A suspected terrorist was apprehended by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Jharkhand Police from the Bhuli locality in Dhanbad district, officials reported on Thursday.
The accused, identified as Amaar Yasar, was previously associated with the proscribed outfit Indian Mujahideen and is alleged to have recently become involved in anti-national activities under the banner of another banned organization, Hizb ut Tahrir.
Jharkhand Director General of Police Anurag Gupta stated, &ldquo;Amaar Yasar was arrested from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, in 2014 for his involvement with Indian Mujahideen. After securing bail, he resumed subversive activities and joined Hizb ut Tahrir in May 2024. He has three cases registered against him in Jaipur and Jodhpur related to terror activities and is currently being interrogated.&rdquo;
The arrest follows a series of coordinated raids carried out earlier by the ATS across Wasseypur and surrounding areas of Dhanbad, which led to the detention of four individuals allegedly connected to Hizb ut Tahrir.&nbsp;
Those taken into custody were identified as Gulfam Hass of Wasseypur, Aayan Javed from Azad Nagar Aman Society, his wife Shabnam Parveen of Shamsher Nagar, and Mohammad Shahzad Alam.
During these operations, ATS personnel seized two pistols, 12 live rounds of ammunition, radical literature, documents linked to outlawed organisations, and more than six mobile phones and laptops.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the group was attempting to form a separate module with the intention of broadening the terror network in the region.&nbsp;
According to ATS sources, the arrested individuals were influenced by the ideology of Hizb ut Tahrir, which promotes the establishment of a global Islamic Caliphate.
Founded in Jerusalem in 1953, Hizb ut Tahrir was designated a banned organization by the Indian government in 2010 due to its extremist ideology and attempts to compromise national security.
The ATS has confirmed that the investigation is ongoing and a manhunt has been initiated to track down additional suspects believed to be part of the same network.
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ATS uncovers terror module in Dhanbad; arms, devices, and extremist material seized during multiple arrests

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ATS uncovers terror module in Dhanbad; arms, devices, and extremist material seized during multiple arrests

May 1, 2025 | 16:38 IST