Hyderabad Blasts

Yasin Bhatkal, 4 Others Sentenced To Death In 2013 Hyderabad Blasts Case

Hyderabad News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday December 19, 2016

Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and four others have been sentenced to death for the twin blasts in Hyderabad's Dilsukhnagar in 2013.

Mujahideen Leader Yasin Bhatkal Convicted For Twin Hyderabad Blasts

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Uma Sudhir, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Tuesday December 13, 2016

For the first time since it was banned as a terror group in 2010, top leaders of the Indian Mujahideen including Yasin Bhatkal have been found guilty of a terror attack.

Dilsukhnagar Blasts: Yasin Bhatkal, Indian Mujahideen Carders Convicted By NIA Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 13, 2016

In the first ever conviction of banned Indian Mujahideen cadres in a terror case, a special NIA court in Hyderabad has convicted Mohammed Ahmed Siddibappa alias Yasin Bhatkal and four others for being involved in 2013 twin blasts at Dilsukhnagar which had claimed 18 lives.

Telangana Police Arrests Lashkar-e-Taiba Man Wanted For Plotting Blasts In Hyderabad

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 4, 2016

A operative, wanted for allegedly plotting explosions in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and near a temple in 2004, was arrested by Telangana Police after his deportation from Saudi Arabia, police said today.

Pakistani National With Links to Terror Group HuJI Arrested in Hyderabad

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 15, 2015

A Pakistani national, who allegedly has links with banned terror outfits HuJI and Indian Mujahideen (IM) was arrested from Chanchalguda area in Hyderabad, police said on Friday. The man had reportedly also indulged in trafficking people of Bangladesh and Myanmar.

IPL 2015: Coach Tom Moody Blasts Sunrisers Hyderabad's Batting vs Mumbai Indians

Press Trust of India | Saturday April 25, 2015

Chasing a moderate 158, Hyderabad lost regular wickets to lose their IPL 2015 match by 20 runs.

Hyderabad twin blasts: National Investigation Agency files chargesheets against Yasin Bhatkal, Asadullah Akhtar

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 15, 2014

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today filed chargesheets against top Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, Yasin Bhatkal and Asadullah Akhtar in the February 2013 twin blasts case.

What not to do in a terror investigation: Home Ministry's admissions on Hyderabad blasts

India News | Reported by Sudhi Ranjan Sen, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday December 3, 2013

Investigations into a terror attack at Hyderabad's Dilsukhnagar in February, which left 19 dead and 126 injured, were a test case of what-not-to-do, thanks to competition between investigating agencies and a complete absence of Standard Operating Procedure, the home ministry has admitted for the first time.

Hyderabad police on alert after serial blasts in Patna

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 27, 2013

After the serial blasts in Patna at Narendra Modi's rally earlier in the day, police in Hyderabad stepped up security.

Dilsukhnagar blasts case: NIA Hyderabad gets two-day custody of Yasin Bhatkal

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 21, 2013

Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal was today arrested by NIA Hyderabad in connection with the February 2013 Dilsukhnagar blast case after a Delhi court allowed its plea and granted the probe agency his two-day remand.

Yasin Bhatkal's aide sent to 15-day custody in Hyderabad blasts case

South | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 19, 2013

Asadullah Akhtar, an alleged close associate Yasin Bhatkal, the co-founder of banned terror group Indian Mujahideen, was today sent to 15-day custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the Hyderabad twin bomb blasts case by a court in the city.

Andhra Pradesh court withdraws order that cancelled compensation given to Muslim men wrongly accused of terror

South | Edited by Surabhi Malik | Thursday September 19, 2013

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has withdrawn its order that struck down the compensation given to Muslim men wrongly arrested for the 2007 blasts in Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid.

Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal's NIA custody extended till September 22

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 17, 2013

A Delhi court today extended the NIA custody of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal till September 22 after the probe agency said he was involved in "subversive activities" of causing bomb blasts in different parts of India since 2003.

Yasin Bhatkal to be quizzed by Andhra Pradesh police on Hyderabad blasts

South | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 29, 2013

Police teams from Andhra Pradesh will soon be sent to Bihar to question arrested Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadulla Akhtar in connection with the February 21 twin bomb blasts case in Hyderabad, a top police official said today.

Abdul Karim Tunda likely to be quizzed in connection with Hyderabad blasts, say police

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2013

Hyderabad Police today said they may shortly interrogate alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda, in connection with blasts in the city in February this year.

