High Court rejects plea for judicial probe in Batla House encounter caseAugust 26th, 2009 New Delhi, Aug 26 (ANI0: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday accepted the findings of the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) giving clean chit to Delhi Police in the Batla House encounter case and declined to institute a judicial probe into the gun-battle. A Bench headed by Chief Justice A P Shah rejected the plea of an NGO, 'Act Now For Harmony and Democracy', seeking judicial probe in the case on the alleged ground that the NHRC has failed to conduct a proper probe.
Suspected Lashkar terrorist arrested in New Delhi railway stationAugust 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist arrested from the New Delhi railway station on Tuesday. According to police, 27-year-old Yousuf alias Md.
Manipur Peoples Party stage protest in ManipurAugust 22nd, 2009 IMPHAL - Defying a ban regional Manipur Peoples Party (MPP) here on Saturday and staged a protest over the issue of killing of a pregnant woman and a suspected militant, allegedly by Manipur's police commandos. Manipur has been witnessing a series of protests since the shootout on July 23, near the building of the State legislature in Imphal in which five others were also injured.
Manipur Women court arrest over killings by security forcesAugust 17th, 2009 IMPHAL - Scores of women in Manipur on Sunday courted mass arrest over the killing of a pregnant woman and a suspected militant in a shootout on July 23. The protestors under the aegis of Apunba Lup, the body spearheading the ongoing agitation against Indian security forces, have given a call for a 36-hour general strike, which will end on August 18.
Jamia teachers protest against 'encounter killings'August 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Teachers of Jamia Millia Islamia University Friday staged a protest at ITO crossing here against what they called "encounter killings" by the state police forces in various parts of the country. "We are protesting against the encounter killings by state forces, the arbitrary arrests of Muslim youth and the blatant whitewashing of such crimes by state agencies.
Delhi police arrest two Hizbul militantsAugust 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police arrested two suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militants here last night. Police said the arrested militants identified as Javed Ahmed and Ashiq Ali were allegedly planning attacks in the national capital.
Protests continue in Manipur over alleged police killingsAugust 4th, 2009 IMPHAL/NEW DELHI - Scores of protestors in Manipur and New Delhi took to streets to protest against the killing of a youth in an alleged fake encounter. Holding placards and banners accusing the police for fake killing, scores of protestors marched through Imphal and raised slogans against the government.
NHRC gives clean chit to Delhi Police in Batla House encounter caseJuly 22nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has given clean chit to Delhi Police in Batla House encounter case. Two suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists and a decorated police officer were killed in Batla House encounter last year.
Manipur police gun down three militantsJuly 20th, 2009 IMPHAL - Police commandos killed three suspected militants of the Kangleipak Communist Party -Military Council (KCP-MC) in Bishenpur district of Manipur. Acting on a tip off, the commandoes, attached to Bishenpur police station, raided Chingnung Khul area, about 45 km from state capital Imphal.
Suspected militant held in DelhiJune 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A suspected member of a banned Manipuri militant outfit was arrested Saturday evening from south Delhi, police said. The suspected militant was identified as Raghu Nath Singh.
Manipur sees 60 percent polling in second phaseApril 22nd, 2009 IMPHAL - Voting for the second and final phase of parliamentary elections in Manipur -- to the Inner Manipur constituency -- ended Wednesday with no incidents of violence, officials said. 'According to preliminary reports, an estimated 60 percent polling was recorded, although the figure could increase as we are still in the process of compiling data from remote areas,' an election official said.
Seven suspected terrorists arrested in AfghanistanMarch 19th, 2009 KABUL - Seven suspected terrorists have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the deadly terror attack on the Justice Ministry in February, a newspaper reported Thursday. 'These seven terrorists after organising the attack on Justice Ministry fled to Logar province and all of them have confessed their involvement in the gruesome incident,' Daily Arman-e-Millie quoted National Security Directorate (NSD) spokesman Syed Ansari as saying.
Two suspected terrorists gunned down in NoidaJanuary 24th, 2009 NOIDA - Two suspected Pakistani terrorists were killed in a gun battle with the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror squad (ATS) in this suburb of the national capital early Sunday, a day ahead of India's Republic Day, police said. The incident took place at 2.15 a.m.
Delhi, neighbourhood on high alert after Noida shootoutJanuary 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A high alert was sounded in New Delhi and its neighbouring areas after two suspected Pakistani terrorists were killed in a gun battle with the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror squad (ATS) in the Noida suburb early Sunday. The incident took place at 2.15 a.m.
Four suspected terrorists from Manipur arrested in DelhiJanuary 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Four terrorists of the outlawed terrorist organisation Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) of Manipur have been arrested in the Indian capital, police said Monday. Delhi Police's Special Cell arrested Chongtham Manglemajao, 56, Nagriyambam Ratan Sone Singh, 35, Naorem Amumacha Singh, 56, and Chongtham Ibomacha Singh, 35, from Govindpuri area Saturday.