Maharashtra ATS arrests Rapido rider over suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed links

Maharashtra ATS has arrested 33-year-old Mohammad Hasan Abu Sarmad Akhtar in Mumbai over suspected links to Jaish-e-Mohammed. Investigators are examining his social media comments, a Telegram group that allegedly shared Masood Azhar’s speeches and information about suspected contact with a Pakistani intelligence operative.

Mumbai: Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 33-year-old man from Mumbai’s Mahim area over suspected links to the banned terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Investigators allege that Mohammad Hasan Abu Sarmad Akhtar made inflammatory comments on social media, promoted radical ideas and was part of a Telegram group that shared audio clips of JeM chief Masood Azhar’s speeches.

Akhtar, who worked as a Rapido rider and sold perfumes, was apprehended near Mahim Metro station after the ATS received an........

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