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On December 1, Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, in reply to a written question in Lok Sabha, (Lower House of Indian Parliament) said the government had directed intelligence and security agencies to identify potentia
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On December 1, Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, in reply to a written question in Lok Sabha, (Lower House of Indian Parliament) said the government had directed intelligence and security agencies to identify potential Islamic State (IS) recruits and keep them under surveillance. "Cyber space is being closely monitored in this regard," he said. Chaudhary told that IS uses both positive imagery and negative imagery to attract recruits from across the world. The government has also notified IS/Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL)/Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Daish as a terrorist organization and included it in the First Schedule of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act- UAPA, 1967, Chaudhary said.
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December - 6 
With Islamic State (IS) raising its head in Bangladesh, West Bengal government has directed all security agencies to step up vigil on some madrasas (Islamic Seminary) in areas bordering Bangladesh, Hindustan Times reports on December 7. An alert has
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With Islamic State (IS) raising its head in Bangladesh, West Bengal government has directed all security agencies to step up vigil on some madrasas (Islamic Seminary) in areas bordering Bangladesh, Hindustan Times reports on December 7. An alert has been sounded across all Police Stations in all areas bordering Bangladesh. While local Police Stations have been asked to keep an eye on suspicious activities, if any, in these madrasas, the state Intelligence Branch (IB) has started collecting regular updates. “We have information that some suspicious people have been spotted in some madrasas in Murshidabad. They put up at these madrasas for two-three days and then disappear. We have alerted all police stations and asked them to dig out details on these people,” an IB officer said. “ISIS has already declared its intent to export terror to India and will look at madrasas to recruit fighters,” the officer said.
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December - 7 
The arrest of a 20-year-old youth who had attacked a police constable to protest against the beef ban in Maharashtra has led to a terror module-in-the making being crippled, claims the state anti-terrorism squad (ATS), reports Times of India on Decem
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The arrest of a 20-year-old youth who had attacked a police constable to protest against the beef ban in Maharashtra has led to a terror module-in-the making being crippled, claims the state anti-terrorism squad (ATS), reports Times of India on December 8. Six youths in the module in Yavatmal district had been brainwashed to join the Islamic State (IS). At least three arrests in the state have broken its back, believe the ATS, which is looking at it as a breakthrough since most known SIMI and Indian Mujahidden leaders have been arrested and their terror cells smashed.
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December - 8 
In a written response, the other Minister of State for Home, Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, said IS was trying to attract new recruits through a variety of means, especially the social media. He said though the IS has not been able to attract many y
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In a written response, the other Minister of State for Home, Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, said IS was trying to attract new recruits through a variety of means, especially the social media. He said though the IS has not been able to attract many youths in India, its attempts are a concern for national security in the long run.
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December - 8 
On December 8, responding to a supplementary in the Lower House of Indian Parliament, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said the government has adopted a series of strategies to tackle the spread of Islamic State (IS) in the country. He said a
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On December 8, responding to a supplementary in the Lower House of Indian Parliament, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said the government has adopted a series of strategies to tackle the spread of Islamic State (IS) in the country. He said a counter-radicalisation and de-radicalisation strategy has been initiated and the government is planning to check the threat through cultural, education and employment activities.
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December - 8 
The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mashawrat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organizations, has dubbed media reports on the presence of the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS/ISIS) in India as baseless and misleading, reports The Times o
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The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mashawrat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organizations, has dubbed media reports on the presence of the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS/ISIS) in India as baseless and misleading, reports The Times of India. In a press statement issued on December 8, AIMMM general secretary and spokesperson Masoom Moradabadi said "AIMMM express anguish over the unverified reports which are being leaked to the media in which security agencies are quoted to have claimed that ISIS is making inroads into the Indian Muslim community while the Indian government has repeatedly said that there is no proof of ISIS' existence in India." "The spokesman of the Indian army in J&K has also said that ISIS does not exist in Kashmir. AIMMM believes that these reports are published to spread suspicions about Muslim youth and thereby pave the way for their large-scale arrests. AIMMM appeals Indian Muslims to be alert to such reports. AIMMM also registers satisfaction that the Indian community's all shades of thought have unanimously condemned ISIS and Al-Qaeda as un-Islamic and have expressed readiness to fight it should it ever try to set foot on our soil," he added.
