The name Nikonova is a homage to its chief designer, Gennadiy Nikonov, who had previously worked on the Nikonov machine gun. The AN-94 is a Russian-made assault rifle, whose initials stand for 'Avtomat Nikonova' 1994 model.

Sources told IANS that the sophisticated assault riles were being smuggled through Nepal, but the neighbouring nation had no clue about the AN-94 deliveries to India. This is the first time that the AN-94 has been used in a gang war as criminals would earlier carry out killings and encounters with AK-47s.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.The murder of acclaimed Punjabi singer Shubhdep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, has shocked probe agencies as the weapon used was an AN-94 Russian Assault rifle. This comes following reports published in The Wire. The Opposition has alleged that names of several Indian politicians, journalists, lawyers, and activists have appeared on the leaked list of potential targets for surveillance by an unidentified agency using Pegasus spyware. The MPs carried banners with the slogan '#Pegausus Snoop Gate'.Įarlier on Thursday, TMC MP Santanu Sen snatched the statement on Pegasus matter from Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Rajya Sabha and tore it into pieces, amid the ongoing standoff over the Pegasus issue between the Centre and Opposition. The protesting MPs demanded a Supreme Court-monitored judicial probe in this matter. There is no other word for this,' added the Congress leader.Įarlier today, Congress, DMK and Shiv Sena MPs protested against the alleged Pegasus snooping controversy in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue inside Parliament premises on Friday. They have used it against all the institutions of this country. 'They have used it politically.They have used it in Karnataka. The Prime Minister and Home Minister have used this against the Indian state and against our institutions,' said Rahul Gandhi.

'Pegasus is classified by the Israeli state as a weapon and that weapon is supposed to be used against terrorists. Attacking the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Pegasus spyware is an Israeli classified weapon that the government has used against the institutions of the country.

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