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January - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered 73 cases, including 35 cases of Jihadi terror, in 2022, a 19.67 per cent increase from the 61 cases registered in 2021 and the highest in the last three years, reports The Indian Express. NIA officials asserted that around 60 cases each were filed b
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered 73 cases, including 35 cases of Jihadi terror, in 2022, a 19.67 per cent increase from the 61 cases registered in 2021 and the highest in the last three years, reports The Indian Express. NIA officials asserted that around 60 cases each were filed by the agency in 2019 and 2020. An NIA spokesperson stated, “We have registered 73 cases in 2022, which is a 19.67 per cent increase from the 61 cases registered in 2021 and is an all-time high for the NIA. These cases include 35 cases of Jihadi terror in states such as J&K, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal, 11 other cases in J&K, 10 related to Left Wing Extreme (LWE), five related to insurgents in the northeast, seven related to the Popular Front of India (PFI), four of Punjab, three cases of gangster-terror-drug smuggler nexus, one case of terror funding and two Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN)-related cases.” The spokesperson also stated, “The NIA has filed 59 chargesheets in 2022 against 368 persons and judgements have been pronounced in 38 cases, all of which have ended in conviction. In all, 109 persons have been convicted to rigorous imprisonment along with fine. Six life sentences have also been awarded. Overall conviction rate as on date is 94.39 per cent. Eight persons have been designated as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and necessary action against them is being taken by the NIA”.
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January - 5 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 5, conducted searches at six locations in Karnataka in four Districts of Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Davanagere and Bengaluru and arrested two Islamic State (IS) militants, identified as Reshaan Thajuddin Sheikh, a resident of Varamballi, Bramhava
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 5, conducted searches at six locations in Karnataka in four Districts of Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Davanagere and Bengaluru and arrested two Islamic State (IS) militants, identified as Reshaan Thajuddin Sheikh, a resident of Varamballi, Bramhavar, Udupi District and Huzair Farhan Baig, a resident of 1st main, 7th Cross, Tippu Sultan Nagar, Shivamogga District, reports The New Indian Express. The place of arrest is yet to be disclosed. The case relates to a conspiracy hatched by the accused to further the terror activities of the IS and to endanger the unity, security and sovereignty of the country. The investigation revealed that Reshaan was radicalised by Maaz Muneer, another accused arrested earlier on September 20. The arrested duo received funds from their IS handler through Crypto-wallets for furthering the terrorist activities of the Islamic State. It was also revealed that as part of their larger designs, the accused also indulged in arson and targeting of vehicles and other establishments, such as liquor shops, godowns, transformers etc. Digital devices and incriminating documents were seized from the houses of the accused and the suspects during the search operation.
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January - 6 
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) started enquiry over the social media accounts of the Popular Front of India (PFI), on January 6, that function secretly against the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports english.janamtv.com. The investigation agencies have taken up working of the social media gro
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) started enquiry over the social media accounts of the Popular Front of India (PFI), on January 6, that function secretly against the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports english.janamtv.com. The investigation agencies have taken up working of the social media group that supports religious terrorists. It has been reported that secret meetings and group discussions of the PFI are still taking place even after the outfit has been banned.
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January - 6 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 6, arrested a student of a mechanical engineering college in Bangaluru, identified as Rihan Shaikh for his suspected links with the cooker blast that took place in Mangaluru on November 19, 2022, reports Daiji World. The NIA officials raided the fla
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 6, arrested a student of a mechanical engineering college in Bangaluru, identified as Rihan Shaikh for his suspected links with the cooker blast that took place in Mangaluru on November 19, 2022, reports Daiji World. The NIA officials raided the flat of the accused, situated at Varamballi, Brahmavar taluk in Udupi District in Karnataka and took into custody a few documents and questioned the family members of Rihan. The NIA revealed that the Rihan had close contact with suspected Islamic State (IS) terrorist Maaz Muneer, who was earlier arrested on September 20 from Shivamogga and was said to done experimental blast on Tunga river bank near Purale of Shivamogga.
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January - 7 
A person identified as Abdullah Saood Ansari, a resident of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh who was arrested by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) on September 30, 2022 for his suspected links with the Popular Front of India (PFI) was granted bail b
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A person identified as Abdullah Saood Ansari, a resident of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh who was arrested by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) on September 30, 2022 for his suspected links with the Popular Front of India (PFI) was granted bail by the Hon’ble Additional District and Sessions Judge, Special Judge NIA/ Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) Lucknow on January 7, reports muslimmirror.com. It was suspected that the accused was working as an active member of PFI from the year 2017. However, the investigating officer in the case found no evidence to prove the connection of the accused to the PFI.
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January - 7 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 7, filed a chargesheet against a person, identified as Marghoob Ahmad Danish alias Tahir, a resident of Phulwari Sharif in Patna in connection with the 'Ghazwa-e-Hind' case relating to the radicalization of impressionable youth over various social m
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 7, filed a chargesheet against a person, identified as Marghoob Ahmad Danish alias Tahir, a resident of Phulwari Sharif in Patna in connection with the 'Ghazwa-e-Hind' case relating to the radicalization of impressionable youth over various social media platforms, before a special court in Patna, reports India Tv News. An NIA spokesperson stated that investigations revealed that Danish was the admin of WhatsApp group 'Ghazwa E Hind' created by a Pakistani national namely Zain, and had added many people from India as well as other countries to the group in order to radicalize them and constitute them into sleeper cells for carrying out terrorist activities. The NIA spokesperson also asserted that, "Danish had created the said 'Ghazwa E Hind' group on different social media platforms viz WhatsApp, Telegram, and Bip Messenger. He had also created another WhatsApp group in the name of 'BDGhazwa E HindBD' and had added Bangladeshi nationals."
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January - 9 
On January 9, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a major logistics provider, identified as Chhotu Ram Bhaat, from an unspecified location, on the allegations that he was acting a weapons supplier and was also providing hideouts to the gangsters of the Bambiha group before and after dif
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On January 9, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a major logistics provider, identified as Chhotu Ram Bhaat, from an unspecified location, on the allegations that he was acting a weapons supplier and was also providing hideouts to the gangsters of the Bambiha group before and after different crimes committed by them, reports NIA press release. On December 21, 2022, the NIA conducted searches at two locations in Sirsa District in Haryana (including the house of Chhotu Bhaat in Chautala village in Sirsa District in Haryana) to dismantle the emerging nexus between terrorists, gangsters and weapon suppliers based in India and abroad. "They were taking advantage of the border location of their hideout with Punjab. Further, investigations will continue to dismantle such terror networks as well as their funding and support infrastructure," the NIA press release stated.
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January - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 9, filed a chargesheet before a special NIA court in Patna in Bihar, against four persons accused in the Bihar Popular Front of India (PFI) case, identified as Athar Parvej, Md Jalaluddin Khan, Nooruddin Zangi alias Advocate Nooruddin and Arman Mal
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 9, filed a chargesheet before a special NIA court in Patna in Bihar, against four persons accused in the Bihar Popular Front of India (PFI) case, identified as Athar Parvej, Md Jalaluddin Khan, Nooruddin Zangi alias Advocate Nooruddin and Arman Malick alias Md Imteyaz Anwer, pointing “criminal conspiracy was hatched with an intention to carry out acts of terror and violence, leading to an atmosphere of terror and endangering the unity and integrity of the nation”, reports The Print. All the accused are residents of different districts in Bihar and have been charge-sheeted under IPC and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. The case pertains to the involvement of the accused and suspected persons, associated with the PFI in unlawful and anti-national activities, who assembled in Phulwari Sharif area of Patna. The case was initially registered on July 12, 2022 at Phulwarisharif Police Station in Patna and re-registered by the NIA on July 22, 2022. The NIA chargesheet stated, “Investigations revealed that the criminal conspiracy was hatched with an intention to carry out acts of terror and violence, leading to an atmosphere of terror and endangering the unity and integrity of the nation.”
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January - 10 
A special NIA court in Kerala on January 10, sentenced an Islamic State (IS) terrorist, identified as Muhammad Polakanni, a resident of Kozhikode in Kerala, who was arrested on September 18, 2020 at the Delhi airport on his arrival from Georgia, to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment for planning to
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A special NIA court in Kerala on January 10, sentenced an Islamic State (IS) terrorist, identified as Muhammad Polakanni, a resident of Kozhikode in Kerala, who was arrested on September 18, 2020 at the Delhi airport on his arrival from Georgia, to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment for planning to carry out attacks on various targets including foreigners in the country, reports siasat.com. An NIA spokesperson stated that Muhammad Polakanni was the ninth accused convicted in a case relating to the conspiracy and consequent formation of the IS/Daesh-inspired terrorist module Ansarul Khilafa-Kerala in early 2016 by some youths which was registered suo motu by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 1, 2016.
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January - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) brought four co-accused of Jamessha Mubin (prime accused in the Coimbatore blast case), identified as Mohammed Riyas, Mohammed Nawaz Ismail, Sanofar Ali and Mohammed Thoufeek, from NIA custody at Chennai to Coimbatore for investigating the case, canindia.com r
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) brought four co-accused of Jamessha Mubin (prime accused in the Coimbatore blast case), identified as Mohammed Riyas, Mohammed Nawaz Ismail, Sanofar Ali and Mohammed Thoufeek, from NIA custody at Chennai to Coimbatore for investigating the case, canindia.com reports on January 11. The accused were taken to the deceased Jameesha Mubin’s residence where he stayed with his family.
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January - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 10 arrested two suspected operatives of the Islamic State (IS), identified as Mazin Abdul Rahman and Nadeem Ahmed, both belonging to Karnataka, from an unspecified location in Karnataka, reports The Hindu. They were arrested in the Shivamogga conspi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 10 arrested two suspected operatives of the Islamic State (IS), identified as Mazin Abdul Rahman and Nadeem Ahmed, both belonging to Karnataka, from an unspecified location in Karnataka, reports The Hindu. They were arrested in the Shivamogga conspiracy case. With this, the total number of arrests in the case have reached to six.
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January - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 12, raided total nine places, four places each in Jaipur and Kota, and one in Sawai Madhopur Districts in Rajasthan in a case related to the conspiracy of the Popular Front of India (PFI) to promote hatred between different religious groups and carr
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 12, raided total nine places, four places each in Jaipur and Kota, and one in Sawai Madhopur Districts in Rajasthan in a case related to the conspiracy of the Popular Front of India (PFI) to promote hatred between different religious groups and carry out terrorist acts in the country, reports latestly.com. NIA stated that the case is related to secret information received from reliable sources that Sadiq Sarraf, a resident of Shyopuriyon Ki Masjid in Baran District of Rajasthan, and Mohammed Asif, a resident of Retipada in Kota, of PFI along with officer bearers and members of the PFI are indulging in unlawful activities. NIA revealed that digital devices (mobile phones, SIM cards), sharp-edged knives, and incriminating material, literature and posters were recovered during the search operation.
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January - 13 
A special NIA Court in Bengaluru on January 13, awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment to four members of the proscribed outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Kador Kazi alias Mijanur Rahaman, Mustafizur Rahman alias Tuhin, Adil Sheikh alias Asadullah, and Abdul Karim alias K
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A special NIA Court in Bengaluru on January 13, awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment to four members of the proscribed outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Kador Kazi alias Mijanur Rahaman, Mustafizur Rahman alias Tuhin, Adil Sheikh alias Asadullah, and Abdul Karim alias Korim, in a case pertaining to the seizure of large quantities of electrical and electronics items, tools, chemical apparatus, containers used for fabrication of bombs and Improvised Explosive Device IEDs from the hideout of the JMB operatives, reports daijiworld.com. The case was initially registered by Karnataka Police in Bengaluru in 2019 and registered by NIA later. The NIA stated, "Our investigations established that the accused had raised funds by committing dacoity at various places in Bengaluru with the intention of furthering the activities of JMB in India. They had also collected explosive materials and test fired a rocket launcher for commission of terror acts. The proceeds of crime in the form of gold was sold by the accused for raising funds for carrying out terror activities. Eleven accused have been arrested and chargesheeted so far, while three of them were convicted earlier.”
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January - 13 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 13 filed a supplementary charge sheet against an accused, identified as Ali Asgar alias Abdullah Bihari, a resident of Bihar, involved in terror activities of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), in a special court in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh,
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 13 filed a supplementary charge sheet against an accused, identified as Ali Asgar alias Abdullah Bihari, a resident of Bihar, involved in terror activities of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), in a special court in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, reports newsdrum.in. The case pertains to the arrest of 10 active cadres of the proscribed terrorist organisation, including 6 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, which was registered at the Special Task Force (STF) Police Station in Bhopal in March 2022 and taken over by the NIA in April 2022. An NIA spokesperson stated, “Investigations have established that Asgar had been deeply influenced by the ideology of various proscribed terrorist organisations such as JMB and Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent with an intention to further their activities in India. He entered into a criminal conspiracy with his associates to influence, radicalize and motivate Indian Muslims to prepare for violent jihad against the Indian State. In pursuance of the criminal conspiracy, Asgar translated jihadi literature from Urdu and Arabic to Hindi and uploaded it on social media groups for its circulation amongst impressionable Muslims."
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January - 17 
Investigations in the case related to the arrest of the two terrorists, identified as Jagjit Singh alias Jagga and Naushad by Delhi Police on January 12, further revealed that the two terrorists were in direct contact with four terrorists -- Nazeer Bhat, Nasir Khan and Nazeer Khan of Harkat-ul Ansar
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Investigations in the case related to the arrest of the two terrorists, identified as Jagjit Singh alias Jagga and Naushad by Delhi Police on January 12, further revealed that the two terrorists were in direct contact with four terrorists -- Nazeer Bhat, Nasir Khan and Nazeer Khan of Harkat-ul Ansar, and Nadeem of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), reports latestly.com on January 18. Other than these, the duo was also in touch with gangsters-- Sunil Rathi, Neeraj Bawana, Irfan Chhenu, Hashim Baba, Ible Hasan and Imran Pehelwan. The Special Cell of the Delhi Police state that there are total of eight persons who were involved in the cross-border terror operation which targeted right-wing Hindu leaders in India, and they all had used the messaging application Signal to communicate with each other. Police sources also revealed that the two people used to procure weapons, while the other two were assigned to supply weapons to other members, adds The New Indian Express. As per the sources, the arms were from Pakistan through the drop-dead method, which was being received at an unidentified location in Uttarakhand – which is being verified by the police. The two suspects, who were arrested by Delhi Police, had been supplying hand grenades and pistols to the module – which were seized from their rented accommodation in Jahangirpuri.
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January - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 17 arrested a person, named Mohammed Sadique, from Chavara in Kollam District in Kerala, for his suspected linkages with Popular Front of India (PFI), reports The Print.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 17 arrested a person, named Mohammed Sadique, from Chavara in Kollam District in Kerala, for his suspected linkages with Popular Front of India (PFI), reports The Print.
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January - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is probing terror funding cases involving Dawood Ibrahim and his syndicate, further revealed that operatives of the D-company get special treatment at Pakistan's Karachi airport, India TV News reports on January 18. D-Company operatives get hassle-free a
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is probing terror funding cases involving Dawood Ibrahim and his syndicate, further revealed that operatives of the D-company get special treatment at Pakistan's Karachi airport, India TV News reports on January 18. D-Company operatives get hassle-free access at the Karachi airport in Pakistan and enjoy special privileges during check-ins and check-outs and don't even have to go to immigration counters or follow required security protocols. They get hassle-free access to VIP lounges at the airport and other destinations where they are supposed to meet the dreaded gangsters.
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January - 18 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) declared a bounty of INR 25,00,000 for giving information about Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar in September 2022, Free Press Journal reports on January 19. The NIA had also released the latest photos of Dawood and his four close aides. However, no concrete information
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) declared a bounty of INR 25,00,000 for giving information about Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar in September 2022, Free Press Journal reports on January 19. The NIA had also released the latest photos of Dawood and his four close aides. However, no concrete information has come to fore, so far. A reward of INR 20,00,000 was also announced on Shakeel Shaikh alias Chhota Shakeel and another INR 15,00,000 each on associates Haji Anees alias Anees Ibrahim Shaikh, Javed Patel alias Javed Chikna and Ibrahim Mushtaq Abdul Razzak Memon alias Tiger Memon. An NIA official stated, “All the fugitives are hiding in Pakistan. Besides 1993 blasts, they are wanted in several cases of terrorism, narcotics, arms trafficking, money laundering, murders and extortion. D Company has established a criminal network to smuggle arms, explosives, drugs and fake Indian currency notes (FICN) to carry out terror attacks in close association with Pakistani agencies and terror outfits.” Dawood Ibrahim had been designated as a global terrorist and is also a prime accused in 1993 Mumbai blasts.
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January - 19 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 19, filed chargesheet in a special NIA Court in Bengaluru, against two persons, identified as Akthar Hussain Laskar alias Md Hussain, a resident of Assam, and Abdul Aleem Mondal alias Md Juba alias Md Jubah, a resident of West Bengal for having affi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 19, filed chargesheet in a special NIA Court in Bengaluru, against two persons, identified as Akthar Hussain Laskar alias Md Hussain, a resident of Assam, and Abdul Aleem Mondal alias Md Juba alias Md Jubah, a resident of West Bengal for having affiliations with Al-Qaeda in connection with conspiracy hatched to send youths to Kashmir and Khorasan province of Afghanistan to undergo terrorist training, reports Big News Network. The case was initially registered on July 24, 2022, at Thilaknagar Police Station in Bengaluru in Karnataka and re-registered by the NIA on August 30, 2022. The NIA stated, "Investigations revealed that the accused were affiliated with Al-Qaeda, a proscribed terrorist organisation. Based on the directions of online handlers, the accused tried to recruit youth, to wage war against India and further they were planning to leave for the Khorasan Province of Afghanistan for terrorist training. During investigations, a lot of incriminating Jihadi materials were recovered at the instance of the accused."
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January - 20 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 20, filed a chargesheet against 20 operatives of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in a NIA special court in Bengaluru with regard to the murder of Praveen Nettaru, who was a resident of Bellare in Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka and the late
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 20, filed a chargesheet against 20 operatives of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in a NIA special court in Bengaluru with regard to the murder of Praveen Nettaru, who was a resident of Bellare in Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka and the late District Secretary of BJP Yuva Morcha (BJYM) by suspected operatives of the PFI on July 26, 2022, reports The Indian Express. THE NIA in its chargesheet stated that the targeted killing was part of PFI’s plan to create terror to further its agenda of establishing an Islamic rule in India by 2047. The case was initially investigated by Karnataka Police but later transferred to the NIA. Those chargesheeted were identified as Mahammed Shiyab, Abdul Basheer, Riyaz, Mustafa Paichar alias Mahmmad Mustafa, Masud K A, Kodaje Mohammed Sherif, Abubakkar Siddik, Noufal M, Ismail Shafi, K Mahammad Iqbal, Shaheed M, Mahammad Shafeek, Ummar Farook, Abdul Kabeer, Muhammad Ibrahim Sha, Sainul Abid, Shekh Saddam Hussain, Zakiar A, N Abdul Haris, and Thufail M H. NIA sources stated that among the chargesheeted, Shiyab, Basheer and Riyaz were directly involved in the attack on Nettaru. Among the chargesheeted accused, Mustafa Paichar, Masud K A, Kodaje Mohammed Sherif, Abubakkar Siddik, Ummar Farook M R and Thufail M H are absconding. NIA sources further stated that a cash reward of INR 5,00,000 each had been declared by the NIA on two of the accussed PFI operatives, namely Kodaje Mohammed Sherif and Masud KA, both residents of Kannada District in Karnataka, ABP Live added. The NIA had in November, 2022 announced cash rewards of a total INR 14,00,000 for those sharing information on four suspects namely S Mahammad Musthafa from Bellare, M H Tufail from Madikeri in Kodagu District, M R Ummar Farook from Kallumutlumane and Abubakkar Siddik from Bellare in Karnataka.
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January - 25 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 25, arrested Deepak Ranga, the main shooter in the rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack on Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali District of Punjab on May 9, 2022 from Gorakhpur District of Uttar Pradesh, reports India Today. Deepak Ran
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 25, arrested Deepak Ranga, the main shooter in the rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack on Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali District of Punjab on May 9, 2022 from Gorakhpur District of Uttar Pradesh, reports India Today. Deepak Ranga, a resident of Surakpur village in Jhajjar District of Haryana is a close associate of Canada-based gangster-turned-terrorist Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa and Pakistan-based gangster-turned-terrorist Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda. An NIA spokesperson stated that apart from his involvement in the RPG attack, Deepak has been involved in a number of other violent terrorist and criminal offences, including violent killings. He has been actively receiving terror funds and logistical support from Rinda and Landa.
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January - 26 
Mohammad Sadiq, who was arrested by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) on January 17, for working for the Popular Front of India (PFI) revealed that he was a fruit vendor, who was assigned the role of a ‘reporter’ by the PFI, reports The Indian Express on January 27. He had been asked by the ou
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Mohammad Sadiq, who was arrested by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) on January 17, for working for the Popular Front of India (PFI) revealed that he was a fruit vendor, who was assigned the role of a ‘reporter’ by the PFI, reports The Indian Express on January 27. He had been asked by the outfit to collect information on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) events in Kollam District in Kerala, including details of guests who were invited to these events for possible targeting by hit squads. The NIA found pamphlets of several RSS events and guest lists from his possession and also digital devices and several incriminating documents were seized from his house during the arrest operation. SATP had earlier reported this arrest on January 18.
