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January - 1 
former Jamaat-e Islami (JeI) Chief Ghulam Azam, and its assistant secretary general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman appealed to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to exempt them from the crimes against humanity charges. The prosecution has to submit the rearranged charges against Azam by January 5 and ag
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former Jamaat-e Islami (JeI) Chief Ghulam Azam, and its assistant secretary general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman appealed to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to exempt them from the crimes against humanity charges. The prosecution has to submit the rearranged charges against Azam by January 5 and against Kamaruzzaman by January 12 as per the court order.
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January - 3 
an anti-terrorism court on January 2 issued non-bailable arrest warrants for 34 Tanzim Nafiz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) and Swat Taliban leaders for non-compliance with the court order to appear in a case, reports The News. The case was registered against TNSM Chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad and others
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an anti-terrorism court on January 2 issued non-bailable arrest warrants for 34 Tanzim Nafiz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) and Swat Taliban leaders for non-compliance with the court order to appear in a case, reports The News. The case was registered against TNSM Chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad and others for anti-state and anti-judiciary speeches at the Grassy Ground in Mingora, Swat in 2009. Maulana Sufi Muhammad, his three sons Hayatullah, Rizwanullah and Ziaullah and another TNSM leader Mufti Safiullah appeared in the Swat Anti-Terrorism Court headed by Syed Asim Imam in the case. However, 34 others who had delivered anti-state and anti-judiciary speeches were absent from the court.
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January - 4 
A Dantewada District court has granted bail to the Essar general manager, who is one of the accused in the alleged payouts of the protection money by the multinational to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Chhattisgarh, reports The Economic Times. Observing that the case of the accu
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A Dantewada District court has granted bail to the Essar general manager, who is one of the accused in the alleged payouts of the protection money by the multinational to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Chhattisgarh, reports The Economic Times. Observing that the case of the accused DVCS Verma is different from that of the other accused, the district and sessions court judge A K Beck granted him bail saying the Police have failed to produce enough evidence against him even three months after his arrest, defence counsel K K Dubey told reporters on January 4. The court ordered Verma's release on two bonds of INR 200,000 each, he said.
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January - 5 
A local court on January 5 acquitted five persons, including four former activists of Babbar Khalsa, in a case related to unlawful activities, illegal possession of explosives and fire arms, according to CNN-IBN. The acquitted Babbar Khalsa activists were identified as Baljit Singh Bhau, Sukhwinder
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A local court on January 5 acquitted five persons, including four former activists of Babbar Khalsa, in a case related to unlawful activities, illegal possession of explosives and fire arms, according to CNN-IBN. The acquitted Babbar Khalsa activists were identified as Baljit Singh Bhau, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi, Buta Singh, Balwinder Singh Dekwala. Daljit Singh Bittu, president of Akali Dal (Panch Pardhani), was also acquitted. However, the court found one person, Harminder Singh Cherrian, guilty and sentenced him to three years imprisonment and also imposed a fine of INR 5000 on him. A case was registered on November 15, 2009, against seven persons under Unlawful Activities Act, Arms Act, Explosives Act and various sections of the IPC and they were arrested. Apart from the four Babbar Khalsa activists, Daljit and Harminder, Khalistan Liberation Force terrorist Daya Singh Lahoria had also been arrested in the connection. However, Lahoria was acquitted by a court few months back.
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January - 6 
another Pakistani national, Nadeem Akhtar (46) who lives in Maryland outside Washington was sentenced to 37 months in a US prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to illegally transfer nuclear-related materials to Pakistan from the US, reported Dawn. Akhtar took direction from the owner of a trad
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another Pakistani national, Nadeem Akhtar (46) who lives in Maryland outside Washington was sentenced to 37 months in a US prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to illegally transfer nuclear-related materials to Pakistan from the US, reported Dawn. Akhtar took direction from the owner of a trading company in Karachi who had business relationships with a Pakistani Government entity. He admitted that he and his conspirators from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and New York used his company to obtain or attempt to get various nuclear-related devices and equipment from 2005 to 2010 and he misrepresented what they were and to whom they would be sold, the Justice Department said. The items, which included radiation detection devices, resins for coolant water purification and calibration and switching equipment, had a value of more than USD 400,000.
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January - 6 
On January 6, a Pakistani national, identified as Irfan ul Haq (37) was sentenced to 50 months in prison for conspiring to smuggle a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outfit into the United States (US), reports Indian Express. “Irfan conspired with others to smuggle into the US an indiv
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On January 6, a Pakistani national, identified as Irfan ul Haq (37) was sentenced to 50 months in prison for conspiring to smuggle a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outfit into the United States (US), reports Indian Express. “Irfan conspired with others to smuggle into the US an individual who was believed to be a member of a Foreign Terrorist Organisation,” said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A Breuer, after the sentencing was announced by a US District Court. Earlier, two other Pakistani nationals Qasim Ali (32) and Zahid Yousaf (43) were sentenced respectively to 40 months and 36 months in prison in the same incident. The three were arrested in Miami in March 2011 after accepting payment and procuring a fake Pakistani passport for the TTP member. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Gillies said that Haq and his co-conspirators sought to smuggle men into the US and did not care if they came here to “blow up” something as long as they got paid. Haq told the federal informants it was not his concern what the purported member of the TTP wanted to do in the US, saying if they want to do “ hard labor, sweep floors, wash dishes in a hotel, or blow up. That will be up to them,” court documents said. “Today’s sentence successfully brings to a close our prosecution of three criminals who aimed to use their human smuggling network to help a person who they believed to be a terrorist infiltrate our homeland,” said US Attorney Ronald Machen, adding, “We have demonstrated our ability to dismantle human smuggling operations throughout the world when they threaten our national security”.
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January - 9 
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, on January 9 observed that the number of missing persons in the province was increasing day by day, reported Daily Times. He said that uncertainty prevailed in th
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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, expressing concern over the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, on January 9 observed that the number of missing persons in the province was increasing day by day, reported Daily Times. He said that uncertainty prevailed in the province as bullet-riddled bodies were found every day. The Chief Justice observed that the personnel of the Law Enforcement Agencies were also being targeted in such incidents. Justice Khilji Arif Hussain said that if the authorities had closed their eyes over the situation, then the court would be compelled to interfere in the matter. The court also inquired about the arrest of those persons, who were attacking the Hazara community. The court, adjourning the hearing of the case, sought a comprehensive report from the Balochistan Chief Secretary about worsening law and order until January 16. According to an earlier report submitted by the chief secretary, 181 bodies were recovered in three years.
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January - 9 
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 9 accepted formal charges against former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Ghulam Azam and its present chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971, reports Daily Star. ICT furth
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The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 9 accepted formal charges against former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Ghulam Azam and its present chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971, reports Daily Star. ICT further directed Ghulam's chief counsel barrister Abdur Razzaq to produce the ex-JeI chief before it by 10:30am (January 10), or it will issue an arrest warrant against him. It also fixed February 12 for the hearing on charge framing against Nizami. The two JeI leaders have been charged with involvement in genocide, rape and arson during the Liberation War, the prosecutors said. The tribunal said it had examined the formal charges, probe reports and documents submitted by the prosecution, and primarily found proof that Ghulam and Nizami committed crimes against humanity in 1971.
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January - 11 
Forty years after liberation, former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Ghulam Azam was sent to jail by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 11, on charges of committing crimes against humanity and peace, genocide and war crimes in 1971, reports Daily Star. ICT rejecting his petition for bail
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Forty years after liberation, former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Ghulam Azam was sent to jail by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 11, on charges of committing crimes against humanity and peace, genocide and war crimes in 1971, reports Daily Star. ICT rejecting his petition for bail, ordered sending Azam to Dhaka Central Jail. The prosecution earlier on January 5 brought 62 specific charges against the former JeI chief. On January 9, the ICT accepted the charges and asked his counsel Abdur Razzaq, also a top JeI leader, to produce the ex-chief before the court by 10:30am on January 11. Otherwise, it warned, it would issue a warrant of arrest against Azam. Many considered the arrest to be a big challenge for the government given that JeI activists could let chaos loose over the issue.
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January - 12 
A Court in Allahabad on January 12 sentenced Amir Mahfooz, the main accused in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case to eight years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of INR 75,000 under Section 389 B and 389 C of Indian Penal Code (IPC), reports Times of India. FICNs worth INR 6,500 were
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A Court in Allahabad on January 12 sentenced Amir Mahfooz, the main accused in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case to eight years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of INR 75,000 under Section 389 B and 389 C of Indian Penal Code (IPC), reports Times of India. FICNs worth INR 6,500 were recovered from his possession on August 14, 2008 by a team of Ghoorpur Police near Iradatgunj Railway Station. At that time, Mahfooz's links were also traced with the the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and he was found involved in illegal activities.
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January - 12 
the Supreme Court ordered the Defence Secretary on January 12 to verify claims made by military authorities while branding a Swat resident a terrorist. A four-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had taken up a petition of Abdul Ghaffar Khan seeking to reclaim his ancestral
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the Supreme Court ordered the Defence Secretary on January 12 to verify claims made by military authorities while branding a Swat resident a terrorist. A four-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had taken up a petition of Abdul Ghaffar Khan seeking to reclaim his ancestral farmland and gardens he had left behind while leaving as an internally displaced person when the Operation Rah-e-Rast (Path to Truth) was launched by SFs against militants in Swat. The petitioner said he owned 500 kanals of agricultural land and gardens in the revenue estate of Kota in Barikot tehsil (revenue unit). The Supreme Court issued the directive to the Defence Secretary after District Officer Revenue submitted a report denying that military authorities had occupied the land, but asserting that the petitioner and his son were terrorists. The next date of hearing is January 23. Advocate Sanaullah Zahid, the counsel of the petitioner, rejected the allegations that his client was a terrorist and said he was a patriotic Pakistani and even last month some of his property had been auctioned.
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January - 13 
The Star reports that a Malaysian businessman is under remand in Chennai after Police found Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth thousands of rupees in his possession. The 45-year-old catering business operator based in Sungai Petani, Kedah, was arrested on December 6, 2011 from Mangalamedu Circle
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The Star reports that a Malaysian businessman is under remand in Chennai after Police found Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth thousands of rupees in his possession. The 45-year-old catering business operator based in Sungai Petani, Kedah, was arrested on December 6, 2011 from Mangalamedu Circle in Perambalur District while on tour in Tamil Nadu. Police claimed he had 24 pieces of FICN of INR 500 denomination.
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January - 14 
The Bombay High Court (BHC) on January 14 cleared the way for a Islamabad’s Judicial Commission to visit Mumbai in connection with November 26, 2088 (also known as 26/11) terror strikes probe in the first week of February, reported The Times of India. The Court informed the Centre that the in-princ
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The Bombay High Court (BHC) on January 14 cleared the way for a Islamabad’s Judicial Commission to visit Mumbai in connection with November 26, 2088 (also known as 26/11) terror strikes probe in the first week of February, reported The Times of India. The Court informed the Centre that the in-principle approval for the Commission's trip has been given and they could come in the first week of February. "India will in a day or two convey the High Court's view and availability of dates to Pakistan. The exact date will, however, be decided by Islamabad depending on convenience of the panel," said an official. The Commission is supposed to take statements of officers linked to the 26\11 probe, including additional chief metropolitan magistrate R V Sawant Waghule and Investigating Officer Ramesh Mahale, and also the doctors who carried out the post-mortem of the terrorists killed during the attack. The delegation will include Khalid Qureshi, the head of the Federal Investigation Agency's Special Investigation Group and two main prosecutors Muhammad Azhar Chaudhry and Chaudhry Zulifqar. Since representatives of the defence lawyers too would be part of the Commission, five counsel of seven Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the 26\11 attacks had informed the Anti-Terrorism Court there that they were prepared to go to India.
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January - 14 
the three Iranian security personnel booked for killing a Pakistani national, Saeed, and injuring another, Ismail Gul Reki, in Mashkel tehsil (revenue unit) of Washuk District on December 31, 2011, were acquitted by the Sessions Judge of Kharan on January 14 after successful negotiations between the
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the three Iranian security personnel booked for killing a Pakistani national, Saeed, and injuring another, Ismail Gul Reki, in Mashkel tehsil (revenue unit) of Washuk District on December 31, 2011, were acquitted by the Sessions Judge of Kharan on January 14 after successful negotiations between the victims’ family and the accused, reports Express Tribune. According to a senior official of the Balochistan Government, the Iranian security personnel were released under the Qasas Ordinance, after negotiations. Under the ordinance, the accused would pay compensation to the family of the deceased. The amount of money could not be known immediately.
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January - 15 
A suspected sympathizer of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was arrested by Kochi city Police from Chengalpettu in Chennai in connection with a human trafficking case involving Sri Lankan Tamils, reports Times of India. "We brought the accused from Chennai on Sunday [January 15] and prese
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A suspected sympathizer of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was arrested by Kochi city Police from Chengalpettu in Chennai in connection with a human trafficking case involving Sri Lankan Tamils, reports Times of India. "We brought the accused from Chennai on Sunday [January 15] and presented him before the local magistrate, who remanded him in judicial custody," Police officials said. The case pertains to the incident in which an international human trafficking racket attempted to illegally transport 39 Sri Lankan Tamils to Australia from Kerala on a fishing boat.
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January - 15 
The United States (US) granted President Mahinda Rajapaksa immunity from a law suit filed in a US court against him by the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil Diaspora, according to Colombo Page. The US filed a "Suggestion of Immunity" at the United States District Court for the Distri
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The United States (US) granted President Mahinda Rajapaksa immunity from a law suit filed in a US court against him by the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil Diaspora, according to Colombo Page. The US filed a "Suggestion of Immunity" at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on January 13 for President Rajapaksa recognizing him as the "sitting head of state of a foreign state." "In this case, because the Executive Branch has determined that President Rajapaksa, as the sitting head of a foreign state, enjoys head of state immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts in light of his current status, President Rajapaksa is entitled to immunity from the jurisdiction of this Court over this suit," the Assistant Attorney General wrote. The lawsuit filed by Kasippillai Manoharan, and two others seeks USD 30 million on behalf of three plaintiffs who said their relatives were killed in three incidents, including the Sri Lankan army's offensive in 2009 against the final holdout of the LTTE.
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January - 16 
the Supreme Court (SC) rejected a report filed by the Balochistan Chief Secretary on the security situation in the province. The court said the report was “not satisfactory” because no steps had been taken to improve the security situation. A three-member SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar M
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the Supreme Court (SC) rejected a report filed by the Balochistan Chief Secretary on the security situation in the province. The court said the report was “not satisfactory” because no steps had been taken to improve the security situation. A three-member SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, also directed the Balochistan Advocate General to submit reports from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Central Investigation Department (CID) on the law and order situation in Balochistan in the last three months on January 20. The court directed the AG to submit reports from the IB and CID, adding, “We will also seek a report from the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), if need be.” Chief Justice Chaudhry said how law and order could be maintained when the provincial Government was not serious to improve the situation. The court adjourned the case till January 20.
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January - 16 
Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli said that the court is expecting the advice of the Attorney General regarding legal action against two surrendered leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Page. The duo, former LTTE media spokesman Daya Master and translator
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Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli said that the court is expecting the advice of the Attorney General regarding legal action against two surrendered leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Page. The duo, former LTTE media spokesman Daya Master and translator George, surrendered to State Military in the last phase of the war against LTTE. They were held by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and later released on bail. The Magistrate also remanded LTTE's former leader of Women's Wing Thamalini further until January 30. She was arrested by CID on May 20, 2009. The court is also expecting the advice of the Attorney General regarding her.
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January - 17 
the Odisha High Court rejected the bail plea of Subhashree Panda, alias Mili Panda, the wife of Maoist leader Sabysachi Panda, in the Gudari Police Station case in Koraput District, reports Outlook India. Justice S C Parija, while rejecting the bail of Mili Panda, now in Police custody, asked the lo
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the Odisha High Court rejected the bail plea of Subhashree Panda, alias Mili Panda, the wife of Maoist leader Sabysachi Panda, in the Gudari Police Station case in Koraput District, reports Outlook India. Justice S C Parija, while rejecting the bail of Mili Panda, now in Police custody, asked the lower court to complete the trial of the case, filed in 2003, as soon as possible.
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January - 17 
Two persons, identified as Ghulam Ahmed Khawaja and Yaqoob Ali, who were arrested from Jammu District on January 17, were remanded in Police custody till January 25, according to Daily Excelsior. The arrestees had allegedly collected the consignment of Fake India Currency Notes (FICNs) from Pakistan
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Two persons, identified as Ghulam Ahmed Khawaja and Yaqoob Ali, who were arrested from Jammu District on January 17, were remanded in Police custody till January 25, according to Daily Excelsior. The arrestees had allegedly collected the consignment of Fake India Currency Notes (FICNs) from Pakistan border and brought it to Delhi in a train, an unnamed senior Police official said on January 18. With this, four persons have been arrested and Police is on the lookout for another person, Hassan, who allegedly went to Pakistan to meet counterfeiter Iqbal Kana, who is allegedly linked to Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). Police had on January 12 seized the FICNs consignment from two tempos in Dabri in south-west Delhi and arrested two persons Ash Mohammed and Zeeshan Khan.
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January - 17 
A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) conducting the trail of seven men charged with involvement in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) on January 17 adjourned proceedings till January 28, 2012 after the main accused, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, soug
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A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) conducting the trail of seven men charged with involvement in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) on January 17 adjourned proceedings till January 28, 2012 after the main accused, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, sought time to appoint a new lawyer, reports The Times of India. Lakhvi made the request as his lawyer Khwaja Sultan Ahmed died recently. Judge Shahid Rafique adjourned the case till January 28 and directed Lakhvi to appoint a new counsel before that date. The seven suspects, including Lakhvi, have been charged with planning, financing and facilitating the attacks that were carried out by 10 Pakistani terrorists.
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January - 18 
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow sentenced a State Bank of India (SBI) official and two others to six years rigorous imprisonment in a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) recovery case, the investigation agency said on January 18, reports CNN-IBN. Sudhakar Tripathi, th
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A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow sentenced a State Bank of India (SBI) official and two others to six years rigorous imprisonment in a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) recovery case, the investigation agency said on January 18, reports CNN-IBN. Sudhakar Tripathi, the then Cashier of SBI at Domariaganj and two persons, Abid Ali and Ram Shankar Singh, were sentenced to six years Rigorous Imprisonment and a fine of INR 500,000 was imposed on each of them in connection with the recovery of FICNs from their possession, an unnamed CBI spokesperson said. "Further, the genuine currency to the tune of Rs 17.19 lakh [INR 1.71 million] which was recovered from the residence of Sudhakar Tripathi was ordered to be confiscated in favour of the State," he said. The agency had seized FICNs with a face value of INR 500,000 from the possession of Abid Ali while INR 5,000 worth FICN were recovered from Tripathi and Singh, the official said. CBI had filed a chargesheet against all the three accused on October 21, 2008. "The trial Court found the accused guilty and convicted them. One of the accused Ram Shankar Singh has also been earlier sentenced to four years Rigorous Imprisonment with a fine of Rs 5,000 on October 24, 2011 in another FICN case investigated by CBI," he added.
