Rajkot: In a major breakthrough, two suspected ISIS terrorists were arrested by Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from Rajkot and Bhavnagar on Sunday.


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The two were allegedly planning to carry out serial blasts at some religious places in Gujarat in the next couple of days.


How ATS nabbed them?


Reportedly, ATS got the information about these two suspected ISIS operatives.


Acting on specific information, the ATS formed two teams on Saturday and finally managed to catch them.


The move by ATS came as the officials were monitoring their activities for the past some time.


They are brothers


The two are brothers and were in touch with ISIS operatives overseas through social media, police said, adding they have recovered bomb-making material from the two.


They are siblings, identified as Waseem and Naeem Ramodiya. While Waseem was arrested from Rajkot, his brother was arrested from Bhavnagar.


The two were allegedly planning to carry out blasts at religious places like Chotila.


Reportedly, they were ready with all material to make bombs and were planning to carry out blasts at religious places in the next two days.


What all recovered from them?


Gun powder, local made bombs with battery and masks to hide their identity were recovered from the two men, Patel said, adding the police also seized computers in which objectionable and prohibited content was found.


"They were in touch with ISIS operatives outside the country through Twitter and other social media networks," the officer said.


ATS Superintendent of Police Himanshu Shukla said, "It is true that Chotila Temple was on their target. But we cannot give further details at this stage keeping in mind further investigations.