Dhanbad, April 26 -- In a major crackdown on terror-linked activities, Jharkhand Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested four individuals, including a woman in Dhanbad with alleged links to banned extremist organisations including Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), AQIS, and ISIS.

According to a release from the ATS, acting on intelligence inputs, the team recovered illegal arms, electronic devices, and extremist literature during raids on April 26. This marks the first criminal case in India following the recent ban on HuT under the UAPA Act.

The arrested people have been identified as Ghulfam Hasan, Ayan Javed, Shahzad Aalam and Shabnam Parveen.

"On April 26, 2025, based on the facts uncovered from the said intelligence, multiple teams were forme...