Malik, who worked as a jewellery maker at a shop in Saraf Bazaar, had been living in the city with his brother for the past two years
Kharge said the Central Intelligence Department and local police had jointly conducted the operation and confirmed that contact with terrorists had been established through social media.
The other youth was cleared during questioning, he said. Kharge said intelligence officials and police were closely monitoring possible links with terrorist organisations and suspicious activities. Malik, who worked as a jewellery maker at a shop in Saraf Bazaar, had been living in the city with his brother for the past two years. The case falls under Brahmapur Police Station’s jurisdiction. Investigators were gathering information and examining the links of one of two youths who had arrived in Kalaburagi from another state. In Aug, police arrested Mohammed Sameer, an Uttar Pradesh native working at a slaughterhouse near Malagatti on Kalaburagi’s outskirts, over suspected links with terrorists.
Kalaburagi : Kalaburagi police and central intelligence officials took Mumtaz Ul Malik, a West Bengal native, into custody on Saturday over suspected social media links with Lashkar-e-Taiba , home minister Priyank Kharge said on Sunday.
Reports said he was suspected of contacting accounts associated with the organisation and sharing important details through messages. He said state and central govts should work together on the issue rather than politicise it. Officials had been monitoring Malik on suspicion that he was in contact with members of Lashkar-e-Taiba through social media. He was detained following verification and investigation. Further details were expected after the investigation was completed.