South Asia: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2023

A 50-year-old man was killed and his wife injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at a forest in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on March 1, reports The Week. The IED, planted by Maoists, exploded in Chundri Forest near Ichahatu village in Goilkera Police Station limits, Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Shekhar said, adding, the deceased was identified as Krishna Purty and he was on the way to his field along with his wife Nandi when the explosion happened. Krishna died on the spot, while his wife suffered severe injuries. Read less...

Assam Rifles Mon Battalion in a joint operation with Police arrested a militant of Yung Aung faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-KYA) from Mon town in Mon District of Nagaland on March 1, tweets The Assam Rifles@official_dgar on March 4. Read less...

Coordination Committee (CorCom), a conglomerate of seven valley-based militant outfits of Manipur has appointed Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) ‘acting president’ MM Ngouba as its convenor-in charge until the appointment of a new convenor as per a press release signed by media coordinator of CorCom M Sakhen, reports The Sangai express on March 2. Late RPF president Irengbam Chaoren who passed away on February 9 due to brain tumor was the previous convenor of CorCom. Read less...

Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) on March 1 threatened to shut down Slopeland Public School at Khongjom in Thoubal District of Manipur due to its ‘anti-revolutionary views and opposition to revolutionary principles,’ reports The Sangai express. Read less...

Multiple purported Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters warning locals from turning ‘police informers’, were found pasted on several houses of Garjanpani village under Boden block (administrative division) in Nuapada District of Odisha on March 1, reports The New Indian Express. In some posters the Maoists have named some villagers claiming they have been helping the Police by leaking information on the rebels’ movements, the others warned the villagers of turning informers. One of the posters found outside a house read, “Budhuram Goud of Garjanpani village will be given death punishment. From 2021 until now he has been working with the Police as an SPO (Special Police Officer). He has formed a network to track the activities of the Maoists with the help of his team. He is also getting a remuneration of more than Rs 3,000 every month.” The poster further read, “He (Budhuram) was frequently moving around with CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] jawans and helped them in launching operations in the forest. He is also responsible for forming a network in every nearby village. We have been warning people to not become police informers for money. But still he did not obey our orders due to which he will be given death punishment.” The valediction of the poster carried ‘SDK Area Committee, CPI’’. Read less...

On March 1, Border Security Force (BSF) said that the forensic analysis of a quadcopter drone shot down near the Rajatal border post in Amritsar District of Punjab on December 25, 2022, had its footprints in China and Pakistan, reports Tribune India. BSF added that the drone was flown once in Feng Xian District in Shanghai, China on June 11, 2022, and thereafter it has flown 28 times in Khanewal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan from September 24-December 25, 2022, before it was shot down. Read less...

On March 1, National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached the properties of terrorist outfit Al Umar Mujahideen (AuM) ‘Chief’ Mushtaq Zargar alias Latram at Gani Mohalla in Nowhatta town of Srinagar District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Greater Kashmir. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared Zargar, "presently in Pakistan", as designated "terrorist" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, (UAPA) 1967 on April 14, 2022. Read less...

On March 1, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against three individuals, identified as Akash alias Akashdeep, Sukhbir Singh alias Jashan and Jarmalpreet, alleged to be the associates of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)-linked terrorist Harwinder Singh Sandhu, pertaining to the recovery of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), arms and ammunition at Bastara Toll Plaza, Madhuban in Karnal District of Haryana on May 5, 2022, reports NIA. The chargesheet was filed under section 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), sections 13, 18, 20 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act (AA) and sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Explosives Substances Act (ESA), NIA statement reads. Read less...

According to Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) report, the militant attacks witnessed a surge in the month of February this year, but the resultant deaths were down as compared to January, reports Dawn on March 2. An attack by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Karachi Police Headquarters was the most high-profile attack in the month of February. According to the statistics released by PICSS, militants carried out 58 attacks during the past month in which 62 people were killed, including 27 civilians, 18 Security Forces (SFs) personnel and 17 militants while 134 people were injured, including 54 civilians and 80 SFs personnel. The database showed that for the first time after June 2015, the country faced 58 attacks in a single month. The upward trajectory of anti-state violence continued in February as 32 per cent more insurgents’ attacks were recorded compared with January 2023. However, the number of deaths declined by 56 per cent compared with January. In January, most deaths occurred due to the Peshawar Police Line suicide attack. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) on March 1 allegedly forcibly disappeared two persons from the Mand area of Kech District in Balochistan, reports The Balochistan Post. Both youths were forcibly disappeared by the SFs when they were on their way to Gwaak from Ghaib in Mand, who have been identified as Waju son of Wahab, and Haseem, son of Shafi Mohammad. Two youths are close relatives and both are associated with the oil business. Read less...

The Samma TV quoting the Punjab Police’s official documents reported on March 2 that the counter-terrorism authorities have arrested over 170 most-wanted terrorists in a series of covert operations spanning over 11 months across Punjab. Samma TV’s investigation unit gained access to official documents, which revealed that the Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) launched covert operations against operatives of the Islamic State (IS), Al-Qaeda, Islamic State-Khorasan and other local militant groups last year. Several terrorists were gunned down in these operations, revealed the CTD officials. As per the documents, 22 Al-Qaeda members were arrested in south Punjab in 40 operations. The authorities also arrested 41 terrorists of the IS in 35 operations, while intelligence-based operations also resulted in the arrest of four operators of the IS-Khorasan. The CTD teams also arrested 89 operatives of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during these operations conducted in different cities of Punjab. Among those arrested were also 10 members of the TTP Ghazi group, eight operatives of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and one belonging to the 313 Brigade. Read less...

On March 1, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) identified 33 operatives of Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya (JAFHS) with the help of a seized video in Chattogram and another video, reports The Daily Star. The latest video contains speeches of JAFHS’s amir (chief) Anisur Rahman alias Mahmud, and chief of dawah (invitation) wing Abdullah Maimun, said Khandaker Al Moin, RAB's director of legal and media wing during a press conference in Karwan Bazar of Dhaka on March 2. Read less...

On March1, Spokesperson for the United States Department of State, Ned Price said that the Taliban has Taliban the Doha commitment, reports Tolo News. “We have seen Mullah Baradar’s own statement, and we of course disagree with the key points in his own statement. Namely, the Taliban have not fulfilled their own commitments – the commitments that they made in the Doha Agreement, the Taliban also have not fulfilled their Doha commitment to engage in political dialogue leading to a negotiated settlement. That remains to be done. We shouldn’t forget that the Doha Agreement envisioned a peaceful settlement, not a takeover on the part of the Taliban,” said Price. Read less...

The Taliban shot dead a member of erstwhile Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), identified as Badr al-Din Haidari alias Badu, during a field trial in Paktika Province, reports Hasht-e Subh on March 2. Taliban had detained him on February 28 in Khost province. He earlier had served as the police commander for Paktika’s Bak Khel District. Read less...

A court in Bihar's Gaya, on March 2, sentenced a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘area commander’, who had led the February 12, 1992 Bara massacre where 35 persons were killed, to life imprisonment, reports daijiworld.com. Gaya's District and Sessions Judge Gaya Manoj Kumar Tiwari pronounced the quantum of punishment for Kirani Yadav, the ‘area commander’ of the erstwhile Maoist Communist Centre (MCC). "Kirani Yadav, on February 12, 1992 had slit the throats of 12 persons with his own hands. He has been lodged in Gaya central jail since 2007. The quantum of punishment was announced through video conferencing on Thursday," Special Public Prosecutor Pramod Kumar said. MCC along with and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War (also known as the People's War Group or PWG) merged to form the CPI-Maoist on September 21, 2004. Read less...

A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set three road construction machines on fire between Pursalgondi and Alenga in the Etapalli Taluka (administrative unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on March 2, reports The Times of India. Maoists had been opposing road construction which is close to the mining site of Surjagarh. Though not part of the mining corridor, Maoists had earlier warned the contractor against continuing their work. The road is being constructed by a Nagpur-based company. Local villagers have also been urged by Maoists to stop working at the mining sites. Read less...

An encounter took place between Security Forces (SFs) and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the hilly area of Paria Forest under Gadiras Police Station limits in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on March 2, reports The Print. After firing from both the sides for some time, the Maoists escaped from there saving their lives. During this, the District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnels arrested a Maoist couple, identified as Muchaki Hidma and Kunjam Kosi, with a reward of INR 1 million. A reward of INR 800,000 has been declared on Hidma, who is a ‘deputy commander’ of military platoon-24, and INR 200,000 on Kosi, who is a member of military platoon-31 under the Kanger Valley Area Committee. Explosives and other items including six electric detonators, five gelatine rods, wire, batteries, Naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] banners-posters and other materials have been recovered from the accused. Read less...

Imphal East Police Commandos arrested two militants of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Thokchom Chandramani Singh alias Naoba and Sandam Rame Singh, from Sekmaijing Bazar in Imphal West District of Manipur on March 2, reports The Sangai Express. Two mobile phones and INR 20,000 were seized from their possessions. The arrested militant Thokchom Chandramani had joined the outfit through S. Rame, while Sandam Rame Singh had joined through one self-styled ‘publicity secretary’ Poirei. Both of them were working under the command of Poirei. Read less...

On March 2, Intelligence agencies issued an alert of attack on pro-Khalistan supporter and ‘chief’ of ‘Waris Punjab De’ Amritpal Singh, stating that some anti-national elements are planning to attack him, reports Amarujala.com. Amid the alert, the Punjab Police conducted search operations at more than 110 places linked to anti-national and anti-social elements and some suspects have been taken into custody. Read less...

