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January - 1 
An anti-terrorism court in Lahore granted bail, on January 1, 2003, to Al Qaeda suspect and medical practitioner Ahmad Javed Khawaja, and his brother Ahmad Naveed Khawaja. However, the accused could not be released as they have been booked for 90 days in another case registered against them under se
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An anti-terrorism court in Lahore granted bail, on January 1, 2003, to Al Qaeda suspect and medical practitioner Ahmad Javed Khawaja, and his brother Ahmad Naveed Khawaja. However, the accused could not be released as they have been booked for 90 days in another case registered against them under section 3 of the Security of Pakistan Act, 1952. As reported earlier, Ahmad Khwaja and nine of his family members were arrested on December 19, 2002, from their Manawan residence for alleged links with Al Qaeda and Taliban.
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January - 2 
Assam police moved the chief judicial magistrate of Kamrup district for a production warrant against the NDFB vice president.
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Assam police moved the chief judicial magistrate of Kamrup district for a production warrant against the NDFB vice president.
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January - 2 
The sessions court in Gangtok remanded National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) 'vice president' Dhiren Boro to a 12-day police custody, on January 2. Police had arrested him along with his wife, two children and two associates identified as Prabin Basumatary and Babloo Swargiary the previous da
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The sessions court in Gangtok remanded National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) 'vice president' Dhiren Boro to a 12-day police custody, on January 2. Police had arrested him along with his wife, two children and two associates identified as Prabin Basumatary and Babloo Swargiary the previous day. Sikkinm police said Dhiren Boro, his wife and associates have been booked under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). The NDFB leader reportedly told police during interrogation that no other NDFB cadre was in Sikkim. He also said he had been staying in Tadung locality, from where he was arrested, in a rented house for the past one year.
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January - 3 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Dera Ghazi Khan, on January 3, issued non-bailable arrest warrants against proscribed Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Sunni group chief and Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Maulana Muhammad Azam Tariq, for the sixth time for not appearing in the court. It directed
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Dera Ghazi Khan, on January 3, issued non-bailable arrest warrants against proscribed Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Sunni group chief and Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Maulana Muhammad Azam Tariq, for the sixth time for not appearing in the court. It directed police to present the accused on January 13. A case was registered against him and five others on July 31, 2000 at Jampur police station, under section 295A and 16 of the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance.
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January - 6 
Four leaders of the proscribed Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Sunni group were arrested in Peshawar, on January 6, after a court dismissed their pre-arrest bail application. The accused were charged with taking out a protest procession against the killing of a person in Karachi during 2002.
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Four leaders of the proscribed Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Sunni group were arrested in Peshawar, on January 6, after a court dismissed their pre-arrest bail application. The accused were charged with taking out a protest procession against the killing of a person in Karachi during 2002.
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January - 6 
Besides, 17 suspected insurgents detained for nearly a year in Nuwakot were set free on January 6. Other reports said the Supreme Court, on January 6, ordered that a lawyer, Narayan Adhuikari––a suspected Maoist––be released from imprisonment.
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Besides, 17 suspected insurgents detained for nearly a year in Nuwakot were set free on January 6. Other reports said the Supreme Court, on January 6, ordered that a lawyer, Narayan Adhuikari––a suspected Maoist––be released from imprisonment.
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January - 7 
A division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, on January 7, directed a group of experts to conduct postmortem on the bodies of six left-wing extremists—Naxalites—of the People’s War Group (PWG) killed in two encounters on January 5 and 6, in Guntur district. Responding to a petition filed by An
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A division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, on January 7, directed a group of experts to conduct postmortem on the bodies of six left-wing extremists—Naxalites—of the People’s War Group (PWG) killed in two encounters on January 5 and 6, in Guntur district. Responding to a petition filed by Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee general secretary B Seshaiah, complaining that post-mortem was not conducted on the bodies of the slain Naxalites, the Bench made it clear that the said order would be operative, if the bodies have not been already disposed. The court also instructed that the autopsy be conducted only by a team of doctors. The two encounters followed the killing of three constables in a landmine blast on January 5.
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January - 7 
According to media reports, Syed Khwaja Yunus Khwaja Ayub, an accused in the December 2-Ghatkopar bomb blast in a Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus, escaped from police custody on January 7-morning, while he was being taken to Aurangabad for inquiry. Ayub, a resident of Parbhani in Ma
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According to media reports, Syed Khwaja Yunus Khwaja Ayub, an accused in the December 2-Ghatkopar bomb blast in a Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus, escaped from police custody on January 7-morning, while he was being taken to Aurangabad for inquiry. Ayub, a resident of Parbhani in Marathwada region, was arrested on December 26 in Washim under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). Two persons were killed and 34 more injured in the blast.
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January - 7 
Media reports said a court in New Delhi, on January 7, framed charges against 10 accused in the Red Fort attack-case. February 4, 2003 has been fixed as the date for commencement of trial, reports added. The court framed charges against LeT terrorists and Pakistani national Ashfaq, his wife Rahman
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Media reports said a court in New Delhi, on January 7, framed charges against 10 accused in the Red Fort attack-case. February 4, 2003 has been fixed as the date for commencement of trial, reports added. The court framed charges against LeT terrorists and Pakistani national Ashfaq, his wife Rahmana Yusuf Farooqi, Babar Mohsin Bhagwala, Devender Singh, Shahnshah Alam, Rajiv Kumar Malhotra, Moolchand Sharma, Matlub Alam, Farooq Ahmed Qasid and Nazir Ahmed Qasid for attacking the Red Fort. On December 22, 2000, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) suicide squad attacked the Red Fort in New Delhi, killing two Army personnel and a civilian.
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January - 7 
Media reports from Siraha said on January 8 that nine persons, including journalist Dev Kumar Yadav, imprisoned for the past 13 months on the allegation that they were supporters of Maoist insurgents, were released on bail on January 7. Yet another report said seven more Maoist supporters have been
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Media reports from Siraha said on January 8 that nine persons, including journalist Dev Kumar Yadav, imprisoned for the past 13 months on the allegation that they were supporters of Maoist insurgents, were released on bail on January 7. Yet another report said seven more Maoist supporters have been released after they surrendered to the security forces in Khasi.
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January - 8 
Media reports said a Delhi court on January 8 postponed to January 17 the hearing on the bail application of Iftikhar Geelani, pending completion of proceedings in the lower court. The court said, since the government has rejected the opinion of the Military Intelligence on the sensitivity of docu
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Media reports said a Delhi court on January 8 postponed to January 17 the hearing on the bail application of Iftikhar Geelani, pending completion of proceedings in the lower court. The court said, since the government has rejected the opinion of the Military Intelligence on the sensitivity of documents seized from Iftikar, the hearing was adjourned to await the outcome of the lower court. The lower court has summoned Director-General Military Intelligence (DGMI) Lt. Gen O. S. Lochab and Joint Commissioner of Police Neeraj Kumar. On December 23, 2002, Lochab appeared before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and said documents recovered from Iftikar did not contain any classified information. Iftikar Geelani, a journalist and son-in-law of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader S A S Geelaniu, was arrested on June 9, 2002 under the Official Secrets Act for allegedly possessing documents compromising national security.
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January - 8 
Hearing has begun on January 8 at the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Chattagong in the sensational murder case of Gopal Krishna Muhuri. 12 persons, including eight local-level leaders and activists of the Islami Chhatra Shibir have been indicted for gunning down Muhuri, principal of Nazirhat College, on N
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Hearing has begun on January 8 at the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Chattagong in the sensational murder case of Gopal Krishna Muhuri. 12 persons, including eight local-level leaders and activists of the Islami Chhatra Shibir have been indicted for gunning down Muhuri, principal of Nazirhat College, on November 16, 2001. Of the accused, five are in jail, while three on bail and four others remain fugitives. One more accused, Mohammad Shahjahan surrendered to the court on January 7.
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January - 9 
According to media reports, prime accused in the January 22- Kolkata American Center attack and Parthapratim Roy Burman abduction Aftab Ansari and seven others were chargesheeted on January 9, for allegedly assaulting a warden of Presidency Jail in November 8, 2002. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
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According to media reports, prime accused in the January 22- Kolkata American Center attack and Parthapratim Roy Burman abduction Aftab Ansari and seven others were chargesheeted on January 9, for allegedly assaulting a warden of Presidency Jail in November 8, 2002. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) ordered police to produce all eight in the court on January 22. Four security personnel were killed and 17 persons, including civilians, injured in the terrorist attack on the American Center.
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January - 9 
Media reports said, Imran Rehman Khan, main accused in the December 2-Ghatkopar bomb blast case, who was deported from Dubai was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorist Act (POTA), on January 9-night. He was remanded to police custody till January 17. Imran had allegedly masterminded the Decembe
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Media reports said, Imran Rehman Khan, main accused in the December 2-Ghatkopar bomb blast case, who was deported from Dubai was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorist Act (POTA), on January 9-night. He was remanded to police custody till January 17. Imran had allegedly masterminded the December 2 bomb blast in a bus in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, in which two persons were killed and 31 injured. The judge also directed public prosecutor to file a report on the efforts made by the police to trace absconding accused Khwaja Yunus Sayeed, who had escaped from custody on January 7 while he was being taken to Aurangabad.
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January - 10 
Geelani's counsel said the government has filed an application before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sangita Dhingra Sehgal for withdrawal of the case, which would be taken up for hearing on January 13.
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Geelani's counsel said the government has filed an application before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sangita Dhingra Sehgal for withdrawal of the case, which would be taken up for hearing on January 13.
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January - 12 
According to media reports, on January 12, the Portuguese government handed over India's request for the extradition of Mafia don and key accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blasts Abu Salem to the chief prosecutor for examination. The move came after authorities there cancelled Salem’s resident
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According to media reports, on January 12, the Portuguese government handed over India's request for the extradition of Mafia don and key accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blasts Abu Salem to the chief prosecutor for examination. The move came after authorities there cancelled Salem’s resident work permit, which he had procured after marrying a Portuguese woman on forged documents. The extradition request, which gave an executive assurance to Portuguese authorities of not awarding capital punishment to Salem, if convicted, highlighted his role in the conspiracy leading to the Mumbai-serial blasts. Salem was arrested in Lisbon on September 18, 2002.
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January - 13 
According to media reports, a Delhi Court, on January 13, released Syed Iftikar Geelani, seven months after he was arrested for alleged violation of the Official Secrets Act. He was released as the government withdrew charges against him. Iftikar Geelani’s counsel said a case for compensation and
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According to media reports, a Delhi Court, on January 13, released Syed Iftikar Geelani, seven months after he was arrested for alleged violation of the Official Secrets Act. He was released as the government withdrew charges against him. Iftikar Geelani’s counsel said a case for compensation and probe into the ‘‘conspiracy’’ to level allegations against him would be filed soon. Iftikar Geelani said he was victimised by certain people in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and some bureaucrats, but did not mane them. Iftikar Geelani, Kashmir Times New Delhi bureau chief and son-in-law of All Parties Huriyat Conference (APHC) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, was arrested on June 9, 2002 for allegedly possessing documents compromising national security.
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January - 13 
Media reports said a Court in Delhi, on January 13, framed charges against three persons–– Mohammad Ayub Mir, Harbans Singh and Bachraj Bangani––linked to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist outfit under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for taking part in a hawala (illegal money transfer) tran
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Media reports said a Court in Delhi, on January 13, framed charges against three persons–– Mohammad Ayub Mir, Harbans Singh and Bachraj Bangani––linked to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist outfit under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for taking part in a hawala (illegal money transfer) transaction. The prosecution alleged that Ayub Mir received money in a hawala transaction to finance terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The chargesheet against the three was filed in October 2002, reports added.
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January - 13 
Media reports said the Supreme Court, on January 13, admitted a batch of petitions challenging the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). Among the petitions filed was one by Marumalarchi Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko, detained under POTA in Tamil Nadu since July 11, 2002, for allegedl
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Media reports said the Supreme Court, on January 13, admitted a batch of petitions challenging the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). Among the petitions filed was one by Marumalarchi Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko, detained under POTA in Tamil Nadu since July 11, 2002, for allegedly making statements in support of the proscribed Liberation of Tamil Tigers Elam (LTTE). While admitting the petitions and fixing the matter for final disposal in March, the Bench said it was an important issue and needed to be heard in detail. Besides Vaiko, the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and All India Human Rights and Justice Front (AIHRJF) have challenged POTA on the grounds that its provisions were draconian and violated fundamental rights guaranteed in the Constitution.
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January - 13 
The police remand National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorist outfit 'vice president' Dhiren Boro, his wife and two other associates was further extended, on January 13, by a designated Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court, in Sikkim by 15 days. They had been arrested on January 1, in
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The police remand National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorist outfit 'vice president' Dhiren Boro, his wife and two other associates was further extended, on January 13, by a designated Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court, in Sikkim by 15 days. They had been arrested on January 1, in Gangtok.
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January - 14 
Media reports said former Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani and Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru challenged their conviction in the December 2001-Parliament attack case. Geelani was sentenced to death, while Afsan Guru was awarded five years rigorous imprisonment. Both the convicts, in their a
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Media reports said former Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani and Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru challenged their conviction in the December 2001-Parliament attack case. Geelani was sentenced to death, while Afsan Guru was awarded five years rigorous imprisonment. Both the convicts, in their appeal to the Delhi High Court, on January 14, sought discharge in the case claiming that there was no evidence against them, reports said. Two other accused––Mohammad Afzal and Shaukat Hussain Guru, with links to the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)––were sentenced to death, too. They too are expected to challenge their conviction.
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January - 14 
Media reports said, the Delhi High Court, on January 15, admitted an appeal filed by Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru against her conviction in the Parliament attack case. Admitting her petition, the Court directed the prosecution to submit its reply by February 3. Reports did not mention the status
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Media reports said, the Delhi High Court, on January 15, admitted an appeal filed by Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru against her conviction in the Parliament attack case. Admitting her petition, the Court directed the prosecution to submit its reply by February 3. Reports did not mention the status of the appeal filed by another convict and former Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani. Both filed their respective appeals on January 14 in the Delhi High Court against the December 18, 2002-verdict, sentencing the former to five years rigorous imprisonment and the latter to death. Two more accused in the case––Mohammad Afzal and Shaukat Hussain Guru, with links to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)––were sentenced to death.
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January - 14 
On the basis of appeals filed by Navjyot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru and S A R Geelani, on January 14, a division bench directed the Tihar Jail Superintendent to serve notices on them, to appear on February 3.
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On the basis of appeals filed by Navjyot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru and S A R Geelani, on January 14, a division bench directed the Tihar Jail Superintendent to serve notices on them, to appear on February 3.
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January - 15 
On January 15, the Court admitted an appeal filed by Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru against her conviction in the Parliament attack case. She was awarded five years rigorous imprisonment. Two more accused in the case––Mohammad Afzal and Shaukat Hussain Guru, with links to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)––we
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On January 15, the Court admitted an appeal filed by Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru against her conviction in the Parliament attack case. She was awarded five years rigorous imprisonment. Two more accused in the case––Mohammad Afzal and Shaukat Hussain Guru, with links to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)––were also sentenced to death.
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January - 15 
Four front-ranking Al Qaeda terrorists were hidden at the Lahore residence of medical practitioner Ahmed Javed Khawaja, who was arrested along with four of his relatives on December 18, 2002, the government told the Lahore High Court, on January 15. "It was revealed through investigation that the al
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Four front-ranking Al Qaeda terrorists were hidden at the Lahore residence of medical practitioner Ahmed Javed Khawaja, who was arrested along with four of his relatives on December 18, 2002, the government told the Lahore High Court, on January 15. "It was revealed through investigation that the al-Qaeda's most wanted terrorists were being harboured and facilitated at Manawan Compound owned by Dr Ahmed Javed Khawaja and his family," said an Interior Ministry statement presented to the court. The statement responded to a petition by Khawaja's wife challenging the legality of his detention, and that of his brother Naveed, sons Umar Karar and Khizar Ali and nephew Muhammad Usman. The Interior Ministry statement said terrorists allegedly harboured by the family were Abu Yasir Al Jazairi, identified as an Algerian or Moroccan, Assadullah and Sheikh Said Al-Misri, both listed as Egyptians and Abu Faraj, listed as North African. Al Jazairi was "responsible for the business of al-Qaeda," Al-Misri was a financial chief of the network, and Faraj was the head of Al Qaeda's North Africa network, according to the statement. Faraj was also a deputy of Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, a key Al Qaeda figure on the BI list, who escaped a raid on his hideout in Karachi in September 2002, the statement added.