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January - 26 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in its probe into the murder of Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Youth Leader Praveen Nettaru in 2022, reveals that Popular Front of India (PFI) had marked 21 mosques where they could hide weapons whenever required, reports India Today on January 27. It
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in its probe into the murder of Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Youth Leader Praveen Nettaru in 2022, reveals that Popular Front of India (PFI) had marked 21 mosques where they could hide weapons whenever required, reports India Today on January 27. It is revealed that PFI, as part of its agenda to create terror, communal hatred and unrest in society and to further its agenda of establishing Islamic Rule by 2047, formed secret teams called ‘Service Teams’ to carry out killings of its targets. The charge sheet also mentioned that it was Mustafa Paichar alias Mahmmad Musthaf who had ordered the last-minute killing of Praveen Nettaru as 'PFI vowed to avenge’ the killing of Muslim youth Kalanja Masood in July 2022 in Karnataka.
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January - 30 
A special NIA court in Lucknow on January 30, awarded death sentence to Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi, who was arrested in connection with an attack on security personnel stationed at Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur District of Uttar Pradesh in April 2022, reports India Today. The accused had attacked Uttar P
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A special NIA court in Lucknow on January 30, awarded death sentence to Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi, who was arrested in connection with an attack on security personnel stationed at Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur District of Uttar Pradesh in April 2022, reports India Today. The accused had attacked Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel stationed at the Gorakhnath temple. The interrogation of Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi revealed the accused’s connection to the terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS). According to UP Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), Murtaza Abbasi had taken the oath of fighting for IS and was providing financial assistance to supporters of the militant organisation.
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January - 30 
The Hyderabad team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned at least six journalists on suspected ties with terror organisations, The Print reports on January 31. As per the NIA sources, a group of journalists was maintaining a close association with the terror outfits. The journalists
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The Hyderabad team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned at least six journalists on suspected ties with terror organisations, The Print reports on January 31. As per the NIA sources, a group of journalists was maintaining a close association with the terror outfits. The journalists who were questioned, were suspected to be the mastermind behind recruiting youngsters from Northern Kerala for terror outfits. NIA also retrieved digital evidence from the journalists.
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January - 31 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 31, filed a charge sheet against Mohammad Mohsin Ahmad, who is a resident of Bihar and also a second-year electrical engineering student of Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi for propagation of the ideology of Islamic State (IS) and to raise
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 31, filed a charge sheet against Mohammad Mohsin Ahmad, who is a resident of Bihar and also a second-year electrical engineering student of Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi for propagation of the ideology of Islamic State (IS) and to raise funds for the organisation and send the amount to his Syria based handlers through cryptocurrency channels for recruitment of youth for terror activities in India, reports The Hindustan Times. Ahmad was arrested by an NIA team from Delhi’s Batla House earlier on August 8, 2022 after receiving information that he was actively engaged in raising funds for IS. The NIA charged Ahmad with criminal conspiracy and under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), in a charge sheet filed at Delhi’s Patiala House Court.
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February - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 2, filed a second supplementary charge sheet in a special court in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, against three Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) accused, named as Hamidulla alias Mufakir alias Raju Gazi alias Chamed Ali Miya, Mohammad Shahadat Huss
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 2, filed a second supplementary charge sheet in a special court in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, against three Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) accused, named as Hamidulla alias Mufakir alias Raju Gazi alias Chamed Ali Miya, Mohammad Shahadat Hussain alias Abdulla alias Hafijul Haque alias Obaidulla and Talha Talukder Faruq –all residents of Bangladesh, in a case related to JMB, reports The Print. NIA investigations revealed that Hamidulla, Hussain and Faruq are JMB cadres, who illegally entered India with the intention to further its violent terror activities. The NIA further mentioned in its chargesheet that the accused also provoked impressionable Muslim youth to launch violent jihad in India to establish Islamic (Sharia) law in India.
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February - 2 
The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) Mumbai office on February 2, received an email threatening that a person would carry out a terror attack in Mumbai in Maharashtra, reports India Today on February 3. The email claimed that a person linked to the Taliban would carry out the attack in Mumbai.
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The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) Mumbai office on February 2, received an email threatening that a person would carry out a terror attack in Mumbai in Maharashtra, reports India Today on February 3. The email claimed that a person linked to the Taliban would carry out the attack in Mumbai. According to the Police, the email address used to send the threat message had the letters "CIA" in it and the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the sender has been traced to Pakistan. Following the threat, the Mumbai Police and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) were alerted.
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February - 4 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 4 arrested three suspected activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI) from Chakia Police Station of Motihari town in East Champaran District of Bihar, reports The New Indian Express. The case pertains to the involvement of the accused and suspec
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 4 arrested three suspected activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI) from Chakia Police Station of Motihari town in East Champaran District of Bihar, reports The New Indian Express. The case pertains to the involvement of the accused and suspected persons, associated with the PFI in unlawful and anti-national activities, who had assembled in Phulwari Sharif area of Patna.
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February - 4 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a First Information Report (FIR) on January 25, and taken over the investigation of the case relating to the arrest of three persons, identified as Abdul Zahed alias Zahed alias Mohammad, Maaz Hasan Farooq and Samiuddin by Hyderabad Police for suspe
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a First Information Report (FIR) on January 25, and taken over the investigation of the case relating to the arrest of three persons, identified as Abdul Zahed alias Zahed alias Mohammad, Maaz Hasan Farooq and Samiuddin by Hyderabad Police for suspectedly conspiring to hurl grenades on public gatherings in the city, reports Hindustan Times on February 5. The FIR stated that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had made hand grenades available to their sympathisers and conspired with them to carry out "lone wolf" attacks and blasts in Hyderabad City. The FIR mentioned that the accused persons booked by the NIA were instructed to hurl hand grenades at public gatherings and processions in order to create communal tension. As per the FIR filed by NIA, Abdul Zahed, who was accused in several terror-related cases in Hyderabad and was booked by the NIA, was given the task of recruiting several youths who would carry out terror attacks in the city on the directions of the ISI and LeT. The NIA also booked Maaz Hasan Farooq and Samiuddin for conspiring terror attacks in Hyderabad in October 2022, who have been charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention) Act (UAPA). The Hyderabad Police had registered a case on October 1, 2022, under the charges of UAPA after it seized two hand grenades, two mobile phones and INR 3,91, 800 from the premises of Zahed. Considering the gravity of the case, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs' (UMHA) Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalisation Division in January handed over the case to the NIA as the case had inter-state and international linkages.
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February - 6 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on February 6, arrested one more person identified as Irshad alias Belal from Jitaura village in Motihari in East Champaran District of Bihar, reports India Today. The suspect was arrested for his active involvement in the Popular Front of India (PFI)’s crimi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on February 6, arrested one more person identified as Irshad alias Belal from Jitaura village in Motihari in East Champaran District of Bihar, reports India Today. The suspect was arrested for his active involvement in the Popular Front of India (PFI)’s criminal conspiracy to spread communal hatred. As per the agency, Irshad had attended training classes held under the garb of physical education at Ahmad Palace, Phulwari Sharif and Patna. He was also associated with the PFI’s training centres and activities. A printed PFI banner and two iron swords have been recovered from a hideout in the village of Parsauni in Muzaffarpur District. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported the arrest incident, the NIA, on February 4, had arrested three suspected activists of the PFI in Motihari in connection with the case. The arrests were made after the NIA carried out raids on eight locations based on a suspected terror module that was hatched by the PFI.
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February - 6 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on February 6, recorded the statement of the wife of Jamesha Mubin, who was the prime accused and was killed in a cylinder explosion in a car in Coimbatore District in Tamil Nadu on October 23, 2022, reports The India Express. The statement was recorded in-ca
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on February 6, recorded the statement of the wife of Jamesha Mubin, who was the prime accused and was killed in a cylinder explosion in a car in Coimbatore District in Tamil Nadu on October 23, 2022, reports The India Express. The statement was recorded in-camera at fourth Judicial Magistrate Court presided by Magistrate Saravana Babu. NIA sources stated that Mubin had told his wife about the purchase of explosives and plan to execute the blast. The Police had seized around 170 kg of materials, including explosive raw materials from the residence of Jamesha Mubin on October 24, 2022. Sources revealed that on February 7, 50 kg of black powder, 75 kg of potassium nitrate, 45 kg of aluminium and one kg of Sulphur, including fertilizer, were destroyed in a controlled environment near Sulur in Coimbatore District in a joint exercise supervised by officials of the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) of the Tamil Nadu police in accordance with instructions from the court.
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February - 7 
The investigating officers of the Mangaluru Cooker Bomb blast case of November 19, 2022, collected some very crucial information about two of the accused in the case, namely Shariq and Rihan, who were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 19, 2022 and January 6, 2023 respec
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The investigating officers of the Mangaluru Cooker Bomb blast case of November 19, 2022, collected some very crucial information about two of the accused in the case, namely Shariq and Rihan, who were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 19, 2022 and January 6, 2023 respectively, udayavani.com reported on February 8. During the investigation, the officers gathered that Shariq and Rihan used to hurl bombs on the cars and hotels to prove their potential to their handlers. The duo used to carry out such anti-social acts in isolated places, as a result, there were no reports about it.
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February - 8 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed an FIR against five identified and 26 unidentified banned Popular Front of India (PFI) operatives at Baruraj Police Station in the Muzaffarpur District of Bihar, reports freepressjournal.in reports on February 8. It has said that PFI was recruiting m
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed an FIR against five identified and 26 unidentified banned Popular Front of India (PFI) operatives at Baruraj Police Station in the Muzaffarpur District of Bihar, reports freepressjournal.in reports on February 8. It has said that PFI was recruiting militants in the border districts. Sanjiv Kumar Dubey, officer-in-charge of Baruraj Police Station said, NIA Inspector Vikash Kumar lodged the FIR against Mohammad Belal of Chakiya, Riyaz Maroof of Kunwana, Takub Khan of Mehsi, Afroz of Kasba and Mohammad Kabir of Parsauni village. He claimed that during the raids (date not mentioned) at a training centre, the NIA had found two swords and some objectionable posters, which were a threat to the communal harmony.
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February - 10 
The Delhi High Court on February 10, sought a response from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on current status of pendency of National Investigation Agency (NIA) cases in two specially designated courts at Patiala House, New Delhi, reports The Hindustan Times. Justice Jasmeet Singh sought t
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The Delhi High Court on February 10, sought a response from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on current status of pendency of National Investigation Agency (NIA) cases in two specially designated courts at Patiala House, New Delhi, reports The Hindustan Times. Justice Jasmeet Singh sought the response during the hearing of the plea moved by Manzer Imam, a suspected operative of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), who is an accused in a terror case under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and was arrested in August 2013. He is in custody for the last nine years, but the charges have not been framed against him till date. A report filed by the Delhi High Court stated that as on July 31, 2022, four NIA cases are pending before the Principal District and Sessions Judge Patiala House Court and 39 NIA trial cases are pending before the specially designated NIA court. One appeal is also pending.
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February - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 10, arrested one suspected operative of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Mohammad Sohai, from Jaipur in Rajasthan, in its crackdown against Popular Front of India (PFI) cadres for being involved in anti-India conspiracies, reports Hi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 10, arrested one suspected operative of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Mohammad Sohai, from Jaipur in Rajasthan, in its crackdown against Popular Front of India (PFI) cadres for being involved in anti-India conspiracies, reports Hindustan Times. NIA sources stated that the suspect had “conspired to radicalise Muslim youth to commit violent and unlawful activities” and was found to have been actively involved in PFI’s criminal conspiracy to disturb the peace and spread communal hatred and enmity.
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February - 11 
A team of Intelligence Bureau (IB), National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Bihar Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) visited the spot and questioned accused Mohamamad Jawed Ahmed separately in the case related to the recovery of three timer-fitted bombs in Teen Kothiya locality in Muzaffarpur District of Bi
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A team of Intelligence Bureau (IB), National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Bihar Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) visited the spot and questioned accused Mohamamad Jawed Ahmed separately in the case related to the recovery of three timer-fitted bombs in Teen Kothiya locality in Muzaffarpur District of Bihar on February 11, reports The Times of India. The matter came to light when the Police, acting on a tip-off, raided a rented accommodation in Teen Kothiya and found three youths consuming smack. During the search of the room, a bomb equipped with lethal substance and three electronic circuits with timer were recovered. The recovered bombs with timer did not have a switch, detonator or splinter. Jawed's nephew and helper Umair, a native of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh were detained for interrogation.
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February - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Karnataka Police on February 11, arrested a suspected terrorist with links to Al-Qaeda, identified as Arif, from Thanisandra in Bengaluru in Karnataka, reports India Today. Police sources stated that the accused has links to Al-Qaeda since past two years a
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Karnataka Police on February 11, arrested a suspected terrorist with links to Al-Qaeda, identified as Arif, from Thanisandra in Bengaluru in Karnataka, reports India Today. Police sources stated that the accused has links to Al-Qaeda since past two years and carried out operations from his residence. It has also been revealed that the accused got in touch with the terror outfit through social media and was active on Telegram and darknet and spreading messages of the terror outfit. The authorities stated that he was preparing to reach Syria through Iraq in March. He was also planning to reach Afghanistan if not able to go to Syria.
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February - 12 
The National Investigation Agency unearthed a Syria-based online entity namely 'Ummimmarah' to which funds were transferred using cryptocurrency, Economic Times reported on February 13. The NIA on January 31, had filed a charge sheet against Mohammad Mohsin Ahmad, for propagation of the ideology the
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The National Investigation Agency unearthed a Syria-based online entity namely 'Ummimmarah' to which funds were transferred using cryptocurrency, Economic Times reported on February 13. The NIA on January 31, had filed a charge sheet against Mohammad Mohsin Ahmad, for propagation of the ideology the Islamic State (IS) and to raise funds for the organization and send the amount to his Syria based handlers through cryptocurrency channels for recruitment of youth for terror activities in India. In its chargesheet, the NIA revealed that the accused operated a crypto account with bitcoin exchange, Wazir X, which he opened and raised funds from as many as 20 entities in less than two years. The chargesheet stated that Ahmad raised money through his Canara Bank account and later transferred the funds to the Wazir X account from where the payments were made in crypto namely 'TRX' to Syria-based online entity 'Ummimmarah.' NIA officials stated that he opened the bitcoin account by providing a PAN card and Aadhaar number which helped the agencies to track him. NIA also seized hand-written notes of Ahmad which referred to 'Al-Sham', the historical name for the Greater Syria region, now commonly known as the Levant or eastern Mediterranean, as per the chargesheet. Ahmad was arrested by an NIA team from Delhi’s Batla House in 2022 after receiving information that he was actively engaged in raising funds for IS.
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February - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 12, arrested one person identified as Hamraz Worshid Shaikh for his suspected links to Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) from Thane District in Maharashtra, reports The Indian Express. NIA sources stated that the accused was planning to leave
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 12, arrested one person identified as Hamraz Worshid Shaikh for his suspected links to Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) from Thane District in Maharashtra, reports The Indian Express. NIA sources stated that the accused was planning to leave for Afghanistan and was in contact with foreign-based online handlers via encrypted communication platforms.
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February - 14 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is searching over 60 locations across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in a massive crackdown on suspects having links with the Islamic State (IS), NDTV reports on February 15. Searches are being carried out in connection with blasts that occurred in Tamil Nad
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is searching over 60 locations across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in a massive crackdown on suspects having links with the Islamic State (IS), NDTV reports on February 15. Searches are being carried out in connection with blasts that occurred in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore District and Karnataka's Mangaluru in Dakshina Kannada District in 2022.
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February - 15 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 15 declared INR 1.5 million reward for providing information about Canada-based gangster turned terrorist Lakhbhir Singh alias Landa, who is wanted under Case Number. 37/2022/NIA/DLI dated 20.08.2022 (Unlawful Activities of Proscribed Terrorist Org
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 15 declared INR 1.5 million reward for providing information about Canada-based gangster turned terrorist Lakhbhir Singh alias Landa, who is wanted under Case Number. 37/2022/NIA/DLI dated 20.08.2022 (Unlawful Activities of Proscribed Terrorist Organizations in various Parts of the Country, reports Indian Express. He is involved in several terrorist activities in Punjab and arms smuggling from Pakistan. NIA also said the identification of the informer will be kept secret.
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February - 16 
The Delhi unit of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 16 arrested one person in Hyderabad, identified as Abdul Kareem alias Arshad Khan, on charges of being the financier for the series of attacks in Hyderabad city, planned on festivals and major gatherings, starting from Independence Da
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The Delhi unit of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 16 arrested one person in Hyderabad, identified as Abdul Kareem alias Arshad Khan, on charges of being the financier for the series of attacks in Hyderabad city, planned on festivals and major gatherings, starting from Independence Day reports The Hindustan Times. The case was initially booked by Hyderabad Special Investigation Team (SIT) and later taken up by the NIA. According to the Police, Kareem funded a total of INR 40,00,000 billion, which he received from Pakistan through hawala, to three suspected terrorists identified as Abdul Zahed alias Motu, Mohammad Sameeuddin alias Sami, and Maaz Hasan Farooq alias Maaz. The NIA stated in its FIR that Zahed has been accused of being involved in other terror-related cases in Hyderabad. He had recruited several youths on the directions of suspected Pakistan-based handlers belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Zahed was earlier arrested for his involvement in a suicide bomb case in 2005 but was released in 2017 for lack of evidence.
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February - 16 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) carried out raids at five locations in Ernakulum District of Kerala on February 16, for probing the bomb blasts that occurred in Coimbatore of Tamil Nadu and Mangalore in Karnataka in 2022, reports The New Indian Express. Investigation teams of NIA units from
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) carried out raids at five locations in Ernakulum District of Kerala on February 16, for probing the bomb blasts that occurred in Coimbatore of Tamil Nadu and Mangalore in Karnataka in 2022, reports The New Indian Express. Investigation teams of NIA units from Chennai and New Delhi assisted by its Kochi unit conducted raids on the residences of suspects linked with both cases. In Ernakulam District, the searches were conducted at residences in Kochi city, Mattancherry, Aluva and Edathala. NIA sources stated that the investigation into both cases revealed the names of persons who were in contact with the accused persons and a decision on recording their arrest would be taken after the interrogation.
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February - 17 
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on February 17, convicted one person identified as Mohammed Sirajuddin alias Siraj alias Mohammed Siraj, a resident of Jawahar Nagar in Jaipur in Rajasthan and a permanent resident of Gulbarga in Karnataka, for arranging and assisting active “Islam
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A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on February 17, convicted one person identified as Mohammed Sirajuddin alias Siraj alias Mohammed Siraj, a resident of Jawahar Nagar in Jaipur in Rajasthan and a permanent resident of Gulbarga in Karnataka, for arranging and assisting active “Islamic State (IS) operatives” in organising online discussions and meetings towards planning and executing “acts of violence and terrorism.”, reports The Indian Express. The accused had been convicted under various sections including 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 13 (punishment for unlawful activities), 38 (offence relating to membership of a terrorist organisation) and 39 (offence relating to support given to a terrorist organisation) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Sirajuddin was engaged as an assistant manager with the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) in Jaipur when he was arrested by the Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on December 10, 2015. Subsequently, the NIA took over the investigation in February 2016. NIA sources stated that the case pertains to promotion of the IS ideology, and inciting others over social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram, to join IS and to indulge in terrorist activities. It also stated that the accused “was spreading dis-affection among Muslim youth and inciting them against India in order to execute their violent designs. He actively used online chats and messages to advocate and spread the philosophy of IS in various parts of the world. He also arranged and assisted in organising online discussions and meetings among active IS operatives to plan and execute acts of violence and terrorism.” The NIA further stated in its chargesheet filed in 2016 that, “Sirajuddin was preparing to go to Tripoli, in Libya, and his passport was ready. He was very active on the internet and was communicating with several people in various countries, including Libya, Iran, Iraq, Syria.” As per official records, one laptop (Apple MacBook), one dual SIM mobile, two SIM cards and one Secure Digital (SD) card was seized from Sirajuddin’s possession at the time of his arrest.
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February - 17 
The Delhi High Court on February 17, sought the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) response in a plea filed by a convicted terrorist, identified as Mohsin Ibrahim Sayyed, praying to make two sentences - one by the Mumbai NIA court in the Malwani ISIS case along with the sentence awarded by the De
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The Delhi High Court on February 17, sought the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) response in a plea filed by a convicted terrorist, identified as Mohsin Ibrahim Sayyed, praying to make two sentences - one by the Mumbai NIA court in the Malwani ISIS case along with the sentence awarded by the Delhi NIA court in the Roorkee module case - run concurrent, reports The Indian Express. Mohsin Ibrahim Sayyed was convicted in January 2022 in the Malwani ISIS case on charges of trying to radicalise Muslim youths to join the Islamic State (IS) terror group in India and by the Patiala House Court in Delhi in June 2022, for conspiracy to perform a terror strike during the Ardh Kumbh Mela at Haridwar in Uttarakhand. He was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment and seven years’ imprisonment by the Mumbai NIA court and Delhi court, respectively. Sayyed's counsel informed the court that he is not challenging the petitioner's conviction and sentence by the Delhi court, but that his conviction and sentence of imprisonment by the Mumbai was not brought to the notice of the Delhi court and hence a direction to run the two sentences together should be passed by this court.
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February - 18 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 18, conducted searches at seven locations in Rajasthan after getting information that Popular Front of India (PFI) operatives, identified as Sadiq Sarraf and Mohammed Asif were indulging in “unlawful activities” along with other office-bearers and
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 18, conducted searches at seven locations in Rajasthan after getting information that Popular Front of India (PFI) operatives, identified as Sadiq Sarraf and Mohammed Asif were indulging in “unlawful activities” along with other office-bearers and cadres, reports The Hindu. Of the seven locations, three places were in Kota District of Rajasthan, and one each in Sawai Madhopur, Bhilwara, Bundi and Jaipur Districts. These locations are residential and commercial premises of suspects in the case, the NIA said in a statement, adding that “during searches digital devices, air-gun, sharp weapons and incriminating documents were recovered.”
