Ahmedabad, 22/5: Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Monday arrested four Bangladeshi nationals residing in Ahmedabad illegally on charges of radicalising locals to join Al-Qaeda and generate funds to help the banned terrorist organization.
Addressing a press conference, Deputy Inspector General, ATS, Deepan Bhadran said, “Prima facie, the investigation has found that the four persons were trained by their handler based in Bangladesh before being sent to India. They were working for radicalising locals to join the banned terror outfit and generate funds for Al-Qaeda.”
ATS has charged the four foreign nationals under various sections-38, 39 and 40 of Unlawful Activities (prevention) Act, among other sections of Indian Penal Code. They have been identified as Mohammad Sojibmiya, Munna Khalid Ansari alias Munnkhan, Azharul Islam Khalifuddin Ansari alias Akashkhan and Abdul Latif alias Mominul Ansar