The Man on Mission Mangaluru Blast: Shariq Was Arrested in 2020 Pro-Terror Graffiti Case
2 years, 1 month ago

The Man on Mission Mangaluru Blast: Shariq Was Arrested in 2020 Pro-Terror Graffiti Case

News 18  

In less than 24 hours after the Mangaluru pressure cooker explosion in an autorickshaw, the Karnataka police have identified the passenger? Confirming the identity of the accused, Karnataka Director General of Police Praveen Sood exclusively told News18 that Shariq had travelled to several parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, including Coimbatore. ‘WAS PLANNING A SERIES OF LOW-INTENSITY ATTACKS’ Originally from Shivamogga’s Teerthahalli, Shariq was highly influenced by the Laskar-e-Taiba and could have been in touch with a few of their handlers, police officials confirmed. Shariq’s connection with last month’s Coimbatore cylinder blast accused Mubin Jamesha, who died in the explosion near a temple, is also being probed by the Karnataka police. GRAFFITI CASE: ‘HIGHLY RADICALISED, INFLUENCED BY LET’ On November 27, 2020, a day after the anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, the Mangaluru police rushed to an apartment complex in Kadri, where they found graffiti sympathising with the LeT on the compound wall.

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Three terror plots in Karnataka over 12 years linked by common accused and unidentified ‘online handler’: Probe agencies
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Three terror plots in Karnataka over 12 years linked by common accused and unidentified ‘online handler’: Probe agencies

The Hindu  

The agencies investigating The Rameshwaram Cafe blast case are now keen on unmasking the identity of an “online handler”, suspected to be based abroad, who allegedly indoctrinated and coached the “Thirthahalli module” led by Abdul Matheen Taaha, who is allegedly behind the cafe blast. NIA claimed Mirza, who served a sentence of five years in the 2012 case and came …

NIA links ‘Thirthahalli module’ to IED blasts in parts of Karnataka
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NIA links ‘Thirthahalli module’ to IED blasts in parts of Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

A group once associated with graffiti near a police station in Mangaluru has become the most wanted terror module in Karnataka. Known in police circles as the “Thirthahalli module”, this group is believed to be responsible for a series of improved explosive device explosions in both Mangaluru and Bengaluru, with aspirations of establishing an Islamic State Caliphate within Karnataka’s forests, …

Terrorist outfit ISKP claims hand in Coimbatore, Mangaluru blasts
1 year, 9 months ago

Terrorist outfit ISKP claims hand in Coimbatore, Mangaluru blasts

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Terrorist outfit Islamic State in Khorasan Province has claimed the responsibility for blasts in Coimbatore and Mangaluru last year, and asked its “operatives” in South India to wage a war against Hindus and the country’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. NIA has already arrested several ISIS suspects in connection with the October 23, 2022 car bomb blast at Coimbatore …

NIA to take Mangaluru blast accused into custody
1 year, 10 months ago

NIA to take Mangaluru blast accused into custody

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency is set to take Mangaluru cooker blast accused Mohammed Shariq into custody following his recovery, sources privy to the case said. Shariq was injured when the cooker bomb he was allegedly holding while travelling in an autorickshaw on November 19 in Mangaluru exploded. Shariq, a native of Tirthahalli in Shivamogga district, was allegedly inspired by the …

Reverberations from a blast in Mangaluru
2 years ago

Reverberations from a blast in Mangaluru

The Hindu  

“Welcome to prosperous Malnad known for people of sadbhava and sajjanike,” reads a board at an autorickshaw stand in Thirthahalli, a picturesque town in Shivamogga district in Karnataka. Besides Shariq, Maaz, and Ali, two others from Thirthahalli — Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taha and Muzabbir Hussain — accused in the ‘Al Hind Islamic State Bengaluru terror module case’, have been on …

Kerala Jail Visits & Contact With a Suspect: 2 Leads That May Expose Mangalore & Coimbatore Blast Link
2 years, 1 month ago

Kerala Jail Visits & Contact With a Suspect: 2 Leads That May Expose Mangalore & Coimbatore Blast Link

News 18  

Central agencies are working on two angles that may lead them to establish if there is a link between the blasts in Mangaluru and Coimbatore. Both the accused had visited a jail in Kerala to meet a certain person, who could be the main suspect in both blast cases, top-level sources said. According to a top official, the accused of …

Mangaluru blast: Little-known outfit IRC claims responsibility
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru blast: Little-known outfit IRC claims responsibility

India TV News  

Mangaluru auto blast: A little-known outfit Islamic Resistance Council has reportedly claimed responsibility for the Mangaluru blast on November 19, saying that one of its 'Mujahid brother Mohammed Shariq' attempted to attack a 'Hindutva Temple in Kadri.' "We the Islamic Resistance Council would like to convey the message: One of our Mujahid brother Mohammed Shariq attempted to attack the Hindutva …

Mangaluru auto blast: Abdul Taha, Musabbir Hussain and Arafat Ali wanted by police
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru auto blast: Abdul Taha, Musabbir Hussain and Arafat Ali wanted by police

