Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Bengaluru Man Arrested Over Alleged Instagram Contact With Radicalised Foreigner
Police in Doddaballapura arrested a 25-year-old man named Syed Abubakar.
They say he was communicating on Instagram with a radicalised person from another country.
Police first received information about the alleged communication on August 20.
Officers took Abubakar to the police station for questioning.
They then registered a case under India’s Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
A court sent him to judicial custody while the investigation continues.
Police are trying to identify and locate the person they say he contacted.
The allegations have not yet been established in court.
Doddaballapura Town Police arrested 25-year-old AC technician Syed Abubakar.
Police allege he communicated through Instagram with an international radicalised individual.
The arrest followed information received by police in Islampur on August 20.
A case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Abubakar was remanded to judicial custody as police continued their investigation.
- Who
- Doddaballapura Town Police arrested 25-year-old AC technician Syed Abubakar; police allege he contacted an international radicalised individual.
- What
- Abubakar was arrested over alleged Instagram communication with the individual and booked under relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections.
- When
- August 20, at around 11 a.m.
- Where
- The alleged communication involved a resident of Doddaballapura Town; police received the information in Islampur, Bengaluru Rural district.
- Why
- Police acted on information about the alleged social media contact and are investigating the identity and whereabouts of the other individual.
- Accused
- Syed Abubakar, 25, an AC technician from Doddaballapura Town
- Police unit
- Doddaballapura Town Police Station
- Alleged platform
- Reported date and time
- August 20 at approximately 11 a.m.
- Legal action
- A case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Custody status
- The accused was remanded to judicial custody
- Investigation
- Police are attempting to identify and trace the alleged radicalised individual