News for 'special-cell'

Espionage case: HC directs release of Chinese woman on bail

Espionage case: HC directs release of Chinese woman on bail

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

The court said that Shi was entitled to grant of statutory bail when admittedly the charge sheet was filed beyond the period of 60 days.

Delhi riots: 17,500-page chargesheet filed against 15 accused

Delhi riots: 17,500-page chargesheet filed against 15 accused

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

According to the sources, those named in the chargesheet are Taahir Hussain, Mohd Parvez Ahmed, Mohd Illyas, Saifi Khalid, Ishrat Jahan, Miran Haider, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Shahdab Ahmed, Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, Tasleem Ahmed, Saleem Malik, Mohd Saleem Khan and Athar Khan.

Delhi courtroom shootout: 2 gangsters arrested

Delhi courtroom shootout: 2 gangsters arrested

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

A few days ago, the Crime Branch had taken jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya -- one of the prime conspirators -- in its custody to grill him about Gogi's killing.

Delhi police registers case against banned Sikh outfit

Delhi police registers case against banned Sikh outfit

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

The secessionist outfit SFJ, formed in 2007, is a US-based group seeking a separate homeland for Sikhs -- a "Khalistan" in Punjab.

4 suspected gangsters killed in encounter with police in Delhi

4 suspected gangsters killed in encounter with police in Delhi

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

The deceased have been identified as head of the gang Rajesh Bharti, Vidroh, Umesh Don and Bhiku.

Arrested journalist passed on secrets to Chinese intel: Cops

Arrested journalist passed on secrets to Chinese intel: Cops

Rediff.com19 Sep 2020

The Delhi Police said it has arrested a Chinese woman and her Nepalese associate, and claimed that they were paying huge amounts of money to freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma for allegedly passing sensitive information to 'Chinese intelligence'.

Israeli embassy blast: Probe agencies yet to identify any suspect

Israeli embassy blast: Probe agencies yet to identify any suspect

Rediff.com1 Feb 2021

However, the probe agencies stressed that all angles were being covered in the probe.

Outrage over poster of documentary 'Kaali', filmmaker booked in Delhi, UP

Outrage over poster of documentary 'Kaali', filmmaker booked in Delhi, UP

Rediff.com6 Jul 2022

The Delhi Police and the Uttar Pradesh police have filed separate first information reports (FIRs) against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai over a controversial poster of her documentary Kaali even as the Indian government urged Canadian authorities to take down all the 'provocative material' in the film.

Delhi on high alert over terror threat

Delhi on high alert over terror threat

Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

Intelligence agencies have alerted police on the possibility of four to five men entering the national capital with an intention to carry out a terror attack.

Suspected terrorist detained in Uttarakhand

Suspected terrorist detained in Uttarakhand

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

The suspects are believed to have been planning an attack at the ongoing Ardh Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, a police source said.

Delhi Police detains couple for instigating CAA protests

Delhi Police detains couple for instigating CAA protests

Rediff.com8 Mar 2020

ahanjeb Sami and his wife Hina Bashir Beg were involved in instigating anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests.

Obscene chat targeting Muslim women: Info sought from Clubhouse

Obscene chat targeting Muslim women: Info sought from Clubhouse

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

The development comes a day after the Delhi Police's Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit which works under the supervision of Special Cell filed a first information report (FIR) against the unknown persons in the matter.

Explosives found at suspected ISIS terrorist's house

Explosives found at suspected ISIS terrorist's house

Rediff.com23 Aug 2020

One brown jacket containing three explosive packets and another blue check jacket containing four explosive packets were recovered from his house, a senior police officer said.

2 gangsters involved in Moosewala murder killed after 5-hour encounter

2 gangsters involved in Moosewala murder killed after 5-hour encounter

Rediff.com20 Jul 2022

Two gangsters involved in the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala were eliminated in an encounter by the Punjab police in Amritsar on Wednesday, an officer said.

Security stepped up amid intel on Jaish terrorists in Delhi

Security stepped up amid intel on Jaish terrorists in Delhi

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Raids are being conducted by the Special Cell of Delhi Police at several locations across the city.

Terror financing: ED charges separatist leader Shabir Shah's wife

Terror financing: ED charges separatist leader Shabir Shah's wife

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

The probe agency named her as an accused in its supplementary charge sheet filed in the case on Wednesday. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana will take up the matter for on November 10.

Bulli Bai case: Mastermind made lewd remarks on complainant's image

Bulli Bai case: Mastermind made lewd remarks on complainant's image

Rediff.com8 Jan 2022

Niraj Bishnoi, the creator of the 'Bulli Bai' application, had earlier also created an account on Twitter making lewd remarks on the picture of a complainant and even tweeted about the auction of the person, police said on Friday.

Alt News' Zubair moves SC to quash all six FIRS against him in UP

Alt News' Zubair moves SC to quash all six FIRS against him in UP

Rediff.com14 Jul 2022

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking the quashing of six FIR lodged against him in several districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Criminal justice machinery 'relentlessly employed' against Zubair: SC

Criminal justice machinery 'relentlessly employed' against Zubair: SC

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

Gag orders have a "chilling effect" on the freedom of speech, the apex court said while refusing to accept the submission of the counsel representing Uttar Pradesh that Zubair be barred from tweeting when he is on bail.

S N Shrivastava to be next Delhi police commissioner

S N Shrivastava to be next Delhi police commissioner

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

Incumbent Amulya Patnaik demits office on Saturday.

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair arrested

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair arrested

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

Zubair joined the probe on Monday and after gathering sufficient evidence on record, he was arrested.

