Assam youth working as food delivery agent in Bengaluru arrested for “radicalising” youths
On Sunday, the Bengaluru Central Crime Branch arrested an “extremely radicalised” youth from Assam, who has been suspected of radicalising youths.
The accused identified as Akhtar Hussain Lashkar was working as a food delivery executive in Bengaluru.
He was apprehended on Sunday night from a rented flat on the third floor of an apartment in Tilaknagar, where he was living with others of the same profession, according to PTI.
According to police, an investigation is underway to determine whether he has any ties to any terrorist organisation.
According to sources, Lashkar has been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including one for waging war against the Government of India.
“A suspected terrorist from a terrorist organisation has been apprehended by Bengaluru Police, and further investigation is underway. Police have been questioning his local associates “Araga Jnanendra, the home minister, stated.
“He’s an extremely radicalised youth. We worked out together with various agencies. He has been arrested and a case has been registered against him. The investigation and interrogation is on to unearth whether (he had links) with any of the organisations,” Bengaluru Police Commissioner C H Pratap Reddy told reporters.
“He was working as a delivery boy. Other details will come out after the investigation,” he said, adding, police were working with various agencies and got inputs about his activities.
“Details cannot be shared but the fact (is) that an FIR has been registered and the person has been arrested. There is enough evidence collected regarding the radicalised youth in Bengaluru,” he added.
Sources further stated that Lashkar fled north India and was holed up in the city.
Jnanendra lauded the police for their action. The minister recalled that the Bengaluru police had recently arrested a terrorist from Jammu and Kashmir at Okalipuram in the city.
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