Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a 30-year-old woman, Sama Parveen, from Bengaluru on Tuesday for her alleged connection with Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).

Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi, speaking to the media, stated that Sama Parveen is highly radicalised and was running an online terror module. Important Pakistani contacts were recovered from her electronic devices.

He said, “Gujarat ATS had arrested 4 AQIS (Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent) terrorists earlier... Yesterday, a woman from Bengaluru was arrested. She is highly radicalised and ran an online terror module. Important Pakistani contacts have been recovered from her electronic devices. In total, Gujarat ATS has arrested 5 AQIS terrorists running an online terror module..”

On July 23, the ATS arrested four terrorists with alleged links to Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).

The arrested accused have been identified as Mohd Faiq from Delhi, Mohd Fardeen from Ahmedabad, Sefullah Kureshi from Modasa in Aravalli, and Zeeshan Ali from Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Confirming the arrests, Gujarat ATS DIG Sunil Joshi said all four suspects were under surveillance for activities suspected to be connected to AQIS, a proscribed terror outfit affiliated with Al Qaeda.

The operation was conducted based on specific intelligence inputs and coordinated surveillance, he added.

Further details are awaited.

With ANI inputs