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Delhi HC to hear plea seeking NIA probe into Chalo Sansad protest violence

Delhi HC to hear plea seeking NIA probe into Chalo Sansad protest violence

The Delhi High Court on Thursday agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the violence that allegedly took place during the July 20 “Chalo Sansad” protest over the alleged NEET paper leak. The petition seeks the transfer of all First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the Delhi Police in connection with the incident to a specialised investigating agency and requests action against those allegedly involved in the violence. High Court lists PIL for hearing on Friday The matter was mentioned before a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia. Appearing for the petitioner, Advocate Barun Kumar Sinha requested the court to hear the matter on an urgent basis. Accepting the request, the Bench listed the PIL for hearing on Friday. Petition filed by former Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha office-bearer The PIL has been filed by Satish Kumar Aggarwal, a former Vice-President of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, through advocates Sneh Vardhan and Pratibha Sinha. The respondents named in the petition include the …

1 injured in Kolkata residential blast, 1 detained; NIA launches probes

1 injured in Kolkata residential blast, 1 detained; NIA launches probes

One person was injured in a blast in a residential building in Kolkata’s New Town on late Friday evening, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) reached the scene on Saturday. Police also recovered two explosives from the room and detained one person for questioning. (Representative Photo/ PTI) Soon after the incident, local police, the state police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and sleuths from the Bidhannagar city police detective department rushed to the spot. CCTV footage showed a man entering one of the ground-floor rooms of a three-storey building at South Narayanpur in New Town with a jute bag. An explosion took place moments after the man left the house. The blast damaged two adjacent ground-floor flats, along with walls, doors and windows, police said. Police also recovered two explosives from the room and detained one person for questioning. “One person was injured when a concrete chunk fell on his head after the blast. Two crude bombs have been recovered from the spot. Investigation is going on,” said an officer. “One person has been detained …

NIA court issues warrant against Hafiz Saeed in Pahalgam case

NIA court issues warrant against Hafiz Saeed in Pahalgam case

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives. The order came after the NIA filed a supplementary charge sheet, stating Saeed has been deliberately evading arrest. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

NIA chargesheets Shabir Shah, five others in 1996 Srinagar violence case

NIA chargesheets Shabir Shah, five others in 1996 Srinagar violence case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed charge sheets against six separatist leaders of the Hurriyat Conference, including Shabir Ahmad Shah, in connection with a 1996 case of mob violence and firing on police personnel in Srinagar. Besides Shah, the charge sheet filed before the NIA Special Court, Jammu, has named Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Abdul Ganie Lone, Mohd Yaqoob Wakeel alias Mohd Yaqoob Vakil, Javid Ahmad Mir, and Shakeel Ahmad Bakshi, a statement issued by the probe agency said. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

NIA names Hafiz Saeed in supplementary chargesheet

NIA names Hafiz Saeed in supplementary chargesheet

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday named Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed as an accused in its supplementary charge sheet on the Pahalgam terror attack. In the charge sheet filed before the NIA special court in Jammu, the anti-terror agency charged Pakistan-based Saeed in his individual capacity and also as chief of the banned LeT and its active proxy organisation The Resistance Front (TRF), an NIA statement said. NIA has also charged Saeed with waging war against India and hatching a conspiracy from across the border. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Gangster Anmol Bishnoi moves court to surrender in 2024 Salman Khan house firing case

Gangster Anmol Bishnoi moves court to surrender in 2024 Salman Khan house firing case

Gangster Anmol Bishnoi has moved a special MCOCA court in Mumbai seeking permission to surrender in the 2024 Salman Khan residence firing case, saying it was necessary to enable him to participate in the proceedings and ensure a fair trial. The case relates to the firing outside Salman Khan’s Galaxy Apartments residence in Mumbai’s Bandra in 2024. In his application, Anmol Bishnoi, who is currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail after being arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in its case relating to the alleged terror-gangster nexus involving the syndicate led by his older brother Lawrence Bishnoi, said he wished to voluntarily surrender before the Mumbai court “to face the ongoing trial and join the judicial proceedings in the interest of fair trial and further in the interest of justice”. He submitted that although he is already in judicial custody in the NIA case, he cannot physically appear before the Mumbai court unless appropriate directions are issued. He has, therefore, sought a production warrant to the jail authorities so that his surrender can be …

NIA files charge sheet against 11 in alleged JMB-linked terror conspiracy case

NIA files charge sheet against 11 in alleged JMB-linked terror conspiracy case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against 11 people in connection with a terror conspiracy hatched by an offshoot of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist outfit to spread its ideology in West Bengal and northeastern states, officials said on Friday. The chargesheet has been filed before the NIA Special Court in Guwahati. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Ranchi RSS office attack: Police detain four, SIT begins investigation

Ranchi RSS office attack: Police detain four, SIT begins investigation

Police have intensified their investigation into the petrol bomb attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) provincial office in Nivaranpur, Ranchi.  According to IANS, the police officials have also detained four individuals in connection with the incident. Those detained include the driver of the vehicle allegedly used in the attack and two of the suspected attackers. Probe underway to find the motive  According to the police officials, the detainees are being questioned to determine the motive behind the attack and uncover any larger conspiracy. The incident occurred on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday and was captured on CCTV cameras installed near the premises. Preliminary investigations revealed that the attackers arrived in a rented car. Soon after the incident was reported, police first detained the driver of the vehicle and later intercepted two suspects who were reportedly attempting to flee to Delhi by train.  As per officials, both the accused were apprehended at a railway station in Bihar, while another individual has also been taken into custody for questioning. SIT to investigate the matter …

They ate under tree, then unleashed massacre at 2.23pm: Pahalgam attackers’ trail of terror

They ate under tree, then unleashed massacre at 2.23pm: Pahalgam attackers’ trail of terror

The terrorists who orchestrated the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22 last year sat together near the Baisaran meadow the same day and had lunch before killing 26 people, 25 of whom were Indians. Tourists take a pony ride even as the way leading to Baisaran, right, looks deserted amid heightened security, on the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 men were gunned down by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists last year, at Pahalgam in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, April 22, 2026. (PTI File) The revelation has been made in a charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which also offers proof of Pakistan’s involvement in the attack. It also said that the terrorists indulged in celebratory firing after the deadly killings. According to the charge sheet, the attack was planned by the Resistance Front (TRF)/Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Sajid Saiffullah Jatt, aka Langda, who shared the coordinates of the Baisaran meadow with the attackers. It also linked one of the terrorists involved to a terror strike on …

EC asks NIA to ensure bombs not used to disrupt Bengal polls on Wednesday

EC asks NIA to ensure bombs not used to disrupt Bengal polls on Wednesday

Ahead of phase two of polling in West Bengal, the Election Commission has asked the National Investigation Agency to ensure bombs are not used by miscreants to disrupt voting and target workers of political parties, poll authority officials said on Tuesday. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned all victory processions from political parties during or after the declaration of poll results on May 2. (File Photo) The directive comes after recovery of crude bombs in the poll-bound state and reports of a minor blast. While the phase one of polls in the state took place on April 23, the second phase will be held Wednesday. EC officials said the poll body is taking stringent measures to prevent any poll-day or post-poll violence in West Bengal. On April 26, police recovered crude bombs from the house of a person, allegedly a TMC worker, at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district. Later, on a directive by the Union Home Ministry, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case to probe the recovery of 79 crude …