Anti Terrorism Unit of police claimed to have arrested five alleged members of the banned militant group Ansar al Islam from different areas over the last two days.

They are: Mithun Rahman Mithu (29), Sakib Al Hasan (19), Abdus Sukkur Sohag (21), Mohammad Jaber (25), and Omar Faruk (19).

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The arrestees were communicating through end-to-end encrypted messing app to spread their ideology, sharing their plan of subversive activities, Aslam Khan, special superintendent (Media) of ATU, said.

Besides, they used to upload extremism provoking content from books and literature online, he added.



5 Ansar al Islam men arrested, say police
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