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January - 3 
The National Investigation Agency [NIA] on January 3 arrested Naeem [21]—an Arms supplier to the operatives of Islamic State [IS]-inspired group—Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam [HuHI] from Meerut, reports Business Standard. Allegedly, Naeem was an Arms supplier to the 10 operatives of HuHI arrested by the NI
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The National Investigation Agency [NIA] on January 3 arrested Naeem [21]—an Arms supplier to the operatives of Islamic State [IS]-inspired group—Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam [HuHI] from Meerut, reports Business Standard. Allegedly, Naeem was an Arms supplier to the 10 operatives of HuHI arrested by the NIA on December 26.
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January - 4 
The Supreme Court (SC) on January 4 rejected the plea of Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) founder and a ‘specially designated global terrorist’ Syed Salahuddin, challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing his bail petition in a terror funding case, reports The Tribune. The SC
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The Supreme Court (SC) on January 4 rejected the plea of Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) founder and a ‘specially designated global terrorist’ Syed Salahuddin, challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing his bail petition in a terror funding case, reports The Tribune. The SC said that once the trial court had granted extension of time to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to complete the investigation in the case, the accused was not entitled to statutory bail.
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January - 6 
Indian agencies will have to wait a little longer before Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case is extradited from US, reports The Hindu on January 6. National Investigation Agency (NIA) team that was in the U.S. a few days ago to seek the extradition of Rana, a close as
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Indian agencies will have to wait a little longer before Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case is extradited from US, reports The Hindu on January 6. National Investigation Agency (NIA) team that was in the U.S. a few days ago to seek the extradition of Rana, a close associate of David Coleman Headley, has been given an indication that Rana has to first complete his jail sentence. Rana, who was arrested in 2009, is serving a 14-year prison term in the U.S. for providing material support to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which planned and executed the attacks.Though he was sentenced to 14 years in jail in 2013 by a U.S. district court, his jail term would also include the period he has already served in prison and would come to an end in 2023. A senior official stated that ‘NIA team went to the U.S. in relation to the extradition request of Rana. It’s a quasi-judicial process so no one can predict when he would be extradited. He is now serving a sentence there and we have been assured that the extradition could take place closer to the date when he completes his jail sentence in the U.S.’ Minister of State Gen. V.K. Singh (retired) told the Lok Sabha last week that the Government of India had engaged with relevant U.S. authorities, under terms of the India-U.S. Extradition Treaty of 1997, for extradition of U.S.-based individuals for their role in the November 26, 2008, terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The Minister also added that ‘These consultations have been held by means of meetings/visits and teleconferences. Most recently, a team from the NIA visited the U.S. on December 13-15, 2018, for discussion with the U.S. authorities. The ‘double jeopardy’ clause in U.S. law prohibits punishment for the same crime twice, so India renewed its bid to seek Rana’s custody on the ground that he was actively involved in planning an attack on the National Defence College in Delhi and Chabad Houses (Jewish religious centres) in several cities.Rana, a Chicago-based businessman, helped Headley open an immigration firm in Mumbai, which was a cover to conduct reconnaissance on possible targets that were attacked on November 26, 2008.Rana was a school friend of Headley from Pakistan. According to the FBI, after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Headley visited India again in March 2009 to conduct additional surveillance, including of the National Defence College (NDC) in Delhi and of Chabad Houses.NIA also has registered a forgery case against Rana for opening the immigration centre based on fake documents.
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January - 7 
A Delhi Court on January 7 extended National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of five of the 10 people arrested on suspicion of being members of Islamic State (IS) module, reports The Hindu. The court remanded the other five accused in judicial custody after the agency said they were not required
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A Delhi Court on January 7 extended National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of five of the 10 people arrested on suspicion of being members of Islamic State (IS) module, reports The Hindu. The court remanded the other five accused in judicial custody after the agency said they were not required for custodial interrogation. The group was reportedly planning suicide attacks and serial blasts, targeting politicians as also government installations, in Delhi and other parts of north India. The court extended the NIA custody of Mufti Mohammed Suhail alias Hazrath (29) and Saqib Iftekar (26) till January 12.Zubair Malik (20), Rashid Zafar Raq alias Zafar (23) and Anas Yunus (24) were sent to further custodial interrogation till January 10.The others — Zubair’s brother Zaid (22), Saeed alias Sayeed (28), his brother Raees Ahmad, Mohammed Irshad (in late 20s) and Mohammed Azam (35) — were sent to judicial custody till February till February after the NIA did not seek their further remand.They were earlier produced before the court on December 27 after which they were sent to 10-day NIA custody which expired on January 7.The probe agency had initially rounded up 16 persons of the group ‘Harkat ul Harb e Islam’, which loosely translates into war for the cause of Islam.Of the 16 detained, 10 were later arrested — five from Amroha, in Uttar Pradesh (U.P) and five from Seelampur and Jafrabad localities in north-east Delhi.
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January - 8 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is probing into the attack on YSR Congress President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (on October 25, 2018) has reportedly filed a petition in the Vijayawada NIA Special Court, requesting for transfer of the case as well as the related records to it, reports The Hindu o
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is probing into the attack on YSR Congress President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (on October 25, 2018) has reportedly filed a petition in the Vijayawada NIA Special Court, requesting for transfer of the case as well as the related records to it, reports The Hindu on January 9.Vijayawada NIA Special Court judge has directed the Visakhapatnam VIIth Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court to transfer the case and the relevant records to NIA with immediate effect.
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January - 9 
Jharkhand Police after seizing the properties of hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, will now start the process of scanning properties of the persons who helped the Maoists, getting out on bail as their guarantors but later they absconded and re-joined their cadres, reports
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Jharkhand Police after seizing the properties of hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, will now start the process of scanning properties of the persons who helped the Maoists, getting out on bail as their guarantors but later they absconded and re-joined their cadres, reports The New Indian Express on January 9. Police all over the State will soon start a drive to identify such persons and seize their properties if found to be acquired by the money earned by ‘levy’ (extortion money) collected by Maoists.With an objective to choke the flow of funds to Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] organizations in Jharkhand, the State Police so far have seized properties of 27 Maoists worth several crore as it is believed that financial lifeline is important to running an organization.Inspector General of Police (IGP), Provisions, and Jharkhand Police Spokesperson Ashish Batra, stated, "Legal actions against the bailers of the absconding Maoists, who somehow secured bail from the Court and went back to their cadres, are being taken as per the provisions of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Besides that, it will also be investigated whether they have any illegal property acquired out of the money collected by Maoist's money." Sources in the Police department revealed that the action is being taken in the light of intelligence input that some of the bailers who helped Maoists coming out of jail, have acquired huge assets without having any strong source of income.According to IGP, Batra, properties of as any as 27 hardcore Maoists worth INR 200million, having a market value of more than INRone billion, has been seized in Jharkhand while properties of several other Maoists were also under the scanner and they would be seized if the insurgents did not put their down arms. Notably, to check financial lifeline of Maoist leaders in Jharkhand, National Investigating Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in association with the State Police has already been investigating their financial resources of Maoist organizations so that they end up by themselves for want of finance.
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January - 9 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Laishram Anand alias Sana Singh said to be valley commander of Kangleipak Communist Party-Peoples War Group (KCP-PWG), reports Imphal Free Press on January 10. He was initially arrested by Security Forces (SFs) on December 28, 2018 for his alleged involve
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Laishram Anand alias Sana Singh said to be valley commander of Kangleipak Communist Party-Peoples War Group (KCP-PWG), reports Imphal Free Press on January 10. He was initially arrested by Security Forces (SFs) on December 28, 2018 for his alleged involvement in uploading threatening message on social media against the Central Government and Chief minister. NIA arrested the militant for his suspected involvement in Paraolonambush in 2015. It is reported that while he was in police custody on January 4, NIA examined him and he revealed that he was an active member ofKangleiYaolKanbaLup (KYKL) during the time of ambush and later joined KCP-PWG. One of the accused person of the case identified as Khumlo Abi Anal aliasAmbison was arrested for his direct involvement in the commission of the offence and accordingly, charge sheet was filed against him before the special judge NIA, Manipur on December 19, 2015. The court has also issued a non-bailable warrant of arrest against 17 absconding cadres of militant groups for their direct involvement in the said ambush.Subsequently, three other persons identified as NaoremPremkanta alias Van Damme, Anil Rai alias Meiraba and M. Nimaichand Meitei aliasLanloialiasTapan Rai were also arrested for their direct involvement in the said ambush.
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January - 9 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against around 7-8 youths hailing from Kerala and Karnataka but based in Qatar who travelled to or prepared for travel to Syria since 2013 to join terrorist outfits Jund al-Aqsa (JAA) and Jabhat-ul-Nusra, reports The Hindu on January 9. Jund
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against around 7-8 youths hailing from Kerala and Karnataka but based in Qatar who travelled to or prepared for travel to Syria since 2013 to join terrorist outfits Jund al-Aqsa (JAA) and Jabhat-ul-Nusra, reports The Hindu on January 9. Jund al-Aqsa, a militant group operating primarily in Idlib and Hama provinces of Syria, was proscribed in 2017 by the UN for being associated with the Islamic State (IS) and Al Qaida in Iraq.The youths are believed to have been radicalised while living in Qatar and had conducted preparations for or travelled to Syria from 2013 onwards. NIA officials stated that ongoing investigation into other cases involving youth from Kerala who had attempted to or joined IS, threw up information on these Qatar-based youth having joined terrorist groups other than IS in Syria. “NIA is aware of the identity and addresses of these youth. However, it is not clear how the youth travelled to Syria and if they are still alive or dead’. In past instances, youth from Kerala have travelled to Syria via two routes. First, travelling to Turkey by flight and then crossing the border illegally to reach Syria, and second, taking a flight to a Gulf country and then travelling to Iran from where they travel to Turkey by road before crossing over to Syria. JAA is comprised of approximately 1,600 militants, mostly foreign terrorist fighters.
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January - 10 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) team on January 10 conducted raids in Rajouri and South Kashmir in connection with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) module busted recently by the agency in Uttar Pradesh, reports Daily Excelsior.The module was plotting to carry out blasts in the country.
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) team on January 10 conducted raids in Rajouri and South Kashmir in connection with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) module busted recently by the agency in Uttar Pradesh, reports Daily Excelsior.The module was plotting to carry out blasts in the country.Sources said involvement of two religious persons of Rajouri and South Kashmir has surfaced in the module and the NIA teams have conducted searches for them.However, identity of the persons, who were wanted to the NIA in the State, couldn’t be ascertained immediately.
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January - 10 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found a Kashmir link of Islamic State (IS) inspired Amroha module - Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam’, reports Times of India on January 10. The module was led by Mufti Mohammad Suhail alias Hazrath. One of the cadre, identified as Saqib Iftekar claiming that he had tra
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found a Kashmir link of Islamic State (IS) inspired Amroha module - Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam’, reports Times of India on January 10. The module was led by Mufti Mohammad Suhail alias Hazrath. One of the cadre, identified as Saqib Iftekar claiming that he had travelled to Tral, Rajouri and Bandipora twice in 2018 and had sought arms training by a Pakistani trained “Mujahideen”. Saqib who worked as an Imam at Jama Masjid in Baksar, Uttar Pradesh, and helped module procure weapons for their plan to carry out fidayeen attacks in North India on politicians and government establishments. Saqib, sources say, has disclosed that he along with another person, who has been identified but yet to be arrested, travelled to South Kashmir first in May and then in August last year. They had several meetings there for religious purposes in Rajouri and Bandipora. Later, Saqib and his accomplice met a Maulvi in Tral, asking him to arrange a meeting with a ‘Mujahideen’. According to an official, Saqib told this Kashmiri Mufti about his plans to get training from a Kashmiri Mujahid as they are trained in arms, bombs and attack government officials. The Kashmiri Mufti informed him that he knows such person. Another member of Amroha module – Zubair Malik (20), a resident of Jaffrabad in Delhi and a student of BA third year at Delhi university, has told NIA officials that he was tasked to buy similar mobile phones for the group. “They bought similar smart phones with detachable batteries and everytime they made a call or had a chat, they were asked to remove the batteries so that their phones cannot be tracked,” said the officer. Anas Yunus (24), another member in the group, has disclosed that he used to create a new Telegram group everyday on which they discussed their plans and then he deleted it in the night. Their leader Mufti Suhail is still being questioned by NIA sleuths about his online handler – identified as Abu Malik Peshawari. The agency has arrested 11 persons in the case so far. Indian Express further adds that core group allegedly had four membersSuhail; Mohammed Anas, a civil engineering student from Amity University; Zubair and Zaid, all of them residents of Jaffarabad in Delhi. On instructions from their handler they had decided to form the group to carry out IS activities.
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January - 10 
On January 10, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made the 12th arrest in the ISIS-inspired module 'Harkat-Ul-Harb-e-Islam' (War for the cause of Islam) case, reports The Tribune. The agency arrested 24-year-old Muhammad Absar from Gaziabad in Uttar Pardesh (UP). According to an agency official
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On January 10, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made the 12th arrest in the ISIS-inspired module 'Harkat-Ul-Harb-e-Islam' (War for the cause of Islam) case, reports The Tribune. The agency arrested 24-year-old Muhammad Absar from Gaziabad in Uttar Pardesh (UP). According to an agency official, he had visited three places in J&K in the months of May and August 2018 along with another accused Iftekhar Sakib in connection with the terror conspiracy.The case will be next heard on January 18. The probe agency also carried out searches in Meerut and Hapur on January 12 with the support of UP Police at three locations connected with Muhammad Absar.Earlier on January 3, 21-year-old Naeem, a resident of Meerut, was arrested on charges of supplying arms to the other 10 accused, including alleged mastermind 29-year-old Mohammad Sohail arrested from Amroha in Uttar Pradesh in December 2018.On December 26, the NIA in early morning raids across 17 locations in New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh claimed busting a module that was allegedly preparing to launch fidayeen attacks.
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January - 11 
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 11 was granted a seven-day custody of J. Srinivas Rao, the accused in the attack on YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, reports The Hindu. The NIA, which took over the case from the State police, produced Srinivas Rao in the court and filed a peti
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A National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 11 was granted a seven-day custody of J. Srinivas Rao, the accused in the attack on YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, reports The Hindu. The NIA, which took over the case from the State police, produced Srinivas Rao in the court and filed a petition seeking his custody. The reason behind attacking the YSRCP president, whether any other person was involved, why was a knife used in rooster fights used for the purpose, when and how was the attack planned, and any attempts made earlier were some of the issues on which the NIA police may grill Srinivas. The NIA team headed by an officer of the rank of Deputy Superintendent (DSP) or above is likely to take Srinivas into custody from Vijayawada jail on January 12 (today).
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January - 12 
National Investigation Agency (NIA), arrested a key suspect in connection with the killing of a former Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator from Jharkhand over a decade ago, from Jojahatu village in Khunti Districtof Jharkhand on January 12,reports The Hindu.Bhajo Hari Singh Munda (48), accused of ki
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National Investigation Agency (NIA), arrested a key suspect in connection with the killing of a former Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator from Jharkhand over a decade ago, from Jojahatu village in Khunti Districtof Jharkhand on January 12,reports The Hindu.Bhajo Hari Singh Munda (48), accused of killing Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ramesh Munda, officials said.Bhajo Hari Singh had been absconding for a long time and a non-bailable warrant had been issued against him. He was chargesheeted last March, the NIA officials said.Ramesh Munda was killed, allegedly by the Maoists, when he was delivering a speech at a function in Bundu town in his Tamar Assembly constituency on July 9, 2008. His two bodyguards were also killed in the attack.
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January - 15 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet before a special court in Ahmedabad in connection with a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket being operated in Gujarat, reports Ahmedabad Mirror on January 16. A spokesperson of NIA stated that a charge sheet was filed against two accused
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet before a special court in Ahmedabad in connection with a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket being operated in Gujarat, reports Ahmedabad Mirror on January 16. A spokesperson of NIA stated that a charge sheet was filed against two accused, SanjaykumarMohanbhaiDevadiya alias SanjaykumarMohanbhaiDevaliya and SureshbhaiMavajibhaiLathidadiya alias Guruji and Chakor. The case was first registered by Ahmedabad Anti-Terrorist Squad, on inputs provided by the NIA, when it intercepted Devadiya, a resident of Junagadh, and seized 53 FICN’s in the denomination of INR 2000 and 92 FICN’s in the denomination of INR 500. The total face value of the fake notes seized from him was INR 1,52,000. NIA spokersprson also stated that NIA, subsequently, registered a fresh FIR in the instance. Investigation revealed that Devadiya purchased fake currency from wanted accused Tahir Saikh alias Kaliyo on the directions of Lathidadiya, who is presently lodged in Presidency Correctional Home in West Bengal's Alipore in another NIA case. He added that Devadiya subsequently "brought" the fake currency from New Farakka in West Bengal "for circulation in crowded areas and in markets of Junagadh (in Gujarat). The investigation has also revealed inter-state and international linkages pointing towards supply of FICN received from across the border. Further investigation is in progress.
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January - 15 
Nine persons arrested by Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police last year (2018) for their Islamic State (ISIS) links were on January 15 handed over to National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports Daily Excelsior. Police handed over all the nine persons to NIA who arrived in Srina
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Nine persons arrested by Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police last year (2018) for their Islamic State (ISIS) links were on January 15 handed over to National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports Daily Excelsior. Police handed over all the nine persons to NIA who arrived in Srinagar on January 14 from Jammu and filed an application before City Munsiff Srinagar for their custody. All these persons were working as Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of militant outfits and on their instances, Police recovered two pistols along with 14 rounds, three grenades, one 12-bore single barrel rifle, one ISIS flag and one cutter.
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January - 17 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided at least six locations in four districts of western Uttar Pradesh and detained four men for interrogation in connection with the recently uncovered Islamic State (IS) inspired module, reports Hindustan Times on January 17. NIA teams and local Police conduct
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided at least six locations in four districts of western Uttar Pradesh and detained four men for interrogation in connection with the recently uncovered Islamic State (IS) inspired module, reports Hindustan Times on January 17. NIA teams and local Police conducted early morning raids in Athsaini and Badarkha villages of Garhmukteshwar area in Hapur, Kaloli village in Bulandshahr, Battkheri village of Amroha and Jasora and Ajnera villages of Meerut. Hapur’s Superintendent of Police (SP) Sankalp Sharma stated that NIA teams raided the two villages in the District after receiving a tip-off from a man called Naeem. He said Naeem was arrested from Rardhana village of Meerut on charges of supplying a pistol to terror module Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam. Three people have been taken into custody from Hapur for further interrogation, however, no arrest have been made. Another team raided Kaloli village of Bulandshahr and took a grocery shop owner Habib in custody. Habib returned to his village after spending many years in Saudi Arabia. Raids were also conducted on the house of Zubair in Batt Kheri village of Amroha but he slipped out before the officials could start the search. The agency had earlier arrested five members of the outfit from Amroha. Officials also raided Jasora, whose resident Absar was arrested on January 12, and Ajnera village of Mundali Police Station in Meerut. Absar was working as a teacher in Jamia Hasania Abul Hasan Madarsa in Piplera village of Hapur. According to officials, Absar had visited three places in Jammu and Kashmir between May and August, 2018 along with Iftekhar Saqib in connection with the terror conspiracy.
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January - 18 
A Delhi Court, on January 18, extended remand of Muhammed Absar, a man arrested from Uttar Pradesh under custody of National Investigation Agency (NIA) by seven days, reports News 18. He was arrested in connection with probe against an Islamic State (IS) inspired group for planning attacks in New De
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A Delhi Court, on January 18, extended remand of Muhammed Absar, a man arrested from Uttar Pradesh under custody of National Investigation Agency (NIA) by seven days, reports News 18. He was arrested in connection with probe against an Islamic State (IS) inspired group for planning attacks in New Delhi and other locations. Special Judge Rakesh Syal allowed the NIA's plea for further remand during in-chamber proceedings after 24-year-old Muhammed Absar was produced in court on the expiry of his six-day custodial interrogation.
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January - 21 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Mohammad Hussain Molani in Jaipur on January 21 when he returned from Dubai, reports NDTV. He is accused in a terror funding case involving the banned Pakistani organisation Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), The Hindu further adds that the NIA statement
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Mohammad Hussain Molani in Jaipur on January 21 when he returned from Dubai, reports NDTV. He is accused in a terror funding case involving the banned Pakistani organisation Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), The Hindu further adds that the NIA statement also added that ‘The accused was evading arrest by hiding in Dubai, UAE, for long. A Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued by NIA. He was detained on arrival at Jaipur International Airport from Dubai on January 20’. NIA said this was the fourth arrest in the case, relating to “receiving terror funds being sent by FIF operatives to their associates through hawala operators for furthering their nefarious activities to create unrest in India.” The accused was in close contact with foreign-based financiers of FIF. The arrestee was produced in front of a special NIA court which granted nine-day custody to the agency.
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January - 21 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been handed over the probe in the case in which a man, Harpalsingh Pratapsingh Naik, allegedly linked to the Khalistani movement was arrested from Chakan in Pune city of Pune District, reports Indian Express on January 21. Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been handed over the probe in the case in which a man, Harpalsingh Pratapsingh Naik, allegedly linked to the Khalistani movement was arrested from Chakan in Pune city of Pune District, reports Indian Express on January 21. Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) that was probing the case till now had arrested one more suspect from Delhi in connection with the incident. Earlier, ATS on December 2, 2018 arrested Naik for using social media to provoke youths to carry out terror attacks. The ATS probe had brought to light the links of Naik with some operatives in Pakistan and United Kingdom. Later, Punjab police arrested another suspect, identified as Mohin Khan Alias Munna Khan, from Sirhind on December 24. Khan was found to be associated with Naik.
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January - 23 
Following the investigation of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist, Qamar-uz-Zaman case, National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 23, investigated some people at Lanka Police Station in Hojai District, reports The Sentinel. Pallab Bhattacharya, Special Director General of Police (SDGP) said, ‘It
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Following the investigation of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist, Qamar-uz-Zaman case, National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 23, investigated some people at Lanka Police Station in Hojai District, reports The Sentinel. Pallab Bhattacharya, Special Director General of Police (SDGP) said, ‘It is a process of investigation, a team of NIA had visited Lanka to investigate the case which they have registered against Hizbul Terrorist Qamar-uz-Zaman’. NIA had taken over the case in October 2018. Earlier, Zaman was brought to Assam on a transit remand from Uttar Pradesh. He was later produced before the court on October 7, by a team of Assam Police.
