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LUCKNOW: A suspected terror module, allegedly operating under the directions of Pakistani handlers, was busted by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Friday. The ATS arrested four persons for allegedly planning arson attacks on railway infrastructure and conducting reconnaissance of key installations and public assets. According to officials, intelligence inputs indicated that an India-based group was in continuous contact with the Pakistan-based handlers through social media platforms and was involved in anti-national activities aimed at creating panic and economic disruption.
Uttar Pradesh DGP Rajeev Krishna reveals names of 10 people across 6 states who have been arrested in connection with unlawful religious conversion syndicate.Ayesha alias SB Krishna from Goa, Ali Hasan alias Shekhar Rai from Kolkata, Osama from Kolkata, Rehman Qureshi from Agra, Abu Talib from Muzaffarnagar, Abur Rehman from Dehradun, Mohd Ali from Jaipur, Junaid Qureshi from Jaipur, Mustafa alias Manoj from Delhi, Mohd Ali from Jaipur have been arrested. Agra SSP Deepak Kumar said, "In March thi ...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 >
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Delhi's Patiala House Court on Friday remanded ISIS operatives Adnan Khan and Adnan to 3 days of police custody following their arrest by Delhi Police Special Cell.In a major counter-terror operation, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested two ISIS operatives who were allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack in a high-footfall area of the national capital during the Diwali festive season.According to Additional Commissioner of Police (CP) Special Cell Pramod Kushwaha, both accused identified as Adnan and Adnan were in contact with a foreign handl ...Read More >
Lucknow: A four-member team of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) reached Delhi on Sunday to question two alleged ISIS operatives arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell earlier this week.The suspects -- Mohammed Adnan (19), a native of Etah, and Adnan Khan (20) from Bhopal -- were nabbed from Sadiq Nagar in South Delhi and Bhopal by special cell of Delhi police, respectively, in an operation that foiled alleged plans for suicide attacks in the national capital during the festive season.According to Delhi Police, Mohammed Adnan had pledged allegiance to ISIS chief Abu Hafs al-Hashi ...Read More >
Patna, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major action against corruption, the State Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Saturday arrested Sub-Inspector Putul Kumari, the SHO of the Women's Police Station in Samastipur, for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000. Her driver was also arrested in the case. The arrest has created a stir within the police department. According to an official, Putul Kumari was caught red-handed while taking the bribe from Rajiv Ranjan, a resident of Chhatauna village under Mufassil police station limits, in connection with an assault case. Rajiv Ranjan had filed a written complaint with ...Read More >
Lucknow, The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad has arrested four members of a suspected terror module allegedly operating at the behest of Pakistani handlers for "involvement" in planning attacks on key installations, including railway infrastructure, officials said on Friday. Acting on intelligence inputs, the ATS unearthed a network of individuals who were allegedly in contact with Pakistan-based handlers through social media platforms and engaged in anti-national activities aimed at spreadin ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 14 (PTI) A few women, who were converted to Islam by Chhangur Baba, on Monday claimed that they were getting threats after returning to Hinduism. "Abu Ansari introduced himself as Amit to me, and his family met me as a Hindu. I met Chhangur Baba for the first time in 2019. The atmosphere was very strange, and only women were there. They were brainwashed. Chhangur had carried out around 5,000 religious conversions," one of them told reporters. Uttar Pradesh Police's Anti-Terrorism Squad on July 5 arrested the alleged mastermind of a religious conversion gang, along with his aide. ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 19 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said they have busted a large-scale illegal religious conversion racket and arrested 10 people from six states. The probe began in Agra in March after two sisters -- aged 33 and 18 -- were reported missing. Investigations revealed that they were allegedly coerced into religious conversion and were undergoing radicalization, the police said. Also Read | Special Intensive Revision: Preparation Over SIR in West Bengal to Start by First Week of August, Say Sources. One of the sisters had also put a picture of a girl holding an AK 47 rif ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed, the Rajendranagar-based doctor who was arrested by Gujarat's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), was running a shawarma business to make a living, according to investigators.Saiyed, who was part of a three-member gang arrested on charges of conspiring to carry out subversive activities, went to Gujarat after informing his family that he was travelling there for work.Investigators said Saiyed was radicalised on social media, and was also actively posting subversive literature related to terror activities on Telegram. He was allegedly radicalising several people via T ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 3 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has successfully busted a terror module allegedly operating under the direction of Pakistani handlers and planning attacks on key installations in the state. The arrests prevented a major sabotage attempt near Lucknow railway station, officials said on Friday. According to ATS sources, intelligence inputs revealed that an India-based group was in continuous contact with Pakistan-based operatives through social media platforms such as Telegram, Signal, and Instagram. The group was reportedly involved in anti-national activities ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population between 3 to 10 lakh. Agra has been recognised as the Emerging Clean City of Uttar Pradesh, securi ...Read More >
