The Anti-Terrorist Squad of Maharashtra (ATS) has arrested nine people from Mumbra and Aurangabad on January 22 in alleged connection with IS, a banned organisation, and conspiracy to kill people at various places in the country. ATS also arrested one more person on January 27 from Mumbra with relation to IS.

All the accused hatched a plan to poison 'prasad' distributed in temples of Mumbai, Pune and Aurangabad, claimed ATS in the Special Court in Aurangabad on Tuesday evening. ATS suspects the involvement of more people involved in the conspiracy and aim to verify the same with call details of the accused arrested. After the ATS submitted facts, the court remanded all accused in police custody for 8 more days.