Dhanbad, May 2 -- Ammar Yashar, a former operative of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), was apprehended by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) during the investigation into the Jharkhand module of Hizb ut-Tahrir on Thursday, said officials.

He was arrested in the Shamsher Nagar area of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. According to officials, he was produced in court and subsequently sent to jail.

According to ATS, Ammar was earlier associated with the banned organisation Indian Mujahideen and was arrested by Jodhpur Police in 2014. He was released in May 2024, on bail after spending 10 years in jail.

Following his release, he re-established contact with Hizb- ul- Tahrir ( HuT) operatives, who were arrested by ATS recently. Ammar's renewed involvement was reve...