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January - 23 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a suspected militant for his role in the 2006 Kozhikode twin blasts case on his arrival from Saudi Arabia at Delhi Airport on January 23, reports The Hindu. The arrestee has been identified as Mohammed Ashar. NIA in a statement said ‘The cases pertain to
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a suspected militant for his role in the 2006 Kozhikode twin blasts case on his arrival from Saudi Arabia at Delhi Airport on January 23, reports The Hindu. The arrestee has been identified as Mohammed Ashar. NIA in a statement said ‘The cases pertain to the twin IED blasts that had occurred at the Kerala Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Mofussil Bus Stands in Calicut (Kozhikode) City on March 3, 2006, causing injuries to two persons and damage to property. NIA had taken over the investigation of the cases on December 18, 2009 and had filed a chargesheet against eight accused persons, including Ashar’. Trial in this case against four available accused persons was completed in August, 2011 and two of the accused identified as T. Naseer and Sagas were sentenced to life imprisonment. Indian Express further adds that NIA Inspector General (IG) stated that ‘Investigation by NIA had revealed that Mohammed Ashar besides the other absconding accused P P Yusuf were parties to the criminal conspiracy hatched by the prime accused T Naseer, Safas (both convicted) and others to carry out Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts in Kozhikode city in protest over the denial of bail to Muslim accused persons involved in the Marad communal riots of 2003 at Kozhikode District. Mohammed Ashar, along with P P Yusuf, had assisted T Naseer in preparing the IEDs and had planted the explosive devices at the bus stands in Kozhikode city. Accused Mohd Ashar had gone to Saudi Arabia in 2007 itself, to evade his arrest’.
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January - 23 
National Investigation Agency (NIA), on January 23, in connection with recent Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) activities in Assam, arrested a businessman at Lanka town in Hojai District of the State and also raided his business establishment at Lanka Bazar in the District, reports The Sentinel. The arrestee
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National Investigation Agency (NIA), on January 23, in connection with recent Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) activities in Assam, arrested a businessman at Lanka town in Hojai District of the State and also raided his business establishment at Lanka Bazar in the District, reports The Sentinel. The arrestee has been identified as Tahir Hague.
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January - 27 
Officials suspect that handler of the alleged Amroha-Delhi terror module was based in Pakistan, reports Indian Express on January 28. According to National Investigation Agency (NIA), the handler assumed the online identity of Abu Malik Peshawari and was instrumental in motivating the module’s alleg
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Officials suspect that handler of the alleged Amroha-Delhi terror module was based in Pakistan, reports Indian Express on January 28. According to National Investigation Agency (NIA), the handler assumed the online identity of Abu Malik Peshawari and was instrumental in motivating the module’s alleged mastermind, Mufti Suhail, a preacher from Delhi’s Jaffrabad; to join the Islamic State (IS) inspired group. Moreover, NIA investigators, appear to have ruled out a link between Sohail’s alleged module and another led by Abdullah Basith from Hyderabad, who was also found to have been in touch with suspected members of the Islamic State in Jammu & Kashmir. Two members of Basith’s group had been arrested by Delhi Police from Amroha, from where Mufti Suhail and some of his associates hail.
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January - 28 
Eight persons accused in the blast of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Bodh Gaya Temple complex, Bihar, in January 2018 had travelled to Hyderabad, Chennai and other southern cities and hatched the conspiracy, reports The Hindu on January 28. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in its supple
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Eight persons accused in the blast of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Bodh Gaya Temple complex, Bihar, in January 2018 had travelled to Hyderabad, Chennai and other southern cities and hatched the conspiracy, reports The Hindu on January 28. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in its supplementary chargesheet said, “The accused also committed several dacoities in Bengaluru to raise funds for their criminal activities. With regards to the conspiracy, NIA further added that ‘In furtherance of the conspiracy, the accused contacted and assembled at various places, took hideouts at Jehanabad [in Jehanabad District] and Masaurhi [in Patna District], recceed Bodh Gaya temple, procured the explosives and material for fabrication of the IEDs’. Furthermore, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants arrested by NIA in relation to Bodh Gaya blast had spend 15 days in Hyderabad, reports Times of India adds that. During subsequent probe, the NIA had arrested eight JMB operatives, including main accused Jahidul Islam alias Kausar, a Bangladeshi leading JMB network in India who was arrested from Bengaluru International Airport. The accused used fake and assumed names for travel and renting hideouts. They introduced themselves to the house owners in Hyderabad and Bengaluru as garment sellers.
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January - 28 
Two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, identified as Kadar Kazi and Sajjad Ali, wanted in the 2014 Burdwan blast case, were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Aram Bagh in Hooghly District on January 28, reports New Indian Express. An NIA official stated, “They we
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Two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, identified as Kadar Kazi and Sajjad Ali, wanted in the 2014 Burdwan blast case, were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Aram Bagh in Hooghly District on January 28, reports New Indian Express. An NIA official stated, “They were wanted in the Burdwan blast case. Kazi has also declared a proclaimed offender while Ali was his associate”. Official also stated that the duo had returned to West Bengal a couple of months back.
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January - 29 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has wrapped up its probe into the case of alleged force conversion of a women from Pathanamthitta District after it failed to get concrete evidence, reports New India Express on January 30. The anti-terror agency has referred the investigation back to the Ernakula
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has wrapped up its probe into the case of alleged force conversion of a women from Pathanamthitta District after it failed to get concrete evidence, reports New India Express on January 30. The anti-terror agency has referred the investigation back to the Ernakulam Rural Police following the inability to unearth evidence to slap the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) Sections on the accused persons. Sources stated that, ‘Since no evidence about offence under UAPA Sections could be found, the state police can probe the offence charged under various IPC Sections. The state police after conducting the probe can chargesheet the accused and based on it trial can be conducted.”
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January - 30 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) furnished relevant papers related with the supplementary charge sheet filed against Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) chairman David Hangshing on January 30, in connection with the missing arms case, reports Imphal Free Press. Earlier, NIA submitted supplementary char
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) furnished relevant papers related with the supplementary charge sheet filed against Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) chairman David Hangshing on January 30, in connection with the missing arms case, reports Imphal Free Press. Earlier, NIA submitted supplementary charge sheet against Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), YamgthongHaokip, United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) ‘chief’, SosonHaokip and Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) ‘chairman’ in connection with the same case. According to statement made by Chief Minister, N. Biren on the celebration of the State Hood Day, 2019, he claimed out of the 56 missing arms a total of around 45 missing arms were recovered after the case was handed over to NIA.
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January - 30 
Police have identified a group of youth from Kerala who have gone to Syria in 2013 to join terrorist organizations such as Jabhat al-Nusra (currently known as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham) and Jundal-Aqsa before the declaration of ‘caliphate’ by Islamic State (IS), reports The Times of India on January 30.
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Police have identified a group of youth from Kerala who have gone to Syria in 2013 to join terrorist organizations such as Jabhat al-Nusra (currently known as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham) and Jundal-Aqsa before the declaration of ‘caliphate’ by Islamic State (IS), reports The Times of India on January 30. According to sources, the youths left for Syria from Qatar where their families have been staying for years. Some of them were born and brought up in Qatar. According to the sources, the youths were initially radicalized by a Pakistani who gave a CD containing the lecture titled 'Thereafter' by Anwar Al Awlaki, the AmericanSalafi preacher. An individual who hails from Perumbavoor (Ernakulam District) was the first one to be radicalised, who is turn brought others into the group, reports The Times of India on January 31. Two persons, one from Wayanad and the other from Mangaluru (in Karnataka), left for Syria in September 2013 via Turkey. Their intention was to join Jabhat al-Nusra and Jundal-Aqsa.Other members of the group left for Syria in early 2014. A native of Thrissur (Thrissur District) came back and two people hailing from Thalassery (Kannur District) and Wayanad (Wayanad District) married after reaching Syria. The security agencies do not know if they are still alive. National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against the individuals. NIA stated that ‘Credible information was received that from 2013 onwards, certain youths, originally from Kerala and Karnataka but based in Qatar, had hatched criminal conspiracy to wage war against Syria’.
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January - 31 
The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police (West Bengal) arrested a Jamaat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant identified as Abdul Motin from Malappuram District (Kerala) on January 31, reports NDTV. The militant hails from Assam’s Barpeta District He was one of the 15 people trained in
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The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police (West Bengal) arrested a Jamaat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant identified as Abdul Motin from Malappuram District (Kerala) on January 31, reports NDTV. The militant hails from Assam’s Barpeta District He was one of the 15 people trained in handling arms and manufacturing improvised explosive devices at Simulia madrasa in Burdwan (Purba Bardhaman District. According to Police, Abdul Motin had left Bengal for Kerala immediately after the Burdwan incident on October 2, 2014, when an explosive accidentally went off on the first floor of a rented house in Khagragarh area. His presence in Kerala came to light after National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two militants Kadar Kazi and Sajjad Ali, from Arambagh in Bengal's Hooghly District on January 28.
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February - 1 
One person, identified as P Yoosaf was arrested in connection with the 2006 Kozhikode (Kozhikode District) twin blast case by National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 1, reports Times of India. He was arrested from New Delhi Airport when he arrives from Saudi Arabia. With the arrest of Yoosaf
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One person, identified as P Yoosaf was arrested in connection with the 2006 Kozhikode (Kozhikode District) twin blast case by National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 1, reports Times of India. He was arrested from New Delhi Airport when he arrives from Saudi Arabia. With the arrest of Yoosaf, the eighth accused, the NIA has arrested all the accused in the case. According to sources, Yoosuf was part of the conspiracy and was also involved in planting the explosives. He had fled the country in 2007. The case pertains to the twin Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts that had occurred at two bus stands in Kozhikode on March 3, 2006, causing injuries to two persons besides damage to property. The explosives were planted after bail was denied to the accused in Marad (Kozhikode District) communal riot case.
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February - 2 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) seizure from Thrissur (Thrissur District) is trying to track down a Bangladeshi national identified as Alim Sheikh who smuggled FICN through India-Bangladesh Border, reports New Indian Express on February 3.
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) seizure from Thrissur (Thrissur District) is trying to track down a Bangladeshi national identified as Alim Sheikh who smuggled FICN through India-Bangladesh Border, reports New Indian Express on February 3. In 2018, police had recovered two FICNs of Rs 2000 denomination from Murshidabad native Ali Hossain while he was trying to exchange them at a textile shop in Thrissur. Subsequent search in his house in Mudappallur in Palakkad (Palakkad District) to seizure of 101 FICN notes. Investigation has revealed that Alim and his friend Sadikul reached the rented accommodation of Ali Hossain, where they planned to circulate the FICN.
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February - 2 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned an Indian couple currently in Yemen through the messaging platform WhatsApp, reports The Hindu on February 3. Shirin Shahana and FasalMusthafa, who allegedly persuaded Hadiya a homeopathic student from Kerala to convert to Islam, were recently sent ques
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned an Indian couple currently in Yemen through the messaging platform WhatsApp, reports The Hindu on February 3. Shirin Shahana and FasalMusthafa, who allegedly persuaded Hadiya a homeopathic student from Kerala to convert to Islam, were recently sent questions by NIA. An official stated that ‘Since they are not in India, it was impossible to question them. We sent the questions to them on WhatsApp where they replied. It will be treated as evidence under law’. During their investigations, the NIA found that the couple were now based in Yemen where they were pursuing some religious studies. The official said they were unlikely to return to India and their questioning was critical for the ongoing probe.
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February - 4 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 4 arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative, identified as Fayaz Ahmad Magray from Awantipora in Pulwama District who was allegedly involved in 2017 attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Group Centre at Lethpora in Pulwama, reports Daily
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 4 arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative, identified as Fayaz Ahmad Magray from Awantipora in Pulwama District who was allegedly involved in 2017 attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Group Centre at Lethpora in Pulwama, reports Daily Excelsior. A spokesperson of NIA said that Fayaz Ahmad Magray, a resident of village Lethpora in Awantipora in Pulwama was arrested for his involvement in CRPF group centre attack at Lethpora in 2017. He said that the attack on CRPF Group Centre in Lethpora was carried out in December 2017 by three militants of JeM.
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February - 7 
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) report state that at least 33 alleged Pakistani terrorists have crossed into India from the Punjab and Samba-Kathua sectors in Jammu &Kashmir since October 2017, reports The Print on February 7. The NIA report suggests that the terrorists may have infiltrated th
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A National Investigation Agency (NIA) report state that at least 33 alleged Pakistani terrorists have crossed into India from the Punjab and Samba-Kathua sectors in Jammu &Kashmir since October 2017, reports The Print on February 7. The NIA report suggests that the terrorists may have infiltrated through the same sector that the attackers, who carried out the Pathankot Air Base attack and the Nagrota Army camp attack had used. According to the report, the standard operating procedure is to sneak in a group of five terrorists at a time. The Over Ground Workers (OGW) of terrorists help them with travel, stay and other logistics. Following the interrogation of two modules of arrested alleged OGWs, it was found that five terrorists had crossed over on the night 23-24 October 2017. On the intervening night of 30-31 December 2017, a group of another five terrorists crossed the border. This was followed by another group on the intervening night of 14-15 January 2018, 13-14 March, 13-14 April, 13-14 May and a group of three terrorists in the intervening night of 11-12 September 2018. Multiple intelligence inputs have revealed that over the past several months, Pakistan is changing its focus to the international border for infiltration. NIA report also details new launch pads that have allegedly been set up by Pakistan opposite the Jammu region. These launch pads have been set up opposite Kathua and Baniyal, Hiranagar, Samba and R.S. Pura sectors.
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February - 7 
On February 7, National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a fresh chargesheet against two accused in the Abu Dhabi Islamic State (IS) module case, reports New Indian Express. The chargesheet was filed before a special court here against Mohammad Abdullah Basith and Mohammad Abdul Qhadeer. According t
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On February 7, National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a fresh chargesheet against two accused in the Abu Dhabi Islamic State (IS) module case, reports New Indian Express. The chargesheet was filed before a special court here against Mohammad Abdullah Basith and Mohammad Abdul Qhadeer. According to NIA spokesperson Basith, a resident of Chandrayangutta in Hyderabad (Telengana) , was continuously making efforts to propagate IS ideology in India. Basith and his associates were involved in identifying, motivating, radicalisingyouths to join them. The spokesperson also added that Qhadeer, who was also a resident of the same area in Hyderabad, came under the influence of Basith because of their common intention to propagate the ISIS ideology in India. NIA had booked the case in 2016 in which three persons from India, living in Abu Dhabi, formed a gang owing their membership to IS. Times of India further adds that some of the explosives recovered from the arrestees were allegedly bought by Qhadeer through Amazon.
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February - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched an investigation to find the suspects who sent over a dozen envelopes, some of which were laced with chemicals to the universities across Greece from India, reports Times of India on February 10. Some of the envelopes had printed notes of ‘Islamic
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched an investigation to find the suspects who sent over a dozen envelopes, some of which were laced with chemicals to the universities across Greece from India, reports Times of India on February 10. Some of the envelopes had printed notes of ‘Islamic content’ inside, following which the Greek anti-terrorism unit initiated a probe and recently approached the Indian government. The envelopes were sent to the universities and some private institutions in the Athens, the islands of Crete, Lesvos, Corfu and Cephalonia and other towns including Arta, Sparta and Volos among others.
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February - 10 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has begun to track money trail involved in an alleged receipt of terror funds worth INR 15.6 Million from a front of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), reports Mumbai Mirror on February 10. According to ED, the probe seeks to identify the proceeds of crime emanating from the ter
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has begun to track money trail involved in an alleged receipt of terror funds worth INR 15.6 Million from a front of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), reports Mumbai Mirror on February 10. According to ED, the probe seeks to identify the proceeds of crime emanating from the terror funds, which were routed from Dubai using hawala networks, and establish how it was spent or diverted. The funds were allegedly routed to India by LeT’s front, Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF). The ED case was registered on the basis of a probe by National Investigation Agency (NIA), which arrested the Delhi resident, Mohammad Salman in September 2018. NIA has so far arrested four persons, including Salman and Mohammad MolanialiasBabloo, a resident of Rajasthan who was nabbed after his arrival from Dubai.
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February - 12 
On February 12, Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir stated in Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) that National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered seven cases in Punjab which were aimed at reviving the Khalistan-linked terrorism in the state, reports Economic Times. He stated tha
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On February 12, Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir stated in Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) that National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered seven cases in Punjab which were aimed at reviving the Khalistan-linked terrorism in the state, reports Economic Times. He stated that five cases were related to murder and two cases related to attempt to murder in Punjab during 2016-17. The Minister stated that ‘The objective of which was to destabilise the law and order situation in Punjab and to revive Khalistan linked terrorism in the state’.
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February - 14 
Experts of the anti-terror commando force National Security Guard (NSG) and investigators of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have been sent to Jammu and Kashmir to join the probe into the terror attack in Pulwama, officials said on February 14, reports The New Indian Express. An NIA team wit
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Experts of the anti-terror commando force National Security Guard (NSG) and investigators of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have been sent to Jammu and Kashmir to join the probe into the terror attack in Pulwama, officials said on February 14, reports The New Indian Express. An NIA team with forensic experts is being sent to Srinagar to assist Jammu and Kashmir Police in forensic evaluation of the scene of the crime, a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official said.
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February - 16 
A Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant identified as Ariful Islam alias Arif was arrested from Kolkata on February 16, reports Indian Express. He is a resident of Barpeta in Assam. According to Police ‘Arif studied at Howly (Barpeta District) in Assam and worked as a helper with truck driv
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A Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant identified as Ariful Islam alias Arif was arrested from Kolkata on February 16, reports Indian Express. He is a resident of Barpeta in Assam. According to Police ‘Arif studied at Howly (Barpeta District) in Assam and worked as a helper with truck drivers. He came in touch with Jahidul Islam aliasKauser and Abdul Majid and was invited by them to join JMB’. Officer also added that ‘In January 2018, Arif along with Adil, Hassan, Chota Kareem and Kausar went to Bodh Gaya, conducted recce and planted explosives. He was directly involved in the Bodh Gaya blast’. National Investigative Agency (NIA) had last year arrested five people in connection with the case.
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February - 19 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to take over the Pulwama terror attack case soon, a top Government sources said in New Delhi on February 19, reports Daily Excelsior. The Jammu and Kashmir Police is investigating the case of attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy o
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to take over the Pulwama terror attack case soon, a top Government sources said in New Delhi on February 19, reports Daily Excelsior. The Jammu and Kashmir Police is investigating the case of attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy on February 14 in which 40 troopers were killed and a several others injured. Earlier too, NIA took over the cases of terror attack on Army camps at Nagrota in 2016 and Sunjuwan in 2018 and filed charge sheets in those cases.
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February - 20 
Six days after the Pulwama suicide bombing, in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 20 filed a FIR (First Information Report) “naming Maulana Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)” for the conspiracy, reports The Ti
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Six days after the Pulwama suicide bombing, in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 20 filed a FIR (First Information Report) “naming Maulana Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)” for the conspiracy, reports The Times of India.Sources said they already have sufficient primary evidence, including a video through which Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility, pattern of Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attacks, names of people who executed the blast and details linking the bomb to Pakistan and JeM.The agency is planning to mount pressure on Pakistan through international agencies like Interpol to arrest Azhar since red notices have been issued against him in the past for attacks on the Pathankot IAF base, Parliament and J&K assembly. Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency have so far refused to honour these notices. Government officials said that the matter would be raised with Interpol’s headquarters since Pakistan is also a member of the international body, but has refused to arrest any wanted designated terrorist against whom red notice has been issued — be it Azhar, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin, Abdul Rauf Asghar or D company boss Dawood Ibrahim. In fact, these people roam freely in the country along with security cover provided by the Pakistan Government. Agencies already have a dossier on JeM, which includes its sympathisers, overground workers (OGW), known hideouts of cadres, madrasas from where the outfit gets support in Kashmir and other parts of the country.Sources said all those linked to the outfit are being located while some have already been questioned in the last few days. A search is on for one of JeM’s local recruits in the Valley — Muddassir Ahmad Khan — who played a key role in the attack.
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February - 20 
On February 20, Tahir alias Kaliya who is wanted in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case was arrested from Malda (Malda District) in West Bengal by National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports Business Standard. According to NIA, he was arrested for his ‘active role in procurement, trafficking an
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On February 20, Tahir alias Kaliya who is wanted in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case was arrested from Malda (Malda District) in West Bengal by National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports Business Standard. According to NIA, he was arrested for his ‘active role in procurement, trafficking and supply of huge quantities of FICN’.
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February - 21 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 21 carried out raids at 10 places in many cities of West Bengal and Jharkhand in connection with probe into the Left-wing extremist (LWE) terror funding case, reports NDTV. According to an NIA official, raids were carried out at 10 locations in Ranchi,
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 21 carried out raids at 10 places in many cities of West Bengal and Jharkhand in connection with probe into the Left-wing extremist (LWE) terror funding case, reports NDTV. According to an NIA official, raids were carried out at 10 locations in Ranchi, Gumla, and Khunti and Kolkata in connection with the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) terror funding case. The raids were carried out at residences and offices of close associates and offices of companies associated with PLFI ‘chief’ Dinesh Gope. The case relates to depositing extorted money by Dinesh Gope through his associates, identified as Yamuna Prasad, Chandra Sekhar Kumar, Nand Kishore and Mohan Kumar.
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February - 25 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet against six alleged sympathisers of Islamic State (IS) in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, reports Hindustan Times on February 26. The agency has filed a charge sheet against Mohamed Ashiq A, Ismail S, Samsudeen, Mohammed Salauddin S, JafarShadik Ali
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet against six alleged sympathisers of Islamic State (IS) in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, reports Hindustan Times on February 26. The agency has filed a charge sheet against Mohamed Ashiq A, Ismail S, Samsudeen, Mohammed Salauddin S, JafarShadik Ali and Shahul Hameed before special court in Chennai. According to NIA spokesperson, these members were part of a criminal conspiracy to target “Hindu leaders/ activists at Coimbatore” who are critical of the ISIS and of religious terrorism. Ashiq, Ismail, Samsudeen, Mohammed Salauddin, Shadik were arrested on September 1, 2018 from Coimbatore. An NIA official also stated that ‘NIA investigation has revealed that the arrested accused persons had got radicalized on the violent extremist ideology of the proscribed terrorist organization ISIS/ Daish and they had been propagating the same ideology over the social media’.
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February - 26 
An unidentified businessman from Bahadurpura in Hyderabad District who was summoned to Delhi by National Investigation Agency (NIA) for questioning in a terror funding case failed to appear before the authorities, reports Times of India on February 26. It’s not clear if he has been summoned as a sus
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An unidentified businessman from Bahadurpura in Hyderabad District who was summoned to Delhi by National Investigation Agency (NIA) for questioning in a terror funding case failed to appear before the authorities, reports Times of India on February 26. It’s not clear if he has been summoned as a suspect or a witness. In Sept 2018, NIA had unearthed a terror-funding module of Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), a charity arm of Lashkar e Toiba (LeT).
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February - 27 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 27 conducted raids at 11 locations in South Kashmir at the houses of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, the Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the militants and separatist leaders, reports Daily Excelsior. The NIA teams on February 27 morning conducted s
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 27 conducted raids at 11 locations in South Kashmir at the houses of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, the Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the militants and separatist leaders, reports Daily Excelsior. The NIA teams on February 27 morning conducted simultaneous searches at 11 locations in South Kashmir in the ongoing investigation into attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama on February 14 and terror funding case. The raids were conducted besides others at the houses of Mudassir Ahmad Khan and Sajjad Bhat, both active militants of JeM, and key accused persons in the Pulwama attack. Searches were also conducted in the houses of active OGWs of JeM in Tral, Awantipora and Pulwama areas of South Kashmir. NIA has recovered incriminating materials including diaries containing coded writings.
