The Fact News Service
New Delhi, May 20
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Gujarat arrested four suspected terrorists of ISIS at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.
The four accused, who were detained at the airport, were identified by the ATS as Islamic State terrorists and citizens of Sri Lanka, the agency said in a brief statement.
According to reports the suspects have been taken to an undisclosed location by the Gujarat ATS for intensive questioning. Their exact reason for being at the Ahmedabad airport is unclear.
According to reports, the terrorists traveled from Sri Lanka to Ahmedabad via Chennai. There were reports in the local media that they were in contact with handlers in Pakistan.
The airport has increased security throughout.
Three IPL teams were scheduled to arrive at the Ahmedabad airport for the qualifier and eliminator games, but the arrests were made beforehand.
Two of ISIS’s highest-ranking members were detained in March in India close to the border with Bangladesh. The two ISIS cadres who were apprehended were Anurag Singh, also known as Rehan, who lived in Panipat, Haryana, and Harish Ajmal Farooqi, also known as Harish Ajmal Farukhi, who lived in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Both people were characterized as highly brainwashed by the ISIS leaders in India, engaged in a range of activities such as funding terrorism, recruiting, and organizing terror attacks with the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
