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COIMBATORE: Nearly 27 years after the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blast, which claimed 58 lives and injured 250 people, the Coimbatore city police and the Coimbatore unit of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested one of the key accused in the case in Karnataka. The suspect, 'Tailor' Raja (48), has been on the run since 1996 after he was booked in a petrol bomb attack case against a jail warden in Coimbatore. Raja, who was from Bilal Estate at Ukkadam in Coimbatore, has multiple aliases, including Sadiq, Valarntha Raja, Shahjahan Abdul Majid Makandar, and Shahjahan Shaik. He was arrested from Vijayapura (formerly known as Bijapur) district in North Karnataka on Wednesday by a joint team of ATS and city police personnel based on a tip-off, sources said. The investigation to trace Raja, one of the four suspects declared as wanted by the CB-CID police in the case, was taken over by the ATS after its formation in 2023. The team brought Raja to Coimbatore on Thursday and after inquiry at the Police Recruit School (PRS), he was produced before Fifth Judicial Magistrate Court and sent to judicial remand till July 24, sources said.
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 >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 10 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Police have arrested one of the key accused in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts case and communal murder cases across the state, officials said on Thursday. , they said. Also Read | Satara Shocker: 21-Year-Old Girl Dies by Suicide in Lakshmi Tekdi After Being Scolded by Brother Over Going Out and Sharing Photos on WhatsApp Status. According to a release, acting on specific and credible intelligence, the accused was arrested by a special team from the Anti-Terrorism Squad and Coimbatore City Police in the Vijayapura district of ...Read More >
Chennai: Attempts to re-establish contact with their prospective aides in Tamil Nadu proved to be the undoing of three fugitives who were linked to multiple terror-related cases across TN, Karnataka and Kerala, and were on the run for almost three decades.And the state police's continued intel gathering paid off when the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) in two carefully coordinated operations in Kartnataka and Andhra Pradesh between June 30 and July 10, finally nabbed the trio. For nearly 30 years, they blended into small-town life under borrowed names. The suspects, originally identified as Tailor Raj ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) To curb illegal mining and transportation, the Uttar Pradesh government is deploying advanced technologies under the Integrated Mining Surveillance System (IMSS), a release said on Thursday. Mining activities are already being monitored through drones, geo-fencing, RFID tags, and AI-powered check gates. Now, the state is set to introduce 'Weigh-In-Motion' (WIM) technology to accurately track vehicle overloading. Also Read | 'Arvind Kejriwal Used Government Funds to Buy Mobiles Costing Up to INR 1.63 Lakh', Claims Delhi Minister Ashish Sood. According to the official re ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Sep 29: The recent reports of possible resurgence of militant groups in Garo Hills have prompted the Meghalaya Police to establish an Anti Terror Squad (ATS) to specifically deal with cases of terrorism in the state. Speaking to media persons here after the inauguration of the ATS office, Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home, Prestone Tynsong said this dedicate police team will deal with instances of terrorism such as bomb threats and suspicious elements and ensure that no terror activities take place in the state. Deputy Inspector General of Police Davis N.R. Marak said that al ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Dec 12 (VOICE) The Panchamasali quota row has added to the woes of the Congress-led Karnataka government facing a series of charges of alleged cases. Even as the state government is putting a brave face by defending the police action against protestors demanding quota for the Panchamasali Lingayat sect, sources confirmed that the grand old party is deeply worried about the polarisation of the influential Lingayat community. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had managed to guide the Congress to achieve a simple majority in 2008, as the Lingayat vote bank was divided between the BJP and t ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu's Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) arrested three terror suspects, Abubacker Siddique, Mohammed Ali, and Sadiq alias Tailor Raja, after extensive operations with police from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The suspects are involved in past major bombings. Confirmed identities quickly, ATS investigates further connections and possible foreign links. In a significant breakthrough, Tamil Nadu's Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) has apprehended three terror suspects following extensive operations conducted in collaboration with police forces in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The suspects, identified as Abub ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 10 (ANI): Tailor Raja, a key accused in the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blast case and multiple communal murder cases, was remanded to judicial custody till July 24, according to an official on Thursday. The Police was able to arrest the accused after he reamained on the run for nearly 29 years. The arrested accused was then identified as Sadiq alias Raja alias Tailor Raja alias Valarntha Raja alias Shahjahan Abdul Majid Makandar alias Shahjahan Shaik. The accused is a native of Coimbatore and has been absconding for the past 29 years and has never been arreste ...Read More >