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February - 28 
Five Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) members were sentenced to life imprisonment and five acquitted on February 28 for procession of explosives by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Bhopal (Bhopal District), reports Business Standard. Madhya Pradesh Police's Anti-Terror
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Five Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) members were sentenced to life imprisonment and five acquitted on February 28 for procession of explosives by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Bhopal (Bhopal District), reports Business Standard. Madhya Pradesh Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) had arrested three SIMI activists with a cache of explosives during a raid in Mahidpur area in Ujjain District on January 1, 2013. Nine others were arrested subsequently. Eight hundred gelatine sticks, 540 detonators, a 'gelatin bomb', a pipe bomb and 11 other types of bombs were recovered from the accused.
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March - 1 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) submitted evidence supplied by Iraq in a case against an alleged Islamic State (IS) recruit Areeb Majeed, reports Economic Times on March 1. According to sources, Iraqi authorities have confirmed about Majeed’s presence in their country when IS had taken control.
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) submitted evidence supplied by Iraq in a case against an alleged Islamic State (IS) recruit Areeb Majeed, reports Economic Times on March 1. According to sources, Iraqi authorities have confirmed about Majeed’s presence in their country when IS had taken control. According to an unidentified source, After IS started losing its foothold in Iraq and the new government was sworn in October last year, we started writing to the Iraqi government to share the evidence. They have been able to provide a lot of evidence that reaffirms our findings. Our case against Majeed is that he has been waging war against an allied nation, Iraq. Sharing of these crucial details have made our case against him stronger’.
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March - 1 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) supplementary charge sheet stated that Islamic State (IS) sympathisers planned lone wolf attacks targeting Government employees, Security Forces (SFs), investigating agencies and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), reports Economic Times on March 2. The supplementa
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) supplementary charge sheet stated that Islamic State (IS) sympathisers planned lone wolf attacks targeting Government employees, Security Forces (SFs), investigating agencies and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), reports Economic Times on March 2. The supplementary charge sheet was filed against Abdullah Basith and Abdul Qhadeer who were arrested on August 12, 2018. Both, who hail from Hyderabad (Telangana), were involved in identifying, motivating, radicalizing youths to Join IS. According to the NIA supplementary charge sheet, during November and December 2017, an individual identified as Matin Azizi provided Basith the contact of one Huzaifa who is believed to be a Pakistani national in Afghanistan. In March and April 2018, Huzaifa asked Basith to procure weapons from Punjab, Delhi and Bihar. Huzaifa also advised Basith to plan for lone wolf attacks. Later Huzaifa directed the two to collect weapons from another individual. However, two were arrested when they went to collect weapons by Special Cell of Delhi Police. However, they were set free after counselling. Later Basith apprehending his arrest contacted Huzaifa to give him some contacts to join Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK). On July 28 2018, Basith reached Delhi However, the individual who was supposed to provide him with weapons was arrested by Delhi Police and on August 12 2018, NIA arrested Basith from Hyderabad.
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March - 1 
On March 1 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated that Government of India (GoI) approved an NIA proposal to open a research cell on Islamic State (IS), reports Times of India. He also added that 100 new posts have been created in the NIA for effective investigation and supervision.
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On March 1 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated that Government of India (GoI) approved an NIA proposal to open a research cell on Islamic State (IS), reports Times of India. He also added that 100 new posts have been created in the NIA for effective investigation and supervision.
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March - 1 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General (DG) Y C Modi on March 1 stated that NIA has been entrusted with 250 cases since its inception, reports Business Standard. Of the 250 cases, 97 pertain to jihadi terrorism, 41 to North-East insurgency, 37 to Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), 25 t
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General (DG) Y C Modi on March 1 stated that NIA has been entrusted with 250 cases since its inception, reports Business Standard. Of the 250 cases, 97 pertain to jihadi terrorism, 41 to North-East insurgency, 37 to Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), 25 to Left wing extremism (LWE), while the remaining relate to terror gangs etc. The Hindu further adds that the Union Home Minister stated that ‘I can say with certainty that of all investigation agencies in India, or perhaps the world, the conviction rate of the NIA is perhaps the highest. The NIA's conviction rate is 92%’.
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March - 4 
“The ban on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Jammu and Kashmir is to ensure complete non-functioning of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) as it has been the brain behind the separatist group,” said a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official, reports Greater Kashmir on March 5.The “sole” agenda
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“The ban on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Jammu and Kashmir is to ensure complete non-functioning of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) as it has been the brain behind the separatist group,” said a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official, reports Greater Kashmir on March 5.The “sole” agenda of the Government of India’s ban on Jamaat-e-Islami is to curb separatism in Jammu and Kashmir as the organisation has been the “brain” behind the APHC which, the investigating agencies claim, has been ideologically supporting Pakistan-sponsored militancy, said sources in the UMHA.Sources said the JeI (J&K) has been “instrumental behind the APHC's role in militant activities, especially in the Valley, with the support of Pakistan for the last three decades.” The ban would help the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other agencies take action against the JeI (J&K), which has been providing "logistic support" and feeding "new ideas" to the APHC for spreading militancy in the Valley, under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), said the official. Normally, the official said, the probe agencies or the police would have to go through legal documentations and collect “more strong evidence to prove the illegal activities of any organisation”.The APHC, the official said, is a conglomerate of organisations with “separatist and militant leanings” and has been instrumental in “stone pelting and recruiting youth to join militancy through radicalization” in the Valley. The NIA has already registered a case against it besides arresting several separatist leaders. The Home Ministry's decision to ban the JeI (J&K) came after it received inputs that the Hurriyat has become active to increase the "overground workers" support on the JeI's instructions for enhancing militant activities, not only in J&K but across the country, said the official.
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March - 4 
A supplementary charge sheet by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with arrest of Islamic State (IS) sympathisers Abdullah Basith and Abdul Qhadeer stated that Basith was an associate member of Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) from 2012 to 2014, reports Business Standard. He was ex
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A supplementary charge sheet by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with arrest of Islamic State (IS) sympathisers Abdullah Basith and Abdul Qhadeer stated that Basith was an associate member of Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) from 2012 to 2014, reports Business Standard. He was expelled from SIO in 2014, due to his sympathy with the IS. As a member of SIO, he met one Adnan Ahmed who directed him to watch Islamist videos identified as light revelations and light reloaded. According to NIA, ‘Light Revelation series were against IS, whereas, Light Reloaded series run counter to Light Revelations and are in favour of IS’. Basith also watched the speeches of Anwar-Al-Alwalaki, a radical Islamist Yemeni preacher with allegiance to Al Qaeda. Basith also watched videos of Musa Cerantonio who was arrested by the Australian authorities in May 2016. Since 2016, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered 10 separate cases against modules of terror outfit Islamic State in various places of the country including Howrah (West Bengal), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Kannur (Kerala), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Delhi and Coimbatore.
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March - 5 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an accused suspected to be involved in 2018 Grenade attack on a Police station in Punjab from Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Business Standard on March 6. The arrestee has been identified as Amir Nazir Mir. On September 14, 2018, four grenade
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an accused suspected to be involved in 2018 Grenade attack on a Police station in Punjab from Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Business Standard on March 6. The arrestee has been identified as Amir Nazir Mir. On September 14, 2018, four grenades were hurled at the building of Maksudan Police Station in Jalandhar, in which one police personnel was injured. NIA stated that ‘investigation has revealed that the attack was handiwork of Kashmir-based terror outfit Ansar Ghazawat-ul-Hind (AGH)’. Mir is a key accused as he procured and facilitated delivery of four grenades used in the attack. Two other accused hailing from Pulwama identified as Fazil Bashir Pinchoo and ShahidQayoom -- were arrested earlier.
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March - 5 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 5 submitted chargesheet against six persons in a special court in Patna (Bihar) in the AK-47 smuggling case, reports Times of India. Chargesheeted individuals areMohammarShamsherAlam, Mohammad Niyazur Rahman, Mohammad Imran Alam, Mohammad Irfan Alam, Rizw
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 5 submitted chargesheet against six persons in a special court in Patna (Bihar) in the AK-47 smuggling case, reports Times of India. Chargesheeted individuals areMohammarShamsherAlam, Mohammad Niyazur Rahman, Mohammad Imran Alam, Mohammad Irfan Alam, Rizwana Begum and Purushottam Lal Rajak. Niyazur and Puroshottam were once posted as armourers at COD. Niyazur was arrested from Bagdogra in West Bengal where he was working as a guard at the field ammunition depot of Indian Army. Total 21 AK-47 rifles, smuggled from Central Ordnance Depot (COD) at Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), were recovered from different places in Munger (Bihar) since August 29, 2018. The rifles were meant for supply to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and criminals in and outside Bihar. At least 30 persons have been arrested in this connection so far.
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March - 6 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Panchkula (Panchkula District in Punjab) on March 6 fixed March 11 for orders in Samjhauta blasts which had occurred in 2007, reports Times of India.The blasts on Samjhauta Express train had taken place on February 18, 2007, killing 68 people, mostly Paki
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Panchkula (Panchkula District in Punjab) on March 6 fixed March 11 for orders in Samjhauta blasts which had occurred in 2007, reports Times of India.The blasts on Samjhauta Express train had taken place on February 18, 2007, killing 68 people, mostly Pakistanis. The train was targeted as Pakistani Muslims used to travel by it. NIA on June 20, 2011 had filed the charge sheet against Swami Aseemanand and four others in the Panchkula NIA court. In the charge sheet, filed before the special NIA court, the agency had accused Aseemanand, Lokesh Sharma, Sunil Joshi (now dead), Sandeep Dange and RamchandraKalasangraalias Ramji of hatching a criminal conspiracy.
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March - 7 
On March 7, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Agartala in West Tripura District for interrogation of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant, reports Assam Tribune. Additional inspector-general (law and order) Subrata Chakraborty stated that the suspect has been remande
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On March 7, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Agartala in West Tripura District for interrogation of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant, reports Assam Tribune. Additional inspector-general (law and order) Subrata Chakraborty stated that the suspect has been remanded for 12-day Police custody. Indian Express further adds that joint team of NIA, Intelligence Bureau, Military Intelligence and officials of Tripura Police Special Branch is conducting the interrogation.
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March - 8 
A three-member team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Bihar on March 8 to probe into the recovery of huge cache of arms from Purnia District in February, reports Business Standard. On February 7, Police recovered 1,800 cartridges, unassembled parts of rifles including that of an
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A three-member team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Bihar on March 8 to probe into the recovery of huge cache of arms from Purnia District in February, reports Business Standard. On February 7, Police recovered 1,800 cartridges, unassembled parts of rifles including that of an AK-47 and UBGL near Dalkola check post in Purnia District. Police have arrested six arms smugglers in connection with the incident. Around 20 people belonging to the international gang of arms smugglers are still absconding.
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March - 8 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 8 filed a supplementary charge-sheet against the key accused Abdul Kadir in Bengaluru Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports UNI. Abdul as arrested in an FICN case pertaining to seizure of FICN worth INR 6,34,000 on August 8, 2018.
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 8 filed a supplementary charge-sheet against the key accused Abdul Kadir in Bengaluru Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports UNI. Abdul as arrested in an FICN case pertaining to seizure of FICN worth INR 6,34,000 on August 8, 2018.
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March - 10 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that it had served four notices to Pakistan to present the 13 witnesses in the Samjhauta Express blast case but got no response, reports The Hindu on March 11. NIA, which has been asked to submit a report by March 14, is likely to tell the special court tha
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that it had served four notices to Pakistan to present the 13 witnesses in the Samjhauta Express blast case but got no response, reports The Hindu on March 11. NIA, which has been asked to submit a report by March 14, is likely to tell the special court that it tried serving summons on the 13 witnesses even a month ago. Former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member Aseemanand is one of the prime accused in the Samjhauta Express blast on February 18, 2007 in which 68 people were killed.
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March - 10 
Parts of Srinagar city observed shutdown on March 10 against summoning of All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M)chairman Mirwaiz Omar Farooq to New Delhi by the National Investigating Agency (NIA), reports Daily Excelsior.The shutdown in the area was called by the traders of the area in pr
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Parts of Srinagar city observed shutdown on March 10 against summoning of All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M)chairman Mirwaiz Omar Farooq to New Delhi by the National Investigating Agency (NIA), reports Daily Excelsior.The shutdown in the area was called by the traders of the area in protest against his summoning. The separatists termed the NIA summons to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Geelani’s son Syed Naseem Geelani and asking them to present themselves before NIA court in New Delhi on March 11, as sheer political vendetta.They strongly denounced the arrest spree, ban on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), slapping of PSA on Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik and many others, harassing and intimidating the youth and elderly, vandalizing Properties, injuring the youth in peaceful protests, imposing curbs and restrictions in down town.
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March - 11 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 11 filed a charge sheet in connection with an alleged conspiracy of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) to carry out a terror attack in Uttar Pradesh in 2018, reports New Indian Express. In its charge sheet filed in a special court in Lucknow, the agency charged K
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 11 filed a charge sheet in connection with an alleged conspiracy of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) to carry out a terror attack in Uttar Pradesh in 2018, reports New Indian Express. In its charge sheet filed in a special court in Lucknow, the agency charged Kamruj Zaman of Assam and absconding accused Osama Bin Javed of Jammu and Kashmir. The Uttar Pradesh Police had booked Zaman on September 12, 2018 for hatching a criminal conspiracy to carry out terrorist attacks by Hizbul Mujahideen cadres at different places in Uttar Pradesh. NIA spokesperson stated that ‘Investigation has established that Zaman and Javed had joined HM and were imparted nine months weapon training (June 2017 - March 2018) by two cadres of terror group Mohammad Amin and Hajari in the jungles of District Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir’. He also added that ‘on 8 April 2018, a photograph of Zaman brandishing an automatic AK-47 rifle emerged on social media, which was posted by Mannan Wani, a slain terrorist of Hizbul Mujahideen, on his Facebook account.
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March - 11 
The chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq didn’t appear before the National Investigating Agency (NIA) at New Delhi on March 11 and instead sent a written reply to the notice, reports Daily Excelsior. Mirwaiz, who was summoned by NIA to appear before its h
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The chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq didn’t appear before the National Investigating Agency (NIA) at New Delhi on March 11 and instead sent a written reply to the notice, reports Daily Excelsior. Mirwaiz, who was summoned by NIA to appear before its headquarters in New Delhi at 10.30 am on March 11, has asked the NIA to conduct his examination in Srinagar. In reply to NIA summons, Mirwaiz, through his lawyer Aijaz Ahmad Dhar, alleged that attempts were being made to link the moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman in false and fabricated cases of terror funding through manipulation. Advocate Dhar alleged that the notice appeared to have been issued on the basis of fallacious assumptions and misinformation solely aimed at maligning the Mirwaiz and knowing his status and position, it appears to be outcome of considerations other than the law.
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March - 12 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that the accused who were arrested in connection with Kanakamala Islamic State (IS) case drew motivation from Ghazwatul Hind which has bene quoted by terrorist including Lashkar eToiba’s Hafiz Saeed, reports New Indian Express on March 13. Ghazwatul Hind is
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that the accused who were arrested in connection with Kanakamala Islamic State (IS) case drew motivation from Ghazwatul Hind which has bene quoted by terrorist including Lashkar eToiba’s Hafiz Saeed, reports New Indian Express on March 13. Ghazwatul Hind is interpreted as an appeal to conquer India and anyone attaining martyrdom in the process will reach heaven and this frequently featured in militant social media chats. According to NIA prosecutor Arjun Ambalapatta There are different interpretations of Ghazwatul Hind. However, terror operatives claim it is for conquering India. Some claim Hind referred in the Hadith is a person’. Similarly, writings by Ibn Nuhaas - an Islamic scholar and a jihadi who lived in Egypt during medieval times. is often quoted by IS suspects in the state. The translated version of a tome by Nuhaas was seized from the residence of an accused in Kanakamala case. The preaching’s of American Anwar al-Awalaki, a radical Islamist of Yemeni descent was also relied upon by the accused.
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March - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 12 arrested three persons from Shopian District in Jammu and Kashmir for alleged theft of seven AK series assault rifles of Security Forces (SFs) personnel posted at the residence of former PDP MLA Aijaz Ahmad Mir in Srinagar last year (September 2018
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 12 arrested three persons from Shopian District in Jammu and Kashmir for alleged theft of seven AK series assault rifles of Security Forces (SFs) personnel posted at the residence of former PDP MLA Aijaz Ahmad Mir in Srinagar last year (September 2018), reports Daily Excelsior. Parveez Ahmad Wani, Javid Yousuf Dar and Subzar Ahmad Kumar were arrested by the NIA on March 12, NIA spokesperson said in New Delhi. “The case relates to theft of weapons from the guard room of official residence of Aijaz Ahmad Mir, former MLA of Wachi, at Jawahar Nagar in Srinagar. SPO Adil Bashir Sheikh was attached with him at his official residence,” he said. Sheikh had fled with seven AK rifles issued to the security personnel attached with Mir and also a personal pistol of the MLA, he said.
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March - 14 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 14 issued fresh summons to All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to appear for questioning at the probe agency headquarters in connection with a terror financing case, reports Daily Excelsior. According to the not
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 14 issued fresh summons to All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to appear for questioning at the probe agency headquarters in connection with a terror financing case, reports Daily Excelsior. According to the notice, the Mirwaiz has been asked to appear at the NIA headquarters in New Delhi on March 18, the agency officials said. The NIA had on February 26 carried out searches at premises of separatist leaders, including the Mirwaiz, in connection with the case related to financing of terrorist and separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir.
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March - 16 
Separately, Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) judge Manipur framed charges against three co-accused in the ParaolonChandel ambush on March 16, reports E-pao. The three co-accused are Moirangthem Nimaichand alias Rakesh alias Laloialias Tapan Rai, NaoremPremkumaralias Van Damme and Anil Rai
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Separately, Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) judge Manipur framed charges against three co-accused in the ParaolonChandel ambush on March 16, reports E-pao. The three co-accused are Moirangthem Nimaichand alias Rakesh alias Laloialias Tapan Rai, NaoremPremkumaralias Van Damme and Anil Rai alias Anil Sharma alias Meiraba. NIA and the State police arrested Naorem Premkanta on January 12, 2018 and later identified spot from where the ambush was laid, apart from his position during the ambush as well. Moirangthem Nimaichand was arrested by Bishnupur Police. Later, he was identified as Tapan Rai of KCP and it was also revealed that he was also involved in the Paraolon ambush. Anil Rai was arrested by a combined team of NIA and State police from Maphou Dam on March 7 last year and he revealed that he also took part in the ambush.
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March - 17 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kerala resident NashidulHamzafar in the Islamic State (IS) Kasaragod module case where youths from India were recruited for the terror outfit, reports The New Indian Express on March 17. The case relates to the conspi
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kerala resident NashidulHamzafar in the Islamic State (IS) Kasaragod module case where youths from India were recruited for the terror outfit, reports The New Indian Express on March 17. The case relates to the conspiracy hatched by Hamzafar and 14 others, belonging to Kasaragod District of Kerala who left India with the intention of joining and furthering the objectives of IS. “Pursuant to the conspiracy, 14 accused from Kasaragod district had exited India or their workplaces in Middle-East Asia between mid-May and early-July, 2016 before travelling to Afghanistan or Syria, where they joined the ISIS/ Daish,” said NIA, in a statement on March 17.
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March - 19 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED),on March 19, said it has attached over a dozen assets in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in a terror financing case against Pakistan-based terrorist and ‘chief’ of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Syed Salahuddin, reports Daily Excelsior.The central probe agency issued a provisio
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED),on March 19, said it has attached over a dozen assets in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in a terror financing case against Pakistan-based terrorist and ‘chief’ of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Syed Salahuddin, reports Daily Excelsior.The central probe agency issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to attach 13 properties, worth INR 12.2 million in the State.The ED said the properties belonged to Mohammad Shafi Shah, a resident of Bandipora, and six other residents of J&K, who allegedly worked for the terror outfit.The agency said it filed a criminal case of money laundering in this instance after taking cognisance of a National Investigating Agency (NIA) charge sheet filed against Salahuddin, Shah and others under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Action (UAPA) and other sections of the Indian Penal Code.“Hizbul Mujahideen, the most active terror outfit in Kashmir, has been responsible for funding terrorist and secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.Headed by Syed Salahuddin, its self-styled commander based out of Rawalpindi in Pakistan, it funds terrorism on Indian soil through monies organised by a trust called JKART (Jammu and Kashmir Affectees Relief Trust) in alleged connivance with the ISI and other Pakistan-based entities,” the ED said in a statement. The ED said the probe found that “terror funds” were being sent to India through the hawala — illegal way of routing money by skirting banking channels, barter trade and human carriers.“The funds are illegally distributed to the next of kin of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, active and dead,” ED added.Besides heading HM, Salahuddin is the chairman of the United Jehad Council (UJC), a conglomerate of terrorist outfits operating in the Kashmir valley.The NIA had arrested Salahuddin’s son Syed Shahid Yousuf in this case in 2017 and the J-K Government had later suspended him from service as he was working in the State Agriculture Department.Shah and three others are lodged in Tihar jail in the national capital in connection with this terror funding case, the ED said.
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March - 20 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on March 20 acquitted four people, including main accused Swami Aseemanand, in the 2007 Samjhauta Train bombing case, reports The Hindu. Apart from Aseemanand, a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member, the others acquitted were Kamal Chauhan, Rajind
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on March 20 acquitted four people, including main accused Swami Aseemanand, in the 2007 Samjhauta Train bombing case, reports The Hindu. Apart from Aseemanand, a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member, the others acquitted were Kamal Chauhan, Rajinder Chaudhary and Lokesh Sharma. All the accused were present when the order was passed by NIA special judge Jagdeep Singh. Earlier, the court dismissed an application filed by a Pakistani woman in connection with the case. On March 11, Rahila Wakeel, a Pakistani national and daughter of one of the victims of the blasts, filed a petition through advocate Momin Malik, to get her statement recorded as witness in the 12-year-old case. NIA counsel Rajan Malhotra said the application was dismissed as the court ruled it was “devoid of any merit.”
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March - 24 
Continuing crackdown on terror financers in Jammu and Kashmir, security agencies have identified 13 people, including Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin, Hurriyat leaders and businessmen, who are allegedly providing funds to terrorists and stone-pelters at the behest of Pakistan spy agenc
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Continuing crackdown on terror financers in Jammu and Kashmir, security agencies have identified 13 people, including Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin, Hurriyat leaders and businessmen, who are allegedly providing funds to terrorists and stone-pelters at the behest of Pakistan spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), officials said on March 24, reports Daily Excelsior. The Centre has started seizing properties belonging to terror financiers in a big way. Thirteen individuals and their properties have been identified by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and action has been initiated, they said. “Individuals identified during these investigations have been found providing money to all major terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) as also Hurriyat leaders, separatists and stone-pelters in Jammu and Kashmir,” a senior Government official said. Funds were provided to the leadership of Kashmir-based terrorist groups for misguiding, motivating and recruiting local youths to militant ranks. Operational activities of terror groups, including attacks on Security Forces (SFs), camps and convoys, are also being financed, the official said, adding money obtained through these channels are being used by major secessionist formations, especially the Hurriyat Conference. These funds are used for maintaining Hurriyat’s top leadership and a massive propaganda machinery to arouse disaffection among the people of Jammu and Kashmir against the Centre. It is also being utilised to spread false information through media contacts, newspapers and social media, the official claimed.
