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Global cybercrime gang that stole USD 100 mln busted: Europol
US and European police said Thursday they have smashed a huge international cybercrime network that used Russian malware to steal 100 million dollars from tens of thousands of victims worldwide. Prosecutions have been launched in Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and the United States over the scam, while five Russians charged in the US remain on the run, the EU police agency Europol said.
Deven Bharati takes charges as Maharashtra ATS chief
Additional Director General of Police Deven Bharati on Thursday took charge as the chief of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).Maharashtra government had on Wednesday appointed the senior IPS officer as chief of ATS.Bharati, a 1994-batch Indian Police Service officer, was promoted to Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) from Mumbai Police's Joint Commissioner Police.In April 2015, Bharti became the city's joint commissioner of police (law and order)and was the longest serving officer on the post.Bharti had investigated several high-profile cases, including the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and journalist J Dey's killing. He is also credited for breaking the backbone of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen in the state.
4 militants, soldier among 6 killed in three Valley gunfights (Roundup)
Four militants, including a top Jaish-e-Mohammad commander, as well as a soldier and a civilian were killed and four others injured in three gunfights between security forces and militants across the Kashmir Valley on Thursday.
Myanmar Army chief's Twitter account suspended
Twitter account of Myanmar Army chief Min Aung Hlaing, accused of masterminding genocide against the Muslim Rohingya population, has been suspended following complaints about him using the social media platform for hate speech.
Police trying to wipe out evidence of statue desecration: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that the West Bengal Police, in connivance with the state government, was trying to wipe out evidence of statue desecration in Kolkata. Addressing a rally here, Modi said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, "frustrated over her imminent defeat", has threatened to put him behind bars after the general election. "It was the TMC goons who were involved in vandalism. They were the ones to desecrate the bust of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The police officers are trying to wipe out evidences of the incident to protect the TMC goons. The TMC and their goons have made Bengal a hell," he claimed Those involved in the act of vandalizing the statue should be given exemplary punishment, he insisted. Kolkata witnessed widespread violence on Tuesday during BJP president Amit Shah's massive road show. A bust of 19th century Bengali reformer and polymath Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was desecrated during the clashes. "Didi has lost her cool in the
Egypt: 5 soldiers killed, dozens of militants die in Sinai
Egypt says five soldiers and dozens of militants were killed in recent clashes in the country's restive northern Sinai Peninsula. Military spokesman Tamer al-Rifai issued a statement on Thursday saying the five slain troops included an officer. He says four were wounded and as many as 47 militants were killed. The statement didn't specify when the clashes took place. The last update on Sinai released by al-Rifai was on March 11. The statement says scores of militant hideouts and much ammunition and bombs were uncovered. It says the bombs were safely detonated by the Egyptian forces. Egypt has been battling Islamic militants in Sinai for years. The area remains off limits for journalists, diplomats and other observers so information from there cannot be independently verified.
Shah Faesal condoles death of youth during protest in Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement (JKPM) chief Shah Faesal Thursday condoled the death of a youth, who was injured during protests at Pattan area against the rape of a three-year-old girl, and appealed to the people of the state to maintain peace and tranquillity. The former IAS officer, while conveying his heartfelt condolences to the family of Arshad Hussain Dar, said the protests for getting justice for the rape victim could have been better handled and this loss of precious life and public property was avoidable. Dar succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Srinagar late Wednesday night, the officials said. Over 45 security personnel, including an officer, and seven civilians were injured in the clashes during protests at Pattan on Srinagar-Baramulla highway on Monday, a police official had said. Youths had pelted stones at security forces at several locations in Baramulla district in north Kashmir during the protest, he said.
