A handler of Pakistan's Intelligence Operative and one Border Security Force serving officer have been arrested.
Senior government sources said the charge of carrying out a Pulwama scale terror attack bigger was given to the Jaish-e-Mohammed headed by Maulana Masood Azhar by Pakistan Army's Inter-Services Intelligence.
An Air India employee was arrested and another detained early on Tuesday for allegedly molesting a nine-year-old girl at NSC Bose International airport in Kolkata.
The army chief deflected a question about whether there was tension along the Line of Control, saying people were facing trouble because of Tuesday's earthquake in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
They were identified as Makhan Singh Gill alias Amli and Davinder Singh alias Happy, both residents of Noorpur Jattan village in Hoshiarpur, Punjab Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta said.
The terrorists who attacked Mumbai in November last year were instructed on mobile phones by their Pakistani handlers -- to look for ministers and VIPs at the Hotel Taj Palace in Mumbai and take them as hostages -- before setting rooms on fire. This was revealed on Friday in the Special Court, which is hearing the 26/11 trial, through CDs of four telephonic conversations between terrorists and their Pakistani handlers.
The ministry may now ask the channel NDTV India to be taken off air for a day on November 9, according to sources, in what would be the first order against a broadcaster over its coverage of terrorist attacks.
Ahmed was residing in Pakistan since September, 2003. He was involved in many violent attacks against civilians and security forces including an attack on a STF (special task force) camp.
The witness, owner of Callphonex, is the fourth to reveal Pakistan's link to the November 26 terror attacks case. "The 26/11 terrorists were in constant touch with their handlers in Pakistan through Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) account they had opened in October last year," the witness told the court via video link from Canada.
The dog handler was not injured in the blast.
Hinting at the Pakistani establishment's backing to terrorists who struck in Mumbai, India on Saturday said such strikes could be carried out with impunity only when the safety of the "handlers" of attackers has been assured.
Inputs have been received by the security and spy agencies that terrorist groups have been asked to carry out an attack on forces.
"A series of random calls had been made by the LeT handlers using the Callphonex account since they were required to maintain a certain amount of traffic in order to keep the account active," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rakesh Maria said. "We have verified every call that was made to India including the random ones and there was no evidence of local support found," he said.
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Rana's extradition is barred under Article 6 of the United States-India extradition treaty with India because he has previously been acquitted of the offences for which extradition is sought, and under Article 9 of the Treaty because the government has not established a probable cause to believe that Rana committed the alleged offences, his attorneys argued.
The court also extended the custody of Iqbal, Mushtaq and Mir till April 10 on a plea by the police. The Delhi Police said that the accused were required to be interrogated further to identify the other persons involved. "The custody was required to ascertain the identity of other handlers," the police told the court.
India has conveyed to Pakistan its "strong concern" on the grant of bail to key 26/11 Mumbai attack handler Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, saying the release will make a mockery of Pakistan's commitment to fight terror groups without hesitation and without making distinctions.
Four terrorists were killed on Friday in an encounter with security forces, while another surrendered in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Following the arrest of a top terrorist who had made a video of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's office, it has come to light that Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad is planning a strike in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh said on Sunday.
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The two IEDs he was found with were 'fully ready' and just needed to be activated with a timer, police said. Security was stepped up in the national capital and in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh following the arrest.
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The fresh Red Corner notice was issued after the National Investigation Agency secured an 'open-ended' non-bailable warrant against Azhar and Rauf for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror strike on the strategic Indian Air Force base at Pathankot on the intervening night of January 1 and 2.
The third, fourth and fifth floors of the nine-storey building were the worst affected due to the blaze, Mumbai fire brigade chief P S Rahangdale told PTI on Tuesday.
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Jamaat-Ul Mujahideen Bangladesh activist Mohammed Masiuddin alias Abu Musa has been questioned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Kolkata to probe a possible conspiracy being hatched by his Syria-based handler Sultan Abdul Kadir Armar to target American assets and nationals.
Pakistan has not yet informed India whether it has taken any action taken against JeM, believed to be responsible for the terror attack on Pathankot airbase.
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A day after Pakistan announced crackdown on Jaish-e-Mohammad, Home Ministry officials on Thursday said there is no information on whether any criminal case was registered against the outfit believed to be responsible for the Pathankot attack.
Security forces foiled an infiltration bid and gunned down three militants on the Line of Control in frontier Poonch district on Thursday evening.
Chief executive officers of airlines have asked the government to bear 50 per cent of three months' salaries of employees.
The National Investigation Agency on Monday filed a chargesheet in the Pathankot airbase terror attack, naming Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar and three others of his organisation as accused.
