INDIA INTELLIGENCE REPORT
 

News Analysis - Terrorism

 
  • 31. Major Attack on RSS Foiled (June 02, 2006)
    Better intelligence data helped security forces stopped a potentially horrendous terrorist attempt by suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists to attack the {Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)} headquarters at Nagpur.<More>

  • 32. Terrorists Strike Cong Rally on Anti-Terrorism Day (May 22, 2006)
    Two days before the arrival of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to continue his roundtable discussions with Kashmir separatists, two terrorists dressed as policemen attacked a youth Congress rally in Srinagar.<More>

  • 33. Bangladesh Planning Anti-Terror Laws (May 19, 2006)
    Bangladesh is planning to enact a new law along the lines of hated Special Powers Act to grant police draconian powers to curb terrorism gripping the country and fast slipping into India. <More>

  • 34. Key Varanasi Blast Suspect Killed (May 10, 2006)
    Acting on a tip from the Uttar Pradesh police, a joint team of the Army and the Jammu & Kashmir police raided a safe house on the border town Handwara and killed the key suspect in the Varanasi serial bombing.<More

  • 35. US Bans LeT Fronts as LeT Kills Hindus (May 2, 2006)
    On the 3rd anniversary of invasion and occupation of Iraq from the al Qaeda over the weekend, Ayman al-Zawahiri accused the US of giving a “strong impetus to the Indian nuclear programme, while doling out orders to Pakistan.”<More>

  • 36. Police Files Charges against Salem (April 19, 2006)
    Mumbai police formally charges Portugal-extradited gangster Abu Salem with conspiracy to murder, trespass to commit murder, and murder of Ajit Dewani in addition to violations of the Arms Act.<More>

  • 37. Dawood part of al Qaeda Says Interpol (April 12, 2006)
    Interpol issued a new “red corner” notice declaring Dawood Ibrahim, prime accused in the 1994 Mumbai blasts as part of the global al Qaeda organization and listed two addresses in Karachi as his residences.<More>

  • 38. Police Registers Success against Terrorism (April 1, 2006)
    Police in different parts of the country reported successes in trapping terrorists from different religions and different groups. <More>

  • 39. Did Salem name Bollywood Actors? (March 30, 2006)
    Unnamed sources present at the laboratory tests performed on Portugal-extradited gangster Abu Salem said that the names or issues relating to Bollywood actors did not even feature in their questioning.<More>

  • 40. Police Arrests Babbar Chief (March 20, 2006)
    In a major breakthrough, police arrested Babbar Khalsa (BK) India Chief Paramjit Singh Bheora and two accomplices along with a sizeable cache of arms outside New Delhi.<More>

  • 41. Formal Charge on Salem (March 20, 2006)
    An Indian trial formally charged Abu Salem for conspiring and bombing Mumbai in 1993 resulting in the death of 250 innocent civilians. <More>

  • 42. Bangladesh Charges 7 JuM Terrorists (March 18, 2006)
    Bangladesh charged 7 terrorists it captured a few days ago with sedition for their involvement in a nation-wide bombing spree that killed 30 and injured 100.<More >

  • 43. Police Kill 4 HM Terrorists (March 15, 2006)
    Gujarat police shot dead 4 heavily armed terrorists of the Harkat ul Mujahideen as they entered the state to assassinate important Government functionaries and attack places of worship.<More>

  • 44. Terrorism Sparks Secularism Debate & Confusion (March 15, 2006)
    The blasts in Varanasi energized an old debate in India regarding secularism, common civil code, and equality in the eyes of the law <More>

  • 45. Saleem Names Bollywood Star (March 13, 2006)
    A major terror incident was averted in Mumbai when police reacted swiftly to a tip-off that a bomb was placed inside the Jeevdani temple.<More>

  • 46. JMB Admits to Terrorism (March 11, 2006)
    Arrested terrorist Shayekh Abdur Rahman, head of banned Jamat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) conceded to his interrogators that he planned bomb attacks on economic targets to create an Islamic order in that country.<More>

  • 47. Kashmiri Group Claims Varanasi Blasts (March 11, 2006)
    An unknown Kashmiri group that claimed responsibility for the Varanasi blasts turned out a ploy by Lashkar-e-Toiba to distract and mislead investigations.<More>

  • 48. New Group Claims Varanasi Blasts (March 10, 2006)
    A Kashmir news agency, CNS, said that it got a call from a unknown group calling itself Lashkar-e-Kahab to claim responsibility for the Varanasi bombing. <More>

  • 49. Varanasi Police Has Sketches (March 09, 2006)
    Police unraveling the terror blasts in Varanasi have found striking parallels between this incident and that in Delhi last October. <More>

  • 50. Bomb Blasts in Holy City (March 08, 2006)
    Suspected Islamic terrorists set off a series of bombs in the ancient Hindu holy city Varnasi killing 20 and wounding scores of people.<More>

  • 51. India, US Join Hands to Fight Terror (March 04, 2006)
    Visiting US President George Bush attacked terrorism in the name of religion saying that the al Qaeda had misjudged the Indian and American resolve to fight it. Speaking for both countries, he said, "we love our freedom and we will fight to keep it." <More>

  • 52. Bangla Hunt for JMB Terrorists (March 02, 2006)
    Bangladesh launched a major hunt to nab terrorists responsible for the bomb blasts at Northeastern town Sylhet.<More>

  • 53. Saudi Forces Foil Terrorist Attempt (February 25, 2006)
    Saudi Arabian security forces seemed to have foiled an attempt by terrorists to disrupt oil supply by bombing the world's largest processing facility at Abqaiq in the Shia majority eastern province.<More>

  • 54. J&K to get Interpol Arrest Warrants (February 15, 2006)
    The Jammu & Kashmir police have created solid legal cases against Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Toiba, and Jaish-e-Mohammed ideologues and leaders to obtain Interpol arrest warrants.<More>

  • 55. US War against Terrorism Costs $440B (February 07, 2006)
    The United States Administration is planning to ask for USD 120 billion for its war on Iraq and Afghanistan for 2006.<More>

  • 56. Dhaka Terror Cell in IISc Attack (February 01, 2006)
    New evidence has emerged that a Dhaka based terror cell coordinated and executed the Dec 2005 IISc terrorist attack while the direction came from Pakistan and the funding from West Asia.<More>

  • 57. Saudi Claims Victory over al Qaeda (February 01, 2006)
    Saudi security experts say that the Saudi Arabian monarchy has managed to stamp out an al Qaeda led insurgency that started in 2003 and claimed 264 lives in 25 incidents.<More>

  • 58. Police Arrest 2 More LeT Men (January 26, 2006)
    The Bangalore police two more suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives in the city and retrieved several bombs and "incriminating documents." <More>

  • 59. US Calls LTTE as "Reprehensible Terrorist Group (January 25, 2006)
    The United States Under-Secretary of State Nicholas Burns described the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as a "reprehensible terrorist group" keeping Sri Lanka "on the edge of war."<More>

  • 60. India, Saudi to Fight Terrorism (January 21, 2006)
    India and Saudi Arabia will sign an agreement that will increase co-operation to fight crime and terrorism, avoid double taxation, and prevent tax evasion.<More>

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