Wajihuddin, a resident of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, was held from Smriti Nagar under Supela police station area of the district, Durg Police said in a statement. 

“An Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) unit of Jhansi (UP) came to Durg to track down Wajihuddin against whom a case had been registered under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, by the ATS Lucknow,” it said. 

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“After a 24-hour-long search operation, he was nabbed,” the release said. 

Durg police handed over Wajihuddin to the UP ATS and further court-related procedure was being carried out, it said. 

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“In the preliminary interrogation, Wajihuddin informed that he was associated with SAMU (Students of Aligarh Muslim University) and supporter of the ideology of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a middle-east terror group),” the release added. 

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He was allegedly linked to Mohammad Rizwan, an active ISIS member arrested by the Delhi police, it claimed.

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Updated: 08 Nov 2023, 08:05 PM IST