CHENNAI: For 29 years, A Raja alias 'Tailor' Raja managed to live under the radar despite being wanted by both the CB-CID and the Tamil Nadu anti-terrorism squad for his alleged role in the 1998 bomb blast that claimed 58 lives and left over 250 people injured and the 1996 petrol bomb attack in Coimbatore, and several other cases. Raja, now 47, finally ran out of luck on Wednesday when a special team of ATS and the Coimbatore city police caught up with him in Karnataka. Raja, a member of the banned outfit Al-Umma, has also been an accused in the 1996 Sayeeda murder in Nagore and in the 1997 m ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a renewed effort to put economic pressure on Russia, the European Union on Friday unveiled a fresh package of sanctions, which includes lowering the price cap on Russian crude oil and sanctioning Nayara Energy Ltd, an India-based refinery linked to Russian energy giant Rosneft. This marks the first time the EU has imposed sanctions involving India, a country that has heavily relied on discounted Russian crude since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. Nayara Energy Ltd, formerly known as Essar Oil Ltd, operates a 20-million-tonne-per-year refinery in Vadinar, Gujarat, an ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan received a death threat on social media, his party spokesperson Rajesh Bhatt said on Friday. Bhatt also filed a complaint at the Cyber Police Station in Patna in the matter. As per the written complaint, the death threat was issued by an Instagram user under the name 'Tiger Meraj Idisi'. 'The threat was issued due to Paswan's growing popularity. The act 'clearly reflects criminal intent and involvement in unlawful activities,' Bhatt said in his ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Police's Anti Terrorism Squad on Thursday said it has arrested Sadiq, a key accused in the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blast case, in which 58 people were killed and 250 others were injured. Also, a key accused in communal murder cases across Tamil Nadu, he has been absconding for 29 years and never been arrested since 1996. Acting on "specific and credible intelligence," a special team of AntiTerrorism Squad and Coimbatore City Police arrested the accused at Vijayapura district of Karnataka, the ATS said in an official release. Sadiq, a native of Coimbatore used several aliases ...Read More >
Mathura, Apr 7 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath elaborated on the saint tradition, Sanatan culture, and Indian spiritual heritage at the grand Shri Sitaram Nikunj Ashtayam Leela Mahotsav on Tuesday. He said that India's saint tradition has guided society in the right direction during every difficult period and preserved cultural values. In his address, the Chief Minister said that Jagadguru Moolakdas Ji Maharaj awakened public consciousness by adopting the Ramanandi sect of the Vaishnav tradition. Referring to Prayagraj, he said that it is the sacred land where the conflue ...Read More >
Hyderabad: International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on June 30 every year to raise public awareness of asteroids and the importance of defending Earth against potential threats from the asteroid belts. This day has been sanctioned by the United Nations. Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Even though these rocky remnants are the leftovers from the formation of our solar system that occurred about 4.6 billion years ago, they still orbit around the sun like planets. There are lots of asteroids in our solar system, and most of them live in the main asteroid belt, which is ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 10 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Police have arrested one of the key accused in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts case and communal murder cases across the state, officials said on Thursday. , they said. According to a release, acting on specific and credible intelligence, the accused was arrested by a special team from the Anti-Terrorism Squad and Coimbatore City Police in the Vijayapura district of Karnataka. The arrested accused is involved in several terror cases and communal murder cases, including the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blasts that claimed 58 lives and ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 10 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Police's Anti Terrorism Squad on Thursday said it has arrested Sadiq, a key accused in the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blast case, in which 58 people were killed and 250 others were injured. Also, a key accused in communal murder cases across Tamil Nadu, he has been absconding for 29 years and never been arrested since 1996. Also Read | Canada Plane Crash: Indian Student Pilot Sreehari Sukesh Among 2 Killed After Single-Engine Plane Collides With Another Aircraft During Training in Manitoba. Acting on "specific and credible intelligence," a special team of Anti-Ter ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 11 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal on Friday addressed the media at the DGP office, announcing the arrest of, Tailor Raja, a suspect in the 1995 Coimbatore blast case after nearly 29 years of evading the law and highlighted that soon Tamil Nadu will be free of terrorism. The press conference focused on the recent success of the Tamil Nadu Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), which was established in November 2023. DGP Jiwal said, "ATS was established in the State in November 2023. Now, 40 cases are being investigated by ATS." Also Re ...Read More >