Notices to government, police over Salem's pleaNovember 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the government and the Delhi Police over underworld gangster Abu Salem's plea that charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) against him be dropped. Justice V.K.
Iman pleads not guilty to charges he lied to FBI agents investigating alleged NYC terror plotNovember 2nd, 2009 Imam pleads not guilty to NYC terror chargesNEW YORK — An imam has pleaded not guilty to charges he lied to FBI agents investigating an Afghan immigrant who was later accused of plotting a terror attack in New York City. Ahmad Afzali (AKH'-mahd ahf-ZAH'-lee) was arraigned Monday in federal court in Brooklyn.
Imam due back in court to face charges he lied to FBI investigating alleged NYC terror plotNovember 2nd, 2009 Imam due back in court to face NYC terror chargesNEW YORK — An imam is due back in court to faces charges he lied to FBI agents investigating an Afghan immigrant who was later charged with plotting a bomb attack in New York City. Ahmad Afzali (AKH'-mahd ahf-ZAH'-lee) is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Brooklyn federal court.
Court rejects Kobad Ghandy's bail pleaOctober 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rejecting the bail plea of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy, a city court Wednesday directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to ascertain whether he was fit enough to undergo a narco-test as required by the police. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja directed the medical superintendent of AIIMS to constitute a medical board to ascertain the health condition of Ghandy and asked him to file a report by Oct 29.
CBI gets 10 days to file report on Keeling murderOctober 15th, 2009 PANAJI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has 10 days to file a supplementary report before the Goa Children's Court (GCC) in connection with British teen Scarlett Keeling's murder, the Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court has said. The top investigating agency had taken over the probe from the Goa Police after Scarlett's mother Fiona Mackeown accused it of scuttling the probe.
Lahore High Court orders 26/11 anti-terror case against Saeed to be disposed-offOctober 12th, 2009 LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Monday ordered the case against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind behind the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, to be disposed off, saying the country's anti-terror laws did not apply to him. Saeed's lawyer A K Dogar said the case against his client was weak as it lacked credible evidence.
Saeed is 26/11 mastermind, says India as he gets court reprieveOctober 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI/LAHORE - India reiterated Monday that Hafiz Saeed was the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks but the Lahore High Court dismissed two cases against him filed under the anti-terrorism act. After the court delivered its verdict, Saeed's lawyer A.K.
India outraged over Lahore High Court order to dispose off case against Hafiz SaeedOctober 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India on Monday reacted strongly to the Lahore High Court's order to dispose off the anti-terror case against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind behind the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Reacting to the decision, External Affairs Minister S.
Canadian terror plot ringleader pleads guiltyOctober 9th, 2009 TORONTO - The ringleader of an Al Qaeda linked group that plotted attacks on Canada has pleaded guilty to his role in the conspiracy. Zakaria Amara, 24, who had planned to flee to Pakistan after carrying out the bombings, is the fourth member of the so-called Toronto-18 group to plead guilty to the plot.
Attorney representing terror suspect assembling seasoned federal teamSeptember 22nd, 2009 Attorney representing terror suspect getting helpDENVER — The attorney representing a Colorado man at the center of a terror probe into an alleged train bombing plot plans to add lawyers to his team after a judge questioned his federal court experience. Arthur Folsom, attorney for Najibullah Zazi, has been handling divorces, drunk driving and criminal cases over the past 11 years in Colorado state courts but has never tried a federal case.
2 Colorado men, 1 New York City man arrested in federal terror probeSeptember 20th, 2009 3 arrested in federal terror probeDENVER — The Justice Department says a 24-year-old Colorado airport shuttle driver and his father have been arrested on formal charges of making false statements to federal agents in an ongoing terror investigation. The department also says a third man was arrested in New York City on the same charges.
Pakistan files two cases against Hafiz SaeedSeptember 17th, 2009 FAISALABAD - The Pakistani authorities have filed two separate cases against Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and chief of the banned Jamaat-Ud-Dawa group, a media report said Thursday. The cases were filed in two police stations in Faisalabad on the basis of sermons Saeed made recently, expressing his grave concerns over the stand by India, Israel and the US on Pakistan's nuclear assets.
British prosecutors seek retrial for 3 men suspected of plot to blow up jetliners in flightSeptember 11th, 2009 UK prosecutors want 3 bombing suspects retriedLONDON — British prosecutors said Friday night they would seek a retrial in the case of three British Muslims suspected of plotting to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners. The men are accused of plotting to down seven airliners in August, 2006 with liquid explosives smuggled onto the planes disguised as soft drinks.
Gujarat maintains Ishrat a terrorist, will challenge probe reportSeptember 8th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Gujarat government Tuesday maintained that Mumbai collegian Ishrat Jahan and three of her friends killed in a 2004 shootout were terrorists and said it would challenge a report of a metropolitan magistrate that said the police shot them in cold blood. A day after the report by Ahmedabad metropolitan magistrate S.P.
Terrorist gets 14-year jail in CanadaSeptember 3rd, 2009 TORONTO - A Canadian Muslim youth was jailed for 14 years Thursday for his role in the country's first home-grown terrorist plot. Justice Bruce Dorno of the city court in Brampton on the outskirts of Toronto sentenced 22-year-old Saad Khalid for his role in the so-called Toronto-18 terror plot to avenge Canada's participation in the Afghan mission.
