Two Bangladeshi nationals were today arrested by the Pune unit of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for allegedly providing shelter to suspected terrorists of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), an Islamic extremist group based in Bangladesh, officials said.
While one of them was arrested from Ambarnath in Thane district, another was apprehended from Mahad in Raigad district, a senior ATS official said.
According to the official, the two arrested accused, aged between 24 and 30 years, are residents of Shasha district in Bangladesh.
The officer, however, did not reveal the names of the two.
The ABT is an al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic extremist group in Bangladesh, he said.
A preliminary enquiry revealed that the two arrested accused were involved in harbouring and providing logistical support to suspected ABT terrorists during their stay in Pune, the official added.
They were staying in the country without any valid travel documents, besides being in possession of fraudulently-obtained PAN and Aadhaar cards, he said.
The two were produced before a court here, which remanded them to police custody till March 29.
On Saturday, the ATS had arrested three Bangladeshi nationals from Pune on similar charges.
During their interrogation, the trio had revealed that they provided shelter and other assistance to suspected ABT terrorists during their stay in Pune.
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