IM chief Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah arrested in Hyderabad Bodh Gaya conspiracy case by NIA

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy

National Investigation Agency Delhi unit on

Thursday have shown Yasin Bhatkal and Asadullah Akhatar’s arrest

officially in IM terror conspiracy to carry out attacks in Hyderabad

and Bodh Gaya. The case is regarding conducting recce on the

instructions of Yasin Bhatkal in July 2012, by Maqbool aided by other

IM terror suspect Imran Khan at Dilkushnagar, Begum Bazaar and Abids

in Hyderabad. This conspiracy case is different from Dilshuknagar

blasts case. Sources said they will be later brought to city in

Dilshuknagar bomb blasts case on Prisoner Transit warrant later.

NIA in a statement said ,”reliable source information was received by

the NIA that two terrorists of Indian Mujahideen Yasin Bhatkal,

Asadullah were going to meet in East Champaran area (near Raxaul),

Bihar sometime on 28th and29th August 2013, to plan and execute some

terrorist acts.This reliable source input was shared with the Bihar

Police; and in a joint operation of NIA with Bihar Police, the

terrorists of Indian Mujahideen were arrested and produced before the

Court of Ld. CJM Motihari,”

NIA said it is noteworthy to mention that, the two IM terrorists were

wanted by NIA and the local police of several States in a number of

terror cases. NIA has issued NBWs against the duo on July 18 in 2013

in IM terror conspiracy case and a reward of Rs 10 lakh is on their

heads.

Five Indian Mujahideen operatives including Obaid Ur Rehman of

Hyderabad and Syed Maqbool of Nanded were already in July 2013 by NIA

connection with conspiracy case.

Chargesheet then named Mohammed Danish Ansari of Darbhanga in Bihar,

Mohammed Aftab Alam of Purnea in Bihar and Imran Khan alias Zakaria of

Nanded in Maharasthra.

These chargesheets are not(NOT) regarding the terror explosion cases

of Dilshuknagar twin blasts in February 21 this year that claimed 16

lives after IEDs are placed near Konark and Venkatdri theatres and

Bodh Gaya strikes but for the conspiracies to carry out these attacks.

The plot was revealed in 2012 much ahead of the blasts. The case was

then booked by Delhi police and accused were arrested with the help of

AP police.

NIA that IM operatives planned a suicide bomb attack in Bodh Gaya in

Bihar to avenge attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, and also imparted

training to those responsible for a couple of low-intensity bomb

blasts in Pune in 2012. It is alleged that in July 2012, Maqbool aided

other IM terror suspect Imran Khan did a recce of Dilkushnagar, Begum

Bazaar and Abids in Hyderabad. He was said to be acting on the

instructions of the most wanted terror suspect, Riyaz Bhatkal. Syed

Maqbool alias Zuber, a former convict from AP was arrested by Delhi

police in November 2012 with the help of Counter Intelligence sleuths

in Shaheen Nagar in the city. NIA alleged Maqbool is a bomb maker and

taught other IM suspects how to make improvised explosive devices.

The latest Chargesheet was filed under 121 A (waging or attempting to

wage war against nation) and 123 (concealing with intent to facilitate

waging war) of IPC and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

The FIR was registered in 2012 September against 12 IM operatives

including Yasin Bhatkal the man w o is now suspected to have planted

bombs in Dilshuknagar. His brothers Riyaz Bhatkal and Yasin Bhatkal

and IM founder Amir Reza Khan, Mohammed Sajid alias Bada Sajid and

others.

TEN KEY SUSPECTS OF IM STILL ON RUN

The arrest of Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar is not the
end of the road for Indian Mujahideen. Ten of top Indian Mujahideen terror suspects
including two of the Iqbal brothers are still absconding.
All these potential terror suspects are involved in several bombings in the city and
other States.
Mohammed Tehseen Akhtar of Bihar, Riyaz Bhatkal, Iqbal; Bhatkal of Karnataka, , Mohammed
Ismail Choudary of Hyderabad, Amir Reza Khan of West Bengal, Dr Shahnawaz Alam of
Azamghar, Ariz Khan, Bada Sajid, Mohammed Khalid, Mirza Shadaab of Azamgarh in Uttar
Pradesh are still on run and wanted by NIA and several state police.

It is suspected that there are several other terror sleeper cells.

DILSHUKNAGAR BOMBERS TO REVEAL LOCAL SLEEPER CELLS

: The arrest of two key suspects in Dilshuknagarbombing Yasin Bhatkal alias Ahmed Siddibappa chief  of Indian
Mujahideen and his close aide Asadullah Akhtar alias Tabrez not only
solved the case but State police are confident that their
interrogation will throw more light on local sleeper cells of IM and
as well as Gokul and Lumbini bomb blasts of 2008 in which Yasin’s
brothers Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal were involved.
Yasin and  Asadullah were on the list of Dilshuknagar bombers prepared
by both State police and National Investigation agency after they got
their visuals from CC TV. Since February 2013 after the blasts NIA and
State police units launched hunt for them naming them as key suspects.
NIA Hyderabad teams lead by DIG Ravi Shankar Ayyanar which are probing
Dilshuknagar twin blasts and another team of Counter Intelligence
sleuths left to Delhi to grill the duo. They are being brought to
Delhi from Bihar.

