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Mohammed Ahmed Siddibappa, alias Yasin Bhatkal, was produced by NIA officials before the court of First Additional Metropolitan Session Judge here this afternoon amid tight security, which earlier sent him in judicial remand till October 17.
The NIA counsel then moved a police custody petition seeking custodial interrogation of Bhatkal (who has been named as an accused in the cases) alleging the funding for the terror operation was routed through hawala transactions and there was a need to identify the members of this hawala racket and it was possible to get these details only through his custodial interrogation.
To know the hawala racket and the source of explosives, there was a need to take him (Yasin Bhatkal) to various places across the country after taking him into custody, the police petition said.
The move came a day after a court in eastern China sentenced Bo to life in prison for bribe-taking, embezzlement and abuse of power. Besides the life sentence, he was stripped of political rights and his assets were seized.
He received the life sentence for bribe-taking, 15 years for embezzlement and seven years for abuse of power. Bo, 64, has appealed his verdict and sentencing, a source with direct knowledge of the case was quoted as saying by the CNN.
Bo -- a former rising political star, fell from power amid a scandal involving murder, betrayal and financial skullduggery. Reports say that Bo has informed the court about his decision to go on an appeal to a higher court.
According to Chinese law he could appeal to the higher court in the province whose judgement will be final. Analysts say that the life sentence ensures that Bo, who headed pro-Maoist faction in the ruling Communist Party of China, will not have chance to come out of the prison until the scheduled retirement of President Xi Jinping in 2022.
"Pakistani troops have engineered over 120 ceasefire violations along Jammu and Kashmir in 2013 till now," a defence spokesman said today.
Of the 120 incidents of firing from across the border, 98 ceasefire violations have taken place in Jammu region along the LoC in South of Pir Panahcal ranges while others have taken place along the border in Kashmir, he said.
The ceasefire violations are highest this year than the past five years. There were 93 violations of the 2003 ceasefire by Pakistan along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir in 2012, 51 in 2011 and on 44 occasions in 2010, according to the defence ministry.
In 2009, the Pakistani troops violated ceasefire 28 times, while on 77 occasions in 2008, 21 in 2007 and 3 in 2006.
In a letter to the PM, Modi said, "I stressfully urge that the central government should use all the resources available to it to provide safety and security to families of those Indians and Gujaratis who are victims of the terror attack." "Among those killed and injured in the terror attack, Indians are also victims and have lost lives and some of them are also injured. This inhuman act has put many Indian origin families in insecure position and they expect help from Indian government immediately," Modi said
Smartphone maker BlackBerry has paused the global roll out of instant messaging service BlackBerry Messenger on rival Android and iPhones, blaming the delay on issues caused by an unreleased version.
However, the Canada-based firm, which has not specified the time when the app will be available, said customers who have downloaded BBM for iPhone will be able to use it.
"We know you're waiting. Pausing #BBM4All rollout to fix issues caused by unreleased BBM for Android app," BlackBerry said on social networking site Twitter.
"We will provide you an update on timing as soon as we can. Teams are working non-stop," it added. Blackberry had earlier announced that it will provide its popular chat application BBM on Android operation system from September 21 and for iPhone users from September 22.
Attacking the SP government over the Muzaffarnagar riots, BJP MP Maneka Gandhi today said party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had "bowed" before UP Cabinet Minister Azam Khan.
"Both father and son have bowed in front of Azam Khan and his likes...this should be taken note of by people," Maneka told reporters in Badaun on a question regarding Khan's alleged involvement in the Muzaffarnagar riots. "Azam will damage the state with his language," Maneka said, adding that dividing communities was not right and the state was "fed up with this discrimination."
A TV channel had aired a sting operation showing alleged political interference in functioning of police during the Muzaffarnagar riots.