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The encounter of two SIMI men on April 4 in Telangana has led to a threat to the lives of police officers as Pak-based outfits now plan to attack cops and carry out serial explosions to avenge the deaths of the terrorists.

In the first major strike targeting civilians this year, Lashkar-e-Toiba militants have shot dead two sisters after dragging them out of their house in Sopore town of North Kashmir's Baramulla district.

The high court bombers are still on the run and sleuths are still scrambling for clues. After matching sketches of suspects, raising the reward money to Rs 10 lakh and scouring calls made to Pakistan and Bangladesh on the day of the bombing, the investigators are now zeroing in on the jailed jihadis.

City police are concerned about foreigners staying in "service" apartments. The police have met with the owners of these apartments to discuss ways to improve surveillance.

A senior officer said that places like Shamli, Pilkhuwa and Kirana in the Meerut-Muzaffarnagar stretch are being used by terrorist as hideouts.

The fact that LeT is now deeply involved in attempts to drive India out of Afghanistan has been made obvious by several satellite phone conversations intercepted by Indian agencies.

Delhi Police claim to have specific information about LeT and Indian Mujahideen operatives planning to attack pizza joints and Delhi University north campus during Republic Day.

A suspected over ground worker of Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit was arrested by the security forces.

An Over Ground Worker allegedly belonging to Pak-based outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba was arrested in Doda district on Friday.

A Lashkar-e-Toiba militant surrendered along with arms and ammunition before security forces at an Army camp in Rajouri.

Three alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists, including a Pakistani national, facing trial on charges of plotting an attack to disrupt celebrations being held in 2007 to mark the 150th anniversary of the First War of Independence, were on Friday acquitted by a trial court.

A SIMI leader having links with Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit was arrested today in connection with last year's serial blasts in the city, taking the number of those held in the case to 10.

The police are ascertaining the identity of the terrorist who is understood to be not a local, an official said, adding necessary legal action has also been initiated against the people who led the protest and instigated the public.

INDORE: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on Friday said Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Toiba was behind the killing of Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya, Nadimarg massacre and the Mumbai train blast.

Two militants were believed to have been killed and as many security force personnel injured in an overnight encounter in Sopore town of Baramulla district of Kashmir.

A woman sympathizer of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit has been arrested by the security forces, police sources said on Thursday.

The two Kashmiri terror suspects- Shareef Thakkar (33) and Ishaque Kunblakh (29) who were arrested by the ATS on November 15-tried to indoctrinate several oil tanker drivers and recruit them into the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), said Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) officials.

A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant from Pakistan has been arrested in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.

Two alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, arrested recently, wrote to the Union home minister on Thursday, urging him to transfer the case to the NIA for “fair” investigation.

A Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist was killed in an encounter with police in Dessa area of Doda district today.

MUMBAI: The Mumbai crime branch claimed to have recovered an AK-56 assault rifle during a raid at a house in Padgha-Borivli village in Thane district recently.

The temple in Gujarat was stormed by two LeT terrorists in 2002, which had left 33 people including two NSG dead.

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district have arrested a terrorist and eight terror associates, including two women, involved in cross-border smuggling of arms and ammunition. The terrorist associates were working under the direction of Pakistan-based terror handlers to distribute weapons to Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists.

Security forces claimed to have eliminated a self styled district commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit and his accomplice in an encounter in mountainous Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said today.

The team led by detective inspector Biju K Stephen met Nazeer at Ernakulam sub-jail, where he has been lodged in connection with the trial of various terror cases.

The anti-terrorism squad (ATS) of UP police on Sunday arrested an active Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) member from Saharanpur district of the state.