Jharkhand ATS. (Signal photo)
During the investigation of Hizb-Ut-Tahrir’s Jharkhand module, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a former Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist. It has been identified as Ammar Yashar, who again joined terrorist activities after spending 10 years in jail. Ammar was arrested on Thursday from Shamsher Nagar area of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. He was produced in court and was later sent to jail.
The ATS said that Ammar was earlier associated with the banned organization Indian Mujahideen and was arrested by the Jodhpur police in 2014. He was released on bail in May 2024 after spending 10 years in jail.
Revealed in questioning Ayan Javed
After his release, he re-contacted Hizb-ul-Tahrir (HUT) operatives, who recently arrested by the ATS. The re -involvement of Ammar Yashar was revealed by ATS during interrogation of recently arrested HUT member Ayan Javed. According to ATS officials, Javed gave important information about Ammar, after which suspected documents were seized from him, which connects him to the banned group.
Action on terrorist network in Dhanbad
On 26 April, the ATS initiated action on terrorist networks in Dhanbad and arrested four henchmen for alleged relations with the banned organization Hizb-ul-Tahrir and Al-Qaeda (AQIS) in the Indian subcontinent. Those arrested were identified as Gulfam Hasan (21), Ayan Javed (21), Mohammad Shahzad Alam (20) and Shabnam Parveen (20). Two pistols, 12 cartridges, electronic gadgets and documents of restricted organizations have been recovered from them. Hizb-Ut-Tahrir was banned under UAPA in the year 2024. This is the first case in the country since then.