From Silicon Valley to terror haven
The Times of India
February 23, 2008

Bangalore tops the list of terror hubs in Karnataka. The antiterrorist cell classified the state into two zones. Bangalore falls in Category I as a hub for terrorists from Pakistan and Bangladesh.

B’lore’s brush with terror:

• Aug 1991:

Assailants of former PM Rajiv Gandhi gunned down


• Jul 2000:

Blasts in a church at J J Nagar and a car explosion executed by members of nowbanned Deendar Anjuman


• Sept 2002:

Five terrorists from Tamil Nadu gunned down


• Nov 2002:

LTTE rebels arrested and a huge cache of arms and ammunitions seized from them. Of the 15 accused, 12 were arrested


• Dec 2005:

Attack on Indian Institute of Science. Prof M C Puri from Delhi killed


• 2006 and 2007:

Bangalore cops arrest LeT’s South India operations chief Abdul Rehman with seven


• Jul 2007:

Two Bangaloreans, Dr Sabeel Ahmed and Kafeel Ahmed, held in K’taka for Glasgow attacks