The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), on Monday, arrested a 35-year-old software engineer, identified as Zubair Hangargekar, from Pune’s Kondhwa area for his alleged links with Pakistan-based Al-Qaeda and involvement in the radicalisation of youth.

According to officials, Hangargekar, who had been under surveillance for nearly a month, was taken into custody early Monday and produced before a special UAPA court, which remanded him to police custody till November 4.

He has been booked under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

According to the ATS, the arrest is connected to an ongoing investigation stemming from raids conducted on October 9 across multiple locations in Pune, during which 19 laptops and 40 mobile phones were seized for forensic analysis.

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