The focus of interrogation will be that how they planned and executed
the Dilshuknagar blasts and who are the others involved both in the
country and across the border. Police also prepared questions
regarding local modules that may have helped them in procuring
bicycles and giving shelter.
“From Delhi we are trying to bring them to city if possible after
Saturday as Dilshuknagar bomb blasts case is most recent one in which
they are confirmed to have been involved. As several police units of
other States and national agencies want to question him they have to
be given slots. Depending on this we may bring him to the city,” said
a senior police official of Intelligence department.
Police said Yasin Bhatkal name didn't figure in 2011 twin blasts of
Lumbini and Gokul Chat however his brothers Riyaz and Iqbal are wanted
by the State police in the case and duo are believed to be hiding in
Pakistan.
“Yasin was in touch with his brothers regularly on mails. His
interrogation will also throw more light on 2008 blasts,” said an
official.
In 2009 after the busting of first IM module Yasin’s brothers Riyaz
and Iqbal fled to Pakistan. And his brother Yasin took up as the chief
of IM and  involved in the blasts. Asadullah Akhtar is a native of
Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.

Andhra Apathy: Jobless engineers join police department as police constables at the lower rungs

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy
More and more jobless engineering graduates are joining state police
to work at the lowest rung as constables. State police department is about to reach a
record of one of the few police forces in the country with one lakh men soon with the
trainees joining it. Around 10 per cent of 12,000 constables who are undergoing training
in various Police Training Centres and police colleges are Bachelors of Technology
(B.Tech graduates) indicating desperation for a job.

According to training wing of State police around 50 per cent of the trainee constables
are graduates including 10 per cent of engineers though the minimum qualification is
intermediate.
A senior IPS official said ,”Most of them are B,Tech graduates , post graduates in
various faculties and other graduates who are going to complete their training in October
2013 and will be joining their duties,”
According to Additional DG Law and Order and spokesperson Mr. V S K Kaumudi  around 5900
civil constables, 2125 Armed reserve constables, 3700 APSP battalion Stipendiary cadet
constables are being trained in various centres in the State. Mr. Kaumudi said,”The total
strength of state police is 97,000 now. Apart from 11725 constables 1080 civil Sis and
1053 Reserve Sis and 21 APSPS RSIs are also getting trained,”
Engineering graduates queuing up for constable jobs as they lack skills to take up jobs
in engineering profession observed academicians.
JNTU Hyderabad registrar Mr. N V Ramana Rao says "Every year, nearly 2 lakh engineering
graduates are being churned out from the engineering colleges. But according to Nasscom
survey, only 10 per cent of them are employable. This is because majority of the
engineering colleges are sub-standard and were set up just to secure funds from the
government under fee reimbursement scheme.  They lack engineering skillls and companies
do not offer them any jobs after completion of their course. With this, these engineering
graduates are looking at APPSC and other recruitment board to secure government jobs,"
According to 2012 Crime in AP of CID AP has 122 policemen for every 10,000 population and
the national average is 137. With the new addition it will be improving further.

RIP: Chimpanzee Jimmy dies at Nehru Zoo in Hydeabad

                                                 May Your Soul Rest In Peace, Jimmy

Jimmy (41), the chimpanzee at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, died of old age on Tuesday. The the animal keeper  found Jimmy lying dead when he went to the enclosure for cleaning and feeding.

After examination by the veterinary staff, Jimmy was shifted to the Veterinary Biological Research Institute (VBRI) at Shantinagar for postmortem. Jimmy had completed his normal lifespan of 40 years. He had been at the zoo for the last 22 years, and the staff paid their last respects before he was sent for autopsy.

Famed Hyderabad Nawab Shafat Ali Khan shoots down another 'man eater' leopard in Himachal Pradesh

U Sudhakar Reddy

The famed Hyderabad Nawab Shafat Ali Khan has shot dead another man eater
leopard in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday early hours following the orders of HP forest
and wild life department.

Shafat Ali Khan has shot a human-killing big cat at Bunalidhar village in Mandi district
of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday around 4.00 am when it ducked near the steps of a house.
Shafat Ali Khan told this correspondent over phone ,”Himachal Pradesh forest department
has been tracking the pug marks of the leopards moving in the area. They found that two
leopards are operating in the area. One is a big male and another young male. The big
male has killed a woman on July 18 and 32 year old Kashmir Singh was killed Lah Gala
village on the night of August 10. Near the Singh’s house when I spotted it charged on me
and I shot at it on August 11,”
He added ,”Then We started concentrating on the second one. With pug marks and google
mapping we identified the area. The young male was extremely daring. It killed a woman in
her house and injured the other. The area is  a hilly terrain with apple orchards and
houses are located sparingly. There is no base prey like sambar, deer in this area which
have almost gone extinct due to which the leopards which are around 20 in number are
attacking the humans and other domesticated animals,”

