Bodh Gaya Blasts

After serial blasts, Bihar to get own Anti-Terrorism Squad

After serial bomb blasts in Patna and Bodh Gaya, Bihar is set to have its own Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the state government has appointed its first inspector general (IG), officials said Friday.

NIA puts up property attachment order at IM operative's home

A notice for property attachment was put up on Monday at the home of fugitive Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Tahseen Akhtar alias Monu, who is considered mastermind of the serial blasts in Patna and Bodh Gaya.

RSS, BJP using Muslims for terror attacks, alleges Vaghela

Sparking a controversy, Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Assembly Shankarsinh Vaghela has alleged that RSS and BJP are using Muslims to carry out terror attacks in the country, drawing a sharp response from BJP which accused Congress of making "wild allegations".

Criticised for Patna blasts, Bihar govt to now set up ATS

The Bihar government has begun the process of setting up an Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday.

Illegal transaction of money with Pakistan link unearthed in Bihar, 4 held

The unemployed youths, in the age group of 20-25 years, have been remanded to 14 days judicial custody by Chief Judicial Magistrate Amar Jyoti Shrivastava on Friday.

Bodh Gaya blasts: Missing witness Alam returns home

One of the witnesses in Bodh Gaya blasts, who was reported missing by National Investigating Agency (NIA) on October 30, returned to his home in Darbhanga on Friday.

Ranchi module of Indian Mujahideen behind Bodh Gaya blasts: NIA

CNN-IBN reported that the NIA had recovered a chart during a raid at Ranchi lodge on Monday with the details of those who had planted bombs that caused the blasts in Bodh Gaya.

'Definitive leads' of IM role in Bodh Gaya blasts

As many as 10 explosions had rocked Mahabodhi Temple complex on 7 July this year in which five people including two Budhhist monks were injured.

Patna blasts: Security agencies suspect links with Bodh Gaya

Timer watch, procured in bulk from a shop in Guwahati, was again used in the seven blasts yesterday when Modi was addressing a political rally in Gandhi Maidan at Patna in which six people were killed and over 80 injured, official sources said.

Timeline: IM commander Yasin Bhatkal's terror trail in India

Arrested Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal is suspected to be involved in a number of lethal bombings and terror strikes of which the most prominent are: * Nov 23, 2007: Six consecutive blasts in Uttar Pradesh. More than 15 people killed. * May 13, 2008: A series of nine synchronised bombs explode in Jaipur within a span of 15 minutes