelligence agencies say that the Bihar module, which was recently busted with the arrest of more than dozen cadres, was one such instance. According to the NIA, IM is also imparting training to its cadres regarding assembling of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and handling of explosives. \ Further, the NIA has also booked militants of the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). The agency will collate information regarding the absconding members of IM and BKI. According to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), there are more than 52 militants of the IM and 15 militants of the BKI who have been identified by the Police and are presently on the run. The NIA cited communication between arrested members of the IM, including Pakistani national Adil Ajmal who was arrested by the special cell of the Delhi Police from Bihar, in 2011. The agency alleged that Adil received USD 13,000 through Western Union money transfer for recruiting and financing the modules. According to the NIA, Adil was earlier a member of the banned outfit, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and came to India from Bangaldesh in 2010. By then he was a member of the IM and claimed to have met Riyaz and Yasin Bhatkal. He was reportedly paid USD300 by Riyaz and asked to carry out recruitment and logistic work for the IM along with Yasin in In India.
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October - 4 
Following an application for custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), suspected November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) attack handler and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Syed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal was on October 4, produced before the court of Chief Metropolitan Magist
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Following an application for custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), suspected November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) attack handler and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Syed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal was on October 4, produced before the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Delhi, and sent in judicial custody till October 12, 2012, reports Indian Express. Jundal will remain in judicial custody till October 12 and will be produced before the NIA court on October 8. The NIA had demanded his custody for investigation into a suspected conspiracy by the LeT to conduct strikes across India.
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October - 8 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has booked the U.K. based Dalbir Bains and Joga Singh of BKI under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for sending funds to Punjab, reports dnaindia.com.
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has booked the U.K. based Dalbir Bains and Joga Singh of BKI under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for sending funds to Punjab, reports dnaindia.com.
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October - 8 
November 26, 2011 (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) blast key handler and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Abu Jundal was remanded on October 8, in the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) custody till October 20, 2012 by a Delhi court, reports IBNLive. The anti-terror agency had sought Jundal's cus
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November 26, 2011 (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) blast key handler and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Abu Jundal was remanded on October 8, in the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) custody till October 20, 2012 by a Delhi court, reports IBNLive. The anti-terror agency had sought Jundal's custody saying he is required to be thoroughly interrogated. NIA had been seeking Jundal's custody in connection with an FIR registered earlier this year (2012) following unearthing of a LeT’s conspiracy for terror strikes across India.
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October - 13 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), with the help of Border Security Force (BSF) and local Police, arrested one person, identified as Badal Sheikh from Manoharpur in Malda District on October 13, for his alleged links with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), reports The Times of India. Fake Indian Currenc
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), with the help of Border Security Force (BSF) and local Police, arrested one person, identified as Badal Sheikh from Manoharpur in Malda District on October 13, for his alleged links with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), reports The Times of India. Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) INR 20,000 were recovered from his possession. Sources said the youth Badal Sheikh has allegedly circulated FICN to HM. It was learnt from the NIA sources that an FIR was registered in Janipur Police station in Jammu in January, 2011. Later, the Centre transferred the case to NIA for further investigation. Accordingly, a case was re-registered at PS NIA (as case No.RC-07/2011/NIA-DLI dated 19/05/2011). There were allegations of criminal conspiracy by circulating FICN to fund HM’s operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
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October - 15 
A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on October 15 started the trial in the Delhi High Court (HC) blast case (September 7, 2011) with the recording of evidence against Wasim Akram Malik, arrested by NIA for his alleged role in attack, reports The Times of India on October 16. During
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A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on October 15 started the trial in the Delhi High Court (HC) blast case (September 7, 2011) with the recording of evidence against Wasim Akram Malik, arrested by NIA for his alleged role in attack, reports The Times of India on October 16. During the trial, Amir Abbas Dev, who was also arrested by NIA for his alleged role in the case but later turned approver and was granted pardon, deposed about the alleged planning, by Malik and other accused who are yet to be arrested, to execute the blast. Dev told the court about the sequence of events which led to the blast, the sources said.