He added ,”On 19th the forest department gave an order to shoot it down. The leopard was
taking refuge in the valley and in nights it is attacking villagers in Bhonalidhar. I
camped at the place. I have set up a cage to trap it. We also bought urine of female
leopard from zoo and sprinkled around the cage to attract it. However this leopard is so
cunning it revolved around it but it didn’t enter into the cage,” On August 21 morning
when I was camping in the village we hard monkey chattering and alarm calls which
indicated the spotting of leopard. “I saw it sitting on the stair case when I approached
it ducked down probably to pounce. At 20 metres distance I hit it and animal dropped,”
The village celebrated the killing.
He says ,”The leopards are elusive and cunning and dangerous so I used .458 Winchester
magnum heavy rifle,” He has All India arms license and has been hunting man eaters for
the past few decades.
Ten days earlier the NGOs and wild life lovers alleged that Shafat Ali Khan has allegedly
shot a wrong leopard on August 11 in Thunag in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. The
viscera of the leopard were sent for DNA analysis to find whether it killed human beings
and report is awaited. The issue has rocked the state leading to serious discussions.
After the killing of first leopard there are incidents of attacks on dogs and attacks on
people making HP government to issue shooting order again for the man eater leopard. Both
the places are in proximity.

The distance between the first shot where Khan killed the leopard and second place is
about 15 kilometre by road but it would be shorter and would be 5 kilometres if traversed
by a wild animal.
Wild life expert and Nehru Zoological Park curator Mr. A Shankaran said ,”Leopard is a
schedule 1 animal of Wildlife (protection) Act 1972. If he has got shooting orders from
the chief wild life warden twice separately specifying the area in which the big cat is
operating we can’t find fault with him. If he has done it only one order he can be found
fault. We have to find any human deaths reported in between,”
Mr Shafath Ali Khan said ,”Both are the man eaters. They are tracked and their
territorial range is mapped by forest officials. The claim of NGos and so called wild
life lovers if false and most of them have little knowledge. If I have shot a wrong
leopard why would the forest department gives me another order on 19th of August. I went
to the spot when all others including revenue and police failed to bring normalcy even
when kids are not able to go to school. If the man eaters are left out the desperate
villagers may have poisoned all the leopards. I have telescopic weapon and I shoot with
precision. The red triangle was marked by the forest department,”

The letter to Shafath Ali Khan of Red Hills in city on August 19th by Nachan Forest
division in Gohar district in Mandi reads  ,”It has been detected that leopard has turned
man eater Thunag area falling in janjehli forest range killing three persons two women
and a man in the vicinity of thunag area and same was declared man eater by the HP Chief
Wild Life Warden. You are invited to trap the said leopard alive or eliminate with the
team of our forest officers at Thunag. Your stay and accommodation during the operation
period will be borne by the department,” In earlier letter on August 8th also same text
and same area was marked.

Maoist former spokesperson Azad's pics

Maoist former spokesperson Azad alias Cherukuri Raj Kumar looked like this. He was killed in encounter in Adilabad in an exchange of fire. His killing was then a big loss to the CPI Maoist party

People's Liberation Guerrila Army: Indian Maoists from second military batallion

U Sudhakar Reddy

In a significant move the CPI Maoists have formed a second military
battalion of People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army which has been stationed at Dandakaranya.
The key documents of Maoists seized by Special Intelligence Branch, the anti naxal
agency, have revealed that the second military battalion with more than 180 armed Maoist
fighters was formed to guard the surviving top cadres of Central Committee.
Sources involved in the anti naxal operations in the State police said,”till recently
only one battalion of CPI Maoist stationed in Chattisgarh is operating. As the AP cops
are hunting down the top Maoists of central committee one by one all of them moved into
their bastion in Dandakaranya. In the wake of reports that security forces may launched a
direct attack on Abhuj Mad they have formed another military battalion to defend their
headquarters,”

The first battalion of CPI Maoist in South Bastar has 240 trained left wing extremists.
Gollapalli and Kistaram forest areas from the borders of AP are one of the few infested
areas.
The Chattisgarh Orissa Border Committee lead by Malla Raji Reddy alias Murali and
Jampanna the central committee members with around 150 trained Maoists was also active in
districts like Koraput, Raigarh, Rajnagar areas.
PLGA which was formed on December 2 in 2000 on the first death anniversary of Koyyur
martyrs consists of three layers the main forces consists of platoons, companies and
battalion  and the secondary force comprises of local guerrilla squads and special
guerrilla squads and the base force with people’s militia like grama rakshaka dalams and
self- defence squads.
PLGA grew up all these from two platoons to having companies and two battalions now. The
documents also revealed that Maoists have planned to form 14 battalions to counter the
security forces in which Central Paramilitary Forces battalions are more than 62.
Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraj is now heading the central military commission of CPI
Maoists also hails from AP. Generally a squad consists of 9 to 10 soldiers and a platoon
comprises of 16 to 44 soldiers. Three to five platoons will form a company with 62 to 190
soldiers and a Battalion is made of four to six companies with 300 to 1000 soldiers.
“As Maoists are facing serious recruitment problem and crunch they have restricted the
number of second battalion to around 200,”