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Here are latest updates:

9: 37 PM: All of us should be united and ready to face the onslaught of ISIS. Such tricks are being used by our neighbour: V Naidu

9: 30 PM: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Lucknow terror operation said, “Our neighbour is aiding, abetting, training, funding terrorism. India has to be alert.”

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7: 50 pm: Centre government puts Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala on alert

7:30 pm: Centre puts 5 states on alert; 20 ISIS men under scanner

6:48 pm: 7 suspects arrested, one killed, says police.

5:42 pm: Raids in Kanpur, Auriya and Lucknow is on in the case, says Daljit Chaudhary

5:38 pm: 8 pistols, more than 600 cartridges, bomb making instruments, pellets,timers,wires etc recovered from the spot where terrorist was killed, he says.

5:35 pm: Some people have been arrested and probe is on in the case, says Daljit Chaudhary .

5:33 pm: Mastermind of the attack was based in syria, he says.

5:30 pm: Daljit Chaudhary, UP ADG speaks on shootout. Says terroris was killed after cops retaliated

3:20 pm: On eve of election,when PM is criss-crossing the state,all VIPs in UP;how can it happen?Where is intelligence?, asks Congress leader PC Chacko.

3:11 pm: Two and half months back he left home after I beat him up for nt working. He called last Monday saying he’s going to Saudi: Sartaj,Saifulla’s father.

2 1/2 months back he left home after I beat him up for nt working.He called last Monday saying he’s going to Saudi: Sartaj,Saifulla’s father pic.twitter.com/rtHM2gCl0g — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 8, 2017

3:03 pm: This was not in country’s interest. We will not accept the body of an anti-national: says Sartaj, father of Saifulla who was killed in Lucknow Terror Operation.

#WATCH: Sartaj, father of Saifulla says,”Ye desh-hitt mein nahi tha hum usse naraz hain,aise deshdrohi ki laash nahi lenge” #LucknowTerrorOp pic.twitter.com/bGMxHlokJM — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 8, 2017

2:38 pm: We will investigate all the suspects we have nabbed; all agencies are working together: Daljeet Chaudhary, ADG, Law and Order.

2:233 pm: Home Minister Rajjnath Singh to give a statement in Parliament tomorrow on Bhopal-Ujjain Train blast and ISIS-inspired module in Lucknow.

Why did he (PM Modi) not tweet when 3 Indian’s were killed in USA: Digvijaya Singh #ISISTargetsIndia pic.twitter.com/VkR0rA8A1I — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) March 8, 2017

2:15 pm: Govt need to bring in more policies,says Congress leader Digvijay Singh.

1:57 pm: Everyone is shocked.He was well behaved;performed Namaz 5 times. We did not expect this: Relative of Saifulla killed in Lucknow Terror Operation.

Everyone is shocked.He was well behaved;performed Namaz 5 times. We did not expect this: Relative of Saifulla killed in #LucknowTerrorOp pic.twitter.com/uVXeZu8q7j — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 8, 2017

1:50 pm: NIA to take over investigation.

1:36 pm: Danish also my son. He left home as I scolded him for not working: Father of terror suspect Danish arrested in MP&Imran, Faisal arrested in Kanpur.

Danish also my son;he left home as I scolded hm fr nt working-Father of terror suspect Danish arrested in MP&Imran,Faisal arrested in Kanpur pic.twitter.com/6LTe9byjC7 — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 8, 2017

1:33 pm: Accusations false. Faisal took care of a shop and Imran is married and has a daughter: Father of terror suspects Imran & Faisal arrested in Kanpur.

#WarOnISIS

Here’s the first image of slain ISIS terrorist Saifullah. Watch #ITVideo to know all about him. pic.twitter.com/yt8eGWx4SS — IndiaTodayFLASH (@IndiaTodayFLASH) March 8, 2017

1:15 pm: Cops questioning those arrested in the case, says Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

12:50 pm: Train map found from slain terrorist, says report.

12:30 pm: Home grown ‘Khorasan’ behind attack, says India Today report

12:01 pm: ISIS handlers were kept on lop, reports India Today.

Muslims have to be given a sense of belonging: Digvijaya Singh #ISISTargetsIndia pic.twitter.com/MJqNoTXOSk — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) March 8, 2017

11:50 am: High alert sounded across Uttar Pradesh.

11:40 am: Anti Terrorist squad seals Lucknow Terror Operation site.

11:20 am: UP Government to send report to the Centre, says Times Now report.

11:05 am: DGP UP Javeed Ahmed reaches 5 Kalidas Marg to meet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

#WarOnISIS

NIA team to visit Lucknow hideout and Ujjain blast site #ITVideo

More videos https://t.co/Nounxo6IKQ pic.twitter.com/Tm7s4mIHHH — India Today (@IndiaToday) March 8, 2017

10:55 am: Photo of dead suspect released by authorities today.

10:34 am: National Investigation Agency (NIA) team has reached the encounter site.