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December - 10 
A youth hailing from Tamil Nadu, suspected to have been in touch with Islamic State (IS) recruiters and propagandists, is set to be deported back to India on December 11 (today), said sources in central intelligence agencies, dnaindia.com reports on
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A youth hailing from Tamil Nadu, suspected to have been in touch with Islamic State (IS) recruiters and propagandists, is set to be deported back to India on December 11 (today), said sources in central intelligence agencies, dnaindia.com reports on December 11. Although, the agency officials are tight-lipped about the country where he came under the scanner of law enforcement agencies, sources pointed out that he was moved to a third country from where his deportation has been planned. "This is good news for us as it shows that the youth are getting disenchanted and disillusioned from the ISIS after seeing its actual character from close quarters. They are also feeling the pain of extreme racism at the hands of their Arab handlers that goes totally against the egalitarian approach of Islam. We hope to see more such desertions," said sources. Law enforcement agencies in India are not registering case against youths, who have been deported from abroad on charges of radicalisation. Instead, they are put under 24X7 surveillance and counselled by officials if they are not highly radicalised and could be de-radicalised and brought back into the mainstream society. But, before that any suspected radicalised youth is questioned at length to ascertain about the level of involvement with the IS recruiters and propagandists.
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December - 10 
As reported earlier, the identity of a 23-year-old computer engineer from Chennai (Tamil Nadu), who was trying to enter Syria to join the Islamic State (IS), has been revealed as Mohammad Nasir, and it has been stated that on December 10, he was depo
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As reported earlier, the identity of a 23-year-old computer engineer from Chennai (Tamil Nadu), who was trying to enter Syria to join the Islamic State (IS), has been revealed as Mohammad Nasir, and it has been stated that on December 10, he was deported from Sudan, according to Indian Express. Nasir, had reportedly travelled to Sudan to meet an IS recruiter who was facilitating his journey to Syria. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against Nasir, and is set to take him into custody. According to sources, Nasir moved to Dubai in June, 2015 and was working with a firm there. “It was after he moved to Dubai that he got indoctrinated by online IS propaganda. He came in contact with an IS recruiter who helped him plan his travel to Syria to join IS fighters there. This IS contact advised Nasir not to attempt to enter Syria via Turkey, but to go through Libya,” said a source. “Nasir bought an air ticket to meet his contact in Sudan — the contact even arranged his visa. By then, Indian agencies had become aware of Nasir’s plans and alerted Sudanese authorities,” said the source. It is suspected that Nasir also underwent some “training”, sources said.
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December - 10 
India has offered to share more intelligence on terrorism with the US as it made a forceful plea to deal with all shades and affiliations of the scourge without any differentiation, Business Standard reports on December 11. "Terrorism has become a gl
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India has offered to share more intelligence on terrorism with the US as it made a forceful plea to deal with all shades and affiliations of the scourge without any differentiation, Business Standard reports on December 11. "Terrorism has become a global phenomenon and requires a comprehensive response," Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on December 10, after wide-ranging talks with the US Defence Secretary Ash Carter at the Pentagon. "Terrorism of all shades and affiliations must be countered without any differentiation," he said at a joint press conference noting that terrorism was a key topic of discussion in all his engagements, which included meetings with US lawmakers. Asked if India was considering a role in the US-led coalition's campaign against terror outfit Islamic State (IS), Parrikar said there was no change in India's policy and "would play whatever role India has to play under the United Nations". However, he offered to share more intelligence with the US on terrorism. Carter said terrorism of all kinds remained a serious problem. The two sides held regular consultations on the issue and counter-terrorism remained a key component of India-US cooperation, he said.
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December - 10 
On December 10, Mohammad Sirajuddin was arrested by Rajasthan ATS (Anti-Terror Squad) on charges of “working for the Islamic State”, publicising its ideology online and via social media, and “instigating youth to join IS”, reports Indian Express. Arr
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On December 10, Mohammad Sirajuddin was arrested by Rajasthan ATS (Anti-Terror Squad) on charges of “working for the Islamic State”, publicising its ideology online and via social media, and “instigating youth to join IS”, reports Indian Express. Arrested under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) 1967, he was presented before the Chief Judicial Magistrate on December 11, and remanded in Police custody till December 21. Mohammad, posted as a marketing manager at Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in Jaipur, according to ATS sources had been propagating “IS ideology” via his Facebook page, which had about 1,00,000 followers and was blocked following his arrest. “He was in touch with some youths from Maharashtra and a girl from Hyderabad. We tracked him after we got information about suspicious activities on his computer’s IP address,” sources said. The ATS is likely to jointly interrogate Sirajuddin along with officials of central agencies. He worked with the IOC for three years in Bangalore before being transferred to Jaipur in June 2014.
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December - 12 
A Kenyan national, identified as Ammena, whose name emerged in the was deported to her country by the Telangana Police on December 12, reports The Times of India. A Telangana Police official said Ammena, who came to work in Hyderabad for two months,
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A Kenyan national, identified as Ammena, whose name emerged in the was deported to her country by the Telangana Police on December 12, reports The Times of India. A Telangana Police official said Ammena, who came to work in Hyderabad for two months, was tracked by the Rajasthan Police as she was a member of the closed chat room of Sirazuddin. She was on the verge of radicalisation and even her profile photo was that of an actress holding an AK-47. "She neither has any links with the IS nor was found to be radicalised yet after thorough investigation. As we did not want to take a chance, we decided to deport her. On Saturday morning, she was sent back to Kenya via Mumbai,'' Police said. The girl, in her twenties, was earlier interrogated by the Jaipur Police with the help of their Telangana counterparts and central agencies. Nearly,15-20 people, both Indians and foreigners, followed Sirazuddin on his closed Facebook page as well as on WhatsApp. A number of issues of IS' online magazine 'Dabik', pictures and videos were recovered from Sirazuddin.