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January - 16 
According to media reports, the Delhi High Court, on January 16, admitted the appeal of former Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani, who was, on December 18, 2002, sentenced to death in the December 2001-Parliament Attack Case, by a special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court. The Court issu
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According to media reports, the Delhi High Court, on January 16, admitted the appeal of former Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani, who was, on December 18, 2002, sentenced to death in the December 2001-Parliament Attack Case, by a special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court. The Court issued notice to the prosecution directing it to file reply by February 3. Former Union Law Minister and criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani will be arguing for Geelani in the Court, on February 3, sources said.
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January - 17 
According to media reports, on January 17, the police remand of four suspected terrorists, arrested under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) in the case relating to a blast inside a bus in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, on December 2, 2002, has been extended. The remand of prime accused Imran Rehman Khan has b
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According to media reports, on January 17, the police remand of four suspected terrorists, arrested under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) in the case relating to a blast inside a bus in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, on December 2, 2002, has been extended. The remand of prime accused Imran Rehman Khan has been extended till January 31. Co-accused-Mohammed Abdul Mattin Abdul Basit, Shaikh Mohammed Muzamil Jamil Ahmed and Zaheer Ahmed Bashir Ahmed Shaikh, were remanded to police custody till January 22. The prosecution requested the Court for the extension of their custody on the grounds that their links with other accused abroad had to be investigated. Another accused, Sayyed Khawaja Yunus Khwaja Ayub, had escaped from the police on January 7, and is yet to be traced.
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January - 17 
According to media reports, the Delhi High Court, on January 17, issued notices to the four convicts in the December 20021-Parliament attack case to appear in the Court for confirming the death sentence to three of the convicts and a five year jail term for the fourth, a woman.
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According to media reports, the Delhi High Court, on January 17, issued notices to the four convicts in the December 20021-Parliament attack case to appear in the Court for confirming the death sentence to three of the convicts and a five year jail term for the fourth, a woman.
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January - 17 
The first hearing of the case took place on December 17. Ghosh, a social worker, was abducted allegedly by United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists, on July 4, 1997, and subsequently killed.
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The first hearing of the case took place on December 17. Ghosh, a social worker, was abducted allegedly by United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists, on July 4, 1997, and subsequently killed.
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January - 18 
Two persons linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)––Mohammad Afzal, Shaukat Hussain Guru––and former Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani were sentenced to death, on December 18. Besides, the fourth, Afsan Guru was awarded five years rigorous imprisonment.
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Two persons linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)––Mohammad Afzal, Shaukat Hussain Guru––and former Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani were sentenced to death, on December 18. Besides, the fourth, Afsan Guru was awarded five years rigorous imprisonment.
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January - 20 
According to media reports, on January 20 a Special Court in Mumbai exempted film actor Sanjay Dutt and 88 other accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blast case from appearance till February 10. The special Court also allowed Dutt to visit Hyderabad till February 1 for professional reasons. Follow
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According to media reports, on January 20 a Special Court in Mumbai exempted film actor Sanjay Dutt and 88 other accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blast case from appearance till February 10. The special Court also allowed Dutt to visit Hyderabad till February 1 for professional reasons. Following a directive, all the accused––except Issaq Hajwani, who is unwell––appeared before the Court on January 20.
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January - 21 
Five witnesses deposed before the Sessions Court in Kamrup district, on January 21, in the Sanjoy Ghosh abduction-cum-murder case. A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist Kaniya Hazarika suspected to be involved in the case was also present. Hearing would continue tomorrow, too.
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Five witnesses deposed before the Sessions Court in Kamrup district, on January 21, in the Sanjoy Ghosh abduction-cum-murder case. A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist Kaniya Hazarika suspected to be involved in the case was also present. Hearing would continue tomorrow, too.
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January - 21 
The trial in the Sanjoy Ghosh abduction-cum-murder case would be resumed on January 21, today. A team of India's premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), visited Majuli, in Assam's Jorhat district, on January 18, and reportedly accompanied witnesses who would record t
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The trial in the Sanjoy Ghosh abduction-cum-murder case would be resumed on January 21, today. A team of India's premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), visited Majuli, in Assam's Jorhat district, on January 18, and reportedly accompanied witnesses who would record their statement before the court in Guwahati.
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January - 21 
An anti-terrorism court in Lahore, on January 21, ordered medical practitioner Ahmed Javed Khawaja and his brother Ahmed Naveed Khawaja, accused of sheltering front-ranking Al Qaeda terrorists, to stand trial next week on charges of attempt to murder, illegal weapons possession and anti-state activi
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An anti-terrorism court in Lahore, on January 21, ordered medical practitioner Ahmed Javed Khawaja and his brother Ahmed Naveed Khawaja, accused of sheltering front-ranking Al Qaeda terrorists, to stand trial next week on charges of attempt to murder, illegal weapons possession and anti-state activities. As reported earlier, they were arrested after a midnight raid on their residence in Lahore, on December 18, 2002. They have been accused of shooting at some 50 intelligence agents, including United States and Pakistani agents, during the raid.
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January - 21 
The Supreme Court ordered the release of suspected Maoist insurgent Mitharam Ghimere, under detention for nearly 10 months, on January 21. The Court said his detention was illegal. Ghimere was arrested from in Tukuche village, Kavre district. Also, the Supreme ordered the releases of suspected Maois
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The Supreme Court ordered the release of suspected Maoist insurgent Mitharam Ghimere, under detention for nearly 10 months, on January 21. The Court said his detention was illegal. Ghimere was arrested from in Tukuche village, Kavre district. Also, the Supreme ordered the releases of suspected Maoist insurgents Bikram Maharjan and Rupa Dhakal They have been under detention for nine and five months respectively.
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January - 22 
According to media reports, the Delhi High Court (HC), on January 22, admitted the appeal of Shaukat Hussain Guru, linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), who was sentenced to death in the December 2001-Parliament attack case. The bench directed the prosecution to file a reply by February 3. The appe
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According to media reports, the Delhi High Court (HC), on January 22, admitted the appeal of Shaukat Hussain Guru, linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), who was sentenced to death in the December 2001-Parliament attack case. The bench directed the prosecution to file a reply by February 3. The appeal of Shaukat's wife Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru, sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment, and former Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani, sentenced to death, have already been admitted by the Court on January 15 and 16, respectively. Mohammed Afzal, sentenced to death in the case, has not yet appealed against the sentence.
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January - 22 
Chandan Doley, a colleague of the murdered social worker–– Sanjoy Ghosh deposed before the trial court, on January 22, in Assam's Kamrup district. According to media reports, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists had abducted Doley too, along with Ghosh. He, however, managed to escape fr
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Chandan Doley, a colleague of the murdered social worker–– Sanjoy Ghosh deposed before the trial court, on January 22, in Assam's Kamrup district. According to media reports, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists had abducted Doley too, along with Ghosh. He, however, managed to escape from captivity by jumping into the Brahmaputra river. In his statement before the court, Doley said Ghosh was abducted and later killed by the ULFA terrorists on the suspicion that he was 'an enemy of Assamese culture and an agent of the Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW)'. Doley also identified Amrit Dutta and Arup Baruah as two ULFA terrorists’ who were involved in the abduction.
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January - 22 
Self-styled chief of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) Sunni group Akram Lahori, and his two associates, denied on January 22 their involvement in the July 2001-murder of Shaukat Mirza, the Managing Director of a public sector organisation. Recording their statements before an anti-terrorism co
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Self-styled chief of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) Sunni group Akram Lahori, and his two associates, denied on January 22 their involvement in the July 2001-murder of Shaukat Mirza, the Managing Director of a public sector organisation. Recording their statements before an anti-terrorism court in Karachi, the three also reportedly disputed the date and place of their arrest as claimed by police. Lahori and his two associates are being tried for killing Mirza and his driver on July 26, 2001.
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January - 23 
The Lahore High Court’s Multan bench, on January 23, refused to prosecute proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar on charges of making an anti-India speech. "It is not a crime to make speeches against India," ruled Judge Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry, while dismissing the case. He said In
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The Lahore High Court’s Multan bench, on January 23, refused to prosecute proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar on charges of making an anti-India speech. "It is not a crime to make speeches against India," ruled Judge Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry, while dismissing the case. He said Indian Deputy Premier L K Advani "threatens Pakistan daily in India but the Indian government never institutes any case against him." Lahore Police registered a case against Azhar in August 2001 for delivering speeches against India. Altaf Shah, counsel for the Punjab government, told the Court that the Jaish chief made "provocative and sensational speeches which instigated students and youths to create a law and order situation." However, the Judge did not agree with this deposition and added, "Indian leaders always make anti-Pakistan and prejudicial speeches and they always attempt to create troubles for Pakistan."
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January - 24 
According to a media report, secessionist All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) senior leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid was released on bail by a court, in Srinagar, on January 24, after over a year’s detention in various jails in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Rashid, who was functioning as information secret
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According to a media report, secessionist All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) senior leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid was released on bail by a court, in Srinagar, on January 24, after over a year’s detention in various jails in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Rashid, who was functioning as information secretary of the secessionist amalgam, was arrested on January 12, 2002, under the Public Safety Act, which was revoked on technical grounds in June 2002. Rashid was released on bail from the Kotbalwal Jail in Jammu on November 13 after the People’s Democratic Party came to power in the State, but was taken into custody again.
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January - 24 
According to media reports, on January 24 a Special Court in Chennai convicted the banned Al-Umma, an Islamist fundamentalist organization, chief S A Basha for disturbing normal life in Chennai through acts of terrorism and planning to blow up important buildings in 1998. Basha is also the prime acc
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According to media reports, on January 24 a Special Court in Chennai convicted the banned Al-Umma, an Islamist fundamentalist organization, chief S A Basha for disturbing normal life in Chennai through acts of terrorism and planning to blow up important buildings in 1998. Basha is also the prime accused in the 1998-Coimbatore serial bomb blast case. The Court also convicted 22 others, including two women- Arifa Begum and Ayesha alias Sangeetha, in the case relating to the seizure of arms and explosives from various parts in Chennai in 1998, after the Coimbatore blasts, sources said. The Judge has fixed January 27 for awarding sentences to the convicted persons, after hearing representations from them. Except for Basha, the other accused are charged with criminal conspiracy, violating the Explosives Substances Act (ESA) and Criminal Law (Amendment) Act by supporting the Al-Umma, causing riot with deadly weapons and preventing officers from performing their duty. Basha had been arrested in Chennai on the day of the Coimbatore blasts and the others some time later.
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January - 27 
According to media reports, on January 27 a Special Court in Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) banned Al-Umma chief S A Basha, in the case relating to the seizure in March 1998, in Chennai, of a large quantity of explosives. The Special Judge als
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According to media reports, on January 27 a Special Court in Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) banned Al-Umma chief S A Basha, in the case relating to the seizure in March 1998, in Chennai, of a large quantity of explosives. The Special Judge also awarded four years' RI and three months simple imprisonment to 12 other accused in the case, including Usman Ali and his wife Ayesha, alias Sangeetha. 10 more accused were sentenced to a three-month simple imprisonment term. The court acquitted one of the 24 accused.
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January - 27 
According to media reports, Tamil National Movement (TNM) leader P Nedumaran was acquitted by a Court in Tiruchendur, in Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu, on January 27, in a case relating to his alleged pro-Liberation of Tamil Tigers Elam (LTTE)" remarks during a meeting in the town on June 26, 1992.
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According to media reports, Tamil National Movement (TNM) leader P Nedumaran was acquitted by a Court in Tiruchendur, in Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu, on January 27, in a case relating to his alleged pro-Liberation of Tamil Tigers Elam (LTTE)" remarks during a meeting in the town on June 26, 1992. The Court ruled police failed to prove the charge as they did not produce documents and enough evidence. Nedumaran is facing two other similar cases, including one under Prevention of Terrorism Act (OPTA), for allegedly making pro- LTTE speeches at different places in the State.
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January - 27 
Jail authorities in Lalitpur produced in the Supreme Court three suspected insurgents imprisoned at the jail, on January 27. On January 6, the Court ordered that the three be set free, which the jail authorities failed to do. Thereafter the Court asked that they be produced before it.
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Jail authorities in Lalitpur produced in the Supreme Court three suspected insurgents imprisoned at the jail, on January 27. On January 6, the Court ordered that the three be set free, which the jail authorities failed to do. Thereafter the Court asked that they be produced before it.
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January - 28 
Medical practitioner Ahmed Khawaja and his brother, a Canadian national, accused of having links with the Al Qaeda, were formally charged at a Lahore anti-terrorism court, on January 28, on charges of harbouring Al Qaeda operatives, attempted murder and illegal weapons possession. Both were arrested
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Medical practitioner Ahmed Khawaja and his brother, a Canadian national, accused of having links with the Al Qaeda, were formally charged at a Lahore anti-terrorism court, on January 28, on charges of harbouring Al Qaeda operatives, attempted murder and illegal weapons possession. Both were arrested on December 18, 2002, on the suspicion of sheltering Al Qaeda cadres. As reported earlier, Khawaja reportedly confessed he provided medical treatment to a wife of Osama bin Laden and also to the wife of another key Al Qaeda leader, Abu Zubaida.
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January - 30 
According to media reports, the Delhi High Court (HC), on January 30, admitted an appeal from the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist, Mohammed Afzal, who was sentenced to death in the December 2001-Parliament attack case. The reports also said that the HC has allowed Afzal to argue his defence against
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According to media reports, the Delhi High Court (HC), on January 30, admitted an appeal from the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist, Mohammed Afzal, who was sentenced to death in the December 2001-Parliament attack case. The reports also said that the HC has allowed Afzal to argue his defence against the award. In its order the HC also directed the Tihar jail authorities to produce Afzal before it on February 3, when the reference for confirming the death sentences imposed on three convicts would be heard. The appeal of other convicts in the case–– another JeM terrorist Shaukat Hussain Guru, his wife Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru and S A R Geelani have already been admitted by the Court on January 15, 16 and 22 respectively. While the first and the last were awarded death sentence Navjot Sandhu was awarded five-year rigorous imprisonment.
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February - 7 
A review board of the Lahore High Court on February 7 refused to extend the detention of an activist of the proscribed Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and ordered the Home Department and the Government of Punjab to release him in three days after the activist deposits a personal surety bon
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A review board of the Lahore High Court on February 7 refused to extend the detention of an activist of the proscribed Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and ordered the Home Department and the Government of Punjab to release him in three days after the activist deposits a personal surety bond. The detainee had earlier been sentenced to death by an anti terrorism court for his alleged involvement in several murders and preparing explosives.
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February - 10 
According to media reports, Inderjit Singh Reyat, one of the three suspected terrorists charged in the 1985 bombing of an Air India aircraft Kanishka, in which 329 persons were killed, pleaded guilty before a Court on February 10 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The two other suspects in thi
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According to media reports, Inderjit Singh Reyat, one of the three suspected terrorists charged in the 1985 bombing of an Air India aircraft Kanishka, in which 329 persons were killed, pleaded guilty before a Court on February 10 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The two other suspects in this case, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, have been in custody since October 2000.
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February - 11 
According to media reports, a city Court in Vancouver, Canada sentenced Inderjit Singh Reyat, one of the accused in the Kanishka aircraft bombing case of 1985 to five years imprisonment, on February 11. As reported earlier Reyat had pleaded guilty before the Court, on February 10. In his confession,
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According to media reports, a city Court in Vancouver, Canada sentenced Inderjit Singh Reyat, one of the accused in the Kanishka aircraft bombing case of 1985 to five years imprisonment, on February 11. As reported earlier Reyat had pleaded guilty before the Court, on February 10. In his confession, he reportedly said that he had helped acquire bomb manufacturing-materials. However, he also claimed that he did not know it would be used to blow up a passenger aircraft. Two other suspects in the case, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri are in police custody in Canada since October 2000. A total of 329 persons were killed when the Air-India passenger aircraft was blown up midair over the Atlantic Ocean.
