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| UP ATS busts al-Qaida module in Lucknow, foils major attack |
| 2021-07-12 |
| [OneIndia] The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has busted a terror module linked to al-Qaeda in Lucknow. They were reportedly planning suicide kabooms in crowded areas of Lucknow and other cities of Uttar Pradesh. Two men named Minaz Ahmad and Nasiruddin, both residents of Lucknow, have been arrested as part of the operation. ANI's sources had also reportedly said that the duo were in touch with people across the border, and suspicious material has been recovered. Both residents of the Lucknow, were apprehended by the state police''s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and they were planning to "unleash terror activities on August 15 (Independence Day) in different cities of the state", including Lucknow, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar told news hounds. "The ATS has arrested two active members belonging to al-Qaeda-supported ''Ansar Ghazwatul Hind''. Minhaz Ahmed, a resident of Lucknow''s Dubagga area, and Maseeruddin, a resident of Lucknow''s Madiaon area, have been arrested. Explosive material has been recovered from them," he said. Ahmed and Maseeruddin, on the instructions of Umar Halmandi, the head of the Uttar Pradesh module of the al-Qaeda, along with their associates were planning to "unleash terror activities on August 15 in different cities of the state, especially its capital Lucknow", the additional director general of police (ADGP) said. "They were planning explosions at important places, memorials and crowded places, and also to use human bombs. For this, they were collecting weapons and explosives," Kumar said. He also said that members of this module are not only from Lucknow, but also from Kanpur in the state. Raids are being conducted at different places to apprehend associates of these terrorists, Ahmed and Maseeruddin, the ADGP said. "During interrogation, the accused persons said that their accomplices bravely ran away from their house. The ATS team along with the local police has undertaken intensive checking," Kumar said and added that a case has been registered in this connection at the ATS station. They will be produced before a court, and then taken into police custody. Related: Uttar Pradesh: 2021-07-08 Top arms smuggler linked to Khalistan terrorists arrested Uttar Pradesh: 2021-07-03 Darbhanga parcel bomb: NIA raids in Hyderabad lead to recovery of incriminating material Uttar Pradesh: 2021-07-03 NIA raids several locations at UP, Punjab in connection with Khalistan Tiger Force extortion case Related: Lucknow: 2021-06-24 ISI to ISIS: How marriages in India are being exploited for religious conversion Lucknow: 2021-05-31 NIA chargesheets two over ground workers of Hizbul Mujahideen Lucknow: 2021-04-04 Gujarat Assembly passes bill penalising fraudulent conversion by marriage Related: Ansar Ghazwatul Hind: 2021-04-11 J&K: 5 terrorists gunned down, 31 toes up thus far in 2021 plus 138 tied up Ansar Ghazwatul Hind: 2021-03-23 NIA charges Hizbul’s gun-runners who were sustaining political-terrorist nexus in J&K Ansar Ghazwatul Hind: 2019-05-24 Emir of Al-Qaeda allied Ansar Ghazwatul Hind, Zakir Musa, has been officially killed |
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| #2 The Muslim population in Uttar Pradesh was estimated to be 43,988,561 (19.3% of total population of Uttar-Pradesh) in 2018 and forms the second largest religion in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. |
| Posted by: Gerthudion Whomoper3485 2021-07-12 09:06 |
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| Posted by: Wren 2021-07-12 02:06 |