Crime Watch – Newsletter for February 17, 2011

Maoists set conditions for Orissa collector’s release (Third Lead)

BHUBANESWAR – Giving a 48-hour ultimatum, Maoists have demanded a halt on combing operations to release an Orissa district collector, police said Thursday, a day after the abduction. This is the first time the rebels have taken an IAS officer hostage in the state.

Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer R. Veenel Krishna, the district collector …. Read the original article  : Maoists set conditions for Orissa collector’s release (Third Lead).

Backyard bomb injures four of family in Assam

GUWAHATI – Three children and a woman, from the same family, were injured when a bomb stashed inside a schoolbag in their backyard exploded in Goalpara district of Assam Thursday, police said.

The schoolbag was lying in the backyard of the family’s home in Goalpara town. On noticing the bag, the family tried opening …. Original article  : Backyard bomb injures four of family in Assam.

US concerned over LeT’s expanding horizons

WASHINGTON – The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has enough capabilities to launch a Mumbai-type terrorist strike in Europe and other parts of the world, say US officials concerned over expanding horizons of the Pakistan based terrorist outfit.

“What they did in India could theoretically be launched elsewhere. But we have not yet seen those steps occur,” Michael …. Original source  : US concerned over LeT’s expanding horizons.

Cambodia jails two Bangladeshis, one Nepali for terrorism

PHNOM PENH – A court in the Cambodian capital Wednesday sentenced two Bangladeshis and one Nepali national – members of terror outfit Al Qaeda – to eight years in prison, Xinhua reported.

The three were convicted by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on charges stemming from their signatures on a letter that threatened to attack …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Cambodia jails two Bangladeshis, one Nepali for terrorism.