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February - 12 
An Italian court on February 12 ordered the release of 28 Pakistanis who were arrested in central Naples on January 29, 2003, for suspected links to the Al Qaeda. The court is reported to have ordered their immediate release due to lack of evidence. State prosecutors had contended that the detainees
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An Italian court on February 12 ordered the release of 28 Pakistanis who were arrested in central Naples on January 29, 2003, for suspected links to the Al Qaeda. The court is reported to have ordered their immediate release due to lack of evidence. State prosecutors had contended that the detainees were part of a "terrorist sleeper cell" that was planning an attack, and said they had found explosives in their apartment.
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February - 15 
A Special Court at Poonamallee, Chennai acquitted the Tamil Nadu Liberation Army (TNLA) chief Maran and six others in the Power Grid Corporation tower blast case, on February 15. The court held that the prosecution had failed to prove the case.
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A Special Court at Poonamallee, Chennai acquitted the Tamil Nadu Liberation Army (TNLA) chief Maran and six others in the Power Grid Corporation tower blast case, on February 15. The court held that the prosecution had failed to prove the case.
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February - 16 
Three persons––Faruk Hossain and Habibur Rahman (instructors at Hazrat Ayesha Siddiqa Islamia Salafia madrassa) and Badal––arrested in connection with the Dinajpur district bomb blasts of February 13 have been sent on remand for 10 days. According to media sources, the instructors might have named t
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Three persons––Faruk Hossain and Habibur Rahman (instructors at Hazrat Ayesha Siddiqa Islamia Salafia madrassa) and Badal––arrested in connection with the Dinajpur district bomb blasts of February 13 have been sent on remand for 10 days. According to media sources, the instructors might have named top functionaries of the ruling Bangladesh National Party-led alliance as their patrons. Hussain is reportedly the leader of the Jamaatul Mujahideen, an alleged Islamist outfit that had carried out the blasts. The outfit is believed to be having about 25 activists and several hideouts. Further, the other leaders include Kari Mohammad Obaidullah, Kaji Shahidullah and Anwar Sadat and have gone into hiding, reports claimed. Meanwhile, the district president of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Aftab Uddin Mollah, denied any link with the bomb explosion. Seven powerful blasts had in Gurgola, in the district, leaving five people injured.
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February - 17 
According to media reports, on February 17 a Delhi Court framed charges of forgery and cheating against Matloob Alam, one of the 11 accused in the Red Fort shootout case, for issuing fake ration cards to the main accused. The Court reportedly clubbed his case with the main case and fixed March 8 fo
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According to media reports, on February 17 a Delhi Court framed charges of forgery and cheating against Matloob Alam, one of the 11 accused in the Red Fort shootout case, for issuing fake ration cards to the main accused. The Court reportedly clubbed his case with the main case and fixed March 8 for commencement of trial. Charges were framed against the 11 accused in the Red Fort shootout case on January 7. On December 22, 2000, two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists stormed the Red Fort and killed three persons, including two army men.
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February - 17 
Police arrested two Chakma tribesmen with 25 small-sized glass tubes filled with explosives and propellant on February 17, and later sent them on a five-day remand for interrogation, media reports said. A patrol team of Chandgaon police station arrested Ganga Manik Tripura and his brother Bamha Trip
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Police arrested two Chakma tribesmen with 25 small-sized glass tubes filled with explosives and propellant on February 17, and later sent them on a five-day remand for interrogation, media reports said. A patrol team of Chandgaon police station arrested Ganga Manik Tripura and his brother Bamha Tripura at Bohaddarhat bus station, even as they arrived from Lama subdivision of Bandarban district. A case has been filed against them and the Army has been requested to examine the explosives.
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February - 17 
Trincomalee Magistrate S. Thyagendran, on February 17, yesterday enlarged two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) women cadres arrested on February 14, on payment of a surety of Rs.10, 000 each. Meanwhile, the protest campaign launched to secure the release of the two women has been disbanded.
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Trincomalee Magistrate S. Thyagendran, on February 17, yesterday enlarged two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) women cadres arrested on February 14, on payment of a surety of Rs.10, 000 each. Meanwhile, the protest campaign launched to secure the release of the two women has been disbanded. The two were arrested by naval personnel at Sampaltivu checkpoint while they were allegedly abducting two school girls of the Sampaltivu Tamil Maha Vidyalaya and taking them over to the LTTE controlled area in Trincomalee. The LTTE, however, claimed the two cadres were engaged in political activities in cleared areas in Trincomalee.
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February - 18 
According to media reports, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Mohammad Afzal––sentenced to death in the December 13, 2001-Parliament attack case, raised several additional grounds against his conviction in his appeal to the Delhi High Court, on February 18. He alleged that he did not get a free trial
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According to media reports, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Mohammad Afzal––sentenced to death in the December 13, 2001-Parliament attack case, raised several additional grounds against his conviction in his appeal to the Delhi High Court, on February 18. He alleged that he did not get a free trial and that police had "forced" him to make a statement before the media after his arrest, and this had prejudiced the trial proceedings. The Division Bench, before which appeals in the case are being heard, issued notice to the prosecution on Afzal’s application and directed the prosecution to submit its reply, reports said. A special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court, in New Delhi, had sentenced Afzal, another JeM terrorist Shaukat Hussain Guru and former Delhi College lecturer S A R Geelani to death in the case, while Shaukat's wife Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment. All four have appealed to the Delhi Court against their conviction.
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February - 18 
Media reports said, on February 18 Mohammed Altaf, an accused in the December 2, 2002-bomb blast inside a bus in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, informed a special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court that police had forcibly obtained his signature on a version of his confession. He said that confession was
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Media reports said, on February 18 Mohammed Altaf, an accused in the December 2, 2002-bomb blast inside a bus in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, informed a special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court that police had forcibly obtained his signature on a version of his confession. He said that confession was not what he made, on February 17. Subsequently, a Magistrate had, on February 18, recorded his confession. Altaf confirmed its contents before the POTA Court and said it was voluntary. He said in his confession before the Magistrate, "Myself, Abdul Mattin, Yunus Khwaja, Muzzamil Ahmed and Zahir Shaikh are innocent and not involved in Ghatkopar bomb blast or in the conspiracy to trigger the explosion… We do not believe in jihad. Jihad is not wanted in India. It may be relevant in Palestine, but not in India. We also do not believe in fundamentalist activities," he added. The POTA Court remanded Altaf and the other accused to further custody till February 28. Altaf was deported from Dubai on January 26, 2003 and arrested under POTA.
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February - 22 
According to media reports, a Delhi Court, on February 22, framed charges against Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann) president and Member of Parliament Simranjit Singh Mann under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). He is accused of instigating peo
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According to media reports, a Delhi Court, on February 22, framed charges against Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann) president and Member of Parliament Simranjit Singh Mann under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). He is accused of instigating people at a religious place in Delhi, on April 7, 1991, to create an independent, sovereign Khalistan. Mann pleaded not guilty and said he would stand trial. The case was earlier closed down on April 8, 2002, saying police was not interested in presenting him, and another accused Talib Singh, in the court to stand trial. The case was reopened in September 2002, following an order of the Supreme Court. At the height of the secessionist, terrorist movement in Punjab in the early 1990s, Mann had started a campaign for the creation of Khalistan.
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February - 24 
A media report of February 24 said a local member of the Norwegian-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) filed a motion in the Trincomalee Magistrates’ court requesting the release of two female cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The duo was accused of abducting two minor girls
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A media report of February 24 said a local member of the Norwegian-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) filed a motion in the Trincomalee Magistrates’ court requesting the release of two female cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The duo was accused of abducting two minor girls from Sambaltivu. Troops deployed at a checkpoint at Sambaltivu on February 14 had rescued the two 14-year-old girls when they were being taken by the suspects to an alleged LTTE training camp. The report added that the local police agreed not to object to their bail applications.
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February - 26 
According to media reports, on February 26, the Chennai High Court acquitted all eight activists of the proscribed Al-Umma in a case relating to the murder of constable P Selvaraj in Coimbatore, in 1997. The murder led to communal violence in the city. Four of the accused had been awarded the deat
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According to media reports, on February 26, the Chennai High Court acquitted all eight activists of the proscribed Al-Umma in a case relating to the murder of constable P Selvaraj in Coimbatore, in 1997. The murder led to communal violence in the city. Four of the accused had been awarded the death penalty and four more life sentence by the trial Court. The High Court acquitted all the accused citing procedural and prosecution lapses.
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February - 26 
Media reports of February 26 said Ajaib Singh Bagri and Rupidaman Singh Malik, accused in the 1985 bombing of Air India (AI) flight Kanishka, would be tried by a judge, and not by a jury. Trial by a judge would expedite the case, reports claimed. Both the accused were charged in October 2000 with c
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Media reports of February 26 said Ajaib Singh Bagri and Rupidaman Singh Malik, accused in the 1985 bombing of Air India (AI) flight Kanishka, would be tried by a judge, and not by a jury. Trial by a judge would expedite the case, reports claimed. Both the accused were charged in October 2000 with conspiracy, murder and attempted murder in connection with the explosion off-the Irish coast inside Air India flight 182––Kanishka––which killed all 329 people on board, on June 23, 1985, after it left Vancouver in Canada to New Delhi. Earlier, a third accused in the case, Inderjit Singh Reyat, pleaded guilty for his role in making the bomb that blew up the plane and was sentenced to five years imprisonment under a plea agreement with prosecutors. Media reports further said a video tape of the inflammatory speech calling for revenge against Hindus and the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, made by Bagri at Madison Square Garden, New York, in July 1984, was released on February 25, following a decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
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February - 27 
A designated Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Jammu, on February 27, granted bail to the three accused in the Rajiv Nagar-massacre case, reportedly because the prosecution failed to furnish the required evidence within the stipulated time. POTA provisions require that such evidence needs
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A designated Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Jammu, on February 27, granted bail to the three accused in the Rajiv Nagar-massacre case, reportedly because the prosecution failed to furnish the required evidence within the stipulated time. POTA provisions require that such evidence needs to be furnished before the Court within 180 days, including a 90-day extension period duly granted by the Court. Altaf Hussain, Mahroof Khan and Shabir Ahmad were arrested by Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police, on August 31, 2002 for their alleged involvement in the Rajiv Nagar massacre, in which 29 persons were killed and 35 more injured, on July 13, 2002.
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February - 27 
A Special Court in Mumbai, on February 27, remanded Ejaz Mohammed Sharif alias Ejaz Pathan, an accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blast case, to judicial custody till March 3. In a related development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed the Court that he had made a voluntary
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A Special Court in Mumbai, on February 27, remanded Ejaz Mohammed Sharif alias Ejaz Pathan, an accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blast case, to judicial custody till March 3. In a related development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed the Court that he had made a voluntary confession on February 22. His statement was recorded and he was later produced before a Magistrate for confirming its contents, reports said. Ejaz was deported from Dubai on February 19 and arrested by the CBI on his arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji airport, Mumbai.
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February - 28 
According to media reports, a special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court on February 28 extended the judicial custody of five Ghatkopar bomb blast accused till March 10. The accused––Mohammed Altaf, Imran Reheman Khan, Abdul Mattin Abdul Basit, Shaikh Mohammed Muzzamil Jamil Ahmed and Zahir Ah
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According to media reports, a special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court on February 28 extended the judicial custody of five Ghatkopar bomb blast accused till March 10. The accused––Mohammed Altaf, Imran Reheman Khan, Abdul Mattin Abdul Basit, Shaikh Mohammed Muzzamil Jamil Ahmed and Zahir Ahmed Bashir Ahmed Shaikh––were booked under POTA for triggering a blast inside a bus at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, on December 2, 2002.
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February - 28 
According to media reports, Crime Branch Investigators in Mumbai, on February 28, produced Iqbal Hasan Shaikh Kaskar, younger brother of Mumbai-serial blasts accused and Karachi–based mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, before a Magistrate who remanded him to police custody till March 6, in connection with a
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According to media reports, Crime Branch Investigators in Mumbai, on February 28, produced Iqbal Hasan Shaikh Kaskar, younger brother of Mumbai-serial blasts accused and Karachi–based mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, before a Magistrate who remanded him to police custody till March 6, in connection with a murder case. He was arrested on February 19 after being deported from Dubai.
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February - 28 
According to police, five persons have already been arrested in this case and have been enlarged on bail. Noora, another brother of Dawood, is also an accused in this case.
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According to police, five persons have already been arrested in this case and have been enlarged on bail. Noora, another brother of Dawood, is also an accused in this case.
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February - 28 
The Eastern High Court, on February 28, acquitted seven persons accused under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and Emergency Regulation (ER) after charges were withdrawn against them by the prosecution. Among the seven, one was accused of attacking the Indian Peace Keeping Force and the rest fo
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The Eastern High Court, on February 28, acquitted seven persons accused under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and Emergency Regulation (ER) after charges were withdrawn against them by the prosecution. Among the seven, one was accused of attacking the Indian Peace Keeping Force and the rest for obtaining arms training from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), collecting funds for it and providing information to it on the Sri Lankan armed forces
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March - 1 
According to media reports, a Delhi Court sentenced to 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) two associates of the Babbar Khalsa, on March 1. They were sentenced under section 120-b of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and various provisions of the Arms Act and Explosives Substances Act. The Court also impo
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According to media reports, a Delhi Court sentenced to 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) two associates of the Babbar Khalsa, on March 1. They were sentenced under section 120-b of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and various provisions of the Arms Act and Explosives Substances Act. The Court also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on each of the convicts. The two were arrested on October 14, 2000, in Delhi with a huge consignment of arms and ammunition, including 29kg RDX meant for the Babber Khalsa terrorist organization.
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March - 1 
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad remanded to police custody Ahmed Qadoos, a Pakistani national arrested with Khalid Shaikh Muhammad on March 1. Qadoos was charged with possession of illegal arms. So far he has not been charged with associating with terrorists.
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An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad remanded to police custody Ahmed Qadoos, a Pakistani national arrested with Khalid Shaikh Muhammad on March 1. Qadoos was charged with possession of illegal arms. So far he has not been charged with associating with terrorists.
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March - 3 
Media reports of March 4 said Gujarat Police have started making sketches of operatives of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, on the basis of information provided by arrested ISI agent Mujib Ashraf Panliwala. According to the Jamnagar district police ch
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Media reports of March 4 said Gujarat Police have started making sketches of operatives of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, on the basis of information provided by arrested ISI agent Mujib Ashraf Panliwala. According to the Jamnagar district police chief, police were making sketches of ISI agents Capt. Nadeem and Lt. Col. Umar. A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team has already reached Jamnagar and has been interrogating Mujib, he added. Mujib is in on police remand till March 9. He was arrested on March 2-evening in Jamnagar, Gujarat, while corresponding with ISI officials based in Pakistan through the Internet.
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March - 3 
Two witnesses deposed on March 3 before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi, Sindh, rovince in the United States (US) Consulate-General suicide bombing case. On June 14, 2002 10 persons, including five women, were killed and 51 more injured in a suicide attack outside the US Consulate in Karach
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Two witnesses deposed on March 3 before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi, Sindh, rovince in the United States (US) Consulate-General suicide bombing case. On June 14, 2002 10 persons, including five women, were killed and 51 more injured in a suicide attack outside the US Consulate in Karachi.
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March - 4 
According to media reports, a Special Court in Mumabi, on March 4, has extended the judicial custody of Ejaz Pathan, an accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial blasts case till March 7. The Court declined a plea by Mumbai police seeking his custody in a weapon-seizure case booked under the Maharashtra Con
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According to media reports, a Special Court in Mumabi, on March 4, has extended the judicial custody of Ejaz Pathan, an accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial blasts case till March 7. The Court declined a plea by Mumbai police seeking his custody in a weapon-seizure case booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Ejaz was deported from Dubai on February 19-night and arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at Shahar airport, Mumbai.
