A special court in Pune on Friday sent software engineer Zubair Hangargekar to judicial custody till November 28.

He was arrested by the Pune unit of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from the Kondhwa area of Pune City on 27 October for his alleged connections with the terror group Al Qaeda. He is also suspected of being involved in radicalisation activities, said an ATS official.

The ATS on Friday in Pune court sought his judicial custody while reserving its right to seek the remaining 11 days of police custody at a later stage. The court accepted the request and sent him to 14 days of judicial custody.

During the hearing of remand proceedings in court, ATS informed the court that searches conducted earlier this week at a location related to the accused had led to the recovery of

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