One arrested in Maharashtra for alleged terror links

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad in a joint operation with Bihar ATS arrested one person for alleged terror links. Shariyat Mandal, a labourer at a construction site near in Pune is being taken to Patna after securing a transit bail in a Pune court.

Pune:A person accused of having links to terror outfits was arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad in Maharashtra on Thursday.

The arrest came days after two Bangladeshi nationals with alleged terror links were arrested in Patna, the police had said.

Bihar ATS, in a joint operation with Maharashtra ATS on Thursday, arrested Shariyat Mandal (19), a labourer at a construction site near Chakan, 40 km from Pune.

A Maharashtra ATS official said the Mandal was being taken to Patna after securing a transit bail in a Pune court.

Bihar ATS had seized documents related to the deputation of central forces in Jammu and Kashmir from the two Bangladeshi suspects - Khairul Mandal and Abu Sultan from Jhenaidah district of Bangladesh.

Both are associated with the terror outfit Jamiat-Ul- Mujahideen Bangladesh and Islamic State Bangladesh (ISBD).

Mandal hails from West Bengal and was in constant touch with the two terror suspects held in Patna.