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February - 19 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team raided training center of Popular Front of India (PFI) at Gandhi Maidan at Chakiya town in East Champaran District of Bihar on February 19, where newly-recruited PFI activists were taking training of arms and other activities under the supervision of Sult
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team raided training center of Popular Front of India (PFI) at Gandhi Maidan at Chakiya town in East Champaran District of Bihar on February 19, where newly-recruited PFI activists were taking training of arms and other activities under the supervision of Sultan Usman Khan alias Yaqub Khan, the District ‘president’ of PFI, reports Times of India The raids were conducted on the basis of information revealed by two arrested PFI activists-Tanveer Raza alias Barkati and Mohd Abid alias Aryan-who were arrested by NIA from their native village Bahadurpur under Mehasi Police Station in East Champaran District of Bihar on February 6.
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February - 20 
On February 20, a special judge of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court Jaipur, Rajasthan, convicted Mohammed Sirajuddin alias Siraj for promoting Islamic State (IS) ideology and influencing others over social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram to become members of the
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On February 20, a special judge of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court Jaipur, Rajasthan, convicted Mohammed Sirajuddin alias Siraj for promoting Islamic State (IS) ideology and influencing others over social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram to become members of the proscribed terror group and to indulge in terrorist activities, reports The Print.
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February - 20 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 20, filed its second supplementary charge sheet before a special court in Ahmedabad, against 22 persons and seven companies in connection with the September 2021 Mundra port narcotics seizure case in Gujarat, reports The Hindustan Times. Earlier, N
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 20, filed its second supplementary charge sheet before a special court in Ahmedabad, against 22 persons and seven companies in connection with the September 2021 Mundra port narcotics seizure case in Gujarat, reports The Hindustan Times. Earlier, NIA filed its first charge sheet in the case against 16 persons on March 14, 2022, and second charge sheet against nine persons on August 29, 2022. The NIA stated in its chargesheet that funds generated through the sale proceeds of heroin were provided to militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for carrying out terrorist activities in India.
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February - 21 
On February 21, National Investigation Agency (NIA) searched 76 locations across eight states: Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to dismantle the nexus between terrorists, gangsters, drug smugglers and traffickers based in India and abroad, and
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On February 21, National Investigation Agency (NIA) searched 76 locations across eight states: Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to dismantle the nexus between terrorists, gangsters, drug smugglers and traffickers based in India and abroad, and recovered nine illegal weapons, including pistols, revolvers, rifles, INR 15 million in cash, hard drives and mobile phones, reports NIA. Investigations have revealed that conspiracies for several such crimes, including the killing of Maharashtra builder, Sanjay Biyani (April 5, 2022), and Sandeep Nangal Ambia, an international Kabbadi organizer (March 14, 2022) in Punjab were being planned in prisons of different states and were being executed by an organized network of operatives based abroad. “Searches were conducted at the premises of Lakhvir Singh at Muktsar, Naresh at Abohar, Surender alias Cheeku in Haryana, Kaushal Choudhary and Amit Dagar of Gurugram and Sunil Rathi of Uttar Pradesh”, the statement reads. The agency added that the houses of hawala (illegal money transfer) operatives, weapon suppliers, business associates, financiers and those who provided logistics were also searched. The investigations have revealed that many criminals, had fled to countries like Pakistan, Canada, Malaysia and Australia and were planning their crimes from there in association with criminals lodged in jails in different states. These groups were carrying out targeted killings and raising funds for their nefarious activities through smuggling of drugs and weapons, hawala and extortions.
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February - 23 
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Delhi on February 23, convicted one person identified as Mohammad Parvez, a resident of Delhi’s Chandni Mahal, in a 2017 espionage case after he was found to be working for his Pakistan-based handlers, reports NDTV. An NIA spokesperson said, "Th
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A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Delhi on February 23, convicted one person identified as Mohammad Parvez, a resident of Delhi’s Chandni Mahal, in a 2017 espionage case after he was found to be working for his Pakistan-based handlers, reports NDTV. An NIA spokesperson said, "The convicted accused (Parvez) was found to be working for handlers of Pakistan intelligence services (ISI). He got SIM cards issued in the name of other people and shared their WhatsApp activation codes to his Pakistani handlers for virtual activation of the WhatsApp accounts. He was paid by his Pakistani handlers during his trips to Pakistan and also through hawala channels in Delhi for carrying out such tasks.” He stated that the case pertains to a conspiracy hatched by foreign intelligence agencies to obtain information from defence personnel posted in sensitive border areas of India. The accused was convicted under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
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February - 23 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 23, seized a community hall belonging to the Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Praveen Nattaru by suspected operatives of the PFI on July 26, 2022, reports India Today. According to th
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 23, seized a community hall belonging to the Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Praveen Nattaru by suspected operatives of the PFI on July 26, 2022, reports India Today. According to the NIA, the Mitturu Community Hall - spread across 0.2 acres - in Bantwal of Dakshina Kannada District in Karnataka, was being used for terrorism, including terrorist training and was purportedly used weeks before the murder of the BJP worker. The NIA statement read, “NIA attaches Mitturu community hall/Freedom community hall situated in Idkidu village of Dakshina Kannada district after the agency during the probe found that the said premise is being used to impart arms training to members of PFI.”
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February - 24 
On February 24, National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Lucky Khokhar alias Denis, a close associate of Canada-based designated terrorist Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dalla and five others, identified as Lakhvir Singh, Harpreet, Dalip Bishnoi, Surinder alias Chiku Chaudhary and Hari Om alias Titu
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On February 24, National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Lucky Khokhar alias Denis, a close associate of Canada-based designated terrorist Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dalla and five others, identified as Lakhvir Singh, Harpreet, Dalip Bishnoi, Surinder alias Chiku Chaudhary and Hari Om alias Titu from different locations in connection with its cases related to the nexus between criminal gangs, terror groups and drug mafia, reports The Tribune. The NIA spokesperson informed that Khalistani terrorist Khokhar, who was arrested from Sri Ganganagar District in Rajasthan, was working for Arsh Dalla, who has been involved in smuggling arms, ammunition, explosives, across international and inter-state borders in India for several banned terror outfits, including the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF). Khokhar received funds from Dalla for carrying out terror-related activities in the country, the officials stated.
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February - 25 
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on February 25, convicted eight operatives of the Islamic State (IS), identified as Atif Muzaffar, Mohammad Danish, Syed Meer Hasan, Mohammad Saifulla, Mohammad Faisal, Gauss Mohammad Khan alias Karan Khatri, Azhar Khan alias Azhar Khali
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A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on February 25, convicted eight operatives of the Islamic State (IS), identified as Atif Muzaffar, Mohammad Danish, Syed Meer Hasan, Mohammad Saifulla, Mohammad Faisal, Gauss Mohammad Khan alias Karan Khatri, Azhar Khan alias Azhar Khalifa and Asif Iqbal alias Rocky for conspiring and planning terrorist acts to wage war against the Indian government, reports NDTV. The NIA stated that the convicts were involved in an explosion on board the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train on March 7, 2017, which had left ten people injured. The eight convicts were arrested in 2017 in the “Kanpur conspiracy” case pertaining to planning of terror acts. The case was registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Arms Act and the Explosive Substances Act. The NIA investigation revealed that the convicts had prepared and tested some improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unsuccessfully tried to plant them at various locations in Uttar Pradesh.
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February - 25 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sent a five-member team to Dubai on February 25, to investigate cases related to the involvement of Dawood Ibrahim and his cartel, known as D company, in running global terrorist networks and a transnational organised crime syndicate that involves smugglin
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sent a five-member team to Dubai on February 25, to investigate cases related to the involvement of Dawood Ibrahim and his cartel, known as D company, in running global terrorist networks and a transnational organised crime syndicate that involves smuggling and hawala extortion, The Indian Express reports. The five-member team comprises officials from the NIA, Intelligence Bureau (IB), Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The team is looking into various aspects of money laundering and terror funding by the D-Company. The NIA had in November 2022, filed a chargesheet naming Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and his associates which stated, “They raised, collected and extorted huge amounts of money by threatening and by putting person(s) in fear of death or grievous hurt, for the D-Company, for the benefit of an individual terrorist (Dawood Ibrahim) in the instant case, and with the intention to threaten the security of India and create terror in the minds of the general public.”
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February - 26 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 26, informed Mumbai Police to be alert via email that a terror suspect, identified as Sarfaraz Memon, entered Mumbai, after taking terror training in China, Hong Kong, and Pakistan, reports news.abplive.com. The NIA mentions the word "dangerous" in
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 26, informed Mumbai Police to be alert via email that a terror suspect, identified as Sarfaraz Memon, entered Mumbai, after taking terror training in China, Hong Kong, and Pakistan, reports news.abplive.com. The NIA mentions the word "dangerous" in its email asking Mumbai Police to be alert. The NIA stated that the person is a resident of Indore in Madhya Pradesh and it has also sent his Aadhar card, driving licence and passport details to the Mumbai Police.
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February - 27 
An unknown Pakistani man referred to as ‘Uncle’ as well as a WhatsApp number from Malaysia ‘+60146950130’ used to direct the accused during the smuggling of 149 Counterfeit Indian Currency Notes of denomination of INR 2,000 are under National Investigation Agency (NIA) radar in a fresh case taken ov
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An unknown Pakistani man referred to as ‘Uncle’ as well as a WhatsApp number from Malaysia ‘+60146950130’ used to direct the accused during the smuggling of 149 Counterfeit Indian Currency Notes of denomination of INR 2,000 are under National Investigation Agency (NIA) radar in a fresh case taken over by the agency, The Statesman reports on February 28. As the case relates to an attempt to damage the monetary stability of India by way of smuggling and circulation of High-Quality Counterfeit Indian Currency Notes, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalization (CTCR) division handed over the case to the NIA on February 6, 2023. In its FIR, the NIA named three persons that included Shikilkar; Chaudhari, a resident of Jamatiya colony in Bandra West, Mumbai 50; and an unknown man named ‘Uncle’, a resident of Pakistan. The name of ‘Uncle’ came to light during the interrogation of Shikilkar, who was caught by the Mumbai Crime Branch on November 17, 2021, in Thane. The NIA’s First Information Report (FIR) registered by its Mumbai wing stated, “The offence relates to an attempt to damage the monetary stability of India by way of smuggling and circulation of High-Quality Counterfeit Indian Currency Notes.” During the interrogation, Shikilkar revealed that the notes recovered from his possession were given to him by an unknown person referred to as ‘uncle’, who is a resident of Pakistan, to deliver them to someone in exchange for original Indian currency notes of INR 1,80,000 after he got a call from WhatsApp number ‘+60146950130’.
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February - 27 
On February 27, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow sentenced three terrorists, identified as Sabauddin alias Saba alias Farhan alias Sanjeev, Imran Shahzad alias Abu Osama alias Ajay alias Ajay alias Asad alias Rameez alias Uwais and Mohammad Farooq alias Abu alias Zulfkar alia
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On February 27, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow sentenced three terrorists, identified as Sabauddin alias Saba alias Farhan alias Sanjeev, Imran Shahzad alias Abu Osama alias Ajay alias Ajay alias Asad alias Rameez alias Uwais and Mohammad Farooq alias Abu alias Zulfkar alias Naman, in the case of attack on Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF) Camp in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, in the year 2007, reports The Statesman. Seven CRPF Jawans and a rickshaw puller were killed in the terror attack. ATS special Judge Vivekananda Sharan Tripathi, while awarding life imprisonment to the three convicted terrorists, also imposed a fine of INR 18,000 on each of them. The Police and the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) had arrested 11 persons in connection with this case.
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February - 28 
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Ahmedabad on February 28 sentenced two persons, identified as Naeem Ramodia and Wasim Ramodia, who were arrested for their suspected links to Islamic State (IS) through Pakistani handlers, to ten years of rigorous imprisonment, reports The India
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A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Ahmedabad on February 28 sentenced two persons, identified as Naeem Ramodia and Wasim Ramodia, who were arrested for their suspected links to Islamic State (IS) through Pakistani handlers, to ten years of rigorous imprisonment, reports The Indian Express. The two persons were arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) from Rajkot and Bhavnagar in Gujarat, respectively, in February 2017 for their involvement in misusing social media platforms to radicalise and recruit cadres to carry out terror acts in India in the name of IS. They were convicted under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Explosive Substances Act and criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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February - 28 
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on February 28, awarded death penalty to seven suspected Islamic State (IS) operatives, identified as Mohammad Faisal, Gaus Mohammad Khan, Mohammad Azhar, Atiq Muzaffer, Mohammad Danish, Mohammad Sayyed Meer Hussain, and Asif Iqbal and a
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A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on February 28, awarded death penalty to seven suspected Islamic State (IS) operatives, identified as Mohammad Faisal, Gaus Mohammad Khan, Mohammad Azhar, Atiq Muzaffer, Mohammad Danish, Mohammad Sayyed Meer Hussain, and Asif Iqbal and a life term to one, identified as Mohammad Atif alias Asif Irani in connection with the Kanpur terror conspiracy case, reports The Indian Express. All eight convicts were arrested in Kanpur in 2017 in connection with planning terror acts. Delivering the sentence, Special NIA court judge VS Tripathi observed that the case fell in the rarest of rare category and the convicts were entitled to the severest punishment. SATP had on February 26, reported the conviction of these IS operatives.
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March - 4 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 4 arrested, M H Tuffail, the prime accused in the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru in July 26, 2022, from Dasaralli under Amruthalli Police Station limits in Bengaluru in Karnataka, reports The Hindustan Times.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 4 arrested, M H Tuffail, the prime accused in the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru in July 26, 2022, from Dasaralli under Amruthalli Police Station limits in Bengaluru in Karnataka, reports The Hindustan Times. According to NIA officials, Tuffail was a member of the Popular Front of India (PFI). Earlier, he was accused in the Prashanth Poojari murder case registered in 2016 at Kushalnagar Rural Police Station in Karnataka and attempt to murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ganesh in 2012 at Madikeri Rural Police Station in Karnataka, bignewsnetwork.com adds.
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March - 5 
Four teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 5, conducted raids at four locations in Dakshina Kannada District in Karnataka to nab four terror suspects, identified as Mohammad Sinan, Iqbal, Sarfaraz Nawaz and Noufal who were involved in terror funding to plant bombs during an event
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Four teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 5, conducted raids at four locations in Dakshina Kannada District in Karnataka to nab four terror suspects, identified as Mohammad Sinan, Iqbal, Sarfaraz Nawaz and Noufal who were involved in terror funding to plant bombs during an event of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bihar, news9live.com reports. The NIA teams raided the houses of all the four accused and arrested them from Nandavara near Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada District. Preliminary reports suggest that the suspects were part of a terror activity that was supposed to be conducted during Prime Minister’s visit to Patna. Although it is unclear as to which visit of PM Modi to Patna was being targeted, there are claims that it could be either the 2013 visit or 2022 visit. According to NIA investigation in this matter, large sums of money were being sent by the accused to multiple bank accounts based in Bihar. Investigation also suggests that the fund transfers were being made from Karnataka. Incriminating documents were seized from the accused during the arrest operation.
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March - 6 
The prime accused in the Mangaluru blast case, Mohammad Shariq, who suffered severe burn injuries during the explosion, was discharged from Bengaluru’s Victoria Hospital on March 6 and was taken to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody, The Hindustan Times reports. Sources stated the NIA will
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The prime accused in the Mangaluru blast case, Mohammad Shariq, who suffered severe burn injuries during the explosion, was discharged from Bengaluru’s Victoria Hospital on March 6 and was taken to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody, The Hindustan Times reports. Sources stated the NIA will probe him in connection with his links with the global terror network to spread terror in India and will produce him before the NIA Special Court seeking his custody for further probe.
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March - 7 
Intensifying its drive against the nexus among terrorists, gangsters and drug smugglers in cases related to three major organised crime syndicates being operated by Pakistan-based Harvinder Rinda, Lawrence Bishnoi and Bambiha group, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 7, attached five p
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Intensifying its drive against the nexus among terrorists, gangsters and drug smugglers in cases related to three major organised crime syndicates being operated by Pakistan-based Harvinder Rinda, Lawrence Bishnoi and Bambiha group, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 7, attached five properties, four in Haryana and one in Delhi, owned by the gangsters, Tribune India reports. NIA stated, “The properties attached by us were acquired from funds generated from carrying out different types of terrorist and criminal extortion activities. Properties acquired by 'proceeds of terrorism', as they were being used for hatching terror conspiracies and execution of crimes.” The properties attached include a house of Chhotu Ram alias 'Bhat' at Chautala in Sirsa district, a house of Jagseer Singh alias 'Jagga Sarpanch' alias 'Jagsir' at Takhatmal, a house of Virender Singh alias 'Kala Rana' in Yamuna Nagar and the land of Raju alias 'Mota' of Basaudi in Sonipat District of Haryana, and a land of Satyawan Sehrawat alias 'Sonu' at Dariyapur in Delhi. The NIA stated that Kala Rana, Chhotu Ram and Jagseer Singh used to provide weapons and arrange logistics, include safe sanctuaries, to the gang members. Satyawan and Raju had also harboured gangsters. They had a major role to play in the generation of funds to support the operations of terror-crime syndicates. Raju had laundered the money by investing the 'proceeds of terrorism' in real estate business and other businesses, including liquor.
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March - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 9, took over the case of 10 Pakistani smugglers who had been apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) off the Gujarat coast with a cache of arms, ammunition and drugs worth INR 280 million on December 26, 2022, report
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 9, took over the case of 10 Pakistani smugglers who had been apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) off the Gujarat coast with a cache of arms, ammunition and drugs worth INR 280 million on December 26, 2022, reports ahmedabadmirror.com. The ATS and the ICG, had in a joint operation arrested 10 Pakistani nationals in Indian waters off the Okha coast. About 40 kg heroin as well as six foreign-made pistols, six magazines and 120 rounds of live ammunition were seized from them. Since there was a narcotic involved with the case, officials of the NIA had informally joined the investigation at that time. However, the NIA now officially took over the case from Gujarat ATS. The case was transferred on the orders of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). This case was re-registered under several provisions of the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act and the Arms Act on March 9, 2023, under the NIA.
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March - 10 
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special court at Poonamallee in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), on March 10, granted seven days custody of five accused, identified as Mohammad Azharudheen, Firoz Ismail, Muhammad Nawaz Ismail, Umar Farooq and Feroze Khan to NIA for interrogation in the Coimbatore car bla
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A National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special court at Poonamallee in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), on March 10, granted seven days custody of five accused, identified as Mohammad Azharudheen, Firoz Ismail, Muhammad Nawaz Ismail, Umar Farooq and Feroze Khan to NIA for interrogation in the Coimbatore car blast on October 23, 2023, reports goachronicle.com. They would be in NIA custody till March 16 after which they will be brought back to Chennai and produced before the court and lodged in Poonamallee jail. A total of 11 accused, suspected to have Islamic State (IS) links, were arrested in connection with the blast.
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March - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 11, announced a reward of INR 10 billion for providing information on the whereabouts of Sawad, the prime accused in the 2010 Kerala hand chopping case, reports daijiworld.com. Sawad is a resident of Ernakulam District in Kerala. The case pertains to
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 11, announced a reward of INR 10 billion for providing information on the whereabouts of Sawad, the prime accused in the 2010 Kerala hand chopping case, reports daijiworld.com. Sawad is a resident of Ernakulam District in Kerala. The case pertains to the chopping of a Professor, T.J. Joseph's right hand in July 2010 by the operatives of the Popular Front of India (PFI). The case was later investigated by the NIA. However, the key accused in the case, Sawad, continues to be on the run since then.
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March - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 11, conducted searches at four locations at Seoni District in Madhya Pradesh and one location at Pune in Maharashtra in cases related to attempts by persons linked with the Islamic State (IS) and its fronts to radicalise and instigate youths to carry
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 11, conducted searches at four locations at Seoni District in Madhya Pradesh and one location at Pune in Maharashtra in cases related to attempts by persons linked with the Islamic State (IS) and its fronts to radicalise and instigate youths to carry out acts of terror against a particular community, reports The Indian Express. An NIA spokesperson stated, “Following up on leads, NIA teams searched the houses of suspects Talha Khan in Pune and Akram Khan in Seoni in the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) case.” The residential and commercial premises of Shoeb Khan and Abdul Aziz Khan, suspects in the Shivamogga IS case related to the Mangaluru blast were searched. Aziz was in contact with the arrested accused in the Shivamogga-IS case, Maaz Muneer Ahmed of Karnataka, who had procured explosives for the trial blast. After conducting the raids, the NIA arrested two of them, Abdul Aziz and Shoaib Khan for questioning in connection with a bomb blast and burning of the national flag by three IS terrorists in Karnataka's Shivamogga in 2022. The case was initially registered by Delhi Police Special Cell after the arrest of Kashmiri couple Jahanzaib Sami Wani and Hina Bashir Beigh from Delhi. The couple was found to be affiliated with ISKP. During investigations, the role of another accused Abdullah Basith emerged, who was already lodged in Tihar Jail in another NIA case.