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January - 18 
Intelligence agencies and Security Forces (SFs) on January 18 denied the custody of Mohammad Hasnain, a missing official of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Communication and Works (C&W) Department, reports Dawn. Deputy Attorney General Mohammad Iqbal Mohmand informed a Peshawar High Court bench consisting of J
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Intelligence agencies and Security Forces (SFs) on January 18 denied the custody of Mohammad Hasnain, a missing official of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Communication and Works (C&W) Department, reports Dawn. Deputy Attorney General Mohammad Iqbal Mohmand informed a Peshawar High Court bench consisting of Justice Mian Fasihul Mulk and Justice Azmatullah Malik that he had filed replies on behalf of the Interior and Defence Ministries and intelligence agencies that they had stated that Mohammad Hasnain, a road inspector in the C&W department, hadn’t been in their custody. Ghulam Nabi Khan, counsel for the missing official, accused intelligence agencies and SFs of taking away many people and said the number of missing persons was the highest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The bench was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Mohammad Hussain, father of Hasnain. The petitioner claimed that his son was taken into custody by officials of an intelligence agency from a Khyber Bazaar hotel in Peshawar on January 24, 2011.
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January - 19 
Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan said on January 19 that the cases of missing persons was a major issue of fundamental rights and because of their efforts around 700 such persons had been shifted to internment centres so far, reports Dawn. The Chief Justice said that they were h
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Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan said on January 19 that the cases of missing persons was a major issue of fundamental rights and because of their efforts around 700 such persons had been shifted to internment centres so far, reports Dawn. The Chief Justice said that they were here to defend the Constitution of Pakistan and fundamental rights of individuals and would not allow any of the state agencies to violate those rights. The chief justice said that the high court had drafted a law to set up mobile courts in the province and the same would now be submitted to the provincial Government for legislation. The establishment of mobile courts is aimed at providing speedy justice to people at their doorstep.
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January - 20 
a Pakistani judicial review board ended the house arrest of Malik Ishaq who was detained in 2011 after his group was blamed for a string of attacks on the minority Shia community. The three-member review board headed by Lahore high court justice Nasir Saeed set aside the Punjab Government's plea tha
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a Pakistani judicial review board ended the house arrest of Malik Ishaq who was detained in 2011 after his group was blamed for a string of attacks on the minority Shia community. The three-member review board headed by Lahore high court justice Nasir Saeed set aside the Punjab Government's plea that Ishaq's detention should be extended for maintaining law and order in the province. The law officer of the Punjab Home Department argued that there had been a spike in sectarian violence against Shias since Ishaq was freed from prison last year.
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January - 21 
A Delhi court will hear arguments taking cognizance of the charge sheet filed by National Investigative Agency (NIA) against Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and eight others including Jama'at-ud-Da’wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed and LeT militant Zaki-ur
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A Delhi court will hear arguments taking cognizance of the charge sheet filed by National Investigative Agency (NIA) against Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and eight others including Jama'at-ud-Da’wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed and LeT militant Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi on January 21 (today), reports CNN-IBN. Headley and others are charged with planning and executing terror strikes in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai attack.
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January - 21 
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on January 21 warned that he would not tolerate any violation of the orders of the apex court, reports The Express Tribune. “Any violation of the orders of Supreme Court would be taken seriously and would entail strict action.” Taking notice of th
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Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on January 21 warned that he would not tolerate any violation of the orders of the apex court, reports The Express Tribune. “Any violation of the orders of Supreme Court would be taken seriously and would entail strict action.” Taking notice of the killings of lawyers and other citizens in Sindh, CJ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry assured the people of Karachi and Sindh that the judiciary would not leave them alone and would monitor the actions of the State apparatus. Addressing members of the bar and bench after administering oath to the newly elected office bearers of the Karachi Bar Association here on Saturday, the Chief Justice especially referred to the target killing of lawyers in Karachi and said this was “really very frustrating.” He asked the chief justice of the Sindh High Court to summon the Chief Secretary, Sindh Inspector General (IG), Rangers Director General (DG) and other officials in his chambers in the presence of members of the bar and look into the issue.
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January - 21 
Fifteen leader and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (JeI) were taken on a seven-day remand after their arrest from the Uttara Khan area of Dhaka on January 21, reports The Daily Star. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Uttar khan Police raided the residence of one Tofazzel Hossain at Borobag of U
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Fifteen leader and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (JeI) were taken on a seven-day remand after their arrest from the Uttara Khan area of Dhaka on January 21, reports The Daily Star. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Uttar khan Police raided the residence of one Tofazzel Hossain at Borobag of Uttar khan where the activists were holding a secret meeting at around 1:00am to foil the war crimes trial, the Officer-in- Charge said. The Police also recovered huge copies of 18 different books written against Awami League and war crimes trial. JeI leader of Tongi Golam Maula, his son Monir Hossain and Tofazzel are among the arrestees. Other arrestees are yet to be identified.
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January - 23 
Mohammed Ismail, arrested in connection with the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), was brought to the court in Pondicherry on January 23, The Hindu reported. Ismail was arrested from Gorimedu while trying to make a purchase using FICN.
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Mohammed Ismail, arrested in connection with the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), was brought to the court in Pondicherry on January 23, The Hindu reported. Ismail was arrested from Gorimedu while trying to make a purchase using FICN.
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January - 23 
The life sentences awarded to six Harkat-ul Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) cadres, including three Pakistani, by a trial court for plotting to abduct cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly in 2002, were reduced to eight years each by the Delhi High Court on January 23, reports Times of India. While
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The life sentences awarded to six Harkat-ul Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) cadres, including three Pakistani, by a trial court for plotting to abduct cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly in 2002, were reduced to eight years each by the Delhi High Court on January 23, reports Times of India. While upholding the trial court's 2010 judgement, a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and S P Garg, however, modified the order on their sentence and reduced the life term awarded to them to eight years on the ground of parity. The high court reduced the sentence, acceding to the pleas of the HuJI militants that three other key accused, who had earlier confessed to their crime, were awarded 8 years' jail term in 2007 under the Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Act. The court's verdict came on appeals by three Pakistani convicts Tariq Mehmood, Arshad Khan and Ishaq Ahmed and their three Indian accomplices, Ghulam Mohammed Dar, Ghulam Qadir Bhat and Mufti Mohammed Israr, who had been convicted under the provisions of the POTA, the IPC and the Arms Act.
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January - 23 
The Defense Secretary failed to submit a report in the Supreme Court (SC) on January 23 regarding the alleged occupation of the property of a citizen in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province by Security Forces, reported Daily Times. The court directed the District Officer (revenue) to retriev
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The Defense Secretary failed to submit a report in the Supreme Court (SC) on January 23 regarding the alleged occupation of the property of a citizen in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province by Security Forces, reported Daily Times. The court directed the District Officer (revenue) to retrieve the occupied property and submit a report on January 27, 2012. The court also maintained that no authority would interfere in the process of retrieving the occupied land. A three-member bench of the SC, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard the petition filed by Abdul Ghafar for permitting him to enter his property, allegedly occupied by the Pakistan Army when he had left behind as an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) when Operation Rah-e-Rast (Path to Truth) was launched in May 2009 against militants and terrorists in Swat Valley.
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January - 24 
Fonseka is currently serving a three-year prison sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court having found him guilty of inciting violence in the famous 'white flag' case. He is also serving a 30-month prison term imposed by a court martial in 2010 after finding him guilty of four charges related to a
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Fonseka is currently serving a three-year prison sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court having found him guilty of inciting violence in the famous 'white flag' case. He is also serving a 30-month prison term imposed by a court martial in 2010 after finding him guilty of four charges related to alleged irregularities in military procurements during his tenure as Army Chief. Another court martial earlier delivered an order sentencing the former General for a dishonorable discharge from rank for engaging in politics while being in active service. The retired military chief was stripped of his ranks and medals.
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January - 25 
Overruling an office objection, the Supreme Court (SC) accepted on January 25 a petition by a woman whose three sons had been picked up by intelligence personnel for their alleged role in the October 2009 attacks on the Army General Headquterer (GHQ) and the Inter-Services Intelligence’s (ISI) Hamza
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Overruling an office objection, the Supreme Court (SC) accepted on January 25 a petition by a woman whose three sons had been picked up by intelligence personnel for their alleged role in the October 2009 attacks on the Army General Headquterer (GHQ) and the Inter-Services Intelligence’s (ISI) Hamza Camp in Rawalpindi, reports Dawn. She alleged that her sons and eight other people had been kept in illegal confinement since May 29, 2010, and four of them, including Abdus Saboor, died in mysterious circumstances. A bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez took up the appeal of Ms Ruhaifa through her counsel Tariq Asad and summoned Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq, Advocate General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ISI Director General Lieutenant-General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, Director General of Military Intelligence, the judge advocate general and the army commanding officer concerned.
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January - 26 
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 26 took cognisance of the charges pressed against the detained Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, reports The New Age. The tribunal of Justice Nizamul Huq, Justice ATM Fazle Kabir and judge AKM Zahir Ahme
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The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on January 26 took cognisance of the charges pressed against the detained Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, reports The New Age. The tribunal of Justice Nizamul Huq, Justice ATM Fazle Kabir and judge AKM Zahir Ahmed asked the prosecution to submit the copy of the formal charges against Mojaheed and other documents, on which the prosecution wants to rely, by January 31. It also asked Mojaheed’s counsels to receive the documents from its registrar on February 1.
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January - 27 
The Supreme Court (SC) on January 27 suspended the Andhra Pradesh High Court (HC) order granting bail to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy, accused of being involved in the August 15, 2005 bomb attack that killed the then assembly deputy speaker Narsi Reddy and 10 othe
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The Supreme Court (SC) on January 27 suspended the Andhra Pradesh High Court (HC) order granting bail to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy, accused of being involved in the August 15, 2005 bomb attack that killed the then assembly deputy speaker Narsi Reddy and 10 others, reports The Times of India. A bench of Justice B S Chauhan and Justice K S Radhakrishnan also issued notice to Kobad Ghandy alias Aravindhu alias Kamal on a petition by the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Government that challenged the August 10, 2011 HC order granting him bail. The SC's stay came after the AP Government furnished evidence against him and his alleged involvement in 20 other cases.
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January - 27 
The Supreme Court (SC) directed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) on January 27 to submit reports on senseless and indiscriminate killings in Balochistan, reports Dawn. The order was issued by a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaud
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The Supreme Court (SC) directed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) on January 27 to submit reports on senseless and indiscriminate killings in Balochistan, reports Dawn. The order was issued by a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez during the hearing of a petition about the breakdown of law and order in the province. It was filed by Hadi Shakeel, former President of the Balochistan High Court Bar Association. The petitioner alleged that the Federal and Provincial Governments had failed to protect the life and property of the people of Balochistan. He requested the court to ask both the Governments to take steps to curb incidents of target killing, kidnapping and abduction for ransom. He said about 5,000 people had gone missing in the province. The court issued directives to the ISI and the MI after the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Balochistan Government had submitted their reports. In its report, the IB claimed privilege. But the court observed that the report contained nothing which should be declared classified. Under Article 9 of the Constitution (security of person), it was the prime duty of the Provincial as well as the Federal Governments to protect the life and property of people, the order said, deploring the Law-Enforcement Agencies seemed to be helpless. The court said it had failed to understand why the Federal Government was not playing its role in containing the situation through a meaningful coordination with the Provincial Government
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January - 29 
Nepal News reports that Speaker Subas Nemwang on January 29 filed a separate petition at Supreme Court (SC) challenging court's refusal to register a petition seeking review on the SC's decision regarding the term of the Constituent Assembly (CA). In his petition, Speaker Nemwang has also urged the
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Nepal News reports that Speaker Subas Nemwang on January 29 filed a separate petition at Supreme Court (SC) challenging court's refusal to register a petition seeking review on the SC's decision regarding the term of the Constituent Assembly (CA). In his petition, Speaker Nemwang has also urged the court to hear the petition by a five-member full bench of the judges. The CA term extended for the 4th time will expire on May 28.The SC had refused to register the petition citing insufficient legal bases. The Constitutional Committee (CC) has requested the Constituent Assembly (CA) to extend the deadline for forging consensus on disputed constitutional issues till February 12, reports Kantipuronline. The thematic committee responsible for preparing the first draft of the constitution unanimously took this decision on January 29 The proposal sent to CA Chairman, Subas Nembang, will be referred to the next CA sitting which is likely to convene on February 1. Committee Chairman, Nilambar Acharya, expressed hope that the parties would expedite discussions and be able to forge consensus within the new deadline. The next meeting of the Constitutional Committee is scheduled for February 3.
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January - 30 
An Oslo court on January 30 sentenced two suspects to prison for planning to bomb the Danish Newspaper that published drawings of the Prophet Mohammed in Norway’s first-ever guilty verdict for “plotting to commit a terrorist act,” reported Express Tribune. According to Norway’s Intelligence Service,
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An Oslo court on January 30 sentenced two suspects to prison for planning to bomb the Danish Newspaper that published drawings of the Prophet Mohammed in Norway’s first-ever guilty verdict for “plotting to commit a terrorist act,” reported Express Tribune. According to Norway’s Intelligence Service, Police Security Service (PST), Davud, a short, bearded man received training in making and using explosives from al Qaeda members and sympathizers in Pakistan’s region of Waziristan between November 2008 and July 2010. Norwegian national Mikael Davud (40), a member of China’s Uighur minority considered the mastermind behind the plot against the Jyllands-Posten Daily, was sentenced to seven years behind bars. Meanwhile, Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak, an Iraqi Kurd residing in Norway received a three-and-a-half-year prison term. According to the prosecution, the two men had in liaison with al Qaeda planned to use explosives against the offices of the Danish Newspaper and to murder Kurt Westergaard, the cartoonist behind the most controversial of the 12 drawings of the Prophet published in September 2005. “There is no doubt that it was Davud who took the initiative in the preparations for a terrorist act and that he was the central character,” the three judges said in their ruling. “The court also believes that it was he himself who would have carried out the terrorist attack since he has explained that he planned to lay out the explosives himself,” they added.
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January - 30 
The Supreme Court (SC) on January 30 directed the chiefs of the spy agencies to produce the remaining seven missing prisoners in court on January 31 (today) who were picked up by them from outside Adiala Jail following their release on February 9, 2010, reported Daily Times. A three-member bench hea
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The Supreme Court (SC) on January 30 directed the chiefs of the spy agencies to produce the remaining seven missing prisoners in court on January 31 (today) who were picked up by them from outside Adiala Jail following their release on February 9, 2010, reported Daily Times. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard constitutional petition of Rohaifa, the mother of three of the prisoners, one of whom had died in custody. The court expressing concern over the mysterious death of four missing prisoners, sought a reply, explaining the circumstances under which the four had died and directed filing the charges against them and directed the counsel for the Director Generals of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI) and Judge Advocate General (JAG) Branch, Raja Muhammad Irshad, to produce the remaining prisoners of Adiala Jail on the next hearing. The counsel requested the court that some time be given to file a comprehensive reply on the petition regarding death of four missing prisoners. He denied that four prisoners died in the custody of agencies, however, said the remaining missing prisoners were under the custody of the Provincial Government. The CJP, expressing his annoyance, asked Raja to go and produce the prisoners on January 31 (today) because the court was told that the 11 missing prisoners were under the custody of spy agencies and they were being tried under the Army Act. “Mr Raja, the SC is directing you to produce them,” the Chief Justice further said, adding, “We have given the custody of the prisoners to you (agencies) and now you produce them no matter from where you bring them.”
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January - 31 
Supreme Court on January 31 stayed the Government´s decision to legalize the land deals arbitrated by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres during the insurgency, until next order. Acting on a writ petition filed by Democratic Lawyers’ Association, an Supreme Court full bench c
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Supreme Court on January 31 stayed the Government´s decision to legalize the land deals arbitrated by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres during the insurgency, until next order. Acting on a writ petition filed by Democratic Lawyers’ Association, an Supreme Court full bench comprising justices Damodar Prasad Sharma, Kalyan Shrestha and Tahir Ali Anasari decided to give continuity to a January 25 stay order issued by Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi. With this fresh stay order, the decision will not be implemented until the court gives a final decision on the writ petition. The State Restructuring Commission (SRC) on January 31 submitted its report to the Government, proposing an 11-State federal model based on ethnicity and language, reports Nepal News. However, the SRC could not reach consensus on its recommendation with three members contesting the report of the majority of the members.
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February - 1 
Sessions Judge Poonch Kishore Kumar on February 1 awarded life term to a man and his son for hiding a militant in his house who had shot dead a civilian and one Security Force personnel during searches in Mendhar area of Poonch District in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. The judge awarde
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Sessions Judge Poonch Kishore Kumar on February 1 awarded life term to a man and his son for hiding a militant in his house who had shot dead a civilian and one Security Force personnel during searches in Mendhar area of Poonch District in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. The judge awarded life imprisonment to Mohd Rafiq (Govt teacher) and his son Rayees Hayat, residents of village Keneti Banola in Mendhar tehsil (revenue unit). The judge observed that the accused persons beyond any doubt had hidden the militant at their house and during searches huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from the almirah. It indicated that he used to help terrorists. The accused persons were convicted for the commission of offence under Section 302 RPC read with Sections 120-B and 307 RPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and fine of 25,000 and 10 years rigorous imprisonment for the commission of offence under Section 307 RPC.
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February - 2 
A Delhi court on February 2 asked the city Police to file a synopsis of its argument on framing of charges against top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy, to speed up legal proceedings, reports Zee News. The top Maoist functionary was charge sheeted by the Delhi Police
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A Delhi court on February 2 asked the city Police to file a synopsis of its argument on framing of charges against top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy, to speed up legal proceedings, reports Zee News. The top Maoist functionary was charge sheeted by the Delhi Police under various stringent charges of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, besides those of cheating, forgery and impersonation under the Indian Penal Code.
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February - 2 
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) came down heavily on the prosecution for non-compliance with its order to produce designated witness for giving evidence against war crimes accused JeI leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee, reports The New Age. Expressing dissatisfaction over the absence of the chief
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The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) came down heavily on the prosecution for non-compliance with its order to produce designated witness for giving evidence against war crimes accused JeI leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee, reports The New Age. Expressing dissatisfaction over the absence of the chief prosecutor and the investigation officer in the case, the tribunal said, ‘Although the prosecution explanation is not satisfactory, we reluctantly allow the time petition and set February 7 for further deposition by prosecution witness.’
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February - 3 
A court in Bihar State of India gave a clean to 11 Nepali Maoist leaders facing criminal cases of conspiracy and anti-India activities, reports Nepal News. The cases were pending in the District Court for nearly eight years. The cases were taken up following intervention by the Union Home Ministry
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A court in Bihar State of India gave a clean to 11 Nepali Maoist leaders facing criminal cases of conspiracy and anti-India activities, reports Nepal News. The cases were pending in the District Court for nearly eight years. The cases were taken up following intervention by the Union Home Ministry
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February - 4 
Two accused, involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) smuggling racket, escaped from the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court complex in Poonch District on February 4, without filling surety bonds. Sources said that "It appeared that the accused feared their fresh arrest by Police to go deep in
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Two accused, involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) smuggling racket, escaped from the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court complex in Poonch District on February 4, without filling surety bonds. Sources said that "It appeared that the accused feared their fresh arrest by Police to go deep into their links with the militants and the accused feared their arrest under the Public Safety Act (PSA)’’
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February - 6 
The Supreme Court on February 6 rejected a report by the Inspector General of Sindh Police on the killing of lawmaker Mir Bakhtiar Domki’s wife and daughter at Ghazi Flyover in Karachi and ordered IGP to arrest the killers, reports Daily Times. Expressing concern over the brutal killings on January
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The Supreme Court on February 6 rejected a report by the Inspector General of Sindh Police on the killing of lawmaker Mir Bakhtiar Domki’s wife and daughter at Ghazi Flyover in Karachi and ordered IGP to arrest the killers, reports Daily Times. Expressing concern over the brutal killings on January 30, a three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, observed that it was one of the most sensitive incidents, having its own repercussions as the Balochistan situation was worsening day by day. Hearing a suo motu notice, the court observed that the incident had resulted in unrest in Balochistan as the general public observed complete shutter-down strike in the province. There was hue and cry for the reasons that innocent female family members of Mir Bakhtiar Domki were murdered.
