PAKISTAN BASED HANDLER
ISIL-K seeks to recruit lone actors through India-based handlers: UN report
A UN report revealed that ISIL-K is attempting to recruit individuals in India through local handlers. Even though large-scale attacks are not feasible, ISIL-K is distributing materials to incite tensions. The report highlights the increasing threat from ISIL-K in the region, alongside collaborations with other terrorist groups.
Punjab Police arrests member of Babbar Khalsa International-backed terror module, seize arms
Punjab Police successfully averted potential target killings by arresting a member of a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)-backed terror module, seizing weapons and ammunition in an intelligence-based operation. Additionally, three associates of criminal gangs were apprehended in a joint operation with Rajasthan Police, and a Pakistan-backed drug smuggling racket was dismantled with significant heroin seizures. These operations reflect Punjab Police's commitment to combating terrorism and organised crime under Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's leadership.
Retired Pakistan Brigadier behind 2018 attacks in Jammu and Kashmir killed by unknown gunmen
Retired Pakistan army Brigadier Amir Hamza, known for ISIS-planned attacks against India, was killed by unknown gunmen in Jhelum district. He was the alleged mastermind of the 2018 Sunjwan Army camp attack where six jawans were killed and 12 injured. Hamza was ambushed in his car by four men on motorcycles. His wife and daughter were also injured. Police investigated the killing as a 'blind murder case.'
Recent terror incidents desperate attempt by Pak handlers to keep shops running: J-K DGP
Director General of Police R R Swain stated that recent terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir were desperate attempts by cross-border handlers to maintain their operations after significant setbacks to terror infrastructure in the region. He emphasized the importance of verifying information before sharing it with security agencies to ensure effective responses.
India will deal with the 4 ISIS suspects arrested in Gujarat, says Sri Lankan govt
India to handle four Sri Lankan ISIS suspects arrested at Ahmedabad airport. Sri Lanka to investigate if suspects were involved in terrorism on the island nation.
Properties of 7 Pak-based terror handlers attached in J&K
Police in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district have attached properties belonging to seven Pakistan-based terror handlers. Following an attachment order from the additional sessions court in Baramulla, land measuring 13 kanals and worth lakhs of rupees was seized. The identified handlers include individuals from various locations in Kashmir. The properties were identified during a police investigation.
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NIA freezes immovable property of key aide of Pak-based Khalistani terrorists
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has frozen the immovable property of a key operative in a 2021 case relating to a fatal motorcycle borne explosion in Punjab, with links to notorious Pakistan-terrorists Habib Khan, alias Doctor and Lakhveer Singh, alias Rode.
LeT militant killed in Pulwama encounter
The slain militant, identified as Danish Sheikh, was a resident of Ellahi Bagh area in Srinagar and had joined the militant ranks just two weeks ago, according to the police.
Why ‘new India’ will chase, kill enemies in other countries
After a foreign media report alleged that an Indian spy agency ordered hit jobs in Pakistan, MEA dismisses it as ‘false and malicious propaganda’ while the defence minister says any terrorist who tries to disturb peace in India would not be spared even he is on foreign soil
NIA chargesheets 3 Pakistan-based LeT men, 2 others in Rajouri attack case
According to the NIA, three of the chargesheeted individuals are LeT handlers, identified as Saifullah alias Sajid Jutt, Mohd Qasim and Abu Qatal, alias Qatal Sindhi. "While Abu Qatal and Sajid Jutt are Pakistani nationals, Qasim had exfiltrated to Pakistan sometime around 2002 and had joined the LeT terrorist ranks there.
Terrorist who killed two labourers from Punjab in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar arrested
The February 7 incident was the first targeted killing of the year by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and the responsibility for it was taken by the banned 'The Resistance Front (TRF)', a shadow group of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Taiba. Birdi said that the weapon was provided to Langoo by his handler and this further "motivated him to carry out the attack".
MEA's Moscow staffer held for allegedly spying for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence
Satendra Siwal, an Indian Embassy security guard in Moscow, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for allegedly spying for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Siwal, also a Ministry of External Affairs staff member, confessed to sharing sensitive information with a woman Pakistani intelligence operative for money. The authorities are investigating the ISI's modus operandi in Moscow, and Siwal's bank accounts will be analyzed to determine financial transactions. The incident is seen as a serious breach, and the Indian embassy in Moscow handles critical diplomatic missions.
From Pakistan, with love: Indian embassy staff arrested in Moscow on suspicion of being ISI agent
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested Satendra Siwal, an employee of the Indian Embassy in Moscow, for allegedly spying for the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. Siwal is accused of providing Pakistan with confidential information on India's Ministry of Defence, Ministry of External Affairs, and military establishments. The ATS investigation reveals Siwal's involvement in anti-India activities with ISI handlers, posing a threat to India's internal and external security.
NIA conduct raids across 4 states in Pakistan-backed Gazwa-e-Hind module case, find links to suspects
The accused, Marghoob, had added many persons from India as well as other countries, including Pakistan, Bangladesh and Yemen, to the group, which was also active on other social media platforms such as Telegram and BiP Messenger, said the NIA. "Aimed at radicalizing impressionable youth in the name of the establishment of Ghazwa-e-Hind over the territory of India, the group was being operated by Pakistan-based suspects," reveals NIA investigation.