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March - 13 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13, filed a charge sheet against two arrested operatives of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Mohammad Ashif alias Asif, a resident of Kota in Rajasthan and Sadiq Sarraf, a resident of Baran District in Rajasthan, in a case related to ac
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13, filed a charge sheet against two arrested operatives of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Mohammad Ashif alias Asif, a resident of Kota in Rajasthan and Sadiq Sarraf, a resident of Baran District in Rajasthan, in a case related to activities and agenda of violent extremism by the outfit being pursued in Rajasthan, reports India Today. According to NIA, the case was registered in September 2022 to investigate the criminal conspiracy, which had been hatched by PFI cadres with the aim of driving a wedge between different communities in India through radicalisation and arms-training of gullible Muslim youth, training them in handling of weapons and explosives and raising funds for carrying out acts of terror and violence with the objective of establishing Islamic Rule in India by 2047. An NIA spokesperson stated, “Ashif and Sarraf are trained PFI members who were involved in recruitment and radicalisation of impressionable Muslim youth for the PFI for committing violent acts. They were also found involved in organising training camps in handling of weapons and explosives, instigating PFI cadres to pick-up arms and raising funds for carrying out violent activities.” The NIA also stated that the accused persons were collecting funds in the name of ‘Zakat’ for procurement of weapons and organising weapon and explosives training camps for PFI cadres. They were charged various Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
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March - 16 
A Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist, identified as Arif Hussain, who is an expert in fabrication of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) has been sentenced to seven-year rigorous imprisonment by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Bengaluru on March 16, reports latest
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A Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist, identified as Arif Hussain, who is an expert in fabrication of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) has been sentenced to seven-year rigorous imprisonment by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Bengaluru on March 16, reports latestly.com. An NIA spokesperson stated that Arif Hussain, a resident of Panpara in Barpeta District of Assam, is the eighth JMB operative sentenced in a case related to generating funds for the terror group by committing dacoity. The accused has been held guilty under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Arms Act. The NIA further stated that as an IED expert, Hussain imparted training to co-accused in the preparation of IEDs, adding after committing dacoity, he had sold the looted gold in Assam and the money generated was then used for furthering the activities of JMB in India.
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March - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 16, filed a chargesheet against two accused, identified as Maaz Muneer Ahmed and Syed Yasin, in Shivamogga Islamic State (IS) case pertaining to the conspiracy hatched to further the activities of IS by carrying out acts of arson sabotage and violence
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 16, filed a chargesheet against two accused, identified as Maaz Muneer Ahmed and Syed Yasin, in Shivamogga Islamic State (IS) case pertaining to the conspiracy hatched to further the activities of IS by carrying out acts of arson sabotage and violence in Karnataka, reports NIA. The case was earlier registered with Police and NIA re-registered the case in September 2022 and took over the investigations of the case after the stabbing of one Prem Singh at Shivamogga in Karnataka on August 15, 2022. Maaz, and Yasin, had been charged under sections 120B, 121A and 122 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, sections 18, 18B, 20 & 38 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), and sections 4 (i) & 5 of Explosive Substances Act, and section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act.
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March - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 16, filed a supplementary charge sheet against five cadres of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Shaik Raheem, Shaik Vahaid Ali, Jafrulla Khan Pathan, Shaik Riyaz Ahmed and Abdul Waris from Nizamabad District in Telengana, in a NIA specia
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 16, filed a supplementary charge sheet against five cadres of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Shaik Raheem, Shaik Vahaid Ali, Jafrulla Khan Pathan, Shaik Riyaz Ahmed and Abdul Waris from Nizamabad District in Telengana, in a NIA special court in Hyderabad, reports thehansindia.com. An NIA spokesperson stated, "The accused persons charged are trained PFI cadre who were found involved in provoking and radicalising impressionable Muslim youth, recruiting them into the PFI and imparting weapons training in specifically organized PFI training camps." Earlier, in December, 2022, NIA had filed the first charge sheet against 11 accused in the case. The five accused have been charge-sheeted under sections 120B, 153A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 13(1)(b), 18, 18 A and 18 B of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967.
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March - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on March 17, filed two separate chargesheets against a total of 68 Popular Front of India (PFI) cadres, leaders and operatives in two separate cases in Kochi in Kerala and Chennai in Tamil Nadu, reports NIA. The chargesheets filed, relate to separate criminal
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on March 17, filed two separate chargesheets against a total of 68 Popular Front of India (PFI) cadres, leaders and operatives in two separate cases in Kochi in Kerala and Chennai in Tamil Nadu, reports NIA. The chargesheets filed, relate to separate criminal conspiracies hatched by PFI to create a wedge between people of different communities through radicalisation of Muslim youth, providing them with training in handling of weapons and raising funds for carrying out acts of terror and violence with the ultimate objective of establishing an Islamic Rule in India by 2047. Kerala PFI case was registered by the NIA in September 2022. The chargesheet also included the connected case of the killing of a Palakkad resident, Sreenivasan, who was hacked to death by PFI cadres. As part of the investigation, NIA attached over 17 properties associated with PFI identified as proceeds of terrorism and froze 18 bank accounts. Some of the prominent PFI leaders included in the chargesheet are ‘state general secretary’ Abdul Sathar, ‘state executive member’ Yahiya Koya Thangal, Ernakulam ‘zonal secretary’ Shihas M H, other District level ‘leaders’- Sainudheen T S, Sadik A P, C T Sulaiman and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) state general secretary P K Usman in Kerala as well as Khalid Mohammad, vice president’ of PFI in Tamil Nadu.
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March - 18 
On March 18, National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an accused, identified as Mohammed lrshad Alam, from Mehsi in East Champaran District of Bihar in Phulwari Sharif Bihar Popular Front of India (PFI) case, NIA press release states on March 20. “The cadres in Phulwarisharif and Motihari had vo
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On March 18, National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an accused, identified as Mohammed lrshad Alam, from Mehsi in East Champaran District of Bihar in Phulwari Sharif Bihar Popular Front of India (PFI) case, NIA press release states on March 20. “The cadres in Phulwarisharif and Motihari had vowed to continue PFl activities in a clandestine manner in Bihar and had also arranged arms and ammunition recently to eliminate a youth of a particular community in Bihar's East Champaran District”, the statement reads. Alam was in close association with accused Yakub Khan alias Usman alias Sultan, a Physical Education Trainer of PFI, said the agency, adding “Yakub had posted incriminating videos on social media to spread communal flare-up.” With the arrest of Alam, the number of accused arrested in the case has gone up to 13, said the NIA.
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March - 18 
On March 18, National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against 19 leaders of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in a case related to a criminal conspiracy aimed at destabilising the country, reports Greater Kashmir. "The investigation has exposed a trail of funding by the PFI to its terr
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On March 18, National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against 19 leaders of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in a case related to a criminal conspiracy aimed at destabilising the country, reports Greater Kashmir. "The investigation has exposed a trail of funding by the PFI to its terror operatives and weapons trainers across the country, both in cash and through regular bank transfers, in the guise of payment of salaries. All these PFI trainers have been arrested in cases registered either by the NIA or by different state Police forces," the NIA chargesheet reads. The NIA also said that PFI had devised a well-planned strategy to wage "an armed struggle against the Government of India (GOI) by radicalising and recruiting Muslim youth who had already pledged their allegiance to the PFI and its ideology and tactics through administration of the oath of secrecy and loyalty”. It added further, "these highly radicalised men were being trained in the use of arms and weapons in various 'Arms Training Camps' being conducted by PFI across the country with the intention of raising a well-trained 'PFI Army'.”
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March - 20 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which took over the case on March 9, 2022 of 10 Pakistani smugglers who had been apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) off the Gujarat coast with a cache of arms, ammunition and drugs worth INR 280 million on December 26,
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which took over the case on March 9, 2022 of 10 Pakistani smugglers who had been apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) off the Gujarat coast with a cache of arms, ammunition and drugs worth INR 280 million on December 26, 2022 revealed in its investigation that they were sent by Haji Salim Baloch Wala, a drug lord in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province, to commit terrorist activities in India and to provide funds to terror groups in Punjab and North India, reports The Indian Express on March 21. SATP had earlier reported the developments in this incident on December 27, 2022 and March 11, 2022.
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March - 23 
A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 23, interrogated a person (unidentified), in Bahodapur area of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh for having links with the Popular Front of India (PFI), reports ptinews.com.
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A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 23, interrogated a person (unidentified), in Bahodapur area of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh for having links with the Popular Front of India (PFI), reports ptinews.com.
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March - 23 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 23, carried out raids in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat as part of its probe into the ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ terror module that was busted in Bihar in 2022, reports The Indian Express. The houses of eight terror suspects located in Nagpur in Mahara
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 23, carried out raids in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat as part of its probe into the ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ terror module that was busted in Bihar in 2022, reports The Indian Express. The houses of eight terror suspects located in Nagpur in Maharashtra, Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, and Valsad, Surat and Botad Districts in Gujarat were searched and “incriminating” material, including digital devices (mobile phones and memory cards) and documents, seized, the NIA stated. The case was registered in Bihar in July 2022, against members of the ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ module, being operated and controlled from Pakistan. Marghoob Ahmad Danish alias Tahir, the admin of a WhatsApp group named ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ launched by a Pakistani national, was arrested in the case. Marghoob created the ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ groups on different social media platforms, including on WhatsApp, Telegram and BiP Messenger. The module aimed to radicalize impressionable and young Indians for the conquest of India - ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’. The members of this group were being radicalized to convert them into ‘sleeper cells’ for terrorist activities.
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March - 23 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 23, conducted raids in Maharashtra's Nagpur at the house of Abdul Muqtadir for his suspected links with Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, reports India Today. The officials also searched the house of Abdul's neighbours. NIA stated that Abdul Muqtadir spoke
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 23, conducted raids in Maharashtra's Nagpur at the house of Abdul Muqtadir for his suspected links with Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, reports India Today. The officials also searched the house of Abdul's neighbours. NIA stated that Abdul Muqtadir spoke to a maulana in Pakistan in 2017, after which he went to Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli and made a call to Pakistan from there. After that, he was on the NIA's radar. Sources also stated that Abdul had also spoken to members of Zakir Naik's organisation Islamic Research Foundation (IRF). Zakir Naik is accused of instigating Muslim youth and terrorists in India and abroad to commit terrorist acts.
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March - 25 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 25, seized the office of the Popular Front of India (PFI), located on the first floor of a business complex in Alleti Road at Gandhinagara in Sullia of the Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka, reports The Hindustan Times. The confiscation proceed
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 25, seized the office of the Popular Front of India (PFI), located on the first floor of a business complex in Alleti Road at Gandhinagara in Sullia of the Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka, reports The Hindustan Times. The confiscation proceedings were conducted in accordance with Section 25 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, (UAPA) 1967. The development comes as part of its investigation into the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leader Praveen Nettaru murder case on July 26, 2022. According to the NIA, the accused in Nettaru murder used to “hold conspiracy meetings to plan for the murder in the office.” This is second such seizure by the NIA in connection with the Nettaru murder case. Earlier, on February 23, the NIA had attached a community hall in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada District belonging to the PFI.
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March - 28 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against 10 Pakistani nationals who were arrested in Pakistan's Balochistan region for sending a consignment of arms and drugs to India, abplive.com reports on March 29. According to the FIR, a foreign boat named "AL Sohe
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against 10 Pakistani nationals who were arrested in Pakistan's Balochistan region for sending a consignment of arms and drugs to India, abplive.com reports on March 29. According to the FIR, a foreign boat named "AL Soheli", bearing registration BFD 14460, was intercepted on December 26, 2023 by Indian authorities in the waters near Okha in Gujarat. The consignment was meant to fund terrorist activities in Punjab and northern India. The FIR named 10 individuals, all residents of Balochistan, Pakistan, identified as Kadarbaksh Umetan Baloch, Ismail Sabzal Baloch, Amanulla Mussa Baloch, Allabaksh Hatar Baloch, Goharbaksh Dilmurad Baloch, Anmal Pulan Baloch, Gulmohammad Hatir Baloch, Andamail Boher Baloch, Abdulgani Janglyan Baloch, and Abdulhakim Dilgurad Baloch. The NIA had earlier revealed that a foreign drug mafia — Haji Salim Baloch Wala of Pakistan's Balochistan — had sent the consignment of weapons and drugs. SATP had earlier reported the developments in this case on December 27, 2022, March 11, 2022 and March 24, 2023.
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March - 30 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) analysed more than 60 Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI), through which its functionaries and members were spreading communal hatred and targeting the Indian government and higher judiciary, The Hindu reports on
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) analysed more than 60 Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI), through which its functionaries and members were spreading communal hatred and targeting the Indian government and higher judiciary, The Hindu reports on March 31. The NIA stated, “A thorough analysis of the downloaded data revealed several inflammatory and communal speeches made by the accused persons/PFI cadre on their social media handles. Similarly, multiple posts/videos were found opprobrious of the higher judiciary and the Government of India.” The NIA further stated, “In the YouTube videos downloaded from the PFI’s official accounts, the accused persons, who were its national executive council (NEC) members, were seen “addressing large gatherings of people and provoking them against the Indian government by wrongful interpretations of government policies to create hatred against the entire State machinery, High Courts and the Supreme Court... and instigating the crowd towards violence against the persons belonging to a particular religious or political group”.
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March - 31 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) on March 31, arrested two persons identified as Mir Mohammad Nurujjaman and Seikh Miraj Uddin, from Kolkata and Asansol District respectively, who were involved in a detonator consignment case while conducting raids at different places in West Bengal, reports
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) on March 31, arrested two persons identified as Mir Mohammad Nurujjaman and Seikh Miraj Uddin, from Kolkata and Asansol District respectively, who were involved in a detonator consignment case while conducting raids at different places in West Bengal, reports India Today. The case relates to a raid by West Bengal’s Special Task Force (STF) in July 2022, in Mahammad Bazaar area in Birbhum District and interception of a pick-up van transporting 81,000 detonators. Following the huge recovery of explosive materials, the Union Home Ministry (UHM) directed the NIA to carry out an investigation. During investigation, the NIA arrested Rintu Seikh who was said to be the mastermind behind the case and supplied the detonators. After interrogating Rintu Sheikh, two more names came up under the scanner of the NIA. Following the statement and secret source information, the NIA conducted raids at Bikash Bhawan in Kolkata and Asansol and arrested Nurujjaman and Miraj Uddin.
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April - 3 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a fresh First Information Report (FIR) on April 3 under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and sections 17, 18, 18-B, 38, 39 and 40 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), against two terror suspects identified as Moha
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a fresh First Information Report (FIR) on April 3 under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and sections 17, 18, 18-B, 38, 39 and 40 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), against two terror suspects identified as Mohammad Arif and Hamraz Worshid Shaikh, for their suspected links with Al-Qaeda in Indian-Subcontinent (AQIS) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and radicalising Muslim youths in India through “end-to-end encrypted social media platforms” and sending them to Afghanistan for terrorist training, reports The Indian Express. Both the accused were arrested by the NIA in February 2023.
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April - 5 
On April 5 (today), a joint team of central intelligence and anti-terrorism officers arrested the main suspect in the Kerala train arson attack, identified as Shahrukh, from Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra, about 1,000 kilometres north of Kerala after a sketch of him was circulated by the Kerala p
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On April 5 (today), a joint team of central intelligence and anti-terrorism officers arrested the main suspect in the Kerala train arson attack, identified as Shahrukh, from Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra, about 1,000 kilometres north of Kerala after a sketch of him was circulated by the Kerala police based on a witness's account, reports NDTV. The incident occurred on April 2, when an unidentified person poured inflammable oil on co-passengers before setting them afire inside Alappuzha-Kannur Express in Kerala leading to the deaths of three persons and injuring nine others, reports The Statesman. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has started an investigation into the case.
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April - 6 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 6, conducted raids at the Chennai residential and business premises of eight suspects in the case aimed at the revival of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and arrested one person identified as Ayyappan Nandhu, who was managing the drug trade o
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 6, conducted raids at the Chennai residential and business premises of eight suspects in the case aimed at the revival of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and arrested one person identified as Ayyappan Nandhu, who was managing the drug trade on behalf of Muhammed Asmin, a Sri Lankan refugee and a drug trafficker who had conspired with other accused to revive LTTE through drugs and arms trade, reports NDTV. During the searches, the NIA seized a huge cache of cash, gold bars, digital devices (mobile phones, memory cards), drugs and documents, along with other incriminating material. The seizure included INR 68, 000,00 billion and INR 1,000 Singapore Dollars, nine Gold Biscuits (total 300 gram) as well as INR 12,00,000 billion. The NIA stated, "Investigations into the case have shown that the proceeds of drugs and arms trade in Sri Lanka were received in India through Hawala agents, including one Shahid Ali of Chennai."
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April - 8 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) confirmed terror links behind the arson attack on a train in Elathur in Kerala, which claimed the lives of three persons and left nine others injured, reports english.mathrubhumi.com on April 8. As such the NIA is set to officiall
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) confirmed terror links behind the arson attack on a train in Elathur in Kerala, which claimed the lives of three persons and left nine others injured, reports english.mathrubhumi.com on April 8. As such the NIA is set to officially take over the investigation into the incident, reports The Hindustan Times on April 9. The NIA reported that Shahrukh Saifi, the main suspect behind the attack, did not travel to Kerala alone. Rather, he was brought to Kerala with the intention of carrying out a massive attack by setting fire to an entire train bogie. The NIA stated, “The NIA officials camping in Kozhikode have submitted a detailed report to the Union Home Ministry (UHM). It is a clear case of terror involving many states. We will invoke the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) soon. We are sure he was sent to the state by his handlers and he got enough local help also. He said there was “enough planning” and “conspiracy behind the crime” and it was “not a single-man mission” as confessed by the accused.”
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April - 10 
A special NIA court in Mumbai issued a bailable warrant on April 10, against a senior Police officer (unidentified) who was with the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and was investigating the Malegaon 2008 blast case, reports India Today. The Police officer had been summoned by the court to depose as a wi
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A special NIA court in Mumbai issued a bailable warrant on April 10, against a senior Police officer (unidentified) who was with the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and was investigating the Malegaon 2008 blast case, reports India Today. The Police officer had been summoned by the court to depose as a witness. The officer who is currently serving in Akola District of Maharashtra sent out a message stating that due to the prevailing law and order situation, his seniors were not relieving him from duty to come to Mumbai. He had been summoned earlier as well, but at that time, too, due to certain reasons, he could not come and April 10 was decided, to which he had agreed. However, on finding no witness present in court, which has been conducting the blast trial on a day-to-day basis, Special Judge AK Lahoti issued the bailable warrant worth INR 10,000 against the Police officer.
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April - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) secured 43 convictions in seven cases in which trial concluded in Karnataka since 2012, reports The Times of India on April 11. NIA sources stated that there has been no acquittal till date. The NIA chargesheeted 368 accused in 17 cases since 2012, and trial h
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) secured 43 convictions in seven cases in which trial concluded in Karnataka since 2012, reports The Times of India on April 11. NIA sources stated that there has been no acquittal till date. The NIA chargesheeted 368 accused in 17 cases since 2012, and trial has concluded in seven of them. At least 123 accused arrested by the NIA in different cases are in judicial custody at various prisons in Karnataka. The biggest case in which NIA secured convictions pertains to a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Bengaluru terror module. Thirteen men were convicted for their role in the case in 2021. One of the biggest cases investigated by the NIA was the DJ Halli-KG Halli riots of August 2020. As many as 247 persons have been chargesheeted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the case.
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April - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 12, announced rewards for information that will lead to the arrest of seven people accused in the Ekbalpur violence that occurred in Kolkata in West Bengal in October, 2022, reports India Today. The seven accused are identified as Mohammad Faiyaz, Oha
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 12, announced rewards for information that will lead to the arrest of seven people accused in the Ekbalpur violence that occurred in Kolkata in West Bengal in October, 2022, reports India Today. The seven accused are identified as Mohammad Faiyaz, Ohab Hussain, Idul Siddique, Raju Ahmed, Sunny Ahmed, Sallauddin Siddique and Zakir Hosain. Sources stated that the seven accused have been on the run ever since the NIA took over the investigation of the case. The NIA had already searched multiple locations in West Bengal, including Murshidabad, Birbhum and Malda, to nab the accused. The NIA suspects that the seven accused are hiding in some other state or Bangladesh, due to which the agency has announced a reward of INR 1,00,000 billion per accused that will be given to any person who can give credible information about the suspects that will lead to their arrest.
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April - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 16, attached two floors of Blue Bell School Building in Pune, Maharashtra, where the Popular Front of India (PFI) had been organising camps to radicalise and indoctrinate Muslim youth and further train them for carrying out targeted killings and attac
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 16, attached two floors of Blue Bell School Building in Pune, Maharashtra, where the Popular Front of India (PFI) had been organising camps to radicalise and indoctrinate Muslim youth and further train them for carrying out targeted killings and attacks against leaders and organisations of a particular community, tweets NIA. The 4th and 5th floors of the school building were attached by NIA as ‘proceeds of terrorism’ under the provisions of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in a case registered by the NIA in 2022. The NIA had conducted a search of the two floors of the school premises on September 22 last year and had seized incriminating documents. These documents revealed that the said property was used by the accused, found to be associated with the PFI, for organising arms training for its cadres.
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April - 18 
Delhi court on April 18 granted National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi for seven days in a case related to alleged terror funding to pro-Khalistan outfits, reports PTI. The NIA had lodged the case under sections related to waging war against the State, conspiracy an
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Delhi court on April 18 granted National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi for seven days in a case related to alleged terror funding to pro-Khalistan outfits, reports PTI. The NIA had lodged the case under sections related to waging war against the State, conspiracy and other offences punishable under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
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April - 18 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 18, took over the investigation into the Kerala train fire incident that killed three people dead and injuring eight others, reports The Hindustan Times. An order to this effect was issued by the Union Home Ministry (UHM). An NIA official stated that
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 18, took over the investigation into the Kerala train fire incident that killed three people dead and injuring eight others, reports The Hindustan Times. An order to this effect was issued by the Union Home Ministry (UHM). An NIA official stated that the agency’s Kochi unit will investigate the case and take the case files from the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Kerala Police. The NIA move comes two days after the Kerala Police invoked the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against the accused in the case, Shahrukh Saifi.
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April - 19 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 19, charged Ibrahim Puthanathani, the ‘national coordinator’ of the Popular Front of India (PFI) responsible for arms training under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), reports The Hindu
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 19, charged Ibrahim Puthanathani, the ‘national coordinator’ of the Popular Front of India (PFI) responsible for arms training under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), reports The Hindustan Times. The investigation revealed that PFI cadres were being systematically trained in the use of weapons in the guise of Physical Education (PE) classes in different parts of India. Ibrahim suspectedly conducted arms training camps across various states on behalf of the banned outfit and had also designed the syllabus for the advanced physical and arms training courses. He travelled across the country to coordinate and supervise such arms training camps.
