Afzal Guru

Journalists Questioned After FIR Against Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday February 9, 2020

Two journalists were called for questioning by Jammu and Kashmir police after reporting on a Kashmir Valley shutdown call issued by banned separatist outfit JKLF to mark the hanging of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat

"Want Passport To Study Abroad": Afzal Guru's Son Who, Excelled In Boards

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday March 5, 2019

Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's son, who passed his Class 12 examination with distinction, today, said that he wants a passport as he is keen to go abroad for studies. Afzal Guru was hung in 2013 for his role in the 2001 Parliament attack, when his son, Galib Guru was only two years old.

Government Studying Kanhaiya Kumar's Chargesheet: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 7, 2019

A day after the court slammed the Delhi government for sitting on a file seeking clearance to prosecute former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in a sedition case, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government is working on it.

Chargesheet Against Kanhaiya Kumar Not Accepted By Delhi Court

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday January 19, 2019

A court in Delhi today criticised the Delhi police for filing a chargesheet against former Jawarharlal Nehru University students' union leader Kanhaiya Kumar without getting approval from the Delhi government.

Kanhaiya Kumar, Charged With Anti-India Slogans At JNU, Thanks "Modi Ji"

Delhi News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Monday January 14, 2019

A chargesheet was filed on Monday against former student union leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and eight others for allegedly holding an "anti-national" event at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi in February 2016.

Sedition Charges On Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid Soon: Delhi Police Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 10, 2019

The Delhi Police will soon file a charge sheet in the sedition case against former JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar and other activists, including Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, Delhi Police commissioner Amulya Patnaik said Wednesday.

JNU Fine On Kanhaiya Kumar Over Afzal Guru Event Cancelled By High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 20, 2018

The Delhi High Court today set aside an order of Jawaharlal Nehru University's appellate authority imposing a penalty on its former students union president Kanhaiya Kumar in connection with a 2016 incident in which alleged anti-India slogans were raised at an event.

Court To Hear Kanhaiya Kumar's Plea Against Fine Imposed By JNU

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 17, 2018

Former JNU students union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar has moved the Delhi High Court against the fine imposed on him by a high-level panel of the university in connection with a 2016 incident of alleged anti-India slogans being raised at an event relating to Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's hanging.

Will Challenge Panel Recommendation Upholding Rustication: Umar Khalid

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 6, 2018

JNU student Umar Khalid today said that the students will not "lie low" and vowed to challenge in court the University panel's recommendation upholding his rustication in connection with the February 9, 2016 incident against Afzal Guru's hanging during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised in the campus.

Parliament Attack Convict Afzal Guru's Son Scores 88% In Class 12 Exam

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 11, 2018

Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's son Galib Guru has passed the higher secondary school examination with a distinction. Afzal Guru was executed in 2013 for his role in the 2001 Parliament attack. His son secured 88 per cent in the examination, the results for which were announced today.

'You'd Rather Salute Afzal Guru?' Venkaiah Naidu On Vande Mataram Protest

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 8, 2017

"If not your mother, who would you salute, Afzal Guru," Vice President Venkaiah Naidu today asked, apparently questioning why there were objections to saying 'Vande Mataram', which meant salute to the motherland.

Attack On BSF Camp Near Srinagar Airport, All 3 Terrorists Killed: Highlights

India News | Tuesday October 3, 2017

Three suicide attackers carrying a massive arsenal of guns and explosives broke into a Border Security Force (BSF) camp near the Srinagar airport before dawn today and opened fire, killing one soldier. All three terrorists were killed after nearly 10 hours of gunbattle. Flights were suspended at the Srinagar airport for over five hours and long del...

3 Terrorists Who Attacked BSF Camp Near Srinagar Airport Killed

India News | Reported By Nazir Masoodi, Neeta Sharma and Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday October 3, 2017

Three suicide attackers carrying a massive arsenal of guns and explosives broke into a Border Security Force (BSF) camp near the Srinagar airport before dawn today and opened fire, killing one soldier. All three terrorists were killed after nearly 10 hours of gunbattle. Flights were suspended at the Srinagar airport for over five hours and long del...

ABVP Activists Protest Outside Delhi Police Headquarters, Demand Charges Against 3 JNU Students

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 2, 2017

Members of the RSS-backed ABVP today staged a protest outside Delhi Police headquarters demanding that a charge sheet be filed in last year's sedition case against three JNU students. Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were arrested in February last year over sedition charges in connection with an event on the JNU campus during wh...

Amid Row Over Gurmehar Tweets, Minister Kiren Rijiju Posts Jawan's Video

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday March 1, 2017

Amid a raging debate on nationalism following the Ramjas College protests, union minister Kiren Rijiju today posted a video of a soldier expressing his anguish over what he called the "support" condemned men like Yakub Memon and Afzal Guru receive from some quarters in the nation.