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February - 6 
The Supreme Court, accepting a plea of Attorney General of Pakistan Maulvi Anwarul Haq, granted more time to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI) to file their reports on the law and order situation in Balochistan. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chi
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The Supreme Court, accepting a plea of Attorney General of Pakistan Maulvi Anwarul Haq, granted more time to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI) to file their reports on the law and order situation in Balochistan. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard the petition filed by the Balochistan High Court Bar Association (BHCBA) against the incidents of target killing, kidnapping for ransom and the overall poor law and order situation in the province. During the hearing, in pursuance of the court’s earlier order of January 27, Balochistan Advocate General Amanullah Kunrani submitted a daily situation report and claimed no privilege or confidentiality for the same.
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February - 6 
Thomas Durkin, an attorney for Raja Lahrasib Khan, a Pakistani-born American taxi driver accused of attempting to send money to al Qaeda, said on February 6 that his client will change his plea to guilty, reported Dawn. Khan’s lawyer said his client would change his plea in court after reaching an a
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Thomas Durkin, an attorney for Raja Lahrasib Khan, a Pakistani-born American taxi driver accused of attempting to send money to al Qaeda, said on February 6 that his client will change his plea to guilty, reported Dawn. Khan’s lawyer said his client would change his plea in court after reaching an agreement with federal prosecutors. Khan is charged with attempting to provide material aid to terrorism by sending cash to the al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri.
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February - 8 
Gauhati High Court extended the interim bail period of DHD-J ‘chairman’ Jewel Garlosa and ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai for two months more until April 9, 2012.
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Gauhati High Court extended the interim bail period of DHD-J ‘chairman’ Jewel Garlosa and ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai for two months more until April 9, 2012.
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February - 8 
The Supreme Court sought a comprehensive progress report on missing persons from the commission probing the case. Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan ordered the Pakistan Baitul Maal to submit a report regarding the compensation, which would be paid to the heirs of the missing persons. During the proceedin
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The Supreme Court sought a comprehensive progress report on missing persons from the commission probing the case. Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan ordered the Pakistan Baitul Maal to submit a report regarding the compensation, which would be paid to the heirs of the missing persons. During the proceedings, Defense of Human Rights Chairperson Amina Masood Janjua complained against the inquiry commission probing the cases. She stated that the court had referred the chronic cases to the commission in October 2011, but the body had not taken up the matter so far. Amina said that the heirs of the missing persons, who belonged to Balochistan, had already expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of the commission. She also informed that according to the commission’s statement, eight more disappeared persons had died. She requested the court to order the inquiry commission to probe the circumstances in which those missing persons died.
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February - 8 
A Canadian Tamil man on February 8 pleaded guilty in a United States district court to charges of conspiring to provide material support to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger terrorist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a proscribed organization in the U.S. The United States State Department in 199
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A Canadian Tamil man on February 8 pleaded guilty in a United States district court to charges of conspiring to provide material support to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger terrorist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a proscribed organization in the U.S. The United States State Department in 1997designated the LTTE as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and the LTTE therefore may not legally raise money or procure equipment or materials in the United States.
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February - 9 
A three judge panel of the United States (US) Court of Appeals is set to hear an appeal on February 9 by Pakistani neuroscientist Doctor Aafia Siddiqui’s lawyers, against her September 2010 conviction on charges for attempting to kill American intelligence officers in Afghanistan in 2008, reports Ex
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A three judge panel of the United States (US) Court of Appeals is set to hear an appeal on February 9 by Pakistani neuroscientist Doctor Aafia Siddiqui’s lawyers, against her September 2010 conviction on charges for attempting to kill American intelligence officers in Afghanistan in 2008, reports Express Tribune. Her counsel, Dawn Cardi, will present her argument before the panel to overturn the judgment against her client, while the prosecution will seek dismissal of the appeal. Doctor Siddiqui was sentenced to 86 years in prison by the Federal District Court in New York City, while she has consistently denied the charges leveled against her, pleading her innocence.
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February - 9 
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) awarded life term to a man, Rehmatullah, involved in several abduction cases in Kohat. ATC judge Anwar Hussain awarded life imprisonment to Rehmatullah, resident of Latambar in Karak District. The convict was arrested in July 2010 and charged in abduction cases by the Koha
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Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) awarded life term to a man, Rehmatullah, involved in several abduction cases in Kohat. ATC judge Anwar Hussain awarded life imprisonment to Rehmatullah, resident of Latambar in Karak District. The convict was arrested in July 2010 and charged in abduction cases by the Kohat Police.
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February - 9 
The father of a terrorist faced up to 40 years in prison on February 10 after his conviction on charges that he destroyed evidence and lied to investigators to cover up his son’s plot to attack the New York City subways in 2009, reports Dawn. Mohammed Wali Zazi (55) remained free on bail after his c
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The father of a terrorist faced up to 40 years in prison on February 10 after his conviction on charges that he destroyed evidence and lied to investigators to cover up his son’s plot to attack the New York City subways in 2009, reports Dawn. Mohammed Wali Zazi (55) remained free on bail after his conviction in July 2011. His son, Najibullah Zazi, admitted that he returned from a trip to Pakistan to his family’s Colorado home to practice concocting homemade bombs using chemicals extracted from common beauty supplies. He drove to New York City in September 2009 with plans to attack the subway system in a ‘martyrdom operation’ before he learned he was being watched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and fled back to Colorado. The plot was sanctioned by Al Qaeda. The elder Zazi, an Afghan-born US citizen, was found guilty of conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
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February - 9 
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on February 9 has dismissed the lawsuit against a former General of Sri Lanka Army Shavendra Silva, filed by the relatives of two Sri Lankan Tamils alleging war crimes, reports Colombo Page. The court dismissed the lawsuit on the
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The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on February 9 has dismissed the lawsuit against a former General of Sri Lanka Army Shavendra Silva, filed by the relatives of two Sri Lankan Tamils alleging war crimes, reports Colombo Page. The court dismissed the lawsuit on the ground that Silva is currently serving, and is an accredited diplomat entitled to immunity from civil jurisdiction in the United States under federal statute and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Major General Silva was instrumental in the military capturing several former LTTE strongholds including the Mannar Rice Bowl, Nachchikudha, Devils Point, Pooneryn, Kilinochchi, Elephant Pass, Vishvamadu and Puthukudiyiruppuan.
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February - 10 
Anthony Shimray, Head of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), was produced before the Special Court of National Investigating Agency (NIA) on February 10 at Patiala in New Delhi.
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Anthony Shimray, Head of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), was produced before the Special Court of National Investigating Agency (NIA) on February 10 at Patiala in New Delhi.
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February - 10 
Eight years after two blasts at the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai killed 52 people, the Bombay High Court (HC) on February 10 upheld the death sentence awarded to the three accused, reports The Times of India. The court also asked two accused discharged earlier to appear before the tr
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Eight years after two blasts at the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai killed 52 people, the Bombay High Court (HC) on February 10 upheld the death sentence awarded to the three accused, reports The Times of India. The court also asked two accused discharged earlier to appear before the trial court, where they will face a fresh case. Ashrat Ansari, Sayed Anees and his wife Fehmida Sayed were held guilty by a special anti-terrorism court in 2009, under the now-repealed Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for their conspiracy to trigger four blasts - an unexploded bomb in a BEST bus in December 2002; a blast in a Ghatkopar BEST bus in July 2003 that killed two; and the twin blasts at the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar on August 25, 2003.
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February - 10 
Bitterly disappointed with Agencies over the non-production of seven suspects who had been taken into custody by Intelligence Agencies for their alleged involvement in several cases of terrorism, the Supreme Court ordered the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI), Judge Advoc
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Bitterly disappointed with Agencies over the non-production of seven suspects who had been taken into custody by Intelligence Agencies for their alleged involvement in several cases of terrorism, the Supreme Court ordered the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI), Judge Advocate General (JAG) Branch and the Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on February 10 to ensure presence of these prisoners by February 13, 2012, reports Dawn. The bench was expecting production of seven prisoners of the 11 men who mysteriously went missing form Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail gate the day they had been acquitted of terrorism charges in October 2010.
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February - 10 
Lawyers for Dr Aafia Siddiqui, serving an 86-year prison sentence for shooting at US soldiers in Afghanistan, told an appeals court that she was so mentally ill, she should have been barred from testifying at her own trial. Dr Aafia’s lawyer, Dawn Cardi, told a three-judge panel of the 2nd US Circui
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Lawyers for Dr Aafia Siddiqui, serving an 86-year prison sentence for shooting at US soldiers in Afghanistan, told an appeals court that she was so mentally ill, she should have been barred from testifying at her own trial. Dr Aafia’s lawyer, Dawn Cardi, told a three-judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday that even though her client was judged competent to stand trial, she was so disabled by paranoid schizophrenia that the court should have taken the unusual step of barring her from testifying. “She had no intelligent understanding of what was going on,” Cardi said. “She was not rational.” Cardi also argued Dr Aafia was in the throes of mental illness when she made incriminating statements to FBI agents at a hospital in Afghanistan following the shooting. Dr Aafia, once a bright young student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brandeis University, was branded a fugitive terror suspect after she left the US in 2003 and married a nephew of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the master planner behind the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Her whereabouts were a mystery until she was detained in Afghanistan in 2008. A day later, she was wounded during a confrontation with US authorities who had gone to interrogate her. Six witnesses testified that she had grabbed a rifle and fired at the Americans.
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February - 10 
Nine British-Asians of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin have been jailed in the UK over an al Qaeda-inspired plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange and to organise a terrorist training camp in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. The men, who were convicted last week, were described by the judge at the
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Nine British-Asians of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin have been jailed in the UK over an al Qaeda-inspired plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange and to organise a terrorist training camp in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. The men, who were convicted last week, were described by the judge at the Woolwich Crown Court as 'Islamic fundamentalists'. They hail from towns in England and Wales such as Stoke-on-Trent, Cardiff and London. Usman Khan (20), one of the nine jailed, was involved in organising a training camp on his family land in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and to encourage a 'significant' number of British Muslims at attending it. Justice Wilkie said this was a 'serious, long-term venture in terrorism' that could also have resulted in atrocities in the UK. All nine men were arrested in December 2010. He said, “It was envisaged by them and the other recruits may return to the UK as trained and experienced terrorists available to perform terrorist attacks in this country, on one possibility contemplated in the context of the return of British troops from Afghanistan.” The nine included one Bangladesh-origin man who had changed his name to 'Gurukanth Desai' before the arrest. Shahjahan (27) was jailed for a minimum term of eight years and 10 months. Usman Khan and Nazam Hussain (26) were ordered to serve at least eight years. Justice Wilkie said that the three were 'the more serious jihadis' and said they should not be released until they were no longer a threat to the public. Four others, who all pleaded guilty to engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism by planning to plant a bomb in the toilets of the London Stock Exchange, included: 'Gurukanth Desai' (30), 12 years; Abdul Miah (25), 16 years and 10 months; Mohammed Chowdhury (22), 13 years and 8 months; Shah Rahman (28), 12 years. Omar Latif (28), who admitted attending meetings with the intention of assisting others to prepare or commit acts of terrorism, was given 10 years and 4 months. Mohibur Rahman (28), was given a five-year sentence after he admitted to possessing two editions of an al Qaeda magazine for terrorist purposes.
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February - 11 
Anti-Terrorism Court was told on February 11 that former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed December 27, 2007 because she supported the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) operation, reports Dawn. Magistrate Taufiq Ahmed, who had recorded confessional statements of Rafaqat Hussain, Husnain Gul and Aitzaz
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Anti-Terrorism Court was told on February 11 that former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed December 27, 2007 because she supported the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) operation, reports Dawn. Magistrate Taufiq Ahmed, who had recorded confessional statements of Rafaqat Hussain, Husnain Gul and Aitzaz Shah on February 13, 2008, said the accused told him that they wanted to kill only Bhutto and because of the deaths of 23 other people in the attack, which they regretted, they would accept any punishment awarded to them. According to the statements, the accused received PKR 360,000 from Baitullah Mehsud while his associates, Abdullah alias Saddam and Qari Ismail, provided them two suicide bombers Saeed alias Bilal and Ikramullah. They purchased a pistol to be used by the suicide attacker because the plan was to kill Bhutto near the stage during her rally in Liaquat Bagh area of Rawalpindi in Punjab.
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February - 13 
Additional district and sessions judge Raj Narayan Singh convicted three persons for printing fake Indian currency notes (FICN) and punished them with ten years of rigorous imprisonment on February 13 in Kanpur. A fine of Rs 21,000 each was also imposed. The sentenced persons were identified as Sonu
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Additional district and sessions judge Raj Narayan Singh convicted three persons for printing fake Indian currency notes (FICN) and punished them with ten years of rigorous imprisonment on February 13 in Kanpur. A fine of Rs 21,000 each was also imposed. The sentenced persons were identified as Sonu, Guddu Singh Bhadoria and Gyanendra. Police had arrested Sonu from Yashoda Nagar in Kanpur in May 1998 and recovered two fake currency notes of Rs 1000 and 500 denominations and 26 notes of Rs 100 notes. Sonu's interrogation revealed that Guddu Singh Bhadoria was running the FICN racket. The Police raided his den and arrested him. Bhadoria said that Gyanendra was also involved in printing of fake currency.
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February - 13 
The seven missing detainees out of the 11 prisoners who went missing from outside Rawalpindi’s Adilyala Jail in May 2010 were brought to the Supreme Court on February 13, reports Dawn. The prisoners produced in the court were Mazhar-ur-Haq, Shafiq-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Shafiq, Dr Niaz Ahmed, Abdul Maj
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The seven missing detainees out of the 11 prisoners who went missing from outside Rawalpindi’s Adilyala Jail in May 2010 were brought to the Supreme Court on February 13, reports Dawn. The prisoners produced in the court were Mazhar-ur-Haq, Shafiq-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Shafiq, Dr Niaz Ahmed, Abdul Majeed, Gulroze and Abdul Basit. Four of them were brought from Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital and three from the Internment Centre at Parachinar in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). On January 6, 2011, the Supreme Court had disposed of a joint petition on the assurance that the prisoners would face the Field General Court Martial (FGCM) under the Army Act, 1952. But none of them was ever tried. The prisoners were wanted for different acts of terrorism. One thing was common among all. They are suffering from a common ailment of skin with the entire body covered with small blisters. Almost all of them said they had no idea why they had been picked and never interrogated. The Chairperson of Defense for Human Rights Amina Masood Janjua had for long campaigned for the release of missing persons.
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February - 15 
As court martial proceedings against Pakistan Army’s Brigadier Ali Khan are underway, for suspected ties with banned group Hizbut Tahrir (HuT), the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) Urdu service reported that it had acquired a copy of the official charge sheet against the Senior Army Officer,
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As court martial proceedings against Pakistan Army’s Brigadier Ali Khan are underway, for suspected ties with banned group Hizbut Tahrir (HuT), the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) Urdu service reported that it had acquired a copy of the official charge sheet against the Senior Army Officer, on February 15, reports The Express Tribune. The charge sheet was issued and signed by a high ranking Army Official in Sialkot, where the brigadier was serving. The charge sheet cites three allegations against Brigadier Ali Khan. The first allegation states that the Brigadier Khan had admitted on various occasions to links with the HuT between 2008 and 2011. Next, the charge sheet stated that Brigadier Ali Khan was conspiring to topple the Government of Pakistan and for this purpose was trying to coax other senior army officers into joining him. The officers include, Brigadier Amir Riaz, head of the 111 Brigade, Brigadier Naeem Sadiq of the Defence Export Promotion Organisation and Air Defence Command Brigadier Mohammad Amin.
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February - 15 
The Lahore High Court on February 15 directed the Government to begin negotiations with US and Afghanistan Governments for the return of seven Pakistani detainees in Bagram, reports Daily Times. Hearing a petition challenging the alleged abduction of the seven Pakistanis, Justice Khalid Mehmood foun
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The Lahore High Court on February 15 directed the Government to begin negotiations with US and Afghanistan Governments for the return of seven Pakistani detainees in Bagram, reports Daily Times. Hearing a petition challenging the alleged abduction of the seven Pakistanis, Justice Khalid Mehmood found there to be no serious allegations against the detainees. He said a Foreign Ministry’s report – submitted to the court earlier – showed that the Government had done nothing to ensure its citizens rights and freedoms as guaranteed by the constitution. The seven detainees are Awal Noor, Hamidullah Khan, Abdul Haleem Saifullah, Faizal Karim, Amal Khan, Yunus Rahmatullah and Iftikhaar Ahmad. The Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), a non-profit law firm, has moved the court for the release of the detainees. The court also observed that it is the government of Pakistan that should be fighting for the rights of its citizens considering that it is in a position to raise this issue at the highest Governmental level.
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February - 16 
With Ajmal Kasab and nine other terrorists from Karachi (Pakistan) and provided them with crucial sea coordinates to reach Mumbai on November 26, 2008 along with locations to attack, landed on the table of two Supreme Court judges on February 16, who will take the final call on award of death senten
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With Ajmal Kasab and nine other terrorists from Karachi (Pakistan) and provided them with crucial sea coordinates to reach Mumbai on November 26, 2008 along with locations to attack, landed on the table of two Supreme Court judges on February 16, who will take the final call on award of death sentence of Kasab. The diary listed a 24-hour roster for guard duty during the three day sea journey and stocks of ration and ammunition. It also contained the locations for attack - Colaba, Cuffe Parade, Machimar Nagar, Rajabhai Tower, Regal Chowk, Nathabhai Marg, Nariman Point, World Trade Center (at Cuffe Parade) and Regal Cinema.
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February - 17 
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) ruled on February 17 that target killings and street crimes were on the rise due to the Government’s issuance of arms licenses on political grounds, reported The News. It directed the Federal Interior Secretary and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Secretary to present a report a
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The Peshawar High Court (PHC) ruled on February 17 that target killings and street crimes were on the rise due to the Government’s issuance of arms licenses on political grounds, reported The News. It directed the Federal Interior Secretary and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Secretary to present a report about the licenses issued thus far. PHC Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan issued the directives to the secretaries concerned in bail petitions of three persons arrested for having a large cache of arms in the city. The Chief Justice observed that there were no strict laws on arms and this was the reason that people have all kinds of arms and criminals use them easily for crimes. “The Government is not interested in maintaining law and order. It is only interested in issuing arms’ licenses to their own political workers,” he observed. Jehanzeb, Gulab Sher and Olas Khan had filed bail petitions in the PHC. Matani Police arrested them on January 17, 2010 for possessing six Kalashnikov rifles, 13 repeaters, two Kalakov rifles and thousands of rounds. Police then booked them under sections 13 and 14 of the Arms Ordinance.