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April - 20 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 20 filed a chargesheet against six people, identified as Jamesha Mubeen (dead), Azharudheen, Muhammed Thalha, Firos Ismail, Muhammed Riyas, Muhammed Nawaz Ismail and Afsar Khan, in connection with the October 2022 Coimbatore car bomb blast, stating th
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 20 filed a chargesheet against six people, identified as Jamesha Mubeen (dead), Azharudheen, Muhammed Thalha, Firos Ismail, Muhammed Riyas, Muhammed Nawaz Ismail and Afsar Khan, in connection with the October 2022 Coimbatore car bomb blast, stating the prime accused of the terrorist attack was "inspired by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria/Daish (ISIS) ideology", reports The Hindu. The chargesheet is filed under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Explosives Substances Act (ESA). The NIA statement said a pen drive recovered from Mohammed Asarutheen contained video recordings of Jamesha Mubeen, where he had identified himself as a member of Daulat-e-Islamia (or Islamic State).
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April - 25 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 25, conducted a survey of properties of three absconding accused in connection with the Jaipur bomb blast planning case of March 2022, identified as Mohammad Yunus, Imran and Firoz in Ratlam District in Madhya Pradesh, reports The Hindustan Times. Th
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 25, conducted a survey of properties of three absconding accused in connection with the Jaipur bomb blast planning case of March 2022, identified as Mohammad Yunus, Imran and Firoz in Ratlam District in Madhya Pradesh, reports The Hindustan Times. The three accused were declared absconding by an NIA court earlier in April. The NIA team reached Ratlam and collected information about the assets of the three-absconding accused as well as of the Ah Ul Suffa from their neighbours. The three were members of Ah ul Suffa, which came into existence in 2012 in Ratlam to spread radical ideology among the youth of a community.
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April - 25 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on April 25, conducted raids at 16 locations in four states in a 2022 anti-lndia criminal conspiracy case of Bihar, involving persons associated with the Popular Front of India (PFI), reports NIA. The NIA stated, “As part of the operation, NIA teams swooped d
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on April 25, conducted raids at 16 locations in four states in a 2022 anti-lndia criminal conspiracy case of Bihar, involving persons associated with the Popular Front of India (PFI), reports NIA. The NIA stated, “As part of the operation, NIA teams swooped down on the premises of 16 suspected persons at multiple locations in Siwan, Sheohar, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Katihar, Araria, Purnea and East Champaran Districts of Bihar, South Goa District of Goa, Rampur & Bhadohi Districts of Uttar Pradesh and Ludhiana District of Punjab.” A hoard of digital devices, along with bank transactions details as well as incriminating documents related to PFI and Indian currency of the face value of INR 1,00,000 billion were recovered during the search operation.
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April - 25 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on April 25, started a search operation at multiple locations across four states, targeting the Popular Front of India (PFI), reports India Today. NIA teams were conducting raids at 12 locations in Bihar, two locations in Uttar Pradesh, and one location each
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on April 25, started a search operation at multiple locations across four states, targeting the Popular Front of India (PFI), reports India Today. NIA teams were conducting raids at 12 locations in Bihar, two locations in Uttar Pradesh, and one location each in Punjab’s Ludhiana and Goa.
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April - 28 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court in Kochi in Kerala, on April 28, granted the custody of, the accused in the Kerala train arson case, Shahrukh Saifi, to the NIA for seven days from May 2 to 8, reports The Times of India. The NIA which took over the investigation of the case foll
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court in Kochi in Kerala, on April 28, granted the custody of, the accused in the Kerala train arson case, Shahrukh Saifi, to the NIA for seven days from May 2 to 8, reports The Times of India. The NIA which took over the investigation of the case following a notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), sought his custody stating that his custodial interrogation was inevitable to ascertain the motive of the terrorist activity and also all the evidence collected so far pointed towards a terror act.
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May - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 2 arrested an individual, identified as Anwar Rashid, 14th accused arrested in the case, as part of its investigation into a suspected module of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in Phulwari Sharif in Patna District of Bihar, reports PTI. “Investi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 2 arrested an individual, identified as Anwar Rashid, 14th accused arrested in the case, as part of its investigation into a suspected module of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in Phulwari Sharif in Patna District of Bihar, reports PTI. “Investigations have revealed that Rashid is a former member of the banned terrorist organisation Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and is currently associated with several PFI members of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP), including one Athar Parvez who was named in the First Information Report (FIR) and arrested on July 12, 2022” the spokesperson said.
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May - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 2, filed a supplementary chargesheet against two cadres of Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Thufail M H and Mohammad Jabir, both residents of Karnataka, in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha member Praveen
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 2, filed a supplementary chargesheet against two cadres of Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Thufail M H and Mohammad Jabir, both residents of Karnataka, in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha member Praveen Nettaru in Karnataka in 2022, reports The Hindustan Times. Both the accused, have been charged under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967. The initial chargesheet was filed by the NIA on January 20, 2023 which stated that the PFI had formed secret ‘hit squads’ – ‘Service Teams’ or ‘Killer Squads’ to carry out the killing of its ‘perceived enemies’ and targets.’
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May - 8 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed its first charge sheet regarding a 2019 bombing outside a temple in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore District, stating that the blast was planned by self-inspired Islamic State (IS) operative Jameesha Mubeen, reports The Hindustan Times on May 8. The NIA also nam
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed its first charge sheet regarding a 2019 bombing outside a temple in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore District, stating that the blast was planned by self-inspired Islamic State (IS) operative Jameesha Mubeen, reports The Hindustan Times on May 8. The NIA also named six people who helped Mubeen prepare for the attack, identified as Mohammed Asarutheen, Mohammed Thalha, Firos, Mohammed Riyas, Navas and Afsar Khan, who helped in arranging logistics. NIA stated Mubeen attended conspiracy meetings in the interior forests in Erode District of Tamil Nadu and was inspired by the mastermind of the April 21, 2019 bombings in Sri Lanka, Maulvi Zahran bin Hashim.
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May - 9 
A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) reached Nagpur from Mumbai in Maharashtra on May 9, to investigate the threat calls made to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, reports eng.bharattimes.co.in. These calls were made by a murder convict Jayesh Pujari alias Kantha who was arrested f
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A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) reached Nagpur from Mumbai in Maharashtra on May 9, to investigate the threat calls made to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, reports eng.bharattimes.co.in. These calls were made by a murder convict Jayesh Pujari alias Kantha who was arrested from jail in Karnataka’s Belagavi and booked under anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). According to the Police, on January 14, Pujari made a threat call to Gadkari’s public relations office in Nagpur, demanding INR 100,00,000,00 million and claiming to be a member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang. A senior Nagpur police official stated that a team of NIA reached Nagpur from Mumbai and started collecting documents and vital leads in connection with the case. After getting the go-ahead from the Union Home Ministry (UHM), the NIA officials started probing the terror angle as Pujari had links with terrorists including Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) south division chief ‘Captain’ Naseer and had also undergone arms training in the Northeast.
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May - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA and Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) in a joint operation with Intelligence Bureau (IB) on May 9, busted a Madhya Pradesh-based radical module affiliated to a global Islamist organisation, Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) and arrested 11 operatives associated with Hu
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA and Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) in a joint operation with Intelligence Bureau (IB) on May 9, busted a Madhya Pradesh-based radical module affiliated to a global Islamist organisation, Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) and arrested 11 operatives associated with HuT from Bhopal and Chhindwara District in Madhya Pradesh and five others from Hyderabad in Telangana, reports The Times of India. The arrestees from Bhopal were identified as Yasir Khan, Syed Sami Rizvi, Shahrukh, Misbah ul Haq, Shahid, Syed Danish Ali, Mehraj Ali, Khalid Hussain, Wasim Khan and Mohammad Alam. The operative was arrested from Chhindwara has been identified as Karim, reports The Statesman. During the search, a large quantity of technical equipment, anti-national and jihadi literature, explosive making literature and material and digital documents were recovered. Similarly, Madhya Pradesh ATS on May 9, arrested five suspects from Hyderabad in Telangana for their suspected links to the HuT, identified as Mohammed Saleem, Abdul Rehman, Mohammed Abbas, Mohammed Hamid and Mohammed Salman, reports bhaskarlive.in. The ATS seized jihadi literature, knives and air guns from those arrested.
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May - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 9, conducted raids at six places in four Districts of Tamil Nadu, which included Madurai, Chennai, Dindigul and Theni Districts in cases related to anti-India activities of the Popular Front of India (PFI), reports NDTV. Multiple teams of the NIA conduc
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 9, conducted raids at six places in four Districts of Tamil Nadu, which included Madurai, Chennai, Dindigul and Theni Districts in cases related to anti-India activities of the Popular Front of India (PFI), reports NDTV. Multiple teams of the NIA conducted these searches at the residential and other premises of the suspects in the case in close coordination with Tamil Nadu Police. The NIA registered the case on September 19, 2022. Meanwhile, the NIA officials confirmed that they have detained Mohammad Qaiser, the Madurai Regional President of the PFI from Pazhani in Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu and Sadiq Ali, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) ‘District Secretary’ of Theni District.
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May - 9 
The National Investigation Agency on May 9, raided six locations in Tamil Nadu in connection with a case against the Popular Front of India (PFI) and arrested five suspects identified as Abdul Razzak of Chennai, Advocates Mohamed Yusuf and Mohammed Abbas of Madurai, Kyzer A of Dindigul and Sathik Al
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The National Investigation Agency on May 9, raided six locations in Tamil Nadu in connection with a case against the Popular Front of India (PFI) and arrested five suspects identified as Abdul Razzak of Chennai, Advocates Mohamed Yusuf and Mohammed Abbas of Madurai, Kyzer A of Dindigul and Sathik Ali of Theni District, on charges of being part of the PFI criminal conspiracy case, reports The Hindu. The NIA stated that the accused had conspired to eliminate their ‘perceived enemies’ who were not aligned to the PFI ideology and opposed to its plans to establish an Islamic State (IS) in India by 2047. Incriminating materials, including sharp edged weapons, digital devices and documents were recovered during the search operation.
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May - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 10, carried out searches at six locations in Mumbai in Maharashtra, in the 2021 Naupada case relating to seizure of high quality fake Indian currency notes (FICN) by Dawood Ibrahim gang (D-Company) members, reports NIA. The case related to the seizure o
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 10, carried out searches at six locations in Mumbai in Maharashtra, in the 2021 Naupada case relating to seizure of high quality fake Indian currency notes (FICN) by Dawood Ibrahim gang (D-Company) members, reports NIA. The case related to the seizure of counterfeit Indian currency notes of INR 2000 denomination. NIA recovered sharp edged weapons, digital devices and documents, which is a strong corroboration of NIA’s earlier investigational findings establishing a direct connection with the D-Company in the fake currency racket. Sources in the NIA claimed that the role of the D-Company has been prima facie established in the circulation of FICN in India during the NIA investigation into the case. Two persons, identified as Riyaz and Nasir, were arrested and chargesheeted in the case, which was taken over by the NIA on February 7 from Maharashtra Police.
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May - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 11, conducted raids at 10 locations in and around the Shaheen Bagh area of New Delhi, in connection with the Elathur train arson attack case that took place in Kerala on April 2 in which three passengers were killed and nine injured, reports NIA. NIA so
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 11, conducted raids at 10 locations in and around the Shaheen Bagh area of New Delhi, in connection with the Elathur train arson attack case that took place in Kerala on April 2 in which three passengers were killed and nine injured, reports NIA. NIA sources stated that the raids were aimed at arresting other suspects related to the case. NIA’s searches covered the properties of accused Shahrukh Saifi, and various suspects. The main suspect in the case, Shahrukh Saifi, a resident of Shaheen Bagh in Delhi was arrested on April 6, by a joint team of central intelligence and anti-terrorism officers in Maharashtra. A number of digital devices, including mobile phones, laptop and hard disk, along with other documents were recovered during the search operation.
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May - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 12, filed its third supplementary charge sheet against a person identified as Pankaj Vaid alias Amit, a resident of Amritsar in Punjab in the NIA Special Court, Ahmedabad in Gujarat, in the Mundra Port drugs haul case related to the seizure of 2,988 kg
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 12, filed its third supplementary charge sheet against a person identified as Pankaj Vaid alias Amit, a resident of Amritsar in Punjab in the NIA Special Court, Ahmedabad in Gujarat, in the Mundra Port drugs haul case related to the seizure of 2,988 kg heroin in 2021, reports The Print. An NIA official stated, “Pankaj is accused of being a part of the organized criminal conspiracy to smuggle illegal consignments of heroin through international trade routes to India from Afghanistan, adding he was associated with foreign-based narcotics traders involved in pushing drugs into India”. The NIA which took over the investigations in the case on October 6, 2021, filed a charge sheet against 16 people on March 14, 2022 and filed the first supplementary charge sheet against nine more people on August 29, 2022 and the second against seven firms and 15 individuals on February 20, 2023.
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May - 12 
The Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on May 12, sent Shahrukh Saifi, the accused caught in connection to the Elathur train attack case in Kerala, to judicial custody till May 27, reports abplive.com.
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The Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on May 12, sent Shahrukh Saifi, the accused caught in connection to the Elathur train attack case in Kerala, to judicial custody till May 27, reports abplive.com.
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May - 16 
On May 16, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Kolkata conducted a raid at the house of Abdul Raqib Qureshi, a former activist of the Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and suspected of having links to Islamic State (IS) in Khandwa District in Madhya Pradesh, reports freepress
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On May 16, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Kolkata conducted a raid at the house of Abdul Raqib Qureshi, a former activist of the Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and suspected of having links to Islamic State (IS) in Khandwa District in Madhya Pradesh, reports freepressjournal.in. Abdul was arrested by the West Bengal Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) in January 2023, on charges of taking training in making bombs and handling weapons.
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May - 16 
On May 16, National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at more than 100 locations in six states – Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh (MP) in terror-narcotics smugglers-gangsters nexus cases, reports Tribune India. Twelve regions, including Moga,
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On May 16, National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at more than 100 locations in six states – Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh (MP) in terror-narcotics smugglers-gangsters nexus cases, reports Tribune India. Twelve regions, including Moga, Muktsar, Ferozepur and Sirsa in Punjab and Jhajjar, Bahadurgarh and Gurugram areas of Haryana have been raided by the agency. Officials added that the raids are being conducted in connection with three separate cases lodged by the NIA in 2022 -RC 37, 38, 39/2022/NIA/DLI.
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May - 17 
On May 17, a special NIA court in Gujarat convicted two accused identified as Sanjaykumar Mohanbhai Devaliya, and Tahir aka Kaliya in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) conspiracy case under which counterfeit notes were sought to be circulated in Gujarat after being procured from West Bengal, report
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On May 17, a special NIA court in Gujarat convicted two accused identified as Sanjaykumar Mohanbhai Devaliya, and Tahir aka Kaliya in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) conspiracy case under which counterfeit notes were sought to be circulated in Gujarat after being procured from West Bengal, reports latestly.com. NIA investigations revealed that Devaliya had travelled by air to Kolkata and then to New Farakka Junction by train. There, on October 17, 2018, he met Tahir and purchased FICN against the actual Indian currency of INR 20,000. Sanjaykumar has been awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of INR 10,000 under Section 489B and 489C of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) while Tahir has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment, along with an INR 10,000 fine under Section 489C of the IPC.
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May - 17 
On May 17, NIA raided the apartment of an individual (name not stated), in Gomti Nagar Extension in Lucknow District of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly providing shelter to Khalistan supporter Deepak Ranga, the key accused in the Mohali blast on May 9, 2022, reports Hindustan Times.
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On May 17, NIA raided the apartment of an individual (name not stated), in Gomti Nagar Extension in Lucknow District of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly providing shelter to Khalistan supporter Deepak Ranga, the key accused in the Mohali blast on May 9, 2022, reports Hindustan Times.
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May - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 17, arrested an operative of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Saheer KV, from Palakkad District in Kerala, who was wanted in the murder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Srinivasan in Kerala's Palakkad District on April 16, 2022
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 17, arrested an operative of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Saheer KV, from Palakkad District in Kerala, who was wanted in the murder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Srinivasan in Kerala's Palakkad District on April 16, 2022, reports latestly.com. The accused who was carrying a reward of INR 4,00,000, was PFI’s Pattambi Area ‘president’ and was a part of the PFI Assault and Protection Team that had carried out the targeted killing.
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May - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 17, raided a house in Bhind District in Madhya Pradesh, in connection with the terror funding case and arrested one person identified as Narendra Singh, a resident of Bhind, reports canindia.com. State Home Minister Narottam Mishra stated that NIA’s rai
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 17, raided a house in Bhind District in Madhya Pradesh, in connection with the terror funding case and arrested one person identified as Narendra Singh, a resident of Bhind, reports canindia.com. State Home Minister Narottam Mishra stated that NIA’s raid was the part of investigation following the arrest of 11 operatives of Hizb-Ut-Tahrir (HuT) on May 9. Police claimed action was taken after a series of foreign currency transactions were found in Narendra and his son Jitendra Singh’s bank accounts.
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May - 18 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 18, arrested three persons, identified as Parveen Wadhwa from Bhiwani District in Haryana, Irfan from New Seelampur in Delhi and Jassa Singh from Moga District in Punjab, in connection with the raids as part of a nationwide drive codenamed ‘Operation Dhvast
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 18, arrested three persons, identified as Parveen Wadhwa from Bhiwani District in Haryana, Irfan from New Seelampur in Delhi and Jassa Singh from Moga District in Punjab, in connection with the raids as part of a nationwide drive codenamed ‘Operation Dhvast’, in the terrorist-gangster-drug smugglers network cases, reports The Hindu. “Parveen Wadhwa was found liaising with gangsters, including Lawrence Bishnoi, in jail. NIA recovered weapons from the house of Irfan, who is also associated with such gangsters. Jassa Singh was working at the behest of Canada-based Khalistani terrorist Arsh Dalla,” said an agency official.
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May - 19 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two 'wanted' close associates of Canada-based listed terrorist Arshdeep Singh Dhalla after they arrived at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in New Delhi on May 19, reports The Tribune. The duo, identified as Amritpal Singh alias Ammy and
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two 'wanted' close associates of Canada-based listed terrorist Arshdeep Singh Dhalla after they arrived at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in New Delhi on May 19, reports The Tribune. The duo, identified as Amritpal Singh alias Ammy and Amrik Singh, both hailing from Punjab, were arrested in an early morning operation by the NIA, whose team was waiting at the Airport for their flight to land. The duo came from Manila, Philippines, where they have been living, NIA officials said. The accused had non-bailable arrest warrants issued against them by the NIA Delhi Court in a case related to the unlawful and violent activities of banned organisations in India, said the NIA officials. The NIA investigations have revealed that the accused had entered into a criminal conspiracy to raise funds for the banned terrorist organization Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), and also smuggle arms, ammunition and explosives for it from across the border. "The accused had been working for individual designated terrorist Arshdeep Singh Dhalla to promote violent criminal activities of the KTF in India," added the NIA. "In association with another notorious wanted accused Manpreet Singh alias Peeta, they had been involved in smuggling weapons from Pakistan and recruitment of youth to carry out acts of violence and terror in the country at the behest of the KTF. They were also part of an extortion racket for raising funds for the banned outfit. The accused used to identify extortion targets, including businessmen, and then threaten them into parting with huge amounts," said the agency.
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May - 19 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 19, announced a reward of INR 200,000 each on three absconding operatives of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Abdul Salim of Islampura in Jagtial District in Telangana, Mohammad Abdul Ahad of Nizamabad District in Telangana and Sheikh Ili
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 19, announced a reward of INR 200,000 each on three absconding operatives of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Abdul Salim of Islampura in Jagtial District in Telangana, Mohammad Abdul Ahad of Nizamabad District in Telangana and Sheikh Ilias Ahmed, a resident of Nellore District in Andhra Pradesh, who were wanted in the terror training centre case that took place in Nizamabad in Telangana in 2022, reports etvbharat.com. Sources stated that 200 people were given aggressive training in the name of martial arts in Nizamabad while operating centres in Jagtial and Nizamabad. In this regard, a case was registered in July 2022.
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May - 19 
The suicide bomber in October 2022 Coimbatore blast in Tamil Nadu, Jameesha Mubeen, and two of his relatives, namely Mohammad Asarutheen and Afsar Khan, had purchased 190 kilograms of explosive material — both through e-commerce websites and offline — to make a potent Improvised Explosive Device (IE
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The suicide bomber in October 2022 Coimbatore blast in Tamil Nadu, Jameesha Mubeen, and two of his relatives, namely Mohammad Asarutheen and Afsar Khan, had purchased 190 kilograms of explosive material — both through e-commerce websites and offline — to make a potent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) for the attack, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated in its chargesheet filed on April 20, reports The Hindustan Times on May 20. The chargesheet states, “Jameesha Mubeen, Asarutheen and Afsar Khan purchased a total of 134 kg of potassium nitrate, 56 kg of Sulphur, three drums and four cylinders (of which two were recovered from his home). Besides, unknown quantities of charcoal, aluminium powder, matchboxes and benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal were sourced locally.” The chargesheet further stated that Asarutheen and Afsar, had also “weighed, mixed and packed the chemical constituents used to manufacture the vehicle-borne IED used in the attack.” After the blast, some of the accused persons had used “iShredder” — a military grade security data shredder which securely deletes data leaving it irrecoverable — on their devices.”. Other conspirators in the case include Mohammed Thalha, Firos, Mohammed Riyas, Navas, Mohammed Azharuddin, Sheikh Hidayatullah, Umar Farooq and Sanofar Ali.
