Lucknow, March 17 -- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (UP ATS) has arrested a BDS second-year student from Saharanpur for his alleged involvement in activities linked to the banned terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), officials disclosed today.
According to officials, the ATS had received credible intelligence indicating that certain individuals in Uttar Pradesh and other parts of India were actively working as members of an ISIS terror module. These individuals were allegedly spreading ISIS' extremist ideology and attempting to recruit more people through social media platforms such as Instagram and encrypted applications like Session (messaging app) and Discord. Authorities said the group was also conspiri...