4 Al-Qaeda terrorists arrested in Gujarat for running fake currency racket, spreading group's ideology
Four terrorists, linked to Al-Qaeda, and involved in running a fake currency racket as well as spreading the global terror group's ideology have been arrested by the Gujarat anti-terrorist squad (ATS), media reports said.
One of them was arrested from another state, the ATS said.
The terror accused - Mohd Faiq, Mohd Fardeen, Sefullah Kureshi, and Zeeshan Ali - used social media platforms and suspicious apps to spread Al-Qaeda's ideology, NDTV reported, quoting sources.
According to reports, all of them used auto-delete apps to clean any trace of their communication footprint.
They are being interrogated.
Gujarat ATS officers told the media that the accused have been associated with Al-Qaeda for a long time. They came in touch with the terror outfit on social media platforms.
The four came in the ATS radar after they were detected discussing terror activities in the state.
The Gujarat ATS said they are analysing the chats and social media handles.
Created by Osama bin Laden's mentor, Al-Qaeda grew as an organization to fund terrorists in Afghanistan. al-Qaeda, its affiliates, and those inspired by the group have been involved in planning and executing attacks in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.
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Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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