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May - 24 
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh on May 24, sent 10 operatives of Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), identified as Yasir Khan, Syed Sami Rizvi, Syed Danish Ali, Mohammad Alam, Khalid Hussain, Mohammad Hameed, Mohammad Abbas Ali, Abdur Raham, Sheikh Junaid and Mohammad Salim
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A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh on May 24, sent 10 operatives of Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), identified as Yasir Khan, Syed Sami Rizvi, Syed Danish Ali, Mohammad Alam, Khalid Hussain, Mohammad Hameed, Mohammad Abbas Ali, Abdur Raham, Sheikh Junaid and Mohammad Salim, to judicial custody till June 2, reports latestly.com. Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) had arrested 16 members of HuT on May 9. Out of these HuT operatives, six were already sent on judicial custody on May 19. The remaining ten members were on Police remand and the court sent them too on judicial custody till June 2.
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May - 25 
A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 25, visited the Nagpur office of Union minister Nitin Gadkari Maharashtra in connection with the case of a threat call which was suspectedly made by a murder convict lodged in a Karnataka jail, identified as Jayesh Pujari to the minister's o
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A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 25, visited the Nagpur office of Union minister Nitin Gadkari Maharashtra in connection with the case of a threat call which was suspectedly made by a murder convict lodged in a Karnataka jail, identified as Jayesh Pujari to the minister's office, reports NDTV. Police sources stated the accused had links to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives and had also got arms training from ultras in the north east of the country. Sensing the gravity of the matter, the NIA launched an investigation into the case. SATP had earlier reported the developments in the case on May 9 and April 13.
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May - 25 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 25, searched two locations in Uttar Pradesh in the Bhopal terror-funding case, involving the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), reports The Hindustan Times. An NIA spokesman stated that the raids were conducted in Muzaffarnagar District and Deoband
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 25, searched two locations in Uttar Pradesh in the Bhopal terror-funding case, involving the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), reports The Hindustan Times. An NIA spokesman stated that the raids were conducted in Muzaffarnagar District and Deoband in Saharanpur District in connection with the case. The NIA stated that the searches were aimed at exposing further links and conspiracies of the 10 already-arrested- accused who have been chargesheeted in the case. Six of them are Bangladeshi nationals and active JMB cadres. The searches on the premises of the suspects led to the seizure of several mobile phones, SIM cards, bank passbooks and identity documents.
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May - 26 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Madhya Pradesh Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on May 26, neutralised a suspected Islamic State (IS)-linked terror module after carrying out raids in 13 different locations in Jabalpur District of Madhya Pradesh and arrested three suspected IS oper
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Madhya Pradesh Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on May 26, neutralised a suspected Islamic State (IS)-linked terror module after carrying out raids in 13 different locations in Jabalpur District of Madhya Pradesh and arrested three suspected IS operatives identified as Syed Mamoor Ali, Mohammed Adil Khan and Mohammed Shahid, reports The Indian Express. A host of sharp-edged weapons, ammunition (including prohibited bore), incriminating documents and digital devices were recovered during the searches. NIA sources stated that Adil and his associates were involved in disseminating IS propaganda through social media platforms, as well as through on-ground ‘Dawah’ programmes, in order to unleash violent terror attacks in India at the instance of IS. The trio were in contact with a Jabalpur-based illegal arms supplier and were trying to get pistols, Impoverished Explosive Devices (IEDs) and grenades for the furtherance of violent activities.
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May - 26 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced a reward of INR 3,000,00 to INR 7,000,00 for those helping to capture some former Popular Front of India (PFI) cadres, The Hindu reports on May 27. Posters containing the photographs of PFI operatives identified as Shahul Hameed from Koottanad, K. Ab
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced a reward of INR 3,000,00 to INR 7,000,00 for those helping to capture some former Popular Front of India (PFI) cadres, The Hindu reports on May 27. Posters containing the photographs of PFI operatives identified as Shahul Hameed from Koottanad, K. Abdul Rasheed from Nhangattiri, Mohammed Mansoor from Sankaramangalam, K.P. Mohammedali from Nellayi, P.A. Abdul Wahab from Paravur, were released in Vallapuzha Village in Palakkad District in Kerala by the NIA. The picture of an unidentified PFI leader was also posted with the label wanted. The email ID and contact number at which the information can be passed were also given.
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May - 26 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigating the racket of fake currency notes busted by Thane Crime Branch in November 2021, stated that the notes were circulated by Javed Patel alias Javed Chikna, one of the close aides of Dawood Ibrahim and a key accused in the 1993 serial bomb blast cas
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigating the racket of fake currency notes busted by Thane Crime Branch in November 2021, stated that the notes were circulated by Javed Patel alias Javed Chikna, one of the close aides of Dawood Ibrahim and a key accused in the 1993 serial bomb blast case in Mumbai in Maharashtra, who is operating out of Karachi, Pakistan, reports The Hindustan Times on May 27.
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May - 26 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 26 approached the Delhi High Court (HC) seeking death penalty for separatist leader and ‘chief’ of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), namely, Yasin Malik, who was awarded life term by a trial court on May 24, 2022, in a terror funding case, repo
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 26 approached the Delhi High Court (HC) seeking death penalty for separatist leader and ‘chief’ of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), namely, Yasin Malik, who was awarded life term by a trial court on May 24, 2022, in a terror funding case, reports Hindustan Times. The case was related to alleged terrorism and secessionist activities that disturbed the Kashmir Valley in 2017.
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May - 29 
The Delhi High Court on May 29, issued notice to Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who is presently serving life imprisonment, on the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) plea seeking death penalty for him in a terror funding case, reports Daily Excelsior. The NIA argues that Malik engaged in
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The Delhi High Court on May 29, issued notice to Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who is presently serving life imprisonment, on the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) plea seeking death penalty for him in a terror funding case, reports Daily Excelsior. The NIA argues that Malik engaged in terrorist and secessionist activities, and should be treated as a "rarest of rare" case for capital punishment. NIA added that Malik crossed over to Pakistan for training, was coordinating stone pelting and spreading “rumours” on social media about oppression by Security Forces (SFs). The court has issued warrants for Malik's production on August 9, 2023 and directed the NIA to present the trial court record and bring attention to the law commission report on death penalty.
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May - 30 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week (unidentified date) questioned the 10 Pakistani nationals, identified as Kadarbaksh Umetan Baloch, Ismail Sabzal, Amanulla Mussa Baloch, Allabaksh Hatar Baloch, Goharbaksh Dilmurad Baloch, Anmal Pulan Baloch, Gulmohammad Hatir Baloch, Andamail Boher
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week (unidentified date) questioned the 10 Pakistani nationals, identified as Kadarbaksh Umetan Baloch, Ismail Sabzal, Amanulla Mussa Baloch, Allabaksh Hatar Baloch, Goharbaksh Dilmurad Baloch, Anmal Pulan Baloch, Gulmohammad Hatir Baloch, Andamail Boher Baloch, Abdulgani Jungiyan Baloch, and Abdulhakim Dilgurad Baloch, all residents of Balochistan in Pakistan, to extract information, what it believes is a larger conspiracy behind the recovery of weapons and drugs from a fishing vessel off the Gujarat coast in December 2022, The Hindustan Times reports on May 31. All the 10 Pakistanis were arrested along with the boat Al Soheli, that was captured on December 28, 2022, along Okha coast in Gujarat containing a consignment of six foreign made pistols, 120 live cartridges and 40 kgs heroin. The consignment was sent by Balochistan-based mastermind of the operation, Haji Salim, who works with Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The NIA which is investigating a link between North India based gangsters and this arms cache, last week took custody of all 10 accused and asked them about their handlers across the border, details of other such consignments brought by them to India as well as Haji Salim’s syndicate.
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May - 31 
The National Investigation Agency on May 31, conducted raids at 25 locations across Karnataka, Bihar and Kerala in connection with the Popular Front of India (PFI) conspiracy case to radicalise and train cadres and members to carry out acts of terror and violence, reports India Today. An NIA spokesp
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The National Investigation Agency on May 31, conducted raids at 25 locations across Karnataka, Bihar and Kerala in connection with the Popular Front of India (PFI) conspiracy case to radicalise and train cadres and members to carry out acts of terror and violence, reports India Today. An NIA spokesperson stated that the searches were conducted at the premises of the suspects in Bihar's Katihar District, Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada and Shivamogga Districts, and Kerala's Kasaragod, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram Districts. Digital devices, including mobile phones, hard disks, SIM cards, pen drives and data cards, and incriminating documents and material related to the PFI as well as cash amount of INR 175,01,00 were seized from the accused during the raids. The NIA also detained four suspects identified as Mohammed Haris Kumbra, Sajjad Hussain Kodimbadi, Faizal Ahmed Tarigudde and Samshuddin Kurnadka from Puttur, Kurnadka, Taripadpu, and Kumbra Villages in Dakshina Kannada District in Karnataka in connection with the case.
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May - 31 
The National Investigation Agency on May 31, conducted raids at nearly 25 locations in Karnataka, Kerala and Bihar in the Popular Front of India (PFI) Phulwarisharif case, reports msn.com. The case pertains to the suspected involvement of the PFI in a terror plot in the Phulwarisharif area of Patna
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The National Investigation Agency on May 31, conducted raids at nearly 25 locations in Karnataka, Kerala and Bihar in the Popular Front of India (PFI) Phulwarisharif case, reports msn.com. The case pertains to the suspected involvement of the PFI in a terror plot in the Phulwarisharif area of Patna in Bihar. The case was initially registered by the Bihar Police on July 12, 2022, after the arrest of two PFI operatives, identified as Mohammed Jalaluddin and Mohammed Mustaque Ahmed who were found in possession of incriminating documents, including a training manual for PFI cadres. The NIA which took over the investigation of the case on July 22, 2022, has made a total of 13 arrests in connection with the case so far.
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June - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 2, filed a supplementary charge sheet against five accused persons identified as Umar Faaruq, Firose Khan, Mohamed Thoufeeq, Sheikh Hidayatullah and Sanofar Ali in the Coimbatore car bomb blast case of October 2022, reports The Hindu. The case pertains
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 2, filed a supplementary charge sheet against five accused persons identified as Umar Faaruq, Firose Khan, Mohamed Thoufeeq, Sheikh Hidayatullah and Sanofar Ali in the Coimbatore car bomb blast case of October 2022, reports The Hindu. The case pertains to the explosion in front of the Kottai Sangameshwarar Temple on Eswaran Kovil Street at Ukkadam in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu on October 23, 2022. The NIA stated that the prime accused in the case, Jamesha Mubeen, was killed in the blast and was "reportedly inspired by the hardcore Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ideology" to carry out this terrorist attack. NIA investigations revealed that "Mubeen, along with Mohammed Asarutheen, Umar Faaruq, Sheikh Hidayathullah and Sanofer Ali, had conspired to carry out a series of suicidal terror attacks in Coimbatore city." The NIA had on April 20, filed the first charge sheet in the case against the prime accused as well as five other accused which SATP had reported on April 21.
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June - 4 
A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 4, arrived in Bhopal District in Madhya Pradesh to interrogate the arrested operatives of the terror module Hizb-ul-Tahrir (HuT) and lodged a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the case, reports newsroomodisha.com. The NIA is also
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A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 4, arrived in Bhopal District in Madhya Pradesh to interrogate the arrested operatives of the terror module Hizb-ul-Tahrir (HuT) and lodged a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the case, reports newsroomodisha.com. The NIA is also investigating the angle of which other cities of the country HuT has targeted. SATP had earlier reported this arrest on May 10.
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June - 6 
The First Information Report (FIR) registered by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) case stated that the HuT module busted in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Hyderabad in Telangana in May 9, was planning to attack various religious leaders and places, specif
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The First Information Report (FIR) registered by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) case stated that the HuT module busted in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Hyderabad in Telangana in May 9, was planning to attack various religious leaders and places, specifically those linked to Hinduism, as well as crowded places to create terror among “non-believers” or those opposed to Islamic rule in India, The Times of India reports on June 7. The FIR mentions that the cadres of HuT were trying to build its cadre in Madhya Pradesh by recruiting vulnerable Muslim youth into the organisation with an aim to overthrow the constitutionally-formed government of India and establish the rule of Sharia. Towards this end, the FIR says, HuT has been collecting a cache of arms, ammunition and explosives and training radicalised Muslim youths in their use to target Hindutva leaders, Hindu places of worship and crowded places.
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June - 7 
The NIA Special Court in Mumbai in Maharashtra, on June 7, sentenced two Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Abdullah Shaikdar and Najmul Hasan, both residents of Khulna District in Bangladesh to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) in the Thane fake currency case, reports NIA. NIA stated, “High
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The NIA Special Court in Mumbai in Maharashtra, on June 7, sentenced two Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Abdullah Shaikdar and Najmul Hasan, both residents of Khulna District in Bangladesh to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) in the Thane fake currency case, reports NIA. NIA stated, “High quality counterfeit currency notes of face value of INR 4,080,00/- were being circulated in Maharashtra after being procured from Bangladesh in the case, originally registered by Thane City Police in 2015 on the basis of specific intelligence shared by the Anti-Narcotic Cell, Crime Branch, Thane City.” NIA investigations revealed that Shaikdar, with the help of five other accused (all residents of Khulna), was circulating the high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in different parts of Thane District. A chargesheet was filed against the accused, and vigorous pursual of the trial over three years resulted in the conviction of two accused.
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June - 8 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai City District in Maharashtra convicts two individuals, identified as Harpal Singh and Gurjeet Singh Nijjar, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), sentencing them to five years in prison for attempting to revive the Khalistan moveme
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai City District in Maharashtra convicts two individuals, identified as Harpal Singh and Gurjeet Singh Nijjar, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), sentencing them to five years in prison for attempting to revive the Khalistan movement, reports PTI on June 9. NIA claimed that Singh, Nijjar, and two others conspired to revive Sikh militancy, posting videos and messages to motivate vulnerable Sikh youths to join the Khalistan movement, with Singh identified as the main conspirator.
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June - 8 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 8 arrested Gagandeep Singh alias Miti, a close associate of two foreign-based operatives of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), namely, Arshdeep Singh and Manpreet Singh, during its raids in Haryana and Punjab, reports NIA. The arrested individuals
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 8 arrested Gagandeep Singh alias Miti, a close associate of two foreign-based operatives of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), namely, Arshdeep Singh and Manpreet Singh, during its raids in Haryana and Punjab, reports NIA. The arrested individuals are involved in activities such as smuggling weapons, raising funds through extortion, and promoting terrorism across India on behalf of various proscribed terrorist organizations. NIA added that the accused are working at the behest of KTF’s self-styled ‘chief’, namely, Harjit Nijjar, currently based in Canada.
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June - 10 
On June 10, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jabalpur District of Madhya Pradesh remanded three suspected Islamic State (IS) operatives identified as Syed Mamoor Ali, Mohammad Adil Khan, and Mohammad Shahid in the custody of NIA until July 8, reports The Times of India. The tri
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On June 10, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jabalpur District of Madhya Pradesh remanded three suspected Islamic State (IS) operatives identified as Syed Mamoor Ali, Mohammad Adil Khan, and Mohammad Shahid in the custody of NIA until July 8, reports The Times of India. The trio was arrested from Jabalpur by a Delhi NIA unit on May 26. SATP had earlier reported the arrest on May 28.
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June - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) launched an investigation into the Bhupatinagar blast in Purba Medinipur (East Midinipur) District in West Bengal in which three persons were killed in December 2022, The Times of India reports on June 11. NIA sources said the investigation started after lodgi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) launched an investigation into the Bhupatinagar blast in Purba Medinipur (East Midinipur) District in West Bengal in which three persons were killed in December 2022, The Times of India reports on June 11. NIA sources said the investigation started after lodging a First Information Report (FIR), that included sections of the Explosive Substances Act.
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June - 13 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 13, arrested a Popular Front of India (PFI) ‘master weapons trainer’ identified as Nossam Mohamed Yunus alias Yunus of Nandyal, from Ballari District in Karnataka, living under a fake identity, for his involvement in the Nizamabad terror conspiracy cas
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 13, arrested a Popular Front of India (PFI) ‘master weapons trainer’ identified as Nossam Mohamed Yunus alias Yunus of Nandyal, from Ballari District in Karnataka, living under a fake identity, for his involvement in the Nizamabad terror conspiracy case, reports NIA. Yunus was working in the inverter business of his elder brother. When NIA officials searched his house in September 2022, he managed to escape along with his wife, and two minor sons. NIA investigations revealed that Yunus had shifted his entire family from Andhra Pradesh, and was hiding in the Cowl Bazar area of Ballari city, where he had assumed a new identity as Basheer, with a new profession as a plumber. Yunus was providing weapons training to the youth recruited by PFI in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana region. He was also the Physical Education (PE) Training State Coordinator for these two states in the Nizamabad PFI case.
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June - 16 
On June 16, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against 13 persons, arrested from Tamil Nadu on July 18, 2022, including three Indians identified as Selvakumar M, Vigneshwara Perumal alias "Vicky" and Iyyapan Nandhu alias "Ayyappan Nandhu" and 10 Sri Lankan nationals identifi
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On June 16, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against 13 persons, arrested from Tamil Nadu on July 18, 2022, including three Indians identified as Selvakumar M, Vigneshwara Perumal alias "Vicky" and Iyyapan Nandhu alias "Ayyappan Nandhu" and 10 Sri Lankan nationals identified as C Gunasekaran alias "Guna", Pushparajah alias "Pookutti Kanna", Mohammad Asmin, Alahapperumaga Sunil Ghamini Fonseka, Stanly Kennady Fernando, Dhanukka Roshan, Ladiya alias "Nalin Chathuranga", Vella Suranga alias "Gamage Suranga Pradeep", Thilipan alias "Dileepan" and Danarathnam Nilukshan., in the India-Sri Lanka illegal drugs and arms trade case relating to attempts to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports latesly.com. An NIA spokesperson stated that the charge-sheeted persons had conspired for exploiting the illegal drugs trade for funding, amassing and stashing weapons for the revival of LTTE in India and Sri Lanka. The drugs were being sourced from one Haji Salim, who is suspected to be residing in Pakistan, the official said, adding the accused persons had been using various foreign WhatsApp numbers to carry out the clandestine trade.
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June - 19 
On June 19, Anti-terror squad (ATS) of Bihar arrested a prime accused in Phulwari Sharif terror module of Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Mumtaz Ansari from Tamil Nadu and handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports The Indian Express. A case was registered against Mu
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On June 19, Anti-terror squad (ATS) of Bihar arrested a prime accused in Phulwari Sharif terror module of Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Mumtaz Ansari from Tamil Nadu and handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports The Indian Express. A case was registered against Mumtaz on July 12, 2022 for carrying out anti-India activities.
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June - 20 
On June 20, National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a key associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, identified as Vikas Singh, for harbouring members of the Lawrence Bishnoi terror syndicate involved in various criminal cases, including the Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack on May 9,2022, fro
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On June 20, National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a key associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, identified as Vikas Singh, for harbouring members of the Lawrence Bishnoi terror syndicate involved in various criminal cases, including the Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack on May 9,2022, from Uttar Pradesh (UP), reports NIA. According to NIA statement, the accused had harboured Deepak Surakhpur and Divyanshu of Faizabad in Ayodhya District of UP, who executed the RPG attack. He has also revealed to the NIA that he had given shelter to them in his flat in Gomti Nagar Vistar in Lucknow District. The investigation also revealed connections to other targeted killings, including the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala on May 29, 2022.
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June - 23 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 23 charged 13 accused, all Pakistan nationals, in connection with the 2022 case related to the smuggling of weapons and drugs from Pakistan via Gujarat for funding terrorist activities in India, reports The Hindu. 10 of the 13 accused persons, identifi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 23 charged 13 accused, all Pakistan nationals, in connection with the 2022 case related to the smuggling of weapons and drugs from Pakistan via Gujarat for funding terrorist activities in India, reports The Hindu. 10 of the 13 accused persons, identified as Kadarbaksh Umetan Baloch, Amanullah Musa Baloch, Ismail Sabzal Baloch, Allahbaksh Hatar Baloch, Goharbaksh Dilmurad Baloch, Ammal Phullan Baloch, Gul Mohammad Hatar Baloch, Andam Ali Boher Baloch, Abdulgani Jungiyan Baloch and Abdulhakim Dilmurad Baloch were arrested in December 2022. The absconders are Hazi Salim, Akbar and Karim Baksh. The consignment was seized by Gujarat Anti- Terro Squad (ATS) on December 28, 2022 and handed over the case to the NIA in March 2023 for further investigation.
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June - 24 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 24, took over the ongoing investigation into the Al-Qaeda Module (Bangladesh) from Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in which four Bangladeshi nationals were arrested from Ahmedabad in Gujarat on May 22, reports ahmedabadmirror.in. NIA sources stated
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 24, took over the ongoing investigation into the Al-Qaeda Module (Bangladesh) from Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in which four Bangladeshi nationals were arrested from Ahmedabad in Gujarat on May 22, reports ahmedabadmirror.in. NIA sources stated that the investigations will also include two handlers of Al-Qaeda, operating from Bangladesh, who had sent the accused to raise funds and arm Rohingya insurgent groups in Myanmar.
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June - 27 
On June 27, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided six locations in Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada Districts of Karnataka in connection with the murder case of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru, reports thehansindia.in. NIA officials raided the house of car driver
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On June 27, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided six locations in Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada Districts of Karnataka in connection with the murder case of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru, reports thehansindia.in. NIA officials raided the house of car driver Naushad in Padangadi village of Belthangadi taluk in Dakshina Kannada District. NIA officials also raided two houses of PFI activists in Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu District, houses of Abdul Rahman, a resident of Kalkandur and Abdul Naseer, a resident of Convent Layout, Somwarpet in Kodagu District. Electronic devices and important documents were recovered during the raid operation.
