Gujarat ATS arrests four Al Qaeda-linked 'terrorists'

The Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested four alleged terrorists affiliated with Al Qaeda Indian Subcontinent on Wednesday. The four arrested include Fardin Sheikh from Ahmedabad, Mahammad Faique from Delhi, Jishan Ali from Noida and Saifullah Qureshi from Gujarat.

Speaking to the media, Gujarat DIG ATS Sunil Joshi said they had received a tip-off about five Instagram accounts spreading ideologies espoused by Al Qaeda. The input was taken up for investigation and a technical team was created. Once the accounts were analysed and account holders identified, these four were put under digital and physical surveillance, which revealed their suspicious behaviour. After that, four different teams were despatched and four people were picked up. Their social media accounts revealed that they were propagating the ideology of the proscribed outfit across the country. Faique was in touch with the social media accounts of Pakistan, which provided him with Jihadi materials.