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March - 24 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has involved the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe links between Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) groups and militant outfits in the Northeast, particularly from Nagaland, which are active in Myanmar, in the seizure of Myanmar-made ass
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has involved the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe links between Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) groups and militant outfits in the Northeast, particularly from Nagaland, which are active in Myanmar, in the seizure of Myanmar-made assault rifles and grenades from a location in Purnia in Bihar on February 7, reports The Indian Express on March 24.Reportedly, on February 7, Bihar Police had seized under barrel grenade launchers (UBGL) and a large number of AK-47 assault rifles found hidden in an SUV seized in Purnia, UMHA officialssaid. According to UMHA officials, the probe has revealed so far that arms and ammunition were smuggled from across the Myanmar border with the help of “Naga underground groups” and these were “meant to be supplied to Maoists across the country”.An UMHA official said,“Maoists have tried to seek help from Northeast militants’ groups earlier as well, particularly due to crackdown by security forces. They are looking for safe havens in the Northeast and other parts of the country”.Bihar Police had last month arrested three persons, identified as V R Kahornagam and Clearson Kavo from Ukhrul District in Manipur and Suraj Prasad from GorakhpurDistrict of Uttar Pradesh. The three were questioned by NIA officials about the main arms supplier. They were also shown photographs of Maoist ‘commanders’ and top leadership active in Bihar and Jharkhand. A man identified as Mukesh Singh,reportedly on the run, from Patna in Bihar is suspected to be the key link between arms suppliers and Maoists groups, the UMHA official said. The two Ukhrul-based arms smugglers, according to investigators, have direct links with a Northeastern insurgent group and have been involved in an arms smuggling racket in the Northeast.According to UMHA, the arrested suppliers have been booked under sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), and the case will be probed by the NIA.
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March - 26 
All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani on March 26 denounced the statement issued by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) that the properties belonging to incarcerated leaders Altaf Ahmad Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Raja M
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All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani on March 26 denounced the statement issued by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) that the properties belonging to incarcerated leaders Altaf Ahmad Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Raja Mehraj-ud-Din Kalwal, Shahid-ul-Islam, Farooq Ahmad Dar, and prominent businessman Zahoor Ahmad Watali lodged in Tihar jail would be seized, reports Greater Kashmir. “People are well aware about the intention and mindset behind levelling wild and unfounded allegations against these incarcerated leaders and businessman by the agencies. They know it is propaganda aimed at gratifying their vote bank and as long as Kashmiris are hit hard, the power thirsty forces are guaranteed to stay in power,” Geelani said in a statement. He said, “New Delhi is using the NIA and ED as a tool of oppression and suppression against the Kashmiris and their political opponents.
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March - 27 
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on March 27 released pictures of seven ‘wanted’ militants in Kishtwar District announcing cash reward and a Government job for information leading to their arrest or killing, reports The Indian Express. “For any information leading to get hold live or dead – cash reward
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police on March 27 released pictures of seven ‘wanted’ militants in Kishtwar District announcing cash reward and a Government job for information leading to their arrest or killing, reports The Indian Express. “For any information leading to get hold live or dead – cash reward in lakhs & job,” reads posters put up by police at various places in Kishtwar. Carrying photographs of seven militants, the posters also carry phone numbers where people can give information about them, at the same time assuring that the identity of the informer would be kept secret. The posters end with an appeal asking people: “please help us to protect you better’’. The ‘wanted militants’ include Mohammad Amin alias Jahangir, Riaz Ahmed aliasHazari, Mudassir Hussain, Jamal Din alias Abu Bakar, Talib Hussain, Junaid Akram and Usama Bin Javed alias Osama. Jahangir of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was the oldest surviving militant in entire Chenab Valley comprising Kishtwar, Doda and Ramban Districts who has never been caught ever since the inception of militancy in the area during 1990s. Junaid from the same outfit is wanted in connection with Delhi High Court bomb blasts. His elder brother, however, was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA). The posters have come up after the Kishtwar District was rattled by the killing of a senior BJP leader and his brother in November 2018 and gun-snatching incident from a policeman recently.
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March - 27 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has set up an exclusive Left Wing Extremism (LWE) cell to effectively deal with cases related to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the country, reports Telangana Today on March 28. Twenty-two new posts have also been sanctioned for the LWE cell a
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has set up an exclusive Left Wing Extremism (LWE) cell to effectively deal with cases related to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the country, reports Telangana Today on March 28. Twenty-two new posts have also been sanctioned for the LWE cell along with 75 posts for NIA headquarters in New Delhi to increase efficiency of NIA, sources said. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been reviewing from time to time the manpower, financial and infrastructure requirements of NIA and necessary requirements were met as early as possible. Since its inception on January 19, 2009 and till date (March 27, 2019), the Central Government has entrusted 249 cases to NIA for investigation. Of them, 25 were related to Maoist activities. Out of 25, eight cases were registered in Jharkhand while four in Bihar and two each in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Odisha.
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March - 28 
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court that acquitted all the accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, where 68 people were killed, said in its judgment that the NIA had miserably failed to prove the charges framed against the accused, reports The Hindu on March 28. Special Cou
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A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court that acquitted all the accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, where 68 people were killed, said in its judgment that the NIA had miserably failed to prove the charges framed against the accused, reports The Hindu on March 28. Special Court Judge Jagdeep Singh said the court had to “conclude this judgment with deep pain and anguish as a dastardly act of violence remained unpunished for want of credible and admissible evidence.” The court also pulled up the investigating agencies for coining terms like “Muslim terrorism, Hindu fundamentalism etc. or brand an act of criminal(s) as act(s) of particular religion, caste or community.” Several witnesses turned hostile.
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March - 30 
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the blast that took place at Banihal near the Jawahar Tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH) in Ramban District on March 30, reports Daily Excelsior on March 31. SATP had earlier reported that a car hit a bus carrying Central Reserve
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The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the blast that took place at Banihal near the Jawahar Tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH) in Ramban District on March 30, reports Daily Excelsior on March 31. SATP had earlier reported that a car hit a bus carrying Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, and exploded at Banihal near the Jawahar Tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar NH in Ramban District on March 30. According to the reports, militants attempted to repeat February 14-like Pulwama terror attack in Banihal, but failed as LPG cylinder Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along with explosive material, inside a Hyundai Santro car was blasted off by a militant, who was driving the car, few yards short of CRPF convoy and the troops had narrow escape as the car caught fire and was gutted. Militant, who was driving the car, fled away from the spot. Later, HM named militant, who was driving the car, as Owais Amin. The National Investigating Agency (NIA), which was probing Pulwama terror attack, has reached the spot for investigations along with Police, Forensic experts and Dog squads for probe and find out how the car could manage to reach right up to the convoy of 33 CRPF vehicles, which was on way from Srinagar to Jammu despite categorical directions of avoiding civilian vehicles or keeping vigil on them during movement of the convoy of security forces post-Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed.
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March - 31 
Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) decided to handover the case of unsuccessful attack on CRPF convoy at Banihal on the morning of March 31, to the National Investigating Agency (NIA), reports Daily Excelsior. All formalities in this regard were being completed and order to this re
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Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) decided to handover the case of unsuccessful attack on CRPF convoy at Banihal on the morning of March 31, to the National Investigating Agency (NIA), reports Daily Excelsior. All formalities in this regard were being completed and order to this regard was expected to be issued soon.
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April - 1 
A special court on April 1 issued notices to the Consul General of India, Istanbul, and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi, after Areeb Majeed, who is facing trial for allegedly travelling to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS), made a plea seeking documents from them, claiming that
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A special court on April 1 issued notices to the Consul General of India, Istanbul, and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi, after Areeb Majeed, who is facing trial for allegedly travelling to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS), made a plea seeking documents from them, claiming that arrangements for his return were made through them, reports The Indian Express.According to the submissions made before the court by Majeed, he had filed an application under the Right to Information Act, in September 2018, to the MEA seeking these documents. He was told that his application was being forwarded to the Consulate. Majeed told the court that on October 24, 2018, the response he received from the Consulate said that as per available records, an Emergency Certificate was issued as per Government of India prescribed guidelines for stranded Indian nationals, that one-way ticket for Istanbul-Mumbai and hotel accommodation for one night was provided by the Consulate.While the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed that Majeed, who along with three others, travelled to Baghdad for a religious pilgrimage in May 2014, but separated from the travel group to join the IS. The NIA claims that he was arrested on November 29, 2014, when he returned to the country with “some ulterior motive”. Majeed, however, claimed that his return was facilitated by the agency, whose officials were in touch with his father.
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April - 2 
A Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant, identified as Nisar Ahmed Tantray was arrested by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) at the International Airport in New Delhi on April 2 for his links with a Fidayeen (suicide) attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in 2017 in Awantipora area of
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A Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant, identified as Nisar Ahmed Tantray was arrested by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) at the International Airport in New Delhi on April 2 for his links with a Fidayeen (suicide) attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in 2017 in Awantipora area of Pulwama District, reports Daily Excelsior. Nisar Ahmed Tantray, who is the brother of slain JeM ‘commander’ Noor Mohammad Tantray alias Noor Trali, was an accused in the Fidayeen attack that was carried out on December 30, 2017 on Lethpora camp had gone into hiding. He had recently fled to United Arab Emirates (UAE). He was, however, brought back by the Government and arrested by the NIA soon after he landed at International Airport on April 2.
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April - 2 
The Supreme Court on April 2 cancelled the bail of Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, a Kashmiri businessman, accused in a terror funding case linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, reports The Hindu. A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said National Investigating Age
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The Supreme Court on April 2 cancelled the bail of Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, a Kashmiri businessman, accused in a terror funding case linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, reports The Hindu. A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said National Investigating Agency (NIA) has collected ample evidence to show links between the Hurriyat leaders of Jammu and Kashmir and terror organizations and their activities to wage war against India.“Ample material has been collected to show the linkages between the Hurriyat leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir and terrorists/terrorist organizations and their continuous activities to wage war against Government of India,” the court observed.
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April - 4 
Investigation by National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed that some rogue National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants are supplying weapons smuggled from Myanmar, to Maoists, reports Hindustan Times on April 5. A Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official stat
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Investigation by National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed that some rogue National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants are supplying weapons smuggled from Myanmar, to Maoists, reports Hindustan Times on April 5. A Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official stated that there isn’t any direct evidence yet that NSCN-IM, as an organisation, is directly involved in the smuggling of arms. However, he added that it is up to the outfit to control rogue elements helping the Maoists. According to the official this is the first instance of Nagas providing arms to Maoists. However, NSCN-IM ‘collective leadership’ member VS Atem denied his outfit’s involvement. He stated that ‘We have nothing to do with smuggling of arms to anyone. Also, we haven’t heard anything from any investigation agency yet. On February 7, Bihar Police had recovered five sophisticated weapons, including two Under Barrel Grenade Launchers (UBGLs) and three AK 47 rifles from Purnia District in Bihar. In a First Information Report (FIR) NIA had stated that these weapons were being ‘smuggled from across Myanmar border with the help of some Naga undergrounds to be supplied to Maoists and gangsters in the country’. According to NIA, further investigation revealed that the Naga militants, associated with NSCN-IM, were in touch with some members of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a left wing extremists’ organisation which operates from Bihar and Jharkhand. Moreover, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer stated that ‘Naga militants indulge in smuggling of arms and ammunition to make money but if Maoists are ordering sophisticated weapons from them’.
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April - 4 
Separately, National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an individual identified as Khehoshe from an unspecified location for funding National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), reports Business Standard on April 5. Police stated that ‘Khehoshe was held in connection with a two-year-o
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Separately, National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an individual identified as Khehoshe from an unspecified location for funding National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), reports Business Standard on April 5. Police stated that ‘Khehoshe was held in connection with a two-year-old case. In April 2017, a sum of Rs 18,47,667 was seized from Shelly Sumi in Senapati district of Manipur and a case was registered at Senapati Police Station, which was later taken over by the NIA’. During investigation and searches conducted in the house of accused, the NIA recovered INR 27,90,550.
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April - 5 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) court in Guwahati convicted a National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigowra (NDFB-S) for his involvement in killing of Adivasis (tribals) in 2014, reports Business Standard on April 6. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fine of INR 10,000. This
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) court in Guwahati convicted a National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigowra (NDFB-S) for his involvement in killing of Adivasis (tribals) in 2014, reports Business Standard on April 6. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fine of INR 10,000. This is the first conviction in this case and third in a series of cases registered after the ethnic killings carried out by NDFB-S on December 23, 2014.
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April - 6 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative, identified as Syed Hilal Andrabi in connection with the December 30, 2017 terror attack on a CRPF camp at Lethpora, from Jammu in Jammu District on April 6, reports The Times of India. An active over ground worker o
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative, identified as Syed Hilal Andrabi in connection with the December 30, 2017 terror attack on a CRPF camp at Lethpora, from Jammu in Jammu District on April 6, reports The Times of India. An active over ground worker of the JeM, Andrabi is a key conspirator who provided logistic support in the form of sheltering the terrorists and conducting reconnaissance of the CRPF camp before the attack, the NIA said. He was produced before a court which sent him to five days' Police custody, they said.
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April - 8 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 8 questioned All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq for nearly eight hours in connection with a case related to funding of terror groups and separatist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 8 questioned All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq for nearly eight hours in connection with a case related to funding of terror groups and separatist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. He was asked to appear before the agency again on April 9, the officials said, adding Naseem Geelani, son of separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, was also summoned on April 9. After avoiding the first two summons, the Mirwaiz finally appeared before the NIA after he was assured of being provided security upon his arrival in the national capital (New Delhi). The Mirwaiz was accompanied by other separatist leaders, including Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Lone and Maulana Abbas Ansari.
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April - 10 
A Delhi court on April 10 sent Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till April 22 after it sought his custodial interrogation in connection with a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, report
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A Delhi court on April 10 sent Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till April 22 after it sought his custodial interrogation in connection with a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that Malik was produced before special judge Rakesh Syal where the NIA sought the court’s permission to arrest the accused which was allowed. The NIA then arrested him inside the courtroom and sought 15-day custodial interrogation. While seeking his remand, NIA counsel informed the special judge that it has credible evidence to prove that Malik received funds from Pakistan. Malik was brought to the National Capital after a court in Kashmir granted his transit remand to the NIA. He was shifted to Delhi’s Tihar Jail on April 9 after the NIA secured his production remand in connection with the terror funding case.
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April - 10 
Meanwhile, the NIA questioned Mirwaiz Umar Farooq again in connection with a terror financing case, officials said in New Delhi on April 10, reports Daily Excelsior. The Mirwaiz was questioned for the third consecutive day by the NIA. The questioning revolved around funding of his party, Hurriyat Co
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Meanwhile, the NIA questioned Mirwaiz Umar Farooq again in connection with a terror financing case, officials said in New Delhi on April 10, reports Daily Excelsior. The Mirwaiz was questioned for the third consecutive day by the NIA. The questioning revolved around funding of his party, Hurriyat Conference and Joint Resistance Front, an amalgam of his moderate Hurriyat Conference as well as the hardline faction led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani and JKLF.
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April - 11 
A special court on April 11, issued summons to nodal officers of five telecom companies following a Bombay High Court order on March 27 directing production of call data records exchanged between officers of the National Investigation Agency and Areeb Majeed’s father, reports Indian Express. Majeed
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A special court on April 11, issued summons to nodal officers of five telecom companies following a Bombay High Court order on March 27 directing production of call data records exchanged between officers of the National Investigation Agency and Areeb Majeed’s father, reports Indian Express. Majeed is facing trial for allegedly travelling to Syria to join Islamic State (IS). Majeed had claimed that the records are part of his defence to demonstrate that the entire arrangement of his arrival from Turkey was done by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and he was arrested after his return on November 28, 2014.
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April - 12 
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court (HC) on April 12 acquitted five persons sentenced by National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in a case relating to holding a secret meeting of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) at Panayikulam in Aluva in Ernakulam District in 2006, reports The Hind
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A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court (HC) on April 12 acquitted five persons sentenced by National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in a case relating to holding a secret meeting of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) at Panayikulam in Aluva in Ernakulam District in 2006, reports The Hindu. Those acquitted have been identified as Shaduly, alias Haris Abdul Karim, Abdul Rasik, AnzarNadvi, Nizamuddin and Shammas. The NIA Court has awarded 14 years of imprisonment for Shaduli and Razik and 12 years of imprisonment for others.
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April - 14 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Irshad Ahmad Reshi for his involvement in an attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Group Centre at Lethpora in December 2017 from Ratnipora in Pulwama District on April 14, reports Daily E
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Irshad Ahmad Reshi for his involvement in an attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Group Centre at Lethpora in December 2017 from Ratnipora in Pulwama District on April 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Reshi is the fifth accused to have been arrested in the case during follow up investigation upon disclosures of accused Nisar Ahmed Tantray and Syed Hilal Andrabi who were arrested earlier. The NIA in a statement said that arrested Irshad Ahmad was an active Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). “He was a close associate of slain militant and JeM commander Noor Mohammad Tantray alias Noor Trali”, the statement said.
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April - 16 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) Judge Manipur on April 16 released two individuals on bail after the Court found insufficient evidence against them in connection with the missing arms case of 2nd Manipur Rifle Arms, reports The Sangai Express. The released individuals are David Hangshing and Tal
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) Judge Manipur on April 16 released two individuals on bail after the Court found insufficient evidence against them in connection with the missing arms case of 2nd Manipur Rifle Arms, reports The Sangai Express. The released individuals are David Hangshing and TalungPungphinamai. David Hanghing is Kuki Revolutionary Army (KIA) ‘chairman’. NIA had already framed charge sheets against the aforementioned individuals. NIA submitted its first charge sheet on September 25 last year, against eight accused namely LaishramAnilkumar Singh, Thokchom James alias Tonao, PaonamShantikumar Singh, HaobamBrojendro Singh, Ngamboi Haokip alias Raju, NellikattilPodiyan Damodaran, MathurabashimayumHiranjoy Sharma alias Ngoubi, LaishramDamudor Singh alias Thembung. Earlier on April 2, NIA special Judge had issued a warrant of arrest against United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) ‘chairman’ Lhunkhonson Haokip in connection with the case, reports The Sangai Express. He is currently absconding. The Court has fiexed April 20 as the date for execution of warrant.
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April - 16 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on April 16 said it has attached INR 6.19 crore assets of Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmad Watali in a money laundering case related to terror funding and separatist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. The ED also charged Watali and All Parties
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on April 16 said it has attached INR 6.19 crore assets of Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmad Watali in a money laundering case related to terror funding and separatist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. The ED also charged Watali and All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leaders of receiving funds from Pakistan through conduits and also from the Pakistan High Commission in India ‘directly’. It said a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been issued for attaching lands in SozeithGoripora, Narbal and Budgam areas of Kashmir belonging to Watali and his family members that are worth INR 6.19 crore. Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 16 summoned the Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) chairman Muhammad Yaseen Khan in terror funding case, reports Daily Excelsior. “Whereas it appears that you are acquainted with the circumstances of the case noted below, which is now under investigation by the NIA, New Delhi, you are hereby required to report at National Investigation Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs, Opposite Lodhi Road, New Delhi on April 18, 2019 at 10:30 am for the purpose of your examination relating to the case,” read the notice issued to Khan. The summon was issued to Khan by the SP NIA Headquarters, New Delhi.
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April - 20 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 20 conducted searches at three locations in Hyderabad (in Telangana) and one in Wardha (Wardha District) in Maharashtra and picked up for suspected Islamic State (IS) militants, reports Business Standard. The raid was part of investigation into the 2016 A
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 20 conducted searches at three locations in Hyderabad (in Telangana) and one in Wardha (Wardha District) in Maharashtra and picked up for suspected Islamic State (IS) militants, reports Business Standard. The raid was part of investigation into the 2016 Abu Dhabi module case. NIA recovered 13 mobile phones, 11 SIM cards, one iPad, two laptops, one external hard disk, six pen drives, 6 SD cards, three Kenwood Walkie Talkie sets and other incriminating material from their possession.
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April - 20 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 20, arrested a suspected Islamic State (IS) militant Mohammad Gufran for allegedly planning suicide attacks and serial blasts, targeting politicians and government installations in Delhi and other parts of north India, reports The Hindu. According to NIA,
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 20, arrested a suspected Islamic State (IS) militant Mohammad Gufran for allegedly planning suicide attacks and serial blasts, targeting politicians and government installations in Delhi and other parts of north India, reports The Hindu. According to NIA, he had formed a pro-ISIS module namely Harkat Ul Harb-e-Islam. He is the 13th accused to have been arrested in the case. The NIA has said that one Mufti Mohammed Suhail, a resident of Delhi’s Jafrabad in Seelampur, was the ‘Amir’ (local chief) of the pro-ISIS module which mobilised funds and procured weapons, ammunition and explosive materials to prepare improvised explosive devices with his other associates.
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April - 22 
Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India had specific intelligence on Easter Sunday serial blasts in Sri Lanka, reports The Hindu on April 22. While examining an Islamic State (IS) sympathiser in Tamil Nadu in India six months ago, investigators got to know of the terror plot and
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Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India had specific intelligence on Easter Sunday serial blasts in Sri Lanka, reports The Hindu on April 22. While examining an Islamic State (IS) sympathiser in Tamil Nadu in India six months ago, investigators got to know of the terror plot and alerted the authorities concerned to pass on the information to Sri Lanka. A senior Police officer in India said there was clear information on the plan to trigger blasts which was communicated to Sri Lanka through diplomatic channels. The officer also said that the Intelligence Bureau had sounded an alert on the likelihood of the terror suspects escaping to India through the coasts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.
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April - 24 
A Delhi court on April 24 sent Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front – Yasin Malik faction (JKLF-Y) chief Yasin Malik, who was arrested in a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, to judicial custody till May 24, reports Daily Excelsior. Additional Sessions Judge
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A Delhi court on April 24 sent Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front – Yasin Malik faction (JKLF-Y) chief Yasin Malik, who was arrested in a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, to judicial custody till May 24, reports Daily Excelsior. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal also sought reply from the defence counsel on a plea of Tihar jail authorities seeking to produce Malik through video conference due to security concerns. The court had sent Malik to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody. He was brought to the national capital after a court in Kashmir granted his transit remand to the NIA.
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April - 25 
Intelligence inputs regarding a possible terror attack in Sri Lanka was shared by Indian agencies with their Sri Lankan counterparts earlier this month after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) completed its probe into an Islamic State (IS) inspired module planning to kill prominent leaders in S
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Intelligence inputs regarding a possible terror attack in Sri Lanka was shared by Indian agencies with their Sri Lankan counterparts earlier this month after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) completed its probe into an Islamic State (IS) inspired module planning to kill prominent leaders in South India, officials said in New Delhi, reports The Hindu on April 26. The input was sent through diplomatic channels to the island nation after a thorough investigation pertaining to the ISIS case in Coimbatore was carried out by the NIA, which has filed a charge sheet against seven people.
