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Fanatic Computer Engineer, who was contact with ‘Al-Qaeda’, arrested in Pune

Conspiracy of major terrorist attacks in Maharashtra and other States

Pune – The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested Zubair Hangargekar, a Computer Engineer living in Kondhwa, on charges of possessing materials of the banned terrorist organization ‘Al-Qaeda’. He was arrested from the Pune railway station area on his return from Chennai. This time, one of his friends has also been arrested for questioning from the Pune railway station on suspicion.

An Urdu translation of a speech by notorious terrorist Osama bin Laden was found with Zubair. Photographs and information on how to fire an ‘AK-47’ rifle and how to make a bomb from the ‘Al-Qaeda Inspire’ magazine were found. The Court has ordered his remand till November 4th. The Police told the Court that Zubair was involved in anti-national activities and was planning terrorist attacks in Maharashtra and other States.

1. The ATS is investigating how many radicalised youngsters are in contact with Zubair and whether he has asked anyone else to join the Al-Qaeda. Zubair is originally from Solapur and is highly educated. He works in the IT sector and draws a salary of lakhs of rupees.

2. On October 9th, raids were conducted at various places in the city. During this operation, 19 laptops and 40 mobile phones were seized. During the investigation, it was found that material related to the Al-Qaeda organization was downloaded on Zubair’s laptop. Officials clarified that downloading such materials is a serious crime. Digital forensic investigation of all the seized devices is currently underway and it is possible that more important information will come to light.

Editorial Perspectives

  • The radicalization and terrorism-oriented mindset of highly educated and tech-savvy Muslims is extremely dangerous for India. This shows that no matter how educated a fanatic is, he turns to terrorism eventually.
  • As many religious fanatics have been arrested from Pune in recent years for crimes related to Jihadi organizations, the city, which was a centre of education, is becoming a center of terrorism.

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