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October - 21 
India is unlikely to permit a Pakistani Judicial Commission to visit India again to cross examine the Mumbai terror attack (26/11) witnesses unless National Investigation Agency (NIA) team is allowed to go to Pakistan first and determines the necessity of such an exercise, reports The Press Trust of
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India is unlikely to permit a Pakistani Judicial Commission to visit India again to cross examine the Mumbai terror attack (26/11) witnesses unless National Investigation Agency (NIA) team is allowed to go to Pakistan first and determines the necessity of such an exercise, reports The Press Trust of India on October 21. India wants to send a team of NIA to Pakistan to examine the material evidence collected against the 26 November, 2008 Mumbai attacks case (26/11) prime accused including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six others against whom the trial is going on in a court in Rawalpindi. "Unless the NIA team is allowed to visit Pakistan and understand the necessity of the second visit of the Pakistani judicial commission to India, it is difficult for us to say anything now," an official said.
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October - 30 
The USA has assured the National Investigation Agency (NIA) access to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and his girlfriend, reports The Indian Express on October 30. Besides the two, the NIA team that recently visited the USA to discuss the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLTA) h
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The USA has assured the National Investigation Agency (NIA) access to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and his girlfriend, reports The Indian Express on October 30. Besides the two, the NIA team that recently visited the USA to discuss the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLTA) has also sought access to Headley’s wife Shazia Gilani and his associate Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who has been named as one of the accused in the November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks case. In June, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) Secretary RK Singh had requested the US for access to Rana and others during the Indo-US Strategic Sialogue in Washington. "There is progress in the discussion with the USA officials. Hopefully, we will get access to them soon," a UMHA official said. Request to interrogate Headley's wife Shazia Gilani, his girlfriend Portia Peter, one more female friend and Rana was given by UMHA Secretary Singh to his USA counterpart Jane Holl Lute during the third Indo-US Strategic Dialogue in June.
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November - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 2 arrested Masthigudda Aboobacker, a Kerala native at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, after being deported from Abu Dhabi, reports Indian Express. Aboobacker allegedly ran an international ring dealing with Fake Indian Curren
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 2 arrested Masthigudda Aboobacker, a Kerala native at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, after being deported from Abu Dhabi, reports Indian Express. Aboobacker allegedly ran an international ring dealing with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the support by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Apart from United Arab Emirate (UAE), Aboobacker also had operations in other West Asia countries, including Saudi Arabia. Preliminary questioning revealed he has been operating from Dubai for the past one year and used to shuttle between Pakistan, Bangladesh, Dubai and Nepal. It was revealed that the FICN was being printed in Pakistan and brought to India via Bangladesh and Nepal. He is also learnt to have provided the names of his handlers in ISI and Dawood’s gang.
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November - 9 
A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court, designated National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, on November 9 left Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya (54), known as “cashier” of Dawood Ibrahim and a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, in the custody of NIA till November 16
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A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court, designated National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, on November 9 left Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya (54), known as “cashier” of Dawood Ibrahim and a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, in the custody of NIA till November 16, for questioning in Kerala’s Karippur Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case of 2008, reports Daily Pioneer. Taklya is the 10th accused in the case.
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November - 15 
Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya, an accused in the March 12, 1993 Mumbai (Maharashtra) serial blasts case and a close aide (cashier) of Dawood Ibrahim, has told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that the underworld don and his company were behind the operation of smuggling in Pakistan-manufa
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Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya, an accused in the March 12, 1993 Mumbai (Maharashtra) serial blasts case and a close aide (cashier) of Dawood Ibrahim, has told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that the underworld don and his company were behind the operation of smuggling in Pakistan-manufactured Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth several crores of INR to India since 2007, Daily Poineer reports on November 16. Taklya was left in the NIA’s custody for questioning in connection with the Karippur (Malappuram District of Kerala) counterfeit currency note case pertaining to the seizure of FICN worth INR 7.25 million from a passenger, Muhammad Alshad from Ras-al-Khaimah at the Kozhikode international airport at Karippur on August 16, 2008. Tahir have told the NIA that FICN were manufactured in Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan) from where it was taken to Dubai and Abu Dhabi by an agent of the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for smuggling in to India for destabilising the country’s economy and for mobilising funds for extremist operations. According to Tahir, his source of Pakistan made FICN was one Imtiaz Ibrahim from Karachi (Sindh, Pakistan). Later Tahir would smuggle FICN into Kerala (mainly Kasaragood District) and other parts of India using passengers as couriers. He further said fake currencies worth INR 100,000 were being exchanged for actual Indian notes worth INR 45,000. INR 33,000 of this would go to the Dawood while the remaining INR 12,000 would be distributed among the agents working at various levels. He told the NIA that Dawood’s brother Anees, stationed in Pakistan, was one of the persons controlling the operation.