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April - 25 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two militants belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from Jammu District on April 25, reports Daily Excelsior. The two militants identified as Tanveer alias Ahmad Ganie (29) and Bilal Mir alias Bilal Ahmad Mir (23), were detained under the Public Safety
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two militants belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from Jammu District on April 25, reports Daily Excelsior. The two militants identified as Tanveer alias Ahmad Ganie (29) and Bilal Mir alias Bilal Ahmad Mir (23), were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) and put in the Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu, a statement issued by the NIA said. They were produced before a special court that remanded them to a seven-day custody of the NIA. The case against the duo pertained to a criminal conspiracy hatched by the top JeM leadership to strengthen the banned terror outfit’s base in India by recruiting persons for carrying out acts of terrorism, the agency said. “An investigation has disclosed that earlier arrested accused Sajjad Ahmad was in regular contact with these ultras over WhatsApp during the relevant period,” it added.
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April - 27 
Meanwhile, Police arrested Maoist Jayram Khila from Talakandapali village under Padua Police limits in Koraput District of Odisha on April 27, reports Odisha TV. Khila was the member of Nandapur area committee of the CPI-Maoist.Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP), Kanwar Vishal Singh informed that
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Meanwhile, Police arrested Maoist Jayram Khila from Talakandapali village under Padua Police limits in Koraput District of Odisha on April 27, reports Odisha TV. Khila was the member of Nandapur area committee of the CPI-Maoist.Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP), Kanwar Vishal Singh informed that Khila was involved in several criminal cases including the killing of Hatibarisarpanch, Jagannath Khara, Telugu Desam Party (TDP)Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from Araku in Andhra Pradesh, Kidari Sarveswara Rao and the former legislator of the same constituency, Siveri Soma,near Livitiput village under Dumbriguda Police limitson September 23, 2018. A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will arrive in Koraput and take Khila on a remand to interrogate as we have intimated the central agency about his arrest and involvement in the murder of TDP leaders, added the SP.
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April - 28 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a West Bengal native in connection with a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket busted at Vishakhapatnam in 2018, and recovered four fake Rs 2,000 notes having a face value of Rs 8,000 on April 28, reports Deccan Chronicle. The NIA said that Sa
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a West Bengal native in connection with a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket busted at Vishakhapatnam in 2018, and recovered four fake Rs 2,000 notes having a face value of Rs 8,000 on April 28, reports Deccan Chronicle. The NIA said that Saddam alias FirojShaik, 22, was arrested in his native village of Kumbhira in Malda district of West Bengal. “Saddam had produced the fake notes through his associates from across the border and facilitate circulation of the notes in Bengaluru and other nearby locations,” said the NIA.
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April - 28 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 28 conducted searches at three places in Kerala in connection with a case pertaining to youth from the state joining Islamic State (IS), reports The Indian Express.The agency carried out raids in Kasaragod and Palakkad and interrogated three individua
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 28 conducted searches at three places in Kerala in connection with a case pertaining to youth from the state joining Islamic State (IS), reports The Indian Express.The agency carried out raids in Kasaragod and Palakkad and interrogated three individuals who are suspected to have links with the youth who joined the dreaded terror organisation.Besides this, the NIA also seized mobile phones, SIM cards, memory cards, pen drives, diaries with handwritten notes in Arabic and Malayalam, DVDs and books of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, besides untitled DVDs, CDs with religious speeches, books of Syed Kutheb. The case, known as the ISIS Kasaragod Module case, first came to light last year when the NIA busted an IS module in Kasaragod and arrested a 25-year-old youth, Habeeb Rahman.Further investigation revealed that a group of 14 people had left India or their workplaces in Middle-East Asia, between mid-May and early July, 2016, to join IS.NIA agents searched the houses of the potential suspects at Kaliyangad and Nayanmarmoola in Kasargod and Adavumaram and Muthalamada in Palakkad, adds The Hindu. The NIA also appeared to have factored in reports that Hashim, the terror mastermind, had travelled widely in India. Hence, his itinerary, contacts and places of stay were currently subjects of interest for the agency.
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April - 29 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 29 said it had arrested a 29-year-old resident of Palakkad in Kerala, allegedly planning a suicide attack in the state, reports The Hindu. In a statement, the NIA said it arrested Riyas A., who goes by the aliases RiyasAboobacker and Abu Dujana, as pa
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 29 said it had arrested a 29-year-old resident of Palakkad in Kerala, allegedly planning a suicide attack in the state, reports The Hindu. In a statement, the NIA said it arrested Riyas A., who goes by the aliases RiyasAboobacker and Abu Dujana, as part of its probe into the ‘ISIS Kasargod case’ filed in July 2016 after 15 young men from the district disappeared and later joined the Islamic State (IS), 14 in Afghanistan and one in Syria. It said he followed the videos and speeches of the mastermind of the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, Zahran Hashim. “During interrogation, he disclosed that he had been in online contact with the absconding accused Abdul Rashid Abdulla, alias Abu Isa, for a long time and was following his audio clips, including the one he had circulated on social media platforms instigating terror attacks in India,” the NIA said. The terror accused said he was also in online contact with Abdul Khayoom, alias Abu Khalid, who is accused in the Valapattanam ISIS case and is believed to be in Syria, the NIA said. “He said he had been following speeches/videos of Zahran Hashim of Sri Lanka and Zakir Naik. He admitted that he wanted to carry out a suicide attack in Kerala,” the NIA statement read. “During interrogation, he disclosed that he has been in online contact with the absconding accused Abdul Rashid Abdulla, alias Abu Isa, for a long time and has been following his audio clips, including the one he had circulated on social media platform instigating terror attacks in India,” the NIA said. The terror accused said he was also in online contact with Abdul Khayoom, alias Abu Khalid, who is accused in the “Valapattanam ISIS case” and is believed to be in Syria, the NIA said. “He said he has been following speeches/videos of Zahran Hashim of Sri Lanka and Zakir Naik. He admitted that he wanted to carry out a suicide attack in Kerala,” the NIA statement read.
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April - 30 
A retired Delhi Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) was arrested on April 24 from an unspecified location in Delhi for providing arms pro-Khalistan militants, reports Time of India on April 30. The arrestee identified as Sunderlal Parashar was arrested by NIA. He was sent to judicial custody on A
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A retired Delhi Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) was arrested on April 24 from an unspecified location in Delhi for providing arms pro-Khalistan militants, reports Time of India on April 30. The arrestee identified as Sunderlal Parashar was arrested by NIA. He was sent to judicial custody on April 30 till May 14. NIA alleged that the retired Police officer had exchanged 250 calls with another a terror suspect in the case identified as Harpal Singh. He was active on social media, by calling for a separate Khalistan and attempting to revive the militancy, according to National Investigation Agency (NIA). Harpal Singh was arrested on December 2, 2018 by Pune Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). NIA also allege that the accused were planning jail breaks to free Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants. Also arrested in the case in December was Delhi resident identified as Mohiuddin Siddiqui. It was alleged that in November 2018 Siddiqui had handed over the illegal weapons to Harpal Singh through another individual.
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May - 2 
The Enforcement Directorate on May 2 attached assets worth INR7.3 million in connection with a terror financing and money laundering case linked to global terrorist Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Pakistan-based proscribed group Falah-e-Insaniyat (FIF), reports The New Indian Express. On May 2, a provision
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The Enforcement Directorate on May 2 attached assets worth INR7.3 million in connection with a terror financing and money laundering case linked to global terrorist Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Pakistan-based proscribed group Falah-e-Insaniyat (FIF), reports The New Indian Express. On May 2, a provisional order was issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and a residential flat and shop in Delhi, and cash and bank balance belonging to a person named Mohd Salman were attached in a case being probed against FIF, which is a front for terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the agency said. The ED had filed a criminal case in this regard in February after taking cognisance of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) FIR. In the case, the NIA had carried out searches in the past and had seized over four dozen SIM cards, phones and INR 1.56 crore cash, and arrested four people, including Salman. Salman, who was based in Delhi, was in "regular touch with a Dubai-based Pakistan national, who in turn was connected with the deputy chief of the FIF", the ED and NIA have claimed. Salman, at present, is lodged at the Tihar jail in connection with the NIA case. He is alleged to have received funds from FIF operators through Hawala and he and others were reported to have received money illegally from various persons, including those in Pakistan and the UAE, the ED had said earlier.
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May - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 2 carried out searches at 20 locations in Tamil Nadu in connection with the February 5 murder of PattaliMakkalKatchi (PMK) functionary Ramalingam in Thanjavur in which members of Popular Front of India (PFI) have been named as accused in the case, repor
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 2 carried out searches at 20 locations in Tamil Nadu in connection with the February 5 murder of PattaliMakkalKatchi (PMK) functionary Ramalingam in Thanjavur in which members of Popular Front of India (PFI) have been named as accused in the case, reports The Indian Express. The raids, sources said, were conducted at Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Trichy and Karaikal in connection with the case. NIA recently took over the case from the local police. “Searches were conducted in the houses of the arrested accused, absconding accused persons, and four offices of PFI,” an NIA statement said. The agency recovered 16 mobile phones, 21 SIM cards, three laptops, nine hard disks, seven memory cards, 118 CDs/DVDs, one tab, seven diaries, two PFI banners and one DVR, it claimed. “Besides these, one sword, one sharp-edged knife and cash to the tune of Rs 2 lakh were recovered from three different houses, and about 100 incriminating documents have also been seized,” NIA claimed. Thanjavur Police had arrested 10 people. “Six other accused are still absconding,” the NIA statement said.
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May - 3 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigation into the Islamic State (IS) links of Non-resident Keralites (NRKs) found that a Koduvally native with his family had reached till Istanbul airport to join the terrorist group in 2017, reports The New Indian Express on May 4. ShaibuNihar alias Abu
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigation into the Islamic State (IS) links of Non-resident Keralites (NRKs) found that a Koduvally native with his family had reached till Istanbul airport to join the terrorist group in 2017, reports The New Indian Express on May 4. ShaibuNihar alias Abu Mariyam was grilled by the NIA recently in which details of IS sympathisers among NRKs were revealed.Shaibu was intercepted from Qatar by the Interpol after which he was forced to return to India. On his arrival at Calicut airport, he was arrested by the NIA last month. In the interrogation, Shaibu revealed he along with seven other members working in Bahrain had decided to join the IS. The agency suspects they were frequent visitors to Al Ansar Salafi Centre in Bahrain where they were radicalized.“There were attempts to attract Keralites working in Middle-East countries to IS ideology. The exact number of Keralites who joined the IS while working in Middle-East countries is yet to be ascertained. The interrogation of Shaibu has helped us in getting details of IS propaganda activities among NRKs,” an officer said.Shaibu of Thamarassery; Mansoor of Kondotty; Mansoor of Vadakara; Shahnad of Kannur; FajidHamsa of Koilandy; Ashraf Moulavi of Vaniyambalam; Safeer Rahman of Perumbavoor, and Muhadis of Vaniyambalam are the members of the module. Of this Shahnad, Manzoor of Kondotty, Mansoor of Vadakara and Muhadis were reportedly killed in Syria.The NIA found Shaibu handed over 3,000 Bahrain Dinar to Safeer Rahman, another member of the module, to reach Syria. Similarly, he also gave financial assistance to Muneer of Thalassery. Muneer was arrested by the police in Saudi Arabia for propagating IS ideology.
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May - 3 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 3 summoned the grandson of All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani to New Delhi for questioning in a terror funding case, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said that the NIA has issued a notice to Anees-ul
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 3 summoned the grandson of All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani to New Delhi for questioning in a terror funding case, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said that the NIA has issued a notice to Anees-ul-Islam, directing him to appear before NIA at its headquarters in New Delhi on May 6, 2019. Anees is the son of Altaf Ahmad Shah, who is currently lodged at Tihar jail in New Delhi, in an alleged funding case
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May - 6 
Mohammed Sabir alias Ayub, the fugitive accused, among the most wanted in terrorism cases in Kerela, is settled in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi and using that country’s passport to travel to Dubai. Sabir is an accused in the Kalamassery bus burning case, the trial of which will commence at the N
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Mohammed Sabir alias Ayub, the fugitive accused, among the most wanted in terrorism cases in Kerela, is settled in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi and using that country’s passport to travel to Dubai. Sabir is an accused in the Kalamassery bus burning case, the trial of which will commence at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) court soon, reports The New Indian Express on May 7. “We’ve information that he’s frequently travelling between Dubai and Rawalpindi using a Pakistani passport. As he’s holed up in Pakistan, like Indian Mujahideen (IM) founder Riyaz Bhatkal and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, extraditing him to India is a daunting task,” an officer said. A native of Marakkarkandi in Kannur, Sabir left India for Dubai when agencies started a manhunt for the suspects having links with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) after four Keralites were killed in Kashmir in an encounter with security forces in 2008.He along with ThadiyantavidaNazeer were the main men for LeT in south India. While Nazeer was traced to a hideout in Bangladesh, Sabir fled to Dubai using a fake passport. “During an interrogation of a terror suspect in 2016, we got information that Sabir met some Keralities in Dubai. From there he moved to Pakistan,” an officer said.Sabir came on the agencies’ radar after he allegedly hatched a plot to murder former Chief Minister E K Nayanar in 1999.A lookout notice and Interpol red corner notice are pending against him.
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May - 6 
According to a report, a special group headed by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)'s Muzzamil Bhat from Sialkot in Pakistan and his lackeys made forays into Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka between 2005 and 2007, knowing well that these areas could be used to further their agenda and to target India, repo
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According to a report, a special group headed by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)'s Muzzamil Bhat from Sialkot in Pakistan and his lackeys made forays into Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka between 2005 and 2007, knowing well that these areas could be used to further their agenda and to target India, reports The New Indian Express on May 7. The Indian state had been following Islamic militancy in Sri Lanka since 2004.The tipping point in the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Sri-Lanka had LeT foot prints all over it. Muzzamil Bhat one of the planners of 26/11 and is reported to be the architect of the Chittisinghpora massacre. The entire construct of this planto use these countries as a launch pad to train terrorists was part of his larger architecture.The FBI in its 26/11 charge sheet named Bhat as D, a key LeT military commander, who was involved in the Chittisinghpora massacre in Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of President Bill Clinton's visit to India in March 2000. In its second chargesheet, filed in a Chicago court, the FBI named an ISI officer, Major Iqbal, and four LeT operatives - SajidMajeed, Abu Qahafa, Abu Alqama and the unknown Lashkar member 'D'. About 'D' the charge sheet states that after the arrest of Zaki-ur-RehmanLakhvi in Pakistan in connection with the 26/11 attacks, he became the overall operational commander of LeT. According to FBI, 'D', who is yet to be arrested by Pakistan, was a handler of David Coleman Headley. Headley told Indian investigators that Muzzamil was involved in the Chittisinghpora massacre. In turn, Headley also said Muzzamil was most trustworthy lieutenant of Lakhvi and apart from Chittisinghpora killings of Sikhs; he planned the Akshardham temple attack in September 2002.Bhat, on the other hand, is a planner and his understanding was that with Indian intelligence and security forces keeping a close vigil on southern India in those years, he reckoned that taking the training camps offshore would be a better idea. Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was already active in southern India, they had set up a southern chapter across the four states, while Bhatkal had become a new centrifuge.Muzzamil arrived in Sri Lanka and quickly realized that there was traction amongst Tamil Muslims after the Tsunami, and in Bangladesh among the Rohingyas between 2004-2008.But Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) which was extremely active in both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka did not allow Bhat or his henchmen to stabilize their operations. In 2011, ably abetted and assisted by Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) officer Amir Zubair Siddiqui (Counselor in the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo), a new name popped up on the radar - Zakir Hussain - who began to actively consort with and recruit Tamil Muslims on the island. The plan was to recruit them and attack diplomatic missions in Chennai and Bangalore, but RAW once again found the scent and pursued them to cut off their feed stock of financing, explosives and weapons.Once RAW had blown his cover, NIA moved in to charge sheet Siddiqui who was then visa counselor at the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo. Siddiqui was arrested for allegedly conspiring to attack vital establishments in India and was quietly withdrawn before the NIA's request under Mutual Assistance Legal Treaty (MLAT) reached Colombo.The terror plot was uncovered after the NIA police personnel arrested an ISI agent Mohammed Zakir Hussain (37) through the 'Q' Branch of the Tamil Nadu police in 2013. The reason was that he was gathering details about vital installations in Tamil Nadu and sent photographs to Siddiqui. Hussain used his counterparts Sivabalan and Mohammad Salim to circulate Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the state.During questioning, Hussain also confessed that he had also used Rafeeque (29) to pump in FICN in the state.A much larger network of Maldivians, Sri Lankan Muslims and Malaysian Tamils was discovered through this overarching probe.
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May - 7 
An Islamic State (IS) suspect with alleged links to RiyasAboobackeralias Abu Dujana,a member of IS’ Kasargod module in Kerala who was arrested last week and was deported from Doha on May 7 evening, an Intelligence Bureau official familiar with the development said, reports Hindustan Times on May 8.T
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An Islamic State (IS) suspect with alleged links to RiyasAboobackeralias Abu Dujana,a member of IS’ Kasargod module in Kerala who was arrested last week and was deported from Doha on May 7 evening, an Intelligence Bureau official familiar with the development said, reports Hindustan Times on May 8.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took the custody of the man, identified as Faisal, as soon as he was brought to Delhi.The official said, Faisal, also a native of Kerala, had been in regular touch with Aboobacker, who was arrested last week. The latter was allegedly planning suicide attacks in Kerala after being inspired by the mastermind of Sri Lanka bombings, Maulvi Zahran Bin Hashim, leader of National TowheedJama’at (NTJ).Agencies suspect that IS members, including Aboobacker, Faisal, Abdulla (in Afghanistan) and others were planning something big in India as well.Members of Coimbatore module and Kasargod module of IS in Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively, were either in touch with Sri Lanka attacks mastermind or followed his speeches.Zahran Hashim and another Sri Lanka bomber, Mohammad Azaan, had travelled to India in 2017 and 2018 to discuss the plans of Islamic State.The NIA has claimed Aboobacker followed speeches/videos of Zahran Hashim for more than a year and had also followed the speeches of Zakir Naik.“Riyas revealed that he was also having online chat with Abdul Khayoom alias Abu Khalid (suspect in the Valapattanam ISIS case) who was believed to be in Syria,” the NIA stated in a statement last week.
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May - 8 
Controversial Islamic preacher ZaikNaik has said he is ready to return to India if the Supreme Court gives an assurance that he would not be arrested till his conviction, report The Indian Express on May 9. Naik is living in Malaysia after fleeing from India in 2016. He has been given permanent resi
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Controversial Islamic preacher ZaikNaik has said he is ready to return to India if the Supreme Court gives an assurance that he would not be arrested till his conviction, report The Indian Express on May 9. Naik is living in Malaysia after fleeing from India in 2016. He has been given permanent resident status by the Malaysian government.“Before the BJP government came, you could speak against the government, and at least 80 per cent of the times you would get justice. Today, the chances are 10-20 per cent.“Moreover, if we see the history, more than 90 per cent Muslims who faced terror charges have been let free after 10-15 years. So if I look at an average, I will be behind bars for about 10 years, and my entire mission would get disrupted. Why should I be a fool,” he said.The preacher said the NIA can question him in Malaysia if they want. When asked whether he will return to India if he has an assurance of justice, Naik said, “If there is an assurance from the Supreme Court of India, that if DrZakirNaik comes, they will not arrest me till I am convicted, I will come.”The preacher was booked by the NIA after his name cropped up during the probe of a terror attack on Gulshan’s Holey Artisan Bakery (cafe) in Dhaka’s posh diplomatic area, claimed by the Islamic State (IS) terror group.The NIA had registered a case against him and his organisation Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) under anti-terror laws and for allegedly promoting enmity between groups on the basis of religion and race.
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May - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Popular Front of India (PFI) member Mohammad Faruk, a resident of Trichy, in connection with the murder of catering contractor Ramalingam in February this year, reports Hindustan Times on May 10. The NIA had earlier carried out searches at 20 loca
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Popular Front of India (PFI) member Mohammad Faruk, a resident of Trichy, in connection with the murder of catering contractor Ramalingam in February this year, reports Hindustan Times on May 10. The NIA had earlier carried out searches at 20 locations, including the houses of accused persons on May 2, in connection with the case during which incriminating material had been seized. A NIA spokesperson said that Mohammed Faruk, 48, was summoned and interviewed and simultaneously search was also conducted at his residence on May 9 during which some digital evidences were seized. “Faruk will be produced before the special NIA Court on May 11. He and other accused had hatched a criminal conspiracy to commit a terror act following which they chopped off the hands of Ramalingam, who later succumbed to injuries on February 6. Accused persons in this case are PFI/SDPI cadres. Tamil Nadu Police had earlier arrested 10 accused in this case. Six other accused are still absconding,” the NIA spokesperson added.
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May - 13 
Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal, whose son Sayyed Azhar died in the 2008 Malegaon blast, filed a plea before a special court on May 13, seeking directions to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to assist the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the ongoing trial, reports The Indian Express. “The A
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Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal, whose son Sayyed Azhar died in the 2008 Malegaon blast, filed a plea before a special court on May 13, seeking directions to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to assist the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the ongoing trial, reports The Indian Express. “The ATS has not been present during the trial proceedings while ATS witness statements are being recorded by this court. It is unfortunate that the investigating agency that recorded material statements and drew panchnamas against the present accused is not interested in the trial proceedings without any cogent reasons,” the application filed by Bilal through lawyer Shahid Nadeem states. “The NIA and ATS must work in symphony for a fair prosecution. Instances such as tracing documents and witnesses have been a herculean task and without the assistance of ATS officers, it becomes even more difficult to deal with such instances, often leading to delays and adjournments,” the plea states. The court has directed the NIA to file its reply on the application on May 20. SPP AvinashRasal has been representing both the NIA and the ATS in the trial since 2015.
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May - 14 
At least three Islamic State (IS) suspects arrested in India in 2015 and 2017 were in contact with an online entity called Aadhil AX from Sri Lanka who could be software engineer Aadhil Ameez, arrested last month in Colombo for providing technical and logistical support to the bombers in the April 2
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At least three Islamic State (IS) suspects arrested in India in 2015 and 2017 were in contact with an online entity called Aadhil AX from Sri Lanka who could be software engineer Aadhil Ameez, arrested last month in Colombo for providing technical and logistical support to the bombers in the April 21 Easter terror attack, reports The Hindu on May 15. Aadhil was monitored by Indian intelligence agencies three years ago for links with IS suspects. Two IS suspects, Ubed Mirza and Kasim Stimberwala, arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad in 2017 were allegedly in touch with Aadhil through WhatsApp. Both Stimberwala and Ubed are in judicial custody in Surat and have been charge sheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which accused them of plotting a lone wolf attack in Ahmedabad. Ubed is a lawyer while Stimberwala is a medical technician and both were arrested by Gujarat’s ATS. As per the charge sheet filed by the NIA, Ubed, in 2017, had a WhatsApp chat with one Aadhil but ATS officials said did not find any other actionable intelligence. “Except a few chats on social media, no other material or connection or link has been found,” said a Gujarat police official said. A source said another IS suspect, Mohammad Naser, deported from Sudan in 2015 was also in online contact with Aadhil AX from Sri Lanka. It is not clear if the Indian authorities shared the information with the Sri Lankan authorities.
