Popular Front of India’s grasp coach Yaqub arrested from Bihar’s East Champaran

By Express News Service

PATNA: Bihar anti-terrorism squad (ATS) and National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested the grasp coach of the outlawed Popular Front of India (PFI) Yaqub alias Sultan Usman Khan, from East Champaran district in Bihar.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint group of NIA, ATS, and East Champran police carried out a raid at Bansghat Gawandara village underneath Chakia police station late on Tuesday and took Yaqub into custody.

It couldn’t be instantly recognized whether or not any unlawful doc was recovered from his possession on the time of his arrest. The NIA later took the alleged grasp coach to an undisclosed location for additional interrogation. 

Superintendent of Police (SP), East Champaran, Kantesh Kumar Mishra confirmed the arrest of Yaqub. He mentioned the district police prolonged its full cooperation within the operation in opposition to the PFI activist, who was absconding for lengthy.

Yaqub got here into the limelight about 4 years in the past when a video exhibiting him imparting coaching to newly recruited members of PFI at Gandhi Maidan in Chakia had gone viral on social media. This caught the eye of intelligence companies.

Authoritative sources in state police headquarters mentioned that Yaqub was a frequent customer to Phulwarisharif workplace of PFI earlier than the searches carried out in opposition to the banned outfit in September final yr. He used to impart coaching to youths.

Yaqub’s arrest adopted the motion initiated in opposition to Azhar and Jalaluddin in Phulwarisharif locality of the state capital final yr. The Patna police had busted a terrorist coaching module of PFI. Later the case was handed over to NIA.

The arrest of the trio suspects has supplied important info to NIA, which is conducting an investigation into the Phulwarisharif module of PFI. In September final yr, union authorities declared PFI an outlawed outfit which was concerned inti-India actions.

Yaqub is said to be keen on flaunting weapons on social media platforms. In one of many movies, Yaqub may be seen posing for the digital camera as he oversees a bunch of youths coaching within the yard.

In different visuals, he may be seen brandishing weapons and swords. “Yaqub’s arrest is a significant development in action against PFI activities in the state,” a senior IPS officer mentioned on situation of anonymity. 

PATNA: Bihar anti-terrorism squad (ATS) and National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested the grasp coach of the outlawed Popular Front of India (PFI) Yaqub alias Sultan Usman Khan, from East Champaran district in Bihar.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint group of NIA, ATS, and East Champran police carried out a raid at Bansghat Gawandara village underneath Chakia police station late on Tuesday and took Yaqub into custody.

It couldn’t be instantly recognized whether or not any unlawful doc was recovered from his possession on the time of his arrest. The NIA later took the alleged grasp coach to an undisclosed location for additional interrogation. googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Superintendent of Police (SP), East Champaran, Kantesh Kumar Mishra confirmed the arrest of Yaqub. He mentioned the district police prolonged its full cooperation within the operation in opposition to the PFI activist, who was absconding for lengthy.

Yaqub got here into the limelight about 4 years in the past when a video exhibiting him imparting coaching to newly recruited members of PFI at Gandhi Maidan in Chakia had gone viral on social media. This caught the eye of intelligence companies.

Authoritative sources in state police headquarters mentioned that Yaqub was a frequent customer to Phulwarisharif workplace of PFI earlier than the searches carried out in opposition to the banned outfit in September final yr. He used to impart coaching to youths.

Yaqub’s arrest adopted the motion initiated in opposition to Azhar and Jalaluddin in Phulwarisharif locality of the state capital final yr. The Patna police had busted a terrorist coaching module of PFI. Later the case was handed over to NIA.

The arrest of the trio suspects has supplied important info to NIA, which is conducting an investigation into the Phulwarisharif module of PFI. In September final yr, union authorities declared PFI an outlawed outfit which was concerned inti-India actions.

Yaqub is said to be keen on flaunting weapons on social media platforms. In one of many movies, Yaqub may be seen posing for the digital camera as he oversees a bunch of youths coaching within the yard.

In different visuals, he may be seen brandishing weapons and swords. “Yaqub’s arrest is a significant development in action against PFI activities in the state,” a senior IPS officer mentioned on situation of anonymity.