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December - 12 
Police on December 12, arrested at least four men for allegedly shouting pro-Islamic State (IS) slogans during a rally in the Tonk District of Rajasthan, reports ibtimes.co.in. The four accused have been identified as Firoz, Wasim, Wasim Akram and Mo
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Police on December 12, arrested at least four men for allegedly shouting pro-Islamic State (IS) slogans during a rally in the Tonk District of Rajasthan, reports ibtimes.co.in. The four accused have been identified as Firoz, Wasim, Wasim Akram and Mohammad Fahid, all of whom are reportedly aged 25-32 years. The arrested were reportedly shouting the pro-Isis slogans along with several others in the Malpura town on December 11."The accused shouted slogans at a rally on Friday. They were identified on the basis of video footage and were named in an FIR. Some other accused are unidentified and the matter is being investigated," according to investigating officer. An FIR was registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 153 (A) (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, etc, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony).
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December - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sent judicial requests (Letters Rogatory) to five countries - Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Luxemburg, seeking details of chats, travel routes and possible financial transactions of Islamic St
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sent judicial requests (Letters Rogatory) to five countries - Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Luxemburg, seeking details of chats, travel routes and possible financial transactions of Islamic State (IS) recruit Areeb Majeed, who was arrested in 2014 for Jihadi activities, The Times of India reports on December 13. Sources said the LR requests have been sent to get details of login history, IP addresses, search history and contents of the messages exchanged on Majeed's email account which includes inbox, outbox, sent, draft and spam baskets and attachments and also his finances related to travel and stay in any of these countries. NIA expects to get replies from these countries so that complete conspiracy of Majeed and his accomplices' activities in Iraq and Syria could be unraveled and IS recruiters, trainers and logistics provider identified. "These LRs are very important for India's point of view. If evidence is shared with us by these countries, it may establish the whole chain of conspiracy by Majeed and others who joined the terror outfit with him," said an official. The IS operative had used his email id
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and social networking platforms like Facebook, Skype, WhatsApp and Tango for his activities. He had claimed that he fought for IS in the war zone of Iraq and Syria between August and October 2014 and was injured thrice, twice with bullet injuries and once in an air strike by US. The NIA had filed a 8500-page chargesheet against him under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), first against IS in India, in which his accomplices Saleem Tanki, Fahad Sheikh and Aman Tandel were also named.
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December - 13 
The 23-year-old software engineer from Tamil Nadu who was detained and later deported from Sudan for trying to join Islamic State (IS) had worked for eight months in an IT company in Chennai, The Times of India reports on December 14. National Invest
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The 23-year-old software engineer from Tamil Nadu who was detained and later deported from Sudan for trying to join Islamic State (IS) had worked for eight months in an IT company in Chennai, The Times of India reports on December 14. National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Mohammed Nasir soon after he landed at Delhi airport on December 11. He hails from Tirunelveli but had worked in Chennai and Dubai. He was living with his parents in Dubai when he tried to join the terror outfit. A Police officer said, "Investigation with his relatives showed that he had spent time in Chennai working before moving to UAE. His expertise was in managing database." However, officials refused to reveal which company he worked for. "It is more likely that he was with a small software firm in Chennai before he moved to Dubai. He seems to have made his first contact with his handler online when he was in Chennai. He also travelled to Delhi in an attempt to meet people to help him travel to Syria or Libya. But, he seems to have eventually travelled to Sudan from UAE." Reports said that Mohammed Nasir is an Indian citizen but also had a UAE passport and travelled to Sudan from Dubai using it. He was planning to the join IS forces in Libya.
