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They were sus- tions and crowded places in pected to be in an advanced and around Delhi/NCR, the espite claims by TRS stage of executing terror plots agency registered a case on Dsources that party presi- that included synchronised IED December 20 under various dent and Telangana Chief hits at multiple targets like vital sections of the Indian Penal Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao installations, sensitive locations Code, Explosive Substances (KCR) would hold talks with and crowded places, besides Act and Unlawful Activities BSP supremo Mayawati and important political personalities. Prevention Act against the Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh The arrests came after raids module mastermind Mufti Yadav on Wednesday about a at 17 locations in Delhi and Mohmmad Suhail, alias proposed federal front, both Uttar Pradesh. Five persons Hazrath. the Uttar Pradesh stalwarts have been nabbed from UP and “The inputs were further did not turn up for the meet- five from the national Capital. developed and field verifica- ing. However, Akhilesh on They were in touch through tions were done. It was ascer- Wednesday backed KCR’s instant messaging apps like tained that the Mufti and his move for the anti-BJP and WhatsApp and Telegram, '! ! $ ! " !$ ! ! $ associates have mobilised funds anti-Congress federal front, sources said, adding they were (( "! M* " * N, % - ! and have procured weapons, and said he will meet the TRS highly radicalised and trying to ammunition and explosive chief in Hyderabad soon. There assemble remote-controlled material to prepare IEDs and was no word from Mayawati as IEDs and suicide vests. bombs and they planned to yet on the KCR’s move. The arrested accused are carry out explosions and fiday- On his second day in the Telangana CM to build an turn up for the proposed meet- also suspected to be in touch een attacks at places of impor- Delhi, instead of meeting alliance keeping in view to ing. On Tuesday, sources close with a handler abroad, the tance in and around Delhi and Opposition leaders, KCR met 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Akhilesh to the TRS had claimed that details of which are under the also target crowded places. To Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he would visit Mayawati was scheduled to scrutiny of the security agen- disrupt and dismantle the to discuss issues pertaining to Hyderabad next month on meet the Telangana CM on cies. The module was formed module, searches were carried Telangana. January 6 and would definite- Wednesday at 11.30 am. three-four months back and the out today at six places in Meanwhile, rebel SP leader ly call on KCR. Pitching for a federal front NIA did not rule out the pos- Jafrabad, Seelampur, Delhi, Shivpal Yadav, who recently The SP chief said he could of regional parties, the TRS sibility of attacks during the and 11 places in UP, including floated the Pragatisheel not meet the TRS leader due to chief reached Delhi on Monday Republic Day celebrations next six locations in Amroha, two in Samajwadi Party (Lohia), on his unavailability in Delhi that night and will stay put in the month. $! # ! ! " ! " Lucknow, two in Hapur and Wednesday said he is willing to coincided with the schedule of national Capital till Thursday. The exposure of the mod- one in Meerut,” NIA join hands with the Congress KCR. Sources said the meeting While the BJP has dubbed ule marks a major shift in the spokesperson Alok Mittal said. to defeat the BJP in the com- between Akhilesh and KCR KCR as the “B team” of the ISIS strategy in the Indian hin- police, the NIA picked up 16 seized a huge cache of explo- Huge quantities of explo- ing Lok Sabha elections. The were planned at the residence Congress, Congress chief Rahul terland as the outfit has hith- India. suspects and placed 10 suspects sives, weapons, materials for sive material, arms and ammu- estranged uncle of Akhilesh of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Gandhi and TDP leader N erto tried to radicalise the In a multi-city early morn- under arrest, including the fabrication of IEDs and 7.5 nition and other incriminating stressed that all those talking Yadav. Chandrababu Naidu have youth for carrying out the ter- ing operation in the national mastermind Mohammad lakh cash from the suspects. A material and documents were about forming a front to defeat However, KRC received a accused Rao of being the “B ror group’s agenda in the West Capital and Uttar Pradesh in Sohail, a mufti from Amroha in woman suspect is also being seized, he said. the BJP should also talk to him. setback when Mayawati, who team” of the BJP. Asia and not hitting targets in association with the local Uttar Pradesh. The agency also questioned by the agency Continued on Page 4 Appreciating the efforts of despite being in Delhi, did not Continued on Page 4 & "#$%& P # % ' ' ! ( !" $% 5.'6)&7 " $ # % ( # $ ! ce golfer Jyoti Randhawa !