Lucknow / The Times of India
A stone quarry caved in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday afternoon, resulting in one worker's death and at least eight feared trapped. Rescue operations are underway by NDRF and SDRF teams, hindered by darkness and the quarry's significant depth. Officials are investigating the incident, with quarry owners reportedly fleeing.
Authorities are investigating a terror plot involving a potential biological attack across multiple Indian cities. Searches were conducted at the residence of Mohammad Suhail Saleem Khan in Lakhimpur Kheri as part of a multi-state probe. Accused individuals allegedly planned to poison temple prasad and conducted reconnaissance for attacks in Lucknow, Delhi, and Ahmedabad.
Authorities have detained two Kashmiri doctors in Uttar Pradesh as part of the investigation into a Jaish-e-Mohammed module linked to a Delhi car blast. Dr. Mohammed Arif Mir, a cardiology postgraduate in Kanpur, and Dr. Farooq Ahmad Dar, an assistant professor in Hapur, were apprehended. Both had previously studied at Al-Falah University.
A Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammed white-collar terrorist network of medics was busted across Haryana, UP, and J&K. They plotted coordinated bombings in six cities on December 6, the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, to avenge the 1992 event. Investigators are probing their financial chain and command structure, with potential links to a recent car blast in New Delhi.
UP ATS and J&K Police dismantled a Jaish-e-Mohammad module of highly educated medical professionals. The operation, triggered by a missing person alert, uncovered a sophisticated network involved in professional radicalisation and logistics for terror attacks, including a planned blast at the Red Fort.

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