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March - 4 
According to media reports, on March 4 the Delhi High Court rejected the bail application of a Parliament attack case convict Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru, who had cited ill health as the ground for bail. After examining her medical report, the Court reportedly said it was not a fit case for bail.
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According to media reports, on March 4 the Delhi High Court rejected the bail application of a Parliament attack case convict Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru, who had cited ill health as the ground for bail. After examining her medical report, the Court reportedly said it was not a fit case for bail. Afsan was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment in the case relating to the attack on the Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001.
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March - 4 
On March 4, arrested All Parties Hurriyat Conference’s (APHC’s) women activist Anjum Zamrooda Habib alleged in a court in New Delhi that she her confession on receiving money from the Pakistan High Commission was made under ‘police pressure’. She reportedly said police had "forced" her to make "fals
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On March 4, arrested All Parties Hurriyat Conference’s (APHC’s) women activist Anjum Zamrooda Habib alleged in a court in New Delhi that she her confession on receiving money from the Pakistan High Commission was made under ‘police pressure’. She reportedly said police had "forced" her to make "false entries" in the diary that was seized from her possession. She also backtracked from her earlier statement of having admitted the receipt of "nazrana" (gift) when she was produced before the Court on February 7. Habib and APHC’s Delhi-based spokesperson Shabir Ahmed Dar were arrested on February 6 for allegedly receiving ‘funds’ from Pakistan’s then Charge d’Affaires Jaleel Abbas Gilani for abetting terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
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March - 4 
An Anti-terrorism Court in France issued an arrest warrant for Khalid Sheikh in connection with a suicide bomb attack on the resort island of Djerba in which 21 persons were killed, on April 21, 2002.
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An Anti-terrorism Court in France issued an arrest warrant for Khalid Sheikh in connection with a suicide bomb attack on the resort island of Djerba in which 21 persons were killed, on April 21, 2002.
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March - 5 
According to media reports, on March 5, a Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in New Delhi framed charges against nine persons, including six Pakistani nationals, for allegedly plotting to kill President A P J Abdul Kalam. The suspects are also believed to have plotted abduction of cricketers
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According to media reports, on March 5, a Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in New Delhi framed charges against nine persons, including six Pakistani nationals, for allegedly plotting to kill President A P J Abdul Kalam. The suspects are also believed to have plotted abduction of cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, and attack on the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai and other vital installations in Delhi.
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March - 5 
According to media reports, on March 5, Kolkata High Court accepted a request by the West Bengal government that trial of Aftab Ansari, prime accused in the American Center attack case, and the eight other suspects be held within the Presidency jail premises on security grounds. Six policemen were
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According to media reports, on March 5, Kolkata High Court accepted a request by the West Bengal government that trial of Aftab Ansari, prime accused in the American Center attack case, and the eight other suspects be held within the Presidency jail premises on security grounds. Six policemen were killed in the attack on the American Center in Kolkata on January 22, 2002.
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March - 5 
The ULFA cadres and the two persons who sheltered them in Jorhat were produced before the court that sent them to seven days’ police remand.
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The ULFA cadres and the two persons who sheltered them in Jorhat were produced before the court that sent them to seven days’ police remand.
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March - 6 
A fast track court in Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, on March 6 sentenced four Hizb-ul-Mujahiddin (HM) terrorists of Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), to life imprisonment on charges of waging war against the nation.
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A fast track court in Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, on March 6 sentenced four Hizb-ul-Mujahiddin (HM) terrorists of Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), to life imprisonment on charges of waging war against the nation.
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March - 6 
According to media reports, a Mumbai Court, on March 6, remanded Iqbal Kaskar to judicial custody till March 20 in a murder case. Kaksar is the younger brother of Karachi-based mafia don and 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blasts accused Dawood Ibrahim. Kaskar was arrested on February 19-night at Shahar air
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According to media reports, a Mumbai Court, on March 6, remanded Iqbal Kaskar to judicial custody till March 20 in a murder case. Kaksar is the younger brother of Karachi-based mafia don and 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blasts accused Dawood Ibrahim. Kaskar was arrested on February 19-night at Shahar airport after being deported from Dubai.
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March - 6 
Media reports of March 7 said, self-styled chief of Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) Wassan Zingh Zaffarwal, who was allegedly responsible for hundreds of killings during the secessionist, terrorist campaign in Punjab, could be set free soon. Reportedly, the prosecution had failed to submit evidence a
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Media reports of March 7 said, self-styled chief of Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) Wassan Zingh Zaffarwal, who was allegedly responsible for hundreds of killings during the secessionist, terrorist campaign in Punjab, could be set free soon. Reportedly, the prosecution had failed to submit evidence against his involvement in terrorist violence, which could, thus, lead to his acquittal in a sixth case, out of the total of eight cases registered against him. He was arrested under section 124-a and 153-a of the Terrorist and Disruptive (Prevention) Activities Act (TADA), and other sections of the India Penal Code (IPC). On March 6, he was reportedly acquitted in the case pertaining to the declaration of "Khalistan" by a five-member Panthic Committee on April 29, 1986, from the Akal Takht, in Amritsar. According to reports, two more cases are pending against him. Hearing in one of the cases has been fixed for March 12, while hearing in the sensational case relating to the attack on the then State police chief, J.F. Ribeiro, on October 3, 1986, would come up on March 13.
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March - 7 
According to media reports, acting on an appeal made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a Special Court in Mumbai has remanded to police custody, till March 12, Ejaz Pathan, an accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial blasts case. Pathan was earlier remanded to judicial custody on health ground
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According to media reports, acting on an appeal made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a Special Court in Mumbai has remanded to police custody, till March 12, Ejaz Pathan, an accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial blasts case. Pathan was earlier remanded to judicial custody on health grounds. Ejaz was deported from Dubai on February 19-night and arrested by the CBI at Shahar airport, Mumbai.
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March - 10 
According to media reports, a Special Court in Mumabi, on March 10, extended till March 15 the deadline set for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete investigations following the arrest of 1993-Mumbai serial blasts accused Ejaz Pathan. The Court also granted more time to either produ
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According to media reports, a Special Court in Mumabi, on March 10, extended till March 15 the deadline set for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete investigations following the arrest of 1993-Mumbai serial blasts accused Ejaz Pathan. The Court also granted more time to either produce or inform the whereabouts of 34 more accused in the case, who are absconding. They include the Karachi-based mafia don Dawood Ibrahim. The deadline set earlier had expired on March 10. Also, the Court has also asked the CBI to apprise it of the prospects of securing the deportation from Lisbon, Portugal, of Abu Salem, another accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blasts.
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March - 10 
According to media reports, a Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court, in Mumbai, on March 10, has extended the judicial custody of five alleged Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activists, till March 24. They were arrested on December 2, 2002 for setting-off a bomb blast inside a
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According to media reports, a Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court, in Mumbai, on March 10, has extended the judicial custody of five alleged Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activists, till March 24. They were arrested on December 2, 2002 for setting-off a bomb blast inside a bus in Ghatkopar, Mumbai that killed two persons and injured 31 more.
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March - 10 
According to media reports, one more member of the banned Islamist extremist group Shahadat-e-Al Hikma has been arrested in Rajshahi on March 10, raising the number of Al Hikma cadres arrested to five. The detainee has been identified as Abdus Subhan. He has been held under Section 54 of the Crimina
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According to media reports, one more member of the banned Islamist extremist group Shahadat-e-Al Hikma has been arrested in Rajshahi on March 10, raising the number of Al Hikma cadres arrested to five. The detainee has been identified as Abdus Subhan. He has been held under Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and sent on remand. Reports added that sedition charges are likely to be filed against all five.
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March - 10 
All the nine bombs recovered from two alleged arms traffickers at Bakra Bazar under Jhikargachha subdivision, on March 9, have been destroyed, media reports said on March 11. Police were quoted as saying that one of the arrested persons, Sumon, is a member of an Islamic fanatic group and is a reside
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All the nine bombs recovered from two alleged arms traffickers at Bakra Bazar under Jhikargachha subdivision, on March 9, have been destroyed, media reports said on March 11. Police were quoted as saying that one of the arrested persons, Sumon, is a member of an Islamic fanatic group and is a resident of Shekhervita in Jamalpur district. Another arrested person, Shahidullah, is a teenager and student of Salafia madrassa (seminary) in Khulna district. The two have been sent on a five-day remand and a search is on for two more persons.
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March - 10 
The Court of Appeals in Sri Lanka has enlarged on bail six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, on March 10. They are currently under detention for allegedly transporting landmines by sea and were arrested between Trincomalee and Sampoor in November 2002, and were charged under the Offens
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The Court of Appeals in Sri Lanka has enlarged on bail six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, on March 10. They are currently under detention for allegedly transporting landmines by sea and were arrested between Trincomalee and Sampoor in November 2002, and were charged under the Offensive Weapons Act. The Court asked them to provide a surety of SLR 25, 000 each, reports added.
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March - 12 
According to media reports, on March 12, Noman Badar alias Falahi, one of the top leaders of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), was brought on transit remand to Delhi from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. A case against him is pending in a Court in Delhi for his involvement in unlawful act
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According to media reports, on March 12, Noman Badar alias Falahi, one of the top leaders of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), was brought on transit remand to Delhi from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. A case against him is pending in a Court in Delhi for his involvement in unlawful activities, including publishing objectionable using inflammatory laguage. He had reportedly escaped during a raid on SIMI headquarters in Delhi, in 2001. Noman was reportedly the chief editor of an Urdu magazine published by SIMI and was also authorised to operate the organisation's bank accounts. He is a native of Haldwani, Uttaranchal. He was arrested in May 2002 and has been lodged in the Lucknow Jail since then
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March - 13 
According to media reports, Iqbal Kaskar, has been booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on March 13, for allegedly conspiring to grab properties in Mumbai for the Dawood gang. Iqbal is the younger brother of Karachi-based mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, who is a key accused
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According to media reports, Iqbal Kaskar, has been booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on March 13, for allegedly conspiring to grab properties in Mumbai for the Dawood gang. Iqbal is the younger brother of Karachi-based mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, who is a key accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blasts. Iqbal was reportedly remanded to police custody till March 21. He was deported from Dubai on February 19 and arrested by Mumbai Police at Shahar air Port.
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March - 17 
According to media reports, a Special Court in Chennai, on March 17, adjourned till April 7 proceedings in the case against Marumalarchi Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko and eight other party men. The proceedings relate to their detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) an
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According to media reports, a Special Court in Chennai, on March 17, adjourned till April 7 proceedings in the case against Marumalarchi Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko and eight other party men. The proceedings relate to their detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) and have been adjourned in view of the Supreme Court hearing on March 25 on their plea challenging their detention. Separately, speaking to media personnel, Vaiko said constituting a review committee on POTA was a delayed decision. Vaiko and others were arrested under POTA on July 11, 2002.
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March - 17 
According to media reports, Portuguese authorities on March 17 asked India to provide "certain details" of mafia don Abu Salem, a key accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blasts and several other cases. The Portuguese authorities also produced Salem in a Court in Lisbon to extend his judicial rema
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According to media reports, Portuguese authorities on March 17 asked India to provide "certain details" of mafia don Abu Salem, a key accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial bomb blasts and several other cases. The Portuguese authorities also produced Salem in a Court in Lisbon to extend his judicial remand, which expires on March 18, today. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) received Letters Rogatory (LR) from Portugal asking for details about some of the documents procured by Salem from India, which facilitated him in obtaining a fake passport on forged documents in Portugal, report said. As reported earlier, the CBI had put up a request for his extradition and forwarded certain documents to support their claim that Salem is wanted in India for serious offences. Salem was arrested in Lisbon on September 18, 2002, on forgery charges.
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March - 17 
One of the two absconding convicts, Md. Azam, sentenced to death in the Gopal Krishna Muhuri murder case was arrested in Chittagong on March 17. Two associates of his have also been held. Police also recovered four firearms, about 315 ammunition rounds, including 170 of AK-47 rifle, and BTk 100,000
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One of the two absconding convicts, Md. Azam, sentenced to death in the Gopal Krishna Muhuri murder case was arrested in Chittagong on March 17. Two associates of his have also been held. Police also recovered four firearms, about 315 ammunition rounds, including 170 of AK-47 rifle, and BTk 100,000 from their possession. His associates are reportedly cadres of the Islami Chhatra Shibir
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March - 17 
The Sri Lanka Navy chased a boat and arrested three cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) naval wing, the Sea Tigers, on March 17, off Trincomalee. Reportedly, they had dumped some boxes into the sea upon their boat being detected. The boxes allegedly contain 82mm mortar bombs. Sri
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The Sri Lanka Navy chased a boat and arrested three cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) naval wing, the Sea Tigers, on March 17, off Trincomalee. Reportedly, they had dumped some boxes into the sea upon their boat being detected. The boxes allegedly contain 82mm mortar bombs. Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) deputy chief Hagrup Haukland said the Navy has informed the SLMM of the incident. He said, "The Navy is accusing the LTTE of carrying arms when they detected the boat. But we cannot confirm it as we were not there at the scene". The LTTE cadres would be produced before the Trincomalee Magistrate.
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March - 19 
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi acquitted two religious scholars, accused in a case of sectarian killings, at the very first hearing of the case on March 19. The court held that Maulana Illyas Zubair and Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem could not be tried in the case, as there was no evidence to sugg
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An Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi acquitted two religious scholars, accused in a case of sectarian killings, at the very first hearing of the case on March 19. The court held that Maulana Illyas Zubair and Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem could not be tried in the case, as there was no evidence to suggest that they were connected with the crime. According to the prosecution, Syed Shamim Raza was shot dead in Orangi by unidentified persons in a suspected sectarian killing on April 28, 2001.
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March - 21 
Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar, the younger brother of Karachi-based mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, has been remanded to police custody till March 27 under th eMaharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), on March 21. He was deported from Dubai on February 19.
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Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar, the younger brother of Karachi-based mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, has been remanded to police custody till March 27 under th eMaharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), on March 21. He was deported from Dubai on February 19.
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March - 21 
Media reports of March 22 said, the Supreme Court would begin the final hearing on a group of Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) cases, on March 25. Three petitions challenging it’s constitutional validity, including the one filed by the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko, a
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Media reports of March 22 said, the Supreme Court would begin the final hearing on a group of Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) cases, on March 25. Three petitions challenging it’s constitutional validity, including the one filed by the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko, are pending before the Court. As reported earlier, on March 13, the Union government has constituted a review committee to ensure that provisions of the Act were not misused.
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March - 22 
A Court in Delhi framed charges under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), on March 22, against Aftab Ansari for plotting to assassinate President A P J Abdul Kalam and abduct cricket players Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly, media reports said. The Court also framed charges against two of A
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A Court in Delhi framed charges under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), on March 22, against Aftab Ansari for plotting to assassinate President A P J Abdul Kalam and abduct cricket players Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly, media reports said. The Court also framed charges against two of Ansari's associates––Arshad Khan and Anita Das–– in another case relating to waging war against the state by providing logistic support to Pakistan-trained terrorists. Ansari has been named as an accused in this case, too, though separate charges not filed against him. Ansari is already standing trial for the terrorist attack on the American Center in Kolkatta in January 2002.
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March - 22 
According to media reports, a District Court in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, has sent three Kashmir students––Aijaz Hussain, Sheikh Mehraj and Sajjad Hussain, to judicial custody for two months, for their alleged links with the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), on March 22. They were arrested separately.
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According to media reports, a District Court in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, has sent three Kashmir students––Aijaz Hussain, Sheikh Mehraj and Sajjad Hussain, to judicial custody for two months, for their alleged links with the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), on March 22. They were arrested separately.
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March - 22 
Nepal’s Supreme Court, on March 22, ordered the release of journalists Ram Karki and Maheshwore Dahal, detained for their pro-Maoist insurgent leanings.
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Nepal’s Supreme Court, on March 22, ordered the release of journalists Ram Karki and Maheshwore Dahal, detained for their pro-Maoist insurgent leanings.
