Articles by Abhishek Sharan
ICs from washing machines for terror?
The ICs used to assemble the bombs used in B'lore blasts and those defused in Surat are suspected to have been procured from washing machine appliances sale outlets, reports A Sharan.
Updated on Aug 02, 2008 10:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, New Delhi
Ahmedabad blasts: Three masterminds
Police have zeroed in on three men, currently in Pak, who they believe were the masterminds behind the deadly blasts in Ahmedabad, report Stavan Desai and Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jul 29, 2008 01:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Stavan Desai and Abhishek Sharan, Ahmedabad/new Delhi
29 killed as 17 bomb blasts rock Ahmedabad
A day after series of blasts hit Bangalore, 17 blasts rocked Ahmedabad in 70 minutes, killing 29 and injuring more than 100, reports HT.Helpline number: 079- 256301006900.See map of the blasts sites | Bomb defused in Bangalore.
Updated on Jul 27, 2008 02:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rathin Das and Abhishek Sharan, Ahmedabad / New Delhi
2 dead, dozens hurt in Bangalore blasts
The seven low-intensity bombs that panicked the IT city were meant to spread fear more than mass destruction or death, say investigators and experts, reports HT. See related pics | Why Bangalore?
Updated on Jul 26, 2008 11:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | B.R. Srikanth, Stavan Desai and Abhishek Sharan, Bangalore / New Delhi
Life and the noose
They go to bed fearing that the next day might turn out to be their last. Abhishek Sharan pieces together the in-prison lives of four Tihar inmates on death row. Read on...
Updated on Jul 12, 2008 10:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan
With you, for you, always
Policing is a hectic and thankless job, says Abhishek Sharan after playing police for a night — without the uniform.
Updated on Jul 06, 2008 01:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan
Wanted: A house for Mister Sheikh
Abhishek Sharan assumed the identity of one Imran Sheikh, a software professional from Aligarh, looking for a flat to rent in Delhi. A first-person account of the rejections he faced...
Updated on Jul 05, 2008 09:48 PM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan
Sam Bahadur gets a salute from Obama
US Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama pays glowing tributes to Indian war hero Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. Abhishek Sharan reports.
Updated on Jul 02, 2008 02:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, New Delhi
Torture terrorists, say Indians
Interestingly, there has been an increase in the numbers of those who support a total ban on torture by the state since 2006, according to the findings of the two surveys.
Updated on Jun 24, 2008 11:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, New Delhi
‘Krishna saw Aarushi, Hemraj being killed’
However, the CBI has not yet explained Dr Talwar’s aide Krishna's role in the crime, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jun 20, 2008 02:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, New Delhi
For five years, an abandoned father hasn’t met his son
Seventy-year-old Brij Mohan Garg, a former gazetted officer with the Ministry of External Affairs, is not asking for much on Father’s Day, writes Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jun 14, 2008 09:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan
Mecca Masjid blast mastermind dead
Intelligence sources have revealed that the former chief of HuJI's Indian operations has been killed in Karachi last year, reports A Sharan. Blood brothers.
Updated on Jun 03, 2008 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, New Delhi
Jaipur blasts: SIMI-HuJI at work again
Investigators believe the SIMI provided logistical support to the HuJI - the actual executors. Abhishek Sharan reports. See video | Act together | Pankaj Vohra
Updated on May 19, 2008 02:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Jaipur
End of innocence
Tuesday’s blasts in Jaipur irrevocably changed the fate of many. We track down a few families across the country whose lives have been overturned by terror. A report by Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on May 18, 2008 02:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Jaipur
Detained: ‘SIMI man who gave logistical help’
Sajid, 30, a teacher at a madrassa in Badi Udai village, about 200 km from Jaipur, has been detained by the SIT of the Rajasthan Police.
Updated on May 18, 2008 01:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Jaipur
Packs of cigarettes and mystery e-mail
On the third day after the blasts, the investigation trail threw up new clues while bringing more clarity to existing leads. In the city, life slowly returned to normal while at the Centre, the terror debate is on.
Updated on May 17, 2008 12:26 AM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Jaipur
UP court bombers at work again
Investigators point out fingers at the Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HuJI) that carried out the serial blasts in UP court complexes on November 23 last year.
Updated on May 16, 2008 10:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan and Atul Mathur, Jaipur/ghaziabad
8th bomb holds key
Investigators say they know what kind of bomb was used in the Tuesday evening Jaipur bombings, that killed at least 63 people, due to the 8th bomb that didn’t go off, reports HT.
Updated on May 15, 2008 02:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Tushar Srivastava and Siddhartha S. Bose, Jaipur/new Delhi
HuJI, SIMI stamp on attacks
The Jaipur attacks bear the imprint of a very well coordinated strike, and carry telltale signs of the involvement of three terrorist organizations the HuJI, SIMI and possibly, the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba ,reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on May 14, 2008 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, New Delhi
God of big things
Dalip Singh Rana is India’s gigantic export to WWE. And come June, one will get to see him alongside Anne Hathaway and Alan Arkin in Get Smart, writes Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Apr 05, 2008 01:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan
The 13 faces of terror
Arrested SIMI activists had helped the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba plan as well as execute the serial bomb blasts on Mumbai locals in July 2006 that killed over 180 people, reports Abhishek Sharan.13 SIMI leaders arrested
Updated on Apr 02, 2008 01:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, New Delhi
SIMI nat'l secy linked to 11/7 blasts
Interrogation of a few 11/7 accused had established Nagori’s close links with the joint SIMI-Lashkar team that carried out the bombings, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Mar 30, 2008 02:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, New Delhi
Man behind 11/7 blasts held
The Indore police pick up almost the entire leadership of the banned SIMI from a hideout in Indore, report P Mitra and A Sharan.
Updated on Mar 28, 2008 11:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Punyapriya Mitra and Abhishek Sharan, Indore/new Delhi
11/7 brain, friend of a Hamas top gun
Safdar Nagori, SIMI’s India secretary general, who was nabbed in a sweeping MP police raid in Indore, is reckoned to be a master organizer and strategist, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Mar 28, 2008 02:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, New Delhi
The dark side of encounter cops
The encounter specialists, who live by their automatics, are expected to draw a line between countering criminals and adopting pressure tactics to amass personal fortunes, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Mar 27, 2008 03:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, New Delhi
Hyderabad cops to grill terror suspect
After a US court deports him, the 35-year-old computer engineer is now under India's 'terror' scanner, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Sep 29, 2007 01:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Owaisi sees Bilal’s hand
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi believes “Bilal”, the India chief of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) is behind terror incidents in the city, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Sep 04, 2007 05:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Hyderabad
Police grill two of Bilal’s brothers
The police question two brothers of the terror mastermind for clues to his whereabouts and any other information that may help in his arrest, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Sep 02, 2007 03:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Hyderabad
Suspect seen at both blast sites?
The Hyderabad Police are verifying if the suspected bomber whose sketch was released on Wednesday was seen at both blast sites on Saturday, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Aug 31, 2007 03:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Hyderabad
‘Don’t call him Bilal, he is Shahid’
Alleged bomber’s mother says son left home 5 yrs ago; he’s no jehadi, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Aug 30, 2007 03:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Hyderabad