New Delhi: A suspect wanted in connection with the 2008 Ahmedabad blast case was killed in an encounter with the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Aurangabad on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Abrar, a resident of Gulmohar Colony in Ahmedabad, police said. Mohammad Abrar's name figured in the chargesheet of the Ahmedabad 2008 blast case and Gujarat Police say he was in touch with Indian Mujahideen operative...
03:02 PM, Mar 26, 2012
Mumbai: Terming the arrested 13/7 accused Haroon Naik as "a very, very important member of Indian Mujahideen", Maharashtra ATS on Friday said he had undergone rigorous terror training in Pakistan and fought alongside al Qaeda in Afghanistan against "enemies" in the name of jihad. The Anti-Terrorism Squad was on Wednesday granted custody of jailed IM operative Naik in the blasts case as he was suspected of having participated in the...
07:26 PM, Feb 03, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra ATS has arrested the fourth accused in the 13/7 blasts case. The accused, who hails from Ghaziabad, has been sent to police custody till February 10. He had allegedly facilitated the delivery of Rs 10 lakh. The arrested accused, Kanwar Nain Wazirchand Pathrija, is a known Hawala operator from Chandni Chowk. He was brought to Mumbai on Tuesday morning. The charges on him are of aiding and...
06:10 PM, Jan 31, 2012
Mumbai: One of the bomb planters wanted in connection with the 13/7 blasts case, who had enrolled himself at two gymnasiums including the one owned by the family of underworld don-turned-politician Arun Gawli, had mentioned his name as "Waqas" while joining the gyms, Maharashtra ATS said. "It was Waqas who got admission in both Kumbharwada as well as Byculla gyms. After the blasts, Waqas moved around normally to avoid any...
04:35 PM, Jan 29, 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: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray launched a fresh attack on north Indians, singling out the arrest of terrorists from Bihar, in the 13/7 serial blasts case. "I have been saying that due to influx of north Indians, terror activities are on the rise. The arrest of terrorists hailing from Bihar yesterday, in the 13/7 serial blasts case, has confirmed my claim," Raj told reporters in Mumbai. "The...
06:04 PM, Jan 24, 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: The Ministry of Home Affairs seems to be upset with the claim made by the Maharashtra ATS that the 13/7 case had been solved. Sources say the MHA was not informed by the Maharashtra ATS about the 13/7 arrests. The Home Secretary was informed only after he called up the ATS, sources said. The arrest of Naqee Ahmed came as a surprise for the Home Ministry. According to...
08:53 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on Monday claimed to have cracked the July 13, 2011 Mumbai blasts case, in which 27 people were killed and over 130 others injured. Two people, Naqee Ahmed and Nadeem Mukhtar, have been arrested and Yasin Bhatkal, who commissioned the blast and two others involved are yet to be arrested. The police claimed that the financial trail of the blasts has been fully uncovered....
05:13 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Ajit Parasnis has claimed that the group behind the 13/7 blasts has been identified. He said that the Maharashtra ATS had made progress in the investigation into the terror attack. However, he added that some loose end remained to be tied up in the probe. Three bomb blasts had rocked Mumbai on July 13, killing at least 17 people and injuring 131 others....
03:49 PM, Sep 24, 2011
Mumbai: The Maharashtra ATS is likely to question alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) members lodged in Karnataka and Gujarat jails in connection with Wednesday's serial blasts in the city. The ATS has also sought assistance from Kolkata Police asking them to verify if any suspects had travelled to Mumbai from that city and subsequently went underground after the blasts, as part of its probe into the triple bombings, that left 19...
01:01 PM, Jul 16, 2011
New Delhi: The police have reportedly made some headway in the probe of the Mumbai serial blasts which took place on Wednesday evening claiming twenty lives and leaving scores injured. Sources told CNN-IBN that there could be a Kolkata link to the blasts and that the Maharashtra Anti Terror Squad (ATS) is in touch with the Kolkata Special Task Force (STF). This came after a suspect believed to be associated...
10:04 AM, Jul 16, 2011
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Thursday registered three cases in connection with the serial bombings that left 17 people dead and 131 injured. "ATS has taken over the probe. Close to 12 joint teams of ATS and Crime Branch have been formed and we are being closely assisted by central agencies. This case is being taken up on priority," ATS chief Rakesh Maria said in Mumbai. Assuring people...
06:03 PM, Jul 14, 2011
Mumbai: Notwithstanding Centre's decision to hand over 2008 Malegaon blast probe to NIA, Maharashtra ATS on Thursday filed a charge sheet alleging that Abhinav Bharat activist Praveen Mutalik was the key conspirator in the bombings that left six people dead. Mutalik, who is in his early 30's, was arrested by the ATS on January 31, this year from Gokak town in Belgaum district of Karnataka after evading police for over...
04:32 PM, Apr 21, 2011
Mumbai: Maharashtra ATS has got "new material and good information" after interrogating Praveen Mutalik and some more arrests are likely in connection with the 2008 Malegaon blast case, the chief of the squad said on Monday. "During the interrogation of Mutalik, we have got good information and new material that has been recorded. He told us about the boys who underwent training of bomb making, using of weapons and marshal...
11:01 PM, Mar 07, 2011
Mumbai: All nine accused in the 2006 Malegaon blast case have filed for bail before the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court in Mumbai. Taking up their bail petition on Monday, the court asked the Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file their replies and fixed the next date of hearing on January 28. Meanwhile, Delhi High Court issued a notice to...
01:27 PM, Jan 17, 2011
Mumbai: The arrest of German Bakery blast mastermind Mirza Himayat Baig has sparked a blame game between the Mumbai Anti-Terror Squad chief and his deputy. After the arrest of Baig, ATS chief Rakesh Maria had said, "We have made the first arrest. Himayat Baig was arrested from Camp Road in Pune." But barely eight days later, his deputy DIG Ravindra Kadam said it's improper to call Baig the mastermind as...
05:50 PM, Sep 18, 2010
ATS has strongly suspected that the blast at Pune's German Bakery was the handiwork of the Indian Mujahideen. ...
07:42 PM, May 27, 2010
The family says that on the day of the blast he was in Karnataka attending a wedding. ...
07:14 PM, May 27, 2010
IPS officer Saji Mohan was caught with almost 12 kg heroin on Saturday. ...
10:48 AM, Jan 28, 2009
