Ahmedabad

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested eight people from different parts of Gujarat and neighbouring Madhya Pradesh for their alleged links with the Pakistan-based banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), police said on Friday.

According to ATS officials, the accused were allegedly working to establish an active terror network in Gujarat.

"Eight accused were arrested on Thursday from various districts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. They are associated with the banned terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed and were actively working on its behalf to build an operational terror network in Gujarat," an ATS official said.

A case has been registered against all eight accused under relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the official added.

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Further investigation into the case is underway, police said.