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December - 13 
The preliminary investigations of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) suggested that Mohammad Sirajuddin could have been lured by the Islamic State (IS) through the woman who first befriended him on Facebook, The Times of India reports on December 14. Off
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The preliminary investigations of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) suggested that Mohammad Sirajuddin could have been lured by the Islamic State (IS) through the woman who first befriended him on Facebook, The Times of India reports on December 14. Officers said that globally IS operatives use women who first send friend request to the male Muslim members on Facebook and later divert them towards the ideology of IS. ATS officers are going through the 2,000-page record of Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram to find out and corroborate various evidences against the arrested IOC official. "It appears that the man was first allured by a woman who sent him a friend request on Facebook. It just started from pressing the "like" button on a post relating to the IS ideology and later the accused himself started commenting and liking it to an extent that he started urging youth to join IS," said a senior officer of ATS on December 12. Asked if she is the same woman who is under surveillance of ATS sleuths in Hyderabad, Alok Tripathi, additional director general, ATS, said, "I can't say if she is the same woman. All what I can tell is that we are looking into various aspects of the case. If anything more will appear in the investigations other than the unlawful activities we will certainly add that in the chargesheet in the later course." Asked if the accused had indoctrinated a young woman from Hyderabad which came to the notice of the intelligence agencies who alerted Rajasthan ATS, an officer said, "Yes, we have been alerted by the intelligence agencies on the activities on the social networking sites but it was not that precise."
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December - 14 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 14 filed its second supplementary chargesheet in the October 2, 2014 Bardhaman (West Bengal) blast case, in which Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists were allegedly involved, reports Ne
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 14 filed its second supplementary chargesheet in the October 2, 2014 Bardhaman (West Bengal) blast case, in which Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists were allegedly involved, reports New Indian Express. In the chargesheet, the NIA claimed that the JMB had planned a series of terror attacks in India from the neighbouring country. In its 200-page chargesheet, filed with 36,000 documents, the agency named 19 more people, mostly Bangladeshi terrorists. The NIA, in its chargesheet, indicated the influence of the Islamic State (IS) over JMB. An NIA team, led by its DG Sharad Kumar, had visited Dhaka after the blasts and held meetings with security and defence officials of Bangladesh.
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December - 17 
A 16-year-old girl from Pune (Maharashtra) who was apparently radicalised by her Islamic State (IS) contacts abroad and brainwashed to go to Syria, has been questioned by Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and sent to a de-radicalisation programme, an ATS of
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A 16-year-old girl from Pune (Maharashtra) who was apparently radicalised by her Islamic State (IS) contacts abroad and brainwashed to go to Syria, has been questioned by Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and sent to a de-radicalisation programme, an ATS officer said on December 17, reports Hindustan Times. “The girl was interrogated by the ATS last week after monitoring her movements for many days on getting information about her. It confirmed her initiation by the ISIS…The interrogation of the girl revealed that she was ready to go to any extent to carry out the ISIS directive,” Pune ATS officer Bhanupratap Barge stated. The girl is now undergoing a de-radicalisation programme with the help of her family members and community religious leaders, who are fully cooperating with us, he said. According to the ATS, the girl got attracted to the ISIS ideology after watching a documentary on television and subsequently started regularly monitoring news on the Al Jazeera channel. “Later, she used the Internet to get in touch with ISIS contacts and got in touch with about 200 young people from different countries. An interrogation of her revealed that she was told to come to Syria for medical education and for further initiation,” Barge said.
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December - 18 
The three day all India Director General's and Inspector General's conference, held at Kutch (Gujarat) in which Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is present is discussing two key issues: one pertains to Islamic State (IS) threat and the other is relating
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The three day all India Director General's and Inspector General's conference, held at Kutch (Gujarat) in which Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is present is discussing two key issues: one pertains to Islamic State (IS) threat and the other is relating to Dawood Ibrahim, oneindia.com reports on December 19. The Police officials are discussing various issues pertaining to the Dawood and some of the important points will be used by Modi when he meets with his counterpart in 2016 during the SAARC summit. The meeting, which is also attended by the National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval and Union Home Minister (UHM), Rajnath Singh, is being held at Kutch in Gujarat.
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December - 19 
Suspected Islamic State (IS) hackers may have routed a Delhi-based firm's payments from a London client to the jihadist group's bank accounts in Turkey, The Times of India reports on December 20. Delhi Police say the fraud amounting to INR 5-6 crore
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Suspected Islamic State (IS) hackers may have routed a Delhi-based firm's payments from a London client to the jihadist group's bank accounts in Turkey, The Times of India reports on December 20. Delhi Police say the fraud amounting to INR 5-6 crore is the biggest in the capital this year and was possibly carried out by hacking the email account of an employee. While Police started off investigating the IS angle because the money was diverted to Turkey, their suspicion was strengthened on learning that the London (UK) client provides humanitarian aid to war-hit people in Syria and refugees in countries like Turkey. An FIR was being registered at an undisclosed Police Station on December 19. The victim firm is based in south Delhi and provides consultancy and advisory services to development and social projects in India and abroad. The client's website states it provides relief and other assistance to people inside Syria and to refugee families in neighbouring countries, including Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. The complaint states that the Delhi firm had regularly received payments from the client (name withheld) in its account with Kotak Mahindra Bank, and when they stopped in October, it waited patiently for the sake of goodwill. However, when it followed-up a few days ago, the client claimed it had processed some of the payments. It sent an email on December 18, giving details of the accounts credited, thus alerting the firm to the fraud.