On March 2, National Investigation Agency (NIA) court issued non-bailable warrants against 13 active militants, identified as Shahnawaz Kanth alias Munna alias Umer, Nayeem Ahmed alias Amir alias Gazi, Mohd Iqbal alias Bilal, Shahnawaz alias Nayeem, Javid Hussain Giri alias Muzamil, Bashir Ahmed Mughal, Gazi-ul-Din, Sattar Din alias Rajab alias Saifullah, Imtiyaz Ahmed alias Dawood, Shabir Ahmed, Mohd Rafig Keen, Muzaffer Ahmed and Azad Hussain, all hailing from Kishtwar District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and operating from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) -warrant issued under Sections 120-B and 121 A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 12, 18 and 19 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), reports Indian Express. “They mobilised sleeper cells and pushed terrorists into J&K in connivance with secessionist and separatist leaders for waging war against the Government of India (GOI) with the nefarious design of seceding Jammu and Kashmir from the Union of India,” stated Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kishtwar. Further investigation in the case is underway. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) diffused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on March 2, reports en.lalluram.com. Three Maoists, identified as Shivaji alias Roopchand Mandavi (32), Jayalu Ram Kashyap (22) and Sildhar Netam (21), were arrested by Police officials in the district on March 1, who during the interrogation disclosed about an IED planted in near Chihramod on the Chhotadongar - Madhonar Road under Chhotedongar Police Station area. The Police during a search recovered motorcycle, Naxalite banners, pamphlets and explosives from the arrested Maoists. It is also said that a number of cases in connection to arson murder and abduction have been registered against the three rebels. Read less...

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on March 2 recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Paposh area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports ARY News. Two suspects named Fahad Baloch and Zahid Baloch were also arrested in the raid. The cache of weapons includes 17 9mm pistols, one Kalashnikov, 17 9mm big magazines, 17 9mm small magazines, one thousand 9mm bullets and 500 Kalashnikov bullets recovered by CTD which were kept to use in a possible terrorist attack. Read less...

On March 2, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said they are struggling to survive after the United Nations (UN) slashed their food assistance due to a massive funding gap, reports RTL.lu. After a USD 125 million donation shortfall, monthly food vouchers were cut from USD 12 to USD 10 per person starting in March, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced, warning further cuts were "imminent" without an immediate cash injection. UN and foreign diplomats have urged the government to allow Rohingya to work outside the camps, especially in Cox's Bazar's booming tourism sector, farming and industry Read less...

On March 2, six terrorists of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) including a prominent ‘commander’ were killed and 15 others injured in an Improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Khost province, reports Khaama Press. The slain terrorists were identified as ‘commander’ Abdul Manan, Alam Khan Mudakhel, Kajir; while three others remained unidentified. Thenews.com.pk adds that among the injured terrorists were ‘commander’ Fazl Amin, ‘commander’ Muhammad alias Toofan, ‘commander’ Noor Payo Khan, Faqirullah, Tarozai, Sat Kai, Ali Sur Khan, Zubair, Hijratullah, Kamal, Sher Afzal, Bakhtullah, Zubihullah, and two others. Read less...

Taliban reportedly has asked the residents of Kota village in Darah Suf-e-Bala District in Samangan Province to hand over 70 firearms which they have, reports Hasht-e Subh on March 3. A week has been given to residents to hand over the arms. Read less...

Assam Rifles Keithelmanbi Battalion in a joint operation with Police arrested a suspected militant (unidentified) from Imphal East District of Manipur on March 3, tweets Assam Rifles. One loaded pistol was recovered from the arrested militant. He was arrested for kidnapping one civilian (on an unspecified date) who, hails from Khomidok Umang village in Imphal East District of Manipur, and was rescued by the Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation from a paddy field in the Ishirou Lamlai area of Imphal East District on March 3. Read less...

On March 3, National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached the property of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’, identified as Basit Reshi, in the Sopore area of Baramulla District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Greater Kashmir. The NIA claims that Reshi planned and executed an attack on a Police guard post at Tujar Sherief village in Baramulla District on August 18, 2015, in which Police personnel and a civilian were killed. Read less...

The Allahabad High Court on March 3, granted bail to two persons arrested in a terror case, identified as Mohammad Mustakeem and Mohammad Shakeel, who are suspected to be members of the Ansar-ul-Ghazwatul Hind (AGH), a terror outfit affiliated to Al-Qaeda, reports NDTV. The two were booked for waging war against the country and conducting terror activities. While granting them bail, the Lucknow bench of the high court stated that the two did not have any criminal history and were in jail for a year. Read less...

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), on March 3, arrested one operative of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Kamal K P, from Melattur area of Malappuram District in Kerala, for his suspected involvement in attempting to create unrest and instigate protests in Hathras District in Uttar Pradesh over the suspected gangrape and death of a 19-year-old woman from the Dalit community in 2020, reports The Indian Express. According to Police sources, it emerged during investigation that Kamal was associated with PFI member Badruddin, who, along with aide Firoz Khan, was arrested in Lucknow in 2021. Kamal, who is believed to be handling the “hit squad” of the movement and is among the top officer bearers of the PFI and worked as office secretary at its Delhi headquarters too. According to an STF officer, Kamal's is the ninth arrest in connection with the case lodged under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 153A (promoting enmity between groups), 295A (deliberate act to outrage religious feelings), 120B (criminal conspiracy), the IT Act and under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Read less...

Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Pamed Dalam (armed squad) members, identified as Sodi Kame and Sodi Bandu, and a sympathiser, Sodi Chanti, were arrested by the Police from Paidigudem Forest area on Telangana-Chhattisgarh borders in the Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on March 3, reports Telangana Today. Superintendent of Police (SP) Vineeth G in a statement informed that the arrested Maoists had come to Paidigudem forests to plant landmines to target the Police. 10 gelatin sticks, four electric detonators, 20 metre cordex wire, 50 metre electric wire, a battery and a steel bucket were seized from them. Moreover, Maoists were forcing minors to join the party and they were coming to Telangana in the guise of labourers and living on border areas. They were visiting hospitals for treatment; procuring explosive material and essentials, which were being supplied to Maoists to attack Police in Chhattisgarh. Strict action would be taken against such persons, SP, Vineeth warned. Read less...

A terrorist was killed by Security Forces in an intelligence-based operation in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 3, reports Dawn. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said: “During the conduct of the operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists. Resultantly, one terrorist was killed. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorist.” The ISPR added the slain terrorist was “actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces and killing of innocent citizens”. “Locals of the area appreciated the operation and expressed their full support to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the area,” the press release reads. Read less...

Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) cadres attacked the military post established to protect the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Tijaban Kirki area of Kech District on March 3, reports Radio Zrumbesh. The BLF cadres attacked with LMGs and automatic heavy weapons, because of which Army suffered the loss of life and property. BLF ‘spokesman’ Major Gwahram Baloch claimed responsibility for the attack. Read less...

Two terrorists, identified as Shoaib and Yahya, were killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in the Shapok and Sammi areas of Kech District in Balochistan on March 3, reports Dawn. Officials said SFs had launched a search operation on a tip-off about the presence of suspected militants in the mountainous area of Kech District. Read less...

Unidentified terrorist ransacked the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office in the Bal-Nagor area of Kech District on March 3, reports Dawn. Terrorist snatched the weapons from security guards and entered the office and set the record on fire, according to officials. Read less...

On March 3, a Rohingya man, identified as Rafiq was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Ukhiya Sub-District of Cox’s Bazar District (Chittagong Division), reports Prothom Alo. He was abducted from his residence at A/9 block in camp-19. Read less...

On March 3, three operatives of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) were arrested by a joint team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) 15 and Armed Police Battalion (APBN) - 8 for their involvement in killing a Rohingya man, during a raid at camp no. 9 in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya camp (Ukhiya Sub-District), reports Dhaka Tribune. The detainees are Asmat Ullah, Abdur Rahman, and Abu Shama. Read less...

On March 3, two persons, identified as Arifur Rahman and Jahid Hasan were killed and at least 50 others, including seven Policemen were injured in a clash between Police and supporters of an Islamist organisations (identity not yet disclosed) who were demonstrating against a programme of the Ahmadiyya community at Ahmednagar in Sadar Sub-District of Panchagarh District in Rangpur Division, reports Dhaka Tribune. According to the Police, Ahmadiyyas organised a three-day Jalsa Salana, their annual gathering. The programme was scheduled to begin at noon. But leaders and activists of several Islamist organisations, including the Islamic Andolon Bangladesh, were staging demonstrations since March 2, demanding cancellation of the event. After Juma prayers on March 3, they gathered at the Chowrangi intersection, brought out a procession and started marching towards the venue and subsequently clash ensued. Read less...

According to a report released on March 3 by the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, 700,000 people have lost their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban took control, with the construction, civil service, and agricultural industries being the most badly impacted, reports peoplesdispatch.org. “Around 1,000 families have been forcibly removed from their lands and displaced from several villages in Daikundi Province since September 2021… At least 2,800 Hazara residents were forcibly displaced from 15 villages in Daikundi and Uruzgan Provinces in September 2021 alone,” the report said. “The Taliban’s response to armed resistance by the National Resistance Front in Panjshir province and other provinces continues to adversely impact civilians in breach of international human rights and humanitarian laws,” the report added. “As many as 1,855 grave violations were committed against children between January and September 2022,” the report pointed out. The report further said, “This crisis has been exacerbated by the unintended consequences of political cautiousness and over compliance with (US imposed) sanctions, despite the humanitarian exemptions afforded by the Security Council,” the report further said. the report adds that an “estimated 18.9 million people are experiencing acute food insecurity, a number which is expected to rise to 20 million, and over 90% of peoples are suffering from some form of food insecurity, with single-parent female-headed households and children being disproportionately affected.” Read less...