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May - 16 
Additionally, National Investigation Agency (NIA) visited the grenade blast site in Guwahati in Kamrup Metropolitan District of Assam on May 16, reports East Mojo. NIA sources stated that it has taken a suo-moto cognizance into the case. Following the preliminary investigation, the NIA will file a c
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Additionally, National Investigation Agency (NIA) visited the grenade blast site in Guwahati in Kamrup Metropolitan District of Assam on May 16, reports East Mojo. NIA sources stated that it has taken a suo-moto cognizance into the case. Following the preliminary investigation, the NIA will file a case soon. A massive search operation has been initiated across Guwahati (Kamrup Metropolitan District) in Assam to look for the suspects even as a red alert has already been sounded in the region following the grenade blast.
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May - 21 April - 9
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe into the killing of Chhattisgarh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bheema Mandavi from Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, on the order of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), reports The New Indian Express on M
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe into the killing of Chhattisgarh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bheema Mandavi from Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, on the order of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), reports The New Indian Express on May 22. According to the NIA website, the case has been registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Indian Arms Act and UA(P) Act 1967. The agency had registered the case under the title ‘death of Bheema Mandavi in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Dantewada District. The BJP MLA and four policemen were killed in a powerful IED blast triggered by the Maoists in Dantewada District on April 9. NIA in its ‘summary of allegation’ stated that the Union Government has received information about the case being registered at Kuakonda Police Station in Dantewada regarding the death of Bheema Mandavi along with four Police personnel. The Maoists took responsibility for the killing of Mandavi calling the attack as “retaliatory’ to avenge the deaths of their senior cadres at the hands of Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada.
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May - 22 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 22 filed a charge sheet against four suspected terrorists of the Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) for the attack on a Police team in Srinagar last year (2018), reports Daily Excelsior. Nearly 20-days after the attack at the Tourist Reception Ce
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 22 filed a charge sheet against four suspected terrorists of the Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) for the attack on a Police team in Srinagar last year (2018), reports Daily Excelsior. Nearly 20-days after the attack at the Tourist Reception Centre in Srinagar on November 24, 2018, the NIA had taken over the probe into the incident from the State Police, official said. During its probe, the Jammu and Kashmir Police had arrested three suspected members of the terror group — Tahir Ahmad Khan, Haris Mushtaq Khan and Asif Suhail Nadaf — immediately after the incident. “During their search, two pistols, 14 live rounds and three hand grenades were recovered from their possession along with an Islamic State (ISIS) flag. The case was subsequently taken over by the NIA for investigation on December 13, 2018,” an NIA spokesperson said in New Delhi. The agency had arrested one more accused Asif Majid Khan, who was allegedly involved in “harbouring other co-accused persons”, he said. “One illegal 12 bore single-barrel gun without a number and two KF-12 cartridges were recovered on his disclosure,” the spokesperson said. The agency alleged that all the arrested persons were members of the ISJK, an affiliate of the West Asia based terror group ISIS.
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May - 23 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at the residence of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘brigadier’ identified as Akaho Ziomi in Dimapur in Dimapur District of Nagaland, reports Nagaland Post. INR 1,50,000 was recovered from the residence. NIA had regist
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at the residence of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘brigadier’ identified as Akaho Ziomi in Dimapur in Dimapur District of Nagaland, reports Nagaland Post. INR 1,50,000 was recovered from the residence. NIA had registered a case against wife of the militant after she along with her associates were arrested in April 2017.
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May - 26 
Three of the Khalistan accused arrested earlier in separate incidents this year and in 2018 were charge sheeted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a special court in Mumbai, reports Yahoo.com on May 27. Harpal Singh, Mohiuddin Siddiqui and Gurjeet Singh Nijjar have been charged under sections
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Three of the Khalistan accused arrested earlier in separate incidents this year and in 2018 were charge sheeted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a special court in Mumbai, reports Yahoo.com on May 27. Harpal Singh, Mohiuddin Siddiqui and Gurjeet Singh Nijjar have been charged under sections of the Indian Penal Code, as well as sections of the Bombay/Maharashtra Police Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Although the police had arrested them at different time in different locations, they were being instructed by a single operative who was working at the behest of his masters in Canada, United Kingdom and Pakistan.
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May - 29 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) Officials are in Colombo to probe two Islamic State (IS)-related cases, which could have possible links to the April 21 Easter terror attack that killed more than 250 people, reports The Hindu on May 29. A senior government official said a two-member NIA team was
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) Officials are in Colombo to probe two Islamic State (IS)-related cases, which could have possible links to the April 21 Easter terror attack that killed more than 250 people, reports The Hindu on May 29. A senior government official said a two-member NIA team was in Sri Lanka in connection with the two IS-related cases, registered by the agency in 2015 and 2018. One of the cases was registered in October 2018 by NIA, which pertained to a “criminal conspiracy to kill some Hindu leaders of Coimbatore.” The FIR registered by NIA said, "a group of seven persons from different parts of Tamil Nadu formed a terrorist gang with allegiance to IS and had entered into a criminal conspiracy to kill some Hindu leaders of Coimbatore, thereby threatening the communal harmony besides the security and sovereignty of India." The other case was registered by NIA against an IS suspect Mohammad Naser in 2015.An IS suspect- Mohammad Naser deported from Sudan in 2015 was in online contact with one cyber entity Aadhil AX from Sri Lanka, who could be software engineer Aadhil Ameez, arrested last month in Colombo for providing technical and logistical support to the bombers in the Easter terror attack.
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June - 1 
Arunachal Pradesh Government will hand over the investigation into the May 21 ambush in Tirap District to National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports The Shillong Times. A Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Tirong Aboh and ten others were killed in an ambush by militants at 12th mile in Tirap Dis
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Arunachal Pradesh Government will hand over the investigation into the May 21 ambush in Tirap District to National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports The Shillong Times. A Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Tirong Aboh and ten others were killed in an ambush by militants at 12th mile in Tirap District.
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June - 4 
A Delhi court on June 4 sent Kashmiri separatists Masarat Alam, Asiya Andrabi and Shabir Shah to 10-day National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody in a terror funding case involving the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed, reports Daily Excelsior. The
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A Delhi court on June 4 sent Kashmiri separatists Masarat Alam, Asiya Andrabi and Shabir Shah to 10-day National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody in a terror funding case involving the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed, reports Daily Excelsior. The NIA arrested the three during in-chamber proceedings before Special Judge Rakesh Syal and sought 15-day custodial interrogation. Asiya and Shah were already in custody in separate cases while Alam was brought from Jammu and Kashmir on transit remand, advocate MS Khan appearing for the accused said.
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June - 5 
Chhattisgarh Government has raised objection to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the killing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Bhima Mandavi in a Maoist attack and urged the Centre to reconsider its decision to hand over the investigation to the c
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Chhattisgarh Government has raised objection to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the killing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Bhima Mandavi in a Maoist attack and urged the Centre to reconsider its decision to hand over the investigation to the central agency, reports The Pioneer on June 5.It said let the State Government execute the judicial probe into the incident.The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) without any recommendation from the State has declared the NIA probe into the matter. On the other hand, the State Government had already announced a judicial probe headed by a retired high court Chief Justice into the incident.The NIA has already registered cases under various relevant sections though the State Government till now has not submitted any document related to Mandavi killing to it. Notably, Mandavi, the lone BJP MLA from Dantewada assembly constituency of the Bastar region was killed, along with four Policemen, when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blew up their vehicle near Shyamagiri village in Dantewada District on April 9, 2019.
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June - 7 
On June 7, National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) militants, reports The Hindu. They were arrested for killing five Bengali labourers in Tinsukia District of Assam in November 2018. The arrested militants were identified as B
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On June 7, National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) militants, reports The Hindu. They were arrested for killing five Bengali labourers in Tinsukia District of Assam in November 2018. The arrested militants were identified as Bubal Moran alias Tiger Asom and Binanda Dahotiya alias Swadesh.
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June - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an accused, Sabiruddin (46), who was wanted in a Fake Indian Currency Notes(FICN) circulation case and was absconding for the past nine months, reports New Indian Express on June 11. The accused was wanted in a case related to the recovery of FICN wor
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an accused, Sabiruddin (46), who was wanted in a Fake Indian Currency Notes(FICN) circulation case and was absconding for the past nine months, reports New Indian Express on June 11. The accused was wanted in a case related to the recovery of FICN worth INR 684,000 in Bengaluru on2018. The arrested a resident of Krishnapur Chama in Malda District of West Bengal. “Accused Sabiruddin was arrested from Malda. A mobile phone and personal documents were seized from him. He was produced before the CJM [Chief Judicial Magistrate] Court in Malda, which has granted four days’ transit remand. He is being brought to Bengaluru to produce him before the NIA Special Court,” a NIA release stated.
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June - 12 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Guwahati in Kamrup Metropolitan District of Assam on June 12 sentenced a United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) militant Gagan Hazarika alias Joydeep Cheleng for six years in prison, reports News 18. He was arrested from Charaideo District i
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Guwahati in Kamrup Metropolitan District of Assam on June 12 sentenced a United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) militant Gagan Hazarika alias Joydeep Cheleng for six years in prison, reports News 18. He was arrested from Charaideo District in 2017. His confessions had helped NIA corroborate that ULFA-I’s ‘chairman’ Abhizeet Asom is an England based doctor named Mukul Hazarika.
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June - 12 
The National investigating Agency (NIA) on June 12 raided seven locations in Coimbatore in connection with a new Islamic State (IS) module based in Coimbatore whose leader Mohammad Azarudeen is a 'Facebook friend' of Zahran Hashim, the Sri Lankan mastermind of the Easter Sunday bombings was arrested
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The National investigating Agency (NIA) on June 12 raided seven locations in Coimbatore in connection with a new Islamic State (IS) module based in Coimbatore whose leader Mohammad Azarudeen is a 'Facebook friend' of Zahran Hashim, the Sri Lankan mastermind of the Easter Sunday bombings was arrested along with five others during the raid, reports Times of India. The NIA had registered a case against Azarudeen, Akram Sindhaa, Y Shiekh Hidayathullah, Abubacker M, Sadham Hussain and A, Ibrahim alias Shahin Shah, all from Coimbatoreon May 30.The leader of the IS module Mohammed Azarudeen,maintained a Facebook page named 'KhilafahGFX’ to radicalise youth, was arrested, other five accused were detained and are being questioned on the materials seized in the raids, said an unnamed NIA officer. Further, NIA recovered 14 mobile phones, 29 SIM cards, 10 pen drives, 3 laptops, 6 memory cards, 4 hard disc drives, 1 internet dongle and 13 CDs/ DVDs besides one dagger, one electric baton, 300 air-gun pellets and a large no. of incriminating documents and few PFI/ SDPI pamphlets during the raids.
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June - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 12 (today) raided eight locations in Coimbatore over a suspected link between an Islamic State (IS) module based in Coimbatore District and the April 21 Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, reports News 18. More than 250 persons were killed in the multiple bla
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 12 (today) raided eight locations in Coimbatore over a suspected link between an Islamic State (IS) module based in Coimbatore District and the April 21 Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, reports News 18. More than 250 persons were killed in the multiple blats on April 21, 2019. Business Standard adds that Anbu Nagar, Podanur and Kuniyamuthur were some of the locations where the raid was conducted by the NIA. The raids are still underway.
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June - 12 
The NIA (National Investigation Agency) arrested one Mohammad Arif Ghulambashir Dharampuria (44), a resident of Valsad District in Gujarat, who arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) of Delhi from Dubai on June 12, in connection with a case linked to the Pakistan-based outfit Fala
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The NIA (National Investigation Agency) arrested one Mohammad Arif Ghulambashir Dharampuria (44), a resident of Valsad District in Gujarat, who arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) of Delhi from Dubai on June 12, in connection with a case linked to the Pakistan-based outfit Falah-I-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), reports Daily Excelsior.Mohammad was “evading examination and arrest by hiding himself in Dubai, UAE for long and a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued by the NIA against him”, a senior official said.
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June - 13 
A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Assam Rifles (AR) on June 13 recovered a cache of ammunition from Lamlai in Imphal East District of Manipur, reports The Telegraph. The arms cache is suspected to belong to Kangleipak Communist Party- Peoples War Group (KCP- PWG). The recovered cache
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A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Assam Rifles (AR) on June 13 recovered a cache of ammunition from Lamlai in Imphal East District of Manipur, reports The Telegraph. The arms cache is suspected to belong to Kangleipak Communist Party- Peoples War Group (KCP- PWG). The recovered cache includes one AK-56 rifle, along with three magazines and 180 live rounds of ammunition, a Russian-made Makarov 0.38 pistol along with four live rounds of ammunition, one 0.32 pistol of foreign make, two live hand grenades, 10 rounds of 9mm pistol.
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June - 14 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) arrested another Coimbatore resident, Sheik Hidayathullah, (38), in an Islamic State-related case linked to Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka, reports The Hindu on June 15. He was initially detained on June 12 during the raids conducted by the NIA in Coimbato
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) arrested another Coimbatore resident, Sheik Hidayathullah, (38), in an Islamic State-related case linked to Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka, reports The Hindu on June 15. He was initially detained on June 12 during the raids conducted by the NIA in Coimbatore.
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June - 20 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on June 20, conducted raids at 12 locations in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in connection with the smuggling of prohibited weapons from the Central Ordnance Depot, Jabalpur, which were supplied to various Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) groups and cri
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on June 20, conducted raids at 12 locations in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in connection with the smuggling of prohibited weapons from the Central Ordnance Depot, Jabalpur, which were supplied to various Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) groups and criminal gangs, reports The Hindu. “On the basis of credible evidence collected during investigation, searches were conducted in the houses of suspect Hulas Pandey and his associates at different places in Buxar, Bhojpur, Rohtas, Varanasi and Patna,” an NIA statement said. The NIA had taken over the investigation last year. The case pertains to recovery of three AK-47 rifles along with other weapons on the disclosure of accused Shamsher Alam from the house of his sister and accused Rizwana Begum in September, 2018. “In this case, a large number of prohibited weapons were stolen and smuggled out of the Central Ordnance Depot, Jabalpur to various Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] organisations and criminal gangs,” the NIA said. The NIA recovered one rifle, INR 2.9 million, four laptops, pen drives, computer, 12 mobile phones, cash receipts and ban details during the searches. NIA also arrested 15 accused so far and chargesheets had been filed against nine including alleged kingpin Purushottam Lal Rajak. In all, 22 AK series rifles smuggled from the depot had been recovered.
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June - 21 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at 12 places including Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and 11 in Bihar, reports Times of India on June 21. in connection with a case in which AK-47 rifles were being taken out from the sheds of the Central Ordinance Depot (COD) at Jabalpur, Madhya
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at 12 places including Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and 11 in Bihar, reports Times of India on June 21. in connection with a case in which AK-47 rifles were being taken out from the sheds of the Central Ordinance Depot (COD) at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh during 2012-2018. These rifles were further smuggled across various parts of Bihar and supplied to different gangs/groups including Naxal.
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June - 24 
A suspect in the 2014 Burdwan blast case who had been missing was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Dodaballapur region in Banglore Rural District of Karnataka on June 24 night and was sent in transit on June 25 for production in a Special NIA court in Kolkata in five days’ time
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A suspect in the 2014 Burdwan blast case who had been missing was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Dodaballapur region in Banglore Rural District of Karnataka on June 24 night and was sent in transit on June 25 for production in a Special NIA court in Kolkata in five days’ time, reports Indian Express. The case involves a bomb blast that occurred in a house in the Khagragarh locality Burdwan town on October 2, 2014, in which two people engaged in preparing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were killed.The accused was identified as Habibur Rehman Sk alias Habibur Sk alias Sheikh alias HabiburKaboreShaik, a resident of West Bengal. Linked to the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), the 28-year-old has been identified as the accused number 25 in the Burdwan case.Rahman was named in a charge sheet in the case as a resident of a JMB safehouse where a gun was found. He was “earlier charge sheeted on 30.03.15 in this case for his direct involvement in the conspiracy of JMB to wage war against Government of India and Bangladesh”, the NIA said in an official note.
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June - 27 
Manipur Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Yamthong Haokip who was arrested in connection with the arms missing case in Manipur has been granted bail on June 27 by a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, reports Northeast Today. Earlier on July 31 and August 1, 2018 NIA had recovered arms, in
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Manipur Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Yamthong Haokip who was arrested in connection with the arms missing case in Manipur has been granted bail on June 27 by a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, reports Northeast Today. Earlier on July 31 and August 1, 2018 NIA had recovered arms, including pistols from the residence of the MLA.
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July - 1 
A special court on July 1 rejected the bail plea of a retired Delhi Police official, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly providing a weapon to an accused linked to a group attempting to revive Sikh militancy for a separate Khalistan, reports The Indian Express.
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A special court on July 1 rejected the bail plea of a retired Delhi Police official, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly providing a weapon to an accused linked to a group attempting to revive Sikh militancy for a separate Khalistan, reports The Indian Express. The court on July 1 rejected 62-year-old Sundarlal Parashar’s bail application. He was arrested on April 24, following which a charge sheet was filed against him on May 23. In his bail plea, Parashar said there was no evidence presented by the NIA that could show his involvement in the alleged conspiracy. The NIA had invoked sections under the Arms Act against him, stating that Parashar had provided a pistol and live rounds, which was recovered from another accused in the case named Moinuddin Siddiqui. According to the NIA, Siddiqui gave the weapon to another accused, Harpal Singh. The NIA alleged that Singh was active on social media, seeking the creation of a separate Khalistan and had links with a radical group called Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).
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July - 1 
The Supreme Court (SC) on July 1 rejected a plea filed by Popular Front of India (PFI) member, Asim Sharif challenging framing of charges against him for his alleged involvement in the killing of an RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) activist in Bengaluru in 2016, reports India Today. The RSS worker,
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The Supreme Court (SC) on July 1 rejected a plea filed by Popular Front of India (PFI) member, Asim Sharif challenging framing of charges against him for his alleged involvement in the killing of an RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) activist in Bengaluru in 2016, reports India Today. The RSS worker, Rudresh was hacked to death in the Shivajinagar area in Bengaluru City in Bengaluru District of Karnataka in October 2016. Five persons including Asim Sharif were arrested in the case and a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court had framed charges against them. PFI is a political organisation that operates mainly in Kerala. It has been accused of having links with the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
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July - 5 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 5 filed a secondary charge sheet against 19 accused in the June 4,2015 ambush in Chandel District in Manipur which killed 18 Army Personnel, reports The Shillong Times. Charge sheet adds that senior leadership of Kangleipak Communist Party-Noyon (KCP-Noyon
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 5 filed a secondary charge sheet against 19 accused in the June 4,2015 ambush in Chandel District in Manipur which killed 18 Army Personnel, reports The Shillong Times. Charge sheet adds that senior leadership of Kangleipak Communist Party-Noyon (KCP-Noyon), National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were involved in planning the attack.
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July - 7 
A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigators from Kolkata and the Internal Security Division of Karnataka Police conducted searches at multiple locations on the outskirts of Bengaluru in Karnataka on July 7, reports The Times of India. NIA officials said that the raids were linked to
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A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigators from Kolkata and the Internal Security Division of Karnataka Police conducted searches at multiple locations on the outskirts of Bengaluru in Karnataka on July 7, reports The Times of India. NIA officials said that the raids were linked to the three locations where Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terror suspect, Habibur Rehman SK had stayed. The unconfirmed reports also said that explosives, including bombs, were recovered in the raids. As SATP reported earlier, Rehman was arrested in connection with the 2014 Burdwan blast case (West Bengal) from Bengaluru on June 25 and is in NIA custody for interrogation.
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July - 9 
Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Manipur has issued a non-bailable warrant for two persons in connection with the Paraolon Ambush of June 4, 2015, reports Imphal Free Press. The individuals were identified as Oinam Lukok and SK Stephen Lamkang. NIA had also put up the supplementa
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Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Manipur has issued a non-bailable warrant for two persons in connection with the Paraolon Ambush of June 4, 2015, reports Imphal Free Press. The individuals were identified as Oinam Lukok and SK Stephen Lamkang. NIA had also put up the supplementary charge sheet that was submitted on July 5 against 19 persons, and took cognisance against 19 persons while praying for issuing warrant of arrest against two persons. The 19 people were identified as Laishram Anand Meitei alias Anand, Moirangthem Uttam alias Tamba, Moirang Vikram, Laishram Jinen alias Angou, Pukhrambam Samananda alias Sumon, Thokchom Gandhi, Laishram Gulliver, Takhellambam Ako alias Raghu, Athokpam Milan, Thoudam Somorendra, Angom Sanatomba, Oinam Lukok, Nameirakpam Nanao, Starson Lamkang, Ksh. Kiran Kumar, Thoudam Thoiba, Namoijam Okendro, S.Mangal, SK Stephen Lamkang.
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July - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Kochi (Ernakulam District of Kerala) on July 9 resumed trial against Subahani Haja Moideen, who allegedly fought for Islamic State (IS) in Iraq in 2015, reports The New Indian Express. The NIA Court examined a witness in the case registered against Su
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Kochi (Ernakulam District of Kerala) on July 9 resumed trial against Subahani Haja Moideen, who allegedly fought for Islamic State (IS) in Iraq in 2015, reports The New Indian Express. The NIA Court examined a witness in the case registered against Subahani Haja Moideen. Though the trial in the case was started at NIA Court last year (2018), it was postponed as witness examination in Kanakamala IS case was progressing. There are 55 witnesses in the case. It was during the investigation into the Kanakamala IS case that the NIA traced out Subahani who allegedly joined and fought for IS at Mosul in 2015. However, after witnessing the death of a co-fighter on the war front, he returned to India. In December 2018, a French investigation team visited Viyyur Central Jail (Thrissur District) to quiz Subahani as part of probe into the 2015 Paris attack. NIA had shared information with French authorities that Subahani fought for Omer-Kathi-Kaliph.
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July - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 10 attached property of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) chief Asiya Andrai on the city outskirts of Srinagar (Srinagar District) in Jammu and Kashmir under Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act (UAPA), Daily Excelsior reports. Andrabi and two of her close confi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 10 attached property of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) chief Asiya Andrai on the city outskirts of Srinagar (Srinagar District) in Jammu and Kashmir under Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act (UAPA), Daily Excelsior reports. Andrabi and two of her close confidantes, Nahida Nasreen and Sofi Fahmeeda, were arrested in Soura area of Srinagar in July 2018 in connection with terror funding and other cases registered against them and shifted them to Delhi. The NIA had said Aasiya Andrabi runs terrorist outfit DeM with the help of her associates Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida Nasreen. The DeM is proscribed under the First Schedule of the UAPA, 1967.
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July - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court in Lucknow on July 10 convicted five operatives of the ‘Babbar Khalsa 2020’ outfit facing charges under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and also conspiring to assassinate former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in 2018, apart
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court in Lucknow on July 10 convicted five operatives of the ‘Babbar Khalsa 2020’ outfit facing charges under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and also conspiring to assassinate former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in 2018, apart from supporting the Khalistan movement, reports The Indian Express. Four of them had also attacked and looted two service rifles from Policemen in Shamli District of Uttar Pradesh last year (2018) to use the weapons in the attack on Badal. While four of the accused were sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment, another was sentenced to five years. The NIA had filed chargesheet against five accused, Gurjant Singh alias Jinta of Saharanpur, Amrit Singh of Haryana, Karam Singh, Karamveer Singh and Jarman Singh, who belong to Shamli, on April 11. They were lodged in Lucknow District jail.