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December - 19 
Winning over confidence of vulnerable sections of the society and radicalization of youths by terror outfits topped the agenda at the 50th All India Director General of Police (DGP) and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Conference being held at Dhord
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Winning over confidence of vulnerable sections of the society and radicalization of youths by terror outfits topped the agenda at the 50th All India Director General of Police (DGP) and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Conference being held at Dhordo in Gujarat's Kutch on December 19, reports The Times of India. Theme-based presentations on various aspects of policing marked the day as Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the deliberations. He observed and listened to the interactions on security-related matters including terrorism, cyber-security, digital technology, women's safety and disaster management. "Different groups formed within the DGPs and IGPs emphasized that police should work and execute law in a manner that it can wins hearts of weaker and vulnerable sections of the society," said a senior police official who was present during the discussion. Radicalization of youth was another major concern for the top cops of the states of the country. "It was noticed with the recent arrest of IS (Islamic State) sympathizers and alleged operatives of Al-Qaeda that radicalization among educated youth is on the rise in the country. The mala fide use of social media and its adversities were one of the many concerns widely-debated during the discussions," said a Senior Police official. The case histories of terror attacks in past decade in India was discussed when the topic of radicalization came up. The details on investigation, past, present and future of the organizations and terror outfits responsible for attacks in India were also discussed at length. Reforms in the Police department at the Police Station level, raising the competitive spirit of police personnel and officials, reinstating the beat-patrolling system, increasing the use of technology were also among the topics that the DGPs and IGPs deliberated during the day.
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December - 20 
Three youth, Ayaz Sultan (23), Mohsin Sheikh (26) and Wajid Sheikh (25) who have been reported to be missing from Malwani area in Mumbai District, may have joined Islamic State (IS), suspect the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), dnaindia.com reports on Dec
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Three youth, Ayaz Sultan (23), Mohsin Sheikh (26) and Wajid Sheikh (25) who have been reported to be missing from Malwani area in Mumbai District, may have joined Islamic State (IS), suspect the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), dnaindia.com reports on December 21. The latest development comes days after the ATS questioned a Pune-based 16-year-old Muslim girl, who was reportedly radicalised by her IS contacts abroad and brain-washed to go to Syria. According to a report the trio had left from home on different dates in the last two months citing various reasons, however they have not returned since then. The ATS also suspect that Ayaz, who left home on October 30, has already left the country. Ayaz was working in a call centre in Malad. However, there are no leads yet about Wajid and Mohsin. Both of them had left their home on December 16. Wajid, a graduate, was running the family’s wholesale business in lemons, while Mohsin was driving auto. The trio was also saving money to travel and had approached a travel agent to plan their journey.
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December - 21 
The Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a person in Pune on December 21, suspecting that he was one of the three missing Mumbai youths suspected to have joined Islamic State (IS), Police said, reports IBNLive. ATS and Pune Police are probing the case
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The Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a person in Pune on December 21, suspecting that he was one of the three missing Mumbai youths suspected to have joined Islamic State (IS), Police said, reports IBNLive. ATS and Pune Police are probing the case of three missing youths of Malvani area in western suburb of Mumbai. The three youths were identified as Ayaz Sultan (23), Mohsin Sheikh (26) and Wajid Sheikh (25). The parents of the three men had registered a missing complaint with the Malvani Police. "We suspect that the three joined the IS and our probe is on to ascertain this," Malvani police station's senior inspector Milind Khetle said on December 22. An official of the ATS also said they suspect that the three youths have been radicalised into joining the Islamic State, and added that the ATS is probing the matter.
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December - 21 
The three Malwani youths who have gone missing might not have left to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (IS/ISIS), said the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), reports DNA on December 22. "The three are missing and there is nothing so far
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The three Malwani youths who have gone missing might not have left to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (IS/ISIS), said the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), reports DNA on December 22. "The three are missing and there is nothing so far to substantiate that they would have joined ISIS. We are, however, inquiring the matter," said a senior ATS officer. In fact, one Police officer even said that youths leaving home and returning are nothing new in the area. "Lots of people go missing from the Malwani area (in Mumbai District) and return home after a few days or months. We have filed missing persons complaint and are trying to trace the three" said senior Police inspector Milind Khetle of Malwani Police Station. Earlier on December 21, SATP reported that the three youth, Ayaz Sultan (23), Mohsin Sheikh (26) and Wajid Sheikh (25) who have been reported to be missing from Malwani area may have joined Islamic State (IS).
