Maha ATS arrests Pune techie over Qaeda links

THE Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 33-year-old software engineer, identified as Zubair Hangargekar, from Pune's Kondhwa area for his alleged links with Pakistan-based Al-Qaeda and involvement in the radicalisation of youth.

- SUDHIR SURYAWANSHI @ Mumbai

According to ATS officials, Hangargekar, who had been under surveillance for nearly a month, was taken into custody early on Monday and produced before a special UAPA court, which remanded him to police custody till November 4. He has been booked under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Hailing from Solapur, Hangargekar is a B Tech graduate, software tester, and database developer working with a Kalyaninagar-based IT firm in Pune. He lives with his wife and two children.