Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday carried out raids at the residence of a teacher, identified as Ibrahim Abidi, in Mumbra’s Kausa area of Thane district, over suspected links with Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).

According to officials, Abidi lived in a rented house in Mumbra Kausa and taught Urdu at a mosque in Kurla every Sunday.

The ATS also searched the residence of Abidi’s second wife in Kurla as part of the ongoing probe. Investigators suspect that Abidi may have been influencing children towards extremist ideologies. During the raids, the agency seized several electronic devices, which are now being forensically examined to determine any connection with terrorist networks.

According to a statement released by the ATS, the searches are rep

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