Lucknow, Nov 10 (UNI) Following the explosion near the Red Fort in Delhi today evening, security arrangements have been tightened as a precautionary measure in all districts of Uttar Pradesh. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, after receiving information about the incident from Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Krishna, has directed the police force across the state to be placed on high alert. The DGP has directed top district officials to ensure that all senior police officers are present in the field and personally visit, inspect, and patrol sensitive, crowded areas, markets, public even ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy has said the board will continue to support the AAIB's investigation into the Air India plane crash, and that reports about the incident are premature and speculative. On June 12, Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed into a building soon after takeoff, killing 260 people, including 19 people on the ground. Out of the 242 people onboard, one passenger survived. Also Read | Chandan Mishra Murder: 5 Held in West Bengal, Prime Suspects Manage to Fl ...Read More >
New Delhi: Two suspected ISIS operatives have been arrested from Delhi and Madhya Pradesh with police seizing explosive-making material including plastic bombs, Molotov cocktail, timer devices and an ISIS flag from a house in the national capital, officials said on Friday. The accused, Mohammad Adnan Khan alias Abu Muharib (19) from Delhi and Adnan Khan alias Abu Mohammad (20) a resident of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, were allegedly planning to carry out a terror strike in a high-footfall area of the city, including in a mall in south Delhi and a public park, they said. "During a search of Md A ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 19 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said they have busted a large-scale illegal religious conversion racket and arrested 10 people from six states. The probe began in Agra in March after two sisters -- aged 33 and 18 -- were reported missing. Investigations revealed that they were allegedly coerced into religious conversion and were undergoing radicalization, the police said. One of the sisters had also put a picture of a girl holding an AK 47 rifle as her profile picture on a social media platform, they said. "Preliminary investigations found that the sisters were ta ...Read More >
Uttar Pradesh ATS arrested four men plotting to form a "Mujahideen Army" to topple the Indian government through violent jihad and impose Sharia law. Influenced by radical Pakistani groups, they allegedly planned targeted killings of non-Muslim religious leaders, collected arms funding, and spread extremist ideology online. The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday arrested four men who were allegedly conspiring to form a "Mujahideen Army" to topple the Indian government through "vi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorism Squad has foiled a major terror plot with the arrest of four men allegedly linked to a Pakistan based module. Officials said the accused were planning attacks on railway infrastructure and key locations to spread fear and destabilise the country. The arrests were made on Thursday after the ATS intercepted the group during the planning stage of the operation. Ghazwa-e-Hind motive, foreign links Investigators said the conspiracy was driven by the idea of "Ghazwa-e-Hind," which radical groups use to describe a campaign aimed at establishing Islamic r ...Read More >
Mumbai: In the aftermath of his son's arrest in a joint operation by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Delhi Police Special Cell, Jalaluddin Siddiqui has come forward describing the sequence of events, claiming he had no prior knowledge of the action taken by authorities. Speaking to the media, Jalaluddin said officials arrived at their residence in the early hours of the morning. "On the 3rd, around 4-5 AM, some people came and said they were from an agency. I was not home at that time. When I returned, they told me they were taking him to Delhi. I had no prior information. ...Read More >
The grenades bore markings of Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF), indicating cross-border linkages, said Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Monday. The DGP said preliminary investigation had revealed that the module was plotting systematic attacks on police establishments across multiple states, which had been successfully averted. "Efforts are ongoing to identify, track and apprehend other members of the module," he added. Those arrested have been identified as Sarabjit Singh ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 30 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested from Kerala an alleged mastermind of a group conspiring to form a "Mujahideen Army" to topple the Indian government through "violent jihad" and impose Sharia law, officials said on Tuesday. Mohammad Raza, a resident of Andauli in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh, was arrested on Monday from Mallapuram in Kerala, where he was presently