Assam Police arrests close aide of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist who was planning to attack during Ganesh Chaturthi

New Delhi: The Assam Police on Friday arrested a close aide of suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist from Assam’s Hojoi. The accused has been identified as, Shahnawaz Alam. This came after the arrest of Qamar-uz-Zaman, who was suspected to be a cadre of banned terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, by Uttar Pradesh police, National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Anti-Terrorism Squad on September 13. Zaman was reportedly planning an attack during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. As per Uttar Pradesh police, he was in the city to identify targets for a terrorist incident. Police have also recovered a video from his mobile featuring images of a Kanpur temple.