<p>Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a woman from Bengaluru for her alleged links to the banned terror outfit Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), officials said on Wednesday.</p><p>She is the fifth person to be apprehended by the Gujarat ATS for alleged AQIS connections. </p><p>ATS officials said 30-year-old Shama Parveen, a commerce graduate, was picked up from her house in Bengaluru on Tuesday and brought to Ahmedabad on transit warrant.</p><p>Sunil Joshi, Deputy Inspector General of Police (ATS), said that primary investigation revealed that Parveen had WhatsApp contacts in Pakistan which were being investigated. </p><p>Earlier, the ATS had arrested Md Faiq, hailing from Delhi; Md Fardeen, a resident of Ahmedabad; Sefullah Kureshi, from Modasa in Gujarat; and Zeeshan Ali, hailing from Noida, in connection with the case. </p>.Woman hurt in Bengaluru after friend’s licensed pistol misfires.<p>It is alleged that Parveen was in touch with co-accused Faiq through social media. </p><p>Originally from Jharkhand, Parveen has been staying with her brother and aged mother in Bengaluru's Hebbal locality for the past five years. Her brother is said to be working with an IT firm.</p><p>"She is highly radicalised as she didn't show any remorse when we detained her and brought to the local police station. She said that it (her arrest) was also part of 'jihad' and she was ready for it," said an official who didn't want to be named. He added that the suspects were spreading radical content against the country through their social media accounts, particularly Instagram. </p><p>Gujarat's Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi described Parveen as "highly radicalised who ran an online terror module".</p><p>The ATS suspects the accused "worked together on Instagram to disseminate inflammatory and provocative content, including jihadi propaganda material and violent videos". </p><p>DIG Joshi said Parveen used to post provocative speeches by AQIS leader Maulana Assim Umar and slain Al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki.</p><p>"The content called for armed revolution or jihad against the Government of India, Ghazwa-E-Hind, terrorist attacks and inciting Indian Muslim youth to carry out violence on non-believers or kafirs," he said.</p><p>"Ansari had also posted a video of Maulana Abdul Aziz of Lahore's Lal Masjid. In the video, he was seen encouraging Muslims to wage armed struggle to overthrow the Indian government and spread discord in the country based on religious and caste divisions," Joshi added.</p><p>The arrested persons have been booked under sections 13, 18, 38, 39 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and sections 113, 152, 196, 61 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023.</p><p><em>(With inputs from Prajwal D’Souza in Bengaluru & PTI)</em></p>
<p>Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a woman from Bengaluru for her alleged links to the banned terror outfit Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), officials said on Wednesday.</p><p>She is the fifth person to be apprehended by the Gujarat ATS for alleged AQIS connections. </p><p>ATS officials said 30-year-old Shama Parveen, a commerce graduate, was picked up from her house in Bengaluru on Tuesday and brought to Ahmedabad on transit warrant.</p><p>Sunil Joshi, Deputy Inspector General of Police (ATS), said that primary investigation revealed that Parveen had WhatsApp contacts in Pakistan which were being investigated. </p><p>Earlier, the ATS had arrested Md Faiq, hailing from Delhi; Md Fardeen, a resident of Ahmedabad; Sefullah Kureshi, from Modasa in Gujarat; and Zeeshan Ali, hailing from Noida, in connection with the case. </p>.Woman hurt in Bengaluru after friend’s licensed pistol misfires.<p>It is alleged that Parveen was in touch with co-accused Faiq through social media. </p><p>Originally from Jharkhand, Parveen has been staying with her brother and aged mother in Bengaluru's Hebbal locality for the past five years. Her brother is said to be working with an IT firm.</p><p>"She is highly radicalised as she didn't show any remorse when we detained her and brought to the local police station. She said that it (her arrest) was also part of 'jihad' and she was ready for it," said an official who didn't want to be named. He added that the suspects were spreading radical content against the country through their social media accounts, particularly Instagram. </p><p>Gujarat's Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi described Parveen as "highly radicalised who ran an online terror module".</p><p>The ATS suspects the accused "worked together on Instagram to disseminate inflammatory and provocative content, including jihadi propaganda material and violent videos". </p><p>DIG Joshi said Parveen used to post provocative speeches by AQIS leader Maulana Assim Umar and slain Al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki.</p><p>"The content called for armed revolution or jihad against the Government of India, Ghazwa-E-Hind, terrorist attacks and inciting Indian Muslim youth to carry out violence on non-believers or kafirs," he said.</p><p>"Ansari had also posted a video of Maulana Abdul Aziz of Lahore's Lal Masjid. In the video, he was seen encouraging Muslims to wage armed struggle to overthrow the Indian government and spread discord in the country based on religious and caste divisions," Joshi added.</p><p>The arrested persons have been booked under sections 13, 18, 38, 39 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and sections 113, 152, 196, 61 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023.</p><p><em>(With inputs from Prajwal D’Souza in Bengaluru & PTI)</em></p>