The major terrorist incidents in the recent past includes attack on Indian Parliament on 13th December 2001, attack on Jammu Kashmir Assembly on 1st October, 2001, attack on Akshardham temple on 24th September 2002, attack on US Information Center at Kolkatta on 22nd January 2002, Srinagar CRPF Camp attack on 22nd November 2002, IED blast near Jawahar Tunnel on 23rd November 2002, attack on Raghunath Mandir on 24th November 2002, bus bomb blast at Ghatkopar in Mumbai on 2nd December 2002, attack on villagers in Nadimarg in Pulwama District in Jammu Kashmir on the night of 23rd 24th March 2003 etc.
The learned Attorney General placed material to point out that the year 2002 witnessed 4038 terrorist related violent incidents in JK in which 1008 civilians and 453 security personnel were killed.
In the year 2001 there were as many as 28 suicide attacks while there were over 10 suicide attacks in 2002 in which innocent persons and a large number of women and children were killed.
129/2002 A case was registered against the petitioner under Section 13 1 a of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967, Section 21 2 and 3 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 POTA read with Sections 109 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code on 4.7.2002.
When the petitioner returned to Chennai from Chicago on 11.7.2002, he was arrested at the Chennai Airport and was produced before a Judicial Magistrate, Madurai on 12.7.2002.
The number of terrorist killed in 2002 was 1707 out of which 508 were foreigners.
There were attacks in Red Fort and on several Government Installations, security forces camps and in public places.
The attempts by the State to prevent terrorism should be based on well established legal principles.
The Report of the Policy Working Group of the United Nations and Terrorism urged the global companymunity to companycentrate on a triple strategy to fight against terrorism.
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