Malaysia arrests suspected militants over IS plots
Three militants inspired by the Islamic State group have been arrested in Malaysia, accused of planning attacks on non-Muslim places of worship in the country and neighbouring Indonesia, police said Thursday. The suspects are thought to have links to a wider IS-inspired cell, some of whose members were detained last week in Malaysia. Malaysia and Indonesia, both Muslim-majority countries, are on high alert amid fears that followers of the jihadists are plotting attacks after the group's defeat in the Middle East. An Indonesian, Nuruddin Alele, was detained Tuesday outside Kuala Lumpur following a tip-off, Malaysian national police chief Abdul Hamid Bador said. The 34-year-old man had been exposed to IS idealogy while serving a five-year jail term in Indonesia. He was involved in a plot to kill high-profile individuals and attack Christian, Hindu and Buddhist places of worship and entertainment outlets around Kuala Lumpur, the police chief added. Authorities announced Monday they had ..
Third gunfight starts in Kashmir Valley
A third gunfight started in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday between holed up militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.
Over Rs 12 lakh looted from SBI ATM in Rajasthan's Bharatpur
Unidentified miscreants looted over Rs 12 lakh from an automated teller machine (ATM) of a nationalised bank in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district, police said Thursday. Miscreants decamped with Rs 12.40 lakh cash deposit from the ATM of State Bank of India located in Gopalgarh town of the district Wednesday night after cutting the safe box with gas welding machine, SHO, Gopalgarh police station, Ram Naresh Meena said. He said the ATM guard was not on duty when the incident occurred. The police came to know about the theft Thursday morning, he added. We are trying to identify the miscreants on the basis of footage of CCTV cameras installed near the ATM facility, Meena said. A CCTV camera installed in the ATM was not functioning at the time of the incident, he said. ATM supervisor Amit Chaudhary has filed a complainant against the unidentified men in the matter. Police is investigating the case, the SHO said.
Alarm over Sri Lanka reinstating major accused of journalist murder
An international rights group Thursday expressed alarm over the Sri Lanka army's decision to reinstate an intelligence officer accused of high-profile attacks against journalists, including the assassination of a senior editor. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said reinstating major Prabath Bulathwatte created new threats for the media in Sri Lanka, which is currently under a state of emergency following the Easter terror attacks. Bulathwatte was arrested in 2017 in connection with a string of attacks against journalists during the former regime of strongman president Mahinda Rajapakse and is currently on bail. However, army commander Mahesh Senanayake last week told a local television network that Bulathwatte has been reinstated to boost the battle against local jihadists following the April 21 bombings in which 258 people died. "Promoting to active duty an intelligence officer who has been implicated in the killing of one journalist and the torture of two ...
Lankan Muslim leaders appeal for calm, say attacks against community helping extremism
Attacks against minority Muslims only fulfils the agenda of extremist militants among the community who want to divide people, Muslim political leaders said here Thursday as they appealed to the radical elements to shun violence, amid widespread communal riots following the Easter blasts. Anti-Muslim riots have killed one person and caused extensive damage to homes, businesses and mosques in Sri Lanka this week. The communal violence is a fresh backlash from the Easter Sunday attacks where nine suicide bombers, including a woman, carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through three churches and three luxury hotels, killing 258 people and injuring over 500 others. "Those who attack Muslims only fulfil the agenda of extremist militants. Terrorist want other communities to target Muslims. They wanted to divide us," Imtiaz Bakeer Markar, a senior Muslim politician told reporters. "We are not with them and a majority of Muslims do not approve it (the Easter Sunday attacks)," .
PDP worker injured in militant attack dies
A PDP worker, who was injured in a militant attack last week, succumbed to injuries at a hospital here on Thursday, police said. Irfan Sheikh and Muzaffar Ahmad, both PDP workers, were shot at by militants in Zainapora area of Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on May 8. "Irfan Sheikh, who was shot by militants in the thigh, succumbed to injuries," a police official said. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti expressed grief over the demise of Irfan Sheikh.