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February - 18 
A special court in Delhi on February 18 told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to initiate the process to produce Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, his Canadian accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Muhammed Saeed and LeT head of operations Zak
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A special court in Delhi on February 18 told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to initiate the process to produce Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, his Canadian accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Muhammed Saeed and LeT head of operations Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi before it on March 13. While Headley and Rana are presently in U.S. custody, Saeed and Lakhvi are believed to be in Pakistan. The court took cognizance of the charge sheet filed by NIA on December 24, 2011 against them and five other Pakistani nationals for plotting to carry out terror attacks on places of iconic importance in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
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February - 20 
A single-member Peshawar High Court bench dismissed bail plea of a suspected school bomber Mehruban Khan who is charged with blowing up Aziz Khan Public School in the jurisdiction of Mathra Police Station on the outskirts of Peshawar on September 21, 2010 by an explosive device, reports Dawn. The ac
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A single-member Peshawar High Court bench dismissed bail plea of a suspected school bomber Mehruban Khan who is charged with blowing up Aziz Khan Public School in the jurisdiction of Mathra Police Station on the outskirts of Peshawar on September 21, 2010 by an explosive device, reports Dawn. The accused allegedly remained an absconder before being arrested on August 18, 2011.
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February - 20 
Britain’s Court of Appeal on February 20 accepted that the Government has been unable to comply with an order to obtain the release of a Pakistani man Yunus Rahmatullah from a United States (US) military prison in Afghanistan because “the Americans are not going to play ball”, reports Dawn. In
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Britain’s Court of Appeal on February 20 accepted that the Government has been unable to comply with an order to obtain the release of a Pakistani man Yunus Rahmatullah from a United States (US) military prison in Afghanistan because “the Americans are not going to play ball”, reports Dawn. In December 2011, lawyers for Yunus Rahmatullah won a writ of habeas corpus from the court to compel British officials to bring the prisoner before the court. But the Government lawyers said the US has refused to release the prisoner it has held for eight years, and the Court of Appeal accepted that outcome. Lawyers for Rahmatullah and the legal rights group Reprieve contended that international law required Britain to be responsible for his care since British forces in Iraq originally seized him in 2004. He was turned over to US custody and transferred to the detention facility in Afghanistan.
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February - 20 
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Turbat District awarded death sentence to Sakin Ali, an accused in the February 2011 murder case of Panjgur District Station House Officer (SHO) Siraj Ahmed. Ali was also fined PKR 400,000 and he will serve one year in prison in case of default of payment and was al
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The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Turbat District awarded death sentence to Sakin Ali, an accused in the February 2011 murder case of Panjgur District Station House Officer (SHO) Siraj Ahmed. Ali was also fined PKR 400,000 and he will serve one year in prison in case of default of payment and was also sentenced to 10 year imprisonment with PKR100, 000 as fine for injuring the SHO’s driver.
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February - 20 
The Islamabad High Court on February 20 summoned a major of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency to appear in a missing persons’ case, reports Express Tribune. Judge Noorul Haq Qureshi heard a petition seeking the recovery of Doctor Abdul Qayyuum and Doctor Abdul Wahid and put ISI’s Major T
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The Islamabad High Court on February 20 summoned a major of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency to appear in a missing persons’ case, reports Express Tribune. Judge Noorul Haq Qureshi heard a petition seeking the recovery of Doctor Abdul Qayyuum and Doctor Abdul Wahid and put ISI’s Major Tariq on notice and directed him to appear before the court on March 14, 2012. Qayyuum is said to have been picked up from Rahim Yar Khan District while Wahid disappeared from Lahore District. The two men have been missing since summer 2011.
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February - 21 
Aftab Ahmed Ansari, the alleged mastermind of the 2002 attack on the American Center in Kolkata, was on February 21 brought to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Ahmedabad where the probe agency filed a charge sheet against him in connection with the landing of arms consignment
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Aftab Ahmed Ansari, the alleged mastermind of the 2002 attack on the American Center in Kolkata, was on February 21 brought to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Ahmedabad where the probe agency filed a charge sheet against him in connection with the landing of arms consignment in Radhanpur town of Banaskantha District of Gujarat in 2001. Ansari, who was lodged in a Kolkata jail, was escorted by a team of Special Task Force of West Bengal. Ansari, who had fled to Dubai in 1999, was arrested by the police there while he was boarding a flight to Karachi on January 23, 2001, a day after the American Center attack that had left six dead. Ansari was deported to India on February 9, 2002.
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February - 21 
Peshawar High Court (PHC) ordered the Police to register the First Information Reports (FIRs) of four missing persons after Security Agencies and the Ministries of Defence and Interior denied picking them up, reports Express Tribune. Advocate General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Asadullah Chamkani, Deputy At
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Peshawar High Court (PHC) ordered the Police to register the First Information Reports (FIRs) of four missing persons after Security Agencies and the Ministries of Defence and Interior denied picking them up, reports Express Tribune. Advocate General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Asadullah Chamkani, Deputy Attorney General Iqbal Mohmand and others, who appeared before the court during the hearing of the twelve missing persons’ case, denied arresting or picking them up. “This is a cyclostyle reply while, the issue of missing persons has become very serious,” the Chief Justice (CJ) Dost Muhammad Khan remarked.
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February - 22 
A Delhi court on February 22, remanded four of the nine IM members, arrested for their suspected roles in various terror cases across the country, to the Karnataka Police custody to ascertain their roles in the April 2010 Chinnaswami Stadium blast case, reports Outlook India. Chief Metropolitan Magi
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A Delhi court on February 22, remanded four of the nine IM members, arrested for their suspected roles in various terror cases across the country, to the Karnataka Police custody to ascertain their roles in the April 2010 Chinnaswami Stadium blast case, reports Outlook India. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav gave the custody of Aftab Alam alias Farooq, Mohammed Qatil Siddqui, Gayur Ahmed Jamali and Gohar Aziz Khumani to Bangalore Central Crime Branch.
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February - 22 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi released Malik Abid, an accused in the murder of former Minorities Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti. Police said when Malik Abid was produced in the ATC, Bhatti’s cousin Tahir Naveed Chaudhry told the judge that neither he had nominated the accused in the
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi released Malik Abid, an accused in the murder of former Minorities Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti. Police said when Malik Abid was produced in the ATC, Bhatti’s cousin Tahir Naveed Chaudhry told the judge that neither he had nominated the accused in the case nor leveled any allegation of killing against him. He said the police had itself arrested him.
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February - 23 
Four militants of Sikh separatist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), arrested for planning to target religious figures, were on February 23 sentenced to imprisonment already undergone after they pleaded guilty for being member of the banned outfit. A session’s court in Delhi convicted Kulwind
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Four militants of Sikh separatist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), arrested for planning to target religious figures, were on February 23 sentenced to imprisonment already undergone after they pleaded guilty for being member of the banned outfit. A session’s court in Delhi convicted Kulwinder Singh, Jaswant Singh, Bikkar Singh and Surender Singh under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and the Arms Act. Jaswant Singh is a close associate of Jagtar Singh Hawara who, along with two others, was arrested in Punjab for the assassination of the then Chief Minister Beant Singh. All the four men were arrested by Special Cell of Delhi Police in year 2008 from Punjab and have been in custody since then. The names of the four had surfaced during police probe into June 2005 twin blasts at Liberty and Satyam Cinema halls here.
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February - 23 
The Court of the First Class Magistrate, Khliehriat Civil Sub-division, remanded former Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) ‘chief’, Julius Dorphang and seven other surrendered HNLC cadres in 14-day judicial custody. Sources also informed that the court also rejected the bail plea of Dorp
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The Court of the First Class Magistrate, Khliehriat Civil Sub-division, remanded former Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) ‘chief’, Julius Dorphang and seven other surrendered HNLC cadres in 14-day judicial custody. Sources also informed that the court also rejected the bail plea of Dorphang and his associates. The former HNLC chief and his seven associates were arrested on February 23 from Khliehriat on the basis of a complaint lodged by Testlang Rymbai, a local coal merchant of Wapungskur, who had accused the former HNLC chief of trespassing into Rymbai’s coal mine at Madan Briwar in Jaintia Hills District and assaulting his drivers, besides demanding INR 500, 000 from
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February - 24 
A local court in Jammu on February 24 charged Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for allegedly raising funds to strengthen militancy in the State, reports Times of India. Additional sessions judge (Jammu) Sanjay Parihar charged M
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A local court in Jammu on February 24 charged Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for allegedly raising funds to strengthen militancy in the State, reports Times of India. Additional sessions judge (Jammu) Sanjay Parihar charged Malik with raising funds to strengthen "armed activity" in the State and "to strike terror among people''. Malik pleaded not guilty to the charges. Malik was charged with allegedly deputing two people - Mushtaq Ahmad Dar and Shameema - to collect USD 100,000 from Kathmandu (Nepal) in 2002. The money was recovered from them after they were arrested later that year. Though POTA was repealed in 2003, cases registered under it prior to that can still be pursued.
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February - 24 
Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), which is probing the July 13 Mumbai triple blasts case, on February 24 obtained the custody of Haroon Naik and Kanwar Pathrija in connection with the blast at Zaveri Bazaar, reports Outlook India. The duo was produced before the Mazgaon magistrate's court in M
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Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), which is probing the July 13 Mumbai triple blasts case, on February 24 obtained the custody of Haroon Naik and Kanwar Pathrija in connection with the blast at Zaveri Bazaar, reports Outlook India. The duo was produced before the Mazgaon magistrate's court in Mumbai, which remanded them to ATS's custody afresh till March 2.
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February - 24 
Sindh High Court issued a notice summoning Musharraf on April 7, 2012 in connection with a case of political violence in Karachi that resulted in the death of at least 50 people on May 12, 2007, reported Indian Express. The bench directed authorities to get the summons printed in newspapers in Londo
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Sindh High Court issued a notice summoning Musharraf on April 7, 2012 in connection with a case of political violence in Karachi that resulted in the death of at least 50 people on May 12, 2007, reported Indian Express. The bench directed authorities to get the summons printed in newspapers in London.
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February - 24 
The Supreme Court repeated on February 24 its earlier directive to the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) to submit their reports on ‘senseless and indiscriminate’ killings in Balochistan, reports Dawn. The three-judge bench had taken up a petition of former Preside
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The Supreme Court repeated on February 24 its earlier directive to the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) to submit their reports on ‘senseless and indiscriminate’ killings in Balochistan, reports Dawn. The three-judge bench had taken up a petition of former President of Balochistan High Court Bar Association (BHCBA) Hadi Shakeel on the breakdown of law and order, target killings and rampant cases of kidnapping for ransom in the province.
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February - 26 
Supreme Court on February 26 scheduled initial hearing on petitions filed by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and Speaker Subas Chandra Nembang challenging the December 27 rejection order of the apex court against reviewing the November 25 Constituent Assembly (CA) term extension verdict, reports Th
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Supreme Court on February 26 scheduled initial hearing on petitions filed by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and Speaker Subas Chandra Nembang challenging the December 27 rejection order of the apex court against reviewing the November 25 Constituent Assembly (CA) term extension verdict, reports The Himalayan Times. “We scheduled the initial hearing on Wednesday,” said Nahakul Subedi, Joint Registrar, Supreme Court. The Chief Justice will assign a judge in this regard on the date of hearing that is February 28.
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February - 28 
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) on February 28 explained before the Supreme Court that they treated court orders with great sanctity, but could not shut their eyes to rebellious acts of internal and external elements involved in serious cases of terrorism, re
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The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) on February 28 explained before the Supreme Court that they treated court orders with great sanctity, but could not shut their eyes to rebellious acts of internal and external elements involved in serious cases of terrorism, reports Dawn. The statement asserted that agencies had no enmity or bears no grudge against anyone or any section of people. A statement was submitted on behalf of the agencies two days ahead of a scheduled hearing by the Supreme Court on production of seven of 11 suspects picked up by Intelligence Agencies for their alleged involvement in the October 2009 attacks on the General Headquarters (GHQ) and the ISI’s Hamza Camp in Rawalpindi District of Punjab. Four of the 11 have died in mysterious circumstances. On February 13, 2012 Intelligence Agencies had produced the seven who met their family members after over a year. The court had sought explanation why the detained prisoners were not proceeded against under any law and under what circumstances they were allowed to be admitted to the internment centre in Parachinar area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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February - 29 
A fast track court Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) on February 29 found five activists - Shajahan, S Shameem Ul Islam, A Syed Muhammed, Syed Abdul Raheem and Khader Bhawa - of banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) guilty of publishing an article against the unity and integrity of the country in t
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A fast track court Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) on February 29 found five activists - Shajahan, S Shameem Ul Islam, A Syed Muhammed, Syed Abdul Raheem and Khader Bhawa - of banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) guilty of publishing an article against the unity and integrity of the country in the tabloid Seithi Madal way back in 1999. Another accused, Abu Tahir was exonerated. Though they had been sentenced to three years of imprisonment and a fine of INR 10,000, they had to be released as they already served their prison term during the course of the trial. The tabloid carried an article by SIMI activist SHM Moideen (who succumbed to illness before arrest) comparing the then social situation in Kashmir with strife torn Kosovo and targeted the Indian Army and territorial integrity of India. Police found that the content threatened the federal structure and unity of the country.
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February - 29 
According to Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington, a US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa noting that President Rajapaksa is immune from lawsuit as a sitting Head of State reports Daily News. The court noted that Head of State immunity is a well-es
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According to Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington, a US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa noting that President Rajapaksa is immune from lawsuit as a sitting Head of State reports Daily News. The court noted that Head of State immunity is a well-established legal principle in the United States.
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February - 29 
Second Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court, through a judgment delivered on February 29, absolved six youth, who had been arrested by Policemen of Doddapet Police Station in Shimoga District in 2009, on charges of being involved with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activiti
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Second Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court, through a judgment delivered on February 29, absolved six youth, who had been arrested by Policemen of Doddapet Police Station in Shimoga District in 2009, on charges of being involved with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities. Anita, Jagannath, Devendrappa, Asha, Gangamma, and Mallesh, had been arrested on the allegation of being suspected Maoists, and getting involved with illegal activities. Because of the Maoist tag, they were lodged in Mysore jail. Judge of the court, Arjun Malloor, who heard the case, held that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges levelled against the youth. He ordered release of all the accused, observing that there are no evidences against them. It is said that Anita and Jagannath will be released immediately, as other cases filed against them have also been decided in their favour. The other four will continue to face some other cases. Therefore, their release will be dependent on the outcome of these cases.
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February - 29 
The duo, identified as Ehtesham Malik and his cousin Tauseef Ahmad, was produced before the Tis Hazari court on February 29 which sent them to Police custody for 10 days. The duo was to bomb crowded places in the city during the Holi shopping rush. It has also been learnt that Ehtesham had travelled
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The duo, identified as Ehtesham Malik and his cousin Tauseef Ahmad, was produced before the Tis Hazari court on February 29 which sent them to Police custody for 10 days. The duo was to bomb crowded places in the city during the Holi shopping rush. It has also been learnt that Ehtesham had travelled to Pakistan in 2011 for terror training. Intelligence Bureau’s (IB) investigation involving three other agencies (Delhi Police, Jharkhand Police and Jammu & Kashmir Police) resulted in the arrest of the duo.
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February - 29 
Air Marshal (Retired) Asghar Khan had also filed a similar petition in 1996, appealing the court to look into allegations that the ISI had provided PKR 140 million to create the Islamic Jamhoori Itehad to harm Benazir Bhutto’s election campaign. Khairi was also Khan’s counsel in the 1996 case agains
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Air Marshal (Retired) Asghar Khan had also filed a similar petition in 1996, appealing the court to look into allegations that the ISI had provided PKR 140 million to create the Islamic Jamhoori Itehad to harm Benazir Bhutto’s election campaign. Khairi was also Khan’s counsel in the 1996 case against ISI when the Supreme Court took it up.
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February - 29 
Another petition filed on February 29 before Pakistan Supreme Court by Chairman of Al-Jihad Trust, Habib Wahabul Khairi, asking it to shut the political wing of Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), reports Indian Express. The petitioner, Khairi, accused former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto of for
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Another petition filed on February 29 before Pakistan Supreme Court by Chairman of Al-Jihad Trust, Habib Wahabul Khairi, asking it to shut the political wing of Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), reports Indian Express. The petitioner, Khairi, accused former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto of forming the ISI’s political cell for his personal interests in 1975. “The purpose of my petition is to end ISI’s interference in political affairs of the state, as it is a violation of fundamental rights,” Khairi said.
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February - 29 
Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal, while hearing the case of the missing persons at the Pakistan Secretariat’s National Crisis Management Cell (provincial office), informed that out of 10 missing persons, seven, including Arshad, Amid, Sajid and others, were recovered from different places. The bench wa
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Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal, while hearing the case of the missing persons at the Pakistan Secretariat’s National Crisis Management Cell (provincial office), informed that out of 10 missing persons, seven, including Arshad, Amid, Sajid and others, were recovered from different places. The bench was further informed that six persons went missing from Brigade Police Station and another from Sohrab Goth Police remit in Karachi. Rest of three persons, including Muzaffar Bhutto, Imran Jokhio and Hakim, are still missing.
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March - 1 
Expressing dissatisfaction with the report submitted by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail missing prisoners’ case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry gave out a stern reprimand on March 1, reports Express Tribune. He said, “Do
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Expressing dissatisfaction with the report submitted by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail missing prisoners’ case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry gave out a stern reprimand on March 1, reports Express Tribune. He said, “Do not assume in your head that you [ISI and MI] are superior and others [civilians] are inferior, you are not above the law.”
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March - 2 
Mazgaon Court in Mumbai on March 2 extended the Police custody of Haroon Naik and Kanwal Nain Patrija, alleged operatives of Indian Mujahideen (IM), arrested for their role in the 13/7 bomb blasts, till 9th March. Haroon Naik is alleged to have used Hawala (illegal money transfer) channels to fund t
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Mazgaon Court in Mumbai on March 2 extended the Police custody of Haroon Naik and Kanwal Nain Patrija, alleged operatives of Indian Mujahideen (IM), arrested for their role in the 13/7 bomb blasts, till 9th March. Haroon Naik is alleged to have used Hawala (illegal money transfer) channels to fund the triple blasts in Mumbai in 2011 and Kanwal Nain Patrija, arrested from New Delhi, is accused of handing over INR 1 million to fugitive IM's top operative Yasin Bhatkal to execute the terror attack in Mumbai in July 2011.
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March - 2 
Reports that Kerala Government on March 2 submitted before the Kerala High Court that Susan Nathan has close connections with some extremists in the State, including the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) and should be deported. It was also pointed ou
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Reports that Kerala Government on March 2 submitted before the Kerala High Court that Susan Nathan has close connections with some extremists in the State, including the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) and should be deported. It was also pointed out that the publisher of her next book had played a role in the hand-chopping case of Professor T.J. Joseph of the Newmans College in Thodupuzha (Kerala) in 2010. Susan Nathan (62) is a British-born Jewish writer.
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March - 3 
A Delhi court on March 3 framed charges against Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, suspected aide of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani, and three others for alleged involvement in money laundering to fund terror, according to IANS. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Specia
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A Delhi court on March 3 framed charges against Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, suspected aide of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani, and three others for alleged involvement in money laundering to fund terror, according to IANS. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Judge H. S. Sharma framed charges against Bhat, Muhammad Sidiq Ganai, Ghulam Jeelani Liloo and Farooq Ahmed Dagga, for committing offences under various provisions of anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The court fixed April 16 to begin the trial against the accused. The NIA, in its charge sheet filed in August 2011, alleged that Bhat collected over INR 45.7 million during a period of three years, starting January 2008, through money laundering channels for terror activities. Bhat was arrested from Kashmir in January 2011 by a joint team of Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir Police and INR 2.1 million were allegedly recovered from him.