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July - 11 
Punjab Chief Minister Chief Minister Captain (Retd.) Amarinder Singh on July 11 described the ban on the pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) as the first step towards protecting the nation from the anti-India and secessionist plans and designs of the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (
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Punjab Chief Minister Chief Minister Captain (Retd.) Amarinder Singh on July 11 described the ban on the pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) as the first step towards protecting the nation from the anti-India and secessionist plans and designs of the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed organisation, reports India Today. He said the association should be declared a terror organisation. According to top Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) officials, "Central government has today sent a strong warning to fringe groups operating from foreign soils that it will not tolerate secessionist activities, whether carried out in India or abroad, and will take strong action against such entities under law." Punjab Police and National Investigation Agency (NIA) have busted several modules of SFJ found indulging in various subversive activities in Punjab. Investigations revealed that the activists were radicalized and funded by abroad based SFJ handlers - Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Harmeet Singh, Paramjit Singh Pamma, etc. Ten cases have been lodged with Punjab Police while one case is with NIA in which 39 accused have been arrested.
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July - 13 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had busted a “terrorist gang Ansarulla,” based in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu that was formed with the intention of establishing Islamic rule in India, reports Indian Express. The gang had allegedly conspired, collected funds and made preparations to c
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had busted a “terrorist gang Ansarulla,” based in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu that was formed with the intention of establishing Islamic rule in India, reports Indian Express. The gang had allegedly conspired, collected funds and made preparations to carry out terrorist attacks in India. “It has also been learnt that the accused persons and their associates had collected funds and made preparations to carry out terrorist attacks in India, with the intention of establishing Islamic rule in India,” the NIA release on July 13 said. NIA officials have carried out in Chennai and Nagapattinam District. The case related to the gang was registered on July 9, 2019 against three individuals namely Syed Bukhari, a resident of Chennai; Hassan Ali Yunusmaricar, and Mohammed Yusuffudeen Harish Mohamed, both of whom are natives of Nagappattinam. The NIA carried out searches at the house and office of Syed Mohammed Bukhari In Chennai and the homes of Hassan Ali and Harish Mohammed in Nagapattinam district. NIA during the searches recovered nine mobile phones, 15 SIM cards, 7 memory cards, 3 laptops, 5 hard discs, 6 pen drives, 2 tablets and 3 CDs/ DVDs besides documents, including magazines, banners, notices, posters and books were seized by the NIA.
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July - 14 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two persons, identified as Hassan Ali (28), and Harish Mohamed (32) for allegedly conspiring to form a terror group in the State from Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu on July 14, reports Hindustan Times. The duo was arrested a day after a 14-member
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two persons, identified as Hassan Ali (28), and Harish Mohamed (32) for allegedly conspiring to form a terror group in the State from Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu on July 14, reports Hindustan Times. The duo was arrested a day after a 14-member team of NIA officials conducted raids on July 13 at four locations in Chennai and Nagapattinam and busted a gang which allegedly conspired, collected funds and made preparations to carry out terrorist attacks in India with the intention of establishing Islamic rule in the country. The NIA said it recovered nine mobiles, 15 SIM cards, seven memory cards, three laptops, five hard discs, six pen drives, two tablets and three CDs/DVDs besides documents including magazines, banners, notices, posters and books during the raids on July 13. NIA, in its statement, said that the arrests were made on the basis of “incriminating facts revealed during the searches and subsequent investigation”. It added that Ali and Mohamed were produced in a special NIA court in Chennai and remanded in the agency’s custody until July 24. The Times of India adds that according to NIA sources, a new Tamil Nadu based terror outfit, ‘Ansarulla’ was “planning to strike at democratic institutions with terror acts in order to establish the rule of Sharia in the country”. NIA had on July 9 registered a case against three identified accused and others based on NIA’s information regarding the group’s plans to strike terror in the country, for which they had collected funds and made preparations. “The group’s intention was to strike at the democratic institutions of India with the intention of establishing supremacy of Sharia law,” an NIA officer said. The NIA also said that the accused and others “while being within and beyond India, had conspired and conducted consequent preparations to wage war against the Government of India by forming the terrorist gang Ansarulla”. As for the linkages of the Ansarulla to a known jihadi outfit like the Islamic State (IS), an officer said the same shall be established after forensically examining the documents and computer resources recovered during the searches.
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July - 15 
Fourteen persons, deported for allegedly raising funds in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an Islamic State in India, were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports The Hindu. They were brought in a special aircraft to Chennai (Tamil Nadu) from New Delhi on July 15 and remanded
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Fourteen persons, deported for allegedly raising funds in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an Islamic State in India, were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports The Hindu. They were brought in a special aircraft to Chennai (Tamil Nadu) from New Delhi on July 15 and remanded in judicial custody after being produced before a special court for NIA cases in Poonamallee on the Chennai city’s outskirts. The arrests were made by the NIA following the registration of an FIR in New Delhi on receipt of credible information by the Central Government that the group which called itself Wahdat-e-Islami, along with another called Jarnab Islam Al Jihadya, was trying to establish Islamic rule in India. They had allegedly received training from the ‘Ansarullah Movement’ in Yemen. According to NIA sources, the group members were influenced by al Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) and were from Melapalayam (Tirunelveli District), Tiruvarur (Thiruvarur District), Nagapattinam (Nagapattinam District), Ramanathapuram (Ramanathapuram District) and Chennai (Chennai District). They were engaged in raising funds for the purpose of committing acts of terror. The Special Public Prosecutor, C.S. Pillai said, “The UAE authorities detained them and deported them.” They were first produced before a Delhi court on July 14 After granting transit remand, the court directed that they be produced before the jurisdictional court concerned in the State (as they hailed from Tamil Nadu), said NIA officials. The NIA named Hassan Ali Yunus Maraikayar as prime accused. Among the other members are: Mohammed Sheik, Mohhamed Azharuddin, Thoufik Ahamed, Mohammed Aksar, Moideen Seeni Shahul Hameed, Mohammed Ibrahim, Meeran Kani and Mohammed Ibrahim.
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July - 15 
The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 15 passed a bill to give more powers to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) with Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah asserting that the law will be used to finish off terrorism and not to target any community, reports The Times of India. T
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The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 15 passed a bill to give more powers to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) with Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah asserting that the law will be used to finish off terrorism and not to target any community, reports The Times of India. The amendments to the NIA Act will allow the agency to probe terrorist acts against Indians and Indian interests abroad, cybercrimes and cases of human trafficking. Amit Shah said that terrorism is neither "Left nor Right" and doesn't have any religion, caste, colour or gender. He also said the Government will take all stakeholders along in fighting terrorism in a zero-tolerance policy.
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July - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the Islamic State (IS) terror module in Tamil Nadu revealed the terror sleeper cell’s links with the banned outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports Times Now on July 17. Earlier NIA conducted raids in several locations after 14 per
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the Islamic State (IS) terror module in Tamil Nadu revealed the terror sleeper cell’s links with the banned outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports Times Now on July 17. Earlier NIA conducted raids in several locations after 14 persons were deported from the UAE on July 15 for allegedly raising funds to establish an IS unit in India. The NIA also questioned the prime accused in the case, identified as Syed Bukhari, who is believed to be a former cadre of SIMI and is the president of an outfit called Wahadat-e-Islam, which is supposedly an offshoot of the banned outfit SIMI. Bukhari was currently in Kochi (Ernakulam District of Kerala) for further questioning. According to sources, Wahadat-e-Islam was registered as a ‘social organisation’ from Saharanpur in Saharanpur District of Uttar Pradesh in 2006. The president of the organisation, Syed Bhukari is a businessman. The organisation has held several meetings across Tamil Nadu. Ever since it was established in Tamil Nadu, the group had been under the radar of intelligence agencies. However, the outfit has denied having any connection with SIMI, with its leaders claiming that it was only a religious and social organisation.
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July - 16 
The statements of 14 Islamic radicals, who were deported from UAE and later arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA), revealed a ‘meticulous plan to foment unrest’ in Tamil Nadu using terror modules/activities, reports The Times of India on July 17. NIA officials said one of the suspects, Has
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The statements of 14 Islamic radicals, who were deported from UAE and later arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA), revealed a ‘meticulous plan to foment unrest’ in Tamil Nadu using terror modules/activities, reports The Times of India on July 17. NIA officials said one of the suspects, Hasan Ali, is an Islamic State (IS) operative assigned to collect explosives, poison, vehicles and knives and also get recruits. Ali and his associate Harish Mohammed were arrested from Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu on July 14 while the other 14 suspects were arrested on July 15. All 16 suspects were produced before a special court at Poonamalee on July 16 and were remanded in judicial custody till July 25. An official of the NIA said the suspects had formed several fronts, such as Wahadat-e-Islami, Jamaat Wahadat-ui-Islam-al-Jihadiya, Jihadist Islamic Unit and Ansarallah, to ‘spread terror’ and ‘establish an Islamic State’ in Tamil Nadu.
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July - 17 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case on officials of the Arunachal Pradesh Government in connection with its probe into funding of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), report News 18. On June 29 NSCN-IM militant identified as Khemphai Wangsu along with this
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case on officials of the Arunachal Pradesh Government in connection with its probe into funding of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), report News 18. On June 29 NSCN-IM militant identified as Khemphai Wangsu along with this driver were arrested. Following Khemphai Wangsu’s statement, four more persons including three engineers of Arunachal Pradesh rural works Department were arrested.
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July - 17 
The NIA who had recovered electronic gadgets, including mobile phones and laptops, after raiding the residences and offices of some members of the ‘Shahadat (martyrdom) is our goal’ WhatsApp group, have sent them to the Knowledge Resource Centre (KRC), a division of the Centre for Development of Adv
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The NIA who had recovered electronic gadgets, including mobile phones and laptops, after raiding the residences and offices of some members of the ‘Shahadat (martyrdom) is our goal’ WhatsApp group, have sent them to the Knowledge Resource Centre (KRC), a division of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), for retrieval of data, reports The Hindu on July 18. Sources said the three laptops and as many hard disks, 16 mobile phones, eight SIM cards, two pen drives, five memory cards and a card reader, seized from the accused in Kilakarai and Devipattinam in the Ramanathapuram District and from places in other districts, had been sent to KRC - C-DAC in Thiruvananthapuram for retrieving data, deleted messages and video clips. The accused were active in an exclusive WhatsApp group and had conspired to raise funds to procure arms to eliminate those who spoke against Islam. The NIA initially believed that the accused were ‘novices’ who made a vain bid to procure a pistol, but detailed investigation revealed that they had established a strong network with Coimbatore-based Kaja Mohideen, leader of a radical outfit, who believed in setting up a unit of the IS in India, sources said.
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July - 18 
The 16 arrested members of Tamil Nadu-based radical Islamist outfit ‘Ansarulla’ busted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week, were inspired by global jihadi groups like Islamic State (IS), al Qaeda and homegrown terrorist outfit Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports The Time
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The 16 arrested members of Tamil Nadu-based radical Islamist outfit ‘Ansarulla’ busted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week, were inspired by global jihadi groups like Islamic State (IS), al Qaeda and homegrown terrorist outfit Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports The Times of India. NIA on July 18 said that the accused persons - nine of who were arrested on July 13 and the remaining seven on July 15 - had been actively recruiting individuals to strike terror in India and also routinely posting videos and other jihadi propaganda material on social media, exhorting their supporters to conduct terrorist attacks using various methods including the use of explosives, poison, knives and vehicles. NIA said Ansarulla, comprising allegedly highly-radicalised individuals residing within India and abroad, had conspired and conducted preparations including collecting money to wage war against the Government of India with the intention of establishing Islamic rule in India. According to NIA, on July 13, they had arrested nine accused namely Hassan Ali, native of Nagapattinam; Harish Mohamed hailing from Nagapattinam; Mohamed Ibrahim, native of Nagapattinam; Meeran Ghani, native of Theni; Gulam Nabi Asath, native of Peramballur; Rafi Ahamed, native of Ramanathapuram; Munthasir, native of Ramanathapuram; Umar Barook, native of Thanjavur; and Farook, native of Ramanathapuram. Subsequently, on July 15, NIA arrested seven more accused in the case namely Mohamed Sheik Maitheen, native of Madurai; Ahamed Azarudhen, native of Thiruvarur; Toufiq Ahmed, native of Chennai; Mohamed Ibrahim, native of Tirunelveli; Mohammed Afzar, native of Theni; Mohideen Seeni Shahul Hameed, native of Ramanathapuram and Faizal Sharief, native of Ramanathapuram.
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July - 19 
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on July 19 conducted proceedings in the May 1 Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] attack case, in which 15 Policemen and a civilian were killed in a blast in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports The Times of India. NIA, which took ove
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A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on July 19 conducted proceedings in the May 1 Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] attack case, in which 15 Policemen and a civilian were killed in a blast in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports The Times of India. NIA, which took over the case, has sought custody of the eight accused who are in judicial custody. The court will hear the plea next week. Those arrested include Uppuganti Nirmala Kumari alias Narmadaakka (63), Satyanarayana Ravi alias Kiran (67), Dilip Hidami (22), Parasram Tulavi (28), Somsay Madavi (38), Kisan Hidami (42), Sakru Gota (35) and Kailash Ramchandani (34). Among those named as absconding include Milind Teltumbde, Mallojula Venugopal, Bhaskar Hichami and several others. The agency told court there was sufficient prima facie evidence against them.
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July - 19 
NIA team arrived in Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu on July 19 to enquire about five accused, who hailed from the District and formed part of the 14 accused arrested by them and deported from United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week for allegedly raising funds for setting up an Islamic State in In
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NIA team arrived in Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu on July 19 to enquire about five accused, who hailed from the District and formed part of the 14 accused arrested by them and deported from United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week for allegedly raising funds for setting up an Islamic State in India, reports The Hindu. Sources said that before formally launching enquiries, the sleuths visited the locations of the accused. They are likely to form five teams and launch simultaneous searches in the five houses and check their antecedents on July 20.
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July - 22 
Tamil Nadu Police on July 22 arrested a 39-year-old man, identified as M Thaj alias Thajudheen after he posted some messages on an instant messaging app criticising the recent raids and arrests of some people in the state by the National Investigative Agency (NIA), reports The Times of India. He was
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Tamil Nadu Police on July 22 arrested a 39-year-old man, identified as M Thaj alias Thajudheen after he posted some messages on an instant messaging app criticising the recent raids and arrests of some people in the state by the National Investigative Agency (NIA), reports The Times of India. He was arrested from Muthupettai in Tiruvaur District of Tamil Nadu. His message said the NIA had been targeting Muslims as per the orders of the Union Government. The NIA has been conducting searches in the houses of some people associated with the Ansarulla terror group which had planned to set up Islamic rule in India by waging war against the Union Government. The NIA arrested a total of 16 persons in connection with this.
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July - 22 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 22 got remand of four Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists in Punjab, reports The Times of India. The four, identified as Ravinder Pal Singh, Jagdev Singh, Nishan Singh and Harcharan Singh, part of Amrit
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 22 got remand of four Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists in Punjab, reports The Times of India. The four, identified as Ravinder Pal Singh, Jagdev Singh, Nishan Singh and Harcharan Singh, part of Amritsar module of BKI, were produced in the court of special NIA judge Nirbhow Singh Gill. NIA took custody of the four from Punjab Police. They will be on NIA remand till July 29.
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July - 22 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 22 sought time before the Bombay High Court (Mumbai in Maharashtra) to decide whether a truncated copy alone can be supplied to the accused facing trial in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case, reports The Times of India. NIA counsel Sandesh Patil sa
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 22 sought time before the Bombay High Court (Mumbai in Maharashtra) to decide whether a truncated copy alone can be supplied to the accused facing trial in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case, reports The Times of India. NIA counsel Sandesh Patil said the agency will not examine prosecution witnesses whose names were not disclosed in the truncated list supplied to the accused in the on-going trial before a special court in Mumbai. The HC will hear the matter now on August 2. One of the accused Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, had filed a plea to demanding the list of names of witnesses and an untruncated chargesheet copy.
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July - 25 
The Central Government has empowered eight states, including Punjab and Delhi, with a “sizeable presence of Sikh population” to take action against Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) if they try “to brainwash Sikh community in favour of Khalistan movement”, reports The Economic Times on July 26. US-based SFJ
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The Central Government has empowered eight states, including Punjab and Delhi, with a “sizeable presence of Sikh population” to take action against Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) if they try “to brainwash Sikh community in favour of Khalistan movement”, reports The Economic Times on July 26. US-based SFJ was banned under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) earlier this month "for openly espousing the cause of Khalistan" and "pushing for Sikh Referendum 2020." In its order, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) noted, “..In exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), the central government hereby directs that all powers exercisable by it under section 7 and section 8 of the said act shall be exercised also by the state governments of Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, government of National Capital Territory of Delhi and Chandigarh administration”. “Centre doesn't have the wherewithal or jurisdiction to implement the notification in these states. This notification deals with only those states which have a sizeable Sikh population and where the organisations like SFJ can play foul and try to brainwash Sikh community in favor of the Khalistan movement, through various means,” a senior UMHA official said. According to UMHA officials, there are 12 cases registered against SFJ in the past four years where 39 people have been arrested. "The group’s online supporters were over 2 lakh but physically it's only a group of 8-10 people," the official added. Recently, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) named legal advisor of SFJ, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, in a first information report (FIR) for trying to raise funds and carrying out secessionist activities on ground as well as on social media with an intention to instigate members of Sikh community from India. Earlier, SFJ was named by India in its 23-page dossier on Kartarpur corridor handed over to Pakistan.
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July - 26 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the funding of secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, conducted searches at the house of a businessmen in Sopore in Baramulla District on July 26, reports The Tribune. The NIA team along with Security Forces (SFs) conducted searches at the hous
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the funding of secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, conducted searches at the house of a businessmen in Sopore in Baramulla District on July 26, reports The Tribune. The NIA team along with Security Forces (SFs) conducted searches at the house of Sanaullah Bhat in the Krankshivan locality in Sopore and Gowhar Ahmed Bhat in the old town Baramulla. Earlier, NIA had registered Jammu and Kashmir Terror Funding Case on May 30, 2017, against militants belonging to the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and other separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir for raising, receiving and collecting funds for separatist and militant activities in the State.
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July - 27 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials on July 27, in connection with the narcotics terror case in Amritsar in Punjab, visited the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, reports DNA. A team formed of NIA officials, Customs officers and Punjab Police
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials on July 27, in connection with the narcotics terror case in Amritsar in Punjab, visited the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, reports DNA. A team formed of NIA officials, Customs officers and Punjab Police interrogated the importers at the ICP and asked for the list which contained the list of the goods which are being transported from across the border. The team also procured information related to the clearance agents working at the ICP. The team has been formed as the Centre designated the issue concerned with Narco-terrorism after two drug hauls at ICP and Delhi. Reportedly, 532 kilograms and 200 kilograms of heroin were seized at the ICP and Delhi respectively and the Delhi Police found a connection of the drug haul with the Afghan terrorists.
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July - 28 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at the residences of four cross-Line of Control (LoC) traders in terror funding case from Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on July 28, reports Daily Excelsior. The raids come just days after the NIA carried out searches at seven
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at the residences of four cross-Line of Control (LoC) traders in terror funding case from Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on July 28, reports Daily Excelsior. The raids come just days after the NIA carried out searches at seven locations in south Kashmir District of Pulwama and Srinagar at the properties of businessmen associated with the cross-LoC trade, which is allegedly used by militants to send money into the State to spread trouble. Assisted by Security Forces (SFs) and State Police personnel, sleuths of NIA conducted raid at the residences of businessmen Tariq Ahmad, Bilal Bhat, Asif Ahmad Lone and Tanveer Ahmad. The official said that early on July 28 morning, SFs and State Police personnel sealed all roads leading to the residences of the four businessmen in old town Baramulla. Later, the NIA sleuths conducted searches in their houses of the four cross-LoC traders.
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July - 29 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) arrested a militant of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) on July 29, in a case related to a conspiracy by the outfit’s leadership to strengthen its base and organise terrorist acts in India, reports Daily Excelsior. Muzaffar Bhat alias Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat (25), a res
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) arrested a militant of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) on July 29, in a case related to a conspiracy by the outfit’s leadership to strengthen its base and organise terrorist acts in India, reports Daily Excelsior. Muzaffar Bhat alias Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat (25), a resident of Tral in Pulwama District, was arrested from Central Jail at Kot Bhalwal in Jammu where he was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA), the NIA said. Bhat was produced before Special Court NIA, New Delhi against a production warrant which granted nine days’ custody of the accused to the agency.
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July - 29 
The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mohali in Punjab on July 29 sent all the four Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) module members to judicial custody, reports The Times of India. NIA had produced the four in the court of special NIA judg
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The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mohali in Punjab on July 29 sent all the four Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) module members to judicial custody, reports The Times of India. NIA had produced the four in the court of special NIA judge Nirbhaw Singh Gill after the end of their five-day remand. The accused were initially arrested by Amritsar Police on charges of disturbing the state’s communal harmony, during the Ghalughara (massacre) week.
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August - 1 
A special court, on August 1, rejected the National Investigation Agency (NIA) plea to extend the Police custody of three of the eight accused in the May 1 Maoist attack case in which 15 Policemen and a civilian were killed in a blast in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports The Times of India
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A special court, on August 1, rejected the National Investigation Agency (NIA) plea to extend the Police custody of three of the eight accused in the May 1 Maoist attack case in which 15 Policemen and a civilian were killed in a blast in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports The Times of India. The court said that the agency's grounds to seek the custody of the trio, Somsay Madavi (38), Kisan Hidami (42) and Sakru Gota (35), were "absolutely not sufficient". During the hearing last week, the court had allowed NIA's plea for custody of the eight accused until August 1. Notably, on May 1, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was used to carry out the blast when the Police team was travelling in a private vehicle to Kurkheda village to take stock of the situation after Maoists set on fire vehicles and machines.
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August - 2 
With the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) issuing a notification on August 2, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will now be able to investigate acts against Indians and Indian interests abroad, reports The Asian Age. The notification comes after Parliament cleared amendments to the NIA Ac
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With the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) issuing a notification on August 2, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will now be able to investigate acts against Indians and Indian interests abroad, reports The Asian Age. The notification comes after Parliament cleared amendments to the NIA Act to give additional powers to the agency that also allow it to probe cases of human trafficking and cybercrime. The UMHA notification states, “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019 (16 of 2019), the Central government hereby appoints the 2nd August, 2019, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force.” Following these changes in the Act, the NIA will now be able to investigate terror attacks on Indians and their interests abroad apart from cases of human trafficking, counterfeit currency, manufacture or sale of prohibited arms, cyber-terrorism, and offences under the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.
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August - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 9 arrested the former Independent MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) in Jammu and Kashmir Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Rashid Engineer, in connection with a case related to the funding of terror activities in Kashmir, reports Daily Excel
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 9 arrested the former Independent MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) in Jammu and Kashmir Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Rashid Engineer, in connection with a case related to the funding of terror activities in Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Rashid, who was a legislator from the Langate Assembly seat in North Kashmir, is the first mainstream politician to have been arrested by the NIA in the case. He was earlier questioned in the case in 2017 and again summoned earlier this week. The officials said that he was unable to give any convincing answers to the questions and therefore, his custodial questioning became necessary.
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August - 10 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case in connection with the killing of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Gulzar Hussain by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saoraigwra (NDFB-S) militants, reports The Sentinel. He was killed on January 28, 2014.
