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Lanka traffic cops train in India
Fifteen Sri Lankan police officers are currently training in India under a programme fully-funded by the Indian government, the Indian High Commission here said on Thursday. The Sri Lankan police officers are participating in a comprehensive training programme on road safety and traffic management at the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) in Faridabad, Haryana. The 15 officers, ranging from ranks of chief inspector of police, inspector of police, sub-inspector of police, and police sergeant, are participating in the programme. "The government of India provided complimentary travel and accommodation, as a gesture of strengthening people-to-people contact between India and Sri Lanka," a release by the mission said. Several other training programmes such as crime scene management and CCTV analysis, expert testimony on criminal trial, forensic science, cyber forensics, and a seminar on financial crime, have been organised by India for Sri Lanka's police personnel this year.
Police arrest DMK supporter for kicking woman beauty parlour owner
The Tamil Nadu police on Thursday arrested S. Selvakumar, a DMK party functionary in Perambulur district, for kicking a woman running a beauty parlour, said police.
2 injured as gunmen fire at political worker
Two persons were injured when gunmen fired at a political party worker who was inside a tea stall along with the victims in Malda district Thursday, police said. The incident occurred at Talsura village under Harishchandrapur police station when the two persons were coming out of the tea stall. Police said the gunmen fled while the two injured were hospitalised in a serious condition. Political clashes have been taking place in the district since the panchayat election in May.
Truck driver who transported militants had helped terrorists in past as well
A truck driver and his helper, who were arrested after an exchange of fire between three JeM millitants they were ferrying and security forces on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, had transported terrorists in the past as well, police said Thursday. The Three terrorists of pro-Pakistan Jaish-e-Mohmmad were killed and 12 security personnel, including three officers, injured Thursday in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, a day after they fired on a police party here and escaped, officials said. "Truck driver Riaz Ahmed of Pulwama district and his helper Mohmmad Iqbal of Budgam, who were arrested yesterday when the three terrorists were intercepted at Domail-Jhajjar Kotli belt on the highway Wednesday, were being grilled," the police said. "As per investigation, the two had helped militants four to five times in the past," the police said. Police is investigating on the leads to find out their links and connections in Jammu and border areas, they said. The truck driver and his
Official says Taliban attacks kill 12 security forces Official says
An Afghan official says Taliban attacks have killed at least 10 soldiers and two policemen. Provincial council chief Farid Bakhtawar in Farah province says that Taliban fighters tried to overrun the army base in Pusht Road district early on Thursday morning. He says they were using artillery to attack the troops and at least 10 soldiers were killed and three wounded in the four-hour-long gun battle. Also 22 Taliban were killed, and another Taliban attack on a police security post in Bala Buluk district Farah province killed three policemen. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. Elsewhere, a car bomb exploded in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, wounding two civilians, said army spokesman Abdul Qadir Bahadorzai.
UP ATS arrests Hizbul terrorist in Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Kanpur police jointly arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist from Chakeri area of Kanpur on Thursday. The arrested militant was reportedly planning an attack during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.The arrested terrorist has been identified as Qamar-uz-Zama who is a 37-year-old resident of Assam.Briefing about the arrest, Uttar Pradesh's Director General of Police (DGP) said, "ATS has arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist from Kanpur. He apparently had plans to attack on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. During questioning, he told us that he had gone for training to Kashmir in April 2017. He is of Indian nationality and is a literate person.""The arrested terrorist was being tracked by ATS from last 8-10 days with the help of NIA. Since April 2018, he was very active on social media. He had uploaded a photo in which he was seen carrying an AK-47," the DGP further added.As per Uttar Pradesh police, he was in the city to identify targets for a
Eight militants killed, 12 security men injured in J&K (Roundup)
Eight militants, three of them Pakistanis, were killed on Thursday in three separate gun battles in Jammu and Kashmir, one of which also injured 12 police and paramilitary personnel and soldiers.
Indonesian court rules militant guilty of terrorism
An Indonesian court sentenced an Islamic militant on Thursday to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty of conducting training in preparation for a terrorist attack. Wawan Kurniawan was arrested along with four other militants last October by the anti-terror squad in Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau province. Judge Suhartono, who presided over the trial at West Jakarta District Court, said Wawan had been proven guilty under the anti-terror law. Wawan, 43, was the local leader of Jemaah Anshorut Daulah, an Indonesian militant network affiliated with the Islamic State group that has been implicated in attacks in the country. Wawan was accused of having provoked a riot in May at a high-security police detention center in which six officers were killed by Islamic inmates who took control of part of the prison near Indonesia's capital. One militant was also killed. A week later, four sword-wielding men who allegedly belonged to Jemaah Anshorut Daulah attacked a police headquarters in ...
Indonesia terror cell leader jailed for 11 years
An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced the provincial chief of a radical Islamist group that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State terror organization to 11 years in prison.
3 JeM terrorists killed, 12 security personnel injured in encounter in J-K's Reasi
Three terrorists of pro-Pakistan Jeish-e-Mohmmad were killed and 12 security personnel, including three officers, injured Thursday in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, a day after they fired on a police party here and escaped, officials said. Police said the militants of Pakistani origin had crossed the International Border (IB) in Tarnah nallah and reached Kashmir from the Dayalachak area of Kathua district in a truck. The encounter broke out after security forces, comprising CRPF, police and Army personnel, during a cordon and search operation, zeroed in on a location near a house in the district's Kakriyal area, and surrounded the terrorists Thursday afternoon, they said. Drones and choppers were used in the operation launched on Wednesday to track the militants, all of whom were aged between 18 and 22, they said. Twelve security personnel were injured in the operation, police said. Six CRPF personnel, including the deputy commandant and the assistant commandant, .
