Anti- Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh police got a major success when they nabbed a suspected terrorist Abu Zaid, from Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on Saturday night.
A native of Gambir Nagar in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, Abu was coming from Saudi Arabia when he was nabbed by the ATS sleuths at the Mumbai airport. Police claimed he was living in Riyadh from where he was operating operation.
Inspector General of Police (ATS) Aseem Arun said here on Sunday that the name of Abu was taken by the four suspected terrorists who were arrested by ATS in April. The gang members used to talk between them through an App. on Internet. Abu was the leader of the gang who used to influence the youths to join terrorism through this App.
UP ATS had issued a lookout notice on Abu and hence when he landed in Mumbai yesterday, he was arrested immediately.
Arun said that Abu is being brought to lucknow after taking getting a transit remand from a local court in Mumbai today.
In April last, four suspected terrorists—- Umar alias Nazim, Ghazi Baba alias Muzammil, Mufti alias Faizan and Zakwan alias Faizan were arrested by UP ATS from different places. FIR under section 120(B), 121(A),153,123,122(B) of the IPC and other relevant sections were registered against them at the ATS police station in lucknow