An "imam" of a mosque here was arrested today by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai Police for his alleged links with three suspected militants of the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba, arrested last week in the city.Maulana Ghulam Yahya Allah Baksh, hailing from North 24 Pargana district in West Bengal, was picked up from the Haj House in south Mumbai by ATS after the three suspected militants spilled the beans during interrogation.
The "imam", who leads prayers in a mosque, was arrested under several sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 2004, Jaijit Singh, Additional Commissioner of Police Jaijit Singh told PTI. Fortyfour-year-old Maulana was produced before a magistrate who remanded him to police custody till January 24.
According to ATS, Maulana was instrumental in providing shelter to the three militants from Jammu and Kashmir, arrested last week. Maulana, who had been working as Imam in Haj House Masjid since 1996, had also helped them to conceal arms and material used for making bombs, ATS alleged.