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November - 15 
The Times of India reports that NIA will conduct a detailed probe on non-resident Keralites (NRKs) who acted as conduits for the racket. Tahir was earlier arrested by Sharjah Police in September 2008 for possessing FICN to the tune of INR 50 lakh. Tahir, who hailed from Mumbai, was working as manage
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The Times of India reports that NIA will conduct a detailed probe on non-resident Keralites (NRKs) who acted as conduits for the racket. Tahir was earlier arrested by Sharjah Police in September 2008 for possessing FICN to the tune of INR 50 lakh. Tahir, who hailed from Mumbai, was working as manager of Al Sultan Furnishing and Carpet Shop, which had branches in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. He had sourced the fake notes from a Pakistani citizen identified as Ibrahim Bhai.
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November - 26 
Defence Minister A.K. Antony on November 26, said terrorists in India are funded mostly by their outfits located in Pakistan, reports indiablooms.com. He commented in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament), that, "As per available information militants/terrorists active in India are also funde
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Defence Minister A.K. Antony on November 26, said terrorists in India are funded mostly by their outfits located in Pakistan, reports indiablooms.com. He commented in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament), that, "As per available information militants/terrorists active in India are also funded by their outfits based abroad, particularly in Pakistan, often routed through third countries. For the past several years Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has been a well-known source for terror financing in India”. He further commented that, "The Government has taken various measures to check terrorist activities in the country such as augmenting the strength of Central Armed Police Forces, establishment of National Security Guards hubs, strengthening of Multi Agency Centre to function on 24x7 basis for real-time collation and sharing of intelligence with other intelligence and security agencies and effective border management. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 has been amended to strengthen the punitive measures to combat terrorism." Antony also said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been constituted to investigate and prosecute offences under the NIA Act, 2008. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act has been amended to inter-alia include certain offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, he said.
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November - 29 
The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on November 29, arrested one man, identified as Prabhat Kumar Agrawal alias Monty carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 1 million from Cantonment area of Varanasi, reports Indian Express. Additional Director General (ADG) (La
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The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on November 29, arrested one man, identified as Prabhat Kumar Agrawal alias Monty carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 1 million from Cantonment area of Varanasi, reports Indian Express. Additional Director General (ADG) (Law and Order), Arun Kumar said, Prabhat used to get the FICNs from one person, Rizaul of Malda District in West Bengal. He further said that they are coordinating with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the racket behind consignment of FICN being sent from Bangladesh through Malda to UP.
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December - 5 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a reward of INR 4,00,000 on information leading to the arrest of absconding Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist Abdul Subhan Qureshi alias Touqeer, Daily Bhaskar reports on December 5. Qureshi is accused of being originally a commander of the banned
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a reward of INR 4,00,000 on information leading to the arrest of absconding Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist Abdul Subhan Qureshi alias Touqeer, Daily Bhaskar reports on December 5. Qureshi is accused of being originally a commander of the banned terror outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), who later with the help of other terrorists launched IM. He is also allegedly involved in terror-related cases being probed by Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra Police.
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December - 6 
Hindu Right Wing extremist Rajender Chaudhary was arrested on December 16 in Ujjain (Ujjain District) of Madhya Pradesh, reports The Times of India. National Investigating Agency (NIA) claim Rajender alias Samunder alias Pehlwan along with one Amit planted bombs on the premises of the Mecca Masjid (
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Hindu Right Wing extremist Rajender Chaudhary was arrested on December 16 in Ujjain (Ujjain District) of Madhya Pradesh, reports The Times of India. National Investigating Agency (NIA) claim Rajender alias Samunder alias Pehlwan along with one Amit planted bombs on the premises of the Mecca Masjid (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) on May 18, 2007. Rajender was reportedly a close associate of the late Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Sunil Joshi. During investigation, NIA sleuths discovered that Rajender was one of the eight hand-picked people by Sunil Joshi, who had facilitated a meeting with controversial RSS senior leader Indresh Kumar in 2005. According to a NIA official, "Rajender and Amit visited Mecca Masjid and planted bombs at the place of worship. We are still on the lookout for Amit. We need to probe where the duo stayed in Hyderabad besides find out who provided them the logistics.''
