Bengaluru, July 30 -- In a shocking development, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a woman based in Bengaluru on suspicions of collaborating with the banned militant group Al-Qaeda. The woman has been identified as Sama Parveen.

Officials asserted that Parveen played a role in activities considered a threat to national security and used social media - particularly Instagram - to spread extremist viewpoints.

Investigators from the ATS reported that Parveen maintained regular online interactions with four individuals - two from Gujarat and two from Delhi/Noida - who were detained earlier this year due to their alleged Al-Qaeda connections and dissemination of radical content online.

Operating out of Bengaluru, Parveen h...