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March - 22 
Air Force personnel held a soldier of the Sri Lanka Army at the Palaly military base, Jaffna district, on March 22, for pilfering explosives media reports said. He was later handed over to the police and produced at a Court in Mallakam. The Magistrate sent him to police remand till April 4. Reports
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Air Force personnel held a soldier of the Sri Lanka Army at the Palaly military base, Jaffna district, on March 22, for pilfering explosives media reports said. He was later handed over to the police and produced at a Court in Mallakam. The Magistrate sent him to police remand till April 4. Reports added that two hand grenades, several cartridges and some explosives recovered from the soldier.
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March - 24 
According to media reports, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on March 24 filed a supplementary chargesheet at a Special Court against Ejaz Pathan, a key accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial blasts case. Earlier, he was remanded to judicial custody till March 27. The CBI has reportedly charged
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According to media reports, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on March 24 filed a supplementary chargesheet at a Special Court against Ejaz Pathan, a key accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial blasts case. Earlier, he was remanded to judicial custody till March 27. The CBI has reportedly charged Pathan with taking an active part in the conspiracy hatched by Karachi-based mafia don Dawood Ibrahim at Dubai, to cause the blasts. The CBI alleged that Pathan had sent co-accused Manoj Kumar Bhanwarilal Gupta alias Munna, Ethesham, Shahnawaz Khan, Akbar Abu Sama Khan and Karimulla to help Tiger Memon in landing arms and ammunition at the nearby Raigar coast. Pathan and co-accused Gupta, as well as Mohammed Dawood Yusuf Khan, had allegedly carried a bag containing three AK-56 rifles and nine magazines and kept it at the residence of Mohammed Dawood. The bag was later recovered by police.
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March - 24 
Media reports said 12 cadres of the proscribed Shahadat-e-Al-Hikma were chargesheeted in a sedition case on March 24 in Rajshahi.
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Media reports said 12 cadres of the proscribed Shahadat-e-Al-Hikma were chargesheeted in a sedition case on March 24 in Rajshahi.
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March - 25 
A Court in Rawalpindi, on March 25, granted bail to an activist of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Ahmed Abdul Qudoos, who was arrested allegedly along with two Al Qaeda operatives, including suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, from his residence on March 1. The defence counsel argued that
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A Court in Rawalpindi, on March 25, granted bail to an activist of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Ahmed Abdul Qudoos, who was arrested allegedly along with two Al Qaeda operatives, including suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, from his residence on March 1. The defence counsel argued that his client had been implicated in a fake case and pointed out that charges of giving shelter to terrorists and recovery of hand grenades from his house were fake, too. After hearing the defence counsel's arguments, the Court ordered the release of Qudoos on bail.
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March - 25 
A report from Sarlahi said the local administration remanded eight Maoists to jail defying the Janakpur Appellate Court’s order. Sarlahi Chief District Officer Ratna Raj Pandey said they were hard-core insurgents and added that, "They will not be released until the government-Maoists peace talks pro
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A report from Sarlahi said the local administration remanded eight Maoists to jail defying the Janakpur Appellate Court’s order. Sarlahi Chief District Officer Ratna Raj Pandey said they were hard-core insurgents and added that, "They will not be released until the government-Maoists peace talks progresses towards positive direction".
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March - 25 
Media reports from Nepal said on March 25 that several Maoist insurgents were released from different jails in the country. However, some of them were re-arrested and sent to jail.Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on March 25 ordered the release of three members of a family, natives of Damak, in Jhapa di
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Media reports from Nepal said on March 25 that several Maoist insurgents were released from different jails in the country. However, some of them were re-arrested and sent to jail.Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on March 25 ordered the release of three members of a family, natives of Damak, in Jhapa district, arrested for their alleged links with the insurgents. It is not immediately known if they have been set free. Of the several insurgents released 12 were set free in Dang district. Three more, residents of Rolpa, Salyan and Pyuthan districts, respectively, were also set free. Six insurgents were released in Iilam district upon the orders of the local appeal court, but four of them were re-arrested. Four more, all residents of Jhapa district, were set free, too. In Manthali, Ramechhap district, four insurgents were released.
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March - 26 
According to media reports, a Special Judge in Mumbai on March 26 granted two more weeks’ time to police to file a chargesheet in the December 2, 2002-Ghatkopar bomb blast case. The 90-day deadline to file the chargesheet concluded on March 26, yesterday. Six terrorists––five Student Islamic Move
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According to media reports, a Special Judge in Mumbai on March 26 granted two more weeks’ time to police to file a chargesheet in the December 2, 2002-Ghatkopar bomb blast case. The 90-day deadline to file the chargesheet concluded on March 26, yesterday. Six terrorists––five Student Islamic Movements of India (SIMI) activists and a Laskar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist––were arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) in this case.
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March - 27 
The Chennai High Court, Tamil Nadu, on March 27, dismissed a petition filed by Tamil Nationalist Liberation Movement (TNLM) leader P Nedumaran. He appealed to the Court to quash proceedings against him for allegedly making pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) remarks at a public meeting in Va
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The Chennai High Court, Tamil Nadu, on March 27, dismissed a petition filed by Tamil Nationalist Liberation Movement (TNLM) leader P Nedumaran. He appealed to the Court to quash proceedings against him for allegedly making pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) remarks at a public meeting in Vanampatti village in 1992. The First Information Report (FIR) was lodged on December 20, 1992. The charge sheet was filed on January 20, 1994.
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March - 27 
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has held that the country lacks a law declaring Al Qaeda a terrorist organization and, consequently, no one could be detained simply for having links with the organization. The Supreme Court made the observation in a judgement on the Federal Government’s appeal against
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has held that the country lacks a law declaring Al Qaeda a terrorist organization and, consequently, no one could be detained simply for having links with the organization. The Supreme Court made the observation in a judgement on the Federal Government’s appeal against an earlier Lahore High Court order of releasing three Al Qaeda suspects. "Our security laws and anti-terrorism enactments are silent to the affect that Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization, having its network at global level and that it is a furious threat to national/international peace, security and tranquility," said the apex court.
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March - 28 
Fifteen members of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM or the Movement for the Enforcement of Islamic Laws), including some leaders were released from the central prison in Dera Ismail Khan, on March 28. A court in Kurram Agency had convicted them in 2002. However, TNSM chief
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Fifteen members of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM or the Movement for the Enforcement of Islamic Laws), including some leaders were released from the central prison in Dera Ismail Khan, on March 28. A court in Kurram Agency had convicted them in 2002. However, TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Mohammad and his son are still in prison as they had refused to file an appeal against their sentence. A large number of TNSM activists had gone to Afghanistan during the US-led military campaign there and approximately 30 of them were arrested in Kurram Agency while returning. They were charged under different laws for possessing illegal weapons, illegally crossing into Afghanistan and displaying weapons.
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March - 29 
Two witnesses from Ahmedabad, Gujarat informed a court in Delhi, on March 29 that the alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Shahid Ahmed Bakshi, accused of plotting assassination of Gujarat Chief Minister Narender Modi and some other leaders, had intended to avenge the killings of Muslims during F
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Two witnesses from Ahmedabad, Gujarat informed a court in Delhi, on March 29 that the alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Shahid Ahmed Bakshi, accused of plotting assassination of Gujarat Chief Minister Narender Modi and some other leaders, had intended to avenge the killings of Muslims during February riots in Godhra, Gujarat. Besides Shahid, two more suspected LeT terrorists, Farhan Ahmed Ali and Hafiz Mohammed Tahir from Moradabad and Muzaffarnagar respectively in Uttar Pradesh, were arrested under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) in August 2002 for their alleged role in this connection.
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March - 31 
The Union government on March 31 approached the Supreme Court with a fresh affidavit seeking to delete paragraph-12 and 13 of its original affidavit against Vaiko. The new affidavit said the "Government … fully supports the constitutionality [the] of Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). It is, howeve
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The Union government on March 31 approached the Supreme Court with a fresh affidavit seeking to delete paragraph-12 and 13 of its original affidavit against Vaiko. The new affidavit said the "Government … fully supports the constitutionality [the] of Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). It is, however, "of the view that the speech delivered by Vaiko on June 29, 2001, if properly interpreted and read in the entire context of the speech and the surrounding circumstances, does not attract the provisions of POTA." The original affidavit said Vaiko’s speech was supportive of the proscribed Sri Lanka-based Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and was "an act of terrorism." Vaiko and other Marumalarchi Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (MDMK) leaders were arrested under POTA on July 11, 2002. Separately, speaking in Chennai, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president M Venkaiah Naidu, on March 31, rejected Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader M Karunanidhi's appeal for repealing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). It should not be misused or misapplied, he added. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, in Chennai, said it was for the Courts to decide on granting bail to Vaiko and others detained under POTA. The State government has no role to play in it, she added.
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April - 1 
Media reports said the Supreme Court, on April 1, declined to accept an amended affidavit that the Union government sought to file in the case relating to the detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko. As reported earl
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Media reports said the Supreme Court, on April 1, declined to accept an amended affidavit that the Union government sought to file in the case relating to the detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko. As reported earlier, the Union government, on March 31, informed that it would file a fresh affidavit deleting paragraphs-12 and 13 of the original affidavit in the case.
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April - 1 
Two terrorists accused of killing 11 French naval engineers and two Pakistanis in a suicide bomb attack at Sheraton Hotel, Karachi, on May 8, 2002, pleaded "not guilty" on April 1, even as an Anti-terrorism Court formally indicted them. Mohammed Asif Zaheer and Rizwanullah alias Basheer, who were al
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Two terrorists accused of killing 11 French naval engineers and two Pakistanis in a suicide bomb attack at Sheraton Hotel, Karachi, on May 8, 2002, pleaded "not guilty" on April 1, even as an Anti-terrorism Court formally indicted them. Mohammed Asif Zaheer and Rizwanullah alias Basheer, who were allegedly trained at a Harkat-ul-Jehadi-e-Islami (HuJI) camp in Afghanistan, were indicted under the Anti-terrorist Act and Explosive Act. The French engineers, assisting Pakistan build Agosta 90-B submarines, were killed when an explosives-laden vehicle crashed into their bus outside the Sheraton hotel.
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April - 2 
Attorney General (AG) Soli J Sorabjee stated in the Supreme Court, on April 2, that mere expression of support to a terrorist organisation without actual aid to it would not amount to an offence under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2002. He was speaking while filing an affidavit in the Supre
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Attorney General (AG) Soli J Sorabjee stated in the Supreme Court, on April 2, that mere expression of support to a terrorist organisation without actual aid to it would not amount to an offence under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2002. He was speaking while filing an affidavit in the Supreme Court in case relating to the detention of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko under POTA. He reportedly expressed a similar opinion in January 2003, when the Union Government referred to him the case of MDMK leader and Union Minister M Kannappan, who had made pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) statements in July and August 2002. As reported earlier, the Apex Court, on April 1, declined to accept an amended counter-affidavit in which the Union government sought to delete paragraphs 12 and 13 of the original affidavit in Viko’s case. Separately, arguments in the three POTA cases challenging the constitutional validity of POTA, including that filed by Vaiko, started on April 2 in the Supreme Court.
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April - 6 
Media reports of April 6 said, all the six accused in the Ghatkopar-blast case would be chargesheeted under various sections of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2002, and under sections 302, 307 and 35 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The chargesheet would be filed on April 9. As reported earli
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Media reports of April 6 said, all the six accused in the Ghatkopar-blast case would be chargesheeted under various sections of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2002, and under sections 302, 307 and 35 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The chargesheet would be filed on April 9. As reported earlier, Police in Mumbai arrested five activists of the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist, on different dates, in connection with the blast. Three persons were killed and 32 more injured when a powerful bomb blast occurred inside a bus at Ghatokpar, in Mumbai.
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April - 7 
According to media reports, on April 7, a Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court in Mumbai remanded Mustafa Mohammed Umar Dossa, an accused in the 1993- -serial blasts, to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody till April 16. Dossa was arrested in Mumbai, on March
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According to media reports, on April 7, a Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court in Mumbai remanded Mustafa Mohammed Umar Dossa, an accused in the 1993- -serial blasts, to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody till April 16. Dossa was arrested in Mumbai, on March 19, 2003, after he was deported from Dubai. He is accused of supplying arms and ammunition for the blasts and sending men to Pakistan for arms training.
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April - 7 
Reports said the prosecution on April 7 produced evidence establishing the linkages between the four persons convicted in the Parliament attack case—Mohammed Afzal, Shaukat Hussain Guru, S A R Geelani and Afsan Guru—and the actual perpetrators of the act. As reported earlier, the Delhi High Court is
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Reports said the prosecution on April 7 produced evidence establishing the linkages between the four persons convicted in the Parliament attack case—Mohammed Afzal, Shaukat Hussain Guru, S A R Geelani and Afsan Guru—and the actual perpetrators of the act. As reported earlier, the Delhi High Court is hearing the appeals against the conviction of the four in the December 13, 2001-Parliament attack case. The four were awarded death sentence on December 18, 2002 under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) and section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
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April - 7 
The Supreme Court on April 7 issued notice to Tamil National Movement (TNM) president P Nedumaran and three others after the Tamil Nadu Government on March 3, 2003, challenged an order of the Chennai High Court in the Apex Court. The High Court said that there was no restriction under the Prevention
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The Supreme Court on April 7 issued notice to Tamil National Movement (TNM) president P Nedumaran and three others after the Tamil Nadu Government on March 3, 2003, challenged an order of the Chennai High Court in the Apex Court. The High Court said that there was no restriction under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002 (POTA) on Nedumaran and others to seek bail before the expiry of one year after their arrest. The notice was issued after a bench of the Supreme Court heard the views of the Additional Solicitor General, who said the High Court had committed an error by giving the impugned order.
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April - 7 
The Bangladesh High Court, on April 7, barred the government from detaining suspects under the Special Powers Act. The Court held that a person arrested under section 54 could not be placed sent to police remand for interrogation without the permission of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge or the Distr
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The Bangladesh High Court, on April 7, barred the government from detaining suspects under the Special Powers Act. The Court held that a person arrested under section 54 could not be placed sent to police remand for interrogation without the permission of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge or the District and Sessions Judge. The bench comprising Justice Hamidul Huq and Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury also ruled that an accused has to be interrogated by the investigation officer in prison, and not at the police interrogation cell, in the presence of his relatives and a lawyer. The interrogation has to be conducted behind a glass to enable others to see if he was being physically tortured.
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April - 8 
According to media reports, on April 8, Ghatkopar bomb blast accused and Muslim Defence Force (MDF) activist Taufiq Ahmed alias Chhotu has been booked under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002. A Special Court remanded him to police custody till April 22. He has been charged also under sect
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According to media reports, on April 8, Ghatkopar bomb blast accused and Muslim Defence Force (MDF) activist Taufiq Ahmed alias Chhotu has been booked under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002. A Special Court remanded him to police custody till April 22. He has been charged also under sections 120-b (conspiracy), 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 34 (common intention), of the Indian penal Code (IPC). Taufiq was reportedly brought from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on April 5. Meanwhile, the public prosecutor in the Ghatkopar blast-case informed the Court that police would file the chargesheet in the case on April 9. Five activists of the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist have already been arrested in connection with the blast.
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April - 8 
Arguing in the Supreme Court, on April 8, Attorney General Soli J Sorabjee said a person arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002 could seek bail even before the expiry of year from the time of his arrest. He also disproved that POTA did not have adequate safeguards against misuse
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Arguing in the Supreme Court, on April 8, Attorney General Soli J Sorabjee said a person arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002 could seek bail even before the expiry of year from the time of his arrest. He also disproved that POTA did not have adequate safeguards against misuse. As reported earlier, several petitions, including one by Marumalarchi Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko, detained under POTA, have been filed in the Apex Court challenging the validity of section 49 of POTA, which deals with the procedures to be followed while an accused was seeking bail.
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April - 8 
Reports said, on April 8, during the hearing in the appeals of the four convicts in the December 13, 2001-Parliament attack case; the prosecution said the explosives recovered from a car belonged to the accused. The prosecution also presented witnesses who connected one of the accused, Jaish-e-Moham
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Reports said, on April 8, during the hearing in the appeals of the four convicts in the December 13, 2001-Parliament attack case; the prosecution said the explosives recovered from a car belonged to the accused. The prosecution also presented witnesses who connected one of the accused, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist, Mohammed Afzal, with the hideout at which the explosives were stored. Three persons—Mohammed Afzal, Shaukat Hussain Guru and S A R Geelani—were sentenced to death, while Afsan Guru was awarded five year’s rigorous imprisonment, on December 18, 2002, in the case.