Jaish commander killed in encounter in north kashmir
The Jaish-e-Mohammed suffered a jolt Thursday when security forces killed two of its members, including one of its oldest militants nicknamed 'Ali', at Sopore in north Kashmir. Located 60 kilometers from here, Sopore, the apple town of the Valley, witnessed a heavy exchange of fire early Thursday after police and other security forces cordoned off a house in the Chinkipora area. There was credible intelligence about the presence of Jaish militants and forces were deployed. The terrorists opened indiscriminate fire, resulting in an encounter. In the gunfight, the security personnel killed Ali alias Athar and Zia-ur-Rehman. They belonged to Pakistan, police said. Ali, who had infiltrated into the Valley in 2014, was one of the oldest militants of the Jaish-e-Mohammed and was involved in the killing of civilians, attacks on security forces and detonating Improvised Explosive Devices in north Kashmir. Ali was the mastermind of the IED explosion in January this year in which four policemen
Seamless coordination must for better policing in northeast: Rijiju
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday urged the security forces in northeastern states to have a seamless coordination and intelligence sharing to ensure security of the region.
Security in NE has improved considerably : Khandu
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said the security situation in the North East has improved considerably due to development initiatives by the Centre. Khandu, who was addressing the 25th annual conference of DGP, IGP and heads of central police organizations of North East region here, applauded the role of the Centre in increasing the number of people from the region in the central paramilitary forces and in Delhi police. He encouraged youths of the region to join the central paramilitary forces and urged the police organisations to carry out awareness programme in this regard. Development packages for the region, including police modernisation, have improved the security situation in the area, he said adding the North East must be looked on as one entity when dealing with the security aspect, Khandu said. "Though Arunachal has no home grown insurgency but the three eastern districts of the state are affected by it," he said and expressed ...
Militant, over-ground worker detained in J-K's Ganderbal
A suspected militant and an over-ground worker (OGW) have been detained in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Thursday. "A terrorist and a main handler were detained today with the help of community," a police spokesman said. "An active terrorist alias Talha Umair alias Abu Hamza, affiliated with a proscribed terror outfit from Sehpora village in Ganderbal, who had joined the militancy earlier this year, has been detained with persistent efforts of District Police Ganderbal and his family," he said. While the spokesman did not identify the militant with his real name or disclose which outfit he belonged to, police sources said he was affiliated to the Zakir Musa-led Ansar-Gazwat-ul-Hind (AGUH) an affiliate of al-Qaeda in the Valley. "The main handler namely Ishfaq Ahmad Dar, also a resident of Sehpora, who has been instrumental in persuading him to join terrorist ranks, has also been detained by the police for questioning," the spokesman said. He said few more ...
Tanzanian held at Mumbai airport for drug trafficking
The CISF on Thursday caught a Tanzanian national at Mumbai airport for carrying six kg of suspected contraband item Ephedrine, the paramilitary force said.
J&K youth quits militancy after 7 months
A youth in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Thursday surrendered before the police seven months after joining the militant ranks, police said.
3 militants killed as army foils infiltration bid on LoC
Three militants were killed on Thursday in Keran sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir's Kupwara district where the army foiled an infiltration bid, Defence Ministry said.
2 JeM terrorists killed, 8 security personnel injured in encounter in J&K's Reasi district
Two JeM terrorists were killed and eight security personnel injured Thursday in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, a day after they fired on a police party here and escaped, officials said. A gunbattle with a third militant is underway, they said. The encounter broke out after security forces, comprising CRPF, police and Army personnel, during a cordon and search operation, zeroed in on a location near a house in the district's Kakriyal area, and surrounded the terrorists, the officials said. Drones and choppers were used in the operation, which was launched Wednesday to track the three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, aged between 18 and 22 years, they said. Two terrorists were killed and eight security personnel, including Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mohan Lal, injured, police said. Five CRPF personnel and three policemen were injured during the operation, they said, adding that they were admitted to the Narayana hospital in Katra. The cordon and search .
HM terrorist arrested in Kanpur
An Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist who was planning an attack on Ganesh Chaturthi was arrested in Kanpur on Thursday, police said. The arrest was made by the state's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). "The terrorist has been identified as Qamar-uz-Zama (37), a resident of Assam, and is an active member of Hizbul Mujahideen," Director General of Police OP Singh said. He was arrested in Kanpur's Chakeri area, Singh said at a hurriedly convened press conference here.
Egyptian court sentences 3 men to death for 2013 violence
An Egyptian court has sentenced three men to death and another 41 to life imprisonment for their part in a 2013 attack on a police station south of Cairo. Wednesday's verdicts are the latest to come out of mass trials, mostly for Islamists, that have drawn scathing criticism by rights groups for their perceived lack of fairness. Last week, a Cairo court sentenced to death 75 people, including senior members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. The verdicts were condemned by the EU and the U.N. Wednesday's sentences by a criminal court in Minya province targeted militants charged with storming a police station in the town of Samalout to avenge the violent breakup by security forces of sit-in protests in Cairo by supporters of an Islamist president who hailed from the Brotherhood.