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India has sought the extradition of Hafiz Saeed, the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind, from Pakistan. Hafiz Saeed, who has been on and off under detention, was sentenced to 33 years of imprisonment in terror financing cases filed by Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department.
Nitish Kumar was re-elected the President of JD(U) at its National Executive meeting in Delhi. Before Nitish’s reappointment, Lalan Singh stepped down as the party chief. Singh also rubbished speculations of a rift within the party.
The ULFA faction led by Arabinda Rajkhowa signed a peace deal with the Centre and the Assam government in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and State CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. However, ULFA’s hardline faction under Paresh Baruah is not part of the deal.
Rajasthan cadre IPS officer Nina Singh becomes the first-ever woman head of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). She was also the first woman IPS officer to helm the post of Director General of the Rajasthan Police in 2021. Nina Singh holds a Master’s from Harvard and has received the President’s Police Medal.
India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has sent a show cause notice to 9 offshore crypto exchanges (Binance, Bittrex, Bitstamp, Kraken, Kucoin, Huobi, Gate.io, MEXC Global, and Bitfenex). The Finance Ministry’s arm has also asked MeitY to block their URLs in India.
Four Air India staffers and a passenger, Diljot Singh, were arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi for their suspected involvement in a human trafficking ring. Meanwhile, AISATS has issued a statement saying it suspended the staff involved and handed them to the Delhi Police.
