India News | Suspected Member of Terror Outfit AQIS Held in Bengal
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested a suspected member of the terror outfit, Al Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent (AQIS), in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, a senior officer said on Sunday.
Kolkata, Nov 6 (PTI) A Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested a suspected member of the terror outfit, Al Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent (AQIS), in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, a senior officer said on Sunday.
The 20-year-old man allegedly provided logistical support to the organisation by helping in recruitment as well as preparing false Indian ID cards, he said.
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He was arrested on Saturday night from his hideout in Mathurapur in South 24 Parganas district.
“We came to know of his hideout after questioning those arrested earlier. We laid a trap and arrested him from Mathurapur on Saturday,” the senior officer said.
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The suspected AQIS member was remanded to police custody till November 14 by a court.
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