Op India  

Mangaluru Police is looking for the associates of 24-year-old Mohammed Shariq, who was found injured in an auto-rickshaw blast in the city last week. Police on the lookout for suspected co-conspirators As per reports, the police are looking for three suspected co-conspirators: Abdul Matheen Taha, Musabbir Hussain and Arafath Ali. Indian Express quoted ADGP Alok Kumar said that the police …

Mentors or Handlers? Mangaluru Blast Suspect Shariq Sought 'Guidance' from 3 Terrorists, Say Cops
2 years, 1 month ago

Mentors or Handlers? Mangaluru Blast Suspect Shariq Sought 'Guidance' from 3 Terrorists, Say Cops

News 18  

Mangaluru autorickshaw blast suspect Mohammed Shariq was highly radicalised at a young age and sought guidance from three terror suspects, namely Arafat Ali, Musabir Hussain, and Mateen Taha, said police. #BreakingNews: Mangaluru Blast probe; Probe continues into Shareeq’s associations@reethu_jurno with a special ground report from ShivamoggaExclusive inputs: @manojkumargupta#TheNationAt5 | @AnchorAnand5#MangaluruBlastCase #Mangaluru pic.twitter.com/v2WAlnYuCb — News18 November 22, 2022 AL-HIND IS MODULE …

Mangaluru’s ‘Auto’ Pilot: Blast Suspect Shariq A Lone Wolf, Say Intel Sources
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru’s ‘Auto’ Pilot: Blast Suspect Shariq A Lone Wolf, Say Intel Sources

News 18  

Mohammed Shariq, 24, the passenger and prime suspect in Saturday’s autorickshaw blast in Mangaluru, is a lone wolf, top intelligence sources told CNN-News18. SEARCHES AT HIS HOUSE Police found materials that go into making a bomb from the house where Shariq was staying as a tenant in Mysuru, a senior police official said on Monday. #MangaluruBlast Probe: Accused Shareeq arranged …

Mangaluru blast accused Shariq inspired by Islamic State, changed his name | Top points
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru blast accused Shariq inspired by Islamic State, changed his name | Top points

India Today  

Investigating further into the Mangaluru autorickshaw blast case, the Karnataka Police has claimed that the main accused, Mohammad Shariq, was "influenced and inspired" by global terrorist group Islamic State. Police also found out that Shariq was using the name "Prem Raj" in all his WhatsApp groups, including those of terror organisations. BOMB-MAKING MATERIALS RECOVERED FROM SHARIQ'S RESIDENCE After conducting raids …

TN cops say no evidence to link Mangaluru with Coimbatore blast
2 years, 1 month ago

TN cops say no evidence to link Mangaluru with Coimbatore blast

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu police are probing if the prime accused in the Mangaluru auto rickshaw blast case has any links with the prime accused and his associates in this year’s Coimbatore car blast, officials privy to the matter said on Monday. “As of now we have not found any evidence to link them,” said a top police official of Tamil Nadu. …

An ‘act of terror’ and a wild goose chase in Mangaluru
2 years, 1 month ago

An ‘act of terror’ and a wild goose chase in Mangaluru

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency will soon take charge of the autorickshaw blast case in Mangaluru in Dakshina Kannada district — which the police suspect is an act of terror — as the probe has extended beyond the State with possible international links and ramificiations. The police were led on a wild goose chase across the districts of Mangaluru, Hubballi, Shivamogga, …

Mangaluru autorickshaw blast accused’s handler is in Dubai, says police officer
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru autorickshaw blast accused’s handler is in Dubai, says police officer

The Hindu  

Additional Director General of Police Alok Kumar said on Monday, November 21, that the Mangaluru autorickshaw blast accused Mohammed Shariq’s “immediate handler”, who has been identified as Arafat Ali, is in Dubai, but is absconding. Blast accused was in Mangaluru on November 10 Speaking to mediapersons in the office of Mangaluru Police Commissioner, Mr. Kumar said that the accused had …

Mangaluru blast case: Accused 'inspired' by global terror outfit, police seize bomb-making materials from his house
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru blast case: Accused 'inspired' by global terror outfit, police seize bomb-making materials from his house

Firstpost  

Shariq was “influenced and inspired” by a organisation with global presence, an official said Mangaluru: Mohammed Shariq, the suspect in the Mangaluru autorickshaw bombing, was “influenced and inspired” by a global terrorist organisation, a top police officer claimed on Monday. “His handler was Abdul Mateen Taha from Suddaguntepalya on whom the National Investigation Agency has announced a reward of Rs …

Mangaluru blast accused was out to commit a serious crime, says Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru blast accused was out to commit a serious crime, says Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra

The Hindu  

: The investigation into the Mangaluru blast revealed that Shariq, the accused, had a major plan to cause serious damage, said Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra. The Minister informed mediapersons in Shivamogga on November 21 that the accused, who suffered 40% burn injuries, was a native of Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district. The Minister said that terror incidents had come down …

