Investigations by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad have revealed that terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda has been using servers and control centres based in Afghanistan to spread radical ideology in India. The findings emerged during the interrogation of Zubair Hangargekar, who was arrested for his alleged links with the terror outfit. Electronic devices seized from the accused showed the use of multiple online identities registered in Afghanistan and Hong Kong. Investigators said that Hong Kong was used as a routing hub to mask communications. Contacts linked to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman are also under scrutiny. The ATS and the Intelligence Bureau have flagged a sustained online propaganda push by Al-Qaeda in India, carried out through its Afghanistan-based cyber infrastructure.