Vicky Nanjappa

Almost three years after terrorists targeted Hyderabad’s Mecca Masjid, the wounds of many of the city’s Muslims are yet to heal. In the aftermath of the May 18, 2007 blasts, incidents like the police firing (in which several people lost their lives) and the arrests of several Muslim youth prompted many to ask why Muslims…

During interrogation in Kerala last week, alleged terrorist T Naseer claimed that Hyderabad is the epi-centre of jihad in India. rediff.com’s Vicky Nanjappa reports from Hyderabad on how the city has become a breeding ground for jihadis. A couple of days ago, captured Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative T Naseer reportedly told his Kerala police interrogators that Hyderabad…

Two days after a crude bomb was found on a Kingfisher flight, various theories are being circulated regarding the origin of the bomb. While some say that it could be an act of terror, both police and Intelligence Bureau sources say it is a case of mischief. A team of the Thiruvananthapuram police, who had…

A day after the discovery of a crude bomb on board a Bengaluru-Thiruvananthapuram Kingfisher flight exposed the glaring lapses in security, the police are now considering the possibility of the incident being an ‘in-house job’. “Preliminary investigations have revealed that there are several unregistered unions within the company which are trying to get the better…

Indian investigators, who conducted a detailed probe into the David Coleman Headley’s link to the Mumbai 26/11 case, would wait before they can file a charge-sheet against the man who pleaded guilty before an American court on Thursday. Home ministry officials told rediff.com that Headley’s extradition has been ruled out for the time being, but…

The post mortem reports in connection with the Batla House encounter has revealed that the two alleged terrorists, 17-year-old Mohammad Sajid and 24-year-old Atif Ameen, had been hit by a blunt object before they died in a shootout with the Delhi police. The findings in the report indicate that youngsters had been hit during the…

The re-emergence of the underworld in the country has left Indian security agencies worried. Though the arrest of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s aides Hamza and Mufti Obaidulla came as a big setback, the D-gang has persisted with the task of rebuilding its network in the country. Intelligence Bureau officials told rediff.com that there is a…

David Headley, who played a big role in the Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks, will plead guilty before a Chicago court in the United States on Thursday. But Headley’s extradition to India, the territory where he has played the biggest role in conducting terror attacks, is still uncertain. Sources in the home ministry told rediff.com that…

The Mangalore Police have picked up 11 men allegedly belonging to the Chota Shakeel gang and seized cash, a pistol and swords from them. Inspector General of Police Gopal Hosur informed that they were on a mission to eliminate four aides of the rival Ravi Poojary gang. The police further informed that four of them…

The year 1993 saw one of the most horrific bombings in Mumbai in which over 250 persons lost their lives. It was for the first time that India saw the merger of the underworld and terrorist outfits to carry out an attack in which scores of innocent people were killed. Two decades have passed and…