Bangladeshi terrorist arrested by Uttar Pradesh ATS

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) officials on Sunday arrested a Bangladeshi terrorist Abdullah from Muzaffarnagar who is associated with group Ansarullah Bangla Team.

The sleuths also seized some fake IDs who he was arranging for others. According to the police officials, the man has been accused of giving shelter to terrorists.

Abdullah was residing in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district for the last one month. Prior to this, he was living in Saharanpur from where he acquired fake ID and passports.

What is Ansarullah Bangla Team?

The Ansarullah Bangla Team, also called Ansar Bangla is an Islamic extremist organization in Bangladesh, implicated in crimes including some brutal attacks and murders of atheist bloggers from 2013 to 2015 and a bank heist in April 2015. The gang was outlawed days after the bank robbery by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 25 May 2015. The group has been claimed by police to be linked to Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami party in Bangladesh.

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