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case in connection with the killing of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Gulzar Hussain by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saoraigwra (NDFB-S) militants, reports The Sentinel. He was killed on January 28, 2014.
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August - 10 
National Investigation Agency (NIA)has released names and photographs of the persons believed to have been involved in May 21 killing in Tirap District in Arunachal Pradesh, in which Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Tirong Aboh was killed reports Arunachal Times. NIA has named five militants who
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National Investigation Agency (NIA)has released names and photographs of the persons believed to have been involved in May 21 killing in Tirap District in Arunachal Pradesh, in which Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Tirong Aboh was killed reports Arunachal Times. NIA has named five militants who are believed to be involved in the killings. The militants suspected to be involved in the killings are ‘captain’ Elllie Ketok, ‘major general’ Absolon Tangkhul, ‘captain’ Victor Tangkhul, ‘kilonser’ (minister) Ravi Wangno and ‘lieutenant colonel’ Apem. All militants belong to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM). Ravi Wangno and Ellie Ketok are natives of Tirap District in Arunachal Pradesh.
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August - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a militant of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Jahirul Sheikh, on August 11 from Indore, Madhya Pradesh in connection with the 2014 Burdwan blast case, reports News 18. Two persons were killed and another was injured in a bomb
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a militant of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Jahirul Sheikh, on August 11 from Indore, Madhya Pradesh in connection with the 2014 Burdwan blast case, reports News 18. Two persons were killed and another was injured in a bomb explosion at a house in the Khagragarh locality of Burdwan on October 2, 2014.
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August - 14 
A Delhi court, on August 14, extended till August 21 the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of former Independent Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Rashid Engineer, arrested in a case related to funding of terror activit
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A Delhi court, on August 14, extended till August 21 the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of former Independent Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Rashid Engineer, arrested in a case related to funding of terror activities in the Valley, reports Daily Excelsior. Rashid, who was a legislator from the Langate Assembly seat in North Kashmir, is the first mainstream politician to have been arrested by the NIA in the case.
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August - 16 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested ‘lieutenant’ Yangte Josaham an ‘area commander’ of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) from Dimapur in Dimapur District of Nagaland on August 16, reports East Mojo. He was arrested in connection with the May 21 killing of Arunacha
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested ‘lieutenant’ Yangte Josaham an ‘area commander’ of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) from Dimapur in Dimapur District of Nagaland on August 16, reports East Mojo. He was arrested in connection with the May 21 killing of Arunachal Pradesh Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and ten others in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh. The arrestee was the ‘area commander’ of Longding District (Arunachal Pradesh). According to NIA sources, the accused have been taken to Guwahati. He was a part of the ambush party. Earlier, the NIA had arrested two accused, Sethok Kangnong and Napong Jenpi alias Jenpi, for their involvement in the deadly attack.
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August - 20 
On August 20, four National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants were arrested from MP road in Dimapur in Dimapur District of Nagaland, reports Morung Express. One of the arrestees identified as Jaikishan Sharma is suspected to be linked with the killing of Tirong Aboh in Ar
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On August 20, four National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants were arrested from MP road in Dimapur in Dimapur District of Nagaland, reports Morung Express. One of the arrestees identified as Jaikishan Sharma is suspected to be linked with the killing of Tirong Aboh in Arunachal Pradesh in May 2019. The other arrestees have been identified as ‘major’ Luckin Mashangva, Sangin Wangsu and Wanglik Tangjang. According to a Police press release, INR 11,45,460 was recovered from the arrestees and an extortion case has been registered. National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken custody of Jaikishan Sharma.
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August - 20 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one person in connection with the ambush on the ROP of the 4th Assam Rifles, reports One India on August 21. The person arrested is Thangjam Achou, a ‘Lieutenant’ of PLA. The NIA has been probing the case relating to an ambush on a Road Opening Pa
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one person in connection with the ambush on the ROP of the 4th Assam Rifles, reports One India on August 21. The person arrested is Thangjam Achou, a ‘Lieutenant’ of PLA. The NIA has been probing the case relating to an ambush on a Road Opening Party of the 4th Assam Rifles at Manipur that took place on November 15, 2017. The NIA has also arrested Yangte Josaham, a resident of Arunachal Pradesh and a ‘Lieutenant ‘of the NSCN-IM. He was involved in the killing of an MLA and ten others on May 21, 2019.
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August - 21 
Delhi court on August 21 sent Rashid Engineer, a former independent Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Abdul Rashid to judicial custody in a case related to funding of terror activities, reports Daily Excelsior. District Judge Yashwant Kumar sent Rashid to the custody
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Delhi court on August 21 sent Rashid Engineer, a former independent Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Abdul Rashid to judicial custody in a case related to funding of terror activities, reports Daily Excelsior. District Judge Yashwant Kumar sent Rashid to the custody for two weeks after the NIA produced him before the court on expiry of his custodial interrogation. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had registered the case unidentified members of the Hurriyat Conference (HC) and other secessionist leaders who have been acting in connivance with Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and other outfits.
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August - 27 
On August 27 National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court has declared ‘chairman’ of United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) Lhonkoson Haokip as a proclaimed absconder in connection with arms missing case, reports The Sangai Express. Earlier, charges were farmed by the Special Court on October 1 20
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On August 27 National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court has declared ‘chairman’ of United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) Lhonkoson Haokip as a proclaimed absconder in connection with arms missing case, reports The Sangai Express. Earlier, charges were farmed by the Special Court on October 1 2018 against eight accused against whom the main charge sheet of the case was submitted before the Court on September 25 last year. The accused were identified as Laishram Anilkumar, Thokchom James, Paonam Shatikumar, Haobam Brojendro, Ngamboi Haokip, Nellikattil Podiyan Damodaran, Mathurabashi Hiranjoy, and Laishram Damodor Singh.
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August - 28 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided five locations in Coimbatore (Coimbatore District), Tamil Nadu and has captured Laptops, mobile phones, SIM cards, & pen-drives in an Islamic State-related (IS) terror-funding investigation, reports India Today on August 29.
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided five locations in Coimbatore (Coimbatore District), Tamil Nadu and has captured Laptops, mobile phones, SIM cards, & pen-drives in an Islamic State-related (IS) terror-funding investigation, reports India Today on August 29.
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August - 28 
The Union Home Ministry told a Tribunal constituted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) that the Students Islamic Movements of India (SIMI) was filing applications under the Right to Information Act (RTI) to help its members under trial in various courts, reports The Hindu on Augus
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The Union Home Ministry told a Tribunal constituted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) that the Students Islamic Movements of India (SIMI) was filing applications under the Right to Information Act (RTI) to help its members under trial in various courts, reports The Hindu on August 29. To impose the recent ban, the Tribunal examined at least 34 cases registered against the members of SIMI since January 2014 and noted that activists of SIMI continue to have “links with number of other terrorist organizations Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Islamic State (IS), Indian Mujahideen (IM) etc.” The Tamil Nadu Police deposed that “SIMI activists/cadres are regrouping themselves under the banner of Wahadat-e-Islaami Hind (WeIH) to expand their militant outreach among Muslim youth under the guise of spreading Islamic ideology. SIMI activists under the guise of WeIH continue to hold meetings, classes, symposium, seminars etc. to spread their anti-national ideology.” The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Delhi Police told the Tribunal that terror outfit Indian Mujahideen’s chief Riyaz Bhatkal “was making his efforts and using the cadres of SIMI for furthering the unlawful activities of IM.”
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August - 28 
Total 19, including four Bangladeshi nationals, who were booked in connection with Burdwan blast case in 2014, pled guilty in the city sessions court, Kolkata, on August 28, reports New Indian Express. The chief judge, Siddhartha Kanjilal, said he would pronounce the quantum of punishment on August
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Total 19, including four Bangladeshi nationals, who were booked in connection with Burdwan blast case in 2014, pled guilty in the city sessions court, Kolkata, on August 28, reports New Indian Express. The chief judge, Siddhartha Kanjilal, said he would pronounce the quantum of punishment on August 30. The blast at East Burdwan's Khagragarh in West Bengal took place in October 2014 killed two people. Investigations by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) revealed the hands of Jamat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) behind the explosion.
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August - 29 
The arrest of three key operatives of the banned terrorist organisation - Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen-Bangladesh (JMB) in the last one year by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has exposed that JMB had regrouped and formed a new sleeper cell - JMB, Bengaluru, reports New Indian Express on August 30.
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The arrest of three key operatives of the banned terrorist organisation - Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen-Bangladesh (JMB) in the last one year by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has exposed that JMB had regrouped and formed a new sleeper cell - JMB, Bengaluru, reports New Indian Express on August 30. The official said that the three JMB members - Najir Sheikh alias Patla Anas, Habib-ur-Rehman and Jahidul Islam alias Kausar alias Aijul Mondal - were on the run since the Burdwan blast in 2014 and had escaped to Bengaluru, where they were regrouping themselves.
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August - 30 
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on August 30 sentenced 19 people, including four Bangladeshi nationals, to jail terms ranging from six to 10 years in the Khagragarh blast case, reports Times of India. Out of the 19 sentenced, four Bangladeshis convicted in the case were awarded 1
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A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on August 30 sentenced 19 people, including four Bangladeshi nationals, to jail terms ranging from six to 10 years in the Khagragarh blast case, reports Times of India. Out of the 19 sentenced, four Bangladeshis convicted in the case were awarded 10 years' rigorous imprisonment and would be sent back to their country following completion of sentence. Two women and a young man, who claimed to be a student, were sentenced to six years' rigorous imprisonment. The rest 12 convicts were sentenced to various terms from eight years to 10 years in prison. Trial of the remaining 12 accused in the case would continue, NIA lawyer Shyamal Ghosh said.
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August - 30 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 30 filed a supplementary charge sheet against a member of Kashmir-based terror outfit, Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind in connection with Maqsudan Police Station grenade blasts case in Punjab, reports Business Standard. "The charge sheet has been filed in a Sp
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 30 filed a supplementary charge sheet against a member of Kashmir-based terror outfit, Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind in connection with Maqsudan Police Station grenade blasts case in Punjab, reports Business Standard. "The charge sheet has been filed in a Special NIA Court in Mohali against Amir Nazir Mir under relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Explosive Substances Act," an official statement said. In May 2019, the NIA had filed the first charge sheet in the case against two accused identified as Fazil Bashir Pinchoo and Shahid Quyoom who were studying in an institute in Jalandhar District. According to the NIA, the duo had, along with Rouf Ahmed Mir and Ummer Ramzan, carried out the attack, on September 14, 2018, on directions from a Kashmir based terror outfit chief named Zakir Musa. "All the accused persons were cadres of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH), a Kashmir based terrorist outfit with a Pan-Islamic ideology," the statement said. The NIA also mentioned that the charges against Zakir Musa were abated on account of his death in an encounter with security forces in May this year.
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August - 30 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 30 interrogated two Coimbatore natives who are suspected to be members of an Islamic State (IS) module, reports New Indian Express. NIA has summoned more persons to appear before its probing team in Kochi on August 31.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 30 interrogated two Coimbatore natives who are suspected to be members of an Islamic State (IS) module, reports New Indian Express. NIA has summoned more persons to appear before its probing team in Kochi on August 31.
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August - 31 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has questioned five persons in Kochi, Kerala, who were suspected to be linked with Islamic State (IS), reports mynation.com on September 1. As SATP reported earlier, NIA on August 29, raided five locations in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu at the residences of Umar Fa
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has questioned five persons in Kochi, Kerala, who were suspected to be linked with Islamic State (IS), reports mynation.com on September 1. As SATP reported earlier, NIA on August 29, raided five locations in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu at the residences of Umar Farooq, Sanabar Ali, Sameena Mubin, Muhammad Yasir, Sadam Hussain.
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September - 4 
A Constable of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and a staff were arrested for allegedly stealing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 15 million from NIA headquarters on Lodhi road in South Delhi District, reports The Hindu on September 5. An NIA Official claimed the suspects, identifi
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A Constable of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and a staff were arrested for allegedly stealing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 15 million from NIA headquarters on Lodhi road in South Delhi District, reports The Hindu on September 5. An NIA Official claimed the suspects, identified as Constable Sunil Kumar and pantry staff Ashok Kumar, mistook the fake notes for genuine ones.
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The Punjab Police suspect that the September 4 night Tarn Taran blast, which left two persons dead and one injured, could have links with terror organisations, reports The Tribune. A specialized post-blast investigation (PBI) team of the National Security Guards (NSG) has been asked to examine the b
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The Punjab Police suspect that the September 4 night Tarn Taran blast, which left two persons dead and one injured, could have links with terror organisations, reports The Tribune. A specialized post-blast investigation (PBI) team of the National Security Guards (NSG) has been asked to examine the blast site. The help of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has also been requisitioned. Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta said the nature of the blast raised some suspicion after which he sought help of the NIA and NSG. It was suspected that the two deceased and the person injured in the blast might have been assembling a crude bomb at the site. The police were conducting raids and questioning suspects to probe links of those killed in the blast with radical organisations. Earlier, two persons, identified as Harpreet Singh (20) and Vikram Singh (28) were killed and another one, Gurjant Singh (27) injured in a low-intensity blast in an agricultural field near Kaler village in Tarn Taran in Tarn Taran District on September 4 evening. Harpreet was a part-time carpenter, Vikram a mason, while Gurjant rears cattle to make a living. A two-member NIA team, which reached the blast site near Kaler village on the Tarn Taran-Khadur Sahib road on September 5, interacted with police and intelligence agencies.
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September - 5 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 5 said that a supplementary charge sheet against Sabiruddin, a resident of Malda District, West Bengal, has been filed in the Rs 6.34 lakh Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case in Bengaluru, Karnataka, reports Hindustan times. The NIA had already
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 5 said that a supplementary charge sheet against Sabiruddin, a resident of Malda District, West Bengal, has been filed in the Rs 6.34 lakh Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case in Bengaluru, Karnataka, reports Hindustan times. The NIA had already filed a charge sheet against the four accused -- Mohammed Sajjad Ali, M G Raju, Gangadhar Ramappa Kolkar and Vanitha J on November 3, 2018 -- under relevant provisions of the IPC, and one supplementary charge sheet was filed on March 8 this year against Abdul Kadir as per their role in commission of the offence, the statement said. During further investigation, it was found that Sabiruddin, was involved in the case.
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September - 9 
Testimony in a United States (US) court has revived news about Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, news24.com reports on September 10. Ibrahim's name came up during testimony by Vicky Goswami, the mandrax smuggler who lived in South Africa in the early 1990s and turned State witness following his extradition to
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Testimony in a United States (US) court has revived news about Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, news24.com reports on September 10. Ibrahim's name came up during testimony by Vicky Goswami, the mandrax smuggler who lived in South Africa in the early 1990s and turned State witness following his extradition to the US from Kenya in 2017. Ibrahim operated in this country at roughly the same time as Goswami. A former investigator who previously looked into both Ibrahim and Goswami said he suspected the duo worked together smuggling drugs into and through South Africa at some point. They allegedly partnered with local figures who took care of business when they travelled. Also, earlier, in 2016, a chargesheet was filed by India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) against suspected D-Company members' South African links. The charge sheet also mentioned the involvement of Dawood Ibrahim’s associates, Yunus and Saikh, believed to have been involved in riots in Gujarat in 2002.
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September - 11 
The Coimbatore police have said that there are no Lashkar-e-Tayiba (LeT) terrorists present in Tamil Nadu. Police Commissioner, Sumit Sharan said, “We are doing out bit and what the Intelligence Bureau is following up on we are not aware”. Earlier on August 22, central agencies had said that 6 LeT
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The Coimbatore police have said that there are no Lashkar-e-Tayiba (LeT) terrorists present in Tamil Nadu. Police Commissioner, Sumit Sharan said, “We are doing out bit and what the Intelligence Bureau is following up on we are not aware”. Earlier on August 22, central agencies had said that 6 LeT terrorists had entered into Tamil Nadu. Further the Army too had recently said it received inputs about a possible terror attack in South India. The alert comes in the wake of the National Investigation Agency conducting investigations into an Islamic State (IS) module case. So far the NIA has registered 27 cases relating to the IS of which 18 are from South India. Further nearly 155 arrests have been made of which 58 are from South. With the IS trying to spread its ideology, the National Investigation Agency has been conducting training sessions for the police officers of those states affected by the problem.
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September - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested four, identified as— Jasbir Singh, Alok Gupta, Sandeep Kaur and Nirbhail Singh, in relation to the recovery of 532 kg heroin at the Attari border in June, reports The Times of India on September 13. Gurpinder died under mysterious circumstances in ja
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested four, identified as— Jasbir Singh, Alok Gupta, Sandeep Kaur and Nirbhail Singh, in relation to the recovery of 532 kg heroin at the Attari border in June, reports The Times of India on September 13. Gurpinder died under mysterious circumstances in jail. Later NIA appeared in a special court on September 12 and submitted that this must be treated as a case of narco-terrorism, reports Indian Express. NIA’s senior prosecutor Surinder Singh said “These accused also used to work for a bigger network…Money made from drugs is used for terror funding…It is a clear-cut case of narco-terrorism”. The customs department had in June seized the biggest haul of 532 kg heroin, which came from Pakistan. The drugs were said to be worth Rs 2,700 crore.
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September - 15 
For the first time, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) released a list of 21 wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jharkhand reports The New Indian Express on September 16. The list includes name of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of CPI-Maoist,
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For the first time, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) released a list of 21 wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jharkhand reports The New Indian Express on September 16. The list includes name of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of CPI-Maoist, Chief Dinesh Gope, Central Committee Member of CPI-Maoist Patiram Manji alias Tufaan and several others from Maoist splinter groups who have been on the run for long. Also, the list provided addresses and possible locations along with the cadres’ photographs so that they could be identified easily. Before releasing the list, the NIA had confiscated their properties.
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September - 16 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 16, filed a chargesheet against four Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operatives, identified as Sajjad Ahmad Khan, Tanveer Ahmed Ganie, Bilal Ahmad Mir and Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat, who were planning terror attacks in different parts of India, reports republicworld.
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 16, filed a chargesheet against four Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operatives, identified as Sajjad Ahmad Khan, Tanveer Ahmed Ganie, Bilal Ahmad Mir and Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat, who were planning terror attacks in different parts of India, reports republicworld.com. Sajjad Ahmad Khan is a close aide of Pulwama attack mastermind Mudassir Ahmad Khan, who was killed by the Security Forces in March 2019.
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September - 17 
Santosh Singh, who was wanted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in an arms smuggling case in Purnea District, surrendered before a local court in Arrah (Bhojpur District), Bihar on September 17, reports uniindia.com.
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Santosh Singh, who was wanted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in an arms smuggling case in Purnea District, surrendered before a local court in Arrah (Bhojpur District), Bihar on September 17, reports uniindia.com.
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September - 19 
A special Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) court on September 19, rejected the bail plea of Areeb Majeed, a Kalyan (Thane District, Maharashtra) resident who was accused of travelling to Syria and joining the banned terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS), reports Hindustan Times. Accor
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A special Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) court on September 19, rejected the bail plea of Areeb Majeed, a Kalyan (Thane District, Maharashtra) resident who was accused of travelling to Syria and joining the banned terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS), reports Hindustan Times. According to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Majeed left for Syria in May 2014 and allegedly participated in a criminal conspiracy to commit terror acts in Iraq and Syria. On his return to India in November 2014, he was arrested at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai (Mumbai District), Maharashtra and handed over to the NIA.
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September - 19 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) revealed that eight persons (hailing from Kasargode, Kerala), identified as Murshid Mohammed TK, Muhammed Marwan, Hafesudheen Theke Koleth, Muhammed Manzad, Shihas KP, Ajmala, Bestin and Shibi KT, among the 23 Keralites who reached Afghanistan to join Islamic Stat
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) revealed that eight persons (hailing from Kasargode, Kerala), identified as Murshid Mohammed TK, Muhammed Marwan, Hafesudheen Theke Koleth, Muhammed Manzad, Shihas KP, Ajmala, Bestin and Shibi KT, among the 23 Keralites who reached Afghanistan to join Islamic State (IS) were killed in air strikes, reports mynation.com on September 20. The sources said that the eight were killed in air strikes carried out by the US-led allied forces in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province since 2016. The NIA cases against these persons will exist till the time their death is officially confirmed.
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September - 21 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at the residence of one M Diwan Mujipeer in Pallivasal North Street, Vellanguli, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, reports oneindia.com on September 22. The case was registered after it had been found that several persons had prepared to form a
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at the residence of one M Diwan Mujipeer in Pallivasal North Street, Vellanguli, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, reports oneindia.com on September 22. The case was registered after it had been found that several persons had prepared to form a new militant organisation, Ansarulla. During investigation it was revealed that Diwan Mujipeer was associated with the activities of Ansarulla and three mobiles, four SIM cards and one memory card besides a number of incriminating documents were seized from his house. The action comes after July 9, 2019, when the NIA registered cases against 16 accused for allegedly owing allegiance to banned terrorist organisations — Islamic State (IS), Al Qaeda and Students Islamic Movements of India (SIMI). The accused were allegedly trying to set up a terror outfit named Ansarulla. It was also learnt that some of the accused persons and their associates were in touch with the Sri Lankan National Tawheed Jamaat (NTJ) leader Zahran Hashim and his accomplices, over social media.
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September - 22 
Four militants of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) were arrested on September 22 along with a huge cache of arms, including five AK-47 rifles, pistols, satellite phones and hand grenades, reports The Hindu. “In an operation carried out by Ketan Baliram Patil, Additional Inspector-General, Counter Inte
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Four militants of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) were arrested on September 22 along with a huge cache of arms, including five AK-47 rifles, pistols, satellite phones and hand grenades, reports The Hindu. “In an operation carried out by Ketan Baliram Patil, Additional Inspector-General, Counter Intelligence, Amritsar... four module members were arrested and a large quantity of arms, ammunition, explosives and communication devices seized. The terrorists were arrested from the outskirts of the Chola Sahib village in Tarn Taran district,” said Director-General of Police Dinkar Gupta. “Those arrested have been identified as Balwant Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Balbir Singh,” he added. The module was backed by the Pakistan-based chief of the KZF, Ranjeet Singh, alias Neeta, and his Germany-based associate, Gurmeet Singh, alias Bagga. Initial investigations revealed the use of drones to deliver terrorists weapons and communication hardware across the border. Following the development, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has decided to transfer the case to National Investigation Agency (NIA) for further investigation.
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September - 22 
The Punjab Police on September 22 said it had busted a terrorist module of the revived Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) that was conspiring to unleash a series of terrorist strikes in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir and other adjoining States in Chola Sahib village in Tarn Taran District, reports The Hin
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The Punjab Police on September 22 said it had busted a terrorist module of the revived Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) that was conspiring to unleash a series of terrorist strikes in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir and other adjoining States in Chola Sahib village in Tarn Taran District, reports The Hindu. Four persons, identified as Balwant Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Balbir Singh, were arrested and five AK-47 rifles, pistols, satellite phones and hand grenades were recovered. The module was backed by the Pakistan-based chief of the KZF, Ranjeet Singh, alias Neeta, and his Germany-based associate, Gurmeet Singh alias Bagga. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has decided to hand over further investigations to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to ensure that the conspiracy is fully and expeditiously unraveled.
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