Special Representative for Afghanistan at the United States (US) Department of State, Thomas West said, that US is engaging with Taliban despite 'grave concern' with its policies, reports Tolo News on March 4. He stated, "We are engaging with the Taliban ourselves despite some of what I have said here that reflects our grave concern about the Taliban’s policies towards the Afghan people. We do favour a policy of engagement ourselves, that is why I met with the Taliban leaders in December, I suspect that I will meet Taliban leaders in the future and talk about our interests in Afghanistan". He further said, "We have not seen significant steps towards normalisation with the Taliban, they do not have a permanent representative sitting in New York at the United Nations, they do not have formal relationships with international financial institutions, they do not have diplomats serving abroad in the West, they do not have access to suspended assets in foreign countries, and I do not envision that we will budge on any of these issues until they make more responsible decisions." "What we want to see is the emergence of a dialogue among Afghans inside Afghanistan to begin with who have genuine support in their communities with the Taliban in a structured and serious and organised fashion to talk about the future of the country, to talk about a constitution, to talk about the basic rights of Afghans—that process has not unfolded in any serious manner," he added. Read less...

An ‘area commander’ of CPI-Maoist, identified as Ramashish Yadav alias Chalitar Yadav alias Angad (40), was arrested from Kolhua village under the Hunterganj Police Station area in Chatra District of Jharkhand on March 4, reports The Print. Yadav, a member of the hit squad for wanted ‘commander’ Gautam Paswan, was wanted in around 10 cases at various Police Stations in the district, Chatra Superintendent of Police (SP) Rakesh Ranjan said. Read less...

On March 4, Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) arrested a man, identified as Khurshid Ahmad Naik, for carrying 37 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 500 denomination near National Highway- 44 (NH-44) in Manigam crossing in Kulgam District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports The Tribune. Read less...

On March 4, Pro-Khalistan supporters vandalised Shree Laxmi Narayan Temple in Brisbane in Australia with anti-India and anti-Hindu graffiti, reports Tribune India. Sarah L Gates, the Director of Hindu Human Rights, said that the latest hate crime is a pattern of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) to terrorise Australian Hindus. “Coupled with a barrage of propaganda, illegal signs, and cyberbullying, the organisation intends to present all-pervasive threats, fear, and intimidation”, she added. Read less...

On March 4, State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir presented a charge-sheet in the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) against three Over Ground Workers (OGWs), identified as Umar Mushtaq Khan, Murtaza Rashid Dar, Sajjad Ahmad Dar, and a Pakistani militant, namely Ali Kashif Jan alias Jan Ali Kashif, for hatching a criminal conspiracy with members of prescribed terrorist organisations operating in Union Territory (UT) of J&K and creating new modules of OGWs for harbouring and providing a variety of logistic support to terrorist organisations with the intention to further terrorist and unlawful activities in the UT, reports Greater Kashmir. “They were found having clandestine connections with Pakistan-based terrorist Ali Kashif Jan alias Ali Kashif of proscribed terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) through social media and other secret messaging apps working with a motive to promote terrorist activities, besides procuring arms, ammunition and distributing them among the terrorists and waging war against the Union of India,'' stated SIA official. Read less...

Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘zonal commander’ identified as Sheetal Mochi from Simdega District of Jharkhand on March 4, reports jagran.com. Mochi, a resident of Ganeshpur under the Balumath Police Station area in Latehar District, was involved in several cases in the Districts of Lohardaga, Gumla, Latehar, etc., and had a reward of INR 1 million declared on him. Read less...

The Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) in its English-language magazine, Voice of Khurasan’s 21st edition released on March 4, claimed responsibility for the blasts that occurred in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and Mangaluru in Karnataka in 2022, reports The Hindustan Times. The terror outfit also asked its “operatives” in South India to wage a war against Hindus and the country’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The magazine read, “Do you not consider our attacks in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka (Bangalore) where our brothers took revenge…” Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 4 arrested, M H Tuffail, the prime accused in the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru in July 26, 2022, from Dasaralli under Amruthalli Police Station limits in Bengaluru in Karnataka, reports The Hindustan Times. According to NIA officials, Tuffail was a member of the Popular Front of India (PFI). Earlier, he was accused in the Prashanth Poojari murder case registered in 2016 at Kushalnagar Rural Police Station in Karnataka and attempt to murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ganesh in 2012 at Madikeri Rural Police Station in Karnataka, bignewsnetwork.com adds. Read less...

Four Army personnel were killed and two others were injured when Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) cadres attacked an Army patrolling team in Gishkor and Sondam area of Awaran District in Balochistan on March 4, reports Radio Zrumbesh. BLF ‘spokesman’ Major Gwahram Baloch claimed responsibility for the attack. Read less...

On March 4, Punjab Police’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested eight militants, five militants from Sargodha District and three form Lahore District belonging to banned outfits in separate raids, reports Dawn. During raids, explosives and detonators were also seized. The CTD said that 382 combing operations were conducted this week in which 59 suspects were arrested. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) on March 4 detained a young man named Shehzad, son of Mirjan Domki from Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh and transferred him to an unknown location, after which he is still missing, reports Radio Zrumbesh. Read less...

The BLF cadres attacked an Army post with A-1 shells in the Gili area of Buleda in Kech District on March 4, reports Radio Zrumbesh. While claiming responsibility for the attack, the BLF ‘spokesman’ Major Gwahram Baloch said shells fell inside the post, causing casualties and financial loss to the Army. Read less...

The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) on March 4 killed one Punjabi settler Shabir Kanboh in Qambar Shahdadkot District of Sindh, reports Radio Zrumbesh. SRA ‘spokesperson’ Sodho Sindhi said that he was a local facilitator of Pakistani agencies. "SRA warns Punjabis and all other outsider settlers to leave Sindh", he added. Read less...

On March 4, Taliban forces attacked an Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) hideout and killed six terrorists, including a woman in 13th District of Herat Province, reports Khaama Press. Abdullah Insaf, the spokesman of the Security Chief of the province, said one in the Taliban’s forces was injured and several weapons were seized. Read less...

Assam Rifles Phundrei Battalion in a joint operation with Police arrested a militant of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (PREPAK-PRO) from Hiyanglam area in Kakching District of Manipur on March 5, reports India Today NE. Read less...

Biswajit Rai, a member of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), a proscribed militant outfit, stated on March 5 that there has been progress in the peace talks between the KLO and the central government and further discussion will be held through the peace committee, reports India Today NE. Biswajit Rai further added that a special delegation from the Prime Minister’s and Home Minister's office is in talks with the surrendered KLO leader, Jeevan Singha, to further the peace talks. Jeevan Singha surrendered before the Assam Rifles on January 13, 2022, in Nagaland. Read less...

During the intervening nights of March 5 and 6, Border Security Force (BSF) shot at a drone entering from Pakistan into Indian territory in Sado Gazi village in Amritsar District of Punjab, reports BSF on Twitter. On search, two packets of heroin (narcotics) weighing 2.640 kilograms was recovered by the troops. Read less...

Four teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 5, conducted raids at four locations in Dakshina Kannada District in Karnataka to nab four terror suspects, identified as Mohammad Sinan, Iqbal, Sarfaraz Nawaz and Noufal who were involved in terror funding to plant bombs during an event of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bihar, news9live.com reports. The NIA teams raided the houses of all the four accused and arrested them from Nandavara near Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada District. Preliminary reports suggest that the suspects were part of a terror activity that was supposed to be conducted during Prime Minister’s visit to Patna. Although it is unclear as to which visit of PM Modi to Patna was being targeted, there are claims that it could be either the 2013 visit or 2022 visit. According to NIA investigation in this matter, large sums of money were being sent by the accused to multiple bank accounts based in Bihar. Investigation also suggests that the fund transfers were being made from Karnataka. Incriminating documents were seized from the accused during the arrest operation. Read less...

On March 5, ‘Khalistan flag’ was hoisted by unidentified individuals on a bridge on the Amritsar-Delhi National highway near the Shambhu toll plaza in Ambala District in Haryana, reports Indian Express. Police have informed that besides the flag, some pro-Khalistan slogans were also found written under the bridge. Further investigations in the case are under way. Read less...

On March 5, an Army trooper, identified as Naik Rajeev Kumar, was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

On March 5, gangster-turned-terrorist Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang member, identified as Neeraj alias Katiya was arrested after an exchange of fire with Police near Qutub Minar metro station in south-west District of Delhi, reports The Tribune. A semi-automatic pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from his possession and four empty cartridges found at the spot were recovered. Police stated that the absconding accused was involved in more than 25 criminal cases, including those of murder, attempt to murder, extortion, robbery, kidnapping, hurt, assault, threatening and theft in Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan. Read less...

On March 5, Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh stated that weapons and narcotics are being air-dropped through drones in border villages of Jammu to revive and fuel militancy in the Union Territory (UT) where “a peaceful atmosphere is prevailing at present”, reports Greater Kashmir. “We have foiled many such bids and recovered huge consignments of narcotics. Recently narcotics worth INR 20 million were recovered,” the DGP said, adding that the proceeds (from the narcotics trade) are being utilised to keep terrorism alive in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Read less...

