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Maharashtra ATS arrests suspected Islamic State mediator

ByPTI, Parbhani, Maharashtra
Jul 15, 2016 11:35 AM IST

The accused had allegedly planned a bomb blast in the city in the month of Ramzan and was to receive some weapons from Syria, ATS inspector Manik Bendre said

A 31-year-old suspected mediator of the Islamic State (IS) has been arrested by the Nanded ATS in Parbhani.

An Islamic State flag is seen in this picture illustration. A 31-year-old suspected mediator of the Islamic State (IS) has been arrested by the Nanded ATS in Parbhani.(Reuers File Photo)
An Islamic State flag is seen in this picture illustration. A 31-year-old suspected mediator of the Islamic State (IS) has been arrested by the Nanded ATS in Parbhani.(Reuers File Photo)

The accused had allegedly planned a bomb blast in the city in the month of Ramzan and was to receive some weapons from Syria, ATS inspector Manik Bendre said.

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Bendre said Naser Bin Abubakar Yafai came in contact with the terror outfit through internet and had renewed his passport to visit Syria.

Yafai, a resident of the Gadiwan locality in the city, had frequent discussions with one Farooq from Syria, the officer said.

He was arrested on Thursday and a case against him was registered at Kalachauki police station in Mumbai.

Parbhani police said the accused has been remanded to a seven-day police custody by the railway court of Aurangabad.

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