Gujarat ATS arrests 5 more in Jaish module; probe reveals 8 IED trial runs
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested five additional individuals linked to a Jaish-e-Mohammed module. Investigations reveal the group had moved beyond propaganda to conducting eight IED trial runs and procuring materials for potential attacks.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing counter-terrorism efforts against radicalized cells attempting to develop domestic explosive capabilities in India.
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested five more alleged members of a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)-linked module, claiming the group had progressed beyond extremist propaganda and was actively preparing to carry out improvised explosive device (IED) blasts after years of planning and experimentation.The latest arrests take the investigation further into what has been described as an organised conspiracy involving recruitment, radicalisation, bomb-making training and repeated attempts to develop the capability to execute terrorist attacks.Talking to reports, ATS officials said that the five arrested are Bilal Shera (24), Mohammed Ayub Kadiwal (22), Ayub Sunsara (20), Shafria Rais Mukhi (21), and Mohammedhasan Kardiya (20).They were produced before a court, which granted the ATS eight days of police remand.Thew ATS in a statement said that Bilal is a resident of Kathwada in Ahmedabad, Kadiwal, Kardiya, Sunsara are from Patan ad Mukhi is from Vadgam Banaskantha.The arrests are part of an FIR registered…
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