On March 5, National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached the property of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist who was shot dead in Pakistan on February 20, 2023, identified as Bashir Ahmed Peer alias Imtiyaz Alam, in Kupwara District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Greater Kashmir. The NIA stated that Peer was reportedly in charge of launching terrorists into J&K through Line of Control (LoC) and was designated a terrorist by the Centre on October 4, 2022 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for his role in terror activities. Read less...

On March 5, six hand grenades and 127 rounds of general-purpose machine gun were recovered during construction of a road in Neli village of Manjakote tehsil (revenue unit) in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. According to Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Zaffer Rather, the grenades and ammunition recovered buried are rusted, indicating that they were kept there for a long period of time. Read less...

On March 5, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) through posters have reportedly asked the tribals of Raighar area of Nabarangpur District in Odisha not to hand over their landed properties to Bengali people for agriculture and other purposes, reports sambadenglish.com. Several posters containing the warning of the Maoists surfaced in Haladi, Hatigaon, Kurabeda, Nakatisamada, Mundibeda, Gona and Kundei area of Raighar on March 5, and in the posters, the Maoists claimed that the Indian government had rehabilitated several Bengali people in Raighar area by providing them land deeds. However, the government is yet to provide land deeds to the tribal people, alleged the Maoists. “The tribals should not hand over their landed properties to Bengali people for agriculture and other purposes,” said the posters. Certain legislations have been passed in 2006 to provide land deeds to tribal people residing near the forests. However, many tribal people have not been provided the land deeds yet, alleged the Maoist posters. The Maoists have also asked the Bengali people to return landed properties of the tribals at the earliest. Read less...

The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a villager after branding him as a ‘police informer’ at Tumdiwal village under Pungarpal Police Station in Kondagaon District of Chhattisgarh on March 5, reports mp.punjabkesari.in. According to Police, armed rebels struck at Tumdiwal village on March 4 and abducted six villagers engaged in a religious function when the Maoists raided. They took the villagers inside the forests and interrogated them to ascertain whether they were working for the Police and passing on information about their movements. The rebels freed four villagers on March 4 evening and detained the other two. Sources said one person somehow managed to escape from their custody. The Maoists brutally killed the other, identified as Baramasi Nag, a resident of Tumdiwal Kotmeta Para, and left the body near the residence of a former Sarpanch (head of the Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution) of the village. Read less...

A person was killed and two others injured on March 5 when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near Bakakhel Mandi area in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports The Express Tribune. Police said the IED was planted in a motorcycle and the explosion resulted in the killing of a citizen identified as Khan Muhammad, while two others identified as Arif Khan and Zahid were injured. Read less...

On March 5, condemning the Ahmadiyya community, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) ‘acting secretary general’ Maulana ATM Masum issued a statement, saying, “The government should resolve the Ahmadiyya crisis permanently by paying heed to public views and also officially declaring Ahmadiyyas non-Muslim,” reports Dhaka Tribune. He further said, “Bangladesh is a Muslim majority country where 90% people are Muslims. In this country, the Ahmadiyya community is committing reckless activities against Islam. The Islam-loving people will never accept it. The government's role in this regard is questionable.” Read less...

On March 5, the European Union’s (EU) Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Tomas Niklasson said that the EU is "not supporting armed resistance [in Afghanistan], neither politically, nor in other ways," reports Tolo News. “Afghanistan has seen too much violence over the last four decades and now there is a chance to break the cycle of violence, but for this to happen, all Afghans must get a chance to engage in dialogue, express their views freely and see chances for themselves to have a voice about the direction in which the country is going,” he further said. He added, “During our visit, we have focused our discussion on the human rights, primarily on the rights of women and girls, notably the right to education, the right to work and participate in social and political life.” He also said, “Secondary schools remain closed for girls in most parts of the country for 18 months, and in December, the de facto authorities announced that also universities would be closed for women. I raised these issues in several of my meetings with acting ministers and while many confirmed the rights of girls and women to study, I did not hear any firm commitment that schools were going to open at the beginning of the school year after Nawroz, despite very clear questions from our side.” Read less...

Police arrested 18 people on charges of dealing and trafficking drugs in nine Provinces in Afghanistan, Bakhtar News Agency reports on March 6. The counter-narcotics Police in nine Provinces destroyed two drug factories and cleared poppy fields. According to another report, the counter-narcotics Police cleared 80 acres of land in different parts of the Dawlat Shah District and another four acres of land in Mehtarlam city of Laghman Province. Read less...

A letter written on behalf of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)’s Kotiyur unit, calling for farmers to pick up guns and fight against banks that are making farmers cry by taking their farms away, was sent to the Collectorate, Press Club, and several banks in Wayanad District of Kerala on March 6, reports mediaoneonline.com on March 25. The letter also threatens to kill at least one bank official who is taking farmers' property and demands a fine. Read less...

Allegedly armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) reached the tribal colony near Kapikalam Kuttiam in Wayanad District of Kerala on March 6, reports keralaonlinenews.com. It is said that the Maoists reached the tribal colony and entered a house and looted food items. One housewife Geetha told the Police that a man and a woman armed with a gun came to their house, tried to beat her and stole the food from the kitchen. Read less...

Assam Rifles Keithelmanbi battalion in a joint operation with Police arrested an arms dealer with 9mm pistol from Nongpok Sekmai area in Thoubal District of Manipur on March 6, tweets The Assam Rifles on March 11. Read less...

In a joint operation, the Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) apprehended an Iranian boat with five crew members on March 6, carrying 61 kg of drugs worth INR 425,00,000,00 million, in Indian waters at the Arabian Sea off Gujarat, reports The Tribune. ATS sources stated that on specific intelligence information on narcotics being smuggled in Indian waters, the Coast Guard and ATS had kept a watch, and a few hundred nautical miles off Okha Port, an Iranian boat was found fishing. Suspecting the movement, the Coast Guard team chased the dhow, and on inspection of the boat, it found 61 kg narcotic substances. All five Iranians and their boat were brought to the Okha port. Read less...

The prime accused in the Mangaluru blast case, Mohammad Shariq, who suffered severe burn injuries during the explosion, was discharged from Bengaluru’s Victoria Hospital on March 6 and was taken to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody, The Hindustan Times reports. Sources stated the NIA will probe him in connection with his links with the global terror network to spread terror in India and will produce him before the NIA Special Court seeking his custody for further probe. Read less...

Nine persons, including eight Policemen and one civilian, were killed while 13 other persons were injured in a suicide attack on a Balochistan Constabulary van on the Kambri bridge in Dhadar tehsil (revenue unit) of the Kacchi District in Balochistan on March 6, reports Dawn. The Police van was returning to Quetta from Dhadar, where the Balochistan Constabulary personnel - a department of the Provincial Police Force that provides security at important events and in sensitive areas, including jails — was posted for duty at a Sibi cultural festival. The van collided with a motorcycle which was being driven by a suicide bomber. Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack, adds Radio Zrumbesh. BLF ‘spokesperson’ Major Gwahram Baloch said “we are categorically notifying all, that hunting in the mountains of Dadamb, Nalent, and Kolanch is prohibited. Hunters are requested to avoid visiting the said areas. The enemy has mobilized its agents under the guise of hunters and picnics parties to collect and provide information regarding Sarmachars. People are appealed to refrain from visiting these mountainous areas.” Read less...

Two Police posts came under attack when militants lobbed grenades at them in Malazai and Jabba Masjid areas of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 6, reports Dawn. Police sources stated that the first incident took place in the jurisdiction of Regi Police Station when unknown militants hurled a grenade, which fell in an open area around the Malazai Police post. The second incident took place when militants lobbed a grenade at the Jabba Masjid Police post in the jurisdiction of Michni Gate Police Station. However, no casualties were reported. Read less...

On March 6, a Rohingya leader, identified as Noor Habib, was shot at and stabbed to death at Block-C/3 of Rohingya Camp No. 9 in Ukhiya Sub-District of Cox’s Bazar District, reports Prothom Alo. Read less...

On March 6, Home Minister (HM) Asaduzzaman Khan stated that members of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) were involved in the attack on the Ahmadiya community’s congregation in Panchagarh District in Rangpur Division, reports Prothom Alo. “Jamaat and BNP activists tried to stop the Ahmadiyya gathering. At one point, they started setting houses on fire. The programme site was also set on fire. One member of the Ahmadiyya community died. A Shibir leader who had gone there got injured and later died”, the minister said. He stated further that ‘out of the seven cases filed for the attack, 81 accused have been apprehended, including BNP leader Fazle Rabbi, who has admitted to being one of the main instigators of the incident aimed at disrupting the programme’. Read less...

On March 6, Balkh University’s Language and Literature faculty students sent a letter to the University President, declaring that they would boycott classes until the university allows girls to attend classes, reports Hasht-e Subh. The letter reads, “We previously protested the ban on girls’ education, and we will not attend classes until girls are allowed to enter the university.” Read less...

On March 6, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Twitter that Restrictions on women’s participation in life & society slows down development & curtails humanitarians’ ability to reach 50% of the population. Female-headed families experience more economic shocks & lower levels of income than male-headed households, reports Tolo News. Read less...

