Students Islamic Movement Of India

MHA mulls PFI ban for 'stoking violent' anti-CAA protests; controversial Kerala-based group has long been on NIA radar

The Popular Front of India (PFI), a federation that was formed in 2006 as a successor to the National Democratic Front (NDF), has come under the scanner of the Union home ministry for allegedly instigating demonstrators to clash with the Uttar Pradesh police

Madhya Pradesh judicial panel says use of force 'inevitable' against SIMI men killed in encounter after 2016 Bhopal jailbreak

Eight members of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), who had escaped from the Bhopal Central Jail in October 2016, were shot dead by the police near Bhopal.

MHA writes to states, seeks information on activities of SIMI before taking a call on its prohibition

The Centre has written to state governments seeking an update on the activities of radical students group SIMI so that a final call could be taken on the continuation of the ban imposed on it beyond January next year.

2013 Bodh Gaya serial blast: five accused convicted, quantum of sentence to be pronounced on 31 May

A special National Investigative Agency (NIA) court on Friday convicted five Indian Mujahideen militants in the 2013 Bodh Gaya serial blasts case in which several persons including Buddhist monks were injured.

Maharashtra, MP, Telangana police teams probe IM founder Abdul Subhan Qureshi over terror charges

Abdul Subhan Qureshi is being interrogated in Delhi by police teams from various states, who were on the lookout for the Indian Mujahideen founder wanted in several cases of terror, officials said on Monday.

Tracing journey of 2008 Gujarat blast accused Abdul Subhan Qureshi: From a qualified engineer to Indian Mujahideen founder

Gujarat serial blasts mastermind Abdul Subhan Qureshi, who had earned the nickname 'India's Osama bin Laden', could have been a top-notch IT professional had he not joined Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in 2001-2002

Delhi HC directs Centre to consider plea to denotify SIMI as terror organisation

The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to consider an application seeking to denotify the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) as a 'terrorist organisation'.

SIMI activists' encounter: SC issues notice to Centre for probe by independent agency

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Centre and the CBI on a plea seeking a probe into the alleged encounter killings of eight SIMI activists.

Malegaon blasts: Here's all you need to know about the 2008 attacks

The 2006 Malegaon bombings were a series of bomb blasts that happened on 8 September 2006 in Malegaon, a town in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, 290 km from Mumbai. Here's all you need to know about the blasts.

SIMI encounter: Large-scale police reforms necessary to maintain law and order, address citizen needs

Why then have our police sustained a reputation for lawlessness and brutality?