Kanpur connection of terrorists caught in Lucknow, ATS picks up 4 suspects, seek for associates continues

Kanpur: In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, the ATS has arrested two terrorists of the Al Qaeda-backed Ansar Gajwatul Hind group from Lucknow. This motion of ATS has foiled an enormous conspiracy. Many accomplices of the arrested terrorists Maseeruddin and Minhaj are nonetheless absconding, who’re getting Kanpur connections. Several groups of ATS have camped in areas like Chamanganj, Jajmau, Nai Sadak, Macharia of the town. According to sources, the ATS has raided and detained 4 to 5 suspects late final night time. Maseeruddin and Minhaj, who had been arrested from Lucknow, are lively members of the Al-Qaeda-backed Ansar Ghazwatul Hind group. His handler Umar Halmandi is sitting in Pakistan. According to sources, Masiruddin and Minhaj had been working to attach youths of main cities of UP together with Kanpur within the terrorist group. Many associates of Masiruddin and Minhaj are hiding in Kanpur, who work for them. According to info associated to Kanpur, ATS has received maps of protection establishments of Kanpur from Masiruddin and Minhaj. Along with this, each of them additionally got here to Kanpur. Visited numerous locations within the metropolis. During the interrogation of ATS, it has been discovered that their accomplices are in Kanpur, who work for Maseeruddin and Minhaj. They transmit info associated to Kanpur to the terrorists. Both the terrorists had been making an attempt to hold out some main incident with the assistance of their associates. The Kanpur Police is on excessive alert after the 2 terrorists had been caught from Lucknow. Intensive checking marketing campaign has been carried out at main locations of the town together with Kanpur Central station, bus stand on Sunday night time. Suspicious autos are additionally being checked. Along with this, autos coming into the town are additionally being monitored. Terrorist incidents of Kanpur 21 years in the past on 14 August 2000, the primary cooker bomb blast came about in Aryanagar. ISI agent Imtiaz was arrested from Sachendi on 11 September 2009, together with the second ISI agent Waqas was arrested from Bithoor on 27 September 2009. On 18 September 2011, ATS arrested Rehman alias Gaddu from Rail Bazar. Rehman was an ISI agent, sending info to Pakistan. A suspect who carried out the Patna blasts was arrested by ATS from Panki station on April 14. In 2017 the Khorasan module of ISIS terrorists was uncovered. ATS had arrested Karuzzama alias Kamaruddin of Hizbul Mujahideen on 14 September 2018 from Jajmau. .