Taliban forced the Hazara residents of Pusht-e Asmidan village to leave their homes and evacuate the village and they imposed a fine of AFN 36 million in Al-Badr District of Sar-e Pul Province, reports Hasht-e Subh on March 7. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a Sarpanch (head of the Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution) in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on march 7, reports The Times of India. Sarpanch Pune Sanna of Pongabhejji Gram Panchayat was abducted by a group of armed Maoists, who intercepted his way near the village when he was returning home on March 6 night. His body was recovered the next day on the road, at Rabdipura, on the outskirts of the village, with his throat slit. Sources said it was an attempt to create terror among the villagers so that they don’t participate in development activities or work in collaboration with the Police or administration. Read less...

Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, the 'chief' of the banned pro-Khalistan group Sikh For Justice (SFJ), posted a video on social media on March 7, urging people in Punjab not to board trains between March 15-16, 2023 (Amritsar will hold the G20 meeting from March 15-17), and plans to close railway tracks in Amritsar, Ludhiana, Bathinda and Ferozepur Districts of Punjab, reports Punjab Kesari. He went on to say that if the trains operate, the G-20 members would realise that Punjab is not a 'slave' of the Indian government. He added that at the G-20 meeting, the young generation associated with them would perform and make the next 20 countries aware that Punjab is not a part of India, but 'Khalistan'. Read less...

Intensifying its drive against the nexus among terrorists, gangsters and drug smugglers in cases related to three major organised crime syndicates being operated by Pakistan-based Harvinder Rinda, Lawrence Bishnoi and Bambiha group, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 7, attached five properties, four in Haryana and one in Delhi, owned by the gangsters, Tribune India reports. NIA stated, “The properties attached by us were acquired from funds generated from carrying out different types of terrorist and criminal extortion activities. Properties acquired by 'proceeds of terrorism', as they were being used for hatching terror conspiracies and execution of crimes.” The properties attached include a house of Chhotu Ram alias 'Bhat' at Chautala in Sirsa district, a house of Jagseer Singh alias 'Jagga Sarpanch' alias 'Jagsir' at Takhatmal, a house of Virender Singh alias 'Kala Rana' in Yamuna Nagar and the land of Raju alias 'Mota' of Basaudi in Sonipat District of Haryana, and a land of Satyawan Sehrawat alias 'Sonu' at Dariyapur in Delhi. The NIA stated that Kala Rana, Chhotu Ram and Jagseer Singh used to provide weapons and arrange logistics, include safe sanctuaries, to the gang members. Satyawan and Raju had also harboured gangsters. They had a major role to play in the generation of funds to support the operations of terror-crime syndicates. Raju had laundered the money by investing the 'proceeds of terrorism' in real estate business and other businesses, including liquor. Read less...

On March 7, an Assam Police Crime Branch team arrested 10 persons from Nagaon and Morigaon Districts of Assam for allegedly supplying Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to Pakistani agents, reports The Assam Tribune. 11 mobile phones, a Pulsar bike with the registration number AS-02A-H5609, and a total of 1,720 SIM cards were also recovered from the arrested individuals. Read less...

Two suspected militant associates of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), identified as Khurshid Ahmad Khan and Reyaz Ahmad Khan, both residents of Zandpal Kunzer in Baramulla District, were arrested by Police on March 7 in Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Police sources stated that acting on a specific input regarding the presence of terrorists in Monchkhud Kunzer village, Security Forces (SFs) launched a cordon and search operation there. Two AK-47 magazines, 15 rounds of AK-47, 20 blank posters of the Resistance Front (TRF) and other incriminating material were recovered from their possession. During preliminary investigation, the arrested suspects revealed that they were working as terrorist associates with the TRF. Police also revealed that the duo planned to use the ammunition to carry out terrorist activities in Kunzer and adjacent areas. A case was registered at the Kunzer Police station and further investigation is in progress. Read less...

Constable Gul Faraz was killed while four other Police personnel were injured in a terrorist attack targeting a census team in Gira Mastan within the limits of Daraban Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan District of KP, Dawn reports on March 8. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Yaqoob Zulqarnain, a spokesman for Dera Ismail Khan Police, stated, “The census team, accompanied by police personnel, was working in the area when unknown armed men attacked the police party”. He added that the attackers fled after targeting the Police mobile van. Read less...

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police have established the Counter Terrorist Financing Unit (CTFU) to “reduce and investigate” the growing cases of extortion to finance terrorist activities, Dawn reports on March 8. “Extortion is taking place at a huge scale. This was a low priority area. There was confusion on who would deal with it in the first place,” KP Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayat Khan stated. A standing order issued by the Central Police Office said the volume of terror financing, extortion and transfer of money through illegal means, inland and across the borders, was higher than the number of registered cases. Read less...

A civilian, identified as Biresh Mandavi, a resident of Kana village, was killed after accidentally stepping on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to target security personnel near Muragaon in the Korer area in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on March 8, reports newsriveting.com. The Maoists had escalated violence and unleashed terror among the villagers as they were baffled by the intensive operation of the Security Forces that had made the rebels go defensive. Read less...

A special court refused to drop charges under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against three accused in a case where 15 security personnel and a civilian were killed in 2019 at Gadchiroli in an attack by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Free Press Journal on March 9. The court observed that prima facie there is ample material to show that the applicants – Parasram Tulavi, Somsay Madavi and Kisan Hidami – are members of the CPI-Maoist and have participated in the conspiracy and terrorist act. The court stated that it is not the requirement of law that previous chargesheets be filed against them and that the prosecution has shown their nexus with the organisation. The court also noted that the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) prosecutor has produced a list of 65 cases registered against members of the organisation. It said there is ample material that the applicants are its members and that the allegations against them are specific. Read less...

On March 8, Border Security Force (BSF) fired 56 rounds at a Pakistani drone entering into Indian territory near border pillar number 154 under Border Observation Post (BOP) Harbhajan in Khem Karan town in Tarn Taran District of Punjab, reports The Tribune. A search operation was carried out by the BSF in the area but no incriminating materials were found. Read less...

On March 8, the Border Security Force (BSF) detained a Bangladeshi national (name withheld) while trying to intrude into India along the International Border (IB) at border post Rajatal in the Amritsar District of Punjab, reports The Tribune. "The man was arrested by BSF troops on duty. “His questioning will be conducted, and the next course of action will be taken," a BSF spokesperson stated. Read less...

Security has been increased, and a high alert has been sounded in the Bhadrachalam agency area in Bhadradri Kothagudem District, after the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released a letter, in which the banned outfit accused the Communist Party of India (CPI) and Congress leaders of encroaching lands, reports The New Indian Express on March 9. CPI-Maoist ‘secretary’ for Bhadradri-Kothagudem and Alluri Sitharamaraju District, Azad, wrote a letter alleging that CPI leader Ravulapalli Ramprasad, Bogala Srinivas Reddy of Congress, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Kodali Srinivas, and Bhadrachalam Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) Srinivas encroached 4.15 acres of government land in survey No. 111/5 at ITDA Bhadrachalam. Alleging that Ravulapalli Ramprasad encroached a total of six acres of private land, of which three acres belonged to Vasireddy Duragaiah of Bhadrachalam and the rest was owned by Christian organisations, Azad said that Ramprasad registered the encroached land as a patta with the help of government officials and local Congress Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Podem Veeraiah. He called upon the locals to revolt against encroachers and take back the illegally occupied lands. He even made an appeal to the tribals to take up arms and assured them that the Maoist party would support them in their struggle. Leaders mentioned in the letter have gone underground on the advice of the Police. Read less...

Six terrorists were killed on March 8 by Security Forces in an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) in North Waziristan District’s Datta Khel general area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Dawn. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said: “On March 8, an IBO was conducted by security forces in general area Datta Khel, North Waziristan District. During intense exchange of fire, six terrorists were killed,” adding that weapons and ammunition were recovered from them. “The killed terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces and civilians,” the press release added. Read less...

On March 8, a Rohingya man, identified as Syed Hossain aka Kala Bodda majhi (leader) was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Kutupalong 2- east camp in Ukhiya Sub-District of Cox's Bazar District, reports The Daily Star. Read less...

On March 8, the United States (US) Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Robert A. Wood stated, “Taliban’s grave restrictions demand strong response from Afghanistan’s neighbours and the rest of the international community,” reports Tolo News. "We cannot sit aside and let the Taliban erase women from public life," he added. Read less...

On March 8, United Nations (UN) special envoy for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva remarked, "funding for Afghanistan is likely to drop if women are not allowed to work. Women-led Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), for example, have had to cease activities. If the amount of assistance is reduced, then the amount of US dollar cash shipments required to support that assistance will also decline", reports Tolo News. She went on to say that it will cost USD 4.62 billion, and almost half of the population are experiencing crisis levels of food insecurity. Read less...

On March 8, women protested for the right to work and education in Kabul, reports Hasht-e Subh. “It is March 8 but women in Afghanistan have no rights to celebrate this day. We are the women who are imprisoned in the country. The restrictions are worsened day-by-day,” said Jolia Parsa, a member of Junbish Itlaf Khodjosh Zanan. “We want to be provided with our rights to work as in many other countries around the world. We should be able to work in the government and non-government organizations,” said Sufia Arifi, another member of Junbish Itlaf Khodjosh Zanan. Read less...

An encounter took place between security personnel and Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] near Sakler village under the Kistaram Police Station area in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on March 9 (today), reports The Print. A joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and 208th Battalion of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) of the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) had launched the operation from Dabbamarka camp towards Sakler when the exchange of fire took place at around 9 a.m. According to the Police, during the encounter, which lasted for about 45 minutes, six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were seen running away with injuries. The SFs also recovered a huge quantity of barrel grenade launchers and other explosive materials from the spot after the encounter. Read less...