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June - 28 
On June 28, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted a raid at Manoj’s illegal godown in Birbhum District of West Bengal, that led to the seizure of one pistol, along with ammunition, 16.25 kilograms of gelatin sticks (total of 130 in number) and one bag containing 50 kilograms of ammonium
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On June 28, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted a raid at Manoj’s illegal godown in Birbhum District of West Bengal, that led to the seizure of one pistol, along with ammunition, 16.25 kilograms of gelatin sticks (total of 130 in number) and one bag containing 50 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, reports NIA.
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June - 30 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 30, filed its first supplementary chargesheet against nine persons identified as Mohamed Shariq, Maaz Muneer Ahmed, Syed Yasin, Reeshaan Thajuddin Sheikh, Huzair Farhan Baig, Mazin Abdul Rahman, Nadeem Ahmed K.A., Zabiulla, and Nadeem Faizal N, all res
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 30, filed its first supplementary chargesheet against nine persons identified as Mohamed Shariq, Maaz Muneer Ahmed, Syed Yasin, Reeshaan Thajuddin Sheikh, Huzair Farhan Baig, Mazin Abdul Rahman, Nadeem Ahmed K.A., Zabiulla, and Nadeem Faizal N, all residents of Karnataka in the Islamic State (IS) conspiracy case in Shivamogga District in Karnataka, reports The Hindu. The accused had carried out a trial Impoverished Explosive Device (IED) blast in Shivamogga, besides reconnaissance of multiple places, and arson on property and vehicles to spread terror among the people, as part of an IS conspiracy to carry out acts of terror and violence in India and wage a war against India. The NIA said the accused had been tasked by their IS handler based abroad to pursue robotics courses and pick up skills to carry out terrorist attacks in the future in furtherance of the IS agenda for India. The NIA had filed the first chargesheet related to the case on March 16, 2023.
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July - 2 
On July 2, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at multiple locations across three states in connection with ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ terror module that was busted in Bihar in 2022 and found to be being run by Pakistan-based suspects, tweets NIA. A total of five locations, one in Darbhanga
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On July 2, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at multiple locations across three states in connection with ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ terror module that was busted in Bihar in 2022 and found to be being run by Pakistan-based suspects, tweets NIA. A total of five locations, one in Darbhanga District and two in Patna District in Bihar, one in Surat District in Gujarat, and one in Bareilly District in Uttar Pradesh were raided. Incriminating materials, including digital devices (mobile phones, memory cards), SIM cards and documents were recovered during the raids. NIA stated "The case came to light after the arrest of Marghoob Ahmad Danish alias Tahir, of Phulwari Sharif by the Bihar Police, which registered a case on July 14, 2022. The NIA took over the case on July 22, 2022. Marghoob was charge sheeted on January 6, under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) Act 1967". Investigations revealed that Marghoob was the admin of a WhatsApp Group 'Ghazwa-e-Hind, created by a Pakistani national named Zain with the objective of radicalising impressionable youth for the establishment of Ghazwa-e-Hind over Indian territory.
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July - 3 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 3, busted a Maharashtra-based Islamic State (IS) module by arresting four operatives identified as Tabish Nasser Siddiqui, Zubair Noor Mohammed Shaikh alias Abu Nusaiba, Sharjeel Shaikh and Zulfikar Ali from different locations in Maharashtra for promo
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 3, busted a Maharashtra-based Islamic State (IS) module by arresting four operatives identified as Tabish Nasser Siddiqui, Zubair Noor Mohammed Shaikh alias Abu Nusaiba, Sharjeel Shaikh and Zulfikar Ali from different locations in Maharashtra for promoting terrorist activities at the behest of IS, reports The Hindu. The NIA arrested Tabish from Nagpada in Mumbai, Zubair Noor from Kondhwa in Pune District and Sharjeel and Zulkikar Ali from Padgha in Thane District. Incriminating materials, such as electronic gadgets and several documents related to IS were recovered during the searches at the houses of the accused.
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July - 3 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 3, filed a sixth supplementary charge sheet against four persons identified as Harminder Singh, Manjit Singh, Kuldeep Singh and Malkit Singh, all residents of Punjab, in connection with the seizure of 500 kg of heroin, smuggled from Pakistan via sea ro
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 3, filed a sixth supplementary charge sheet against four persons identified as Harminder Singh, Manjit Singh, Kuldeep Singh and Malkit Singh, all residents of Punjab, in connection with the seizure of 500 kg of heroin, smuggled from Pakistan via sea route, at Salaya port in Gujarat, reports The Hindu. An NIA spokesperson stated, "The consignment was being further smuggled to Punjab through Delhi, where it was brought from Gujarat after landing at the port there. The accused were involved in smuggling, transportation, storage, purification and distribution of illicit drugs.” The case was originally registered by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on August 12, 2018. Considering national security ramifications of international linkages, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) had transferred the case to the NIA on June 29, 2020.
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July - 4 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 4, filed a chargesheet before the NIA court in Kolkata in West Bengal, against two Islamic State (IS) operatives identified as Mohammad Saddam alias Saddam Mallick alias Abdul Mallick and Abdul Rakib Qureshi for their involvement in promoting the IS’s
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 4, filed a chargesheet before the NIA court in Kolkata in West Bengal, against two Islamic State (IS) operatives identified as Mohammad Saddam alias Saddam Mallick alias Abdul Mallick and Abdul Rakib Qureshi for their involvement in promoting the IS’s terror activities, reports The Indian Express. The duo was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF)-Kolkata on January 6, for hatching a conspiracy against the Indian government by collecting arms, ammunition and explosives, and recruiting Muslim youths for carrying out terror acts for IS in India and abroad. A large quantity of incriminating material, used for propaganda and radicalisation on behalf of IS, was seized from the accused. NIA sources stated the duo used encrypted social media platforms for communication to evade detection by law enforcement agencies.
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July - 4 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 4, took over from the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) the investigation involving the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP) case that was busted by the ATS in June and arrested several operatives of IS-KP, reports ahmedbadmirror.in. The case was t
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 4, took over from the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) the investigation involving the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP) case that was busted by the ATS in June and arrested several operatives of IS-KP, reports ahmedbadmirror.in. The case was taken over by the NIA, Ahmedabad as per an order of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). SATP had earlier reported the developments in the case on June 9, 22 and 27.
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July - 4 
The Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on July 4, remanded the four Islamic State (IS) operatives, identified as Tabish Nasser Siddiqui, Zubair Noor Mohammed Shaikh alias Abu Nusaiba,Sharjeel Shaikh and Zulfikar Ali arrested from different locations in Maharashtra on July 3 in NIA cus
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The Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on July 4, remanded the four Islamic State (IS) operatives, identified as Tabish Nasser Siddiqui, Zubair Noor Mohammed Shaikh alias Abu Nusaiba,Sharjeel Shaikh and Zulfikar Ali arrested from different locations in Maharashtra on July 3 in NIA custody till July 10, reports The Hindustan Times.
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July - 5 
The National Investigation Agency on July 5 filed its third supplementary chargesheet before a NIA special court in Patna in Bihar in a terror conspiracy case that stemmed from the seizure of high-quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from East Champaran District in Bihar, reports The Print. The
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The National Investigation Agency on July 5 filed its third supplementary chargesheet before a NIA special court in Patna in Bihar in a terror conspiracy case that stemmed from the seizure of high-quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from East Champaran District in Bihar, reports The Print. The chargesheet was filed against Sudhir Kushwaha, the kingpin in the case with links to Nepal and Bangladesh. An NIA spokesperson stated that the case was registered in 2015 and Kushwaha, who was arrested in January, had played a crucial role in the entire conspiracy. He had formed a gang to commit terrorist acts and had used the territory of India and Nepal for procurement, smuggling, and distribution of high-quality fake notes to damage the monetary stability and economic security of India. Investigations in the case led to the arrest of seven persons, who were chargesheeted over a four-year period from July 2016 to March 2019.
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July - 10 
Four people, identified as Tabish Nasser Siddiqui, Zubair Noor Mohammed Shaikh alias Abu Nusaiba, Sharjeel Shaikh and Zulfikar Ali, who were arrested on July 3, by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly promoting terrorist activities in India at the behest of the Islamic State (IS) we
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Four people, identified as Tabish Nasser Siddiqui, Zubair Noor Mohammed Shaikh alias Abu Nusaiba, Sharjeel Shaikh and Zulfikar Ali, who were arrested on July 3, by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly promoting terrorist activities in India at the behest of the Islamic State (IS) were sent to NIA custody on July 10, reports India Today. Most of the data recovered from the accused was in Arabic and it would take some time for the investigators to decipher the same, Special public prosecutor representing NIA stated. He added that several bank accounts have been identified and the details of those linked to transactions through them need to be found.
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July - 10 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) court of Delhi on July 10 convicted four Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, namely, Danish Ansari, Aftab Alam, Imran Khan and Obaid-Ur-Rehman under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities Prevention (UAPA) Act, reports Greater Kashm
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) court of Delhi on July 10 convicted four Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, namely, Danish Ansari, Aftab Alam, Imran Khan and Obaid-Ur-Rehman under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities Prevention (UAPA) Act, reports Greater Kashmir. The Court convicted them for hatching a criminal conspiracy to wage war against the country by conducting terrorist attacks across the country.
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July - 10 
On July 10, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one person identified as Manoj Ghosh from Bahadurpur in Birbhum District of West Bengal in the June 2022 West Bengal case related to the seizure of a huge cache of electric detonators, Nonels (non-electric detonators) and explosives, repor
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On July 10, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one person identified as Manoj Ghosh from Bahadurpur in Birbhum District of West Bengal in the June 2022 West Bengal case related to the seizure of a huge cache of electric detonators, Nonels (non-electric detonators) and explosives, reports NIA. Manoj was arrested on the basis of disclosures by three previously arrested accused, Rintu Sk, Merajuddin Ali Khan alias Meraj Khan alias Meraz Khan and Mir Mohammad Nuruzzaman alias Romeo alias Mir alias Jamai alias Prince. NIA had chargesheeted Meraj and Prince on June 28 in the case. Manoj has been identified as one of the illegal miners to whom Rintu SK used to supply gelatin, detonators and ammonium nitrate. A raid conducted at Manoj’s illegal godown on June 28, led to the seizure of one pistol, along with ammunition, 16.25 kgs of gelatin sticks (total of 130 in number) and one bag containing 50 kg of ammonium nitrate.
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July - 12 
Four Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, identified as Danish Ansari, Aftab Alam, Imran Khan, and Obaid-Ur-Rehman, are sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Delhi court in a case lodged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in September 2012, according to which the members of the IM, in association
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Four Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, identified as Danish Ansari, Aftab Alam, Imran Khan, and Obaid-Ur-Rehman, are sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Delhi court in a case lodged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in September 2012, according to which the members of the IM, in association with other sleeper cells, were conspiring to commit terror acts like bomb blasts at prominent places across India, reports Times of India on July 13. The NIA, in its multiple charge sheets filed in this case, maintained that the accused had support from their Pakistan-based operatives and associates and aimed to wage war against the Government of India (GoI). The judgement, however, paved the way for their release as they have already served as much time in jail.
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July - 13 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Kochi in Ernakulam District of Kerala on July 13, convicted six Popular Front of India (PFI) operatives, identified as Sajil, Najeeb, M K Nasar, Najeeb, M K Noushad, P P Moideen Kunhu and P M Ayoob, for chopping off the right hand of college professor T.J
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Kochi in Ernakulam District of Kerala on July 13, convicted six Popular Front of India (PFI) operatives, identified as Sajil, Najeeb, M K Nasar, Najeeb, M K Noushad, P P Moideen Kunhu and P M Ayoob, for chopping off the right hand of college professor T.J. Joseph on July 4, 2010 for allegedly defaming Prophet Mohammed, reports Times of India. The accused were charged with offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention (UAPA) Act, the Explosives Act (ESA) and relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for criminal conspiracy, grievous bodily harm with a deadly weapon and criminal intimidation. The court acquitted five accused due to lack of evidence. The NIA referred to the crime as "Taliban-style" and recommended life imprisonment for the accused individuals.
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July - 13 
The special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 13 sentenced three Popular Front of India (PFI) operatives, identified as Sajil, Nasar, and Najeeb, to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of INR 50,000 under Section 20 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in the Kera
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The special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 13 sentenced three Popular Front of India (PFI) operatives, identified as Sajil, Nasar, and Najeeb, to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of INR 50,000 under Section 20 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in the Kerala professor hand-chopping case of 2010, reports The Hindu. Three others, namely, M.K. Noushad, P.P. Moideen Kunhu, and P.M. Ayoob were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of terms varying from three years to six months and INR 10,000 fine.
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July - 16 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a residential property belonging to Arif Abubakar Shaikh, alias Arif Bhaijaan, a key accused in a terror funding case associated with fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, reports Indian Express on July 17. The property, located in Gaurav Green Row House
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a residential property belonging to Arif Abubakar Shaikh, alias Arif Bhaijaan, a key accused in a terror funding case associated with fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, reports Indian Express on July 17. The property, located in Gaurav Green Row House Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd on Mira Road in Maharashtra, has been classified as 'proceeds of terrorism' under section 25 (1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The accused was apprehended by the agency in 2022 in relation to a case involving individuals connected to the criminal network of Dawood Ibrahim, commonly referred to as the D-Company.
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July - 18 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 18, attached a poultry farm in Julwaniya village in Ratlam District of Madhya Pradesh, that was allegedly being used by operatives of ISIS-inspired terror group 'Sufa', for radicalization and training in making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), reports
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 18, attached a poultry farm in Julwaniya village in Ratlam District of Madhya Pradesh, that was allegedly being used by operatives of ISIS-inspired terror group 'Sufa', for radicalization and training in making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), reports Indian Express. The property, owned by arrested accused, namely, Imran Khan was attached under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) due to its involvement in a conspiracy to commit acts of terror in Rajasthan. Investigations revealed that 'Sufa' drew inspiration from ISIS and actively recruited local youth to participate in their terror activities.
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July - 18 
On July 18, National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an individual, identified as Ashif, in connection with Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case for alleged involvement in stealing money from ATMs and using it for 'anti-national activities', from a forest region in Doddampalayam vill
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On July 18, National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an individual, identified as Ashif, in connection with Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case for alleged involvement in stealing money from ATMs and using it for 'anti-national activities', from a forest region in Doddampalayam village near Bhavanisagar in Erode District in Tamil Nadu, reports Times of India. His roommate, whose identity could not be ascertained, has been taken for further interrogation.
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July - 19 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 19, filed charge sheet against two accused, identified as arrested accused Akash Solanki and absconding Pakistani operative Meer Balaj Khan, in Indian Navy espionage case, reports The Hindu. Along with other Pakistan Intelligence agents, they were involved
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 19, filed charge sheet against two accused, identified as arrested accused Akash Solanki and absconding Pakistani operative Meer Balaj Khan, in Indian Navy espionage case, reports The Hindu. Along with other Pakistan Intelligence agents, they were involved in the espionage racket in which sensitive information pertaining to the Indian Navy was allegedly leaked as part of an anti-India conspiracy. Investigations revealed that naval dockyard apprentice Akash Solanki allegedly leaked classified Indian Navy information to a suspected Pakistani intelligence operative, 'Aditi Chouhan', and others. NIA investigations also found that he received monetary compensation from another suspected Pakistani operative, Meer Balaj Khan, through crypto channels.
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July - 19 
On July 19, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at the residences of three individuals, identified as Ashif alias Mathilakath Kodayil Ashraf, Seyid Nabeel Ahammed, and Shiyas TS in Thrissur and Palakkad Districts of Kerala, reports NIA. This action followed the arrest of Ashif
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On July 19, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at the residences of three individuals, identified as Ashif alias Mathilakath Kodayil Ashraf, Seyid Nabeel Ahammed, and Shiyas TS in Thrissur and Palakkad Districts of Kerala, reports NIA. This action followed the arrest of Ashif near Sathyamangalam in Erode District of Tamil Nadu on July 18, 2023. The NIA's operation aimed to neutralize Kerala-based Islamic State (IS) module involved in reconnaissance missions and conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks. According to the NIA statement, the module was also engaged in raising funds for promoting IS activities through criminal activities such as dacoities. The group had conducted reconnaissance of various prominent places, including places of worship and leaders of certain communities in Kerala, with the aim of spreading terror and triggering a communal divide. SATP has earlier reported the arrest of Ashif.
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July - 20 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on July 20, arrested an individual, identified as Faizan Ansari alias Faiz, after conducting raids at his home in Lohardaga District of Jharkhand and rented room in Aligarh District of Uttar Pradesh, for being in touch with foreign-based Islamic State (IS) ha
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on July 20, arrested an individual, identified as Faizan Ansari alias Faiz, after conducting raids at his home in Lohardaga District of Jharkhand and rented room in Aligarh District of Uttar Pradesh, for being in touch with foreign-based Islamic State (IS) handlers on social media, radicalising and recruiting other vulnerable neo-converts, planning violent actions and contemplating doing a ‘hijrat’ (holy journey) to an IS conflict theatre abroad, reports NIA. “Ansari had hatched a criminal conspiracy, along with his associates and other unknown individuals, through social media platforms to support ISIS activities in India and disseminate the outfit’s propaganda across various social media platforms”, officials stated.
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July - 23 
On July 23, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at 21 locations in Tamil Nadu, including Thanjavur, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Villupuram, Tiruchi, Pudukkottai, Coimbatore, and Mayiladuthurai, targeting five proclaimed offenders and suspects in connection with the murder of
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On July 23, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at 21 locations in Tamil Nadu, including Thanjavur, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Villupuram, Tiruchi, Pudukkottai, Coimbatore, and Mayiladuthurai, targeting five proclaimed offenders and suspects in connection with the murder of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) functionary, namely, Ramalingam, in Thanjavur District in February 2019, reports Hindustan Times. Among the locations searched was the residence of 'Nellai' Mubarak, State president of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), and the absconding accused Mohammed Ali Jinna, Abdul Majith, Bhurkhanudeen, Shahul Hameed, and Nafeel Hassan, all known to be operatives of the Popular Front of India (PFI). The NIA offered a reward of INR 0.5 million each for information leading to the arrest of any of these five absconders. During the searches, several digital devices and documents were recovered. According to the NIA's investigations, Ramalingam was killed in a violent jihadi manner as he objected to the forcible conversion of underprivileged individuals by a 'Dawah' team dispatched from Arivagam, Theni District of Tamil Nadu {now attached as proceeds of terrorism under section 25 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)}. According to investigations, the violence was instigated to instil fear among the opponents of the outfit,” the NIA said.
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July - 25 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 25, conducted raids at 129 locations, targeting a terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler network with connections to terrorist Arsh Dala and other foreign-based terrorists and attached three properties owned by individuals, identified as Irfan alias Chhenu Pehal
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 25, conducted raids at 129 locations, targeting a terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler network with connections to terrorist Arsh Dala and other foreign-based terrorists and attached three properties owned by individuals, identified as Irfan alias Chhenu Pehalwan, Kaushal Chaudhary, and Amit Dagar, suspected members of organised crime syndicates in Haryana and Delhi, reports PTI. The properties, situated in Gurugram in Haryana, and Delhi, were allegedly used for hatching terror conspiracies and supporting the Bambiha gang, as per Police reports.
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July - 28 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 28, arrested Dr Adnan Ali Sarkar, in connection with the Maharashtra Islamic State (IS) module case, for promoting violent activities of the proscribed terrorist outfit. The arrest took place during a raid at his residence in Pune District in Maharashtra,
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 28, arrested Dr Adnan Ali Sarkar, in connection with the Maharashtra Islamic State (IS) module case, for promoting violent activities of the proscribed terrorist outfit. The arrest took place during a raid at his residence in Pune District in Maharashtra, reports Hindustan Times. The NIA in a statement released said that it was the fifth arrest in the case registered on June 28, 2023. During the raid several incriminating materials, such as electronic gadgets and several documents related to ISIS, were found at Sarkar’s house. NIA raids followed inputs that the accused and their associates had recruited youth and trained them in the fabrication of Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) and weapons. The accused had also shared material, including “Do it Yourself kits” (DIY), amongst themselves for fabrication of IEDs and manufacture of small weapons, pistols etc. Further, on the directions of their foreign-based ISIS handlers, the accused had created inflammatory media content, which was published in ‘Voice of Hind’, in furtherance of the banned outfits agenda of terror and violence, NIA statement reads.
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July - 31 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 31, attached Green Valley Academy, one of the oldest and largest arms and physical training centres of Popular Front of India (PFI) as ‘proceeds of terrorism’ under the provisions of Unlawful Activities Prevention (UAPA) Act in Manjeri in Malappuram Distri
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 31, attached Green Valley Academy, one of the oldest and largest arms and physical training centres of Popular Front of India (PFI) as ‘proceeds of terrorism’ under the provisions of Unlawful Activities Prevention (UAPA) Act in Manjeri in Malappuram District in Kerala, reports Times of India. PFI had been using the Green Valley Academy premises to impart arms training, physical training and explosives training to its cadres hand-picked and groomed for the outfit's 'service wing'. The facility was also used to harbour several PFI service wing members after they committed crimes, including murders.
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August - 1 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 1, arrested a person, identified as Salman, following raids from Hyderabad District in Telangana, in connection with the unlawful activities of a terrorist module with allegiance to Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), operating in Bhopal and Hyderabad Districts, takin
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 1, arrested a person, identified as Salman, following raids from Hyderabad District in Telangana, in connection with the unlawful activities of a terrorist module with allegiance to Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), operating in Bhopal and Hyderabad Districts, taking the number of arrested accused to 17 in the case, reports NIA. Incriminating digital devices, including hard disks, pen drives, Secure Digital card (SD card) etc., along with various documents were recovered during the searches. "Salman was an active member of Hyderabad-based module of HuT, which was led by an already arrested accused Salim. Salim, along with Salman and four other arrested accused of Hyderabad module, was operating to expand the outfit with an aim to establish a Caliphate based on Shariat," NIA statement reads.
