After intel error, teen girl accused of being suicide bomber to be handed back to family

A Pune girl in her late teens who was suspected of planning a suicide attack on the eve of Republic Day in Kashmir was released after it was found that the allegations against her was the result of intelligence information being misinterpreted.

There was reason to worry as the girl was on the radar of security agencies for the past few years.

In 2015, she was detained for suspicious activities on the internet by ATS Maharashtra and was asked to go through a de-radicalisation programme.

She was reportedly traced by the ATS in closed chat rooms of the Islamic State. There was some confusion over the suspect’s age: whether she is a minor or adult.