Jammu: 3 terrorists killed in twin terror attack.

Jammu: 3 terrorists killed in twin terror attack.

Security personnel in Dayalachak (ANI Photo)

Jammu | Hindustan Times | 28 March 2014 : : Three terrorists dressed in army uniforms on Friday struck at two places in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, killing a civilian and a soldier and injuring three others, not far from the spot where Lashkar-e-Taiba militants gunned down 10 security personnel last year.

A lesser-known militant outfit 'Al Shohada Brigade', believed to be a shadow outfit of Lashker-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the twin attacks.

A 'spokesperson' of the outfit called some news organisations in Srinagar and claimed the responsibility for the attack.

In the first attack at Dayalachak in Hiranagar, 60km from Jammu city, three terrorists stopped an SUV and asked the occupants to get down.

The passengers who survived the attack said the terrorists separated the driver and sprayed bullets over the rest of them, killing Ajit Ram, a Jammu resident. Three other passengers, followers of Radha Soami sect, on their way to Punjab after attending a religious function here, were injured in the firing. The body of driver was found in the evening.

The SUV, hijacked by the terrorists, was then intercepted 7km away near the camp of the army's 111 Rocket Regiment in Janglote area. In the first burst of fire, the terrorists killed a soldier, V Anthony, who was guarding the rear gate of the camp and injured another jawan.

In the gunfight that ensued and lasted about 12 hours, the three terrorists were killed.

"Three AK-47 rifles, three pistols and ammunitions were recovered from them. They were also carrying grenades and food items," said Jammu inspector general of police Rajesh Kumar.

The terrorists had probably crossed the nearby international border. Chief minister Omar Abdullah, expressing concern over infiltration, tweeted: "The ease with which militants exploited gaps in the fence to cross the international border is a matter of grave concern. The BSF needs to take a look at vulnerable areas and plug these gaps because these militants haven't given up and we can't let them succeed."

BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi had addressed an election rally in Hiranagar on Wednesday. The state security agencies have warned of possible militant attacks during the elections.

In September last year, three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists stormed a police station and an army camp in Hiranagar, killing six soldiers, including a colonel and five others.( Courtesy : Hindustan Times )

Lashkar-e-Taiba high alert Ayodhya, other religious places in UP

Ayodhya, other religious places in UP put on high alert.

Ayodhya | 05 Oct 2013 :: Security has been tightened in Ayodhya and other religious places in Uttar Pradesh following Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal’s revelation that a most wanted terrorist, Tahseen Akhtar, was planning to target religious places in UP.

“Name of Tahseen Akhtar figured in interrogation with Yasin Bhatkal after which district police chiefs have been alerted and his sketch has been provided to them,” IG (Law and Order) of Uttar Pradesh RK Vishwakarma told reporters in Lucknow.

Security agencies, during interrogation with Bhatkal, have come to know about Akhtar’s plan to target Ayodhya and other religious places, sources said.

Akhtar, wanted in connection with Hyderabad and other blasts, is an IM operative and carries Rs 10 lakh reward on his head.(Courtesy:NITI Central)

 

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Lashkar-e-Taiba suspect arrested from West Bengal.

Lashkar-e-Taiba suspect arrested from West Bengal.

Raiganj | 26 Aug 2013 ::  A suspected linkman of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba was arrested from Malda district today and taken to North Dinajpur district for interrogation, a top police official today said.

35-year-old Md Abu Bakkar, owner of a cyber cafe at Shamsi in Malda district's Chanchal police station area, was arrested on information passed by another LeT suspect Md Alauddin who was nabbed a few days back in North Dinajpur district, SP Akhilesh Chaturvedi said.

The North Dinajpur district SP said that the hard discs of the computers at the cyber cafe were seized and brought for examination by the Intelligence Bureau officials from Delhi stationed in Raigunj for the past few days.

With the arrest of Abu Bakkar, three suspected LeT linkmen were thus caught in the police net, the two others being Md Bashir who was arrested from Bihar's Katihar district and Md Alauddin nabbed from Raigunj, the SP said.

According to police sources Md Bashir is the husband of Md Alauddin's sister and was a member of the LeT sleeper cell.

Bashir worked closely with LeT terrorist Abdul Karim Tunda, the mastermind of several blasts across the country, who was picked up from the Indo-Nepal border by the Delhi police, they said.(Courtesy:NDTV)

Mumbai attacks 26/11 trial of Pak suspects adjourned till Jul 20. 

26/11 Attack

 Islamabad | PTI | 06 Jul 2013 ::  The trial of seven Pakistanis, including Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks was today adjourned till July 20 as four witnesses in the case could not appear before the court.

Anti-Terrorism Court judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi today held the hearing in Islamabad and adjourned the case after four witnesses - Hamza Bin Tariq, Muhammad Ali, Mohammad Saifullah Khan and Umer Draz Khan - who were summoned by the court for cross examination did not turn up.

Witnesses informed the court through an application that they cannot afford travel expenses (from Karachi to Islamabad). They requested the court to provide them with travel expenses.

The judge again issued summons to them and directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to make arrangement for their travel to Islamabad.

Ziadi adjourned the hearing for two weeks (July 20).

Earlier in their testimony, these four witnesses had told the court that one of the seven accused and 10 other people had bought 11 inflatable boats for 'fishing'.

The witnesses also identified 10 men, including Amjad Khan and Atiqur Rehman, who were allegedly involved in planning and executing the Mumbai attacks on November 26, 2008 that left 166 people dead.

In the last hearing, Judge Zaidi had refused to hold the hearing in Islamabad till the Nawaz Sharif government provided him a 'foolproof security' from his residence (Sialkot district) to court (Islamabad).

The case was shifted from an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi to a newly established anti-terrorism court in Islamabad three weeks ago.

The Rawalpindi-based anti-terrorism court had been handling the Mumbai attacks case since 2009 though the judge has been changed five times.

Prosecution lawyer Chaudhry Azhar was absent again in today's hearing. He informed the court through FIA Inspector Muhammad Tariq that he cannot not appear before the court as long as the government provides him security.(Courtesy:The Indian Express)