The Maharashtra ATS has picked up a 34-year-old man from Mumbra in neighbouring Thane district, taking the number of people in custody so far to ten. The man identified as Talha Podrik, allegedly ISIS inspired was plotting poisonous chemicals attacks at mass events.
A laptop, a tablet computer, a hard disk, pen drives, a router, mobile phones and diaries were seized from the residence of Podrik, an official said.
The agency had last week arrested eight people, and detained a minor boy, from Aurangabad and Thane after several teams carried out searches through January 21-22.
They were charged under Indian Penal Code section 120B (criminal conspiracy) and relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Bombay Police Act.
Podrik was produced before court, which remanded him in the ATS custody till 5 of the next month, the official said.