Terrorist, 8 associates involved in cross-border smuggling of arms arrested in J-K's Baramulla
Giving details at a press conference in Baramulla, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Baramulla, Amod Nagpure, said on September 21, police, through reliable sources, came to know that Yaseen Ahmad Shah, resident of Janbazpora Baramulla, is missing from his home and has joined proscribed terror outfit LeT/TRF.
NIA conducts multi-state raids in Pak-operated Ghazwa-e-Hind radicalized module case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted raids at multiple locations across three states in connection with a case against the "Ghazwa-e-Hind", a radicalized module being run by Pakistan-based suspects, officials said. It said incriminating material, including digital devices such as mobile phones and memory cards, SIM cards and documents, were seized during the raids which were conducted at the premises of suspects across three states.
J-K: NIA raids seven districts in Pakistan-backed terrorist conspiracy case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at 15 locations in Jammu and Kashmir's seven districts in the Pakistan-backed terrorist conspiracy case. The Central anti-terror agency officials carried out the search operation at four places in Anantnag, three in Shopian, two each in Budgam, Srinagar and Poonch, and one each in Baramulla and Rajouri districts in the Union Territory.
Army, cops in J&K reach out to Chenab valley youths to scuttle cross-border terrorist recruitment bid
Army and police in Jammu & Kashmir's Chenab valley have launched a massive youth outreach programme amid attempts by Pakistan-based terror commanders to recruit new militants to revive their operations. The Chenab valley district, comprising of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban, has seen a recent increase in cross-border calls with nearly 80 youths placed under police surveillance, according to officials.
Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan holds rally at Minar-i-Pakistan despite threats
The authorities appeared so desperate to fail the Khan's show that all major roads leading to Minar-i-Pakistan were blocked by police with containers and barricades. The internet services parts of Lahore especially at the rally site. The people reached the venue by covering a long distance on foot because of these hurdles.
Mangaluru blast probe points to Pakistan handler
The investigations into the Coimbatore and Mangaluru blast cases were handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which carried out searches at 40 locations in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka on Wednesday and seize '4 lakh cash and digital records.
Pakistan plotting to activate Jammu region: J&K Police
Jammu is seeing increased encounters, infiltration attempts, IED blasts, recoveries of arms and ammunition and busting of networks of overground workers. The smuggling of weapons and drugs through drones and tunnels built along the international border for infiltration has emerged as a major challenge for the security grid.
China blocks proposal by US and India to blacklist Pakistan-based 26/11 LeT handler Sajid Mir
It is learnt that Beijing put a hold on Thursday on the proposal moved by the US and co-designated by India to blacklist Mir under the 1267 Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council as a global terrorist and subject him to assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo.
Pakistan quietly jails 26/11 handler Sajid Mir for 15 years in terror financing case
Sajid Mir's sentencing comes as Islamabad prepares for on site visit by the officials from the global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to verify the implementation of Pakistan's relevant anti-money laundering and terrorism-financing reforms.
3 terrorists, killed in recent encounters, were sent by Pakistani handlers to attack Amarnath Yatra: IGP, Kashmir
Mir and another terrorist -- identified as Abdullah Goujri, a resident of Pakistan's Faisalabad -- were killed in an encounter at Bemina on Monday night. Kumar said the two were among the ultras who had escaped from a Sopore encounter on June 6.
Govt declares Pakistani handler of 2016 Pathankot air base attack a designated terrorist
The Union home ministry said in a notification that Jan was the handler of Punjab's Pathankot air force station terror attack in January 2016 in which seven security personnel and one civilian were killed.
Marketing car crash inevitable when MNCs let local handlers jump on ‘jingoistic’ brandwagon
Carmakers Hyundai and Kia, fast foodwalas KFC and Pizza Hut were among global brands that found themselves at the receiving end of a non-sweet storm last week for tweets commemorating 'Kashmir Day' put out by their dealer partners in Pakistan for Pakistani consumers. After an outcry in India - Kashmir Day is a national holiday in Pakistan on which support is shown to Kashmiris, separatists included, in India-administered Kashmir - all of them had to put out apologies - in India.
JK IED seizure case: NIA files chargesheet against 3 who were in touch with Pak-based handlers
The case pertains to the recovery of IED by the Jammu and Kashmir Police from Nadeem Ul Haq in June near Madarsa Markaz Ul Haroof at Bhatindi, the NIA official said.
Pakistan-based terror groups behind weapons, narcotics dropped by drones in Jammu and Kashmir: DGP
Referring to the arrest of a terrorist with 5.5 kgs of IED in Jammu, he said a module was busted which was planning to carry out an IED explosion at a crowded place to cause large number of casualties on the same day when the twin bombs were dropped on the air force station.
NIA charge sheets eight Khalistanis for killing Shaurya Chakra awardee on Pakistan-based handlers' orders
The charge sheet, according to which Sandhu was killed by the KLF terrorists, was filed before a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mohali under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Arms Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
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