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April - 9 
On April 9, the Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that a person detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002 is entitled to get bail if a charge sheet is not filed against him within 180 days from the date of his arrest. The Court made this observation while hearing a bail petition f
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On April 9, the Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that a person detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002 is entitled to get bail if a charge sheet is not filed against him within 180 days from the date of his arrest. The Court made this observation while hearing a bail petition filed by Katika Ramesh, an activist of the left-wing extremists—Naxalite—People’s War Group (PWG), who was arrested for being in possession of a landmine, reports said.
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April - 11 
An Anti-Terrorism court in Karachi, on April 11, awarded death sentence to an activist of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Faisal alias Pehlwan, for assassinating Sunni Tehrik (ST) chief Saleem Qadri and four others, in year 2001. According to the prosecution, Qadri and four others were shot
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An Anti-Terrorism court in Karachi, on April 11, awarded death sentence to an activist of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Faisal alias Pehlwan, for assassinating Sunni Tehrik (ST) chief Saleem Qadri and four others, in year 2001. According to the prosecution, Qadri and four others were shot dead in the Baldia Town on May 18, 2001.
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April - 12 
The Metropolitan Judge of Kolkata said on April 12 that the trial of Aftab Ansari, prime accused in the American Center attack case, and eight others, would commence on April 22, and would be held daily. As reported earlier, the Kolkata High Court on March 3 permitted the hearing to be held within t
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The Metropolitan Judge of Kolkata said on April 12 that the trial of Aftab Ansari, prime accused in the American Center attack case, and eight others, would commence on April 22, and would be held daily. As reported earlier, the Kolkata High Court on March 3 permitted the hearing to be held within the premises of the Presidency Jail, for security reasons. Six policemen were killed in the shootout in front of the American Center on January 22, 2002.
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April - 12 
Media reports said Anti-terrorism Court No. 3 in Karachi, on April 12, sentenced a cadre of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Imran, to life imprisonment for killing a police constable. However, the Court acquitted a co-accused in the case, giving him the benefit of doubt. The case related to the killin
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Media reports said Anti-terrorism Court No. 3 in Karachi, on April 12, sentenced a cadre of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Imran, to life imprisonment for killing a police constable. However, the Court acquitted a co-accused in the case, giving him the benefit of doubt. The case related to the killing of a police constable, Maqbool Alam, in Orangi Town, Karachi, in January 2001. Also, the Judge imposed a fine of PNR 200,000 on Imran.
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April - 12 
The Anti-terrorism Court in Lahore trying medical practitioner Ahmad Javed Khwaja and his brother Ahmad Naveed Khwaja, for their alleged links with the al Qaeda refused a prosecution plea, on April 12, to incorporate charges relating to their al Qaeda links. The Court, instead, indicted them on mult
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The Anti-terrorism Court in Lahore trying medical practitioner Ahmad Javed Khwaja and his brother Ahmad Naveed Khwaja, for their alleged links with the al Qaeda refused a prosecution plea, on April 12, to incorporate charges relating to their al Qaeda links. The Court, instead, indicted them on multiple charges of assault on police with illegal weapons, as the prosecution could not produce incriminating evidence of the Khwajas' alleged links with Al Qaeda activists, in accordance with the Court’s instructions issued at the last hearing. They were indicted under section 7-b (acts aimed at causing death to a person) and section 7-h (indiscriminate firing) of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, and section 13 of the Arms Ordinance 1965 (keeping illegal weapons) and section 6(1)(g) of the Passport Act 1974 (possessing illegal passports).
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April - 13 
Media reports of April 14 said a Special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court would hear on an application filed by the Special Task Force of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to include Ejaz Pathan as an accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial blasts trial. Meanwhile
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Media reports of April 14 said a Special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court would hear on an application filed by the Special Task Force of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to include Ejaz Pathan as an accused in the 1993-Mumbai serial blasts trial. Meanwhile, the Court has directed 85 other accused to appear in the Court on April 16, when hearing into their involvement in the blasts would commence, and be held daily. Pathan was deported from Dubai and arrested on January 8, 2003 in Mumbai.
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April - 13 
Reports of April 13 said the Supreme Court ruled that the knowledge of an accused of the presence of incriminating articles at a particular place does not constitute ‘conscious possession’ of such articles, under the provisions of the now defunct Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act, even if the
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Reports of April 13 said the Supreme Court ruled that the knowledge of an accused of the presence of incriminating articles at a particular place does not constitute ‘conscious possession’ of such articles, under the provisions of the now defunct Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act, even if the articles were recovered at his instance. The Supreme Court was hearing an appeal by a person convicted by a TADA Court in Meerut, under section 5 of the Act, and set aside his conviction.
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April - 13 
Acting on a petition, the High Court, on April 13, served a show cause notice on the Government stating why the Joint Drive Indemnity Act, 2003 should not be declared illegal. The petitioner’s brother was killed as a result of alleged torture by the security forces on October 28, 2002 during Operati
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Acting on a petition, the High Court, on April 13, served a show cause notice on the Government stating why the Joint Drive Indemnity Act, 2003 should not be declared illegal. The petitioner’s brother was killed as a result of alleged torture by the security forces on October 28, 2002 during Operation Clean Heart, launched to weed out terrorist and criminal elements in the country. However, on January 9, the Government granted indemnity to the security forces for all their acts during the operation, in which 44 people died in security forces’ custody, while hundreds were injured, leading to allegations of human rights violations.
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April - 14 
Two of the five terrorists accused in the US Consulate bomb attack case were held guilty and sentenced to death by an Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi, on April 14. Muhammad Imran Siddiqui and Muhammad Hanif, alleged to be chief and deputy chief respectively of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-Aalmi (HuMA
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Two of the five terrorists accused in the US Consulate bomb attack case were held guilty and sentenced to death by an Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi, on April 14. Muhammad Imran Siddiqui and Muhammad Hanif, alleged to be chief and deputy chief respectively of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-Aalmi (HuMA), were sentenced to death, while their accomplices––Sharib Arsalan Faruqi and Mufti Hafiz Zubair––were awarded life imprisonment. The fifth accused, Muhammad Ashraf, who, according to security agencies, is the ‘financial advisor’ of the group, was acquitted on the grounds that the prosecution has failed to substantiate its charges against him. In what was said to have been a suicide attack, a car fitted with explosives had crashed into the boundary wall of the US Consulate on June 14, 2002 killing 12 persons, including six women and two police personnel, and injuring 43 persons. The HuMA is an offshoot of the proscribed Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM).
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A government soldier shot at and injured his colleague at the Eluthumadduval Army camp, Thenmaradchchi area, Jaffna district, on April 14. Kodikamam police arrested the assailant and a Magistrate, on April 15, remanded him to two weeks in police custody. The injured soldier is recuperating at the Pa
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A government soldier shot at and injured his colleague at the Eluthumadduval Army camp, Thenmaradchchi area, Jaffna district, on April 14. Kodikamam police arrested the assailant and a Magistrate, on April 15, remanded him to two weeks in police custody. The injured soldier is recuperating at the Palaly military hospital.
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April - 16 
Reports said Aatib Nasir Mullah, an accused in the March 13-train blast in Mulund, Mumbai, has been booked under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002, on April 16. He has been remanded to police custody till April 28. As reported earlier, Mullah was arrested near the Bandra-Kurla complex o
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Reports said Aatib Nasir Mullah, an accused in the March 13-train blast in Mulund, Mumbai, has been booked under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002, on April 16. He has been remanded to police custody till April 28. As reported earlier, Mullah was arrested near the Bandra-Kurla complex on April 15. He is a Master of Business Administration student and resident of Padgha village, Thane district, Maharashtera. On March 13, a powerful bomb exploded inside a compartment of ahe Karjat-bound local train, at Mulund Railway station. 12 people, including four women, were killed and 72 more injured in the blast.
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April - 16 
A Multan Anti-Terrorist Court has acquitted six activists of the proscribed Lashkar-e- Jhangvi (LeJ), a Sunni group, for lack of evidence in a case of sectarian killing. However, the accused have not been released as they are being tried in a number of other similar cases.
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A Multan Anti-Terrorist Court has acquitted six activists of the proscribed Lashkar-e- Jhangvi (LeJ), a Sunni group, for lack of evidence in a case of sectarian killing. However, the accused have not been released as they are being tried in a number of other similar cases.
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April - 17 
Reports said, on April 17 a Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, postponed its hearing to April 21 in the bail application of Tamil Nationalist Movement (TNM) leader P Nedumaran and five others. They were arrested on August 1, 2002 under POTA for pro-Liberation Ti
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Reports said, on April 17 a Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, postponed its hearing to April 21 in the bail application of Tamil Nationalist Movement (TNM) leader P Nedumaran and five others. They were arrested on August 1, 2002 under POTA for pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) speeches made at a meeting on June 26, 1992. Nedumaran and the other detainees said in their petition that the case made out against them did not attract the provisions of the POTA
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April - 17 
Reports said, the Supreme Court, on April 17, admitted a petition filed by former Bodoland Autonomous Council (BAC) chairman Kanakeswar Narzary challenging the Memorandum of Settlement (MoS), signed, on February 10, 2003, between the Union and Assam Governments and the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT).
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Reports said, the Supreme Court, on April 17, admitted a petition filed by former Bodoland Autonomous Council (BAC) chairman Kanakeswar Narzary challenging the Memorandum of Settlement (MoS), signed, on February 10, 2003, between the Union and Assam Governments and the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT). The petition sought a stay on the Accord that anticipates the formation of a new council––the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), replacing the old BAC that was created after the 1993-Agreement. The petition states that the MoS violates the terms of the old Accord and does not have the support of the larger group, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). This will endanger state-security and national unity, the petition added. The State Government had repealed the BAC on April 3, 2003 to pave the way for the formation of the BTC, but the petition would delay an early formation of the same. Meanwhile, the BLT criticised Narzary for filing the petition and expressed the hope that the Court's verdict would be in favour of the MoS. BLT 'general secretary' D Basumatary while speaking in Kokrajhar, on April 18, alleged that Narzary had filed the petition as he feared losing power after the BTC is created.
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April - 18 
The president of the outlawed Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Maulana Azam Tariq, on April 18 asked the Lahore High Court to suspend the Government’s orders freezing his party's bank accounts and imposing functional restrictions on it, till his petition against the ban on his party is decided. The Co
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The president of the outlawed Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Maulana Azam Tariq, on April 18 asked the Lahore High Court to suspend the Government’s orders freezing his party's bank accounts and imposing functional restrictions on it, till his petition against the ban on his party is decided. The Court issued notices to the Federal Government for a response to this plea and to the Maulana's previously filed petition against the state orders banning his group. The petitioner's counsel submitted that the state's decision to freeze the accounts of SSP had brought its social and humanitarian work to a halt. Besides, the closure of the party's regional offices at Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Jehlum, Multan, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, DG Khan, Peshawar and Quetta had also affected the social functioning of the party, he argued. The counsel also claimed that the proscription had adversely affected its religious functions since hundreds of mosques, including the Farooq Azam Masjid and Jinnah Masjid in Karachi, drew funds for maintenance from the party's coffers. The petitioner claimed his party has incurred a loss of at least Rs 7.7 million due to the ban.
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April - 21 
According to media reports, on April 21 a Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, rejected bail plea of Tamil Nationalist Movement (TNM) leader P Nedumaran and five others. They were arrested under POTA for allegedly making pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
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According to media reports, on April 21 a Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, rejected bail plea of Tamil Nationalist Movement (TNM) leader P Nedumaran and five others. They were arrested under POTA for allegedly making pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) speeches at a public meeting in 1992.
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April - 21 
Media reports said crime branch personnel of Ahemdabad Police arrested two more persons––Nisarahmad Gulamahmad Shaikh, Firozkhan Ahmadshah Pathan––on April 21, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, for their role in the serial bomb blasts inside city buses on May 29, 2002. They have been remanded to police custody
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Media reports said crime branch personnel of Ahemdabad Police arrested two more persons––Nisarahmad Gulamahmad Shaikh, Firozkhan Ahmadshah Pathan––on April 21, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, for their role in the serial bomb blasts inside city buses on May 29, 2002. They have been remanded to police custody till March 28, reports said.
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April - 22 
Reports said, on April 22, Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee, arguing in the Supreme Court, justified the validity of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002 on grounds of ensuring the security, sovereignty and integrity of the country. He was placing his arguments on a petition that chal
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Reports said, on April 22, Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee, arguing in the Supreme Court, justified the validity of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002 on grounds of ensuring the security, sovereignty and integrity of the country. He was placing his arguments on a petition that challenged the constitutional validity of the Act. An act of terrorism cannot be equated with breach of general law and order, as contended by the petitioners, he added. He also said that the mere possibility of the abuse of powers under POTA would not render the Act unconstitutional. As reported earlier, some social organizations, as well as POTA-detainee and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko, challenged the constitutional validity of POTA.
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April - 24 
Media reports said, the Delhi High Court resumed hearing of the appeals filed in the Parliament attack-case, on April 24. The Special Prosecutor resumed proceedings with presentation of the evidence recorded during the trial. The next hearing is scheduled to take place on April 28. As reported ea
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Media reports said, the Delhi High Court resumed hearing of the appeals filed in the Parliament attack-case, on April 24. The Special Prosecutor resumed proceedings with presentation of the evidence recorded during the trial. The next hearing is scheduled to take place on April 28. As reported earlier, the Delhi High Court on April 3 commenced hearing appeals against the death sentence awarded to three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists convicted in the December 13, 2001 Parliament attack case. A Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court on December 18, 2002, awarded death sentence to Mohammed Afzal, Shaukat Hussain Guru and S A R Geelani, under POTA and section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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April - 24 
Reports said that a Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Chennai, on April 24, extended the judicial remand of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko, among others, till May 16. Vaiko was arrested on July 11, 2002, and charged under POTA for rendering a pro-Liberat
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Reports said that a Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Chennai, on April 24, extended the judicial remand of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko, among others, till May 16. Vaiko was arrested on July 11, 2002, and charged under POTA for rendering a pro-Liberation Tamil Tigers Elam (LTTE) speech at a public meeting in Thirumangalam near Madurai.
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April - 24 
An Anti-terrorism court in Karachi on April 24 framed charges against five terrorists accused of an alleged conspiracy to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf in April 2002. However, all the five have denied the charges. Reading the charges, the court said the suspects had parked a vehicle loaded
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An Anti-terrorism court in Karachi on April 24 framed charges against five terrorists accused of an alleged conspiracy to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf in April 2002. However, all the five have denied the charges. Reading the charges, the court said the suspects had parked a vehicle loaded with explosives on a busy commercial road to blow up the President’s car when he was visiting Karachi on April 26, 2002.
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April - 25 
According to media reports, 10 alleged agents of the Pakistani Inter Services intelligence (ISI) were remanded to judicial and police custody in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on April 25. While five were remanded to judicial custody, five more were remanded to police custody, for their alleged involvement, am
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According to media reports, 10 alleged agents of the Pakistani Inter Services intelligence (ISI) were remanded to judicial and police custody in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on April 25. While five were remanded to judicial custody, five more were remanded to police custody, for their alleged involvement, among others, in former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya’s murder case and the serial blasts-case in four city buses. Government later also invoked Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2002 against them.
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April - 26 
An Anti-terrorism court in Karachi on April 26 sentenced to death Akram Lahori, chief of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), and his two associates on three counts of sectarian murders. The court further directed the three convicts to pay Rupees 200,000 each in compensation to the fa
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An Anti-terrorism court in Karachi on April 26 sentenced to death Akram Lahori, chief of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), and his two associates on three counts of sectarian murders. The court further directed the three convicts to pay Rupees 200,000 each in compensation to the family of the victims for "the mental anguish caused to them due to callous act committed by the accused". Lahori and the two associates were arrested in Karachi on June 29, 2002.
