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German Bakery blast: Bombay HC commutes Himayat Baig's death sentence to life
Fp Staff •Himayat Baig, who the police said was a member of Indian Mujahideen, was arrested in September 2010 for involvement in the blast at German Bakery.
Terror network: Bangladesh-West Bengal-Hyderabad link comes to fore
Saye Sekhar •The 2 October explosion in Burdwan district of West Bengal blew the lid off and exposed the terror links of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen of Bangladesh with their outfits in West Bengal and Hyderabad.
Suspected IM operative remanded to 10 days police custody
Fp Archives •The 27-year-old Shaikh, brother-in-law of Pakistan-based absconding top IM operative Mohsin Chaudhary, was produced before the court and Special Cell of Delhi Police sought his custodial interrogation for 15 days.
Indian Mujahideen and the Internet: How the two became a deadly mix for terror
Fp Staff •The increasing use of internet for terror activities has become a clear challenge for the Indian security apparatus.
Delhi: NIA arrests Bhatkal aide Manjer Imam
Fp Archives •Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal's close aide Mohd Manjer Imam was on Tuesday arrested in a fresh case by the NIA inside a Delhi court in connection with terror strikes across the country since 2003 and remanded to 15-day police custody.
Top IM terrorists being harboured by Pakistan's ISI: NIA
Fp Archives •Delhi court extends NIA custody of Bhatkal, Akhtar till 17 Sept
Fp Archives •The court extended their NIA custody till 17 September after hearing arguments from both the sides.
How Riyaz Bhatkal built the Indian Mujahideen
Praveen •From his safehouse in Karachi, Riyaz Shahbandri has seen his jihad’s soldiers kill and die. His commanders, though, are all still at their commands.
My Name is Shah Rukh: Yasin Bhatkal and the SRK problem
Roy •Poor Shah Rukh Khan. It turns out the Indian Mujahideen's Riyaz Bhatkal is his Number One fan. And Yasin Bhatkal also used Shah Rukh an alias.
Mumbai train blasts: Why the real perpetrators may never face justice
Praveen •In 2008, a man called Sadiq Israr Sheikh told the police and intelligence services he had carried out the 7/11 bombings. His claims were dismissed by the Mumbai Police, though official documentation obtained by Firstpost show police in three states and the central intelligence services found them credible.