ISIS link: Three youths held in Nagpur

Nagpur, Dec 26: In a joint operation by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and Telangana Police, three youths from Hyderabad were today arrested at the international airport here while they were allegedly on their way to join the terror organisation ISIS.

"We got information that the youth would be boarding the early morning flight from Nagpur to Srinagar," a senior ATS officer told PTI. The men were held in a joint operation conducted by the Telangana Police and the ATS, the officer said.

"The youth, who came to Nagpur by cab, were handed over to the Telangana Counter-Intelligence cell," the officer said. They were residents of Humayun Nagar Gulshan Iqbal Colony in Hyderabad and were reported missing, he said. They were planning to board an flight to Srinagar from Nagpur after arriving from Hyderabad yesterday.

PTI