Bodhgaya temple blasts: Centre tells states to tighten security at Buddhist shrines

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 7, 2013

Hours after the multiple blasts at Mahabodhi temple complex in Bihar, the Centre today directed all states to ensure fool-proof security at Buddhist shrines and Tibetan settlements.

Bodhgaya temple blasts: Delhi Police had warned of a possible Indian Mujahideen attack

India News | Reported by Tanima Biswas, Edited by Mala Das | Sunday July 7, 2013

the Special Delhi of the Delhi Police had sent an intelligence input last October to Bihar's Director General of Police (DGP) and the Superintendent of Police in Gaya district about a possible strike by the IM.

Hyderabad twin blasts: police claims 'breakthrough'

South | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 2, 2013

Andhra Pradesh Police today claimed a "breakthrough" in the February 21 Dilsukhnagar twin bomb blasts case in Hyderabad and said they were close to nabbing the accused with the help of the National Investigation Agency or NIA.

National Investigation Agency team visits Hyderabad twin blasts sites

South | Press Trust of India | Friday March 29, 2013

A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) and forensic experts on Friday visited the sites of February 21 twin blasts at Dilsukhnagar in Hyderabad, as a part of the ongoing probe.

Hyderabad blasts: Victim's kin gets Rs 6 lakh

South | Press Trust of India | Monday March 18, 2013

Andhra Pradesh government handed over a cheque of Rs 6 lakh as compensation amount to the family of a Dilsukhnagar twin blasts victim in Karimnagar today.

Hyderabad blasts case: National Investigation Agency gets custody of two Indian Mujahideen operatives

Hyderabad News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday March 16, 2013

A Delhi court Saturday remanded two alleged operatives of banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM), lodged in a jail here, to NIA custody for four days for questioning over the Feb 21 Hyderabad blasts that killed 16 people.

Hyderabad blasts case: National probe agency files two FIRs

South | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 14, 2013

The Hyderabad branch of National Investigation Agency (NIA) today lodged two first information reports (FIRs) in connection with the February 21 twin blasts.

Hyderabad blasts: police release sketches of bicycle used

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 11, 2013

The Andhra Pradesh police has released sketches of a bicycle used in the twin bomb blasts in Dilsukhnagar in Hyderabad last month which killed 17 and injured more than 100 people.

CCTV cameras captured one of the suspects of Hyderabad blasts say police

South | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 9, 2013

Andhra Pradesh Police has said the face of one of the suspects of February 21 Dilsukhnagar twin blasts case in Hyderabad was clearly captured by CCTV cameras and efforts were on to identity the person.

Hyderabad blasts: Another victim dies, toll now at 17

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, edited by Samira Shaikh | Wednesday March 6, 2013

The toll in the Hyderabad blasts of two weeks ago is now 17, with the death late last night of 25-year-old Amrutha Ravi at the city's Yashoda Hospital.

After Hyderabad blasts, a problematic phone call for National Security Guard (NSG)

India News | Reported by Sudhi Ranjan Sen; edited by Mala Das | Tuesday March 5, 2013

India's counter-terror force, the National Security Guard or NSG, has ordered an inquiry against one of its officers for sharing information over the phone about the recent blasts in Hyderabad last month.

India, Australia teams arrive in Hyderabad for 2nd Test

Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 27, 2013

Meanwhile, tight security arrangements are being put in place in the wake of the twin bomb blasts that rocked Hyderabad last week.

For anti-terror hub, NCTC, a revamp to win states over

India News | Reported by Sudhi Ranjan Sen, Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Tuesday February 26, 2013

Days after the twin blasts in Hyderabad killed 16 people and injured more than 100, the government is determined to revive the controversial National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), which was abandoned last year after unequivocal criticism by state governments. To coalesce support, the government has re-diagrammed the anti-terror hub, stripping i...

Arun Jaitley's response to Home Minister's plea for the establishment of NCTC

India News | NDTV.com | Monday February 25, 2013

Days after the Hyderabad blasts the BJP says the Congress is weak on fighting the menace and states' rights should not be encroached on.

Blog: SMS at 7.15 pm said "blast at Konark Theatre"

India News | Radhika Iyer | Monday February 25, 2013

21 February, 2013: Text message from a friend in Hyderabad on my cell phone at 7.15 pm: "Blast near Konark theatre." At 7.17 pm, another message, from the same friend: "Dilsukhnagar area, not cylinder blast, this is something else". And then minutes later, news of the second blast.