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Maharashtra ATS questions 66 people in Pune over suspected links with Bhatti

Maharashtra ATS questions 66 people in Pune over suspected links with Bhatti

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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday questioned 66 people in Pune district after they were allegedly found to have been in contact with Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti and his associates, reported the PTI. According to the ATS, the operation began at 7 am and was carried out with the assistance of Pune City Police, Pune Rural Police and Pimpri Chinchwad Police. The ATS said it suspects that Bhatti used social media platforms to attempt to radicalise Indian youths and encourage them to take part in anti-national activities. Bhatti, along with his associates Abid Jatt alias Abid Chhal, Ajmal Gujar, Hammad Memon, Rana Hunain and Ashraf Bashir Alam, allegedly used social media platforms to establish contact with Indian youths, according to the ATS. Investigators alleged that Bhatti and his associates established contact with young people in India through platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and WhatsApp, as per the PTI. Social media allegedly used to recruit youths According to the ATS, the group allegedly attempted to exploit religious and socially sensitive issues to spread propaganda and …

Three held over petrol bomb attack on RSS office in Ranchi

Three held over petrol bomb attack on RSS office in Ranchi

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Three people have been arrested in connection with the alleged petrol bomb attack on a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office in Ranchi, reported the PTI. Police are investigating possible links between the accused and terror organisations, including suspected connections with Pakistan-based networks. One of the accused was injured during a brief exchange of fire with police after attempting to escape from custody, officials said. The incident came to light after the RSS alleged that petrol bombs were thrown at its office in the Nivaranpur area of Ranchi during the early hours of Wednesday, as per the PTI. Following the complaint, police formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to examine the case and identify those responsible. During the investigation, officers recovered broken glass bottle fragments from the site. Forensic experts and bomb disposal teams were also deployed to examine the area. Arrests made in Ranchi and Lohardaga According to police, two suspects were arrested in Lohardaga district late on Wednesday. Authorities also seized a car allegedly used in the incident. A third accused was arrested on …

NIA Crackdown In Punjab Linked To Grenade Attack On Indian Mission In Canada

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Last Updated: September 13, 2024, 10:10 IST Heightened security measures were implemented due to a planned counter-rally by pro-Khalistan groups during a recent India Day parade in Canada. (Screengrab) The NIA is conducting searches in Punjab in the case The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday conducted searches in Punjab in connection with its probe into the attack on the Indian High Commission in Canada by pro-Khalistan supporters, officials said. The anti-terror probe agency had registered a case in this regard in June last year. The NIA is conducting searches in Punjab in the case, they said. The case relates to protest by pro-Khalistani supporters outside the Indian mission in Ottawa, Canada on March 23, 2023, “who raised anti-India slogan, tied Khalistani flags on the boundary wall of the High Commission and hurled two grenades inside the High Commission building”, according to the NIA’s first information report (FIR). (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI) Source link