Bihar: One arrested in Katihar for suspected links with Pakistan-based terror network

Katihar (Bihar), Jul 13 (PTI) Police arrested a 22-year-old man from Bihar's Katihar district on Monday on suspicion of his links with a Pakistan-based terror network, officials said. The arrested person has been identified as Mohammad Ahad, a resident of Musapur village within Koda police station limits in Katihar. Katihar SP told PTI that Ahad was arrested based on specific inputs regarding his alleged links with a Pakistan-based terror network. "Acting on a specific input, security personnel arrested Ahad on suspicion of his links to a Pakistan-based terror network. Initially, he was detained, and finally he was declared arrested on Monday," the SP said. He said an investigation and technical analysis of Ahad's mobile phone and social media accounts revealed that he was allegedly in regular contact through Instagram and WhatsApp with Pakistan-based gangster Rana Haseen alias Rana Haseen, who is reportedly associated with the terror network of Pakistani gangster Shahzad Bhatti. The SP said the investigation revealed that Ahad had exchanged chats, made audio calls, shared social media messages related to alleged anti-national activities, passed on information about sensitive locations and exchanged material allegedly linked to terrorist activities. Police also found that the accused was allegedly circulating anti-India and communally provocative content on social media, sharing links to Pakistan-based WhatsApp channels and attempting to connect other individuals to such channels. "Police also examined the mobile phones of other individuals linked to the suspect. However, no suspicious activity was detected on their devices. Police have seized the mobile phone of the accused. He is being examined by other security agencies also," another police official said. PTI COR PKD MNB