NIA arrests alleged operative of al-Qaeda affiliate
The Hindu
Case pertains to a conspiracy to trigger IED blast in Lucknow
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an alleged al-Qaeda affiliated operative in connection with a conspiracy by the terror outfit to trigger an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow.
The accused has been identified as Tawheed Ahmad Shah, a resident of Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir. He was arrested on Monday.
The case was initially registered by the Anti-Terror Squad of Uttar Pradesh on July 11, 2021 against the persons who had entered into a conspiracy to recruit members for an al-Qaeda affiliate named Ansaar Gajwatul Hind (AGH) and to commit terrorist acts in Lucknow. The NIA took over the probe days later.
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