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March - 4 
Magistrate Ahmed Mansoor Janjua said on March 3 that Abdul Rasheed, the main accused behind the October 8, 2007 suicide blast on Benazir Bhutto’s rally, revealed to him that the attack was planned and orchestrated by the then Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, reports The Expre
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Magistrate Ahmed Mansoor Janjua said on March 3 that Abdul Rasheed, the main accused behind the October 8, 2007 suicide blast on Benazir Bhutto’s rally, revealed to him that the attack was planned and orchestrated by the then Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, reports The Express Tribune. During the hearing of Benazir Bhutto murder case in a special Anti-Terrorism Court, Janjua said that he had told Rasheed that his statements could be held against him, but Rasheed replied that he is giving the statements without any pressure. The magistrate told the court that Rasheed confessed that Mehsud not only brought two suicide bombers from Waziristan but also handed him PKR 400,000 to carry out the task. The suicide bombers were taken for a survey of Liaquat Bagh a day before the rally. The map of the area was explained to them, and after spending the night with Rafaqat and Hussain – both currently under arrest – the bombers arrived at the rally venue five hours before it began, detailed Janjua. He added that both the bombers were supposed to detonate themselves, but the target was achieved after Bilal blew himself up. So Mehsud took the other bomber Ikramullah back to South Waziristan after he was informed of a successful attack.
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March - 5 
He had also sought the initiation of criminal proceedings against Gen Musharraf and others for allegedly planning and executing the plot to assassinate Ms Bhutto and named as respondents former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, former law minister Babar Awa
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He had also sought the initiation of criminal proceedings against Gen Musharraf and others for allegedly planning and executing the plot to assassinate Ms Bhutto and named as respondents former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, former law minister Babar Awan, then acting interior minister Lieutenant-General (retd) Hamid Nawaz, former Director General of Intelligence Bureau Syed Ijaz Hussain Shah, former interior secretary Syed Kamal Shah and senior police officers of Rawalpindi.
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March - 5 
The Supreme Court hearing a plea for registration of a second FIR in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case ordered on March 5 that a summons be pasted on the wall of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s residence in Islamabad, reports Dawn. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice
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The Supreme Court hearing a plea for registration of a second FIR in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case ordered on March 5 that a summons be pasted on the wall of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s residence in Islamabad, reports Dawn. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez said the move was aimed at informing the retired general of the case that would be taken up again after two weeks. Mohammad Aslam Chaudhry, who filed the petition, is one of the injured witnesses of a gun-and-bomb attack on the Former Prime Minister outside Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on December 27, 2007. He served the slain PPP leader as protocol officer for 21 years. The petitioner had challenged the rejection by the Lahore High Court of a plea for registration of the second FIR in the case.
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March - 6 
Delhi Police revealed on March 6 that it has identified four more militants of Indian Mujahideen (IM) who are currently hiding in Bihar, reports Deccan herald. According to Police sources, a hunt has been going on for the last fortnight. Police got the information after interrogating Mohammad Kafeel
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Delhi Police revealed on March 6 that it has identified four more militants of Indian Mujahideen (IM) who are currently hiding in Bihar, reports Deccan herald. According to Police sources, a hunt has been going on for the last fortnight. Police got the information after interrogating Mohammad Kafeel Ahmed of IM arrested from Darbhanga in Bihar on February 21. Kafeel was presented before the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Delhi on March 6 and the court has extended the police custody of Kafeel for 10 more days.
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March - 6 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 6 filed a supplementary charge sheet in a case registered against the militant group United National Liberation Front (UNLF) at the NIA special court in Guwahati.. Three of those charge sheeted are Y. Brojobidhu Singh, N. Bomi Singh, A. Ibomcha Singh the
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 6 filed a supplementary charge sheet in a case registered against the militant group United National Liberation Front (UNLF) at the NIA special court in Guwahati.. Three of those charge sheeted are Y. Brojobidhu Singh, N. Bomi Singh, A. Ibomcha Singh the trio are lodged in Guwahati Central Jail following their arrest from Manipur in January 2012.These three were office-holders of a registered society called the Association for Extensive Growers Innovative Service (AEGIS) in Manipur, where the UNLF had allegedly invested the money they had extorted from individuals and business houses. The three absconding accused in the case are N. Nardip Singh alias Thabal, C.H. Tanil alias Nabachandra and L. Iwanthaba alias Nanao Singh.
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March - 6 
In compliance with the Supreme Court orders during hearing of a plea for registration of a second First Information Report (FIR) in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, summons was pasted on the front wall of the residence of former President General Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad on March 6, repor
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In compliance with the Supreme Court orders during hearing of a plea for registration of a second First Information Report (FIR) in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, summons was pasted on the front wall of the residence of former President General Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad on March 6, reports Dawn. Officials of the Rawalpindi Police reached the model farm house number 1-C/B Park Road, Chak Shahzad area in Islamabad, which is the property of General Musharraf and pasted the summons. The summons instructs the former President to ensure his presence at the Supreme Court on March 22, 2012. The summons asks Musharraf to “take further notice that you are required to bring your original identity card for the purpose of verification of your identity for entrance in the premises of the Supreme Court Building”.
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March - 6 
Islamabad High Court (IHC) on March 6 granted bail to two alleged militants, Mufti Imamuddin and Qari Mohammad Arshad, who were arrested on charges of planning attacks on sensitive and important buildings of the Federal Capital and arranging funds through abductions for ransom, reported Dawn. Accord
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Islamabad High Court (IHC) on March 6 granted bail to two alleged militants, Mufti Imamuddin and Qari Mohammad Arshad, who were arrested on charges of planning attacks on sensitive and important buildings of the Federal Capital and arranging funds through abductions for ransom, reported Dawn. According to the prosecution, the accused were among five alleged militants who had planned to attack Parliament House, Diplomatic Enclave, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Headquarters, Presidency, Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Convention Centre and the Islamabad Club. They had also planned to abduct the son of an industrialist for ransom as they wanted to arrange funds for the act of terrorism but were arrested in September 2011, the prosecution said. The other accused were Kamran Akram, Mohsin Ali and Mohammad Ali, facing the trial in Adiala jail.
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March - 9 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) lawmaker, Balkrishna Dhungel, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Supreme Court of Nepal, said on March 9 that he would not go to jail under any circumstance, reports Nepal News. He also said that he is ready for any
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) lawmaker, Balkrishna Dhungel, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Supreme Court of Nepal, said on March 9 that he would not go to jail under any circumstance, reports Nepal News. He also said that he is ready for any kind of sacrifice instead of going to jail. He was speaking at a programme that was attended by UCPN-M chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda.
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March - 10 
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth also ordered the Police department to close down all the illegal detention facilities within 10 days. It directed the NAB Director General to conduct the inquiry and in the light of it file a reference against the SHO w
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A bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth also ordered the Police department to close down all the illegal detention facilities within 10 days. It directed the NAB Director General to conduct the inquiry and in the light of it file a reference against the SHO within 30 days. The bench was hearing a writ petition concerning alleged illegal detention and torture of a 5th grade student, Iqbal Hussain, by the SHO. Hussain’s mother, Ms Mamala, has filed the petition, challenging his detention.
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March - 11 
Ten members of the banned outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) were placed on a two-day remand each on March 11, in a case on charge of creating anarchy across the country. The detainees who were earlier arrested on March 10 are Zayeem Abdullah, his brother Nayeem Abdullah, Robin Miah, Sohel Rana, Parvez Sik
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Ten members of the banned outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) were placed on a two-day remand each on March 11, in a case on charge of creating anarchy across the country. The detainees who were earlier arrested on March 10 are Zayeem Abdullah, his brother Nayeem Abdullah, Robin Miah, Sohel Rana, Parvez Sikder, Towfiq Ashraf, Zahid Hasan, Mahmudul Alam Anik, Nurul Amin Emon and Tanveer Hossain.
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March - 12 
A Delhi Court on March 12 issued open warrants against three Iranian nationals who Delhi Police allege were involved in the 13/2 bombing of an Israeli diplomat's car, reports The Hindu. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav issued the open warrant on the application moved by the Special Cell of
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A Delhi Court on March 12 issued open warrants against three Iranian nationals who Delhi Police allege were involved in the 13/2 bombing of an Israeli diplomat's car, reports The Hindu. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav issued the open warrant on the application moved by the Special Cell of Delhi Police. The Special Cell told the court that the trio had left the country immediately after the blast but their whereabouts were yet to be ascertained.
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March - 12 
Darul Qaza Swat, the Circuit Bench of Peshawar High Court (PHC) in Mingora town of Swat District, granted bail to six accused charged by Police in terrorism and other crimes on surety bonds of PKR 500,000 and PKR 300,000, reports Daily Times. The court presided over by Justice Mazher Alam allowed th
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Darul Qaza Swat, the Circuit Bench of Peshawar High Court (PHC) in Mingora town of Swat District, granted bail to six accused charged by Police in terrorism and other crimes on surety bonds of PKR 500,000 and PKR 300,000, reports Daily Times. The court presided over by Justice Mazher Alam allowed the bail application of accused Maqam Gul, Gul Rehman, Niaz Ali and Abdullah on two persons surety bond of PKR 500,000 each. The bail plea of accused Ajab Khan and Naseeb Dad was also accepted, on two person’s surety bond of PKR 300,000 each.
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March - 13 
A special NIA court on March 13, directed the agency to produce before it on May 31, 2012 Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative terrorist David Coleman Headley, his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, (LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and 26/11 Mumbai (Maharashtra) attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi
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A special NIA court on March 13, directed the agency to produce before it on May 31, 2012 Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative terrorist David Coleman Headley, his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, (LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and 26/11 Mumbai (Maharashtra) attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi for allegedly carrying out several terror strikes in India, reports Times of India. District Judge H.S.Sharma also issued fresh non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against Pakistan Army officials Major Iqbal and Major Sameer Ali, al Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri, Headley's handler Sajid Malik and former Pakistan Army officer Abdul Rehman Hashmi, co-accused in the case.
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March - 13 
Among the six charge sheeted, three have been arrested- Wasim Akram Malik, Amir Abbas Dev, and Abid Hussain Bhawani, while three others who are allegedly members of the HM Amir Kamal, Junaid Akram Malik, and Shakir Hussain Seikh alias Chota Hafiz are absconding, reports The Hindu. They have been cha
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Among the six charge sheeted, three have been arrested- Wasim Akram Malik, Amir Abbas Dev, and Abid Hussain Bhawani, while three others who are allegedly members of the HM Amir Kamal, Junaid Akram Malik, and Shakir Hussain Seikh alias Chota Hafiz are absconding, reports The Hindu. They have been chargesheeted under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Explosive Substances Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
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March - 13 
Kolkata Police approached a Court in Kolkata on March 13 to frame charges against Sadanala Ramakrishna alias RK, the head of the Central Technical Committee of the Communist Party of India–Maoist (CPI-Maoist), and four other members of the outfit, arrested on March 1, under the Unlawful Activities P
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Kolkata Police approached a Court in Kolkata on March 13 to frame charges against Sadanala Ramakrishna alias RK, the head of the Central Technical Committee of the Communist Party of India–Maoist (CPI-Maoist), and four other members of the outfit, arrested on March 1, under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). While Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier opposed the UAPA being implemented by the previous Left Front Government, the decision by her Government to book the five accused under the UAPA has invited widespread criticism from various human rights organisations. The Court deferred the hearing after rights activists held protest outside its premises.
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March - 13 
Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam was appointed as special public prosecutor in the 13/7 (July 13, 2011) Mumbai (Maharashtra) triple blasts case, reports The Times of India. Meanwhile, a city court of Mumbai on March 13, extended the Police custody of four suspects, arrested for their alleged role in the b
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Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam was appointed as special public prosecutor in the 13/7 (July 13, 2011) Mumbai (Maharashtra) triple blasts case, reports The Times of India. Meanwhile, a city court of Mumbai on March 13, extended the Police custody of four suspects, arrested for their alleged role in the blasts, till March 22, 2012.
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March - 13 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13 filed its first charge sheet in the September 7, 2011 Delhi High Court blast case, indicting six persons who according to the agency aimed to threaten the Judiciary so as to get December 13, 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's death sentenc
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13 filed its first charge sheet in the September 7, 2011 Delhi High Court blast case, indicting six persons who according to the agency aimed to threaten the Judiciary so as to get December 13, 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's death sentence commuted.
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March - 13 
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 (Dhaka City) on March 13 sentenced a leader of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Mamunur Rashid alias Zahid, to death for detonating a bomb at Gazipur (Gazipur District) Police superintendent's office in February 20, 2009 in which 16 people were injured
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The Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 (Dhaka City) on March 13 sentenced a leader of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Mamunur Rashid alias Zahid, to death for detonating a bomb at Gazipur (Gazipur District) Police superintendent's office in February 20, 2009 in which 16 people were injured, according to Daily Star. He was arrested on the same day.
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March - 14 
Students Movement of India (SIMI) leader Habib Falahi was produced before a National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court on March 14 in Kochi and was included as accused 32 in the Wagamon SIMI training camp case. NIA officials said Falahi would be taken back to Gujarat where he was being tried
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Students Movement of India (SIMI) leader Habib Falahi was produced before a National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court on March 14 in Kochi and was included as accused 32 in the Wagamon SIMI training camp case. NIA officials said Falahi would be taken back to Gujarat where he was being tried in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case. After ascertaining the role of Habib Falahi, NIA is now on the lookout for another Uttar Pradesh-based SIMI leader Fariz who attended this camp. Both Fariz and Falahi are top SIMI leaders from Uttar Pradesh and the duo came to Kerala to attend this secret training camp in 2007. Officials said that Fariz might have played a role in the Ahmedabad case.
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March - 14 
A former Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Asad Durrani, has admitted that the spy agency had funded main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during 1991 general elections as he was summoned to testify in a case before the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on March 14 .
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A former Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Asad Durrani, has admitted that the spy agency had funded main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during 1991 general elections as he was summoned to testify in a case before the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on March 14 .
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March - 15 
Peshawar High Court (PHC) said that 30% of ‘missing’ persons are likely to remain with authorities, whereas the rest will be identified and set free. “The matter has seriously been considered,” said the PHC Chief Justice while hearing the missing persons’ cases. The chief justice said that the court
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Peshawar High Court (PHC) said that 30% of ‘missing’ persons are likely to remain with authorities, whereas the rest will be identified and set free. “The matter has seriously been considered,” said the PHC Chief Justice while hearing the missing persons’ cases. The chief justice said that the court wanted the terrorists to be tried and punished if found guilty but due process should be applied and the accused should be dealt with in accordance with the law and Constitution.
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March - 16 
A Sivasagar court on March 16 sent Mahendra Chetia from Dulakharia village in Sivasagar District to judicial custody, reports The Telegraph. SFs on March 15 had arrested Chetia on charges of providing shelter to militants of the Anti-Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF).
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A Sivasagar court on March 16 sent Mahendra Chetia from Dulakharia village in Sivasagar District to judicial custody, reports The Telegraph. SFs on March 15 had arrested Chetia on charges of providing shelter to militants of the Anti-Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF).
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March - 16 
Ongoing trial of Beant Singh assassination case, Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists Jagtar Singh Hawara and Paramjit Singh Bheora were produced in a local court in Chandigarh on March 16.
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Ongoing trial of Beant Singh assassination case, Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists Jagtar Singh Hawara and Paramjit Singh Bheora were produced in a local court in Chandigarh on March 16.
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March - 17 
A court on March 17 remanded family members of slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, including his Yemeni wife, in judicial custody for nine days, reported Daily Times. Osama’s youngest wife Amal Abdulfattah was with him in a compound in Abbottabad when he was killed in a United States (US) Navy SEA
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A court on March 17 remanded family members of slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, including his Yemeni wife, in judicial custody for nine days, reported Daily Times. Osama’s youngest wife Amal Abdulfattah was with him in a compound in Abbottabad when he was killed in a United States (US) Navy SEALs’ operation on May 1-2, 2011. “The judge sent Abdulfattah along with her five children to judicial remand until March 26, 2012 after a preliminary hearing,” Muhammad Aamir, who is going to represent Abdulfattah in the case, said.
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March - 18 
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav on March 17 issued an open warrant against Iranian national Masoud Sedaghatzadeh after Special Cell of Delhi Police said he was also involved in the conspiracy of the 13/2 Israeli Embassy car bombing. Sources said investigators have initiated the process of
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Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav on March 17 issued an open warrant against Iranian national Masoud Sedaghatzadeh after Special Cell of Delhi Police said he was also involved in the conspiracy of the 13/2 Israeli Embassy car bombing. Sources said investigators have initiated the process of getting Sedaghatzadeh, the head of the module which triggered an explosion in Bangkok and believed to have guided the bombers in Delhi, extradited. Sedaghatzadeh was arrested on February15 in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and is currently under the custody of Malaysian Police.
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March - 18 
The Speedy Trial Court on March 18 indicted Tarique Rahman, the fugitive son of former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia and 29 others, in connection with the August 21, 2004 grenade attack that killed 24 people, reports Gulf Times. Aside from Tarique Rahman, p
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The Speedy Trial Court on March 18 indicted Tarique Rahman, the fugitive son of former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia and 29 others, in connection with the August 21, 2004 grenade attack that killed 24 people, reports Gulf Times. Aside from Tarique Rahman, prominent personalities such as former Junior Minister Lutfuzzaman Babar as well as several senior Police and Army officials will face trial that will start on March 28, 2012. Rahman as well as 29 of the defendants will be tried in absentia.
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March - 19 
The local court deferred its decision till March 26, 2012, on a petition by a brother of the Yemeni wife of Osama seeking access to his sister, reports Dawn. The prosecution told the court that Osama’s family had illegally entered the country from Afghanistan. Senior Civil Judge Sharukh Arjumand too
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The local court deferred its decision till March 26, 2012, on a petition by a brother of the Yemeni wife of Osama seeking access to his sister, reports Dawn. The prosecution told the court that Osama’s family had illegally entered the country from Afghanistan. Senior Civil Judge Sharukh Arjumand took up the petition filed by Yemeni national Zakarayah Ahmed Abdulfattah who requested the court for access to his elder sister Amal Abdulfattah, the youngest widow of Osama, and her five children, Safiah, (12); Asia, (10); Ibrahim, (8); Zainub, (5); and Hussain, (3). After hearing the arguments, the court asked the petitioner’s counsel to submit legal justification in writing for passing an appropriate order in this regard and deferred the matter till March 26, 2012.
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March - 20 
A city court in Delhi further extended the remand of the three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants accused of planning a terror strike on Delhi till March 28, reported Indian Express. Among the three militants, Ehtesham Malik and Shafqat Ali Tugu were arrested in Delhi on February 28, while Tauseef Ahme
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A city court in Delhi further extended the remand of the three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants accused of planning a terror strike on Delhi till March 28, reported Indian Express. Among the three militants, Ehtesham Malik and Shafqat Ali Tugu were arrested in Delhi on February 28, while Tauseef Ahmed Peer was arrested on February 27, in Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). The Delhi Police further claimed to have traced the source of explosives that were recovered from the possession of two militants arrested in Delhi.
