JHARKHAND ATS ARRESTS SUSPECTED AL-QAEDA TERRORIST

JAMSHEDPUR: The Jharkhand anti-terrorist squad (ATS) has arrested a suspected al-qaeda in Indian Sub-continent (AQIS) terrorist Maualana Kalimuddin Mujahiri, who has been absconding for over past three years, police said in Ranchi on Sunday. Kalimuddin was picked up by a special team of ATS from Tatanagat Station in Jamshedpur late on Saturday night and rushed to Ranchi. “He has been changing locations and appearances continuously to dodge the police. We had formed special teams which have been keeping an eye for him and tracing his possible locations. As soon as we got a tip-off that Kalimuddin had come home in Azadnagar, Jamshedpur, our team arrested him. This will help us in cracking the AQIS network in Jharkhand and other parts of the country,” Murari Lal Meena, additional director general of police (operations) said. Kalimudding and his son, Huzaifa, were believed to have fled to Bangladesh or Nepal after being released by Jamshedpur city police in 2016 on a verbal guarantee by some local leaders to produce them in police station whenever required. “He has close links with arrested AQIS top recruiters Abdul Rahman Ali Khan Katki alias Haider alias Masood and Jamshedpur-based Abdul Sami alias Ujjair alias Hassan.