Another man arrested from Maharashtra's Parbhani for suspected IS links

August 07, 2016 19:35

Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad today arrested one more person for his alleged links with the terror outfit Islamic State from Parbhani district of the state.

This is the third such arrest in the district in the last one month.

Shaikh Iqbal Shaikh Kabeer Ahmed (24) was arrested early this morning from Madina Nagar locality in Parbhani , ATS sources said.

On July 14, Naser bin Yafai Chaus (31), a suspected IS operative, was arrested in the city. He was allegedly in touch with another wanted accused, Farooque, based in Syria, and was trying to influence the youth through social networking sites using different handles and profiles.

It led to the arrest of 24-year-old Shahid Khan from the district on July 24 on the charge of having links with the Islamic State.

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