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Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Ludhiana firing linked to California gangster; 2 held, Rs 50 lakh extortion call probed
LUDHIANA: As Ludhiana rural police arrested two sharpshooters for firing at a hardware store owner at Rumi near Jagraon and suspected the involvement of a California-based gangster in the case, the police on Sunday confirmed that Pavittar Singh Batala has been named in the case. Police officials shared that Pavittar Singh, who is allegedly linked with Babbar Khalsa International and is wanted by the National Investigating Agency (NIA), was among eight arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as part of raids against an international terror network in the United States recently. On January 18 evening, Ludhiana rural police disclosed that they captured 23-year-old Nanak Ram of Anandana village in Sangrur and Deepu Singh of Chatha Govindpur, both accused of firing at Jatinder Singh , a hardware dealer at Rumi village near Jagraon, on July 5. SSP Ludhiana rural, Dr Ankur Gupta, confirmed that Pavittar Singh has been named as an accused in the case. He suggested that the caller, who called the store owner of Rumi two days after firing on him, introduced himself as Pavittar Singh Batala while making the extortion call. A police official among the investigators said that Pavittar Batala was booked under section 308 of BNS (extortion) around two days after the extortion call as the voice sounded to be his. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Up to 70% off | Shop Sale Libas Undo He added that in the call, the suspect is allegedly heard telling the shopkeeper that he got away this time but wouldn't be spared next time, and the caller demanded extortion money of Rs. 50 Lakhs. The police official further said that Pavittar Singh Batala will be questioned in the case once he is extradited to India. He added that as per reports, he was arrested in California on July 10 or 11, and on July 7, he allegedly made a WhatsApp call to the Rumi-based shopkeeper. The police official maintained that as per the preliminary probe, Pavittar Singh Batala might have hired two sharpshooters, arrested recently by Ludhiana rural police, through Serbia-based Lovepreet Singh Lovely, who belongs to Hariau Khurd in the Batala area. He added that they suspect the involvement of Rupinder Singh, a US-based brother-in-law of shopkeeper Jatinder Singh, from Tarewal in Moga, who blames the latter for his divorce from his sister. Police sources said that Rupinder is an NRI in the US and is a rich person with contacts. They added that Rupinder also faces allegations of giving a contract to contract killers for getting his brother-in-law Jatinder killed in 2019 and was also named in two more FIRs lodged by the shopkeeper and his family in January and July this year. Meanwhile, SSP Ludhiana rural said that one of the sharpshooters, Nanak Ram, has three cases against him, including a liquor peddling case. He added that police are scanning the records to determine whether the other accused, Deepu Singh, has a previous criminal history.
Time of India
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
26/11 Mumbai attack: Delhi court grants NIA time to respond to Tahawwur Rana's plea
A Delhi court on Tuesday granted time to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) on a plea filed by 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana seeking regular telephonic conversations with his family. Special judge Chander Jit Singh posted the matter on July 25. On Tuesday, legal aid counsel Piyush Sachdev appeared for Rana during the in-camera proceedings. The court, in the meantime, allowed Rana's plea for a bed and mattress in prison on the ground that he was aged over 64 years and suffered from some medical ailments. The prison authorities had opposed Rana's plea saying rules prescribed beds to only those inmates who were 65. Live Events NIA also informed the court that it provided Rana's complete medical history to the prison authorities. On July 9, the court extended the accused's judicial custody till August 13. Rana is a close associate of 26/11 main conspirator David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani, a US citizen. He was brought to India after the US Supreme Court on April 4 dismissed his review plea against his extradition to India . On November 26, 2008, a group of 10 Pakistani terrorists went on a rampage, carrying out a coordinated attack on a railway station, two luxury hotels and a Jewish centre, after they sneaked into India's financial capital through the sea route. A total of 166 people were killed in the nearly 60-hour assault.
Hans India
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
PFI had 'hit list' of 950 in Kerala including judge, reveals NIA probe
Kochi: In a startling revelation made by the National Investigating Agency (NIA), it has surfaced that the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) had prepared a hit list of 950 people in Kerala. The list, which surfaced in the media on Wednesday, included a now-retired district judge. Incidentally, this list was submitted early this month by the NIA at a special court here when the bail applications of four accused in the murder of RSS leader Sreenivasan came up for hearing. The NIA opposed the bail strongly. The four accused, identified as Muhammad Bilal, Riyasudheen, Ansar K.P. and Saheer K.V., were arrested for murdering Sreenivasan at Palakkad, Kerala, in 2022. The list of 950 was compiled after getting confirmed inputs from different places by the NIA probe team. It includes eight documents seized from the 51st accused, Sirajudheen, which contain a list of 240 people from other communities. Then, while conducting a search held at Periyar Valley Campus at Aluva, NIA was able to get the details of five targeted persons from the purse of the 15th accused, Abdul Wahad, who is presently on the run. It was in this list that the name of a former district judge was found. Another document seized from an accused, who turned approver later, contained a hit list with the names of 232 people. Similarly, a search held at the home of the 69th accused, Ayoob, a hit list containing the names of about 500 people was found. When the NIA was probing the Sreenivasan case, the PFI link emerged. It was later found that PFI had sinister plans to create unrest in the country. During the investigation, the anti-terror agency got details of the PFI carrying out physical and arms training for its cadres. The NIA has now claimed that it has voice clips and witness statements that reveal the 'India 2047 plan' of setting up Islamic rule in India. The special court, after hearing both sides and going through the documents produced before it, observed that there were reasonable grounds for believing that the accusation against the petitioners was prima facie true, and rejected the bail petition.
Hans India
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
NIA-Bhubaneswar gets police station status
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has declared the branch office of the National Investigating Agency (NIA) in Bhubaneswar as a police station. The State Home department accorded the police station status through a notification signed by Additional Chief Secretary Satyabrata Sahu. The notification in this regard was issued on May 17. As per the notification, the State government exercising the powers conferred under Section 2 (1) (u) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) has declared the NIA office located in VSS Nagar area of Bhubaneswar as a police station with the whole of Odisha falling under its jurisdiction. The NIA office has been designated as a police station for the investigation of scheduled offences under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (34 of 2008), for exercising the powers under the provisions of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023). The Odisha Home department notification further noted that the order will come into force on the date of publication of this notification in the Odisha Gazette. The NIA office, headed by a Superintendent of Police, In-Charge, is located at Vani Vihar in the VSS Nagar area of the city. With this notification, the counter-terrorism agency that reports to the Union Home Ministry will formally open the office, which has been designated as a police station by the State government on May 17. Odisha has several vital installations of national importance like the Integrated Test Range (ITR) - Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Chandipur, off the Odisha coast, Ordnance factory at Badmal in Bolangir, Paradip Port and the famous Jagannath temple at Puri. Due to its 480 km-long coastline and proximity to Bangladesh, Odisha is vulnerable to terrorist activities as well. Odisha is also reportedly witnessing a heavy influx of illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi citizens.
