MP ATS arrests Indian Mujahideen terrorist from Khandwa
Jul 04, 2024
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 4 : Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a terrorist associated with the banned organisation Indian Mujahideen (IM) from his residence in Khandwa district on Thursday morning, an official said.
The arrested terrorist has been identified as Faizan (34), a resident of Kanjar Mohalla, Saluja Colony, in Khandwa district. The team of ATS also recovered a huge amount of Jihadi literature related to IM, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and other terrorist organisations, four mobile phones, one pistol and five live cartridges from the spot.
Inspector General of MP ATS, Dr Ashish said, "On the instruction of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, state ATS is keeping a close eye on the entire state to adopt a zero tolerance policy to prevent terrorist and other anti-national activities. In this sequence, the ATS team on Thursday morning arrested a terrorist Faizan (34 years), associated with the banned organisation Indian Mujahideen from his residence in Khandwa district. A crime has been registered against him under Sections 13 (1) (B), 18, 20, 38 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967."
A large amount of Jihadi literature related to IM, ISIS and other terrorist organisations, four mobile phones, one pistol and five live cartridges. Membership forms of SIMI (Students' Islamic Movement of India) organisation have been seized from the spot, the officer said.
He added that Jihadi literature, videos and photos of various terrorist organisations - Indian Mujahideen, ISIS, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba etc. were found in the mobile phone and digital device seized from his possession.
"The arrested terrorist has also been found to be in contact with members of the banned organisation SIMI. He was propagating the ideology of IM / ISIS by posting Jihadi posts related to Indian Mujahideen on his social media - Facebook account. Along with this, videos of Mujahideen training camps running in Pakistan, speeches of Masood Azhar (Jaish-e-Mohammed) Lashkar-e-Taiba, story of Kandahar plane hijacking, statements of Mullah Omar and posts related to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) were being circulated through social media," the officer further said.
