RUZAIK FAROOK
COLOMBO : The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested four ISIS suspects at Ahmedabad airport on Monday, as reported by news agency ANI. The individuals, all Sri Lankan nationals, first arrived in Chennai before travelling to Ahmedabad, as per the media reports. They were waiting for instructions from their Pakistani handlers when they were apprehended
Four suspected are from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists, who are believed to be Sri Lankan nationals have been arrested at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, said Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad officers.
The terrorists have been identified as Mohamed Nusrath, Mohamed Nafran, Mohamed Faris, and Mohamed Rasdeen.
Deputy General of Police Vikas Sahay said the four terrorists are natives of Sri Lanka and were radicalised by the Islamic State’s ideology. They only speak Tamil and don’t understand Hindi or English, he said.
“For several days, the Gujarat ATS was closely monitoring the activities at the Ahmedabad airport. Four police teams were strategically positioned to monitor and apprehend the suspects. The terrorists were nabbed on Sunday night. Their intensive interrogation is presently underway,”
Prof Rasheen Bappu, Anthropologist Defence) and Practitioner on Prevention ,Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism alerts all intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies to be vigilant in this region.
