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Time of India
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
ATS arrest fifth HUT operative from Dhanbad
1 2 Ranchi: The state anti-terrorism squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested Ammar Yashar, an operative of the terror organisation Hizb-ul-Tahrir (HUT), from Dhanbad taking the total number of arrests in the ongoing investigation against the banned organisation to five. The ATS on Friday said Yashar was also a former Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative and Jodhpur police had arrested him in this connection in 2014. He came out on bail in May 2024 and joined HuT in Dhanbad. According to the ATS, at least three cases are registered against Yashar under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Arms Act and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in different police stations of Jaipur and Jodhpur in Rajasthan. Earlier on April 26, the ATS conducted raids at about one dozen places in the Bank More area of Dhanbad and arrested four HUT members identified as Gulfam Hasan, Ayaan Jawed, Md Sehjaad Alam and Sabnam Parvin. Two pistols, 12 cartridges, several electronic devices, including mobile phones, a laptop and a large number of documents and books related to various banned organisations, were seized from them. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Scarlett Johansson, 40, Shows Off Her Real Size In A New Vacation Photos 33 Bridges Undo "During interrogation, Jawed provided information about Yashar's involvement with the HUT. He was nabbed from the Shamsher Nagar area of Dhanbad. Suspicious documents linking him to the banned group have also been seized. He was produced in court and subsequently sent to jail." Notably, HUT was banned under UAPA by the Centre on October 10, 2024. The ATS has registered the first criminal case against the organisation in the country following the ban. The case has been registered under sections related to punishment for organising a camp to impart training in terrorism and involvement in terrorism under the UAPA, and sedition and conspiracy provisions of the BNS.
Time of India
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Jharkhand: ATS arrest Former Indian Mujahideen operative Ammar Yashar
Dhanbad: Ammar Yashar, a former operative of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), was apprehended by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) during the investigation into the Jharkhand module of Hizb ut-Tahrir on Thursday, said officials. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack India's Rafale-M deal may turn up the heat on Pakistan China's support for Pakistan may be all talk, no action India brings grounded choppers back in action amid LoC tensions He was arrested in the Shamsher Nagar area of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. According to officials, he was produced in court and subsequently sent to jail. According to ATS, Ammar was earlier associated with the banned organisation Indian Mujahideen and was arrested by Jodhpur Police in 2014. He was released in May 2024, on bail after spending 10 years in jail. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Vadodara – Rediscover clear hearing with these tiny but powerful hearing aids. Learn More Undo Following his release, he re-established contact with Hizb- ul- Tahrir ( HuT) operatives, who were arrested by ATS recently. Ammar's renewed involvement was revealed during the interrogation of Ayan Javed, a HuT member arrested by ATS recently. ATS revealed that, Javed gave the crucial about Ammar that led to the seizure of suspicious documents from him, linking him to the banned group. Live Events Therefore, ATS launched the massive crackdown on terror networks in April 26 in Dhanbad. During the significant operation, it arrested four operatives for alleged links to banned organisations Hizb ut-Tahrir and Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). Those arrested were identified as Gulfam Hasan (21), Aayan Javed (21), Md Shahzad Alam (20), and Shabnam Parveen (20). According to a release from the ATS, acting on intelligence inputs, the team recovered illegal arms, electronic devices, and extremist literature during raids on April 26. This marks the first criminal case in India following the recent ban on HuT under the UAPA Act. "On April 26, 2025, based on the facts uncovered from the said intelligence, multiple teams were formed to conduct searches and raids at suspected locations in Dhanbad district. During the raids, the following individuals were arrested. From their possession, two pistols, 12 cartridges, several electronic devices (such as mobile phones, laptops), and a large quantity of documents/books related to banned organisations were recovered. A criminal case has been registered at ATS, Ranchi, and further investigation is underway," the release stated. The HuT (Hizb ut-Tahrir) was banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 by the Government of India on October 10, 2024. This is the first criminal case registered in the country following the ban on this organisation. (ANI)
Indian Express
01-05-2025
- Indian Express
Jharkhand ATS makes 5th arrest in terror-link case
Days after it claimed to have busted a terror module in the state, Jharkhand's ATS Wednesday arrested a fifth suspect from Dhanbad for alleged links to the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT). Ammar Yashar, 33, was detained from Shamsher Nagar under provisions of UAPA, IPC and the Explosives Act. According to an ATS official, Yashar's name came up during questioning of four persons arrested in Dhanbad on April 26. Police claim Yashar, who had been arrested in 2014 over alleged ties with Indian Mujahideen, was granted bail in May last year after spending nearly a decade in prison.
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Time of India
One more arrested in Jharkhand for links with terrorist group
Representative image RANCHI: One more person allegedly linked to an international terrorist organisation was arrested in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, an official said on Thursday. The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the state had arrested four people allegedly linked to several terrorist organisations from the same district on April 26. The ATS picked up 33-year-old Ammar Yashar from Shamsher Nagar locality in Bhuli area on Wednesday. It is suspected that he is associated with Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), an international pan-Islamist organisation which is banned in several countries including India. The ATS also issued a statement saying that it seized Yashar's mobile phone in which several suspicious documents related to banned organisations were found. In the statement, the ATS said Yashar revealed during interrogation that he was previously associated with the banned organisation Indian Mujahideen (IM), for which he was arrested in Jodhpur in 2014 and sent to jail. "After serving about 10 years in prison, he was released on bail in May 2024. Subsequently, he came in contact with Ayan Javed in Dhanbad and several other accused individuals, and was involved with the banned organization HuT (Hizb ut-Tahrir)," it stated. Ayan (21) along with Gulfam Hasan (21), Md Shahzad Alam (20) and Shabnam Pravin (20) were arrested following raids in Dhanbad on April 26. Jharkhand ATS had received a tip-off that some individuals associated with HuT, Al-Qaeda in Indian subcontinent (AQIS), ISIS and other terrorist organisations are trying to recruit youths, the statement said.
