A key accused in the recent serial blasts in Sri Lanka, Aadhil AX, was reportedly under surveillance by Indian agencies including Gujarat’s Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS), following the arrest of two Islamic State (IS) suspects Ubed Mirza and Kasim Stimberwala. Both Mirza and Stimberwala were arrested by the Gujarat ATS and are in judicial custody in Surat. They have been charge-sheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which accused them of plotting a lone wolf attack in Ahmedabad. The charge sheet also mentions the messages and chats between Mirza and Aadhil through social media. The ATS, however, apparently did not find any other actionable intelligence to link Mirza and Stimberwala with the Sri Lanka-based Aadhil.

Source: The Hindu May 14, 2019 18:31 UTC