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March - 20 
A Field General Court Martial (FGCM) where Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) linked Brigadier Ali was being tried dropped one of two charges against him on March 20, reported Express Tribune. The dropped charges were that he had planned to carry out an air raid on General Headquarters (GHQ) using F-16s. Counsel
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A Field General Court Martial (FGCM) where Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) linked Brigadier Ali was being tried dropped one of two charges against him on March 20, reported Express Tribune. The dropped charges were that he had planned to carry out an air raid on General Headquarters (GHQ) using F-16s. Counsel for Brig Ali, Advocate Colonel Inamur Raheem informed the Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court that the other charge of alleged links with HuT had still not been taken back.
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March - 20 
The Government’s failure to stabilise Balochistan led the Supreme Court to draft a solution based on local tribal traditions. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, advised the Government to convene a grand Baloch jirga (council) to restore order
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The Government’s failure to stabilise Balochistan led the Supreme Court to draft a solution based on local tribal traditions. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, advised the Government to convene a grand Baloch jirga (council) to restore order in the volatile province. CJP Chaudhry said that the chieftains of all tribes in the province – Bugti, Marri, Achakzai, Mengal Raisani, and others should go into a huddle to find a peaceful solution to the problem. While dismissing the performance of government officials, the court reposed trust in the Baloch themselves. “The Baloch people are more loyal to the country than anyone,” Justice Chaudhry observed.
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March - 20 
The Peshawar High Court on March 20 directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to conduct an inquiry against the Station House Officer (SHO) of Hayatabad Police Station suspected of being involved in extortion of money from detainees kept at illegal detention facilities,
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The Peshawar High Court on March 20 directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to conduct an inquiry against the Station House Officer (SHO) of Hayatabad Police Station suspected of being involved in extortion of money from detainees kept at illegal detention facilities, reports Dawn. The court also directed the Police high-ups to send the SHO, Rajab Ali, and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Hayatabad Circle, Raheem Khan, to the Police lines within three days, as there were reports that they were running illegal detention facilities.
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March - 21 
A fast-track court in Ajmer handed a 10-years jail sentence to two militants, Shabir Ahmed Ratar and Ravindra Mali, and a seven-year sentence to two others, Mujib Ahmed alias Ahmed bhai and Mohammad Yasin, for smuggling weapons, including an AK 47 rifle, from Jammu and Kashmir to Hyderabad (Andhra P
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A fast-track court in Ajmer handed a 10-years jail sentence to two militants, Shabir Ahmed Ratar and Ravindra Mali, and a seven-year sentence to two others, Mujib Ahmed alias Ahmed bhai and Mohammad Yasin, for smuggling weapons, including an AK 47 rifle, from Jammu and Kashmir to Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and for conspiracy, Times of India reports. Police alleged Shabir, Ravindra, Mujib and Yasin conspired for a terror attack in Hyderabad.
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March - 22 
The Supreme Court (SC) on March 22 directed the Balochistan Inspector General of Police (IGP) to submit a comprehensive report regarding “each of the missing persons” in Balochistan, reported Daily Times. The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB)
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The Supreme Court (SC) on March 22 directed the Balochistan Inspector General of Police (IGP) to submit a comprehensive report regarding “each of the missing persons” in Balochistan, reported Daily Times. The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) were also directed through the Attorney General (AG) of Pakistan to submit details of all such persons “and the circumstances on the basis of which such persons have disappeared and are not traced out so far”. “At the same time, these agencies are also required to give detail reasons, may be in- camera, in respect of persons whose bodies are found in abandoned places/areas, including citizens as well as the members of the forces,” the court added.
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March - 24 
A man was awarded a seven year imprisonment term by a local court on March 24 in Muzzafarnagar (Muzzafarnagar District)) for supplying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN). Ahsan, from whom fake notes having face value of thousands of rupees were recovered on May 21 in 2008 at Kairana town in the same
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A man was awarded a seven year imprisonment term by a local court on March 24 in Muzzafarnagar (Muzzafarnagar District)) for supplying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN). Ahsan, from whom fake notes having face value of thousands of rupees were recovered on May 21 in 2008 at Kairana town in the same District, was found guilty in the court of Additional District Sessions judge M K Shukla. According to the prosecution, a fine of INR 20,000 was also imposed on him.
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March - 24 
Amidst allegations of custodial harassment, journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, arrested for his alleged role in the February 13, 2012 bombing of an Israeli diplomat car in New Delhi, was on March 24 remanded in judicial custody by a court after the Delhi Police said he was not needed for further
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Amidst allegations of custodial harassment, journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, arrested for his alleged role in the February 13, 2012 bombing of an Israeli diplomat car in New Delhi, was on March 24 remanded in judicial custody by a court after the Delhi Police said he was not needed for further interrogation, reported The Hindu. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav sent Kazmi in judicial custody till April 7, 2012 even as the Police was earlier given his custody till March 27.
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March - 26 
A local court in Islamabad is set to charge five members of Osama bin Laden’s family on April 2, 2012, with illegally entering and living in the country, their defence lawyer said on March 26, reports Daily Times. Senior Civil Judge Shahrukh Arjumand heard the case at a sub-jail.
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A local court in Islamabad is set to charge five members of Osama bin Laden’s family on April 2, 2012, with illegally entering and living in the country, their defence lawyer said on March 26, reports Daily Times. Senior Civil Judge Shahrukh Arjumand heard the case at a sub-jail.
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March - 27 
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on March 27 took into cognizance the War Crimes (WCs) charges brought against former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Abdul Alim, reports Daily Star. ICT ordered the prosecution to place formal charges against Alim on April 24, 2012. It also exten
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The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on March 27 took into cognizance the War Crimes (WCs) charges brought against former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Abdul Alim, reports Daily Star. ICT ordered the prosecution to place formal charges against Alim on April 24, 2012. It also extended bail to the BNP leader until that day. Alim is facing 74 counts of crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the Liberation War of 1971.
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March - 28 
A Delhi court on March 28 put on trial Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Kobad Ghandy for alleged cheating, forgery and impersonation while discharging him on charges under stringent anti-terror law, reports The Statesman. Paving the way for the trial, additional session
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A Delhi court on March 28 put on trial Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Kobad Ghandy for alleged cheating, forgery and impersonation while discharging him on charges under stringent anti-terror law, reports The Statesman. Paving the way for the trial, additional sessions judge Pawan Kumar Jain framed charges against 65-year-old Ghandy under various provisions of the IPC relating to cheating, forgery and impersonation in the case in which he is accused of trying to set up a base for CPI-Maoist. The court, however, discharged Ghandy of the charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act due to improper sanction from the authorities. “In my opinion, case is made out against Gandhy under the provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act but I am discharging (of the charges under UAP Act) him for want of proper sanction,” the judge said.
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March - 28 
Supreme Court (SC) on March 28 said that it will not review its previous verdict regarding the Constituent Assembly term. A single judge bench of justice Kamal Narayan Das in Kathmandu handed a ruling to this effect. On November 25, 2011, the SC had issued a verdict that called on the Government to
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Supreme Court (SC) on March 28 said that it will not review its previous verdict regarding the Constituent Assembly term. A single judge bench of justice Kamal Narayan Das in Kathmandu handed a ruling to this effect. On November 25, 2011, the SC had issued a verdict that called on the Government to complete drafting the constitution by extending the CA term for the last time. The verdict had set the last extension of the Constituent Assembly till May 27, 2012 stating that the CA tenure would expire automatically even if the constitution drafting process is not completed.
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March - 30 
Charges against one of the accused of Red Fort attack (December 22, 2000), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Athruddin alias Athar Ali, was dropped due to lack of evidence, according to Times of India. Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Jain discharged Athruddin, holding that there was no evidence to conn
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Charges against one of the accused of Red Fort attack (December 22, 2000), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Athruddin alias Athar Ali, was dropped due to lack of evidence, according to Times of India. Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Jain discharged Athruddin, holding that there was no evidence to connect him with the offence. The Special Cell of Delhi Police had alleged that Athruddin was a LeT militant and had been in touch with the Red Fort attack prime accused Mohammad Arif, who has been sentenced to death in the case.
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March - 30 
KAC was one of the three ISI funded outfit, the other two being in London and Brussels. Fai was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release against the maximum possible 5 years (for conspiracy) plus three years (for tax violation), adds Times of India.
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KAC was one of the three ISI funded outfit, the other two being in London and Brussels. Fai was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release against the maximum possible 5 years (for conspiracy) plus three years (for tax violation), adds Times of India.
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March - 30 
Two days after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy was absolved of the terror charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for want of proper sanction, the special cell of Delhi Police have made a fresh plea to a Delhi court on March 30 with a renewed sanc
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Two days after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy was absolved of the terror charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for want of proper sanction, the special cell of Delhi Police have made a fresh plea to a Delhi court on March 30 with a renewed sanction of his prosecution under the anti-terror law, reported The Times of India. The charge sheet will come up for consideration on March 31 (today). The move comes in the wake of March 28 order of Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Jain absolving Ghandy of terror charges for the want of proper sanction, despite noting that a case was made out against him under the anti-terror law as he was "not a mere sympathiser" of the banned outfit CPI-Maoist, but an active member.
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March - 30 
Banker Yunus Habib had testified in court that he arranged PKR 1.48 billion for the military and about PKR 400 million were distributed among politicians linked to the army-backed Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJT) in a bid to prevent the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) from coming to power in the 1990 Gen
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Banker Yunus Habib had testified in court that he arranged PKR 1.48 billion for the military and about PKR 400 million were distributed among politicians linked to the army-backed Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJT) in a bid to prevent the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) from coming to power in the 1990 General Election.
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March - 31 
The Bench also took up a recent media report which had alleged that PKR 270 million were withdrawn from the Intelligence Bureau's (IBs) secret fund to change the Government in Punjab province in 2009. The Chief Justice remarked that the IBs secret fund was meant to be used for the national interest
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The Bench also took up a recent media report which had alleged that PKR 270 million were withdrawn from the Intelligence Bureau's (IBs) secret fund to change the Government in Punjab province in 2009. The Chief Justice remarked that the IBs secret fund was meant to be used for the national interest and not to weaken democracy. IB Chief Aftab Sultan sought more time to ascertain the facts. Sultan pointed out the reasons for such expenditures are not mentioned in the register.
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April - 1 
Further, the Supreme Court has issued an interim order in the Government's name on April 1, ordering it not to implement its decision to withdraw the case against murder accused persons filed by Rupaiya Devi Kairin of Rautahat District. A two judge bench issued the order regarding the February 27, 2
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Further, the Supreme Court has issued an interim order in the Government's name on April 1, ordering it not to implement its decision to withdraw the case against murder accused persons filed by Rupaiya Devi Kairin of Rautahat District. A two judge bench issued the order regarding the February 27, 2012, Government decision to withdraw murder cases against six persons. The case was filed at the District Court on September 30, 2009 on charge of killing one Dev Sharan Mahato.
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April - 2 
Daily Bhaskar reports that three suspected activists of Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), including its local module chief Abu Faisal alias Doctor, were presented for identification by Bhopal Police at an Indore Court on April 2. The arrested extremists, including SIMI head Abu Faisal, Ejaju
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Daily Bhaskar reports that three suspected activists of Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), including its local module chief Abu Faisal alias Doctor, were presented for identification by Bhopal Police at an Indore Court on April 2. The arrested extremists, including SIMI head Abu Faisal, Ejajuddin and Ikrar Sheikh alias Guddu, underwent identification in connection with their arrest in 2006 at hotel Vaadi in Chhoti Gwaltoli Police Station area. They were attending a meeting of activists from SIMI.
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April - 2 
Hindustan Times reports that a 50-year-old Pakistani-Canadian was sentenced to 14 years in jail in US on April 2 for providing material support to the Sikh militant group Khalistan Commando Force (KCF), blamed for carrying out assassinations and bombings in India. During sentencing proceeding, the U
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Hindustan Times reports that a 50-year-old Pakistani-Canadian was sentenced to 14 years in jail in US on April 2 for providing material support to the Sikh militant group Khalistan Commando Force (KCF), blamed for carrying out assassinations and bombings in India. During sentencing proceeding, the US district court found that all three of Awan's crimes intended to promote crimes of terrorism, and imposed a prison sentence of 14 years. Khalid Awan was convicted in 2006 by a United States (US) federal jury in Brooklyn for providing financial aid to KCF. In a statement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said KCF comprises Sikh militants seeking a separate Sikh State in Punjab and has been responsible for thousands of deaths in India since it was founded in 1986. The organisation has engaged in numerous assassinations of prominent Indian government officials — including that of Chief Minister Beant Singh of Punjab in 1995 — and hundreds of bombings, acts of sabotage, and kidnappings.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that the incessant recovery of mutilated bodies, increasing incidents of abductions and targeted killings affirm the notion that law enforcement agencies were either helpless or too weak to take action against criminals. “It is ironic that
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Meanwhile, the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that the incessant recovery of mutilated bodies, increasing incidents of abductions and targeted killings affirm the notion that law enforcement agencies were either helpless or too weak to take action against criminals. “It is ironic that you know 206 bodies were found dumped in different parts of Balochistan but failed to find any clue about the causes and who are behind these killings,” the Chief Justice remarked when Home Secretary Naseebullah Bazai presented details of unrest. “The discovery of mutilated bodies is fuelling hatred and tarnishing image of the country. You should interview the victim families and dig deeper to know who is responsible for this massacre,” Justice Chaudhry said. The figures provided by the Home Department were different from the report of the Intelligence Bureau (IB). The IB, in its report, said 52 bodies were found dumped this year [2012], but the Home Department said 44 bodies were found during the past three months.
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April - 2 
The slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two daughters were jailed on April 2 for 45 days and fined PKR 10,000 each after finding them guilty of illegally staying in the country, reports Daily Times. A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) official said that the family, including th
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The slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two daughters were jailed on April 2 for 45 days and fined PKR 10,000 each after finding them guilty of illegally staying in the country, reports Daily Times. A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) official said that the family, including three widows, two daughters and nine children had already served a month sentence in a sub-jail in Sector G-6 of Islamabad. He said the family would serve only 14 days in prison because they have been in detention since March 3. After which they would be deported to their hometown, he added. The official said the widows, Khaira Hussain alias Umme Hamza, Slham Sharif alias Ume Khalid, Amal Ahmed and two daughters Mariam and Summaya confessed to illegally staying in Pakistan. Amal belongs to Yemen, while Khaira and Slham are from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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April - 3 
The Hindu reports that arrested Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi's bail plea was rejected on April 3 by a court in Delhi which noted that the case material submitted by the Delhi Police Special Cell showed prima facie that Kazmi “had a role to play” in the terror strike that left an Israeli dipl
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The Hindu reports that arrested Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi's bail plea was rejected on April 3 by a court in Delhi which noted that the case material submitted by the Delhi Police Special Cell showed prima facie that Kazmi “had a role to play” in the terror strike that left an Israeli diplomat seriously injured when a blast ripped through the car she was travelling in on February 13, 2012. Further, the bail order said evidence pointed to Kazmi being in “touch with some of the terrorists who had planned the strike in three countries simultaneously
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April - 3 
Meanwhile, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court requesting the court to eradicate irregularities and illegalities in promotional matters of the Sindh Police. The applicant, Syed Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi, filed the miscellaneous petition, making the federation, Sindh Interior Secretary, Sindh Inspec
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Meanwhile, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court requesting the court to eradicate irregularities and illegalities in promotional matters of the Sindh Police. The applicant, Syed Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi, filed the miscellaneous petition, making the federation, Sindh Interior Secretary, Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Provincial Chief Secretary respondents.
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April - 3 
Former Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Chief Sadik Hasan Rumi was cross-examined in a arms haul case on April 3, reports The Daily Star. He rejected the allegation before the Chittagong Metropolitan Special Tribunal-1. A huge consignment of arms and ammunition was seized on April 2
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Former Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Chief Sadik Hasan Rumi was cross-examined in a arms haul case on April 3, reports The Daily Star. He rejected the allegation before the Chittagong Metropolitan Special Tribunal-1. A huge consignment of arms and ammunition was seized on April 2, 2004 at the jetty of Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Ltd. Following the incident, two cases were filed - one for smuggling firearms and the other under the arms act. Rumi is a prosecution witness in both the cases. He also said that he had never met United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Paresh Barua.
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April - 4 
A trial court in Delhi on April 4 extended the interim bail of a man who was arrested by Police on suspicion of being an Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agent who had come to India with the motive to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, reports Times of India. The court gave the accused thre
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A trial court in Delhi on April 4 extended the interim bail of a man who was arrested by Police on suspicion of being an Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agent who had come to India with the motive to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, reports Times of India. The court gave the accused three more days to produce more evidence to prove his innocence. Police had claimed that Imran and his wife Soofia were pushed into India from ISI’s launch pads in Nepal to attack Modi and other terror targets in the state.
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April - 4 
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT–1) on April 4 framed 23 specific charges against detained Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in connection with genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of 1971, reports The Daily Star. The cha
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The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT–1) on April 4 framed 23 specific charges against detained Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in connection with genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of 1971, reports The Daily Star. The charges include murdering civilians; collaborating with the Pakistani occupation army to kill and torture unarmed people, looting of valuables and torching of houses and other properties; persecuting people on religious and political grounds; and committing atrocities on the Hindus. The Independent reports that the Law minister Shafique Ahmed said that if needed the Government would make laws to set up more tribunals to try war criminals.
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April - 5 
The Supreme Court (SC) on April 5 ordered the Balochistan Police and Levies to investigate into dumping of bullet-riddled bodies in various parts of the province and compensates the aggrieved families, reports Daily Times. The Balochistan Inspector General of Police (IGP) was also ordered to take ac
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The Supreme Court (SC) on April 5 ordered the Balochistan Police and Levies to investigate into dumping of bullet-riddled bodies in various parts of the province and compensates the aggrieved families, reports Daily Times. The Balochistan Inspector General of Police (IGP) was also ordered to take action or arrest the provincial ministers involved in kidnappings for ransom. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry issued these orders while hearing a constitutional petition filed by the Balochistan High Court Bar Association regarding law and order situation in the province. The bench also comprised Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Pervez. Police submitted Balochistan Home Minister Zafar Zehri’s statement about the involvement of Ministers in kidnappings for ransom. However, the Minister had not disclosed the names of the Ministers in his statement. The court ordered the IG to collect Zehri’s both statements that he gave to the Police and media and take action against the ministers. The court said the minister could be disqualified if his statement were wrong.
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April - 5 
The newly-formed International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-2) has promulgated its own rules of procedure for investigation, prosecution and trial of the perpetrators committed crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war to keep pace with the trial process, reports The New Age. The ICT-2 framed i
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The newly-formed International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-2) has promulgated its own rules of procedure for investigation, prosecution and trial of the perpetrators committed crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war to keep pace with the trial process, reports The New Age. The ICT-2 framed its own rules of procedure as it is an independent tribunal which needs its own rules of procedure for functioning like that of the ICT-1. A basic change has been incorporated on application for the review of any order passed by the tribunal. One major change has been made on giving testimony of the witness before the tribunal which says that the testimony of the witness shall be recorded either in Bangla or in English through computer compose or otherwise as the tribunal directs. The cross-examination shall be strictly limited to the subject matter of the examination-in-chief of witness but the party shall be at liberty to cross-examine such witness on his credibility and to take contradiction of the evidence given by him.
