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Honey trap, chats, plans to marry JeM commander in Pakistan: Behind Jaipur woman’s arrest

Honey trap, chats, plans to marry JeM commander in Pakistan: Behind Jaipur woman’s arrest

A woman in Rajasthan’s arrested over alleged links with the Pakistan-based banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was preparing to travel to Pakistan via Nepal to marry a man suspected to be terrorist commander associated with the group. Jaipur woman arrested over Jaish links claims online ‘marriage’ plot led her towards Pakistan (Representative image/PTI) The 38-year-old woman, identified as Babita Dhakad alias Khadija, was arrested by the Rajasthan Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on Sunday and booked under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), a report by news agency PTI said. She remains in police custody till June 27. Investigators claim forensic examination of her electronic devices revealed contacts with several Pakistani nationals, including numbers allegedly linked to Yusuf Azhar, a close relative of JeM chief Masood Azhar, and wanted terrorist Qari Zarar. Officials said Babita had been under military intelligence surveillance for several weeks before her arrest. Pahalgam attack sparked online search According to investigators, Babita told police that her interest in Pakistani militants began after the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack. During questioning, she …

Ordnance Factory worker held for sending sensitive info to Pakistani agent: UP ATS | Latest News India

Ordnance Factory worker held for sending sensitive info to Pakistani agent: UP ATS | Latest News India

Lucknow, The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad has arrested an employee of the Ordnance Factory at Hazratpur in Firozabad district for allegedly sending sensitive and confidential information to a Pakistani agent, who had befriended him on Facebook, an official statement said on Friday. Ordnance Factory worker held for sending sensitive info to Pakistani agent: UP ATS It said the accused, Ravindra Kumar, a chargeman at the factory, was arrested on Thursday. “In the last few days, the Anti-Terror Squad has been receiving information about handlers of a Pakistani spy agency, under pseudonyms, luring staff at the External Affairs Ministry and the Government of India, and offering them money to obtain confidential and classified information and documents, which could have posed a threat to India’s internal and external security,” the ATS statement said. “On a thorough probe, it was found that Ravindra Kumar, a chargeman at the Ordnance Factory in Hazratpur, was sending sensitive and confidential information to a Pakistani agent, who was his Facebook friend,” the statement said. After initial interrogation, the Agra unit of the …

Allahabad HC Denies Bail to 2 Alleged PFI Members for Planning Attack on Hindu Organisations

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to two alleged members of the banned radical organisation — the Popular Front of India — who were arrested by the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), Lucknow, in February last year. Rejecting the criminal appeal filed by the accused, Ansad Badruddin and Firoz, the bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Renu Agarwal observed that the accused were unable to give any explanation for the recovery of contraband articles from their possession at the time of their arrest. “It cannot be said that the involvement of the appellants in their nefarious designs could be ruled out,” the bench said. According to the recovery memo, when the accused were arrested in Lucknow, a pistol, live cartridges, rods of high-quality explosive, explosive devices with battery, electronic detonator, and a diary written in Malayalam were found in their possession. The state counsel informed the court that a diary written in the Malayalam was also recovered from the accused disclosing their aim, object, and ideology where ‘attack’, ‘burning’, ‘US’, ‘Ram Mandir’ were mentioned in …