33-year-old Mohammad Hasan Abu Sarmad Akhtar
MUMBAI: Mahim police arrested a 33-year-old man, Mohammad Hasan Abu Sarmad Akhtar, for allegedly posting derogatory remarks on social media and adding youths to his group.
A Maharashtra ATS official said the agency investigated the matter and alerted the local police, who arrested the accused. Police sources said the accused worked as a Rapido rider and was allegedly spreading hatred through social media platforms. He is suspected of creating a WhatsApp group and a Telegram channel to stay in touch with people abroad. His alleged links with the banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed are being investigated by the Kalachowkie unit of the ATS. Police are also examining objectionable material allegedly found on his phone and social media accounts, including audio clips of JeM chief Masood Azhar’s speeches.
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