UP ATS raids TMC leader's home, madrasa in Bengal in terror funding case

Kolkata: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Thursday conducted raids at multiple locations in West Bengal, including the residence of a local Trinamool Congress leader and a madrasa in North 24 Parganas district, in connection with an alleged terror-funding case.

The ATS conducted search operations in Rameswarpur village of Hasnabad block in North 24 Parganas at the residence of Trinamool leader Abdullah Gazi and the Rameswarpur Darul Uloom madrasa. The ATS team was accompanied by personnel from the CAPF.

According to sources, the raids were related to suspected overseas funding that was allegedly routed into the bank accounts of Gazi and his son, purportedly for the expansion and construction of the madrasa. However, when the ATS team reached Gazi's residence, both Gazi and his son were absconding. The Uttar Pradesh ATS had arrested Gazi on the same charges two years ago.