The sleuths of the Anti-Terrorists Squad claimed to have made further successes when they arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly having links with terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed and being in touch with handlers in Pakistan and Afghanistan through social media.
The arrest of Habibul Islam alias Saifullah by the ATS comes close on the heels of the arrest of Mohammad Nadeem (25), an alleged terrorist linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed who was tasked with carrying out a 'fidayeen' attack on suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
"Based on the interrogation of Mohammad Nadeem, who was arrested from Saharanpur on Friday, a field unit of Kanpur has arrested Habibul Islam alias Saifullah (19). Habibul has admitted that he knows Nadeem and both are connected with terror link JeM," the ATS claimed here on Sunday.
“Following Nadeem's interrogation, Saifullah was brought from Fatehpur to Kanpur. He was later arrested. Saifullah admitted that he knew Nadeem and both of them were linked to JeM,” the UP ATS said in a statement on Sunday.
Indian and international links of Saifullah are being probed and he has been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Additional Director General of Police (ATS) Naveen Arora said here on Sunday.