Assam Rifles 16 battalion in a joint operation with Police arrested a militant of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Laishram Tiken along with a modified gun, two live bombs and a mobile phone from Langthabal Matrikhong Awang village in Imphal West District of Manipur on March 9, reports NE Now. The arrested militant was handed over to Singjamei Police Station for further investigation. Read less...

Asserting that “neutralising a terrorist is not enough unless all those involved in harbouring and supporting him are identified and brought to justice”, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh directed officers “to take stringent action against harbourers and Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of terrorists to end terrorism in J&K”, reports Daily Excelsior on March 10. He stated further, “Property of accused to be seized under law and absconding accused to be declared as proclaimed offender besides initiating action under law”. He also stressed to deal with Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) cases more efficiently and professionally and assured that all required support shall be provided. Read less...

On March 9, a militant of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang-Niki Sumi faction (NSCN-K-NS) identified as Jangwang Tangjang, surrendered before the Security Forces (SFs) in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh, reports The Arunachal Times. Read less...

On March 9, Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a Pakistani intruder, identified as Aamir Raza, a resident of Sialkot District in Punjab Province of Pakistan, while he was crossing the International Border (IB) near Border Outpost Nikka in the Gurdaspur District of Punjab, reports The Tribune. Read less...

On March 9, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a tribal youth, identified as Sainath Narote (26), on suspicion of being a ‘Police informer’ in Mardhur village under Bhamragarh Taluka (administrative division) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports loksatta.com. Sainath was preparing for competitive exams away from his village and had come to the village on the occasion of Holi. The Maoists picked him up from his house on the suspicion that he was a Police informant and shot him dead. Read less...

Police and paramilitary forces recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive device (IED) from the Kolhan Forest division in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on March 9, reports lagatar24.com. The explosive device weighing 3.5 kilograms was planted in a forest path in the Tumbahaka jungle under the Tonto Thana area of the District, about 140 kilometers away from Jamshedpur. Later on, the IED was safely defused on the spot by a Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS). Read less...

Police arrested three arms suppliers, identified as Semal Deepak, Nara Bhaskar, and Telam Mutta, who supplied explosives to Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] from Belpocha village under Konta Police Station limits in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, during a search operation, reports amarujala.com on March 10. The recoveries included one motorcycle bearing number CG-26J-0754 and two mobiles in a bag; 20 batteries separately; an electronic detonator in 45 pieces; a gelatine rod in 43 pieces; cordex wire; electrical wire; and a red Naxalite banner with Konta Area Committee B.C.P. Maoism written on it. Read less...

Ruchira Kamboj, India’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), said in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Afghanistan held on March 9, that India hopes that the land of Afghanistan will not be used to anchor sheltering, training, planning, or financing terrorist acts, particularly, specific terrorists and entities named by the UNSC, reports asiantimes.com. Speaking at the Security Council briefing on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Kamboj said the collective view of the international community is expressed in Security Council Resolution 2593 of August 2021, adopted under India’s chairmanship of the UNSC. Read less...

The banned pro-Khalistan group Sikh for Justice (SFJ) vandalised the walls of Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar District of Punjab with Khalistani posters proclaiming "Punjab is not India; Khalistan Zindabad," reports Amar Ujala on March 10. Read less...

The Jharkhand Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘zonal commanders’, identified as Sanjeevan and Kundan, who carried rewards of INR 1 million and INR 500,000, respectively, from Latehar District of Jharkhand on March 9, reports ommcomnews.com. Both the ‘commanders’ are residents of Matlaong in Latehar and have over 20 cases registered against them in other districts apart from Latehar, including Palamu and Chatra. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 9, took over the case of 10 Pakistani smugglers who had been apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) off the Gujarat coast with a cache of arms, ammunition and drugs worth INR 280 million on December 26, 2022, reports ahmedabadmirror.com. The ATS and the ICG, had in a joint operation arrested 10 Pakistani nationals in Indian waters off the Okha coast. About 40 kg heroin as well as six foreign-made pistols, six magazines and 120 rounds of live ammunition were seized from them. Since there was a narcotic involved with the case, officials of the NIA had informally joined the investigation at that time. However, the NIA now officially took over the case from Gujarat ATS. The case was transferred on the orders of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). This case was re-registered under several provisions of the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act and the Arms Act on March 9, 2023, under the NIA. Read less...

Two commandos of the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) sustained injuries in the encounter that took place on March 9 between security personnel and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Sakler village under the Kistaram Police Station area in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, reports pragativadi.com. "Two commandos of CoBRA, Inspector Munesh Kumar Meena of CoBRA’s 202nd battalion and constable Amit Modak of CoBRA’s 208th battalion, suffered minor injuries in the encounter. Around five-six Maoists also sustained bullet injuries in the encounter, but they managed to escape into the jungles," the senior Police officer said in a statement. Earlier, the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported the incident on March 9. Read less...

Four people including a Policeman were killed and six others sustained bullet injuries when unknown assailants opened fire on them near a private school in the limits of Saddar Police Station on Dera Ismail Khan Road in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on March 9, reports Dawn. “The deceased were identified as Police Constable Arifullah; Abdullah; Ihsanullah; and a student Mohammad Abdullah. Police registered the case against unknown assailants under relevant sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) on March 9 disappeared two Baloch persons from the Harnai District of Balochistan, The Balochistan Post reported on March 20. SFs allegedly detained two men at a checkpost in Harnai and disappeared them, who were identified as Mohammad Ibrahim son of Ghaus Bakhsh Mengal, and Nizam son of Nabi Bakhsh Mengal. The incident took place 10 days ago on March 9 in the Khost area of Harnai, where the two men have gone to collect loans. The abductees are residents of Quetta and were basically from the Sanjawal area of Bolan District. During a military operation in Sanjawal in 2014, one of Nizam’s brothers named Ramzan went missing, and his mutilated body was later found. After the operation, the family migrated to Quetta, the capital city of Balochistan. Read less...

On March 9, 14 Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) members, identified as Maulana Mizanur Rahman (Comilla Leader), Mostafa Kamal (Shahrasti Upazila ‘chief’), Jalal Hossain, Shamsul Arefin, Maulana Imam Hossain, Parvez Hossain, Mosharraf Hossain, Mohammad Kausar Khan, Shohrab Hossain, Maulana Zamir Hossain, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Mohammad Jasim Uddin, Hafez Akhtar Hossain, and Akhtar Hossain, were arrested by Police while they were holding a secret meeting at the Talimul Quran Nurani Hafizia Madrasa (Islamic Seminary) and at an Etimkhana (orphanage) in Suchipara village of Chandpur District in Chattogram Division, reports Dhaka Tribune. Read less...

On March 9, Police arrested a Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant, identified as Mohammad Emdadul Hoque, from a Circuit house area under Sonagazi in Feni District of Chittagong Division, reports The Daily Star. He was a fugitive in a case over planning sabotage in Barishal District in 2007. Officials have stated that he had been involved in several anti-state activities, including militancy in the guises of teaching at madrasas (Islamic Seminary) and leading daily prayers in mosques. Read less...

On March 9, an Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) suicide bomber, armed with explosives, blew himself up near the Governor of Balkh Province, namely Mohammad Dawood Muzamil, killing him along with two civilians in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital city of Balkh Province, reports Al Jazeera. In addition, four other people were injured, including three military personnel and one civilian. Read less...

On March 9, two people (names not stated) were injured in an explosion at the intersection of Spin Kelly in Khushal Khan Mina in 5th District of Kabul, reports The Khaama News. The nature of the explosion is undetermined, and no casualties have been reported. Read less...

A National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special court at Poonamallee in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), on March 10, granted seven days custody of five accused, identified as Mohammad Azharudheen, Firoz Ismail, Muhammad Nawaz Ismail, Umar Farooq and Feroze Khan to NIA for interrogation in the Coimbatore car blast on October 23, 2023, reports goachronicle.com. They would be in NIA custody till March 16 after which they will be brought back to Chennai and produced before the court and lodged in Poonamallee jail. A total of 11 accused, suspected to have Islamic State (IS) links, were arrested in connection with the blast. Read less...

Assam Rifles in a joint operation with Police arrested two high ranking cadres of Kuki Chin National Army (KCNA), identified as Zingramlian and Pazau, both Bangladeshi nationals from Hmunnuam village of Lawngtalai District in Mizoram on March 10, reports India Today NE. Read less...

Assam Rifles Keithelmanbi Battalion in a joint operation with Police arrested a militant of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) from Karang village in Moirang tehsil (revenue unit) in Bishnupur District of Manipur on March 10, tweets The Assam Rifles on March 11. Read less...

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) Secretary, Apurva Chandra, stated that six YouTube channels, allegedly promoting pro-Khalistan sentiments and operating from foreign countries, have been blocked over the past 10 days by the Ministry, reports PTI on March 11. He added that the channels with content in Punjabi language were trying to foment trouble in the border state. The official added further that the government has also asked YouTube to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and algorithms to identify and block objectionable content automatically. Read less...

On March 10 (today), BSF arrested another Pakistani intruder (name not stated) who crossed the IB and entered India near Border Outpost Tirath in the Ferozepur sector (Firozpur District) of Punjab, reports The Tribune. During initial interrogation, he stated that he was a resident of Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan. "Further course of action is under progress," said BSF in a statement. Read less...

On March 10, Border Security Force (BSF) shot down a drone entering from Pakistan into India near Metla village in Batala tehsil (revenue unit) of Gurdaspur District in Punjab and recovered an AK series rifle along with two magazines and 40 rounds of ammunition, reports The Tribune. Read less...