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August - 1 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one more accused, identified as Mohammed Idris alias Idris, in connection with last year's Islamic State (ISIS)-inspired car bomb blast case of Coimbatore, in which the prime accused was killed in the terror explosion triggered by a vehicle-Borne Impr
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one more accused, identified as Mohammed Idris alias Idris, in connection with last year's Islamic State (ISIS)-inspired car bomb blast case of Coimbatore, in which the prime accused was killed in the terror explosion triggered by a vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), reports NDTV on August 2. Idris, a resident of Coimbatore, was arrested for conspiring with other accused persons to commit the terror attack, which took place in front of the ancient Arulmigu Kottai Sangameshwarar Thirukovil temple at Eswaran Kovil Street, Ukkadam in Coimbatore on October 23, 2022. The case was initially registered by Ukkadam Police Station in Coimbatore City and subsequently handed over to NIA, which re-registered it October 27, 2022.
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August - 3 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 3 filed three supplementary chargesheets against four individuals, identified as Mohammed Tanweer, Mohammed Aabid, Mohammed Belal, and Mohammed lrshad Alam, in a case dated July 12, 2022 relating to unlawful and anti-national activities of Popular Fr
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 3 filed three supplementary chargesheets against four individuals, identified as Mohammed Tanweer, Mohammed Aabid, Mohammed Belal, and Mohammed lrshad Alam, in a case dated July 12, 2022 relating to unlawful and anti-national activities of Popular Front of India (PFI) in Patna District of Bihar, reports NIA. The accused were operating, along with other accused in planning of violent criminal acts by arranging arms and ammunition and in propagating the PFI’s ideology and agenda of violent extremism, the NIA statement reads. The probe uncovered Alam's involvement in a criminal conspiracy to attack and kill a youth of a particular community, intending to spread terror and communal hatred. Tanweer and Abid possessed the terror hardware and provided it to Yaqub Khan, a PFI master trainer, who conducted arms training sessions for the outfit's violent activities.
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August - 5 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 5, arrested a suspect, identified as Islam Chowdhary, from Birbhum District in West Bengal (WB), in connection with 2022 West Bengal electric detonators and explosives seizures case, reports NIA. During the operation, the NIA also recovered INR 1,50,000
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 5, arrested a suspect, identified as Islam Chowdhary, from Birbhum District in West Bengal (WB), in connection with 2022 West Bengal electric detonators and explosives seizures case, reports NIA. During the operation, the NIA also recovered INR 1,50,000 in cash, bank transaction documents, paper slips with mobile numbers, SIM cards, three mobile phones, and various other incriminating documents.
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August - 5 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 5, arrested Aakif Ateeque Nachan, the sixth suspect in the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) module case, following a series of raids in Borivali in Bhiwandi tehsil (revenue unit) of Thane District in Maharashtra, reports NIA. These raids also led t
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 5, arrested Aakif Ateeque Nachan, the sixth suspect in the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) module case, following a series of raids in Borivali in Bhiwandi tehsil (revenue unit) of Thane District in Maharashtra, reports NIA. These raids also led to the recovery of several incriminating materials, including electronic gadgets and documents, for the direct involvement of accused in fabricating and testing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) for terrorist acts. “Aakif was found actively involved in the promotion of the terror-related activities of ISIS, in collaboration with four other accused, namely Zulfikar Ali Barodawala, Mohammed Imran Khan, Mohammed Yunus Saki, and Abdul Kadir Pathan, all arrested by Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Pune, along with some other suspects,” NIA statement reads.
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August - 5 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 5, arrested two operatives of Popular Front India (PFI), identified as Shahid Raza and Faisal Ali alias Mohammad Kaif, for suspected anti-national activities, from Motihari in East Champaran District of Bihar, reports Hindustan Times. A country-made pist
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 5, arrested two operatives of Popular Front India (PFI), identified as Shahid Raza and Faisal Ali alias Mohammad Kaif, for suspected anti-national activities, from Motihari in East Champaran District of Bihar, reports Hindustan Times. A country-made pistol was recovered from them. Police said they were arrested based on information received from PFI’s ‘master trainer’ Yakub alias Sultan Usman Khan, who was arrested from the same District on July 19, 2023.
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August - 10 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 10, carried out searches at the residence of a man, identified as Tafreez Khan, over his alleged links with Popular Front of India (PFI) at Karkhana Gadda in Karimnagar District in Telangana, reports Hindustan Times. Khan, currently in Muscat city in Oma
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 10, carried out searches at the residence of a man, identified as Tafreez Khan, over his alleged links with Popular Front of India (PFI) at Karkhana Gadda in Karimnagar District in Telangana, reports Hindustan Times. Khan, currently in Muscat city in Oman seeking employment, was not present during the raid. Certain documents and literature were recovered during the raids.
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August - 10 
On August 10, National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned two suspects with alleged links to the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Abdul and Ameer, at Kurnool District in Andhra Pradesh, reports The Hindu.
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On August 10, National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned two suspects with alleged links to the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Abdul and Ameer, at Kurnool District in Andhra Pradesh, reports The Hindu.
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August - 11 
On August 11, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the sixth accused, identified as Shamil Saquib Nachan, from Padgha village in Thane District of Maharashtra, in connection with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) module that was neutralized by Police in Pune District of Maharash
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On August 11, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the sixth accused, identified as Shamil Saquib Nachan, from Padgha village in Thane District of Maharashtra, in connection with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) module that was neutralized by Police in Pune District of Maharashtra on July 18, 2023, reports NIA. He was allegedly involved in the fabrication, training, and testing of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) for the commission of terrorist acts. According to the NIA, the members of an ISIS sleeper module, including Shamil, were operating from a house in Kondhwa in Pune District, where they had assembled IEDs and also organised and participated in bomb training and bomb-making workshops in 2022.
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August - 13 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out a series of raids on August 13, in 14 locations including Kannur, Malappuram, Dakshin Kannada, Nashik, Kolhapur, Murshidabad, and Katihar, in the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Bihar as part of its ongoing efforts to thwart
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out a series of raids on August 13, in 14 locations including Kannur, Malappuram, Dakshin Kannada, Nashik, Kolhapur, Murshidabad, and Katihar, in the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Bihar as part of its ongoing efforts to thwart the Popular Front of India (PFI) conspiracy aimed at disrupting peace by fostering communal divisions to destabilize the nation, reports NIA. NIA has been focused on dismantling PFI's efforts to establish an armed cadre for an Islamic Caliphate by 2047, using terror and violence. Investigations reveal that PFI has been involved in plotting the radicalization of susceptible youth, offering them weapons training to advance its violent anti-India agenda, which involves confronting certain segments of society.
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August - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 17, raided the house of arrested accused Shamil Saquib Nachan in the Pune Islamic State (IS) module case and seized a host of incriminating material exposing the terrorist organisation’s conspiracy to disrupt peace and communal harmony in the country
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 17, raided the house of arrested accused Shamil Saquib Nachan in the Pune Islamic State (IS) module case and seized a host of incriminating material exposing the terrorist organisation’s conspiracy to disrupt peace and communal harmony in the country, reports NIA. The searches at Shamil’s house in Padgha of Thane District, yielded several mobile phones, hard disks and some handwritten documents etc., which are being examined and analysed.
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August - 18 
A special court in Mumbai on August 18, extended the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of Shamil Saquib Nachan who was arrested in the Pune (Maharashtra) Islamic State (IS) module case, till August 23, 2023, reports India Today. Nachan was earlier arrested on August 11. The NIA sought exte
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A special court in Mumbai on August 18, extended the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of Shamil Saquib Nachan who was arrested in the Pune (Maharashtra) Islamic State (IS) module case, till August 23, 2023, reports India Today. Nachan was earlier arrested on August 11. The NIA sought extended custody of Nachan till August 28, claiming that it had seized incriminating material from his residence in Thane and that the material exposed the conspiracy of Nachan and the other accused to spread terror and cause disruption in the country. The NIA said the accused were all members of the IS sleeper module.
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August - 19 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Patna, Bihar on August 19, sentenced a key accused, identified as Raisuddin, in the East Champaran, Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), case to five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI), along with fine of INR 5,000, reports The Pioneer. Raisuddin, has b
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Patna, Bihar on August 19, sentenced a key accused, identified as Raisuddin, in the East Champaran, Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), case to five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI), along with fine of INR 5,000, reports The Pioneer. Raisuddin, has been sentenced to imprisonment under section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), with similar quantum of sentence and fine also awarded respectively under Section 489B of IPC and relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-UAPA. All the sentences will run concurrently, the NIA said in a statement on August 20. He is the fifth person to have been convicted and sentenced in this case.
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August - 21 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Kasif Khan, the fourth accused in Islamic State (IS) Jabalpur module case from an undisclosed location, The Pioneer reports on August 22. Kasif Khan, is a resident of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, and had been inspired and motivated by the ideology of IS to s
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Kasif Khan, the fourth accused in Islamic State (IS) Jabalpur module case from an undisclosed location, The Pioneer reports on August 22. Kasif Khan, is a resident of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, and had been inspired and motivated by the ideology of IS to spread mayhem in India. Khan had been working closely with his three associates, Syed Mamoor Ali, Mohammad Adil Khan and Mohammad Shahid, who were arrested by the NIA earlier in May, 2023. Khan along with others, was involved in organising Dawah programs to brainwash and radicalise gullible Muslim youth to work for IS. The NIA had registered the IS Jabalpur module case on May 24, 2023 after it learnt that the accused persons were actively disseminating IS propaganda through the social media and on-ground Dawah activities.
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August - 24 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court in Delhi on August 24, sentenced two men, identified as Abdullah Basith and Abdul Qadir to five years imprisonment for promoting activities of proscribed Islamic State (IS), in the country, reports NDTV. Basith and Qadir were arrested on August 12, 2
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court in Delhi on August 24, sentenced two men, identified as Abdullah Basith and Abdul Qadir to five years imprisonment for promoting activities of proscribed Islamic State (IS), in the country, reports NDTV. Basith and Qadir were arrested on August 12, 2018 for their affiliation with the IS and for furthering its violent anti-India agenda through the IS Abu Dhabi module. The NIA Special Court, Delhi sentenced them under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-UAPA, and Explosive Substances Act.
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August - 25 
Abdullah Basith, convicted for his association with Islamic State (IS) and sentenced to five years in jail, was planning to carry out lone-wolf attacks on security agencies and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members, according to National Investigation Agency (NIA), Deccan Chronicle reports on Au
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Abdullah Basith, convicted for his association with Islamic State (IS) and sentenced to five years in jail, was planning to carry out lone-wolf attacks on security agencies and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members, according to National Investigation Agency (NIA), Deccan Chronicle reports on August 26. He was aiming for an attack like the one the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy at Pulwama in in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in February 2019. He was also in the process of procuring a vehicle with the help of his foreign handlers to carry out the attacks. Basith was the brain behind ’Voice of Hind’, IS’s propaganda magazine circulated digitally, the NIA said. Prior to his arrest in 2018, Basith was caught twice indulging in terror activities. In 2014, Basith and his friends were detained at Malda in West Bengal when they were about to cross over to Bangladesh on their way to Afghanistan. In 2015, he was detained at the Nagpur airport (Maharashtra), when he was about to take a flight to Srinagar and cross the border to go to Syria.
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August - 25 
On August 25, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Lingam alias Adi Lingam, a key conspirator in the alleged smuggling of drugs and arms to raise funds for reviving the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka and India, reports The Hindu. Adi, who was earlier employed
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On August 25, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Lingam alias Adi Lingam, a key conspirator in the alleged smuggling of drugs and arms to raise funds for reviving the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka and India, reports The Hindu. Adi, who was earlier employed in a Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), had extensive connections in the Tamil Nadu film industry. Investigators alleged he was closely associated with Gunasekharan alias Guna, the prime suspect in the case who along with Pushparaj alias Pookutti Kanna and Haji Salim (a supplier based in Pakistan) was operating the illegal drugs and arms trade from the Special Camp in Tiruchi for the revival of the LTTE. So far 14 suspects have been arrested in the case registered in July 2022. The central agency said that Lingam, a resident of Chennai, acted as a benami for Guna’s illegal transactions relating to laundering the proceeds of drugs and arms trade in India and Sri Lanka. He had also forged proof of identity/address documents for members of the racket in an attempt to legitimize their illegal stay in India. “All the accused in the case were dealing actively in the illegal drugs trade in India and Sri Lanka. They were using the money earned from the drugs trade for funding acquisition and amassing of weapons for the revival of LTTE in the two countries”, an official statement said.
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August - 30 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two absconding accused, identified as Mohammad Yunus Saki and Imran Khan alias Yusuf (from undisclosed location) wanted in a case related to the seizure of explosives and Improvised Explosives Devise (IED) from Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh District in Sept
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two absconding accused, identified as Mohammad Yunus Saki and Imran Khan alias Yusuf (from undisclosed location) wanted in a case related to the seizure of explosives and Improvised Explosives Devise (IED) from Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh District in September, 2022, as part of the Islamic State (IS)-inspired terror conspiracy of the ‘SUFA’ terrorist outfit, India Today reports on August 30. The arrested duo belongs to Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam District. They were later presented before a NIA special court in Jaipur. The duo was actively engaged in spreading the IS ideology before their arrests from Maharashtra, NIA added in its press note. According to the NIA, the duo is highly trained in IED fabrication and were also involved in training their co-accused in making such devices at a poultry farm of Imran Khan.
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August - 31 
On August 31, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has seized several digital devices and incriminating materials during searches at multiple places in four states: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, in connection with the conspiracy by Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Teh
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On August 31, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has seized several digital devices and incriminating materials during searches at multiple places in four states: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, in connection with the conspiracy by Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Teherik-e-Taliban to recruit and radicalise impressionable youth in India in order to spread terror in the country, reports The Times of India. "A host of incriminating digital devices were recovered during the searches at three locations in Maharashtra and one location each in the other three states," said the agency. The NIA is examining the devices to track those involved in the conspiracy and thwart their efforts to destabilize the country through the unlawful and radicalisation plans and campaigns of the two terror outfits. As per the NIA, the raids were part of the NIA investigations in a case registered in April 2023 against two accused recruited earlier by these banned organisations. "The two were involved in a series of disruptive terror-linked activities, including transfer of funds abroad for the purchase of land in Afghanistan”, states NIA.
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September - 1 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 1, made its 13th arrest in the 2022 Islamic State (IS) inspired Coimbatore car Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast, reports news18.com. The arrested accused, Mohammed Azarudeen alias Azar, is already in jail at the Viyyur High-Security Prison
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 1, made its 13th arrest in the 2022 Islamic State (IS) inspired Coimbatore car Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast, reports news18.com. The arrested accused, Mohammed Azarudeen alias Azar, is already in jail at the Viyyur High-Security Prison in Thrissur District of Kerala, in another case. He was arrested and charge-sheeted earlier in the Tamil Nadu IS module case and was subsequently sent to judicial custody. Investigations revealed that Azarudeen had previously taken secret classes along with the other accused, including Jamesha Mubeen, the vehicle driver killed in the explosion. It was at these classes that the accused were indoctrinated with IS ideology and motivated to commit violent acts of terror. The NIA further found that Mubeen, along with two other arrested accused, had met Azarudeen in prison. They had then hatched the Sathyamangalam conspiracy (the car bomb blast plan was concretized in the Sathyamangalam forest) to plan and prepare a terror attack to avenge Azarudeen’s arrest and to free him from jail.
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September - 3 
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow has found two people, identified as Atif Muzaffar and Mohammad Faisal Khan, guilty of killing, Ram Babu Shukla a retired school principal of Swami Atmaprakash Brahmchari Junior High School in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on October 24, 2
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A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow has found two people, identified as Atif Muzaffar and Mohammad Faisal Khan, guilty of killing, Ram Babu Shukla a retired school principal of Swami Atmaprakash Brahmchari Junior High School in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on October 24, 2016, as part of a conspiracy by Islamic State (IS) terror group to spread fear and terror among the people, news18.com reports on September 4. The quantum of sentence against the accused will be pronounced on September 11, 2023. The Special NIA Court held the accused guilty under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Arms Act.
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September - 6 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on September 6, 2023 arrested Siyed Nabeel Ahammed, ameer (‘chief’) of Islamic State’s (IS’s) Thrissur-based module, from an undisclosed location in Chennai, capital of Tamil Nadu, reports The Hindu. Ahammed was suspectedly on the run, moving from one hide-ou
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on September 6, 2023 arrested Siyed Nabeel Ahammed, ameer (‘chief’) of Islamic State’s (IS’s) Thrissur-based module, from an undisclosed location in Chennai, capital of Tamil Nadu, reports The Hindu. Ahammed was suspectedly on the run, moving from one hide-out to another across Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, and was picked up by the NIA’s Fugitive Tracking Team. He was preparing to flee the country using forged travel documents with Nepal as a transit point, the central agency said. Incriminating documents and digital devices were seized from Ahammed, who has been named as an accused person in a Kochi (Kerala) case by the NIA. NIA said the IS had intensified its activities in India by establishing modules in various States, and recruiting youth who owed allegiance to the Jihadi ideology.
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September - 7 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at the houses of relatives of Mohammed Yunus arrested in June, 2023 for suspected links with Popular Front of India (PFI) in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal District on September 6-7, in Allagadda town, reports dajiworld.com. Mohammed Yunus was arreste
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at the houses of relatives of Mohammed Yunus arrested in June, 2023 for suspected links with Popular Front of India (PFI) in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal District on September 6-7, in Allagadda town, reports dajiworld.com. Mohammed Yunus was arrested in the Nizamabad terror conspiracy case. According to the NIA, he conspired to radicalise youth and provide them with arms training to carry out terrorist activities.
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September - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a house in Uttar Pradesh belonging to a cadre of Al Qaeda, identified as Minhaj Ahmed, which the accused was using to make preparations for carrying out terror attacks, Hindustan Times reports on September 13. Minhaj Ahmed, was using the property,
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a house in Uttar Pradesh belonging to a cadre of Al Qaeda, identified as Minhaj Ahmed, which the accused was using to make preparations for carrying out terror attacks, Hindustan Times reports on September 13. Minhaj Ahmed, was using the property, house no. 602/400, Adnanpalli, Ring Road, Dubagga in Lucknow District of Uttar Pradesh (UP), for carrying out various terror related unlawful activities, including fabrication of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol bombs, to carry out terrorist attacks in the state, NIA said. Minhaj and another suspect Maseerudeen were earlier arrested from the same house on July 11, 2021. The property, attached under Section 25 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), is registered in the name of Minhaj’s father, Siraj Ahmad and the latter’s mother and brother.
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September - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a reward of INR 3,00,000 each for information on four suspected terror suspects wanted in Pune IS (Islamic State) module case, The Indian Express reports on September 13. The absconding accused are Mohammed Shahnawaz Shafiuzzama Alam alias Shafi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a reward of INR 3,00,000 each for information on four suspected terror suspects wanted in Pune IS (Islamic State) module case, The Indian Express reports on September 13. The absconding accused are Mohammed Shahnawaz Shafiuzzama Alam alias Shafi alias Abdulla of Jharkhand; Talha Liyakat Khan of Pune; Rizwan Abdul Haji Ali; and Abdulla Faiyaz Shaikh alias Daiperwala, both from Delhi. On August 8, the case was transferred to the NIA from Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), which referred to it as the Pune IS module case.
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September - 14 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 14, arrested Arafath Ali, a key Islamic State (IS) terror conspirator from Karnataka, after he landed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi from Kenya’s Nairobi, reports The Indian Express. “Ali was taken into custody the m
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 14, arrested Arafath Ali, a key Islamic State (IS) terror conspirator from Karnataka, after he landed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi from Kenya’s Nairobi, reports The Indian Express. “Ali was taken into custody the moment he landed. It marks a major breakthrough for the NIA in its efforts to uncover and foil the conspiracy of foreign-based Islamic State modules to carry out terrorist acts in India,” an NIA spokesperson said. Ali, a native of the Shivamogga District of Karnataka, had been absconding since 2020, when he was accused of indulging in IS propaganda activities and planning terrorist acts.
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September - 14 
The special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Lucknow, on September 14, pronounced a death sentence to two terror accused Atif Muzaffar (29) and Mohammed Faisal Khan (30) associated with the Islamic State (IS), reports The New Indian Express. The two were held guilty of killing a r
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The special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Lucknow, on September 14, pronounced a death sentence to two terror accused Atif Muzaffar (29) and Mohammed Faisal Khan (30) associated with the Islamic State (IS), reports The New Indian Express. The two were held guilty of killing a retired school principal Ram Babu Shukla in fulfilment and furtherance of the IS agenda by spreading fear and terror among the people. The special court also issued a penalty of INR 5,00,000 on both the accused. The two accused were booked and tried under sections of IPC 302 (murder), 120 B (criminal conspiracy), along with sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Both Atif and Faisal were also named in the terror attack case related to the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train on March 7, 2017, leaving scores of passengers on board injured.
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September - 16 
In a crackdown on Islamic State (IS) radicalisation and recruitment campaigns, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 16, raided 31 locations in Tamil Nadu and Telangana and seized several digital devices and documents along with Indian and foreign currency, reports The New Indian Expr
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In a crackdown on Islamic State (IS) radicalisation and recruitment campaigns, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 16, raided 31 locations in Tamil Nadu and Telangana and seized several digital devices and documents along with Indian and foreign currency, reports The New Indian Express. 22 locations were raided in Coimbatore District, three in Chennai and one in Kadaiyanallur of Tenkasi District in Tamil Nadu, and another five locations in Telangana’s Hyderabad, including Tolichowki and Malakpet. Several incriminating books in vernacular and Arabic languages were also seized during the searches, in addition to INR 60,00,000 and USD 18,200. The case, registered by NIA (Chennai) under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 121A (conspiracy to overthrow a government) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and 13, 18 and 18B of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-UAPA, 1967, pertains to the clandestine operation by a group of individuals to radicalise gullible youth.
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