Court issues production warrant against Abu Jundal for Nov 26

The court in Delhi ordered  Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist and 26/11 Mumbai attack key handler Abu Jundal to be produced before it on November 26 as he could not appear before it after expiry of his judicial custody period. District judge IS Mehta issued a production warrant against Jundal for his appearance in the court after  [ Read More ]

Kasab’s mercy plea rejected (Second Lead)

On Tuesday, India’s home ministry recommended the rejection of the mercy petition of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, lone survivor among the 26/11 attackers. The mercy petition made to the president by Kasab, after the Supreme Court Aug 29 upheld his death sentence, has been rejected and the recommendation in this regard forwarded to the president. A  [ Read More ]

Kasab’s mercy plea rejected (Lead)

Ajmal Kasab who was involved in the 26/11 attack on Mumbai – is now in the hands of President Pranab Mukherjee as the Union Home ministry has rejected his mercy petition. The petition – forwarded by the Maharashtra government after Governor K Sankaranarayanan rejected it – will now go before the President for final action.  [ Read More ]

Jundal sent to judicial custody till Nov 3

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) told to Court in Delhi, the custodial interrogation of Abu Jundal, a 26/11 key handler and LeT terrorist, has been completed. The National Investigation Agency stated this before special CBI judge Talwant Singh when Jundal was produced before the court after expiry of NIA’s remand which was granted on October  [ Read More ]

Six convicted for terror attack on Indian Institute of Science

Six people, suspected to be members of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were Saturday held guilty of the attack at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here in 2005 that killed a retired professor. The quantum of punishment will be announced Dec 19 by Judge V. R. Revankar of the fast track court here. The convicted  [ Read More ]

Supreme Court reserves verdict in Red Fort shootout case

The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on a petition by Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq challenging his death sentence in the Dec 22, 2000 Red Fort attack case. The apex court bench of Justice V.S. Sirpurkar and Justice T.S. Thakur reserved the verdict on the conclusion of arguments by Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium  [ Read More ]