The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Gujarat Police have arrested four persons, including a foreign national, associated with an international terrorist organisation from Gujarat's coastal town of Porbandar, sources said on Saturday.

As per @Indiatvnews journalist, three among the five arrested persons are Kashmiri youth and are linked with ISKP ( Islamist State of Khorasan Province). Trio Kashmiri youth with the help of their handler Abu Hamza were on their way to join ISKP through sea route. From their possession, ISKP material and knives have been recovered and they have been identified as Ubaid Nasir Mir, Hanan Hayat Shawl and Mohammad Hajim Shah.

 

A special team of the ATS had been active for the past few days for special operations in Porbandar and surrounding areas. "During their operations, the ATS detained four people including a foreign national associated with the terrorist organization," sources said today. According to sources, it was found that the arrested persons have links with international terrorist organizations.

 

 

ATS sources added, DIG Deepan Bhadran, SP Sunil Joshi, DYSP KK Patel, DYSP Shankar Chowdhury along with other officials were involved in the operations.

 

"Scrutiny has also been intensified on all local persons associated with foreign nationals. Today the top officials of ATS or Gujarat Police can make an announcement about the entire operation," ATS sources added.

 

(With inputs from ANI)