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December - 24 
Noor Mohammed, part of the trio suspected to have left home at Malwani near Malad on December 15 to join the Islamic State (IS), returned home on December 24, and was picked up for questioning, reports The Times of India. Mohsin Sayyed, who's still m
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Noor Mohammed, part of the trio suspected to have left home at Malwani near Malad on December 15 to join the Islamic State (IS), returned home on December 24, and was picked up for questioning, reports The Times of India. Mohsin Sayyed, who's still missing, has been tracked to the outskirts of Maharashtra and an Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) team is out to intercept him, said sources. The third youth, Wajid Shaikh, was detained by the ATS in Pune and returned home on December 23. The ATS has said Shaikh did not seem to have been in touch with IS but was in contact with persons who were trying to indoctrinate him. The security agencies are now worried about Ayaz Sultan, another youth who slipped away from his Malwani home on October 30, 2015 and went to Afghanistan. Shaikh has told the ATS Sultan used to show them documents and videos of IS. Officials said the immigration cell of Delhi airport has reported that Sultan flew to Kabul on November 1, 2015. Opinion among security officials is divided on Sultan's intentions since Kabul is not under IS. "Ayaz cleverly chose Delhi to fly to Kabul and not Mumbai and, hence, we strongly suspect he may have travelled onwards to IS areas from Kabul," said an officer, adding that it raises the prospect that Kabul could be the new route to IS zones. "We have sought the help of the embassy to track Sultan. We have given them details of his passport and hope to hear from them soon," the officer added. Another officer said since there are a lot more opportunities in Kabul, Sultan may have opted to take up a job there for better prospects. Mohammed was being questioned till late at night. Shaikh had said he, Sayyed and Mohammed had left as Sultan's parents were pestering them about his whereabouts and someone said the Police would question them since he was a friend. They had travelled to Karnataka, then Hyderabad and on to Chennai. There spooked by TV news about their disappearance, they decided to return. But Mohammed and Sayyed deserted Shaikh and disappeared.
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December - 26 
On December 26, three aspiring jihadists, Abdul Wasim, Umar Hasan Farooqui and Majh Hasan Farooque from Hyderabad, all final year students, were arrested on their way to join Islamic state (IS) terrorist group in Afghanistan in an early-dawn operatio
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On December 26, three aspiring jihadists, Abdul Wasim, Umar Hasan Farooqui and Majh Hasan Farooque from Hyderabad, all final year students, were arrested on their way to join Islamic state (IS) terrorist group in Afghanistan in an early-dawn operation jointly conducted by the Telangana Police and Maharashtra Anti-terrorist squad (ATS) at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar international airport in Nagpur, reports The Times of India. It's learnt that operatives, in their 20s, were supposed to board an Indigo flight to Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) from Nagpur airport after arriving here from Hyderabad a day before by road. Out of three, two were intercepted earlier also on their way to Afghanistan by the intelligence agencies. Missing complaints were lodged at different Police Stations in Telangana state by the respective families after the students left home on December 24. Telangana Police had informed Maharashtra ATS after it came to fore that the men were heading to Nagpur to take a flight for Srinagar. Superintendent of Police (SP), ATS, Sunil Kolhe said that the operation was meticulously planned with the Telangana counterparts. "Maharashtra Police handed over the men to Telangana special cell officers after nabbing them. Telangana Police would conduct further interrogations," said Kolhe.
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December - 27 
A section of local bloggers and frequent social media chatters in Nagpur (Maharashtra) are learnt to be under scanner of the security agencies for spreading radical ideologies of terror outfits like Islamic State (IS) and the likes, The Times of Indi
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A section of local bloggers and frequent social media chatters in Nagpur (Maharashtra) are learnt to be under scanner of the security agencies for spreading radical ideologies of terror outfits like Islamic State (IS) and the likes, The Times of India reports on December 28. Though senior officers are not revealing the exercise, sources said some chatters openly express their intention to join jihad (holy war) in and outside India while interacting in the public forum. There are also groups on the social media who vociferously express their anti-national sentiments. "Evidence is being gathered before swooping down on some suspects. There is a very thin line between ideological discussion and crime of waging war against the state," said the officer. It is also learnt that security agencies may also start flushing out illegal Bangladeshi immigrants who work as menial labourers at construction sites, bakeries, hotels, eateries, factories and such places. Though mostly they are economic migrants, security agencies feel some among them pose a threat by bringing in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and even some dangerous materials on behalf of the jihadis targeting India.
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December - 27 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General Sharad Kumar on December 27 said Islamic State (IS) is emerging as a major threat for radicalization of youth, especially in south India, reports The Times of India. He said IS has not taken ro
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General Sharad Kumar on December 27 said Islamic State (IS) is emerging as a major threat for radicalization of youth, especially in south India, reports The Times of India. He said IS has not taken roots in India, it's influencing youth through internet and social media. He said states like UP and Bihar have less radicalised youth as compared to the southern states and added that the Centre has launched an anti-radicalisation campaign. Kumar ruled out social or economic reasons behind the rising radicalisation of Indian youth by the IS and added that concerted efforts are required to check the terror group's influence on youth. Another main challenge before the NIA, Kumar said, is to check large-scale pumping of Indian Currency Note (FICN) into India from bordering nations. He said Malda District in West Bengal has become a hub of FICN syndicate and added that about INR 25,000 crore of fake currency is being circulated in the country. NIA chief said based on the report of the Indian Institute of Standardisation, the Centre will crack down on the flourishing racket.
