Five arrested for alleged terror group links in Vijayawada

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Police producing the youth, accused of having links with assorted  banned violent  groups, earlier  the magistrate successful  Vijayawada connected  Friday.

Police producing the youth, accused of having links with assorted banned violent groups, earlier the magistrate successful Vijayawada connected Friday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri

The Intelligence and NTR Commissionerate constabulary arrested 5 youths from antithetic States and a insignificant was taken into custody, for alleged links with assorted violent groups.

The 5 accused were produced earlier a tribunal successful Vijayawada connected Friday (March 27, 2026), portion the insignificant would beryllium produced earlier the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) soon, the constabulary said.

The 5 arrested individuals were identified arsenic Lucky Ahmed, a autochthonal of Delhi; Zeeshan from Rajasthan; Mir Asif Ali from West Bengal; Sharuk Khan and Shaik Fiaz Ur Rehman, natives of Maharashtra, said West Zone Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) N.S.V.K. Durga Rao, who is investigating the case.

“The tribunal gave judicial remand to each the 5 accused, and they would beryllium sent to Rajahmundry Central Prison,” the ACP told The Hindu.

Earlier, the constabulary had arrested 5 accused, including a woman, and they were sent to judicial custody. Based connected circumstantial quality information, the Two Town constabulary of NTR Commissionerate registered a lawsuit against 13 persons connected March 23, 2026, nether Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, IT Act and different charges for their alleged engagement successful panic activities.

Of the total, 7 accused were affiliated to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and 5 affiliated to Al-Qaeda successful the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and they allegedly planned to enactment successful ‘Jihadi activities’ successful the country, the probe officers said.

Published - March 27, 2026 09:09 p.m. IST

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