The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a woman in Bengaluru for her alleged involvement with Al Qaeda, according to police sources cited by IANS. The 30-year-old, identified as Sama Parveen (also referred to as Shama Parveen in some accounts), is originally from Jharkhand and was apprehended during a joint operation conducted on Tuesday by the Gujarat ATS and local police.
Following the arrest, intelligence agencies have increased surveillance across Bengaluru.
Suspect allegedly supported Al Qaeda ideology online
According to IANS, Sama Parveen had been living in the Manorayanapalya locality of Bengaluru for the past three years with her brother, a software engineer. She is a graduate and is alleged to have supported the ideology of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) on social media platforms, including Instagram. Police sources stated that she had shared videos of a key Al Qaeda operative and encouraged young people to engage in terrorism.
During the arrest, authorities recovered a laptop, mobile phones, and other digital equipment from her possession. The Gujarat ATS had earlier detained four other individuals with suspected AQIS links, and further investigation reportedly uncovered Parveen’s connection to the group.
She was produced before a court and transported to Gujarat after a transit warrant was obtained, police sources told IANS.
DIG confirms arrest part of broader operation
Gujarat ATS Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Sunil Joshi confirmed to ANI that Sama Parveen was arrested for her alleged connections to Al Qaeda. Her detention followed the July 23 arrest of four other suspects linked to AQIS.
The four accused were identified as Mohd Faiq from Delhi, Mohd Fardeen from Ahmedabad, Sefullah Kureshi from Modasa in Aravalli district, and Zeeshan Ali from Noida, Uttar Pradesh. DIG Joshi said all four had been under surveillance for activities suspected to be associated with AQIS, which is a banned terror outfit affiliated with Al Qaeda. He added that the arrests were made following specific intelligence inputs and coordinated surveillance efforts.
Separate NIA arrest at Bengaluru airport
In a separate case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested another terror suspect from Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport on August 31, 2024. The individual was identified as Aziz Ahamad—also known as Aziz Ahmed or Jaleel Aziz—a resident of Tamil Nadu and a key accused in the Tamil Nadu Hizb-ut-Tahrir case.
According to IANS, the case involves alleged efforts to radicalise youth and establish an Islamic caliphate in India. The NIA said, “The case in this regard was registered by the NIA against six accused, influenced by extremist, radical and fundamental ideology of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, an international pan-Islamist and fundamental organisation which has been fighting to establish an Islamic caliphate and enforce the constitution written by Hizb-ut-Tahrir’s founder Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani.”
Ahamad was apprehended while attempting to flee the country.
(With inputs from ANI and IANS)
Following the arrest, intelligence agencies have increased surveillance across Bengaluru.
Suspect allegedly supported Al Qaeda ideology online
According to IANS, Sama Parveen had been living in the Manorayanapalya locality of Bengaluru for the past three years with her brother, a software engineer. She is a graduate and is alleged to have supported the ideology of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) on social media platforms, including Instagram. Police sources stated that she had shared videos of a key Al Qaeda operative and encouraged young people to engage in terrorism.
During the arrest, authorities recovered a laptop, mobile phones, and other digital equipment from her possession. The Gujarat ATS had earlier detained four other individuals with suspected AQIS links, and further investigation reportedly uncovered Parveen’s connection to the group.
She was produced before a court and transported to Gujarat after a transit warrant was obtained, police sources told IANS.
DIG confirms arrest part of broader operation
Gujarat ATS Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Sunil Joshi confirmed to ANI that Sama Parveen was arrested for her alleged connections to Al Qaeda. Her detention followed the July 23 arrest of four other suspects linked to AQIS.
The four accused were identified as Mohd Faiq from Delhi, Mohd Fardeen from Ahmedabad, Sefullah Kureshi from Modasa in Aravalli district, and Zeeshan Ali from Noida, Uttar Pradesh. DIG Joshi said all four had been under surveillance for activities suspected to be associated with AQIS, which is a banned terror outfit affiliated with Al Qaeda. He added that the arrests were made following specific intelligence inputs and coordinated surveillance efforts.
Separate NIA arrest at Bengaluru airport
In a separate case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested another terror suspect from Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport on August 31, 2024. The individual was identified as Aziz Ahamad—also known as Aziz Ahmed or Jaleel Aziz—a resident of Tamil Nadu and a key accused in the Tamil Nadu Hizb-ut-Tahrir case.
According to IANS, the case involves alleged efforts to radicalise youth and establish an Islamic caliphate in India. The NIA said, “The case in this regard was registered by the NIA against six accused, influenced by extremist, radical and fundamental ideology of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, an international pan-Islamist and fundamental organisation which has been fighting to establish an Islamic caliphate and enforce the constitution written by Hizb-ut-Tahrir’s founder Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani.”
Ahamad was apprehended while attempting to flee the country.
(With inputs from ANI and IANS)
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