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April - 6 
The Supreme Court (SC) said on April 6 there was no difference between a human being and animals in Balochistan where mutilated bodies were found on a daily basis, reports Daily Times. “I think I should stay in Quetta for a month,” said Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, as a three-member SC
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The Supreme Court (SC) said on April 6 there was no difference between a human being and animals in Balochistan where mutilated bodies were found on a daily basis, reports Daily Times. “I think I should stay in Quetta for a month,” said Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, as a three-member SC bench resumed the hearing of a case concerning the poor security and human rights situation in Balochistan. Following the chief justice’s directive, Quetta Police produced four of seven ‘missing’ people of the Marri tribe in the court. The seven people were picked up during a raid in Quetta’s Sariab Mill area on March 1 and had been listed ‘missing’ since then. Police, who had earlier been declining having information about the missing persons, produced four of seven people. The four were Hazar Khan, Mazar Khan, Malik Sher and Javed Marri. Justice Chaudhry suspended New Sariab SHO Noor Baksh Mengal for his false statement about the missing persons and directed Police to arrest him. The Chief Justice said he would also suspend the Balochistan IGP if the remaining three missing persons were not produced before the court by April 9. Frontier Corps (FC) Inspector General Major General Ubaidullah Khan Khattak also appeared before the court and rejected charges against his force.
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April - 7 
Elsewhere, National Investigating Agency (NIA) special court based in Guwahati on March 7 remanded arrested People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Arnold Singh alias Bekon, in the NIA’s custody for 10 days. Singh was arrested from Siliguri in West Bengal on April 2, reports The Teleg
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Elsewhere, National Investigating Agency (NIA) special court based in Guwahati on March 7 remanded arrested People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Arnold Singh alias Bekon, in the NIA’s custody for 10 days. Singh was arrested from Siliguri in West Bengal on April 2, reports The Telegraph. Arnold Singh is also a member of the PLA’s ‘external affairs’ wing. Singh was the leader of a four-member team that imparted arms training to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) guerrillas in Saranda forest in Jharkhand from September 11 to November 20 in 2010.
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April - 7 
The Hindu reports that the judicial custody of journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi, suspected of involvement in the terror attack targeting an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi, has been extended up to April 21. His counsel expressed unhappiness with a reply filed by Delhi Police in response to his dem
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The Hindu reports that the judicial custody of journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi, suspected of involvement in the terror attack targeting an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi, has been extended up to April 21. His counsel expressed unhappiness with a reply filed by Delhi Police in response to his demand that the investigating agency place before the court the names of officers. The reply did not name any officers; instead it said only the Special Team entrusted with the case had interrogated Kazmi. Counsel had earlier alleged that the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad was also interrogating Kazmi though his custody was given to Delhi Police.
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April - 9 
Meanwhile, Gauhati High Court (HC) extended the interim bail period of Black Widow (BW) ‘chairman’ Jewel Gorlosa and ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai by more than three months, reports The Times of India. This time, the HC extended the bail until July 17 this year. In August 2011, the duo was fir
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Meanwhile, Gauhati High Court (HC) extended the interim bail period of Black Widow (BW) ‘chairman’ Jewel Gorlosa and ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai by more than three months, reports The Times of India. This time, the HC extended the bail until July 17 this year. In August 2011, the duo was first released on six months interim bail, which expired in January 2012. Later, the HC extended it for two months.
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April - 9 
One of the accused in the 13/7 Mumbai serial blasts made an application before the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court on April 9, seeking a retraction of his confession, reported The Times of India. In March, alleged Indian Mujahideen operative Nadeem Sheikh's confession was re
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One of the accused in the 13/7 Mumbai serial blasts made an application before the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court on April 9, seeking a retraction of his confession, reported The Times of India. In March, alleged Indian Mujahideen operative Nadeem Sheikh's confession was recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code before a magistrate. However, he told the court that his confession was taken under duress and it was not done voluntarily.
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April - 9 
The Supreme Court on April 9 refused to give an opportunity of hearing to former President Pervez Musharraf in a case regarding the registration of second First Information Report (FIR) in the December 27, 2007 Benazir Bhutto murder case against him and 12 others because he had already been declared
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The Supreme Court on April 9 refused to give an opportunity of hearing to former President Pervez Musharraf in a case regarding the registration of second First Information Report (FIR) in the December 27, 2007 Benazir Bhutto murder case against him and 12 others because he had already been declared as a proclaimed offender by a lower court in 2011, reports Daily Times. The court observed that Musharraf should have surrendered before the court, which had issued arrest warrants for him. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez also directed the respondents to file their replies by April 16, 2012.
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April - 9 
The Daily Star reports that Abul Kalam Azad, a fugitive war crimes suspect widely known as Bachchu Razakar, fled to India through the Hili border in Dinajpur District on April 2, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said on April 9. Azad is facing an arrest warrant for committing crimes against humanity dur
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The Daily Star reports that Abul Kalam Azad, a fugitive war crimes suspect widely known as Bachchu Razakar, fled to India through the Hili border in Dinajpur District on April 2, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said on April 9. Azad is facing an arrest warrant for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) had issued the warrant on April 3.
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April - 10 
Daily Pioneer reports that one suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, allegedly involved in the blasts at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore during an IPL match in April 17, 2010, was arrested from Metiabruz-Garden rich area in Kolkata by a team Karnataka Police on April 10. The IM operative,
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Daily Pioneer reports that one suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, allegedly involved in the blasts at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore during an IPL match in April 17, 2010, was arrested from Metiabruz-Garden rich area in Kolkata by a team Karnataka Police on April 10. The IM operative, identified as Kamal Hassan alias Bilal (24), was arrested during a manhunt to arrest blast mastermind Yasin Bhatkal, City Police Commissioner Jyothiprakash Mirji said. Hassan, a native of Bihar, was sent to Bangalore and produced before the jurisdictional magistrate and was remanded in Police custody, Mirji said.
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April - 10 
Subhashree Panda, wife of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sabyasachi Panda who is holding an Italian tourist as hostage, got acquitted by the a Fast Track Court in Rayagada District in a case pending against her on April 10, reports The Hindu. She was in Gunupur jail since past f
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Subhashree Panda, wife of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sabyasachi Panda who is holding an Italian tourist as hostage, got acquitted by the a Fast Track Court in Rayagada District in a case pending against her on April 10, reports The Hindu. She was in Gunupur jail since past five months as an accused of 2003 Kutinguda encounter between police and Maoists in Gudari block of Rayagada district. The Fast Track Court acquitted her due to lack of evidence.
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April - 10 
Police on April 10 recovered three Marri tribe missing persons following the orders of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Chaudhry in Quetta, reported Daily Times. According to official sources, the Police claimed to have recovered Gul Mir, Mir Jan and Amir Khan. Earlier, the CJP had ordered t
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Police on April 10 recovered three Marri tribe missing persons following the orders of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Chaudhry in Quetta, reported Daily Times. According to official sources, the Police claimed to have recovered Gul Mir, Mir Jan and Amir Khan. Earlier, the CJP had ordered the Balochistan Inspector General (IG) and other officials concerned to recover seven missing persons who were picked up from the Sariab area on March 1, 2012. The court had warned that it would suspend the IG and other high-ups if they failed to produce the missing persons before the court. Earlier, the Police had produced four of the seven missing persons before the court on April 6, 2012.
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April - 10 
The Peshawar High Court on April 10 directed the local Police to close down three illegal detention centres, which were run by a former Station House Officer (SHO) of Hayatabad Police Station in his area, reports Dawn. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Mian Fasihul Mulk
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The Peshawar High Court on April 10 directed the local Police to close down three illegal detention centres, which were run by a former Station House Officer (SHO) of Hayatabad Police Station in his area, reports Dawn. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Mian Fasihul Mulk pointed out that a recent inquiry conducted by the Police high-ups on the order of the high court proved that SHO Rajab Ali had been running three illegal detention centres in Hayatabad, Peshawar. The bench directed the Police to hand over the three premises to their owners and provide their details to the court so that they could be asked not to rent out their premises in future for such illegal purposes. On the court order, a senior investigation officer of National Accountability Bureau Col (retired) Hussain Ali appeared and told the court that he had constituted a team for probing the allegations against the SHO of amassing wealth by indulging in illegal activities. The bench observed that so far three inquiries had been conducted against Mr Ali and all the three showed that he was involved in illegal activities. The SHO had already been transferred to police lines. Further, Peshawar High Court directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Police Officer to conduct an inquiry as to why police were extending illegal cooperation and help to those agencies which were not authorised under the law and constitution to pick up citizens. In addition, Peshawar High Court directed the quarters concerned to expedite the process of enlisting the [low profile] category B and C militants after the bench was requested to allow some time for the completion of the list. Earlier, the court had issued directives that militants of the category B and C be identified and set free on strong surety bonds.
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April - 11 
The Madras High Court on April 11 reserved orders on petitions seeking of lifting the ban on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in India, reports The Times of India. The Government of India banned the LTTE by an order dated May 14, 2010, and the matter was referred to a statutory panel headed b
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The Madras High Court on April 11 reserved orders on petitions seeking of lifting the ban on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in India, reports The Times of India. The Government of India banned the LTTE by an order dated May 14, 2010, and the matter was referred to a statutory panel headed by a High Court judge, Justice Vikramjit Sen for ratification. In November 2010, the tribunal rejected the pleas of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko Gopalaswamy and others, on the ground that no member of the banned organization had challenged the ban. Justice Sen had said: "Indian soil is being used for unlawful activities propelled by the remnant cadres of the LTTE. There is sufficient material to declare the LTTE as unlawful association as contemplated under the Prevention of Unlawful Activities Act. Illegal immigration of LTTE cadres through coastal areas, smuggling of narcotics to raise funds and supply of fuel and explosives from the Indian soil are all evidence of the active presence of LTTE in India." The present petitions were directed against the tribunal's finding.
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April - 11 
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on April 11 summoned the Federal Ministers and Secretaries of Defence, Interior and Law in cases of missing persons, asking them to explain why they had been defending illegal and unconstitutional acts of the intelligence agencies, reports Dawn. A bench comprising Chief
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The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on April 11 summoned the Federal Ministers and Secretaries of Defence, Interior and Law in cases of missing persons, asking them to explain why they had been defending illegal and unconstitutional acts of the intelligence agencies, reports Dawn. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Mian Fasihul Mulk also put on notice the Attorney General for Pakistan and the judge Advocate General of Pakistan Army, directing them to appear and assist the court on the point under what authority of law these agencies had been keeping persons in illegal detention. The bench observed that in all the habeas corpus petitions in the High Court allegations were leveled against the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and sector commanders of the Intelligence Agencies. It added that it was often alleged that these agencies picked persons from houses without search warrant, detained them in illegal detention centres and tortured them. The chief justice observed that keeping in view the provisions of the constitution regarding fundamental rights, the Government, particularly the Ministries of Defence and Interior, were not supposed to defend illegal acts of these agencies. “The matter is very serious not only for the courts, but also for civil society which raised voice against it and it may result in any ugly situation like public versus the army and would be dangerous for both the state and army,” the bench observed, adding that it was appropriate that the ministers and secretaries of defence, interior, law should appear in person and explain their positions.
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April - 12 
it was reported that another missing person, identified as Mazar Khan, has not been recovered so far. The court was told that a case has been registered against Station House Officer (SHO) Noor Bukhsh and has been arrested. Khan was picked up by some unidentified people in the presence of Bukhsh. T
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it was reported that another missing person, identified as Mazar Khan, has not been recovered so far. The court was told that a case has been registered against Station House Officer (SHO) Noor Bukhsh and has been arrested. Khan was picked up by some unidentified people in the presence of Bukhsh. The court adjourned the hearing until April 30, 2012.
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April - 12 
The Supreme Court on April 12 released three ‘missing’ Baloch men after the Balochistan Advocate General (AG) and Deputy Inspector General-Operations Wing (DIG) Qazi Abdul Wahid produced them before the Court, reports Daily Times. The three men, Mir Jan, Amir Khan and Gul Mir were whisked away from
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The Supreme Court on April 12 released three ‘missing’ Baloch men after the Balochistan Advocate General (AG) and Deputy Inspector General-Operations Wing (DIG) Qazi Abdul Wahid produced them before the Court, reports Daily Times. The three men, Mir Jan, Amir Khan and Gul Mir were whisked away from their house some 40 days ago. They are all residents of Sariab Mills in the New Sariab Police precincts in Quetta. According to the freed men, they could not know where they were taken and detained as they were blindfolded. The Police took them in custody after they were left in the Khuchlak area. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, is hearing a case regarding the recovery of missing persons.
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April - 13 
DNA reports that a special Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court on April 13 granted permission to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to question the four accused, arrested for their alleged role in the Mumbai blasts of July 13, 2011, in connection with the blast outside Delh
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DNA reports that a special Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court on April 13 granted permission to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to question the four accused, arrested for their alleged role in the Mumbai blasts of July 13, 2011, in connection with the blast outside Delhi High Court in September, 2011.
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April - 13 
A United States national of Pakistani origin, Jubair Ahmad (24), was sentenced on April 13 to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release for providing material support to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Daily Times. Jubair Ahmad, who lived in Woodbridge, Virginia, received the senten
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A United States national of Pakistani origin, Jubair Ahmad (24), was sentenced on April 13 to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release for providing material support to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Daily Times. Jubair Ahmad, who lived in Woodbridge, Virginia, received the sentence after being found guilty of promoting and urging recruitment for the LeT, designated by Washington as foreign terrorist organisation, the Justice Department said. “We’ve seen a sharp increase in terrorists’ use of social networking services like YouTube to reach a worldwide audience,” said US attorney Neil MacBride. Ahmad was “deeply committed to LeT’s violent aims, which he promoted through online propaganda, recruiting others and fundraising” for the group, which was behind the 2008 attack in Mumbai, India.
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April - 13 
Pakistan will deport Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two daughters to Saudi Arabia next week after their jail sentence for illegal residency ends, their lawyer Aamir Khalil said on April 13, reports Daily Times. The five were detained after a secret US Special Forces raid killed the al Qaeda chie
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Pakistan will deport Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two daughters to Saudi Arabia next week after their jail sentence for illegal residency ends, their lawyer Aamir Khalil said on April 13, reports Daily Times. The five were detained after a secret US Special Forces raid killed the al Qaeda chief in Abbottabad in May 2011. A court sentenced the women to 45 days in prison for illegally staying in the country. It ordered their deportation after the prison term, which began on March 3 when they were formally arrested. They are currently under house arrest in a home in Islamabad. “It is probable that they will be deported to Saudi Arabia on April 18 since they will finish serving the sentence on April 17,” Khalil said. Two of the widows are Saudi citizens while the third is a Yemeni. They are among 16 people who had been arrested from Abbottabad following the US raid.
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April - 15 
NDTV reports that the Delhi Police told a court in New Delhi that a consignment of over INR 11.8 million fake Indian currency notes (FICN), seized by it in the month of January, had been sent from Pakistan at the behest of its intelligence agency and banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to des
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NDTV reports that the Delhi Police told a court in New Delhi that a consignment of over INR 11.8 million fake Indian currency notes (FICN), seized by it in the month of January, had been sent from Pakistan at the behest of its intelligence agency and banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to destabilise the Indian economy. The Police made this claim in its charge sheet, filed in the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav and indicting five Indians, arrested along with the FICN consignment on January 12. The seizure of the counterfeit notes with a face value of over INR 11.8 million, concealed in 33 cloth bundles and loaded in two tempos, was made from near a godown at Dabri in West Delhi. The Police have named Zeeshan Khan, a resident of Dabri, Ash Mohammad of Uttar Pradesh, Ghulam Ahmed, Yakoob Ali and Mohd Rafiq from Jammu and Kashmir as accused. All of them are presently in judicial custody.
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April - 16 
Hindustan Times reports that the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) on April 16 directed Ambala sessions judge to conduct retrial of former Jagraon Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gurcharan Singh Pherurai and his brother Gurmail Singh in 2002 fake Indian currency note (FICN) seizure case, sett
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Hindustan Times reports that the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) on April 16 directed Ambala sessions judge to conduct retrial of former Jagraon Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gurcharan Singh Pherurai and his brother Gurmail Singh in 2002 fake Indian currency note (FICN) seizure case, setting aside their acquittal orders and complete it within four months. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Mahesh Grover in its order found the trial against the two "wholly vitiated".
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April - 16 
the Supreme Court sought a three year report from relevant authorities regarding the number of people gunned down in Balochistan. A three member bench of the apex court, presided by Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, held a proceeding over the law and order situation in the province. Reg
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the Supreme Court sought a three year report from relevant authorities regarding the number of people gunned down in Balochistan. A three member bench of the apex court, presided by Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, held a proceeding over the law and order situation in the province. Regarding the missing persons phenomena in the province, the bench gave Police 24 hours to produce three missing persons before the court. They reprimanded Superintendent of Police (SP) Tariq for failing to control the situation in his area, from where people had been reportedly picked up by unknown officials.
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April - 17 
A Delhi court on April 17 commenced the trial of a close aide of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Ghulam Mohd Bhat, and three others, for allegedly running a hawala (illegal money transfer) racket to fund Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
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A Delhi court on April 17 commenced the trial of a close aide of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Ghulam Mohd Bhat, and three others, for allegedly running a hawala (illegal money transfer) racket to fund Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The three other accused include Mohammad Siddiq Ganai, Ghulam Jeelani Liloo and Farooq Ahmed Dagga. The court had framed charges against all the four accused under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on March 3, 2012. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2011 had filed the charge sheet against the four, indicting them for procuring over INR 45.7 million from Pakistan through hawala channels within three years after 2008 for funding the terrorist activities in the Valley. Detailing their modus operandi, the NIA had said Ganai developed a close relationship with Delhi-based Raj Kumar and his brother-in-law Rajeev Nankani and motivated them to collect money on their behalf from hawala operatives in New Delhi. "Between November 2008 to October 2010, Raj Kumar alone collected Rs 2.25 crore [INR 22.5 million] in various instalments from hawala operators here," the charge sheet had said. The Special Cell of Delhi Police on January 22, 2011, had arrested Srinagar-based lawyer Bhat, Ganai, Liloo and Dagga from J&K on a tip-off that they were carrying hawala money, allegedly meant for the HM. It had also recovered INR 2.12 million 1 from them.
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April - 17 
the Supreme Court (SC) on April 17 issued a mandatory order (writ of mandamus) to the Government and the Bara District Court directing them to henceforth not withdraw cases involving “serious crimes” even if they were of political nature, reports Kantipuronline. The order issued by a division bench
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the Supreme Court (SC) on April 17 issued a mandatory order (writ of mandamus) to the Government and the Bara District Court directing them to henceforth not withdraw cases involving “serious crimes” even if they were of political nature, reports Kantipuronline. The order issued by a division bench of Justices Kalyan Shrestha and Gyanendra Bahadur Karki comes in response to a writ filed in July 2010 against the then Government’s decision to withdraw a criminal case in 2010. The apex court quashed the writ stating that it would be dealt by the Bara District Court where the case is pending. The apex court directed the Government to amend provisions in the Working Procedure and Criteria for Withdrawing Criminal Cases 1998 to make sure that the Government does not get the authority to withdraw cases related to “serious crimes,” including treason, war crimes, crimes against humanity and serious human rights abuses
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April - 18 
a retired Army officer approached the Supreme Court on April 18 to restrain the Odisha Government from meeting the Maoists' demands. Major-General (retd.) Gagandeep Bakshi pleaded that the Government be restrained from releasing the Naxals (Left Wing Extremists) as they had been captured by Security
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a retired Army officer approached the Supreme Court on April 18 to restrain the Odisha Government from meeting the Maoists' demands. Major-General (retd.) Gagandeep Bakshi pleaded that the Government be restrained from releasing the Naxals (Left Wing Extremists) as they had been captured by Security Forces while putting their lives at stake.
