UP ATS initiates probe to learn origination of WhatsApp group named LeT

Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday have initiated a probe against a WhatsApp group created in the name of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) IG Asim Arun confirmed the development. “The probe was initiated after a 20-year-old man received an invitation link to the WhatsApp group.”

The ATS in its initial stage of investigation has learnt that the links were posted by a 15-year-old boy staying in Rajasthan’s Bhilwada.

“The class 9 students received the link from another teenager of the state. We are in contact with the parents of the duo,” said the IG.

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An FIR has been filed at Hazratganj police station under relevant IPC sections including 153-A against unidentified persons for promoting enmity between different groups  in name of religion and section 66-F of the IT Act for circulating objectionable content of messaging app.

A senior IPS officer said, “We are also trying to identify the members of the group to learn if they have been radicalised by any terror out or Pakistani intelligence agencies.”