Dozens detained at cathedral protest in Russian city
Several dozen people have been detained at a rally to protest the construction of a cathedral in a popular park in Russia's fourth-largest city. Russian news agencies on Thursday quoted local court officials as saying that 33 people were detained in the early hours and are expected to face the court for an illegal gathering. OVD-Info, a group that monitors arrest of civil activists, says it logged 70 detentions. Protests in Yekaterinburg entered their third consecutive day on Wednesday as riot police were dispatched to the park in the city center where two local tycoons are planning to build a new cathedral. Opponents say that the building would take away rare green and recreational space in this city of 1.5 million people.
Afghanistan: Key Taliban commander among 6 militants killed in anti-terrorism operation
Six Taliban terrorists, including a key commander of the group, were killed in an anti-terrorism operation carried out by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in Balkh province on Thursday."Afghan National Defense and Security Forces launched the anti-terrorism raid in surrounding areas of Balkh district, Balkh province. The security forces received hostile fire from the militants. Six Taliban terrorists were killed in the return fire by the security forces," Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs said in a statement.The key Taliban commander who was killed in the operation has been identified as Mullah Shader."A Taliban outfit member named Mohammad Sarwar was arrested and eight villages were cleared of the militants during the raid," the statement added.The security forces also destroyed vehicles belonging to the militants, reported Xinhua.The relatively peaceful Balkh province has been witnessing scenes of clashes between security forces and Taliban militants since early
Tension grips Bhaderwah town after civilian's murder (2nd Lead)
Authorities imposed curfew and called out the Army on Thursday after suspected cow vigilantes killed a civilian in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah town in Doda district, triggering group clashes.
Gunbattle in Kupwara forests
A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces on Thursday in the forests of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
Three JeM terrorists shot dead in encounter in J-K's Pulwama; a soldier, civilian also killed
Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists, a civilian and a soldier were killed Thursday in an encounter in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Incriminating material including ammunition were recovered from the encounter site, a police spokesman said. "On a credible input, a cordon and search operation was launched this morning by police and security forces at Delipora area in district Pulwama," he said. He said as the security forces were evacuating civilians from the neighbourhood of the target house, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately. "In the process, one Army Jawan Sepoy Sandeep attained martyrdom and a civilian Rayees Dar also lost his life," the spokesman said. In the retaliatory action by security forces, three terrorists were killed in the ensuing encounter and their bodies were retrieved, he said. "They were identified as Naseer Pandith of Kareemabad Pulwama, Umar Mir of Shopian and Khalid from Pakistan," he said. The spokesman said according to the .
J-K: Army jawan, 3 JeM terrorists killed in encounter
An Indian Army jawan and three terrorists were killed in an encounter that broke out on Thursday in Dalipora area of Pulwama district.According to a statement issued by the Jammu and Kashmir police, the slain terrorists were affiliated to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the Pakistan-based terrorist group responsible for the February 14 attack in Pulwama, among others.As per the statement, cordon and search operation was launched on the basis of credible input by police and security forces earlier today in Pulwama. The terrorists were holed up in a house in Dalipora area and fired indiscriminately as the forces were evacuating civilians in the neighbourhood.In the process, police said an Army jawan, Sepoy Sandeep, and a civilian, Rayees Dar, lost their lives.After security forces retaliated, three terrorists were killed in the encounter and their bodies were retrieved. Two of them were identified as Naseer Pandith of Kareemabad, Pulwama, and Umar Mir of Shopian. The other terrorist was ...
Perpetrators of communal violence to be charged under ICCPR: Sri Lankan PM
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has ordered the police to charge perpetrators of communal violence in the country on May 12 and 13 under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act.An offence under the ICCPR Act is non-bailable. A person found guilty of an offence under the Act can be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a maximum term of ten years, reported Colombo Page.The police arrested 14 persons in connection with incidents in Minuwangoda town and nine of them were remanded until May 29 after being produced before a court. The remaining five persons are due to be produced.Over 60 persons were arrested in connection with the acts in the northwestern province for their alleged involvement in violent acts and curfew violation.The Prime Minister's office announced yesterday that the situation in the country has been brought under control by the police and security forces.Clashes had broken out on Sunday between members of Christian and ...