9:40 am: They met on social media, says the report.

9:37 am: Suspects were in touch with ISIS handlers in Syria, according to India Today report

9:14 am: Three persons have been apprehended from Kanpur and nearby area: DGP of Uttar Pradesh Javeed Ahmad.

Telangana police counter-intelligence kept a close tab on the suspects, they viewed their chats constantly, says sources on #LucknowTerrorOp pic.twitter.com/gcHDG0nhdq — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) March 8, 2017

8:49 am: Pistol, revolver, ammunition, knife recovered among other things from the killed ISIS Khorasan module terrorist.

8:32 am: Forces tried to nab him alive but had to kill, says Javeed Ahmed, DG of Uttar Pradesh.

8:25 am: Rail map found from the encounter site, according to TV report.

03:17 am: IG ATS Aseem Arun said that cops tried to flush out terrorist Saifullah with chilli bombs but when they tried to enter the militant fired and the armed forces responded.

03:14 am: We used micro tube cameras for recon of the site, image was not clear hence thought there were 2 terrorists.Turned out only 1: IG ATS Aseem Arun

03:07 am: Operations ended as security forces recovered one dead body, confirmed ADG Law and Order Daljit Chaudhary to ANI.

01:30 am: The train blast yesterday was by ISIS terrorists. They even sent photo of the planted bomb to Syria: CM Shivraj Chauhan

01:08 am: ISIS module name revealed, called ‘Kanpur-Lucknow ISIS Khurasan’.

01:05 am: 20 rounds fired by cops in the last half an hour.

12:25 am: DGP Javeed Ahmed again calls meeting of ADG and other senior ATS and STF officials

12:15 am: Chili-powder, tear-gas bombs hurled by security forces.

11.15 pm: Heavy firing starts in Lucknow again: Reports

10.22 pm: Watch | Bhopal-Ujjain Passenger Train Explosion Is A Terrorist Attack: Madhya Pradesh IG

10.28 pm: India Today reports that more suspects could be holed up inside the house.

ISIS is spreading its tentacles in states where they can get the support: TR Kakkar, Former Commissioner of Police #NEWSROOM pic.twitter.com/Oyc2VQNoWJ — India Today (@IndiaToday) March 7, 2017

10.11 pm: Saifullah is killed inside during encounter. His body is lying on floor. Weapons & body is visible from hole which was made by ATS: Report

9.32 pm: Suspected ISIS militant Saifullah killed, reports Indian Today. HM Rajnath Singh takes stock of situation.

9.23 pm: 8 injured,no casualty. Till date 40 incidents including events of sabotage reported in 2017 as compared to 45 incidents in 2016: Anil Saxena

9.20 pm: Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaks to DGP UP Javeed Ahmed and takes stock the ongoing operation in Lucknow.

9.16 pm: ATC officials caught an IndiGo pilot for a false announcement of flight delay on March 3 in Chennai. Flight was delayed for 3 minutes.

9.09 pm: Watch | Suspect Has Weapons, Ammunition With Him But He Is Alone There: Lucknow ATS Chief

8.58 pm: Lucknow ATS uses night vision cameras to continue operation

8.54 pm: The area is densely populated, as per the PTI, at least 20 commandos were involved in the operation

8.42 pm: Kiren Rijiju speaks: India is a victim of terrorism emanating from Pakistan, Indian forces never indulge in unprovoked firing.

8.28 pm: Gas cutter is being used to break the gate.

8.11 pm: NSG on standby could move to assist ATS in on going Lucknow Operation.

8.10 pm: Lucknow terror encounter: Lucknow DM reaches on location.

8.00 pm: National Security Guards called-in for stand by.

7.58 pm: A person living in Saudi Arabia owns the house where operation is going on: Reports

7.58 pm: Caretaker who gave this house to 4 youths said, they were students, 3 are not here, only 1 named Saifullah is inside: Reports

7.50 pm: Lucknow suspected terrorist influenced by ISIS. There are reasons to believe that he follows ISIS ideology: Report

7.34 pm: Nepal border on high alert in the wake of Lucknow terror

7.28 pm: UP DGP calls meeting with ADG Law&Order, IG STF, IG Law&Order, IG Crime&SSP Lucknow present regarding suspected terrorist holed up by UP ATS

7.22 pm: A restrained Op managed by senior officers.Need few more hours to finish the Op.Want to investigate the suspect in detail: ADG Law&Order

7.14 pm: Shared info with central agencies,encounter going on in UP. This was a major terrorist attack,motive under investigation-B Singh,Home Min, MP

06:56 PM: In order to arrest him alive, we used chilli bombs but he has not come out yet. He is firing intermittently: IG ATS

06:54 PM: The suspect has weapons, ammunition with him but he is alone there, no hostage and nobody else present there: IG ATS

#WATCH | The suspect is firing intermittently, but we have stopped firing: Aseem Arun, IG ATS #LucknowTerrorOp https://t.co/XoP0aEr6l0 pic.twitter.com/FH5vKmY3GL — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) March 7, 2017



