Articles by Abhishek Sharan
Defused bomb shows death came gift-wrapped
Most of what the investigators know about the bombs comes from the third bomb, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Aug 28, 2007 09:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Hyderabad
Mecca Masjid bomber behind blasts, say cops
The blasts 'seem to be the handiwork of Huji's Bilal and Shaheed', reports Abhishek Sharan. Why Hyderabad?
Updated on Aug 29, 2007 02:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Hyderabad
Now, Lakdawala threatens Akshay
After music director and singer Himesh Reshammiya, underworld don Ejaz Lakdawala has now trained his guns on actor Akshay Kumar, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jul 28, 2007 02:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Why Bangalore?
Post Glasgow, the global terror chase has come dangerously closer home — for India as well as its Muslims, writes Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jul 20, 2007 06:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Bangalore
Police unearth Kafeel’s jihadi activities
Police claim that the hub of the sleeper cell set up by Kafeel Ahmed is an Islamic centre called Dar-us-Salaam, located close to Queen’s Road, report HT Correspondents.
Updated on Jul 13, 2007 03:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan and Aditya Ghosh, Bangalore
Bangalore police seek details of Abdullah
The police wants details of Abdullah’s revelations to the London police so far, especially his links to Kafeel Ahmed and their terror network in the city and state, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jul 12, 2007 02:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Bangalore
Mother had a hunch
Kafeel Ahmed’s mother, Dr Zakia Ahmed, has identified her son as the Glasgow bomber, said a senior member of the police team investigating the failed UK attacks, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jul 11, 2007 04:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Bangalore
Kafeel Ahmed, India’s first global jihadi
The involvement of Kafeel Ahmed in the failed UK terror attacks indicates the graduation of India’s country-specific jihadi terror infrastructure into the dangerous final stage, writes Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jul 12, 2007 01:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Bangalore
Anti-terrorist squad for Bangalore now
Karnataka Govt announces an Anti-Terrorist Squad for the state capital after three Bangaloreans are arrested for the failed terror plots in UK, report BR Srikanth & Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jul 11, 2007 04:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | BR Srikanth & Abhishek Sharan, Bangalore
When death struck the tracks
Exactly a year ago, seven RDX-based bombs ripped through first-class compartments of suburban trains at rush hour, killing 187 people and injuring 890, writes Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jul 11, 2007 12:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Sameer 'confesses' to plotting mosque blast
During narco-analysis test, the accused says plan to blow up masjid was hatched in Pak, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jul 10, 2007 04:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Bomb hoax at Amitabh Bachchan's residence
There was high drama at Amitabh Bachchan's residence in Mumbai today as bomb squad officials searched the place after a tip-off but did not find any explosives.
Updated on Jul 05, 2007 03:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Money made this kingpin’s world go round
Telgi's personal worth at his prime exceeded a hundred crores, writes Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jun 29, 2007 02:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Stamp paper scam: Telgi to plead guilty
The MCOCA court discharges former Mumbai police commissioner Ranjit Singh Sharma, report Yogesh Joshi & Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jun 28, 2007 02:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Yogesh Joshi and Abhishek Sharan, Pune/mumbai
Day 1: Lawyers skip 11/7 trial
The trial for the July 11, 2006, serial blasts started on an odd note on Wednesday, as none of the lawyers of the accused showed up in court, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jun 21, 2007 02:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Percept MD detained in Dubai
Harinder Singh, vice-chairman and managing Director of Percept Communications, an events and corporate communications company, has been detained in Dubai after 15 tablets of the ‘recreational drug’ ecstasy were found on him.
Updated on Jun 08, 2007 02:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Debasish Panigrahi & Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Fear of mafia killings over Mumbai
Underworld don Hemant Pujari was believed to have ordered the killing of 32-year-old police informer Sukesh Shetty, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on May 30, 2007 05:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Dawood's sister Haseena eludes police
The Mumbai police are desperately hunting down underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s younger sister Haseena Parkar for extortion, cheating and threatening a real estate agent, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on May 17, 2007 12:29 PM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
16-yr-old raped in Mumbai hospital
The cancer patient has been allegedly raped by two ward boys, reports A Sharan.
Updated on Apr 16, 2007 04:46 AM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
'ISI spends Rs 1.32 cr on gangster'
Pakistan?s Inter-Services Intelligence takes good care of its 'guests', wanted in India, Abhishek Sharan reports.
Published on Feb 19, 2007 02:26 AM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Dawood gangster spills the beans
Top deported Dawood gangster Abdul Qayyum Shaikh has provided Crime Branch detailed information about the D-company's gun-running activities, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Published on Feb 17, 2007 09:09 PM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
The D-Company Rules
Though the underworld by definition exists in defiance of the rule of law, it operates by its own set of unwritten codes, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Published on Feb 11, 2007 04:29 AM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Beggar arrested for serial killings
The police believe they have the dreaded South Mumbai serial killer, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Published on Jan 17, 2007 03:52 AM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Police hunt for two top UP gangsters
Special squads have begun a massive combing operation for Munna Bajrangi, and his top shooter Attar-ur-Rehman, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Updated on Jan 06, 2007 10:26 PM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Tight security in Mumbai on Dec 6
Mumbai police is drawing a security plan including the deployment of BSF and RAF, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Published on Dec 08, 2006 08:21 PM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Pak has direct links in Mumbai blasts: ATS
It has enough proof of an LeT bomber and its chief's involvement in the blasts, reports Abhishek Sharan .
Published on Dec 03, 2006 11:13 PM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
10,000-page chargesheet filed in train blasts case
The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) files a voluminous chargesheet, running into over ten thousand pages, in the July 11 train blasts case against the 13 accused, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Published on Nov 30, 2006 11:54 PM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
'Pakistanis behind Malegaon blasts'
Police claim to have solved the serial blasts carried out at the powerloom town, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Published on Nov 28, 2006 02:01 AM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
'Deported Shakeel aide involved in murder of garments chain owner'
Mumbai Crime Branch is probing the alleged role of 48-year-old Anjum Adam Fajlani in the murder of the owner of a well-known South Mumbai garments chain around eight years ago, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Published on Nov 27, 2006 02:22 AM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai
Deportations deepen the rift between Dawood and Shakeel
The deportation of 11 alleged aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim from UAE since Saturday might be an unexpected windfall for the Mumbai police, but for his gang members, it means a spell of uncertainty, reports Abhishek Sharan.
Published on Nov 22, 2006 11:02 PM IST
None | Abhishek Sharan, Mumbai