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April - 18 
The key accused in the September 7, 2011, Delhi High Court blast is willing to turn approver and has sought the trial court’s permission for it, reports Daily Excelsior. Amir Abbas Dev, a resident of Kishtwar District in Jammu, charge sheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his allege
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The key accused in the September 7, 2011, Delhi High Court blast is willing to turn approver and has sought the trial court’s permission for it, reports Daily Excelsior. Amir Abbas Dev, a resident of Kishtwar District in Jammu, charge sheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his alleged role in the bomb blast case, has moved the court of District Judge H S Sharma saying that he should be made an approver in the case.
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April - 18 
a Judicial Commission report identified the three suspects for the January 2, 2012, murder of Professor (Retired) Bashir Ahmed Channar’s in Jamshoro District, reports Express Tribune. According to the report, the three suspects identified as Bachal Narejo, Meenhal Rajjar and Hamza Ali Chandio belong
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a Judicial Commission report identified the three suspects for the January 2, 2012, murder of Professor (Retired) Bashir Ahmed Channar’s in Jamshoro District, reports Express Tribune. According to the report, the three suspects identified as Bachal Narejo, Meenhal Rajjar and Hamza Ali Chandio belonged to the Muslim Students Federation (MSF), the student wing of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F). The report identified the allocation of admission seats as the motive behind the murder. It is based on several testimonies.
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April - 18 
Lashkar-e-Toiba founder and Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) Chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on April 18 moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) asking it to stop Pakistani authorities from taking any "adverse action" against him under pressure from the United States (US) and provide security to him as his life was "not
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Lashkar-e-Toiba founder and Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) Chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on April 18 moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) asking it to stop Pakistani authorities from taking any "adverse action" against him under pressure from the United States (US) and provide security to him as his life was "not safe" and any "mishap" could happen, reports Indian Express. Acting on the petition of Saeed for whom the US has offered a USD 10 million bounty, LHC Chief Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh issued notices to the Federal Government, the Interior Ministry and the Punjab Home Ministry to file their replies by April 25, 2012. Saeed filed the petition along with his brother-in-law Hafiz Abdur Rehman Makki, for whom the US has announced a USD 2 million bounty under its Rewards for Justice Programme. Both contended in the petition that under Articles 4 and 9 of the Pakistani Constitution, they are free citizens, and the Federal and Provincial Governments should be stopped from taking any "adverse action" against them under pressure from the US. Saeed and Makki further requested the court to direct the Federal Government to ask the US to withdraw the bounty.
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April - 18 
The mastermind of one of the most serious terror threats since the September 11, 2001 attacks (also known as 9/11), Najibullah Zazi (26), testified on April 18 that al Qaeda trainers taught him a “very simple” formula for making suicide bombs in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Trib
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The mastermind of one of the most serious terror threats since the September 11, 2001 attacks (also known as 9/11), Najibullah Zazi (26), testified on April 18 that al Qaeda trainers taught him a “very simple” formula for making suicide bombs in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reported Dawn. Zazi said he learned how to mix chemicals found in nail polish remover and other products sold at beauty supply stores. “It was very simple and they’re everywhere,” he said of the chemicals. Zazi, 26, was testifying for a second day at the trial of Adis Medunjanin in Federal Court in Brooklyn in US. Prosecutors allege that Medunjanin, Zazi and another former high school classmate from Queens, Zarein Ahmedzay, formed a terror cell that posed one of the most ominous terror threats since 9/11. Zazi testified that during their 2008 trip to Pakistan, the three Americans met a top al Qaeda operative they knew only as Hamad. Authorities say Hamad was Adnan Shukrijumah, a Saudi still listed on Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) website as a fugitive who plotted attacks for al Qaeda worldwide.
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April - 19 
On April 19, two persons were arrested for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) to the face value of INR 300,000 and were remanded to judicial custody, reports IBN Live. Purushotham Soni and Ayal Raj were arrested from the Central railway station in Chennai (Tamil Nadu). They were found to
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On April 19, two persons were arrested for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) to the face value of INR 300,000 and were remanded to judicial custody, reports IBN Live. Purushotham Soni and Ayal Raj were arrested from the Central railway station in Chennai (Tamil Nadu). They were found to have procured the FICN from a person named Lal Mohammed of Malda District in West Bengal.
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April - 19 
the Additional District Judge (Fast track) Dilip Kumar Mishra of Jeypore granted bail to Rabi Tadangi arrested for his involvement in a 2009 loot case in Narayanpatna Police Station area, taking the total number of CMAS activists released (since April 17, 2012) on bail to five. Earlier on April 17 a
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the Additional District Judge (Fast track) Dilip Kumar Mishra of Jeypore granted bail to Rabi Tadangi arrested for his involvement in a 2009 loot case in Narayanpatna Police Station area, taking the total number of CMAS activists released (since April 17, 2012) on bail to five. Earlier on April 17 and April 18, the court had granted bail to Argu Sirika, Dora Hontal, Dhana Hontal and Wadeka Walsi.
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April - 19 
the Gajapati District and session’s court rejected the fresh bail petition filed by Maoist leader Arati Majhi, reports The Hindu. Arati was one of the Maoists whose release was demanded in exchange of abducted (now released) Italian Paolo Bosusco. Arati was arrested on February 10, 2010. She is now
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the Gajapati District and session’s court rejected the fresh bail petition filed by Maoist leader Arati Majhi, reports The Hindu. Arati was one of the Maoists whose release was demanded in exchange of abducted (now released) Italian Paolo Bosusco. Arati was arrested on February 10, 2010. She is now lodged in Berhampur circle jail. Bosusco was abducted on March 14, 2012 and later released on April 12, 2012.
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April - 19 
the Supreme Court (SC) wanted to know “what was happening” in the Odisha Maoist hostage crisis reported Indian Express. The Centre told the SC it had “no idea”, while the Odisha Government, the primary respondent in a public interest petition seeking to prevent it from succumbing to the “blackmail t
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the Supreme Court (SC) wanted to know “what was happening” in the Odisha Maoist hostage crisis reported Indian Express. The Centre told the SC it had “no idea”, while the Odisha Government, the primary respondent in a public interest petition seeking to prevent it from succumbing to the “blackmail tactics” of Maoists, was not represented.
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April - 19 
the Police and Rangers have to submit a report in 24 hours on the killings in Karachi as the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC) has taken suo motu notice of the matter, reports The Express Tribune. Chief Justice Musheer Alam has asked the officials to inform the court of what they have done
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the Police and Rangers have to submit a report in 24 hours on the killings in Karachi as the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC) has taken suo motu notice of the matter, reports The Express Tribune. Chief Justice Musheer Alam has asked the officials to inform the court of what they have done against criminals, terrorists and elements involved in the unabated killings in the city, said an official of the SHC. They have also been asked to state what steps were being taken to control the situation. According to media reports, 16 people were shot dead in about 24 hours. Independent sources, however, put the toll from April 17, 2012, midnight till April 19, 2012 morning at 22.
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April - 20 
The Indian Express reports that a charge sheet filed by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police states that fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth INR 22.4 million, which were recovered from Dabri area of Southwest Delhi on January 12, 2012, had reached the city through the trade route on the Line of
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The Indian Express reports that a charge sheet filed by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police states that fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth INR 22.4 million, which were recovered from Dabri area of Southwest Delhi on January 12, 2012, had reached the city through the trade route on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Police said the consignment was brought to Delhi, hidden in cloth bundles, via the Sampark Kranti Express train which originates in Udhampur in J&K.
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April - 21 
A Delhi court on April 21, acquitted a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Mukhtar Ahmed Khan, arrested for allegedly planning to execute bomb blasts, reports Deccan Herald. He was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police in June12, 2007 from Azadpur Sabzi Mandi in north Del
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A Delhi court on April 21, acquitted a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Mukhtar Ahmed Khan, arrested for allegedly planning to execute bomb blasts, reports Deccan Herald. He was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police in June12, 2007 from Azadpur Sabzi Mandi in north Delhi with 1.5 kilograms of RDX, a timer and two detonators. According to the prosecution, he had come to Delhi at the behest of LeT ‘commander’ Abu Alqama based in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Prosecution had also alleged the explosives recovered from him were meant to cause bomb blasts in Delhi at the behest of the LeT commander and that Mukhtar was supposed to hand over the explosives to another LeT operative in Delhi before taking the bus to Lahore (Pakistan).
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April - 23 
all the 32 detained Adivasis (tribals) of Chhattisgarh were produced before the executive magistrate in Kusumanchi mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District by the local Police on April 23 and later let off. Kusumanchi Police took the 32 Adivasis, including seven women and five girls, into pr
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all the 32 detained Adivasis (tribals) of Chhattisgarh were produced before the executive magistrate in Kusumanchi mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District by the local Police on April 23 and later let off. Kusumanchi Police took the 32 Adivasis, including seven women and five girls, into preventive custody while they were travelling in a bus from Bhadrachalam to Hyderabad to participate in the Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF) meeting on April 22. G Satyam, who was accompanying the Adivasis, has been arrested under Section 8 of Andhra Pradesh Public Security Act. Revolutionary literature of the banned CPI- Maoist was seized from his possession.
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April - 23 
Khalil Ahmed, an aide of Dawood Ibrahim, was acquitted on April 23 by the Delhi High Court in a case of alleged attempt to extort money from a businessman in Delhi, reports The Times of India. He was booked under a stringent anti-organised crime law. Justice Suresh Kait dismissed the Police plea and
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Khalil Ahmed, an aide of Dawood Ibrahim, was acquitted on April 23 by the Delhi High Court in a case of alleged attempt to extort money from a businessman in Delhi, reports The Times of India. He was booked under a stringent anti-organised crime law. Justice Suresh Kait dismissed the Police plea and upheld the trial court's order absolving Khalil of the charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) for running an organised crime syndicate.
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April - 23 
The Hindu reports that the Gajapati District and Session Court in Paralakhemundi on April 23 granted bail to eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including Arati Majhi (22), in the two cases related to burning of Odisha State Road Transport Corporation bus and damaging a mobile
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The Hindu reports that the Gajapati District and Session Court in Paralakhemundi on April 23 granted bail to eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including Arati Majhi (22), in the two cases related to burning of Odisha State Road Transport Corporation bus and damaging a mobile communication tower at Raipanka in Gajapati District in 2009. Arati was one of the Maoists whose release was demanded in exchange of abducted (now released) Italian Paolo Bosusco. Arati was arrested on February 10, 2010. She is now lodged in Berhampur circle jail. Bosusco was abducted on March 14, 2012 and later released on April 12, 2012. The others who got the bail were Jacob Majhi, Shyam Majhi, L. Majhi, Babula Behera Dalai, Patra Majhi, Manu Majhi and Gisya Pradhan. But none of them would get released from jail. “Arati still has six more cases pending against her in which she has not received bail. Similarly the other seven also have several more cases pending against them”, Upendra Nayak, the legal counsel of Arati and the other seven said.
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April - 23 
Al Qaeda's slain leader Osama Bin Laden had planned to follow up the September 11 (also known as 9/11) attacks with shoe bombers to blow up American passenger planes, which would have brought the American economy to its knees, a British man, Saajid Badat (33), convicted on terrorism charges testifie
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Al Qaeda's slain leader Osama Bin Laden had planned to follow up the September 11 (also known as 9/11) attacks with shoe bombers to blow up American passenger planes, which would have brought the American economy to its knees, a British man, Saajid Badat (33), convicted on terrorism charges testified in a trial Federal District Court in Brooklyn (New York) on April 23, reported The Times of India. "He (bin Laden) said that the American economy is like a chain. If you break one link of the chain, the whole economy will be brought down," Badat testified. Badat was convicted in London for his role in a 2001 plot to bring down an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami with explosives hidden in his shoes. While Badat's testimony was not directly related to New York subway terror plot, it was used to corroborate facts about the training in Qaeda run camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a report in The New York Times said.
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April - 24 
A designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court in Jaipur (capital city of Rajasthan) on April 24, awarded 15 years of rigorous imprisonment to Pakistan-trained militant Jalees Ansari and 20 years rigorous imprisonment to his aide Abrar Rehmat Ansari in the 1993 tiffin
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A designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court in Jaipur (capital city of Rajasthan) on April 24, awarded 15 years of rigorous imprisonment to Pakistan-trained militant Jalees Ansari and 20 years rigorous imprisonment to his aide Abrar Rehmat Ansari in the 1993 tiffin box blasts case in Jaipur (September 30, 1992), reports The Times of India. Two other accused Mohammad Jamal Alvi and Habib Ahmad have been acquitted. The case relates to three low profile blasts that took place in Manak Chowk, Jalupura and in Sadar Police station area in Jaipur. These bombs were kept in tiffin boxes and tied to bicycles. A boy was injured in the blast. The court held both the accused guilty under different sections of TADA and the Explosives Act. In its 263 page judgment, it also upheld the view that the blasts were the result of conspiracy by Jalees and his accomplice after the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh).
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April - 25 
The Lahore High Court (LHC) was informed on April 25 that serious efforts were being made for the release of Pakistani citizens detained at Bagram Airbase prison in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. On the request of Federal Government’s counsel, Justice Khalid Mahmood of the LHC postponed for four
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The Lahore High Court (LHC) was informed on April 25 that serious efforts were being made for the release of Pakistani citizens detained at Bagram Airbase prison in Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. On the request of Federal Government’s counsel, Justice Khalid Mahmood of the LHC postponed for four weeks the hearing of a petition seeking release of seven Pakistani citizens detained at Bagram Theatre Internment Camp in Afghanistan. A petition had been moved by Sultana Noon, a fellow of Reprieve in Pakistan-United Kingdom (UK)-based organisation dedicated to ensuring enforcement of human rights of prisoners, for the recovery of seven citizens, identified as, Awal Khan, Hamidullah Khan, Abdul Haleem Saifullah, Fazal Karim, Amal Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad and Younas Rehmatullah., a, had moved the petition.
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April - 26 
Gauhati High Court (HC) ordered the Director-General of the National Investigating Agency (NIA), the solicitor-general of India, the advocate-general of the State and the State home commissioner to appear personally before it to explain the circumstances and grounds on which they decided not to obje
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Gauhati High Court (HC) ordered the Director-General of the National Investigating Agency (NIA), the solicitor-general of India, the advocate-general of the State and the State home commissioner to appear personally before it to explain the circumstances and grounds on which they decided not to object to the bail petitions of the Dima Halim Daogah-Jewel Garlosa (DHD-J) / Black Widow (BW) ‘chairman’ Jewel Garlosa and ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai, reports The Telegraph. The HC pronounced the order during the hearing of a bail petition filed by Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, who was denied bail by NIA in the same case.
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April - 27 
the designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court acquitted pro-talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘Vice-president’ Pradip Gogoi along with surrendered ULFA militant Munin Nobis of the murder charge of a Guwahat
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the designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court acquitted pro-talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘Vice-president’ Pradip Gogoi along with surrendered ULFA militant Munin Nobis of the murder charge of a Guwahati city based businessperson, Giridharilal Harlalka, on grounds of lack of evidence, reports Times of India. Harlalka was killed in 1998 in Fancy Bazar area of Guwahati city by ULFA. Anti-Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF) ‘Vice-president’ Paresh Baruah and ULFA ‘General Secretary’ Anup Chetia alias Golap Barua are also accused in the case.
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April - 27 
Additional Sessions Judge Zulfiqar Naqvi issued non-bailable arrest warrants of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) leader Shahzain Bugti and his 26 accomplices. Bugti and his aides were arrested by the FC in December 2010 at the Buleli check post for allegedly smuggling weapons from Chaman town to Quetta. S
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Additional Sessions Judge Zulfiqar Naqvi issued non-bailable arrest warrants of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) leader Shahzain Bugti and his 26 accomplices. Bugti and his aides were arrested by the FC in December 2010 at the Buleli check post for allegedly smuggling weapons from Chaman town to Quetta. Sources say a huge cache of weapons and ammunition, including 50 Kalashnikov rifles and anti-aircraft guns, were recovered from 16 non-duty paid vehicles being driven by Shahzain and his guards.
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April - 27 
Two Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) activists, Doctor Abdul Qayyum and Doctor Abdul Wahid, allegedly picked up by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI) during a crackdown on a banned outfit after the arrest of Brigadier Ali Khan in August 2011 were released in Islamabad on April
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Two Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) activists, Doctor Abdul Qayyum and Doctor Abdul Wahid, allegedly picked up by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI) during a crackdown on a banned outfit after the arrest of Brigadier Ali Khan in August 2011 were released in Islamabad on April 27, reported Dawn. The court had sent their cases to the “inquiry commission on enforced disappearance” and a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) was constituted for their recovery. Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman directed the JIT on April 16, 2012 to produce the missing activists in the court on May 14, 2012.
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April - 29 
Kamrup chief judicial magistrate remanded four militants of the Meghalaya-based Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to eight-day Police custody for interrogation, reports The Telegraph. The four militants were arrested on April 28 in the outskirts of Guwahati City.
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Kamrup chief judicial magistrate remanded four militants of the Meghalaya-based Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to eight-day Police custody for interrogation, reports The Telegraph. The four militants were arrested on April 28 in the outskirts of Guwahati City.
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April - 30 
A court in Delhi on April 30 took cognisance of the charge sheet filed against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Politburo member Kobad Ghandy by Delhi Police indicting him of offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), reports The Hindu. Ghandy was discharged of UAPA
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A court in Delhi on April 30 took cognisance of the charge sheet filed against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Politburo member Kobad Ghandy by Delhi Police indicting him of offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), reports The Hindu. Ghandy was discharged of UAPA charges by a Sessions court on March 28 owing to a defective prosecution sanction obtained by Delhi Police. Following this, the Delhi Police filed a fresh charge sheet before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav. On April 30, Yadav took cognisance of the charge sheet for offences punishable under Sections 20 and 38 (membership of terrorist organisation and furthering its activities) of the UAPA. With this, Ghandy's case will again be put up for arguments on charge in a Sessions court. Ghandy has been accused of trying to set up a base for the CPI-Maoist in Delhi.
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April - 30 
United States Department of Justice is seeking a 15-year prison sentence for a Canadian Tamil man who pleaded guilty in a United States district court to charges of conspiring to provide material support to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a proscribed organization in the US. Mylvaganam,
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United States Department of Justice is seeking a 15-year prison sentence for a Canadian Tamil man who pleaded guilty in a United States district court to charges of conspiring to provide material support to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a proscribed organization in the US. Mylvaganam, a Canadian citizen who previously lived in the US, was arrested by Canada's Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers in Toronto and extradited to US in 2009, following his indictment in the Eastern District Court of New York. He pleaded guilty on February 8, 2012 to conspiring to procure sophisticated technology, including submarine design software and night vision equipment for the LTTE in 2006. Mylvaganam faces a maximum term of 15 years' imprisonment.
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May - 1 
A Delhi court on May 1 gave the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Pune (Maharashtra) the custody remand of Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant Mohammad Qateel Siddiqui (27) to interrogate him for his alleged role in the German Bakery bomb blast (February 13, 2010) in Pune, reports Business Standard. The Pun
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A Delhi court on May 1 gave the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Pune (Maharashtra) the custody remand of Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant Mohammad Qateel Siddiqui (27) to interrogate him for his alleged role in the German Bakery bomb blast (February 13, 2010) in Pune, reports Business Standard. The Pune ATS has said Siddiqui had conducted a recce at the Bakery a few days before.
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