Delhi Police arrests B'luru madrasa teacher for alleged links with al-Qaeda

He was arrested on suspicion of having met members of an al-Qaeda module operating in India

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Madrasa teacher Maulana Anzar Shah, arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi police from Bengaluru. Photo: PTI
ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 08 2016 | 5:22 PM IST

A madrasa teacher from Bengaluru was arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly having links with al-Qaeda.

A team of Delhi Police's Special Cell reportedly arrested one Maulana Anzar Shah on Wednesday from Bengaluru on suspicion of having met members of an al-Qaeda module operating in India.

He was subsequently produced in a Delhi Court on Thursday which sent him to police custody till January 20.

According to reports, the Delhi Police had unearthed Shah's link with al-Qaeda module a month ago.

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First Published: Jan 08 2016 | 8:56 AM IST

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