Mangaluru auto rickshaw blast: 2 more detained for helping terror suspect Shariq
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru auto rickshaw blast: 2 more detained for helping terror suspect Shariq

India Today  

Two people have been detained in Karnataka who had allegedly helped the terror suspect Shariq in the Mangaluru autorickshaw blast. THE BLAST A moving auto rickshaw exploded in Mangaluru on Saturday, causing fire and heavy smoke, and the driver and a passenger were among those who sustained burn injuries. RECOVERIES The Forensic Science Laboratory Division team on Sunday reached the …

Mohammed Shariq — From pro-terror graffiti writer to blast suspect - The Hindu
2 years, 1 month ago

Mohammed Shariq — From pro-terror graffiti writer to blast suspect - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The Mangaluru blast accused Mohammed Shariq, 24, hailing from Tirthahalli in Shivamogga district, looking after a readymade garments shop of his father, first came on the radar of the State police when he was arrested for pro-terror graffiti in Mangaluru city in November 2020. He was arrested along with his engineering graduate associate Maaz Muneer Ahmed and booked under the …

Mangaluru auto-rickshaw blast: Karnataka CM says suspect had terror links
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru auto-rickshaw blast: Karnataka CM says suspect had terror links

Live Mint  

A day after a blast occurred inside an autorickshaw in Mangaluru, leaving the passenger and the driver injured, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on 20 November said the suspect who allegedly carried out a bomb explosion had terror links. Bommai, citing the preliminary information, said that the alleged suspect had travelled to various places, including Coimbatore in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. …

Mangaluru Blast Updates: NIA to Probe Case as Terror Angle Suspected; Accused Was Arrested in Lashkar Case 3 Years Ago
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru Blast Updates: NIA to Probe Case as Terror Angle Suspected; Accused Was Arrested in Lashkar Case 3 Years Ago

News 18  

Mangaluru Blast Updates: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday claimed that the Mangaluru auto blast incident had?terror links?, while Police revealed that the accused, identified as Mohammad Shariq, who was injured in the incident, was arrested three years ago in a Lashkar case. Karnataka ADGP Alok Kumar visited Mangaluru autorickshaw blast site on Sunday, and said there are no …

Mangaluru auto rickshaw blast: Bomber identified as Mohammed Shariq, a terror accused on the run
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru auto rickshaw blast: Bomber identified as Mohammed Shariq, a terror accused on the run

The Hindu  

A low intensity explosion in an autorickshaw on the outskirts of Mangaluru city in coastal Karnataka that took place on Saturday evening, which was initially believed to be due to a technical glitch in the vehicle, has now turned out to be an Improvised Explosive Device blast that is suspected to have been “an act of terror with intention to …

Mangaluru Auto Blast: In Passenger Seat Was A Self-Funded Terrorist With LeT Links, Say Intel Sources
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru Auto Blast: In Passenger Seat Was A Self-Funded Terrorist With LeT Links, Say Intel Sources

News 18  

While the Karnataka police have confirmed that Saturday’s blast in an autorickshaw was a terror attack, top intelligence sources told CNN-News18 that the passenger, who is the key suspect and who was carrying the fake Aadhaar card by the name of Premraj Hutagi, was arrested in a case related to the Lashkar-e-Taiba three years ago. He was also arrested three …

News18 Afternoon Digest: Mangaluru Autorickshaw Blast Probe Takes a Turn As K'taka Top Cop Confirms It's an 'Act of Terror' & Other Top Stories
2 years, 1 month ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: Mangaluru Autorickshaw Blast Probe Takes a Turn As K'taka Top Cop Confirms It's an 'Act of Terror' & Other Top Stories

News 18  

In today’s edition of the News18 Digest, we are covering the Mangaluru autorickshaw blast, which has taken a sudden turn after Karnataka top cop called it an “act of terror”. Mangaluru Autorickshaw Blast: Cooker, Batteries & Wire Recovered from Site, K’taka Top Cop Confirms The suspicious explosion inside an autorickshaw in Mangaluru on Saturday evening is now being treated as …

Caught on cam: Mangaluru blast accused walks around crime scene moments after explosion
2 years, 1 month ago

Caught on cam: Mangaluru blast accused walks around crime scene moments after explosion

India Today  

A day after a blast took place in Mangaluru, India Today on Sunday accessed a video that allegedly shows the incident moments after it took place. In the video, a person who is suspected to be the accused, Mohammed Shariq, is seen walking around the crime scene. Sources told India Today that a similar description of the accused was given …

Mangaluru auto rickshaw blast: Suspect's house searched; explosives, circuits used in bombs recovered
2 years, 1 month ago

Mangaluru auto rickshaw blast: Suspect's house searched; explosives, circuits used in bombs recovered

India TV News  

Mangaluru auto rickshaw blast: Incriminating materials such as explosives and circuits used in bombs were recovered after searches were conducted at the house of man suspected to be involved in the Mangaluru autorickshaw blast. The man who was travelling in the auto and sustained serious burn injuries in the blast on Saturday has been identified as Mohammed Shareeq, the police …

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