BENGALURU: A 28-year-old air conditioning mechanic has been arrested by the Karnataka Police in the outskirts of Bengaluru on charges of having links with Pakistan-based gangsters with terror links.
The suspect, identified as S Syed Abubakar, a resident of Islampura was allegedly in contact with Pakistan-based gangsters and an international criminal network. The suspect is said to have been in touch with them for the last two years. Investigators have learnt that he had undergone training in Kerala and Delhi. The accused was reportedly teaching at a mosque, the police said.
The police have checked his email and mobile phone records. The police found that he extensively used Instagram to contact the Pakistani gangsters. He liked the reels shared by a person with ID “Hammadmemon333” and uploaded the videos of gangsters as his status. He also shared his ID card with the account of “Hammadmemon333”.