residing, and brought to Lucknow on a transit remand, an ATS statement said. Earlier, ATS had registered a case under relevant provisions on Monday at its Lucknow police station a ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Counter Intelligence Wing of the Punjab Police busted a Pakistan's ISI-backed terror module, arresting three persons and recovering two hand grenades along with a Glock pistol from them, said a senior police officer on Monday. The grenades bear markings of POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factory), indicating cross-border linkages, said Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav. Those arrested have been identified as Sarabjit Singh, a resident of Ammishah village in Tarn Taran, Bikramjit Singh, a resident of Nangal Pannuwan village in Amritsar and Amandeep Singh, a resident of Indra Colo ...Read More >
PATNA: Buddha Colony police have initiated an investigation into the shooting incident at Boring Road crossing in Patna. According to SHO Sadanand Shah, the investigation has been initiated after the video of the incident went viral on social media.A 5-second video circulating on social media platforms shows two individuals on a motorcycle fired bullets near a temple at Boring Road. The footage, which has caused significant public concern and demands for police action, depicts the pillion rider fired two shots in the air from a moving motorcycle near the Crossing.Sources suggest the incident o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Delhi's Patiala House Court on Friday remanded ISIS operatives Adnan Khan and Adnan to 3 days of police custody following their arrest by Delhi Police Special Cell. In a major counter-terror operation, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested two ISIS operatives who were allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack in a high-footfall area of the national capital during the Diwali festive season. According to Additional Commissioner of Police (CP) Special Cell Pramod Kushwaha, both accused identified as Adnan and Adnan were in contact with a foreign h ...Read More >
In a joint operation, the Delhi Police Special Cell and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have arrested two suspects from Mumbai for allegedly plotting a terror attack in the national capital. The accused, identified as Mossab Ahdam alias Kalam Kalyan and Mohammad Hamad Kollara (both Mumbai residents), have been brought to Delhi for further interrogation. According to investigators, both men were highly radicalised and had alleged links with multiple terror organisations, including Jai ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) They were young, educated, and lived what seemed to be ordinary lives. But behind their smartphone and laptop screens, the two men were slowly drawn into the dark web of ISIS propaganda, and eventually allegedly converted it into a plot to strike Delhi on Diwali. The two youths -- Md Adnan Khan alias Abu Muharib (19), from Delhi's Sadiq Nagar, and Adnan Khan alias Abu Mohammad (20), from Bhopal -- were arrested in a pre-emptive operation that likely averted a major tragedy, according to officials. The duo, described as "highly radicalised", had allegedly pledged alleg ...Read More >
Bhagalpur: Tight security arrangements have been made across Bhagalpur district for Muharram. The district administration has prohibited playing of disc jockey (DJ) and displaying of banned weapons during the Muharram processions, in view of the district being a communally sensitive. Magistrates and static police forces have been deployed at 416 places and police patrolling has been intensified in different areas under the supervision of SHOs of police stations in the district."Ten control rooms have been set up to monitor the police patrolling and disseminating information during the three-da ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two suspected IS operatives arrested before they could plant a bomb in Delhi were on Friday sent to three days' police custody till October 27 by a city court, an official said. Md. Adnan Khan alias Abu Muharib, 19, a resident of Sadiq Nagar in south Delhi, and Adnan Khan alias Abu Mohammad, 20, a resident of Karond, Bhopal, MP, were arrested on October 16 and 18, respectively. On Friday, the Delhi court sent the two to police custody to pave the way for their interrogation on the data recovered from their mobile phones and pen drives seized from them. The ...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 >
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh's net GST collections have crossed Rs 2,930 crore for July with gross collections of Rs 3,803 crore -- the highest ever in July since the GST system was rolled out in 2017. In the last four months from April, AP recorded the highest-ever gross and net GST collections compared with the same months the previous financial years. Chief commissioner of state tax, A Babu, said in a statement here on Friday that the net GST collections increased by 12.2 per cent in July this year, compared to the same month the previous year. The gross GST collections also recorded the he ...Read More >
Mumbai: Less than two months after being acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit has been promoted to the rank of Colonel by the Indian Army. Purohit was one of the seven accused in the case, alongside former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pragya Singh Thakur, who were acquitted by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court. Special Judge A.K. Lahoti, while acquitting the accused, observed that though there was "grave suspicion" against them, the prosecution had failed to establish their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The court stated, "A gr ...Read More >