Crime Watch – Newsletter for November 12, 2010

Pakistan fashion week: Show goes on in terror hit Karachi

KARACHI – Pakistan’s best known fashion week was on, there were smiles on the ramp and banter among organisers. That’s when the latest terror blast hit Karachi, killing at least 19 people, changing the atmospherics in seconds.

In a show of resilience, however, everyone put up a brave face and went about business.
On … Read more : Pakistan fashion week: Show goes on in terror hit Karachi.

‘SS’ blast aimed at disrupting BJP leader Diwali function’

PANAJI – The Diwali-eve improvised explosive device (IED) blast carried out by members of Hindu rightwing group Sanatan Sanstha (SS) targeted a popular festive gathering organised by a BJP outfit, a youth leader of the party told a court here Friday.

“For the last six-seven years, the members of the Sanatan Sanstha used to object … Read more »».

LTTE tells India it is not trying to regroup

NEW DELHI – In an obvious bid to regain legal status in India, Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers have told Home Minister P. Chidambaram that it is not trying to regroup and is also not engaged in any illegal activity in this country.

In an open letter to the minister, the vanquished Liberation Tigers of Tamil … Read more >>>.

Militant, cop killed in Kashmir gunfight

SRINAGAR – A separatist guerrilla and a police constable were killed in an ongoing gunfight between militants holed up in a house and security forces in north Kashmir Sopore town Friday, police said.

Troops of the Rashtriya Rifles, paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police surrounded …. Source article  : Militant, cop killed in Kashmir gunfight.

Suspected Maoists abduct four Bengal villagers

KOLKATA – Four villagers have been abducted by suspected Maoists in West Bengals Purulia district, police said Friday.

We were informed that four villagers near Arsa police station were believed to have been abducted by Maoists Thursday evening…we will conduct raids in the area, Purulia Superintendent of Police Rajesh Yadav told IANS over phone.
We [..] Read the original article: here.

Police knew their Karachi office was to be attacked

KARACHI – Crime Investigation Department (CID) personnel had alerted “high-ups” that their office here could be the target of a terror attack, a media report said Friday, a day after at least 19 people were killed and 110 injured when an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into the police station.

Daily Times reported that … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Police knew their Karachi office was to be attacked.

19 killed in Karachi suicide blast (Third Lead)

ISLAMABAD – At least 19 people were killed and more than 110 were injured Thursday night when an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a police station in a high-security zone in downtown Karachi, Pakistan’s largest metropolis, authorities said.

Inspector General of Police, Sindh, Sultan Babar Khattak said “four-five terrorists attacked the police station from two sides … Read more >>>.

High intensity blast hits Karachi, casualties feared

ISLAMABAD – A high intensity blast targeting a police station in Pakistan’s southern port city Karachi Thursday damaged several buildings, leaving many injured, a media report said.

Geo TV reported 15 people were killed and more than 50 injured.
“Suspected militants arrested a day before were present in the police station building”, the channel said [..] Read the original article: here.

Blast in Karachi, casualties feared

ISLAMABAD – A powerful blast stuck Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi Thursday, damaging several buildings and leaving many people trapped under the debris.

According to media reports, the blast took place near the house of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah. This is an upscale area where foreign consulates and five star hotels [..] Read the original article: here.

North Caucasus clashes leave 11 dead

MOSCOW – At least 11 people died Thursday in clashes between Russian security forces and suspected Islamist rebels in the conflict-plagued North Caucasus, the Interfax news agency reported.

The “bandits” – as Russian officials call militants who are fighting for the creation of an Islamic state in Russia’s southern provinces – had shot at a …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Two women Maoists surrender in Orissa, allege erosion of ideology

BHUBANESWAR – Two women Maoists surrendered Thursday in Orissa’s mineral rich Keonjhar district, saying they were mentally and sexually harassed by senior cadres, and that the movement had turned against the tribals, police said.

“Sabita Munda alias Kuni, 19, and Jamuna Munda alias Kranti, 22, were involved in several Maoist activities over the past five [..] Read the original article: here.

Maoists set two campaign vehicles ablaze in Bihar

PATNA – Suspected Maoists Thursday torched two campaign vehicles in Bihar’s Gaya district, police said.

According to the police, Maoists set afire the campaign vehicle of Anil Kumar, a Janata Dal-United candidate from Tekari assembly seat.
In another incident, the rebels set ablaze the campaign vehicle of Rajendra Singh, an independent candidate from Gurua assembly … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Maoists set two campaign vehicles ablaze in Bihar.

Aman Kachroo Case: Four Accused Sentenced to 4-years Imprisonment

SHIMLA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — A Himachal Pradesh court has sentenced four years of imprisonment for all four medical students accused of ragging their junior Aman Karchoo, who died later, in Tanda.
The four MBBS students of Rajindra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda (Kangra) were charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Aman Kachroo, 19 was … Read more >>>.

Maoists call for one-day strike in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – Protesting the killing of four Maoists in a gun battle, the Left rebels have called for a 24-hour strike Monday in Orissa’s Malkangiri and Koraput districts, police said Thursday.

Claiming that those killed by the police were innocent villagers, the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist distributed leaflets and put out posters in the … Read : Maoists call for one-day strike in Orissa.

One-eyed Ilyas Kashmiri is ‘one of the world’s most dangerous men’

WASHINGTON – Counter-terrorism officials on three continents consider Ilyas Kashmiri, leader of an anti-India Pakistani terror group, as one of the most dangerous men in the world, according to CNN.

Kashmiri considers India his number one enemy. His group was thought responsible for the bombing of a bakery popular with foreigners in Pune in 2009. … Read more : One-eyed Ilyas Kashmiri is ‘one of the world’s most dangerous men’.