Lucknow: On the eve of Independence Day, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a man for his alleged links to Jaish-e-Mohammad in Kanpur on Sunday.
Saifullah was taken into custody acting on a tip off provided by Mohammad Nadeem, who had been arrested by the ATS from Saharanpur on Friday.
According to an official release, Saifullah, also known as Habib-ul-Islam, is an expert in making virtual IDs, and he had made over 50 virtual IDs for terrorists in Pakistan and Afghanistan on WhatsApp, Telegram and Facebook.
He used to send audio messages related to Jihad from these platforms.
Saifullah is now being interrogated by various agencies.
IANS with edits