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December - 27 
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials who grilled the three youths from Hyderabad, on December 27 have found out that the trio was indeed on their way to join ranks of Islamic State (IS), reports New Indian Express. According to them, the tr
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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials who grilled the three youths from Hyderabad, on December 27 have found out that the trio was indeed on their way to join ranks of Islamic State (IS), reports New Indian Express. According to them, the trio was depressed ever since their first attempt to join IS failed last year. It is also reported that they wanted to meet ‘chief’ of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Sayed Salahuddin. An official stated, “The youths wanted to meet Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin whom they knew as their uncle was former president of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and a friend of Syed Salahuddin,” said an official. The SIMI leader had died in a car accident in Nalgonda in October, 2014 According to sources, the plan was to reach Srinagar somehow and proceed to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) with help of Salahuddin’s men present in Kashmir, and then travel to Iraq and Syria, via Afghanistan. As they had already failed to leave the country via Bangladesh in 2014, the trio had set their eyes on PoK. Police have seized a Dell Tab used by the trio for browsing Jihadi material. “They were very careful as they set out this time. They didn’t carry their mobile phones and tried a new route and different mode of transportation to reach their destination,” added the official.
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December - 27 
With a rising number of youth getting attracted to Islamic State (IS), the Centre has sought an action taken report from the states governments and union territories on the initiatives taken by them to counter the threat posed by the outfit, Economic
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With a rising number of youth getting attracted to Islamic State (IS), the Centre has sought an action taken report from the states governments and union territories on the initiatives taken by them to counter the threat posed by the outfit, Economic Times reports on December 28. Government officials said nearly 100 young men and women who are trying to go to Syria and Iraq to join IS are under their scanner. Most of these Indians have joined IS from countries such as Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, where they have gone for jobs, officials said. As per an analysis carried out by Indian agencies, Indians who joined IS do not "perceive" any sense of injustice in India, but have deep seethed anger towards the West. Law enforcement agencies say they are unable to do anything about Indians staying abroad and joining IS, despite having information about their identity. "We have managed to stop those leaving India and joining IS by roping in their families and friends. The cases of those staying abroad are different as we are unable to do anything unless they return to India or caught in the country of their stay," an official had said.
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December - 29 
An Afghan businessman is believed to be allegedly indoctrinating youth from Maharashtra to join Islamic State (IS), claims National Investigation Agency (NIA) which has sent its first judicial requests in the case to Afghanistan seeking details of th
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An Afghan businessman is believed to be allegedly indoctrinating youth from Maharashtra to join Islamic State (IS), claims National Investigation Agency (NIA) which has sent its first judicial requests in the case to Afghanistan seeking details of the person, New Indian Express reports on December 30. The Afghan national, whose name has been withheld, was running business of dry fruits in India and allegedly approached the four youths from Kalyan area neighbouring Mumbai and brainwashed them to join ranks of IS, official sources said. The man had mysteriously disappeared after NIA arrested Areeb Majeed when he was deported from Turkey to India last November. The port of exit of the Afghan national was found out to be from Delhi in December last year, the sources said. Majeed was arrested by NIA upon his return from Iraq and booked under sections 16, 18 and 20 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and Section 125 of the Indian Penal Code(IPC).
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December - 29 
Indian intelligence agencies suspect that there are 23 Indians in Iraq and Syria fighting for Islamic State (IS), IBNLive reports on December 29. Out of the 23 Indians in IS, 17 are from southern states. While six - Abdul Qudus Turki (Bijapur), Moham
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Indian intelligence agencies suspect that there are 23 Indians in Iraq and Syria fighting for Islamic State (IS), IBNLive reports on December 29. Out of the 23 Indians in IS, 17 are from southern states. While six - Abdul Qudus Turki (Bijapur), Mohammad Umar Subahan (Bangalore), Maulana Abdul Kadir Sultan Armar (Bhatkal), Faiz Masood (Bangalore), Mohammad Riyaz (Bhatkal), Shameel Yakub (Kodagu) - are from Karnataka, four belong to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They are Zeba Farheen (Hyderabad), Talmeezur Rahaman (Guntur), Atif Ahmed khan (Hyderabad), Athif Vaseem Mohammad (Adilabad). Four are from Kerala - Mohammad Rishal (Kannur), Mohammad Irfan Iqbal (Kannur), Huda Raheem (Kozhikode), Riyazur Rehman (Kozhikode), three from Tamil Nadu - Mohammad Thayyib Shaik (Vellore), Mohammad Syed Abu Tahir (Karur), Shakul Hameed (Chennai), four from Maharashtra, one from Jammu and Kashmir and one from Uttar Pradesh. Six out of these 23 Indians who had joined the IS network have died and two have returned.