06:37 PM: The suspect is firing intermittently, but we have stopped firing: IG ATS

#WATCH Cops are doing their work well, they are on alert: Hansraj Ahir, MoS Home on terrorists’ involvement in Bhopal-Ujjain train explosion pic.twitter.com/WpexJVcGM9 — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) March 7, 2017



06:35 PM: Chilli bomb used to smoke out suspects

06:33 PM: In order to arrest him alive, we used chilli bombs but he has not come out yet. He is firing intermittently: IG ATS

06:33 PM: The suspect has weapons, ammunition with him but he is alone there, no hostage and nobody else present there: IG ATS

06:30 PM: The moment we knocked the door, the suspect locked the room and then we heard a sound of cocking of pistol: IG ATS

06: 29 PM: Suspect holed up by security forces in Lucknow’s Thakurganj area, a total of 20 rounds have been fired, ambulance called in

06:19 PM: The suspect is hiding in the residential house of Haji Kamal. Kamal was killed in 2014. The suspect was living in his house as a tenant

06:15 PM: Suspected terrorist continues to fire

06: 11 PM: Terrorist fires 3 gunshots. Ambulance reaches the spot

06:10 PM: Trying to convince holed-up person to surrender-UP DGP Javeed Ahmed

06:08 PM: Terror alert in Ayodhya, Mathura and Varanasi

06: 06 PM: Police claim that Saifullah is linked to ISIS

06:05 PM: ATS squad enters house to hunt down suspects, gunfire continues

06:03 PM: ATS men exchange gunfire with suspects

05:55 PM: Terrorist refuses to surrender, opens fire on ATS

05:45 PM: Terrorist trapped. One man nabbed by the police in Kanpur

#UPDATE: Shots fired by suspected terrorist at security forces in Thakurganj area of Lucknow, operation underway. pic.twitter.com/ue1Ny6IqNw — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2017

05:41 PM: Terrorist linked to Bhopal-Ujjain blasts



05:37 PM: ADG says operation still on, there may be more than one suspected terrorist. They have fired on police.

05:36 PM: Suspected terrorist Saifullah refuses to surrender.

05:31 PM: Terrorists supects caught on CCTV

05:30 PM: Suspects tip off after arrest

05:25 PM: The suspect, Saifullah is an ISIS agent suspected in train blasts

05:21 PM: Had received inputs about presence of some suspects in Kanpur and Thakurganj ~Daljit Chaudhary, ADG

05:15 PM: Hope to arrest him soon, will interrogate thereafter: ADG (Law & Order) Daljit Chaudhary on suspect present inside building in Thakurganj

05:13 PM: The suspect inside the building is possibly from Lucknow, we suspect that he has weapons: ADG (Law & Order) Daljit Chaudhary

05:12 PM: We are suspecting presence of only one suspect inside the building, input came in from outside the state: ADG (Law & Order) Daljit Chaudhary

5:09 PM: Daljit Chaudhary, ADG, UP: We have asked the suspect to surrender, if he doesn’t then our officers will start with tactical operations to nab him.

5:06PM: Daljit Chaudhary, ADG, UP: We wan’t to catch the suspect and interrogate. We have well trained commandos who are at the location.

5:03 PM: Anti-terror operations still underway; meanwhile, UP ATS has cornered the suspect.

5:00PM: Meanwhile the city of Lucknow has been put under high alert.

4:59PM: India Today reports that more than one suspect may be holed up

4:56PM: High level security meet underway in Lucknow. Tear gas is being used to draw out the suspect.

4:53PM: Suspected terrorist holed up by UP ATS in Thakurganj area of Lucknow. Operation in progress.

4:50PM: Sources say that the suspect is a native of Madhya Pradesh. Centre is keeping a watch on Lucknow anti-terror operations

4:46PM: Terror suspect hiding in Thakurganj locality of Lucknow

4:44PM: IG, ATS, says suspect an ISI agent as per India Today reports

4:42PM: ATS at the spot in Lucknow, top terrorist identified as Saifullah, says India Today

4:40PM: Media reports say that the suspect was involved in train derailment case.

In a highly alarming incident in Uttar Pradesh’ capital city of Lucknow, a terror suspect has sneaked into the Thakurganj locality today. With the security forces, including the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) men surrounding the area, a tense stand-off is currently on. With Uttar Pradesh in the midst of an extremely volatile Assembly elections, the security forces are fearing the worst and have prepared themselves to tackle all situations that may arise from this encounter. According to sources at the spot, there is gunfire going on with both parties exchanging fire. However, there are no reports of anyone getting injured. An explosion too has been reported at the spot. Police are questioning a number of suspects at the moment in an effort to find out the details about how and why the militant got into the city. The authorities are linking the militant to the explosion in the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train in the morning today, where a mobile phone exploded, causing injury to as many as 9 people. The stand-off has been continuing for the last 30 minutes.