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Guwahati: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jammu on Monday extended the custody of two individuals accused of harbouring Pakistani terrorists involved in the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack. The NIA was granted 10 more days of remand to continue its investigation, officials said. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! The accused, Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar and Bashir Ahmad Jothar, were arrested on June 22 and initially produced in a local court the following day. The court had first granted a five-day remand, which was later transferred to the special NIA court. Following the expiry of the initial 10-day remand period, the agency sought and obtained an extension. According to the NIA, both accused allegedly provided shelter, food, and logistical support to three armed terrorists linked to the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The agency said the accused confirmed that the attackers were Pakistani nationals and were given refuge at a seasonal 'dhok' (hut) in Hill Park, Pahalgam, prior to the attack. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! The April 22 attack left 26 people dead, most of them tourists, and 16 others injured. The NIA alleges that the terrorists selectively targeted victims based on religious identity, describing it as one of the most brutal attacks in the region in recent years.
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved the order on an application moved by Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid seeking custody parole to attend ongoing parliament session amidst jurisdictional row. However, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), while opposing the custody parole, stated that Rashid Engineer does not need to respond to any questions. They emphasized that this request is generic and pointed out that Engineer has no speech to deliver. Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra appeared for NIA also argued that taking an oath and campaigning are separate m ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian government expressed regret on Tuesday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh and expressed its willingness to extend cooperation in its restoration. "We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury, is being demolished," the Ministry of External Affairs said. Also Read | India Urges Bangladesh ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Jail authorities have denied permission to 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack Mastermind Tahawur Rana to have a telephonic conversation with his family on a regular basis. Earlier, he was allowed to have a telephonic conversation with his family for a single time. Special Judge (NIA) Chander Jit Singh, after the response of jail authorities, disposed of Rana's application. He sought a regular call facility with his family. Legal Aid Counsel Piyush Sachdev appeared for Tahawur Rana. He confirmed that the permission is denied. On July 25, the court sought a detaile ...Read More >
Moradabad (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) The Moradabad district administration has cancelled the allotment of a government bungalow granted to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has been asked to vacate the premises within 30 days. The bungalow, located in the posh Civil Lines area near the Police Training College (PTC II), was allotted to the SP patriarch 31 years ago. Spread across nearly 1,000 square meters on Nazul land, the property serves as the local SP office. District Magistrate Anuj Singh said the property is needed for housing officers and other ...Read More >
A Delhi court has granted Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attack, permission for three phone calls with his brother this month to discuss engaging private counsel. His judicial custody has been extended until September 8. The phone calls will be recorded and must be in English or Hindi. A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to have three phone calls this month with his brother to discuss engaging a private counsel, court sources s ...Read More >
Jammu, Dec 15 (PTI) The NIA on Monday filed a comprehensive chargesheet against six people and two terrorist organisations, Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and its shadow outfit TRF, in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 25 tourists and a local pony operator. The 1,597-page chargesheet, filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) before a special court, details the deep conspiracy traced back to Pakistan, which the probe agency said has been "unabatedly sponsoring terrorism against India". The NIA has named Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) headed by Hafeez Saeed, ...Read More >
Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) - designated as a terror organisation by the United Nations - and The Resistance Front (TRF) have been charged with "planning, facilitating and executing" the attack. The TRF had initially said it was behind the attack but later denied its involvement. The 1,597-page chargesheet, filed on Monday in a special court in Jammu, names the militant groups and six others, three of whom were killed by security forces days after the attack. A man accused by NIA of b ...Read More >
Jammu, Dec 15: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday chargesheeted seven accused in the Pahalgam terror attack case, including the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)-The Resistance Front (TRF) terrorist organisation. The chargesheet was filed before the NIA special court in Jammu. According to an NIA spokesperson, the chargesheet, which details Pakistan's conspiracy, roles of the accused, and supporting evidence in the case, has charged the banned LeT-TRF as a legal entity for its role in planning, facilitating, and executing the Pahalgam attack. The attack, which involved reli ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) A court here on Wednesday extended till August 13 the judicial custody of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana. Rana was produced before the Patiala House Court through a video conferencing facility upon the expiry of the previously granted judicial custody. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a supplementary charge sheet against Rana, a former officer of the Pakistan Army's Medical Corps, following an initial charge sheet filed against him in 2012. The latest charge sheet also included Rana's arrest memo, seizure memos, and several ot ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided and subsequently searched 32 locations across Kashmir Valley as part of its "continuing investigations against terror conspiracy by Pakistan backed proscribed terrorist organisations and their offshoots to destabilise Jammu and Kashmir". The locations, it claimed, were residential premises of hybrid terrorists and overground workers associated with The Resistance Front (TRF), United Liberation Front Jammu & Kashmir (ULFJ&K), Mujahideen Gazwat-ul-Hind (MGH), Jammu & Kashmir Freedom Fighters (JKFF), Kashmir Tigers, PAAF and ot ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a migrant labourer from Bihar for allegedly supporting proscribed terrorist organisations, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in carrying out terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu, the agency said on Friday. The accused, identified as Akhalatur alias Mohammed Akhlaque Mujahid, a resident of Katihar district, Bihar, has been charged under Sections 196 and 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 13(1)(b) and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The char ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a comprehensive chargesheet against six people and two terrorist organisations, Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and its shadow outfit TRF, in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 25 tourists and a local pony operator. The 1,597-page chargesheet, filed by the NIA before a special court, details the deep conspiracy traced back to Pakistan, which the probe agency said has been "unabatedly sponsoring terrorism against India". The NIA has named Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) headed by Hafeez Saeed, who has been design ...Read More >
The NIA has named Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) headed by Hafeez Saeed, who has been designated as a global terrorist by the US as well as India, along with The Resistance Front (TRF) headed by Habibullah Malik alias Sajid Jatt, in the chargesheet for their role in planning, facilitating, and executing the Pahalgam attack that took place in the Baisaran meadows on April 22 this year. "Pakistani handler terrorist Sajid Jatt is also named as an accused in the chargesheet, filed before the NIA special court, Jammu," a statement issued by the anti-terror agency said. The chargesheet also names the three ...Read More >
Srinagar, April 1: One unidentified terrorist was killed on Wednesday in an ongoing security operation against hiding terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district. Srinagar-headquartered Chinar Corps of the Army said on X, "OP ARAHAMA : Update: During the night of 31 Mar 26, the cordon was tactically reorganised amidst the intermittent firing underway. Own troops effectively retaliated with calibrated response resulting in one terrorist eliminated. Operation is in progress." Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were deployed to locate the terrorists in the area, as additional troops were r ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS senior leader T Harish Rao on Wednesday strongly condemned Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's "baseless and misleading" statements regarding irrigation and water rights in Telangana. Harish Rao accused Revanth Reddy and his Congress government of "mortgaging Telangana's rightful share of water resources and attempting to mislead people with fabricated data and staged presentations." Expressing outrage over the Chief Minister's closed-door meeting with Congress legislators at Praja Bhavan, Harish Rao asserted, "Revanth Reddy, your government deserves to be lashed for betraying Telan ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A departmental inquiry has been ordered against Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Chan Pasha, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly aiding Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist T Naseer, currently lodged in Bengaluru Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara. Addressing the media after the monthly parade at the City Armed Reserve Parade Grounds (South) in Adugodi, City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh confirmed that a departmental inquiry had been initiated. "NIA will submit its report on the case. Since one of our staff members is involved, we will con ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi's Patiala House Court has reserved the decision on the demand to release terror funding case accused Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid on custody parole to participate in the upcoming session of Parliament. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jeet Singh has reserved the decision after hearing the arguments of both the sides. Engineer Rashid has demanded custody parole to participate in the monsoon session of Parliament starting from July 21. The lawyer appearing on behalf of Engineer Rashid said that Engineer Rashid is an MP from Baramulla and the population of Baramulla is 45 percen ...Read More >
The US has designated The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a foreign terrorist organization after it claimed responsibility for the deadly Pahalgam attack in 2025. This move, hailed by India, strengthens counter-terrorism cooperation between the two nations. India can now push for Pakistan's relisting on the FATF grey list. The US has designated The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba which had initially claimed responsibility f ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday chargesheeted a man from Bihar for supporting proscribed terrorist organisations, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in carrying out terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu. Akhalatur alias Mohammed Akhlaque Mujahid, hailing from Katihar district of Bihar, has been named in the chargesheet filed before the NIA special court at Poonamallee in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, an official statement said. Employed as a labourer at a private construction site in Chengalpattu (Tamil Nadu), the accused was arrested by Kayar, Ch ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - India's counterterrorism agency on Dec 15 charged militant groups based in Pakistan and six individuals in the terror attack in Kashmir that killed 26 people in April and ignited the most expansive fighting in decades between the South Asian rivals. The charges echoed recent public accusations by Indian officials that Pakistan sponsored the terrorists involved in the killings, a claim that Islamabad has denied. Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to a request for comments about the charges. The attack was carried out in the scenic town of Pahalga ...Read More >