% 2*324 2*324 responsibility for Uttar Awas arrested on 2*3248$449 " Pradesh, a politically crucial Wednesday on charges of ! ! enior BJP leader Ram JP president Amit Shah on state, where the BJP is likely to poaching in Dudhwa Tiger s the war of words between " SMadhav on Wednesday said BWednesday appointed face a tough challenge from a Reserve’s protected area in Athe BJP and the Congress #$ & if the court judgment on Ram party’s incharges of 17 States to prospective alliance of the SP Uttar Pradesh and remanded in over trapped young miners in ' ! $ temple is not concluded early, steer the party’s campaign in and the BSP. 14-day judicial custody by a Meghalaya coal mine rages on, " the BJP would explore “other the Lok Sabha polls. The list Rajya Sabha member V court, an officer said. family members of the trapped # options”. The statment has includes Union Minister Muraleedharan and party sec- Randhawa (46) was hunt- workers are hoping for miracles ! come a day after Union Law Prakash Javadekar for retary Deodhar Rao will be ing in the forest area near the for their safe return. Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Rajasthan, Thawarchand incharge of Andhra Pradesh. Motipur range along with his Since December 13, about ! urged the Supreme Court to Gehlot, another Minister, for Mahendra Singh and OP associate Mahesh Virajdar and fifteen people have been !! % fast-track the hearing in the Uttarakhand; and Rajya Sabha Mathur will be incharge of was in possession of a loaded trapped in a flooded coal mine Ayodhya title suit. member Om Prakash Mathur Assam and Gujarat respective- .22 bore rifle when both of in Meghalaya. Those missing % & & The temple fire is receiving for Gujarat. ly, the statement said. them were arrested, field direc- are believed to be teenage boys ! ' ! more fuel as Lok Sabha polls decided to rename Faizabad as BJP general secretaries Former Bihar BJP presi- tor of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve used by illegal mining groups )* draw closer and the apex court Shri Ayodhya district. Bhupender Yadav and Anil dent Mangal Pandey has been Ramesh Pandey alleged. to enter “rat hole” mines with is to decide on the hearing of “Option of Ordinance has Jain have been assigned Bihar made incharge of Jharkhand. A deer hide, equipment small openings. Digging at the the title suit on January 4 in the always been there. But matter is and Chhattisgarh respectively, The BJP has also appoint- used for hunting, the tele- mine was banned four years )$ “Mandir-Majid” dispute. right now in the SC, and the SC according to a statement. ed incharges and coincharges scope-mounted .22 bore rifle, ago, but illegal and unsafe * % Facing a tough election has given a date of January 4 to BJP general secretaries for several other States, includ- 80 live cartridges and three activity by private landowners fight in 2019 elections, the decide about next Bench. We Bhupender Yadav and Anil ing Himachal Pradesh, empty shells and some cash and the local community is rife. ! ruling BJP, with a good hope the SC will take it in fast- Jain have been assigned Bihar Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, were seized from the SUV in In the meantime, contest- prompting from the RSS, is track way and conclude it early. and Chhattisgarh, respectively, Manipur, Nagaland, Punjab, which the two were travelling, ing Congress president Rahul for air, Modi strutted on #+, * keen to push the temple agen- If that’s not going to happen, we’ll for the 2019 polls, according to Telangana and Sikkim among he said. The officer said Gandhi’s jibe on Prime Assam’s Bogibeel Bridge. The & # da, particularly in Uttar explore other options,” the BJP the statement. others. Manipur and Nagaland
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