Mumbai: Maharashtra Anti Terror Squad (ATS) sources on Tuesday said that July 13, 2011 Mumbai serial blast accused and Indian Mujahideen member Haroon Naik met slain terrorist Osama bin Laden in August 2001 in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. "Naik was part a group of operatives who were addressed by Osama in Bhawalpur," said the sources about the Indian Mujahideen member who was arrested for possessing fake currency notes. The sources said that...
07:10 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Mumbai: It was a huge disappointment for the family of teenager Adnan Patrawala, who was murdered in 2007, as after a four year long trial, a sessions court acquitted the key accused in the case. The court observed that the prosecution evidence was not strong enough to convict the four men, Adnan's friends, who allegedly abducted and killed the teenager in 2007. "Justice hasn't been done with us. This is...
09:10 PM, Jan 30, 2012
Mumbai: Anti-terror agencies in the country are grappling with a menace which they claim has the potential to hamper several terror investigations. By using fake mobile SIM cards terror operatives are not only coordinating their plans, but are also evading the security radar, easily. Even the mastermind of the July 2011 Mumbai serial blasts managed to execute the attack using a fake SIM card. Ahmed Zarar Siddibuppa alias Imran alias...
06:47 AM, Jan 27, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad on Monday claimed to have cracked the July 13 triple blasts in Mumbai that rocked the areas of Zaveri Bazar, Opera House and Dadar last year. Two people were arrested for the blasts that claimed 27 lives. However, the hunt for the elusive mastermind - Yasin Bhatkal, a top IM operative - still continues. ATS chief Rakesh Maria said after the arrest, "We have...
11:09 PM, Jan 23, 2012
New Delhi: In a setback for India, gangster and 1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused Abu Salem may have to go back to Portugal. The Portugal Supreme Court has rejected India's appeal against a Lisbon lower court order cancelling his extradition to India. Salem has moved TADA court seeking closure of the trial against him in 1993 Mumbai blasts, says continuing trial will be illegal. TADA court in Mumbai will hear...
01:44 PM, Jan 17, 2012
Mumbai: The agony continues for families of the six Indians held hostage by Somali pirates for two years now. Negotiations between the owner of MV Iceberg and the pirates have failed. Government sources have told CNN-IBN that they are not only considering to facilitate a meeting of the families with the Dubai-based ship owner, but are also looking at immediate financial support for the families and even help in filing...
09:01 PM, Jan 05, 2012
Pune: The UK police have handed over Indian student Anuj Bidve's body to the Indian high commission and the Bidve family will fly to London on Wednesday to bring back Anuj's body. Chief Superintendant, Manchester Police Russ Jackson said, "Our role has been to meet the family to explain about the case so far and of course to go through the last moments of Anuj's life." "We met with Anuj's...
06:08 AM, Jan 04, 2012
The Manchester Police have termed it a hate crime and have charged a 20-year-old Kiaran Stapleton with the murder of Bidve. ...
09:46 PM, Jan 03, 2012
Pune: The UK police have claimed a breakthrough in the murder of 23-year-old student Anuj Bidve with the arrest of one British national. The UK police have also sent a team of policemen to Pune to brief Bidve's family on the circumstances of the tragic incident. Anuj Bidve, a micro-electronics student at Lancaster University became on December 26, the latest victim of a hate crime in Greater Manchester. Bidve was...
06:22 AM, Jan 03, 2012
A team from UK police on Monday met Anuj Bidve's family, who was killed on December 26 in Manchester. ...
08:33 PM, Jan 02, 2012
Mumbai: Nearly six months after the serial bomb blasts in Mumbai on July 13, investigators may have made a breakthrough in the case. Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) sources told CNN-IBN that Yasin Bhatkal, the most wanted Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative is allegedly the mastermind behind the 13/7 blasts. Sources said that Bhatkal alias Shahrukh was present in Mumbai during the blasts and had a role to play in the serial blasts...
09:25 AM, Jan 02, 2012
Mumbai: Work is on at a hectic pace at Mumbai's MMRDA grounds, where Anna Hazare will lead a three-day fast for the Lokpal Bill starting on Tuesday. Workers have been working hard to make the MMRDA ground in the Bandra-Kurla complex ready for the fast. The police personnel have conducted a recce and fire officials have also conducted an inspection at the venue. The Maharashtra government has deployed 2000 police...
07:41 AM, Dec 26, 2011
Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch is set to file chargesheets against 10 of the 11 accused excluding journalist Jigna Vora in the J Dey Murder case. On Friday, a man approached MCOCA court to hand over four cell phones and SIM cards allegedly used by Vora. Vora's police custody has been extended to December 5 in the Mid Day journalist murder case. The prosecution sought a narco analysis on Jigna...
07:44 AM, Dec 03, 2011
Mumbai: It has been three years since the worst terror attack on Indian soil. Mumbai was under siege for almost three days that left 170 people dead. It was a tough battle for Mumbai's police as they took on heavily armed terrorists with nothing more than archaic rifles exposing security loopholes. But the question remains whether we have learnt our lessons since 26/11. Stunning stories of bravery and heroism in...
07:19 AM, Nov 26, 2011
New Delhi: The Mumbai terror attacks had forced the government to review security measures in order to avert a repeat of 26/11 and as much as Rs 6000 crore were earmarked for upgrading the coastal security set-up alone. However, CNN-IBN has now found that even three years after 26/11, many critical coastal security measures are languishing in government files as mere proposals. Shoaib Ahmad with this special report. There were...
09:45 AM, Nov 25, 2011
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