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December - 29 
On December 29, the Centre had asked all states to step up vigilance, especially at tourist hotspots frequented by foreigners, in view of the ongoing holiday season and New Year festivities. The advisory asked all states and Union Territories (UTs) t
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On December 29, the Centre had asked all states to step up vigilance, especially at tourist hotspots frequented by foreigners, in view of the ongoing holiday season and New Year festivities. The advisory asked all states and Union Territories (UTs) to deploy additional forces in crowded places like railway stations, bus terminals, markets and shopping centres and religious places to foil any possible attempts by terror outfits to carry out attacks. The advisory was issued after intelligence inputs suggested that Pakistan-based terror groups may try to create trouble, official sources said. There is also a threat of lone-wolf attacks by Islamic State (IS) inspired, radicalized elements.
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December - 30 
Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) 'cheif' Asiya Andrabi, visited Babanagar in Hyderabad, spent about five hours in the house of ex-president of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), and took a flight back to Srinagar in 2014, while Police, particularly t
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Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) 'cheif' Asiya Andrabi, visited Babanagar in Hyderabad, spent about five hours in the house of ex-president of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), and took a flight back to Srinagar in 2014, while Police, particularly the state Intelligence wing and Hyderabad city Police were totally unaware about the visit, New Indian Express reports on December 31. The Police had no inkling of her visit, which has raised the hackles among the top brass, who are now hurriedly making enquiries as to whom she met and what she spoke during her visit. Andrabi, however, denies she has any links with Islamic State (IS) or the recently arrested terror trio, who were all set to leave for Srinagar to meet her, who they claimed would facilitate their crossing over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and then to Afghanistan and Syria to join IS. “Firstly, I have no link, even remotely, to ISIS and I have never met these three children. For the last 35 years, I have been fighting for freedom of Kashmir and getting freedom from Indian occupation is my prime objective. It is not possible for me to facilitate any crossover to PoK or facilitate any youth join ISIS. This is a concocted story by the Telangana police,” Andrabi stated. Andrabi however said that she did visit Hyderabad in October 2014 to offer condolences to the family of Syed Salahuddin, who died in a road accident. “I arrived by a flight, drove straight to Babanagar (Salahuddin’s house), spent five hours there and took a flight back to Srinagar,” she asserted. Replying to a query on whether she met the three youths at Salahuddin’s house, as they too are his relatives, she said: “In Salahuddin’s house, they follow strict pardah and there is no way women can meet anyone. I did not meet them.” Asked whether she could indeed facilitate exfiltration of youth into PoK or get them into ISIS ranks, she shot back: “No, impossible. I am only fighting for freedom of Kashmir. I talk to people like Pakistan President Nawaz Sharif and other stake-holders for freedom of Kashmir. Do you think I will talk to these boys and facilitate their travel to POK or Afghanistan to join ISIS?’’ However, top sources said that the J & K Police has warned Telangana Police to be ‘extra vigilant’ in view of Andrabi’s visit last year, which in other words meant that Hyderabad now has a direct link with Kashmir-based terror groups.
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December - 30 
Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched a massive exercise to identify and plug the sources that fund the activities of Islamic State (IS) sympathisers, The Hindu reports on December 30. Using the funds, some of the sympathisers have already made it to
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Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched a massive exercise to identify and plug the sources that fund the activities of Islamic State (IS) sympathisers, The Hindu reports on December 30. Using the funds, some of the sympathisers have already made it to Syria and Iraq to join the terror outfit. While hawala (illegal money transaction) has been the preferred route of terror funding, in the case of IS, there are specific instances of formal banking channels being used to fund its sympathisers. The funding is for initial travel requirements, and once they join the IS, they are taken care of there. The sympathisers are also promised monthly allowance if they join the battlefield and a hefty payment to their families if they are killed while fighting. Hawala routes are extremely difficult to detect and track, and it has been among the key reasons why Indian agencies have over the decades struggled to plug the loopholes that allowed terror groups to receive funding from various sources. According to sources, the ED, mandated to conduct investigations into money-laundering, is all set to take up the cases registered in different parts of the country in connection with the activities of the IS. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Delhi Police have also registered such cases. The agencies have come across specific instances where IS operatives and sympathisers pooled in funds to recruit people. The list includes 18 youths from the newly-formed State of Telangana who during interactions with the sympathisers had expressed their willingness to join the outfit. One such suspect even received INR 53,000 from a sympathiser operating through a Facebook profile to arrange passport and tourist visa for Turkey and further travel to Syria. A young girl was also motivated by his brother to take up nursing job in Syria.
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