The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Mumbai Crime Branch have traced suspected terrorist Sarfaraz Memon with the help of the Indore police. The National Investigating Agency (NIA), in an email on Sunday, alerted the Mumbai Police about , claiming that he is a dangerous person for India as he had undergone terror training in Pakistan, China, and Hong Kong. According to the agency, he had returned to India and he is suspected of planning a terror activity. Following this, all local police stations were alerted while the crime branch and ATS started tracing the accused based on documents of his that were provided by the NIA.

The agencies have found that had stayed in Hong Kong for a while and had also visited mainland China. Officials have said that since 2016, he has made multiple visits to both places and some travel details aren’t there in his passport. “He is being thoroughly interrogated by the Indore police, and if we see anything wrong, we will take strong action against him,” Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said.