Navi Mumbai: A 20-year-old man residing in Airoli has been arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Navi Mumbai unit for his alleged notorious anti-national activities through social media in connivance with international criminal gangs indulging in terrorism.A presser by Navi Mumbai ATS states that the arrested accused has been identified as Yash Singh. After detaining Singh as a suspect for his links with international terror groups upon receiving confidential information, the ATS team thoroughly interrogated him when it was revealed that he was tasked by the social media handlers of anti-national elements and mafia gangs to send photos, videos and exact locations of the Chabad House Synagogue, a Jewish place of worship, as well as companies of Jewish citizens, foreigners/Jewish citizens, in the sensitive Colaba area of Mumbai. In return, it was found that he had accepted financial compensation from time to time.Further investigation of Yash Singh revealed that he was directly linked to a group of anti-national elements on Telegram. The traces of his actions were traced back to the accused, who was arrested in a case registered under Section 18 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967, registered at Thrissur East Police Station in the state of Kerala. Subsequently, the Navi Mumbai ATS team immediately contacted the Thrissur Police Station and informed them about the accused Singh in their custody. A team from Thrissur Police Station, Kerala, arrived in Navi Mumbai and interrogated Yash Singh. As his direct involvement in the crime was clear, the Kerala Police arrested him in the said crime.The presser further stated that currently some international criminal gangs, anti-national elements as well as foreign/Pakistani criminal masterminds, eg Shahzad Bhatti network, are using social media like Telegram, Instagram and WhatsApp to lure unemployed and financially distressed youth for anti-national and terrorist activities. Hence, the ATS is searching for such youths involved in the terror activities and accordingly legal action is being taken. Therefore, citizens, especially parents and youth, are urged not to share photos of any sensitive places or recce information with anyone by coming into contact with unknown individuals on social media or succumbing to the lure of money.
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