Mumbai: The Maharashtra ATS has in a joint operation with the Andhra Pradesh Police arrested a man from Malegaon in Nashik district for alleged anti-national activities, officials said on Tuesday.
The accused, identified as Tausif Shaikh, was apprehended from Malegaon on Monday. He was wanted in a case registered in Andhra Pradesh, an official from the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) said.
Shaikh was allegedly “spreading radical propaganda against the country” and was in contact with some foreign nationals, according to the official.
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The Andhra Pradesh Police got a specific lead about Shaikh, following which they informed the Maharashtra ATS. On Monday, they conducted a joint operation in Malegaon and arrested the accused, the official said.
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