Maharashtra (Islamist/Other Conflicts): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2023

Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) youth wing leader Tajinder Tiwana has filed a complaint with the Bangur Nagar Police station in Mumbai City District, alleging that he received threatening text messages from a spokesperson, identified as Sandeep Singh, for the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Khalsa, Hindustan Times reports on January 7. The sender threatened Tiwana and his family with death if he did not resign from the BJP. Read less...

A Special Court in Mumbai on January 9, granted 10-year sentence to a ‘gutka’ manufacturer, identified as Joshi and two other persons, namely Jamiruddin Ansari and Farukh Mansuri for aiding Dawood Ibrahim in setting up a ‘gutka’ plant in Pakistan’s Karachi, reports msn.com. The three persons were convicted under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and Indian Penal Code (IPC) provisions by special judge BD Shelke. As per the prosecution, there was a monetary dispute between Joshi and co-accused Rasiklal Dhariwal, and the two sought the help of Ibrahim to resolve the dispute. The prosecution stated that in return for settling the dispute, Dawood sought their assistance to set up a ‘gutka’ unit in Karachi in 2002. Read less...

A Special Court gave an additional 15 days’ time to the Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to file a charge-sheet against five suspected members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) who were arrested in September, 2022 for links with terror activities on January 18, reports Free Press Journal. The accused were booked on the charges of engaging in unlawful activities, promoting enmity among communities and waging a war against the country. Read less...