Srinagar, March 31: A gunfight with hiding terrorists started in J&K's Ganderbal district on Tuesday evening as the joint security forces cordoned off a village on specific intelligence inputs, officials said. Official sources told IANS that following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists, joint forces, including the army, J&K Police and the CRPF, cordoned off Arhama village in Ganderbal. The sources said that as the security forces closed in on the hiding terrorists, believed to be two in number, the latter opened fire, triggering an encounter which is now going on. K ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Patiala House Court of Delhi on Wednesday issued notice on a plea filed by Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 conspiracy case, seeking permission to communicate with his family under jail regulations. Special NIA Judge Chanderjit Singh directed the NIA to respond to the application and sought a report from Tihar Jail authorities. Rana remains in judicial custody until June 6, with the next hearing scheduled for June 4. Previously, the court had denied his plea to speak with his family over the phone while he was in NIA custody. His lawyer, Piyush S ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A prison psychiatrist and a police official have allegedly been behind extremist radicalisation inside the Bengaluru Central Prison. In a shocking expose of subvert activities by government appointees inside the prison, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested prison psychiatrist Dr Nagaraj, assistant sub inspector (City Armed Reserve police) Chand Pasha and mother of an absconding accused Anees Fathima in a 2023 case related to radicalisation of prisoners by a LeT terrorist Tadiyandavede Naseer. The arrests followed searches in five places in Bengaluru and Kolar. ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 9 (PTI) BJP leader R Ashoka on Wednesday called for the deportation of Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals in Karnataka and urged the state government to cooperate with central agencies like NIA to dismantle networks supporting terror activities, without indulging in "vote bank politics". The Leader of Opposition in the Assembly remarks follow the arrest of three people, including a prison psychiatrist and an armed reserve police personnel, by the NIA following extensive searches in Karnataka over their alleged involvement in a prison radicalisation case linked to Pakistan-base ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has clarified that the initial sketches of the suspects, released by the Jammu and Kashmir Police after the Pahalgam terror attack, were mistakenly linked to a past shootout, and the real perpetrators of the attack were different individuals, as per the report released by the security agencies. Last week, the security forces eliminated three terrorists, including the mastermind of the April 22 Pahalgam attack, during Operation Mahadev on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar. The Indian Army's elite para commandos, on July 28, gunned down Suliem ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: New Delhi's counter-terrorism agency said Monday (Dec 15) it has filed charges against six people in connection with a deadly attack on tourists in India-administered Kashmir, holding Pakistan responsible for it. Three of those named are dead, and two are in Indian custody. The attackers killed 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, in an April assault which sparked a days-long conflict between the two neighbours. New Delhi accused Pakistan of backing the attack in the resort town of Pahalgam, claims Islamabad denied. The United States has described TRF as a "front and proxy" of Lash ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD: India's National Investigation Agency has submitted a detailed 1,597-page chargesheet in connection with the April 22, 2025, terrorist attack in Pahalgam's Baisaran meadows, where 26 civilians, mostly tourists, were killed in a targeted assault described by Indian authorities as religion-based killings. The document, filed before a special court in Jammu on December 15, 2025, names seven accused, including a Pakistan-based handler Sajid Jatt, three militants killed in a subsequent encounter, two local Kashmiri civilians arrested for allegedly providing shelter, and the militant outf ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at 32 locations across Jammu and Kashmir, targeting a terror conspiracy orchestrated by Pakistan-based outfits. These raids focused on residential premises of hybrid terrorists and overground workers linked to groups like TRF and others affiliated with LeT and JeM. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at 32 locations across Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to probe a conspiracy hatched by Pakistan-based terror outfit ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 25: Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) today filed a charge sheet against a key operative linked to Pakistan-backed online terror recruitment networks. The charge sheet, submitted before the Special NIA Court in Srinagar, named Aadil Ahmad Khan, son of Ghulam Mohammad Khan, resident of Drien Qazigund, Anantnag. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp According to a police statement, the case, registered under FIR No. 07/2023, invokes Sections of the IPC and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for offences related to spreading hatred, promoting terror activities, an ...Read More >
In a significant turn of events, the National Investigation Agency is reaching out for fresh leads from the U.S. related to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, focusing on the crucial figure of Tahawwur Rana, a primary suspect in the chilling plot. National Investigation Agency has sought fresh details from the US in connection with the case linked to the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks mastermind Tahawwur Rana through Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) process, officials said. The additional quer ...Read More >