On March 10, Manipur’s cabinet decided to withdraw the State Government from Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreements with three hill-based insurgent groups of the Kuki community, namely the Kuki National Army (KNA), the Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) and the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), reports India Today NE. The decision was taken after violent clashes between Police and protestors from various Kuki organisations who took out rallies in Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Tengnoupal Districts against the decision of the State Government to declare parts of the Kuki inhabited areas in Manipur as ‘reserve forests’ and protected areas. Despite the protest, the state cabinet reaffirmed that the government will not compromise on steps taken to protect the State's forest resources and to eradicate poppy cultivation. Earlier, SATP reported on December 27, 2022 that some of the Kuki militants who are under the SoO with the Government of India and the Government of Manipur were involved in poppy cultivation and collecting tax from poppy cultivators. Read less...

Five terrorists were killed by Security Forces in Intelligence-Based Operations (IBOs) carried out in undisclosed locations in Districts of North and South Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on March 10, reports Dawn. Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, “On March 10, IBOs were conducted by security forces in North and South Waziristan districts. During conduct of the operations, five terrorists were killed after intense fire exchange.” The ISPR added that weapons, ammunition and a “large quantity of equipment” were also recovered from them. Read less...

One person, identified as Muhammad Saleem, was killed and three others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion at the under-construction Hazara Dam area of Harnai District in Balochistan on March 10, reports Dawn. Officials said unknown miscreants planted an IED at the under-construction dam which exploded when a tractor was passing through the area. The tractor was carrying drinking water for the employees working at the dam site. Read less...

The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested 12 suspected terrorists, belonging to the Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), it said in a statement released on March 10, reports Dawn.The statement added that they were arrested during a “covert operation” from three cities of the province, including Lahore, from where three “terrorists” were arrested “nearby a sensitive area”. The CTD spokesperson said the “terrorist network wanted to conduct subversive activities in sensitive districts”. Explosives and material used to make suicide jackets were also recovered from the alleged terrorists, the statement added. Read less...

Two security guards of the son of Balochistan Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind were killed, while one sustained injury in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast that occurred in the Noshman area in Bolan District of Balochistan Province on March 10, reports GeoTV. Read less...

On March 10, the European Union (EU) released EUR 1 million as emergency humanitarian aid in response to the fire that broke out in a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar District on March 5, reports Prothom Alo. Aid will be used primarily for housing, slope stability, facility repair, emergency health interventions, and disease outbreak prevention within the camp. Read less...

On March 10, ten Taliban members died after having food that was poisoned by some unidentified people in the Nawa (Nawa-e Barak) District of the Helmand Province, reports Khaama Press News. Taliban officials have not yet commented on the incident. Read less...

16 Assam Rifles in a joint operation with Thoubal Police arrested three Over-ground Worker (OGW) of People's Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Ayekpam Abi Singh alias Rabi, Ayekpam Kumarjit Singh and Konjengbam Abinash Singh alias Ibungo from Kakwa Nameirakpam village in Imphal West District of Manipur on March 11, reports Imphal Free Press. The arrested Individuals disclosed that they were working under the command of ‘major’ Ayekpam Dhamen Singh alias Brojen alias Thwanjao of the PLA. Two mobile phones, two Chinese hand grenade and one Beretta 9 mm pistol with two magazines were recovered from the arrested individuals. Read less...

A fugitive from Hyderabad (Telangana), identified as Mohammad Farhatullah Ghori, having links to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), came under scanner of Counter Intelligence of Telangana and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) following inputs that he is actively involved in online radicalisation of youth in the country, The Times of India reports on March 12. Intelligence sources stated that sitting in Pakistan, Farhatullah Ghori is reportedly operating several Telegram channels, Facebook pages and YouTube channels to attract people from Hyderabad and elsewhere in the country to join terror outfits. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) had in October 2020, described him as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), and an Interpol Red Corner Notice has been pending against him. The UAPA order stated, “Ghori involved in terror cases, lured youth with propaganda' Farhatullah Ghori alias Abu Sufiyan alias Sardar Sahab alias Faru, is a key member of proscribed terrorist organizations, and JeM. He is accused in terror cases Gujarat and Hyderabad.” Read less...

Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) have put an end to Inter-Services Intelligence's (ISI) method of recruiting Kashmiri youths into terror groups by using passports to go to Pakistan for terror training and then infiltrating them back into the valley with mercenaries, reports The Hindu on March 12. Sources also stated that some of the Kashmiri youths who visited Pakistan through legal channels to meet their relatives were also targeted and even given a crash course of two weeks on handling of explosives and firing from a close range. Under a new regime implemented by the Police, passport background verification officials have started checking if an individual has been involved in any law-and-order incidents, such as stone pelting, and reviewing digital evidence such as CCTV footage, photographs, video and audio clips, and quadcopter images available in Police station records. Read less...

On March 11, Border Security Force (BSF) recovered three kilograms of heroin (narcotics) dropped from a Pakistani drone near Dhanoia Kalan village in Amritsar tehsil (revenue unit) of Amritsar District in Punjab, reports The Tribune. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 11, announced a reward of INR 10 billion for providing information on the whereabouts of Sawad, the prime accused in the 2010 Kerala hand chopping case, reports daijiworld.com. Sawad is a resident of Ernakulam District in Kerala. The case pertains to the chopping of a Professor, T.J. Joseph's right hand in July 2010 by the operatives of the Popular Front of India (PFI). The case was later investigated by the NIA. However, the key accused in the case, Sawad, continues to be on the run since then. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 11, conducted searches at four locations at Seoni District in Madhya Pradesh and one location at Pune in Maharashtra in cases related to attempts by persons linked with the Islamic State (IS) and its fronts to radicalise and instigate youths to carry out acts of terror against a particular community, reports The Indian Express. An NIA spokesperson stated, “Following up on leads, NIA teams searched the houses of suspects Talha Khan in Pune and Akram Khan in Seoni in the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) case.” The residential and commercial premises of Shoeb Khan and Abdul Aziz Khan, suspects in the Shivamogga IS case related to the Mangaluru blast were searched. Aziz was in contact with the arrested accused in the Shivamogga-IS case, Maaz Muneer Ahmed of Karnataka, who had procured explosives for the trial blast. After conducting the raids, the NIA arrested two of them, Abdul Aziz and Shoaib Khan for questioning in connection with a bomb blast and burning of the national flag by three IS terrorists in Karnataka's Shivamogga in 2022. The case was initially registered by Delhi Police Special Cell after the arrest of Kashmiri couple Jahanzaib Sami Wani and Hina Bashir Beigh from Delhi. The couple was found to be affiliated with ISKP. During investigations, the role of another accused Abdullah Basith emerged, who was already lodged in Tihar Jail in another NIA case. Read less...

On March 11, two people, identified as Mohammad Jalal and another (name not stated) were injured and four people, identified as Surjo Das, Rubel and two others (names not stated) went missing when Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) militants opened fire on two vehicles transporting construction workers in Thanchi Sub-District of Bandarban District (Chittagong Division), reports Dhaka Tribune. Read less...

A team of Tandwa Police arrested four suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sulendra Ganjhu, Parmeshwar Ganjhu, Sudhan aka Ajit Karmali, and Kuldip Ganjhu, from the Deggarha Forest area under Tandwa Police Station limits in Chatra District of Jharkhand on March 12, reports The Times of India. It is said that all four arrested cadres were associates of wanted Maoist ‘commander’ Manohar Ganjhu aka Dinesh Ganjhu, who was also reported to be present in the area but managed to escape. Two bikes, party literature, and mobile phones were seized from the arrested ultras. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres suspectedly killed a villager, identified as Ramder (30), on suspicion of being a ‘police informer’ in Kharipatha village under Amlipadar Police Station area in Gariabandh District of Chhattisgarh on March 12, reports Deccan Herald. A pamphlet was recovered from the spot, in which the Udanti Area Committee of Maoists claimed that the victim was acting as a ‘police informer’, a Police official said, denying the man's association with the Police. Read less...

Five rusted grenades recovered during the digging work for the construction of a shop in Charangal village in Gharota area of Jammu District was destroyed in a controlled explosion by the SFs on March 12, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

On March 12, 15 militants from Eastern Naga National Government (ENNG), surrendered before Chief Minister, Pema Khandu, in Itanagar town in Papum Pare District of Arunachal Pradesh, reports The Arunachal Times. The surrendered cadres, including the ‘president’ of ENNG, Tosha Mossang, were active in three insurgency-hit eastern Districts of Arunachal Pradesh - Tirap, Changlang, and Longding. Nine Chinese-made MQ series weapons, two AK-47 rifles, one Chinese-made pistol, 19 magazines, 415 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, five rounds of 9 mm pistol, four Chinese grenades, one under-barrel launcher with fins, and six walker-talkies were given up by the surrendered insurgents. Read less...

On March 12, a joint team of District Force, Special Task Force (STF) and the intelligence unit of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) out of anti-naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation arrested three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Barse Pojja (35), Podiyam Deva (35) and Sodi Bheema (24), from forest close to Tondamarka village in Sukma District, while in a separate location the team arrested Podiyam Mukka alias Mukesh (24) from forest near Pidmel village in Sukma District, reports latestly.com. Barse Pojja was ‘militia platoon commander’ and carrying bounty of INR 100,000 on his head. Police said, three cadres arrested from the forest of Tondamarka were suspectedly involved in killing of 14 security personnel in Kasalpad encounter under Chintagufa Police Station limits (December 1, 2014). Similarly, the cadre arrested from Pidmel forest was suspectedly indulged in planting Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in March, 2022. Read less...

