MUMBAI: The suspects arrested for their alleged inclination against the global terror outfit, IS, had been planning to focus on some places in Aurangabad, Mumbai and different parts of the country, said an officer of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday.
Nine suspects had been arrested and a minor detained from Aurangabad and Mumbra lately for allegedly planning to carry out terror moves.
The ATS used to be tracking the actions of the suspects, following which the vigilance used to be higher manifold. The reason why for opting for to focus on make a choice places in certain cities is also being analysed.
A conversation regarding the similar has been passed directly to the state, following which the security has been beefed up at important installations, said the officer, who used to be a part of the workforce that made the arrests. “We can say they had been in the drafting board at the time of being arrested.”
Sources said that from August 2018, the ATS successfully gathered details about the suspects and their actions with the help of technical surveillance combined with human intelligence. The ATS were given the first enter in regards to the suspects from Mumbra, following which their connection to Aurangabad came to fore.
The suspects’ plan to assault make a choice places in Mumbai and Aurangabad used to be particularly mentioned in a grievance lodged by an ATS officer at the ATS police station at Kala Chowkie in Mumbai on January 22.
Confirming the improvement, a senior officer said, “The objectives identified by the suspects in these cities can't be revealed at this degree.”
The probe additionally reveals that the suspect from Mumbra used to be the first to get impressed by IS ideology and began bringing others into the fold with out even informing them in regards to the path through which they had been being driven.
The officer said that every one details extracted from the suspects had been being verified and cross-verified before taking them on file. “The suspects may even try to lie to the investigation workforce. Hence, ATS is busy cross-verifying every element obtained from the suspects and retaining every knowledge below the wraps,” he said.
Around 20 groups of the state ATS carried out a sequence of raids in Aurangabad and Mumbra in Thane and arrested nine suspects together with a 17-year-old. These arrests had been followed by every other raid on Saturday through which a 24-year-old from Mumbra used to be arrested. Four of the suspects are close family members.
Nine suspects had been arrested and a minor detained from Aurangabad and Mumbra lately for allegedly planning to carry out terror moves.
The ATS used to be tracking the actions of the suspects, following which the vigilance used to be higher manifold. The reason why for opting for to focus on make a choice places in certain cities is also being analysed.
A conversation regarding the similar has been passed directly to the state, following which the security has been beefed up at important installations, said the officer, who used to be a part of the workforce that made the arrests. “We can say they had been in the drafting board at the time of being arrested.”
Sources said that from August 2018, the ATS successfully gathered details about the suspects and their actions with the help of technical surveillance combined with human intelligence. The ATS were given the first enter in regards to the suspects from Mumbra, following which their connection to Aurangabad came to fore.
The suspects’ plan to assault make a choice places in Mumbai and Aurangabad used to be particularly mentioned in a grievance lodged by an ATS officer at the ATS police station at Kala Chowkie in Mumbai on January 22.
Confirming the improvement, a senior officer said, “The objectives identified by the suspects in these cities can't be revealed at this degree.”
The probe additionally reveals that the suspect from Mumbra used to be the first to get impressed by IS ideology and began bringing others into the fold with out even informing them in regards to the path through which they had been being driven.
The officer said that every one details extracted from the suspects had been being verified and cross-verified before taking them on file. “The suspects may even try to lie to the investigation workforce. Hence, ATS is busy cross-verifying every element obtained from the suspects and retaining every knowledge below the wraps,” he said.
Around 20 groups of the state ATS carried out a sequence of raids in Aurangabad and Mumbra in Thane and arrested nine suspects together with a 17-year-old. These arrests had been followed by every other raid on Saturday through which a 24-year-old from Mumbra used to be arrested. Four of the suspects are close family members.
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