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April - 28 
According to media reports, on April 28, the Special Prosecutor in the December 13, 2001 Parliament attack case, presented before the Delhi High Court, three expert witnesses who examined the computer used by the accused and its contents. The prosecutor claimed that the laptop was seized in Srin
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According to media reports, on April 28, the Special Prosecutor in the December 13, 2001 Parliament attack case, presented before the Delhi High Court, three expert witnesses who examined the computer used by the accused and its contents. The prosecutor claimed that the laptop was seized in Srinagar on December 15, 2001, from a truck in which the accused Shaukat Hussain Guru and Mohammed Afzal were said to have been traveling. As reported earlier, the Delhi High Court on April 3 commenced hearing appeals against the death sentence awarded to three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists convicted in the Parliament attack case. A Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court on December 18, 2001, had awarded death sentence to Mohammed Afzal, Shaukat Hussain Guru and S A R Geelani under POTA and section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), for carrying out the attack.
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April - 28 
According to media reports, the two main accused, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri in the Kaniska (Air India) flight bombing case of 1985 pleaded innocence before the trial Court in Vancouver, Canada, on April 28. A third accused, Inderjit Singh Riyat is also facing charges along with the
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According to media reports, the two main accused, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri in the Kaniska (Air India) flight bombing case of 1985 pleaded innocence before the trial Court in Vancouver, Canada, on April 28. A third accused, Inderjit Singh Riyat is also facing charges along with them. 329 persons had been killed when the Air-India passenger aircraft blew up over the Atlantic Ocean.
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April - 28 
Trial in connection with the Kanishka (Air-India flight) bombing-case of 1985 would be resumed on April 28, today, in Vancouver, Canada. As reported earlier, three accused Inderjit Singh Riyat, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri are facing trial on charges of murder and manslaughter. 329 pe
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Trial in connection with the Kanishka (Air-India flight) bombing-case of 1985 would be resumed on April 28, today, in Vancouver, Canada. As reported earlier, three accused Inderjit Singh Riyat, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri are facing trial on charges of murder and manslaughter. 329 persons were killed when the aircraft blew up over the Atlantic Ocean.
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April - 29 
The Supreme Court, on April 29, reserved its judgment on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2002. As reported earlier POTA-detainee and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko, among others, has challenged the constituti
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The Supreme Court, on April 29, reserved its judgment on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2002. As reported earlier POTA-detainee and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko, among others, has challenged the constitutional validity of POTA.
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April - 30 
A Minister and a legislator were arrested in Arunachal Pradesh for their alleged links with the Nagaland-based National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) on April 30. Reports said Arunachal Pradesh Minister for Rural Works Department T Wangham and a Member of the Legislative Assembly T L Rajkumar
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A Minister and a legislator were arrested in Arunachal Pradesh for their alleged links with the Nagaland-based National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) on April 30. Reports said Arunachal Pradesh Minister for Rural Works Department T Wangham and a Member of the Legislative Assembly T L Rajkumar were arrested under the Arunachal Pradesh Control for Organised Crime Act (APCOCA) in Itanagar, State’s capital, but were later granted bail by a local Court. The Minister, however, denied any links with either the Isak Muivah or Khaplang faction of the NSCN. Reports added that police are searching for another legislator, Lowangcha Wanglat, on the same charges.
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April - 30 
Police in Kolkata, West Bengal arrested two top-level terrorists of the proscribed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) from a hotel in the city’s Park Street area, on April 30 and also recovered Rupees one million from their possession. They are group’s ‘speaker’, Sunil Brahma alias B. Simo
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Police in Kolkata, West Bengal arrested two top-level terrorists of the proscribed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) from a hotel in the city’s Park Street area, on April 30 and also recovered Rupees one million from their possession. They are group’s ‘speaker’, Sunil Brahma alias B. Simong alias B. Benga and a "captain" in the outfit’s hierarchy B. Buthang. The outfit is active in Assam. Police believe that the NDFB terrorists had come to collect ‘fund’ from Kolkata-based businessmen operating in Assam. A local court subsequently remanded them to police custody till May 6. Assam would send a police team to Kolkata on May 1, today to interrogate the detained NDFB leaders.
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May - 2 
A Pakistani national was convicted and sentenced to ten years imprisonment by a fast-track court in Gurdaspur on May 2 for terrorist activity. Mohammad Akram of Kalaswala village in Sialkot district of Pakistan, who confessed to his links with terrorists, was arrested after an encounter near the Rat
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A Pakistani national was convicted and sentenced to ten years imprisonment by a fast-track court in Gurdaspur on May 2 for terrorist activity. Mohammad Akram of Kalaswala village in Sialkot district of Pakistan, who confessed to his links with terrorists, was arrested after an encounter near the Rattar-Chattar border outpost of Dera Baba Nanak sector in Gurdaspur district on July 29, 2002, after he had infiltrated by crossing International Border between India and Pakistan. One AK-56 rifle along with three magazines and 100 rounds of ammunition and other arms were recovered from his possession.
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May - 2 
Four activists of the Al Umma, accused in the killing of Assistant Jailer, S. Jayaprakash, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on August 29, 1997, were sentenced to life imprisonment by a Madurai court on May 2. The court held the accused guilty on four counts, including criminal conspiracy, wrongful restraint
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Four activists of the Al Umma, accused in the killing of Assistant Jailer, S. Jayaprakash, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on August 29, 1997, were sentenced to life imprisonment by a Madurai court on May 2. The court held the accused guilty on four counts, including criminal conspiracy, wrongful restraint and murder, before pronouncing the judgment. According to the investigation, the accused, who were also involved in a bomb blast case, were arrested nearly a year after the murder.
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May - 5 
According to official sources in south Kashmir, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed and two persons injured in an encounter that ensued after security forces destroyed a hideout at Srandoo village in Kulgam.
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According to official sources in south Kashmir, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed and two persons injured in an encounter that ensued after security forces destroyed a hideout at Srandoo village in Kulgam.
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May - 9 
The court further held that the High Court should not have exercised its inherent jurisdiction on a petition moved by Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru, who had been given a lesser sentence of five years’ imprisonment in the Parliament House attack case.
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The court further held that the High Court should not have exercised its inherent jurisdiction on a petition moved by Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru, who had been given a lesser sentence of five years’ imprisonment in the Parliament House attack case.
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May - 9 
The Supreme Court on May 9 set aside a Delhi High Court judgment, which had held that evidence collected in the December 13, 2001, Parliament House attack case by intercepting mobile phones was not admissible under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). The court said the merit of this evidence and
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The Supreme Court on May 9 set aside a Delhi High Court judgment, which had held that evidence collected in the December 13, 2001, Parliament House attack case by intercepting mobile phones was not admissible under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). The court said the merit of this evidence and its admissibility was open for arguments before the Delhi High Court, which was hearing the statutory appeal filed by the accused against the trial court order convicting them.
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May - 18 
Other reports have indicated that a joint trial would be conducted in a Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Mumbai for the four bomb blast cases–Ghatkopar case of December 2, 2002, Mumbai Central blast case of December 6, 2002, Vile Parle case of January 27, 2003 and Mulund train bla
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Other reports have indicated that a joint trial would be conducted in a Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Mumbai for the four bomb blast cases–Ghatkopar case of December 2, 2002, Mumbai Central blast case of December 6, 2002, Vile Parle case of January 27, 2003 and Mulund train blast case of March 13, 2003.
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May - 23 
Delhi police, on May 23, charge-sheeted two leaders of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), including its Delhi-based spokesman Shabir Dar while naming former Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan to India Jaleel Abbas Gilani and Hurriyat Chairman Abdul Gani Bhat as accused who could not be se
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Delhi police, on May 23, charge-sheeted two leaders of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), including its Delhi-based spokesman Shabir Dar while naming former Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan to India Jaleel Abbas Gilani and Hurriyat Chairman Abdul Gani Bhat as accused who could not be sent for trial. They have been charge-sheeted under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for allegedly funding terrorist activities in the country. Police sources said Gilani and Bhat had been kept in column number two of the charge-sheet meant for persons not sent for trial. While Gilani enjoys diplomatic immunity, there was not enough evidence against Bhat who was questioned by the Delhi Police in March 2003. Dar was arrested on February 6, 2003 in Delhi for allegedly receiving funds from Pakistan High Commission for passing them on to terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir.
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May - 26 
A Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Mumbai extended the judicial custody of Saquib Nachan and Atif Mulla, prime accused in the case, till June 2. Nachan was arrested in Ghatkopar bomb blast case on April 29. He has also been charged in the Mulund bomb blast case.
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A Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Mumbai extended the judicial custody of Saquib Nachan and Atif Mulla, prime accused in the case, till June 2. Nachan was arrested in Ghatkopar bomb blast case on April 29. He has also been charged in the Mulund bomb blast case.
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May - 26 
According to media reports, the Mumbai Police arrested two activists of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) on May 26 in connection with the Ghatkopar bomb blast case. They were later remanded to police custody till June 5.
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According to media reports, the Mumbai Police arrested two activists of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) on May 26 in connection with the Ghatkopar bomb blast case. They were later remanded to police custody till June 5.
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May - 27 
An Anti-Terrorism court in Lahore on May 27 acquitted medical practitioner Dr Ahmad Javed Khawaja and his chartered accountant brother Ahmad Naveed Khawaja of the charges of firing on a police party and possessing illegal arms and passports of four foreign nationals. However, they could not be relea
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An Anti-Terrorism court in Lahore on May 27 acquitted medical practitioner Dr Ahmad Javed Khawaja and his chartered accountant brother Ahmad Naveed Khawaja of the charges of firing on a police party and possessing illegal arms and passports of four foreign nationals. However, they could not be released from the Kot Lakhpat Jail as they are facing detention till May 31 under the Security of Pakistan Act on charges of their involvement in anti-state activities. The Khawaja brothers were arrested on December 19, 2002, from their Manawan residence in Lahore for suspected Al Qaeda links.
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May - 27 
While ruling on a writ petition filed by a human rights organisation, Cellard on May 27, courts in Nepalgunj and Taplejung have ordered the release of 45 imprisoned Maoist insurgents. A media report has indicated that this is probably the first time that the courts have ordered the release of as man
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While ruling on a writ petition filed by a human rights organisation, Cellard on May 27, courts in Nepalgunj and Taplejung have ordered the release of 45 imprisoned Maoist insurgents. A media report has indicated that this is probably the first time that the courts have ordered the release of as many Maoists after the announcement of cease-fire between the Government and the insurgents.
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May - 27 
According to media reports, six persons have been charge-sheeted by the police on May 27 in connection with the killing of an on-duty traffic sergeant Arifur Rahman of Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP), on March 1. Two of the accused had reportedly made confessional statements earlier before the metr
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According to media reports, six persons have been charge-sheeted by the police on May 27 in connection with the killing of an on-duty traffic sergeant Arifur Rahman of Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP), on March 1. Two of the accused had reportedly made confessional statements earlier before the metropolitan magistrate, implicating themselves and others in the incident. Sergeant Arif was killed when unidentified miscreants hurled bombs at the intersection near Khulna circuit house maidan (ground).
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June - 1 
Media reports have said that personnel of the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) in Dhaka on June 1 began interrogating four persons arrested earlier on May 29 at Patnitala frontier in Naogaon district on charges of anti-state activities. Explosives worth Tk 100 million were also recovered from their po
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Media reports have said that personnel of the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) in Dhaka on June 1 began interrogating four persons arrested earlier on May 29 at Patnitala frontier in Naogaon district on charges of anti-state activities. Explosives worth Tk 100 million were also recovered from their possession.
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June - 7 
The anti-terrorism court No. 2, Karachi convicted, on June 7, an activist of the Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Sabir Waseem, in a bomb blast case, and sentenced him to three terms totalling 30 years. The court also ordered the forfeiture of entire movable and immovable properties of Waseem. Wase
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The anti-terrorism court No. 2, Karachi convicted, on June 7, an activist of the Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Sabir Waseem, in a bomb blast case, and sentenced him to three terms totalling 30 years. The court also ordered the forfeiture of entire movable and immovable properties of Waseem. Waseem was prosecuted for launching an anti-tank rocket (BM-107) that had damaged the Commerce College on the Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road in Karachi on November 23, 2001.
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June - 9 
Separately, in continuation of its policy of release of political prisoners, the Jammu and Kashmir Government on June 9 set free Ghulam Nabi Sumji, senior secessionist leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), after nearly 20 months in custody. Sumji, vice chairman of the Muslim Conferen
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Separately, in continuation of its policy of release of political prisoners, the Jammu and Kashmir Government on June 9 set free Ghulam Nabi Sumji, senior secessionist leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), after nearly 20 months in custody. Sumji, vice chairman of the Muslim Conference headed by Hurriyat chairman Abdul Gani Bhat, had been arrested on January 13, 2002, and was lodged at the Bijbehara Police Station, official sources said.
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June - 11 
According to media report, on June 11, a special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Chennai, Tamil Nadu extended the judicial remand of Tamil Nationalist Movement (TNM) leader P Nedumaran and four others till June 23. On August 1, 2002, Tamil Nadu police arrested Nedumaran under the POTA fo
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According to media report, on June 11, a special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Chennai, Tamil Nadu extended the judicial remand of Tamil Nationalist Movement (TNM) leader P Nedumaran and four others till June 23. On August 1, 2002, Tamil Nadu police arrested Nedumaran under the POTA for the pro- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) speeches.
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June - 13 
Chief of left wing extremist—Naxalite—group the People’s War Group (PWG) in Bihar, Arvind alias Dev Kumar Singh was remanded to 14 days judicial custody by a district court in Patna on June 13. He was arrested on June 11 in Patna. Before being produced in the court, Arvind said that his arrest would
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Chief of left wing extremist—Naxalite—group the People’s War Group (PWG) in Bihar, Arvind alias Dev Kumar Singh was remanded to 14 days judicial custody by a district court in Patna on June 13. He was arrested on June 11 in Patna. Before being produced in the court, Arvind said that his arrest would have no bearing on the PWG activities and expressed no remorse for his involvement in over 25 cases of violence, including killing of policemen and landlords. "New leaders will emerge and continue the fight for a change in the system'', he said.
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June - 14 
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik and two of his associates were released from the Central Jail in Srinagar on June 14 after a local court in Anantnag district granted them bail. Malik, his deputy Javid Ahmad Mir and another senior leader Noor Mohammad Kalwal, were arrested
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Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik and two of his associates were released from the Central Jail in Srinagar on June 14 after a local court in Anantnag district granted them bail. Malik, his deputy Javid Ahmad Mir and another senior leader Noor Mohammad Kalwal, were arrested at Heller Kokernag in the Anantnag district on June 12 during a signature campaign launched by the JKLF on the Kashmir issue. Reportedly, the aim of the campaign was to ascertain whether the people of Jammu and Kashmir wanted to be part of any ‘meaningful dialogue’ between India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue.
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June - 15 
Delayed media reports said a court in Jessore on June 15 convicted a person and sentenced him to 17 years' imprisonment for possessing illegal arms. He was arrested with a pipe gun and two bullets on December 24, 1997.
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Delayed media reports said a court in Jessore on June 15 convicted a person and sentenced him to 17 years' imprisonment for possessing illegal arms. He was arrested with a pipe gun and two bullets on December 24, 1997.
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June - 16 
According to media reports, the Mumbai Police on June 16 arrested a suspected Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activist under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) in connection with Mumbai Central bomb blast case. The accused, Saquib Nachan, was produced before a special Court which reman
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According to media reports, the Mumbai Police on June 16 arrested a suspected Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activist under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) in connection with Mumbai Central bomb blast case. The accused, Saquib Nachan, was produced before a special Court which remanded him to police custody till June 23. He is also a prime accused in cases regarding the bomb blasts at Vile Parle, Ghatkopar and Mulund blasts in Mumbai. On December 6, 2002, 21 persons were injured in a bomb explosion at the McDonald's stall in Mumbai Central suburban railway station.
