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Five persons including four Kashmiris arrested in Gujarat

By News Desk

June 10, 2023

The Anti-terrorism squad of Gujarat Police claimed that they arrested five youths including four Kashmiris and a woman.

Police claimed that it had received inputs that three militants were planning to move outside India via Gujarat and during the operation to stop them, four have been arrested.

For the last several days, Gujarat ATS special squad has been working in Porbandar and neighbouring regions for special operations. “During their operations, the ATS detained five people including a woman associated with the ISJK organization,” Police said.

ATS of Gujarat Police claimed to have arrested three Kashmir youths identified as Ubaid Nazir, Hanan Hayat Shawl & Mohammad Hazim Shah.

Upon their disclosure, two more suspects including Sumaira Bano of Surat and one Zubair Ahmed Munshi of Kashmir.

ATS said that they four had been radicalized by the extremist organization and were being transported to Afghanistan by sea via Iran to join Islamic State Khorasan Province.