New Delhi: Delhi Police on Monday arrested a suspected al-Qaeda terrorist from Haryana. According to sources, the suspected terrorist, Abdul Sami was trained in Pakistan.
If sources are to be believed, the alleged terrorist is a resident of Jamshedpur. He went to Dubai and Karachi, was trained in Mansera, Pakistan before coming to India in 2015.
The 32-year-old mad, was arrested by Delhi Police's Special Cell from Nuh town in Mewat. He was brought and produced before a court which remanded him in police custody till February 1, Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Arvind Deep said.
On January 6, the Special Cell had arrested Maulana Anzar Shah, a cleric from Bangalore, for alleged links with AQIS.
In December, they had arrested three suspected AQIS operatives.
While Mohammed Asif (41), the first one to be arrested from Seelampur in Delhi, is believed to be one of the founding members and the head (amir) of AQIS's motivation, recruitment and training wing, another operative Abdul Rahman (37) was arrested from Jagatpur area of Cuttack in Odisha.
The third suspected AQIS terrorist to be arrested was Zafar Masood, who allegedly acted as a financier for the module. He was arrested from mohalla Deepa Sarai in UP's Sambhal district. Shah, the fourth to be arrested, had allegedly met Mohammed Asif at a religious congregation in Bangalore, following which he was introduced to Abdul Rahman and Zafar Masood.
He was asked provide logistical support whenever the need arose, said an official privy to the investigation. They were all booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The police have yet not disclosed Sami's role in the module.
(With inputs from PTI)
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