News for 'Darabhanga'

How terror makes Bihar its home so easily

How terror makes Bihar its home so easily

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

Setting up the Darabhanga module was perhaps the easiest job the Indian Mujahideen ever pulled off. With politics, appeasement and a safe hiding ground on offer, the agencies are finding this terror module the toughest one to crack.

Why Eastern Bihar is turning into a Naxal hotbed

Why Eastern Bihar is turning into a Naxal hotbed

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

Statistics show the failure of the Bihar government in acting against Naxals in the state who are able to set up bases without much difficulty. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Bangalore blasts: Massive manhunt on for Bihar IM man

Bangalore blasts: Massive manhunt on for Bihar IM man

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

The National Investigation Agency has stepped up the heat on Indian Mujahideen operative Tahseen Akhtar. The agency, which has a warrant against him, has been heavy on his trail since the recent Bangalore blasts. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Arrested Bihar youth's parents allege torture by B'luru cops

Arrested Bihar youth's parents allege torture by B'luru cops

Rediff.com11 May 2012

Parents of Kafeel Akthar, an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative who was arrested from Bihar earlier this week, have filed a complaint against the Bengaluru police for illegal confinement of their son.

How terrorists sourced and planted bombs at Bodh Gaya

How terrorists sourced and planted bombs at Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

Vicky Nanjappa reveals how the low intensity serial blasts in Bodh Gaya that injured two monks were orchestrated

'Not Indian Mujahideen, Patna terror strike was carried out by...'

'Not Indian Mujahideen, Patna terror strike was carried out by...'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

Investigating officials are taking Indian Mujahideen terrorist Tehsin Akhtar's claims with a healthy dose of salt, says Vicky Nanjappa

NIA steps up manhunt for terrorists who fled Batla House

NIA steps up manhunt for terrorists who fled Batla House

Rediff.com25 Jul 2013

In the wake of a final verdict on the Batla House encounter case, the National Investigation Agency and police teams from several states are all set to launch another manhunt for the head honchos of the Indian Mujahideen.

SIMI top man among 4 suspects held for blasts at Modi's Patna rally

SIMI top man among 4 suspects held for blasts at Modi's Patna rally

Rediff.com21 May 2014

After a massive manhunt, the National Investigation Agency on Wednesday nabbed the elusive Students Islamic Movement of India operative Haider, who allegedly played a key role in the Patna blasts targeting Prime Minister elect Narendra Modi's rally last October.

How Indian Mujahideen 2.0 became lethal post Batla

How Indian Mujahideen 2.0 became lethal post Batla

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

A dossier on the Indian Mujahideen, which was prepared following its resurrection post the Batla House encounter, had termed the outfit as a "start to finish jihad factory."

Patna blasts' suspect rearrested

Patna blasts' suspect rearrested

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

Patna blasts' suspect Meher-e-Alam, who was detained by the National Investigation Agency from Darbhanga on Wednesday, has escaped from custody.

More bad news for IM: Patna blasts mastermind Tehsin Akhtar arrested

More bad news for IM: Patna blasts mastermind Tehsin Akhtar arrested

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

Acting on reports of the Intelligence Bureau about his movement, Delhi police had been hot on Tehsin's trail for a few weeks, says Vicky Nanjappa

13/7 Mumbai bombers PARTIED in Goa

13/7 Mumbai bombers PARTIED in Goa

Rediff.com11 Oct 2013

Believe it or not, but terror outfit Indian Mujahideen sent the operatives who successfully carried out the July 2011 blasts in Mumbai on a vacation to Goa!

Exclusive! How IM terrorist Tehsin Akthar was arrested

Exclusive! How IM terrorist Tehsin Akthar was arrested

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

It might have taken several years, but the intelligence and security agencies in several states recently tracked down and arrested dreaded terrorists involved in creating havoc in the country. It began with the arrest of Zabbiuddin Ansari, an accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, then came the arrest of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal followed by Lashkar-e-Tayiba bomb maker Abdul Karim Tunda, Zaveri Bazaar bomber Waqas Ahmed and now IM chief Tehsin Akthar. In a five-part series, Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa describes how each of these terrorists were painstakingly tracked by the Intelligence Bureau and arrested by the security agencies.