Youth held for suspected Islamic State links 
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Youth held for suspected Islamic State links

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Sunday arrested a 24-year-old youth from Parbhani district in Marathwada region for suspected Islamic State (IS) links.

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“Khan was arrested early on Sunday and around 1 kg of explosives and other instruments have been recovered from him,” a senior ATS official told PTI . Prima facie, the explosives are low grade explosives, the official said.

Khan was also found to have used a car remote key for operating an IED, he said. ATS is also probing his suspected connections with global terror outfit Islamic State. 

Recently, 31-year-old Nasir Bin Yafi Chaus was arrested from Parbhani. Chaus was planning to join the IS and was in touch with their members through social media.

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