Faizan Shaikh was arrested from Charpul in Navsari district of Gujarat.
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Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Tuesday said it has arrested a youth from Navsari in south Gujarat for allegedly conspiring to kill "selected group of individuals to spread terror and fear".
The ATS said that on January 25, it arrested Faizan Shaikh from Charpul in Navsari district. He was allegedly radicalised by the ideologies of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Al Qaida terror outfits.
Shaikh, originally from Dundawala, Narpat Nagar, Rampur in Uttar Pradesh, is alleged to have procured a weapon and ammunition to execute killings.
While further details are awaited, this case comes nearly two months after the arrest of three individuals on similar charges. In November, the ATS arrested three persons — Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed, a Hyderabad resident, and two from Uttar Pradesh, identified as Azad Suleman Sheikh and Mohammad Suhail Mohammad Saleem.
Saiyed had studied medicine from China. They were accused of planning attacks at various places in the country. They were allegedly radicalised by a handler from banned terrorist group Islamic State Khorasan Province. The ATS had recovered several arms and ammunition from their possession.