Three persons hailing from West Bengal were detained on September 13, in Coimbatore city (Coimbatore District), Tamil Nadu by theSpecial Intelligence Cell (SIC), on the suspicion of being part of a WhatsApp terror group operated from Pakistan, reports New Indian Express. A preliminary inquiry revealed that the trio were active members in the WhatsApp group called 'Mujahideen.' The admin of the group hailed from Pakistan and members used to chat about guns and explosives.
According to the SIC officials, they received a tip-off about three youths hailing from Bangladesh with suspected terror-links. "It was confirmed through the West Bengal police officials. They were working here for more than ten years. We have found the WhatsApp group called Mujahideen in their seized mobile phones, but could not retrieve the chats or and documents from the WhatsApp group," a SIC source. The trio was later let off after seizing their mobile phones for further investigation.