New Delhi, Aug 25: UN-designated terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) headquarters in Pakistan’s Bahawalpur, which were damaged in strikes launched by India under Operation Sindoor last year, have been rebuilt, according to reports.

According to images and intelligence inputs accessed by several media reports, the Markaz Subhanallah, which was badly damaged in India’s strikes last year, has been rebuilt with new plaster, paint, and polished marble.

The central hall of the facility, which had been damaged, has been repaired, with the craters filled and the structure refurbished. The structure, which was fully damaged, now seems to be prepared for regular use by JeM.

The Pakistani establishment provided approximately (Pakistani) Rs 25 crore to JeM in cash instalments, with approximately Rs 11 crore reportedly given for reconstruction of the central hall, several media reports claimed, citing intelligence inputs.

The structures adjoining the main complex, including the Madrasa Al-Sabir, described as an indoctrination centre, and residential quarters used by JeM commanders, which were damaged during Operation Sindoor, have been cleared or demolished, and new construction has taken place at the site.

The Bahawalpur facility was among the sites targeted by India during Operation Sindoor launched in May last year, in response to the terrorist attack carried out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.

India struck at the heart of Pakistan-based terror infrastructure, targeting well-known training camps in Muridke and Bahawalpur in a joint operation conducted by the Indian Army, Air Force, and Navy.

The highly coordinated operation, launched on May 6 and 7, saw firing of 24 missiles that precisely hit nine terror facilities across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), killing an estimated 70 terrorists.

Only verified terror camps were targeted, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters in Muridke and key facilities in Bahawalpur — both long identified as hubs of extremist training and indoctrination.

Operation Sindoor was a significant demonstration of India’s military and strategic capability, combining both military and non-military measures.

India launched the operation in response to the Pahalgam terror attack that took place on April 22, 2025, in which Pakistan-backed attackers singled out victims after asking about their religion, forcing them to recite the Islamic ‘kalima’ to identify non-Muslims. Among those killed were 25 tourists and one local pony ride operator who tried to save the tourists.

Panaji, Aug 25: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested two men under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for operating a massive cyber-fraud network that defrauded victims through fake “digital arrests” and laundered proceeds into foreign currency, the agency said on Monday.

The ED produced the accused, identified as Fahim Moin Hussain Sayed and Naim Mueen Sayyed, before the Special PMLA Court in Goa on Monday, securing five days of custody until August 29.

The accused were arrested on Sunday following a complaint by a woman victim in North Goa, the agency said in a statement.

The money laundering probe stems from an FIR registered by the Cyber Crime Police Station, North Goa.

A local resident suffered a loss of Rs 2.60 crore after fraudsters placed her under continuous video call surveillance under the guise of a “digital arrest” and coerced her into transferring funds into fraudulent “secret supervision accounts” between May 21 and June 2 this year.

Investigating officers discovered the money entered an organised apparatus designed to convert cyber-fraud proceeds into cash and foreign currency through RBI-licensed full fledged money changers.

The victim’s money was routed within hours through an initial layer of dormant and newly opened bank accounts before being dispersed among more than 400 beneficiary accounts through transfers, cash withdrawals, self-cheques and payment gateways.

The trail then extended to an interconnected network of commodity, trading, travel and foreign-exchange entities, the ED said.

The agency said that the trail exposed an interconnected network of trading, travel, and foreign-exchange entities that recorded banking transactions exceeding Rs 27,850 crore. This network deposited Rs 2,904 crore in cash, including Rs 584.70 crore deposited via 61,448 separate transactions at bulk note acceptance machines.

The bank accounts of these dummy entities link to 163 FIRs and 330 complaints across 20 states and Union Territories, representing total reported victim losses of Rs 417.49 crore.

In 101 of these complaints, funds belonging to a single victim were routed to two or more entities within the same group during the same fraud, indicating that the accounts functioned as a common pool rather than as independent businesses.

The syndicate incorporated companies using names of drivers and employees living in single-room tenements to act as dummy directors while controlling the operations externally.

The ED conducted searches across 20 premises in Mumbai and Goa on July 17 and August 21 and yielded Rs 3.25 crore in cash and froze bank balances exceeding Rs 30 crore. The agency also seized digital devices, books of account, records and statutory registers, which are currently under examination.

Chennai, Aug 25: The Madras High Court has warned Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and Minister Aadhav Arjuna that they could each face a penalty of Rs 50,000 if they fail to file applications seeking the dismissal of election petitions against them by August 27.

The warning was issued by Justice V. Lakshminarayanan while hearing petitions challenging the election victories of the two leaders from the Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East Assembly constituencies.

DMK candidate R.D. Sekar, along with voters Dinesh and Lakshmi Narasimhan, had filed separate election petitions questioning Vijay’s victory from the Perambur constituency.

In a similar petition, DMK candidate Inigo Irudayaraj challenged Aadhav Arjuna’s election from the Tiruchirappalli East constituency.

When the cases came up for hearing, counsel representing the Chief Minister sought two weeks to file an application requesting the dismissal of the petitions. The judge, however, declined to grant the requested time, observing that the court had already made it clear during the previous hearing that no further extension would be allowed for filing such an application.

Justice Lakshminarayanan referred to Section 86 of the Representation of the People Act and underlined the need for the speedy disposal of election disputes.

He observed that election petitions should, as far as practicable, be heard continuously and concluded within six months from the date on which they are presented before the High Court.

Counsel appearing for Aadhav Arjuna also informed the court that the minister intended to submit an application seeking rejection of the election petition against him and requested additional time for completing the process.

The court refused to provide a two-week extension to his side as well.

The judge ultimately granted both Vijay and Aadhav Arjuna time until August 27 to file their respective dismissal applications.

The court made it clear that failure to submit the applications within the stipulated deadline would result in the imposition of a Rs 50,000 penalty.

The matter is expected to be taken up again after the deadline, when the court will consider any applications filed by the Chief Minister and the minister and decide the further course of proceedings in the election disputes.