Mumbai Rapido Driver Arrested For Suspected Jaish Links, Remarks Against PM
Mohammad Hasan Abu Sarmad Akhtar, a resident of Mumbai's Mahim, was found near the Mahim Metro Station by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) following a tip-off.
Mumbai Police arrested Mohammad Hasan Abu Sarmad Akhtar, a 33-year-old man, on October 22 in the Mahim area for alleged links to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a terror group based in Pakistan. Akhtar was produced before a court on Friday, who remanded him into police custody. Police claim that Akhtar had been active on social media, promoting the banned organization through inflammatory posts and audio clips featuring JeM chief Masood Azhar.
Akhtar, a native of Bihar, had been living in Mumbai for around a decade. He reportedly sold perfumes near Baba Falooda in Mahim and worked as a Rapido driver. The arrest is part of a developing story and the Mumbai Police are expected to release more updates.
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