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June - 17 
A district court in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, sentenced three persons to death and 23 others to life imprisonment for the April 13, 2001, Beltu massacre carried out by left-wing extremists—Naxalites—of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), in which 12 persons were killed. 20 other accused were acquitted d
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A district court in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, sentenced three persons to death and 23 others to life imprisonment for the April 13, 2001, Beltu massacre carried out by left-wing extremists—Naxalites—of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), in which 12 persons were killed. 20 other accused were acquitted due to lack of evidence.
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June - 21 
Acting on tip off, the Tamin Nadu Police seized 49 crude single-bore muzzle-loaded guns from the villages of Papparapatti and Dharmapuri in Dharmapuri district, on June 21. Seven persons, including two "manufacturers'' were also arrested under the Indian Arms Act in this connection and later remande
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Acting on tip off, the Tamin Nadu Police seized 49 crude single-bore muzzle-loaded guns from the villages of Papparapatti and Dharmapuri in Dharmapuri district, on June 21. Seven persons, including two "manufacturers'' were also arrested under the Indian Arms Act in this connection and later remanded to judicial custody.
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June - 23 
On June 23, the judicial remand of five Tamil Nationalist Movement (TNM) leaders, including its chief P Nedumaran, who were arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) was extended by the designated POTA court in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, till July 2. On August 1, 2002, Tamil Nadu police arrest
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On June 23, the judicial remand of five Tamil Nationalist Movement (TNM) leaders, including its chief P Nedumaran, who were arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) was extended by the designated POTA court in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, till July 2. On August 1, 2002, Tamil Nadu police arrested Nedumaran under POTA for rendering pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) speeches.
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June - 24 
Following a Home Ministry notification of February 3, the District and Sessions Judge's Court of Rajshahi on June 24 has ordered withdrawal of a bomb explosion case of April 17, 2001, against a Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Mozammel Haque. Two Islami Chatra Shibir (ICS) cadres were killed and three o
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Following a Home Ministry notification of February 3, the District and Sessions Judge's Court of Rajshahi on June 24 has ordered withdrawal of a bomb explosion case of April 17, 2001, against a Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Mozammel Haque. Two Islami Chatra Shibir (ICS) cadres were killed and three others injured at the residence of the latter in Darusha village in Paba subdivision when a bomb had gone off allegedly while being manufactured by the Shibir cadres. The Home Ministry in the notification had termed the case as being politically motivated.
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June - 26 
Four left-wing extremists—Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) were sentenced to death by a fast track court in Garhwa on June 26 for killing three persons in Meraal village in the same district on October 10, 1999. The court acquitted four others for lack of evidence while another accused had
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Four left-wing extremists—Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) were sentenced to death by a fast track court in Garhwa on June 26 for killing three persons in Meraal village in the same district on October 10, 1999. The court acquitted four others for lack of evidence while another accused had died some time back.
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June - 27 
Police arrested 2,091 persons, including 10 listed criminals in a countrywide search on June 27 and also recovered 12 firearms, two explosives and 437 rounds of bullets. Cases were filed against five persons under the Arms Act.
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Police arrested 2,091 persons, including 10 listed criminals in a countrywide search on June 27 and also recovered 12 firearms, two explosives and 437 rounds of bullets. Cases were filed against five persons under the Arms Act.
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June - 30 
According to media reports, on June 30, a District Court of Alexandria in US ordered the release of Masoud Ahmad Khan, who was arrested on an unspecified date, on charges of recruiting, training and helping Lashkar-e-Toiba's (LeT) terrorists for subversive activities in the Indian State of Jammu and
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According to media reports, on June 30, a District Court of Alexandria in US ordered the release of Masoud Ahmad Khan, who was arrested on an unspecified date, on charges of recruiting, training and helping Lashkar-e-Toiba's (LeT) terrorists for subversive activities in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
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June - 30 
An Anti-Terrorism court in Karachi sentenced on June 30 three terrorists of the proscribed Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) to death on each of three counts for killing 11 French naval engineers and two others in a suicide car bomb attack near the Sheraton Hotel on May 8, 2002. While Asif Zaheer and Rizwa
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An Anti-Terrorism court in Karachi sentenced on June 30 three terrorists of the proscribed Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) to death on each of three counts for killing 11 French naval engineers and two others in a suicide car bomb attack near the Sheraton Hotel on May 8, 2002. While Asif Zaheer and Rizwanullah faced trial, Muhammad Sohail alias Akram, the third accused, was convicted and sentenced in absentia. Another absconding accused, Adnan Qamar alias Nooni, was acquitted of all charges for lack of evidence. The court further ordered that movable and immovable properties of the convicts be forfeited in favour of the state. The court also ordered the convicts to pay a total compensation of Rupees 0.6 million. Meanwhile, the convicts, while talking to the media, claimed that the court had convicted them under pressure from higher authorities. The court, in its 125-page judgment, held arrested accused Asif and Rizwanullah guilty of manufacturing and using the bomb. It also observed that absconding accused Sohail who had reportedly been using a fake name of Khalid Mehmood was the mastermind of the attack and hence deserved similar punishment.
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June - 30 
Thirty-four persons, including four Union Parishad (local body) chairmen, were charge sheeted in connection with the Awami League (AL) leader Uday Shankar Das abduction case. Cadres of the outlawed left-wing extremist, New Biplobi Communist Party (NBCP), had allegedly abducted him on May 29, 2002, f
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Thirty-four persons, including four Union Parishad (local body) chairmen, were charge sheeted in connection with the Awami League (AL) leader Uday Shankar Das abduction case. Cadres of the outlawed left-wing extremist, New Biplobi Communist Party (NBCP), had allegedly abducted him on May 29, 2002, from his house at Kalikapur village in the Dumuria subdivision.
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July - 3 
Eight persons arrested in the US on June 27 for their alleged support to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to train and participate in Jehad in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) reportedly pleaded not guilty in a district court in Virginia on July 3. The US police have arrested the accu
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Eight persons arrested in the US on June 27 for their alleged support to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to train and participate in Jehad in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) reportedly pleaded not guilty in a district court in Virginia on July 3. The US police have arrested the accused under the Federal Neutrality Act (FNA), which bars citizens from engaging in hostile actions against nations with whom the US is at peace. The three other persons reportedly living in Saudi Arabia and charged along with the eight accused on the same counts, however, remain at large.
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July - 3 
Eight persons arrested in the US on June 27 for their alleged support to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to train and participate in Jehad in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) reportedly pleaded not guilty in a district court in Virginia on July 3. The US police have arrested the accu
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Eight persons arrested in the US on June 27 for their alleged support to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to train and participate in Jehad in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) reportedly pleaded not guilty in a district court in Virginia on July 3. The US police have arrested the accused under the Federal Neutrality Act (FNA), which bars citizens from engaging in hostile actions against nations with whom the US is at peace. The three other persons reportedly living in Saudi Arabia and charged along with the eight accused on the same counts, however, remain at large.
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July - 3 
Other reports on July 4 have said that the defence lawyer Stanley Cohen argued in the court that the US indirectly supported the Pakistan-based LeT terrorists and the accused should not be prosecuted. He further argued that the US authorities supported Pakistan in its dispute with India over the J&K
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Other reports on July 4 have said that the defence lawyer Stanley Cohen argued in the court that the US indirectly supported the Pakistan-based LeT terrorists and the accused should not be prosecuted. He further argued that the US authorities supported Pakistan in its dispute with India over the J&K, despite an official position of neutrality. The US Government had earlier, in December 2001, designated the LeT as a foreign terrorist organisation.
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July - 7 
The Gaya police arrested nine suspected left-wing extremists—Naxalites—of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) in connection with the July 2-attack on the Paraiya police station in the district. Three police personnel were killed in the incident. The arrested Naxalites were remanded to judicial custody
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The Gaya police arrested nine suspected left-wing extremists—Naxalites—of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) in connection with the July 2-attack on the Paraiya police station in the district. Three police personnel were killed in the incident. The arrested Naxalites were remanded to judicial custody after interrogation. A total of 112 persons, mostly MCC activists, were named as accused in the case.
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July - 16 
On July 16, a Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002 (POTA) Court in Delhi convicted two activists of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) under POTA for their involvement in subversive activity. Personnel of the Special Cell of Delhi Police had arrested them on May 27, 2002, while the
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On July 16, a Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002 (POTA) Court in Delhi convicted two activists of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) under POTA for their involvement in subversive activity. Personnel of the Special Cell of Delhi Police had arrested them on May 27, 2002, while the activists were indulging in anti-India propaganda in the South Delhi area.
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July - 17 
A Court in Delhi on July 17 sentenced to life Akbar Bhatt, a commander of the Harkut-ul-Ansar (HuA). He had been arrested by Delhi police in 1999 under the Explosive Substance Act (ESA).
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A Court in Delhi on July 17 sentenced to life Akbar Bhatt, a commander of the Harkut-ul-Ansar (HuA). He had been arrested by Delhi police in 1999 under the Explosive Substance Act (ESA).
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July - 19 
The Mumbai Police on July 19 filed a chargesheet against 16 persons accused in the March-13 2003-Mulund railway station bomb blast case. According to media reports, the police have submitted a joint chargesheet for the blasts at Mulund, Vile Parle (January 27, 2003) and Mumbai Central (December 6, 2
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The Mumbai Police on July 19 filed a chargesheet against 16 persons accused in the March-13 2003-Mulund railway station bomb blast case. According to media reports, the police have submitted a joint chargesheet for the blasts at Mulund, Vile Parle (January 27, 2003) and Mumbai Central (December 6, 2002). The accused have been charged under Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002 (POTA) and various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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July - 21 
A Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in New Delhi on July 21 sentenced two activists of the outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to five years and seven years imprisonment on separate charges of being linked to a proscribed organization and sedition.
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A Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in New Delhi on July 21 sentenced two activists of the outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to five years and seven years imprisonment on separate charges of being linked to a proscribed organization and sedition.
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July - 25 
A Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Poonthamalee near Chennai, capital city of Tamil Nadu, on July 25, framed charges against Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief Vaiko and eight other MDMK activists under POTA for their alleged pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sp
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A Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Court in Poonthamalee near Chennai, capital city of Tamil Nadu, on July 25, framed charges against Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief Vaiko and eight other MDMK activists under POTA for their alleged pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) speeches at public meetings in various parts of the State. The Court also extended their remand till August 21 and fixed the same day for the commencement of trial. Vaiko was arrested on July 11, 2002.
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July - 27 
A Special Tribunal in Jessore on July 27 sentenced to life 11 cadres of the outlawed left-wing extremist Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) for their involvement in the murder of Ali Akbar Khan, former chairman of the Siddhipasha Union Parishad of Abhoynagar subdivision on March 31, 1993. However,
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A Special Tribunal in Jessore on July 27 sentenced to life 11 cadres of the outlawed left-wing extremist Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) for their involvement in the murder of Ali Akbar Khan, former chairman of the Siddhipasha Union Parishad of Abhoynagar subdivision on March 31, 1993. However, five of the accused are still absconding.
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August - 1 
A Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) Court in Jammu sentenced five years imprisonment to a Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) terrorist, on August 1, in connection with extortion and looting in Jammu city in 1991.
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A Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) Court in Jammu sentenced five years imprisonment to a Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) terrorist, on August 1, in connection with extortion and looting in Jammu city in 1991.
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August - 4 
A sessions court in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on August 4 acquitted seven alleged members of the Pakistan-based underworld don Dawood Ibrahim who were arrested earlier on the charges of a conspiracy to kill Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani and waging war against the state by saying that the prosecution
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A sessions court in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on August 4 acquitted seven alleged members of the Pakistan-based underworld don Dawood Ibrahim who were arrested earlier on the charges of a conspiracy to kill Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani and waging war against the state by saying that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges.
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August - 4 
The Jehanabad district and sessions Judge on August 4 sentenced 14 activists of the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) activists, including two of its State-level leaders, Shah Chand and Tribhuwan Sharma, to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rupees 4,000 on each of them. They
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The Jehanabad district and sessions Judge on August 4 sentenced 14 activists of the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) activists, including two of its State-level leaders, Shah Chand and Tribhuwan Sharma, to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rupees 4,000 on each of them. They were convicted on charges of attacking a police party and killing a police personnel at Bhadasi village under the Arwal police station limits on November 27, 1988.
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August - 4 
The Sindh High Court on August 4 set aside an order of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) under which accounts of the Al-Rashid Trust (ART) with the Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) were frozen on grounds that the ART was funding Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups. The court ordered unfreezing of the accounts an
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The Sindh High Court on August 4 set aside an order of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) under which accounts of the Al-Rashid Trust (ART) with the Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) were frozen on grounds that the ART was funding Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups. The court ordered unfreezing of the accounts and directed HBL to honour ART’s cheques and make payments according to their tenor. The court, however, reportedly observed that the Federal Government is free to initiate proceedings and exercise any power that might be available to it for dealing with the petitioner's accounts. The ART had filed the petition against freezing of its one rupee and two foreign currency accounts by HBL on September 25, 2001, on the directives of the SBP.
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August - 6 
Separately, a court in Barisal on August 6 has sentenced a man to 24-years of rigorous imprisonment for possessing illegal firearms and ammunition.
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Separately, a court in Barisal on August 6 has sentenced a man to 24-years of rigorous imprisonment for possessing illegal firearms and ammunition.
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August - 7 
A designated court in Delhi on August 7 sentenced a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist and his two associates under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). All of them hail from Kashmir. While the LeT terrorist, Feroz Ahmed Sheikh was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment, his associates Sheikh Sajjad
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A designated court in Delhi on August 7 sentenced a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist and his two associates under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). All of them hail from Kashmir. While the LeT terrorist, Feroz Ahmed Sheikh was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment, his associates Sheikh Sajjad and Mehrajuddin Peer were sentenced to five years of imprisonment. Delhi Police had arrested them on May 9, 2002, near the Nizamuddin railway station on charges of possessing explosive substances with an intention to carry out subversive activities in Delhi.
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August - 7 
Police officials filed a charge sheet against seven persons, including some Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres, in connection with the murder case of a Buddhist monk before the court of Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) on August 6 following a year’s investigation. The charge sheet has also r
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Police officials filed a charge sheet against seven persons, including some Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres, in connection with the murder case of a Buddhist monk before the court of Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) on August 6 following a year’s investigation. The charge sheet has also reportedly named Azizul Haque alias Azizya, ring leader of Azizya Bahini, an organised criminal gang of the district.
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August - 10 
An absconding former Awami League (AL) legislator and alleged patron of crime Joynal Abedin Hazari and his arrested accomplice Farooq Hossain Mridha were awarded life imprisonment by a court in Feni district on August 10 in a arms haul case. Arms and ammunition including a rifle, two loaded revolver
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An absconding former Awami League (AL) legislator and alleged patron of crime Joynal Abedin Hazari and his arrested accomplice Farooq Hossain Mridha were awarded life imprisonment by a court in Feni district on August 10 in a arms haul case. Arms and ammunition including a rifle, two loaded revolvers, a sub-machine gun magazine and 431 bullets, among other things had been recovered from his house on August 17, 2001.
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August - 13 
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on August 13 exonerated the Information Minister Tariqul Islam of charges in Udichi bomb explosion case of March 7, 1999, in which 10 persons were killed and more than 100 injured. The incident had occurred when a conference of Udichi Shilpa Gosthi (a cultural
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Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on August 13 exonerated the Information Minister Tariqul Islam of charges in Udichi bomb explosion case of March 7, 1999, in which 10 persons were killed and more than 100 injured. The incident had occurred when a conference of Udichi Shilpa Gosthi (a cultural group) was in progress in Jessore Town Hall Maidan (field).
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August - 19 
Two activists of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) were awarded death sentence on August 19 by a court in Karachi for their role in the killing of six persons at a mosque on October 4, 2001. The Anti-Terrorism Court condemned the accused Ataullah and Muhammad Azam to death on six co
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Two activists of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) were awarded death sentence on August 19 by a court in Karachi for their role in the killing of six persons at a mosque on October 4, 2001. The Anti-Terrorism Court condemned the accused Ataullah and Muhammad Azam to death on six counts after holding them guilty of opening fire on the worshippers inside the mosque. It also convicted co-accused Muhammad Ajmal alias Akram Lahori and Malik Tasadduq Husain for assisting Ataullah and Azam in the commission of the crime and sentenced them to life imprisonment on six counts each.
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