Gujarat ATS widens JeM crackdown, arrests 5 more in terror module probe
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested five additional individuals in connection with a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror module, bringing the total number of detainees to 13. Authorities are investigating the group's alleged attempts to manufacture time bombs and their possession of extremist literature.
Why it matters
The expansion of this investigation highlights ongoing security concerns regarding domestic terror cells and the procurement of illicit bomb-making materials.
NEW DELHI: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested five more people allegedly linked to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from Patan district.The five accused, identified as Bilal Abidbhai Shera, Mohammad Ayub Kadiwala alias Mohammed Khadiyasan, Mohammad Palanpuri alias Khali Ayub Sunsara, Shafia Rais Mukhti alias Shafi Chapi and Mohammad Hasan Kardia alias Hasan Haidarpuri, were arrested from Khadiyal village in Siddhpur taluka, officials said on Thursday.The five were produced before Judicial Magistrate R M Bhatia at Kadi in Mehsana district, who remanded them in ATS custody until July 24.The arrests have brought the number of accused held in connection with the alleged module to 13 after eight alleged JeM operatives were arrested on July 3.
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