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Karnataka Man Arrested Under BNS Terror Act Section
Police in Karnataka arrested a 25-year-old man named Syed Abubakar.
They suspect he was communicating online with people linked to Pakistani gangsters.
The police received a tip about him on August 20.
Officers questioned him in Islampur and checked his mobile phone.
They said they found gangster-related videos and pictures of pistols.
They also alleged that he shared his identity card with an Instagram account.
Abubakar was charged under two sections of India’s Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The charges are allegations, and the police said they feared he might influence young people against India.
Police arrested 25-year-old AC mechanic Syed Abubakar in Karnataka over alleged links with Pakistani gangsters.
The case followed a tip-off received by a constable at Doddaballapur Town police station.
Police said Abubakar used an Instagram account to interact with a Pakistan-based account associated with gangsters.
Investigators allegedly found gangster-related videos, a shared identity card and photographs of pistols on his phone.
He was booked under BNS Sections 113(3) and 197(2) over alleged terrorist activity and statements prejudicial to national integration.
- Who
- Syed Abubakar, a 25-year-old AC mechanic and Islampur resident, was arrested by Doddaballapur Town police.
- What
- He was arrested over alleged social-media links with Pakistan-based gangsters and booked under Sections 113(3) and 197(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Where
- Islampur Circle in Karnataka, under Doddaballapur Town police jurisdiction.
- When
- Police received the information and questioned him on August 20 at about 10:30–11:00 am.
- Why
- Police alleged that his online activity, shared identity card and firearm photographs indicated potential links to radicalised and gangster-associated accounts.
Key facts
- Accused
- Syed Abubakar, 25, an AC mechanic from Islampur
- Police station
- Doddaballapur Town police station
- Reported date
- August 20
- Instagram account used
- ‘sayedabudakar 313’
- Linked account named by police
- ‘Hammadmemon 333’
- Charges
- BNS Sections 113(3) and 197(2)
- Alleged digital evidence
- Gangster-related videos, a shared identity card and photographs of pistols
Sources
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