On March 12, Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) neutralised a hideout in Shalnar Hangnikoot area of Handwara in Kupwara District and recovered an AK-47 rifle with two magazines and 75 rounds, 10 grenades, 26 Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) grenades, eight UBGL boosters, two flame throwers, five rocket shells and three rocket boosters, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

On March 12, SFs recovered two sophisticated pistols, two kilograms narcotics and a two kilogram IED near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri District, reports Greater Kashmir. “The operation has averted a major incident which could have been initiated by perpetrators using the weapons and the IED, funded by the narco terrorists,” a Defence spokesperson stated. Read less...

On March 12, Union Minister of Home Affairs (MHA) Amit Shah, stated that separatism, terrorism and anti-national activities in any part of the country will be dealt with firmly and Government’s policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorism would continue, reports Daily Excelsior. He added that violence in Kashmir, North East, and Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] has come down substantially and people’s confidence has grown besides terrorists and Naxals were surrendering and coming into the mainstream Read less...

Two cadres of the Non-Accordist faction of the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN-NA), identified as ‘brigadier’ Eleazer Whuchitu Thupitor and ‘private’ Shetshale were killed on March 12 and their bodies were discovered on March 19 in Mokie village in Phek District of Nagaland, reports Nagaland Post. These cadres were allegedly killed by their ‘aides’, who are identified as Ventsüthong, Zükhomong and Puisang. Read less...

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) cadres eliminated an agent of military in Dandaar area of Kech District in Balochistan on March 12, reports Radio Zrumbesh. The BLA ‘spokesperson’ Jeehand Baloch said the BLA cadres detained two suspicious people, Behram and Ali Jan, from Kelkor area of Kech District during a routine patrol on February 18. Upon interrogation, Behram confessed that he wanted to penetrate into Baloch pro-independence organisations. Behram s/o Gul Mohammad, resident of Aabsir area of Turbat, admitted that he had been working as an informant and collaborator of military since a long time. "He confessed that he had been informing Pakistani military regarding Baloch freedom fighters, and most recently he was involved in forcible disappearances of two innocent Baloch youth from Turbat", Jeehand Baloch said. After interrogations and Behram’s confession, he was sentenced to death by Baloch national court. Whereas, the court decision regarding Ali Jan will be made soon. Read less...

The BLA cadres destroyed a communications tower in Nemargh locality of Kand area in Kalat District on March 12, reports Radio Zrumbesh. BLA ‘spokesperson’ Jeehand Baloch said the tower was being used by Army for military and intelligence gathering purposes. Read less...

An Army man, identified as Master Warrant Officer, Nazim uddin was killed and two others were injured after Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) militants opened fire in Ruanchhari of Bandarban District on March 12, reports The Daily Star. The incident happened as KNA militants fired on an Army team tasked with providing security to a free health campaign, supervised by Bangladesh Army, for mothers and children in hilly areas on the occasion of Independence Day and National Children's Day. Read less...

On March 12, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested nine operatives of Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya (JAFHS) including ‘training commander’ Didar Hossain alias Chompai, from Tonkaborti area of Bandarban District along with arms and ammunition, reports The Daily Star. Read less...

Officials of the Woman Library in Pole Sorkh area of capital city of Kabul, say that the library has been closed due to the restrictions imposed by the Taliban on education and work against women, Hasht-e Subh reports on March 13. Julia Parsi, one of the officials of this library, confirmed the closure of the library on March 13. Parsi added that the Woman Library was established six months ago with the aim of promoting the culture of reading and informing women. Read less...

On March 12, Nada Mohammad Nadim, Minister of Higher Education for the Taliban, stated that those who oppose the government must be “executed”, reports Hasht-e Subh. He further added that “anyone who seeks to disrupt the system, whether through words, writing, or action, should be considered a rebel and put to death”. Read less...

On March 12, Taliban shot dead a former Military Officer, identified as Sayyed Khodadad, in 8th District of Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital city of Balkh Province, reports Hasht-e Subh. Read less...

On March 12, two more persons were killed and 22 others were injured in the bomb blast carried out during a ceremony honouring journalists in the Tebyan Cultural Center in Police District – 2 of Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital city of Balkh Province, taking the total to three persons killed and 30 injured, reports The Khaama Press News Agency. On March 12, Al-Arabiya news channel, citing a Telegram channel related to Islamic State/Islamic State of Iraq and Levant/Daish (ISIS), reported that Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for this explosion, adds Hasht-e Subh. Earlier, SATP had reported that one person was killed and eight others injured in a blast that occurred at a press award event at the Tabyan Cultural Centre in the 2nd Police District of Mazar-i-Sharif city in Balkh Province on March 12. Read less...

One person was killed and eight others injured in a blast that occurred at a press award event at the Tabyan Cultural Centre in the 2nd Police District of Mazar-i-Sharif city in Balkh Province on March 12, reports The Washington Post. Five journalists and three children were among the injured and a security guard was killed. Read less...

Assam Rifles Radhanagar Battalion in a joint operation with Police arrested a militant of Hmar People’s Convention-Democracy (HPC-D) along with one automatic pistol from Hmarkhawlien village in Cachar District of Assam on March 13, reports India Today NE. Read less...

India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) released its annual report on March 13, 2023, and stated "Pakistan is yet to show sincerity in delivering justice to the families of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. India has consistently stressed the need for Pakistan to take credible, irreversible, and verifiable action to end cross-border terrorism”, msn.com reports on March 13. The report also highlighted Pakistan's persistent cross-border terrorism, infiltration, and smuggling of arms into India across the Line of Control (LOC) and International Boundary (IB). Read less...

On March 13 (today), Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) hideout in Rakh Momin area of Anantnag District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition including five Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), Programmed Timer Devices (PTD) and Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIEDs), six detonators, three pistols, five pistol magazines, nine millimeter rounds of ammunition, four remote controls, and thirteen batteries, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

On March 13, State Investigation Unit (SIU) attached the house of an individual, identified as Mohammad Ishaq Malik, under Section 25 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for his alleged involvement in militant activities in Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13, filed a charge sheet against two arrested operatives of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Mohammad Ashif alias Asif, a resident of Kota in Rajasthan and Sadiq Sarraf, a resident of Baran District in Rajasthan, in a case related to activities and agenda of violent extremism by the outfit being pursued in Rajasthan, reports India Today. According to NIA, the case was registered in September 2022 to investigate the criminal conspiracy, which had been hatched by PFI cadres with the aim of driving a wedge between different communities in India through radicalisation and arms-training of gullible Muslim youth, training them in handling of weapons and explosives and raising funds for carrying out acts of terror and violence with the objective of establishing Islamic Rule in India by 2047. An NIA spokesperson stated, “Ashif and Sarraf are trained PFI members who were involved in recruitment and radicalisation of impressionable Muslim youth for the PFI for committing violent acts. They were also found involved in organising training camps in handling of weapons and explosives, instigating PFI cadres to pick-up arms and raising funds for carrying out violent activities.” The NIA also stated that the accused persons were collecting funds in the name of ‘Zakat’ for procurement of weapons and organising weapon and explosives training camps for PFI cadres. They were charged various Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the protection of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on March 13, raided the house of a suspected Islamic State (IS) operative, Uzair Azhar Bhat at Karfali Mohalla in Srinagar as part of an investigation into the activities of an IS terror module linked to Kerala, Kashmir, the Gulf and the Islamic Republic of Iran, reports The Indian Express. The team seized digital devices from his house. An NIA spokesperson stated that the raid was in connection with an investigation into the activities of a Kerala-based Hindu woman, Deepthi Marla, who had converted to Islam, married a Muslim, visited the Gulf and the Islamic Republic of Iran and enrolled herself into an IS network. For a brief period, she also stayed in Kashmir. In January 2020, Deepthi stayed at Uzair Azhar Bhat’s house at Karfali Mohalla, near Habbakadal in Srinagar. Read less...

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on March 13, arrested two Rohingyas, identified as Armaan alias Abu Talha and Abdul Amin from Ballia District in Uttar Pradesh, reports The Statesman. The accused had illegally brought Rohingya refugees to India from Myanmar and Bangladesh and gave them Indian identities on forged documents. They even sent them abroad through human trafficking. A United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) card issued to Rohingya refugees was recovered from Abdul Amin, who was being brought by Armaan and his associates to illegally impersonate Indians by crossing the Indo-Bangladesh international border. Read less...

A local facilitator of Security agencies, Sajid Pathan, was attacked by Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) cadres in Thatta District on March 13, reports Radio Zrumbesh. While claiming responsibility for the attack, SRA ‘spokesperson’ Sodho Sindhi said: "Sajid Pathan is a local facilitator of Pakistani agencies and owner of Crash plants surrounding Thatta". He said that the SRA warns the Punjabis and all other outsider settlers to leave Sindh. "SRA vows its resistance struggle till complete freedom of Sindhudesh", he added. Read less...

A Policeman, Khan Nawab, was killed and eight others were injured when a census team was fired upon by terrorists in the Kot Azam area of Gomal in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 13, reports Geo TV. Read less...

One Police Constable, identified as Dil Jaan, was killed when an unidentified terrorist on a motorcycle opened fire on the census team in the limits of Sadar Police Station in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 13, reports Geo TV. The terrorist managed to escape. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) killed one terrorist ‘commander’ involved in an attack on a census team in the Gara Guldad area of Kulachi tehsil (reven