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December - 7 
Abdul Majeed, an accused in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case of August 16, 2008, was arrested on December 7, by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) following his deportation from Dubai, reports Zee News. He was picked up from Nedumbassery airport (Ernakulam District) and produced before
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Abdul Majeed, an accused in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case of August 16, 2008, was arrested on December 7, by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) following his deportation from Dubai, reports Zee News. He was picked up from Nedumbassery airport (Ernakulam District) and produced before the NIA special court, which remanded him to seven days custody, Agency sources said. According to NIA, the currency is believed to have been printed in Pakistan and distributed to India via Abu Dhabi.
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December - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 10, told the Supreme Court that bail should not be granted to persons engaged in circulating high value Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Pakistan as it amounted to an act of terror intended to destabilize India's economy, reports The Times of In
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 10, told the Supreme Court that bail should not be granted to persons engaged in circulating high value Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Pakistan as it amounted to an act of terror intended to destabilize India's economy, reports The Times of India. NIA also equated FICN circulation as an offence under Section-15 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), which means that grant of bail in such cases should be an exception rather than the rule. It said the network for smuggling FICN was seized from Chengamanadum Nadakkavu and Kochi (in Kerala), Bettiah and Raxaul (Bihar), Kolkata (West Bengal), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) and Nawanshehr (Punjab). An expert committee, which examined the fake currency, said, "The process of printing and paper make, both in FICN and legal tender of Pakistan, is same." The NIA said that the seized FICN was either smuggled directly from Pakistan or through transit routes like Nepal, Bangladesh and Dubai. The issue of distributing and smuggling of FICN is increasingly becoming a matter of grave concern for the investigating agencies.
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December - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 17 arrested Dhan Singh alias Baba Ram Lakad Das, accused in the Malegaon blast of September 29, 2008, from Kamta village in Satna District of Madhya Pradesh, reports The Times of India. He was living in a rented accommodation at Kamta village as a
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 17 arrested Dhan Singh alias Baba Ram Lakad Das, accused in the Malegaon blast of September 29, 2008, from Kamta village in Satna District of Madhya Pradesh, reports The Times of India. He was living in a rented accommodation at Kamta village as a saint for the last three months.
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December - 25 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found that Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) has strong financial links with sources in London, rediff.com reports on December 26. According to a NIA official, intelligence inputs from India and the United Kingdom (UK) indicate that the BKI receives its funds
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found that Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) has strong financial links with sources in London, rediff.com reports on December 26. According to a NIA official, intelligence inputs from India and the United Kingdom (UK) indicate that the BKI receives its funds indirectly from some NGOs. Since the BKI's activities within India have tapered down, the outfit is trying to re-group by looking for sympathisers and donors outside India. The BKI had sought refuge in Pakistan with the help of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) earlier. Now, the BKI has also found supporters in Germany and the UK to gradually rebuild their base. According to NIA official, "It is extremely important that we get details about the financial transactions and the NGOs involved. Authorities in the UK, Germany and Canada need to assist us with the probe so that we can collect more evidence". The NIA also fears that a resurgent BKI may try to make inroads into Punjab and Delhi.
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December - 31 
Investigators have found evidence that links Indian Mujahideen's (IM) ‘India chief’ Yasin Bhatkal with the Delhi High Court unsuccessful bomb blast attack of May 25, 2011, Hindustan Times reports on January 1. The case is being investigated by the National Investigating Agency (NIA). Sources said t
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Investigators have found evidence that links Indian Mujahideen's (IM) ‘India chief’ Yasin Bhatkal with the Delhi High Court unsuccessful bomb blast attack of May 25, 2011, Hindustan Times reports on January 1. The case is being investigated by the National Investigating Agency (NIA). Sources said the suspicion points at Yasin as the chemical impurities found in the ammonium nitrate fuel oil explosive outside the High Court match the impurities found by investigating agencies in ammonium nitrate seized from the Meer Vihar, Mundka (Delhi) factory of Mohammed Irshad (Yasin Bhatkal’s father-in-law) on December 1, 2011.
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