Gujarat ATS foils ISIS terror module
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Monday said it arrested four “terrorists” of the Islamic State from the Sardar Vallabhai Patel airport. The ATS, in a brief note, said the four accused, who were arrested from the airport, were Sri Lankan citizens and terrorists of the Islamic State. More details regarding the arrests are awaited.
According to officials, the four Lankan nationals – Mohammad Nusrat, Mohammad Nufran, Mohammad Faris, and Mohammad Razdin – belong to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. “An information was received that they are coming to India to commit a terror attack,” said Gujarat Police Chief Vikash Sahay.
According to police officials, they have boarded an Ahmadabad-bound flight from Chennai. They were totally radicalized and active members of ISIS and were going to reach Ahmadabad on May 18 or 19. All travelled from Chennai at the same PNR number on the Indigo flight. Verification was done in Colombo too for confirmation, said Gujarat DGP.
The Gujarat ATS has taken the suspects to an undisclosed location for intensive questioning. The arrests were made ahead of the arrival of three IPL teams at the Ahmedabad airport for the qualifier and eliminator games.
In August last year, the ATS arrested three persons from Rajkot for their alleged links to Al Qaeda. They were prima facie working for a Bangladeshi handler to radicalize and recruit people for the banned terrorist organization.
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