India, Nov. 11 -- The Orissa high court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Mohd Abdur Rehman, an alleged al Qaeda operative, who faces charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of indoctrinating young individuals and recruiting them for terror.

Rehman, a resident of Paschimkachha under Salepur in Cuttack district, was arrested by a joint team of Delhi Police and Odisha Police in December 2015 following inputs that linked him to the recruitment and radicalisation of youths for terrorist activities.

In February 2023, a Patiala House Court in Delhi convicted Rehman and three others, Mohd Asif, Zafar Masood, and Abdul Sami, under sections 18 (conspiracy for terror acts) and 18B (recruitment for terror acts) of the Unlawful Ac...