Incidents in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Event ID Date Country Event
69188-141782-359918 5/9/2014 India The suspects who triggered the May, 1 explosions on board the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central railway station had a base camp near Bangalore (Karnataka), The Times of India reports on May 9. Teams were sent to Tumkur, Mandya, Ramanagaram, Magadi, Hosur, Chikkaballapur and other places within 70 km of Bangalore.
69089-141521-359284 5/3/2014 India The interrogation of suspected Colombo-based Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Mohammed Zahir Hussain has brought out that he has been making attempts to establish a widespread network to carry out activities, including circulation of fake currency in south India, reports The Times of India on May 2. Earlier on May 1, based on information provided by Hussain, Police arrested two of his associates - Siva Balan, also a Sri Lankan, and Mohammed Salim of Chennai.
69068-141469-359146 5/2/2014 India As reported on May 1, Tamil Nadu 'Q' branch sleuths arrested two associates of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Sakir Hussain in Chennai, in addition, the Police also seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to the tune of INR 2,50,000 from them.
69045-141420-359004 5/1/2014 India A day after the arrest of Sakir Hussain, a suspected ISI agent from Sri Lanka, the Tamil Nadu 'Q' Branch Police arrested two more people from Chennai on April 30, reports The Times of India.
62964-126760-321434 4/25/2013 India Interrogation of the three men earlier arrested from Chennai and Madurai, K Peer Moideen, J Basheer Ahmed and Syed Mohamed Buhari alias Kitchan Buhari has helped Police piece together the gang's modus operandi.
60565-121080-307109 11/30/2011 India Delhi Police arrested two persons in Chennai in Tamil Nadu and flew them to Delhi on November 28, The Times of India reported.

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