2 suspected jihadists planning attacks in Delhi arrested

2 suspected jihadists planning attacks in Delhi arrested

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Two suspected operatives of a jihadi organisation, who were allegedly planning to carry out attacks in the national capital during Christmas and New Year, were detained by the special cell of the Delhi police on Tuesday.

12 'terrorists' planning strikes in Delhi held

12 'terrorists' planning strikes in Delhi held

Rediff.com4 May 2016

All of them are suspected to be members of a sleeper unit of a terror outfit, planning an attack in the national capital and other cities, the official said.

2 top PFI members arrested for role in Delhi riots: Police

2 top PFI members arrested for role in Delhi riots: Police

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

The accused have been identified as PFI president Parvez and secretary Iliyas

Terror funding: No bail to separatist leader Shabbir Shah

Terror funding: No bail to separatist leader Shabbir Shah

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

A Delhi Court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabbir Shah in a money laundering case related to alleged terror funding in Kashmir, saying the prosecution cannot be blamed for delay on account of COVID-19.

Alt News co-founder Zubair sent to 4-day police custody over 2018 tweet

Alt News co-founder Zubair sent to 4-day police custody over 2018 tweet

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

Police had sought an extension of Zubair's custody by five days.

5 suspected terrorists with Khalistani-Kashmir link arrested

5 suspected terrorists with Khalistani-Kashmir link arrested

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

Three pistols, two kilograms of heroin and Rs one lakh cash were recovered from them along with the two cars in which they were travelling, he said.

Who is the Batla House encounter convict Ariz Khan?

Who is the Batla House encounter convict Ariz Khan?

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Ariz Khan, who has been awarded death penalty for the murder of Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma in connection with the sensational 2008 Batla House encounter case was allegedly associated with the Indian Mujahideen.

R-Day: Delhi under thick security blanket after terror attack alert

R-Day: Delhi under thick security blanket after terror attack alert

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

Ahead of Republic Day, the Delhi-National Capital Region has been put under a 'very high-security' cover after police received inputs from Intelligence agencies about a possible terror attack, officials said on Tuesday.

2 al-Qaeda-linked terror suspects arrested in Delhi

2 al-Qaeda-linked terror suspects arrested in Delhi

Rediff.com10 Aug 2017

Ahead of Independence Day, two men with suspected links to al-Qaeda were arrested in New Delhi in two separate cases, the police said on Thursday.

2 'highly radicalised' ISIS terrorists arrested near Red Fort: Police

2 'highly radicalised' ISIS terrorists arrested near Red Fort: Police

Rediff.com8 Sep 2018

Two .32 pistols and four cell phones were seized from the duo.

Batla House encounter: Delhi court awards death penalty to Ariz Khan

Batla House encounter: Delhi court awards death penalty to Ariz Khan

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

A Delhi court Monday awarded death penalty to Ariz Khan for the murder of decorated Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma in connection with the sensational 2008 Batla House encounter case, saying the offence fell under the 'rarest of the rare category' warranting the maximum sentence.

NIA, Delhi police spar over Indian Mujahideen operatives

NIA, Delhi police spar over Indian Mujahideen operatives

Rediff.com2 Apr 2014

A tug of war was witnessed in a Delhi court between the National Investigation Agency and the Special Cell of Delhi Police for seeking the custody of top Indian Mujahideen operatives Tehseen Akhtar and Zia-ur-Rehman alias Waqas.

Antilia scare: Gangster lodged in Tihar under scanner

Antilia scare: Gangster lodged in Tihar under scanner

Rediff.com2 Apr 2021

The role of a gangster lodged in Delhi's Tihar jail is being probed in connection with the message on Telegram channel, through which an outfit named Jaish-ul-Hind had claimed responsibility for placing an explosives-laden SUV near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's house in Mumbai, a police official said.

Key IM terrorist Ejaz Sheikh arrested from Saharanpur

Key IM terrorist Ejaz Sheikh arrested from Saharanpur

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ejaz Sheikh, wanted in several cases including a terror strike in Jama Masjid in New Delhi, was arrested on Friday night from Saharanpur area of western Uttar Pradesh by the Special Cell of Delhi Police.

Group Captain arrested for leaking secret info to ISI

Group Captain arrested for leaking secret info to ISI

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

Marwah was honey-trapped by the ISI through Facebook accounts in mid-December.

Minor IED blast near Israel Embassy in Delhi, no injuries reported

Minor IED blast near Israel Embassy in Delhi, no injuries reported

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

A blast took place outside the Israeli Embassy in the heart of Lutyens' Delhi on Friday evening, a fire service official said.

Terror alert: Lashkar operatives planning suicide attacks in Delhi

Terror alert: Lashkar operatives planning suicide attacks in Delhi

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

The conspiracy was unearthed when the Special Cell of Delhi police received an intelligence input about two suspected Lashkar-e-Tayiba operatives, identified as Dujana and Ukasha, who allegedly infiltrated in Jammu and Kashmir through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, following which an FIR was registered, said a police source.

Mumbai's Arthur Road jail has cell in Barrack 12 ready for Nirav Modi

Mumbai's Arthur Road jail has cell in Barrack 12 ready for Nirav Modi

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

With a UK court ruling in favour of the extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, Mumbai's Arthur Road jail has kept a special cell ready to lodge him, an official said on Friday.

Delhi Minority Commission chairman booked for sedition

Delhi Minority Commission chairman booked for sedition

Rediff.com2 May 2020

In the FIR, the complainant alleged that Khan's post was 'provocative', 'deliberate' and seditious and intended to cause disharmony and create a rift in the society, police said, adding that the case is being investigated by the cyber cell.